warrior godfather

Chapter 239 Serious Kobe

Zhang Yu also retreated with Mingjin, replaced the starting lineup, and replaced with the third team.

When Curry left the court, Zhang Yu hugged him and said with a smile:

"Stephen, you have worked hard."

This sentence is hard work, not a polite one. Curry’s game was really hard. He played the first and third quarters, played with 8 minutes left in the second quarter, and even played from the beginning to the end of the fourth quarter. With 3 minutes left, the whole game was played for 41 minutes, and the playing time felt like the whole game. You must know that even Gasol, who played the longest in the Lakers team, only had 36 minutes.

In these 41 minutes, Curry scored a double-double of 32 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds. He didn't play much in the first half and only recovered in the second half.

"It's okay, I can continue to fight!" Curry raised his arm, showed his strong muscles, and smiled.

His breath is a bit rough, but overall he is still stable. After a summer of training, his physical fitness has also improved a lot compared to last season. He will not be exhausted after playing for 37 or 38 minutes like last season. .

Now Curry can easily play 37 minutes in a game, and can still maintain a high level of performance. He occasionally plays for about 40 minutes, and his efficiency will not drop.

"Don't worry, there will be more games for you to play in the future, don't worry, I will make back all the money I paid you!" Zhang Yu teased, patted Curry on the back, and told him to sit down.

He glanced at the opposite side and returned to the "meditation" state, with a calm expression on his face, as if the Lakers were the leading Zen master, and smiled slightly smugly.

Playing step by step, the Warriors led by 5 points in the last 10 minutes. The Lakers really have a chance to win, but I dare to compete with you for a short rotation. Do you dare?

From the beginning of the game, Zhang Yu had the intention of killing the core players. Except for Curry, Chandler played 36 minutes, almost at the same level as Gasol, and provided him with personal services throughout the whole process. He only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. 2 blocks, but he is crucial to Gasol's defense.

Zhang Yu has established a principle before the game. If the Warriors have an advantage in the score, it is not possible to drag the game to a critical moment, and try to widen the point difference in regular time.

The Lakers have rich experience in the competition, and Kobe has a strong key ball ability, and the young Warriors are likely to make mistakes at that time. To give the opponent a chance, Zhang Yu simply asked Curry not to rest in the second half, and then replaced him after the victory was confirmed. .

In fact, Zhang Yu is ready to let Curry play the entire second half. If the Warriors do not open the score this time, then he will let Curry stay on the court.

Zhang Yu is different from Popovich and Cole. In order to win, he will kill the main force, not to mention that Curry is still so young. Does he play 40 minutes a game?
For the current Warriors, every victory must be striven for. Zhang Yu has long stated that he wants to play the regular season as the playoffs and play the playoffs as the finals. A young team is not qualified Replenish your energy and strive for victory with all your strength is what a warrior should do.

And Zhang Yu sent the third team. In fact, only Whiteside, Anthony Tolliver and Danny Green have no chance to play at ordinary times, and they can only dare to fight during garbage time. Jeremy Lin and Matthews are still on the court. superior.

Zhang Yu asked Jeremy Lin to continue playing in order to let him adapt to NBA-level confrontation earlier. In the first three games, Jeremy Lin's shooting percentage was only 37.5%, which was very inefficient. Although he could send out 3.4 assists, he made 1.9 turnovers. Oops.

This is far from the level that Zhang Yu expected of Jeremy Lin, and it is far from his performance in the training game.

During this period of time, Jeremy Lin has been strengthening his strength training, repeatedly watching his own game videos, and summing up experience and lessons from them, but the most important thing is to accumulate field experience and grow in the game.

As for Matthews, that is to let him swipe the data. When Zhang Yu replaced him, he told him that the reason was that there was a shortage of people at the small forward position, and he could only be allowed to hold on for a while. Matthews also readily agreed, and had the opportunity to swipe Data, he can't wait for it.

Garbage time passed quickly. Unfortunately, even in the garbage time matchup, the Lakers still lost. Jeremy Lin was very confident in the face of the Lakers' third team and passed a few seconds. Anthony Tolliver He didn't play much with Danny Green in the first three games. At this time, he is like a tiger out of the cage. He vowed to seize this rare appearance time and hit three-pointers repeatedly, so that Matthews had to turn back and run. De, relying on the pick-and-roll with Jeremy Lin, ate two cakes and scored the first point of his career.

