warrior godfather

Chapter 237 Yi Jianlian's Change
Of course, Yi Jianlian didn't know that someone was ready to attack him, so he shook his hand and walked slowly onto the field, looking at the Lakers opposite, a nervous look flashed in his eyes.

Today, this is the first time he was put into the starting lineup by Zhang Yu after he came to the Warriors. Although he only started in the second half, it still made Yi Jianlian nervous.

On the opposite side is the defending champion Lakers, the most powerful team in the league and a super giant that may create a third three-peat dynasty. Yi Jianlian is worried that he will not play well and drag down the Warriors.

He also knows that this is just a regular season, and the Warriors are still ahead of their opponents. His nervousness is unreasonable, but these three years of gloomy experience, the Bucks and the Nets have given up on him one after another, Being abused and accused by domestic fans time and time again made Yi Jianlian deeply doubt himself.

After coming to the Warriors, he found himself and rekindled his enthusiasm for basketball. He wanted to prove that he could gain a foothold in the NBA with his strength, and he also wanted to help the Warriors win every game.

The more than a month of being traded to the Warriors was the happiest time Yi Jianlian has ever lived since entering the NBA.

The Warriors players all know the relationship between Yi Jianlian and Zhang Yu, and treat him very well, and although Yi Jianlian has been in the United States for three years, because he doesn’t communicate much with his teammates, his English is still a little rusty, and he can only handle simple daily conversations. Not knowing much, Jeremy Lin took the initiative to learn Chinese from him, and taught him English, Yi Jianlian readily agreed.

Over the past month, Jeremy Lin explained to him the American attitude towards Chinese people and American values ​​from the perspective of a Chinese, so that Yi Jianlian understood how to get along with his teammates.

In fact, Yao Ming called Yi Jianlian more than once, but he practiced in sports school since he was a child, and entered the Guancheng youth team early. He has a relatively simple personality, only knows how to play, and is very bad at dealing with others.

But after three years of personal experience, and the explanation of Jeremy Lin, a Chinese who grew up in the United States, Yi Jianlian finally understood where he was wrong before.

In the United States, in the NBA, strength is the most important thing, but the relationship with teammates and coaches must also be handled well, otherwise you will receive fewer passes, the screens for you will not be solid, and the coach will not care about you growth.

This is also easy to understand, we are just colleagues, why should I do my best to help you?
There is no shortage of such unconvincing stars and head coaches in the NBA. Such a team will often cause the locker room to collapse in the end and end up falling apart.

And a rookie like Yi Jianlian, who is neither high nor low, will not have such a big impact on the team, but he will definitely not get the support of his teammates and the full training of the coach, even if Milicic is the 03 platinum. Larry Brown didn't even give him the slightest chance for the generation's No. [-] player.

Although the main reason is that Larry Brown doesn't like to train rookies, but Milicic is a European, can't speak English, and doesn't understand American culture at all, so it is absolutely inseparable.

Under the guidance of Jeremy Lin, Yi Jianlian gradually changed himself and tried to integrate into the social circle of his teammates, while others were willing to make friends with the boss’s compatriots. Therefore, within one month, Yi Jianlian completed the two years in the Bucks and the basket in the basketball team. The net has not been successful for a year-becoming friends with teammates.

In addition, Jeremy Lin is very familiar with Chinatown in San Francisco. He took Yi Jianlian to eat authentic Cantonese cuisine and Cantonese morning tea. Yi Jianlian was very happy. This was the first time he communicated with people in Cantonese after coming to the United States.

It can be said that during this month in the Warriors, Yi Jianlian laughed more times than in the previous three years. This is also due to Curry. Yi Jianlian never thought that there would be such a childlike star as Curry in the world. Curry's funny and joyful personality opened Yi Jianlian's eyes, and even gradually infected him, making him start to embrace happy basketball.

It is precisely because of the happiness during this period that Yi Jianlian has long-lost tension.

The game between the Bucks and the Nets will only make him feel painful. Losing all the time will even make him gradually numb. Playing is just a job for him. He will not have any passion and sense of responsibility, nor will he do his best. Going all out to win, for Yi Jianlian, these three years have been a period of darkness.

But it’s different now. Since the preseason, every time Yi Jianlian appeared on the court, he could feel his body trembling slightly, and his blood flow accelerated. He regained his passion for basketball, and he wanted to give everything , Help the Warriors win every victory.

Yi Jianlian conscientiously screens, defends, shoots three-pointers, and finishes with a pass... He seizes the limited playing time, strives to do his best, grabs every [-]-[-] ball, strictly implements tactics, and doesn't care about his own data at all. .

Even when he was sitting off the court, he changed his previous calm. When his teammates scored goals, he tried to wave the towel like Whiteside, celebrate with various funny moves like Curry, and go up during timeouts. Chest-bumping teammates celebrated, and at one point even danced clumsily, imitating Curry.