Silas carefully observed the Warriors players on the field. After Danny Green made the second three-pointer, he nodded frequently and said to Zhang Yu:

"Ronan, Danny's three-pointer seems to have improved again...good! This steal is also very beautiful, I think he deserves a rotation position, not playing in garbage time...Oh, Hassan is a buttery hand! He’s not ready to play at the NBA level yet, he’s got a lot of work to do...Anthony is a bit of a shame, but Yi has the athleticism and defense that he doesn’t, and he’s just watching the water cooler.”

He briefly commented on the performance of several players on the field. Zhang Yu also nodded slightly to express his agreement. Silas's views were basically the same as his. Danny Green's progress was surprising. He was obviously not idle this summer. The other two, due to their own or the team's factors, can only be responsible for watching the drinking fountains, and they dare to fight during garbage time.

Zhang Yu crossed Erlang's legs, supported his chin with his right hand, thought for a while, and said:

"I'm not worried about Danny's progress. He will be an important member of the team in the future, and he will have his place soon... Well, the next game starts, give him a few minutes in the second quarter, let him Get used to playing with the bench."

Silas heard the words and took out a note to write down. In addition to being responsible for the adjustment of the Warriors' offensive tactics, the regular lineup rotation was also arranged by Zhang Yu. In fact, every regular substitution was made by Silas. Remind Zhang Yu, it is equivalent to Zhang Yu's "alarm clock".

In the end, after the game, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 119:92, including 10 points won by the Warriors in garbage time.

But there is no way, this is the same as the embarrassing record created by Paul in the playoffs. At that time, the Nuggets also sent the third team, but the third team of the Hornets could not do the opposite, and those of the Nuggets Naturally, it is impossible for marginalized people to hold back their hands. One by one, they tried their best to kill the hornets, and in the end, Paul's career was stained with a stain that would never be erased...

On the Lakers bench, Kobe looked up at the somewhat embarrassing score and shook his head helplessly. If it had been a few years earlier, a big defeat would only make his face frosty.

But now that Kobe has matured, he knows that his body is still exhausted from fighting in the finals all year round, let alone his teammates, and Bynum is not there yet. Losing to a rookie team like the Warriors is not So unacceptable.

He got up and hugged the Warriors players one by one, and sent a few words of encouragement from time to time. When it was Curry's turn, Kobe smiled and said:

"Stephen, you played very well. To be honest, I didn't think you were eligible to be selected as an All-Star starter. Although you once beat us here, now, I really hope that we can play together here next year."

Curry was taken aback for a moment before realizing what Kobe meant, and said with a smile:

"I hope so too. Then I will definitely pass the ball to you more and help you win the MVP."

This season's NBA All-Star Game will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Kobe obviously recognized Curry's strength and believed that he could be selected as an All-Star starter this year by virtue of his strength, not like last season's Dallas All-Star , was abruptly voted into the starting line-up by Huaxia fans.

After Curry, Kobe and Clay shook hands. He looked at the young man with little expression in front of him with great interest, and said with a smile:

"Klay, say hello to your dad for me, although your defense sucks, you play very well."

Kobe off the court is completely different from on the court, and there is no tit-for-tat confrontation with Klay.

He knew Mitchell Thompson and Klay. Clay often came to the Staples Center to play when he was a child, and he played against the Lakers one-on-one. The two met for the first time.

Clay smiled and hugged Kobe:
"Thank you, I will pass it on to him—in fact, he should be watching this game from the sidelines. He told me before the game that he would come to see how I was blown up by you, and made a bet with me .”

"Oh? What bet did you make?" Bryant asked curiously.

Clay shrugged and said in a casual tone:

"He said that I would be beaten and cried by you. I said, stop talking, I will never. Obviously, he lost, and I will ask him for the $100 when I go back."

"Haha, it seems that I should try harder..." Kobe teased, and then said seriously, "But to be honest, I like your mentality, especially your decisiveness when shooting three-pointers, but I must Just to remind you that if you want to be a good shooting guard, ball handling skills, mid-range shooting and defense are essential, and you should have put these drills on the agenda earlier."

Clay's face darkened imperceptibly, and he said vaguely:
"Thanks for reminding me, but my dribbling is a bit bad... well, very bad, and it may take me a long time to improve."

If it weren't for his bad dribbling, Clay wouldn't be a pure off-ball shooter. Who wouldn't want to knock down the opponent after a gorgeous cross over, and break through to be a violent dunk?

"Really? Then double the practice, double not twice, not triple twice, and one day, you will be proficient in attacking with the ball." Kobe said very seriously.

Clay was slightly taken aback, then nodded slowly, and said equally seriously:

"You're right, I will definitely train hard."

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(End of this chapter)