He has really integrated into this young team. He knows Zhang Yu's ambition, knows the difficulties and obstacles of Curry and Butler in chasing their basketball dreams, and listens to Tony Allen tell him about the madness after winning the championship. like joy...

Yi Jianlian took a few deep breaths to suppress the many complicated thoughts in his heart, and his eyes gradually became focused.

He may not be able to do too many things, but he will try his best like every game he has played for the Warriors.

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"Good shot! Ah Lian Curry made a breakthrough and made a three-pointer. This shot was very decisive and helped the Warriors stabilize the point difference." Ya Yang Yi said.

Zhang Weiping smiled and said:
"Ah Lian's three-pointer was really beautiful. He did a solid job of covering Curry just now, and the timing of the split was also very good... But it was Curry who scored consecutive breakthroughs before, which attracted the Lakers' defensive attention. , the UAE can have an open three-pointer."

Yang Yi nodded:

"That's right, now it's 7 minutes into the third quarter. The Warriors lead the Lakers by 11 points. Curry's breakthrough is the most important contribution. The breakouts that made great progress this season and the stable scoring at the basket attracted the Lakers' defense and created opportunities for Chandler and the Arab League."

On the field, Yi Jianlian, who made a three-pointer, pointed at Curry to express his gratitude for his pass, and retreated to the backcourt with a smile.

Most of the time passed, he was not nervous at all, and he felt a hearty feeling in his heart.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Curry resolutely attacked with the ball, but during the intermission, Zen Master changed his defensive strategy and chose to circle Curry.

This is a path that Zhang Yu had never imagined, and he realized it after thinking about it. At this time, Curry was a fledgling. Although he broke the record for three-pointers in a single game and a single season last season, he still did not have the history of the first shooter. The deterrence, the opponents will not guard against him when he is 10 for 0, and wish to hang someone on Curry when he is running without the ball, and two people will surround him as soon as he holds the ball. I would rather let the other Warriors Four-on-three doesn't want to see him take a difficult three-pointer.

In fact, except after Curry beat the Lakers last season, several teams briefly double-teamed him, and then the opponents all took single-defense measures against Curry, including in the playoffs, and the Suns did not Double-team Curry.

At this time in the NBA, there is still not enough attention to three-pointers. The league's understanding of scorers is still Kobe, Anthony, and Durant. He is regarded as a scorer, but he is labeled as an "all-rounder".

Limited by the limitations of the times, the division of various positions is far less blurred than later. People have no concept of "big core with the ball". They think that space is far less important than height, and they don't think that three-pointers can shoot dead people. The offensive power of this "shooter" is not clearly understood. If anyone comes out and says that Curry's three-pointer can shoot deadly people, it will make others laugh.

Therefore, after seeing Curry's performance of 5 for 0 three-pointers in the first half, Zen Master naturally believed that Curry's game was not good, and the threat from the outside was greatly reduced, so he also changed his defensive strategy as a matter of course.

The Warriors made the first attack in the second half. Curry and Chandler picked and rolled. Kobe no longer struggled to squeeze through the screen, but chose to circle the defense. Gasol did not save, but squatted on the three-point line. Curry was so easy He got the open three-pointer he dreamed of.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand and threw a three-pointer. Gasol just stretched out his hand symbolically, and then turned back to the basket to protect the fence.

brush!
After the basketball crossed a high arc, it went hollow into the net, and Gasol's card position became useless.

Curry breathed a sigh of relief, raised his finger to the sky, and retreated to the backcourt.

When he made the shot just now, he was actually a little apprehensive, but after he threw it in, his heart fell to the ground.

Kobe looked at Curry, frowned, and turned to look at Zen Master on the sidelines. The meaning was obvious. As soon as he changed his defense, Curry made an open three-pointer. Do you want to change it back?

Facing Kobe's questioning gaze, the Zen master did not change his expression, and sat there calmly.

Kobe looked back and ran to the frontcourt.

The meaning of the Zen master is also very clear, there is no need to change, and continue to defend Curry.

Facts have proved that Zen Master's decision was correct. In the next few rounds, facing the pick-and-rolls of Curry, Chandler, and Yi Jianlian, the Lakers all circled the defense and gave Curry a chance to shoot a three-pointer. I really couldn't grasp this excellent opportunity. I missed two open three-pointers in a row and let the Lakers fight back.

Zhang Yu couldn't sit still anymore, he called a timeout, and said to Curry:
"Stephen, don't worry, use other methods to score points first, and then shoot the three-pointer later."

　Halfway through writing today, I am dissatisfied, so I changed it a little bit, the number of words is a little less, sorry, I will make it up tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)