warrior godfather

Chapter 249 Thibodeau's Blood

This timeout let the tense atmosphere in the United Center suddenly relax. The Bulls fans applauded to show their support for the team. The fans next to the Bulls bench all stood up, reached out to the Bulls players who were leaving the field, and shouted cheers There were a few passing Bulls players who would give them high fives if they cheered, but most of them just walked back to their seats and sat down.

Rose ignored the fans who reached out to him. It was not because he was putting on airs, but because he was too tired. He has played for nearly 40 minutes so far, and he faced a very high defensive intensity. The fierce confrontation has exhausted his physical energy, and he has no spare energy to take into account the feelings of the fans.

Thibodeau came to the crowd, holding a tactical board in his hand, surrounded by loud noises, he had to shout loudly:
"We now hold a 5-point lead, and the next thing we have to do is to do a good job of defense, Keith (Bogens), you will replace Kyle later, Derek, you will be responsible for the offense later, yes Either pass or attack is fine, my only requirement is to spend as much time as possible... The defense still focuses on Curry, and in addition to Butler, he has a certain ability to hold the ball, and we must also keep an eye on him. Lacking enough offensive threats, you can boldly go short and shrink the defense at any time, specifically to do this..."

On the other side of the technical table, Zhang Yu also picked up the tactical board, and the Warriors players gathered around him, listening carefully to his tactical arrangements for the last 3 minutes.

Unlike Thibodeau, who wants to explain every detail clearly on the defensive end, Zhang Yu's adjustments and arrangements are mainly focused on the offensive end:

"Wait Klay replaces Tony, and then Stephen, you come to play the pick and roll with Drummond. If the Bulls switch defenses, Stephen, you attack yourself. If Drummond has a chance to go down, you can pass the ball, and then Drummond De to handle the ball, if you don't have any, you can single Rose, and others have to stand and run like this at this time..."

He and the marker pen quickly drew a few tactical lines on the tactical board, then stopped writing, paused, and said loudly:
"As for the defensive end, Thibodeau should make such adjustments, then we will do this..."

One minute later, Zhang Yu and Thibodeau looked at each other across the technical platform, but their expressions were completely different.

Thibodeau looked surprised, turned his eyes and looked at Clay on the court, while Zhang Yu smiled slightly and glanced at Bogens on the court.

……

"call……"

After the timeout ended, Rose walked onto the court slowly, with his lips slightly parted, deliberately slowing down the rhythm of his breathing, trying to adjust his state as much as possible.

He came to a position one step outside the Bulls' half-court three-point line, with his legs slightly spread apart, his hands on his knees, and his eyes were fixed on Curry who was staying near the bottom line of the backcourt and was about to catch the ball.

He knows that it will only be him and Curry who will decide the outcome of this game.

The distance between Chicago and Charlotte is not far. In the summer, he and Curry would meet every half a month. The two have played each other many times. They know each other very well. Rose is very clear, 5 points The gap of [-] is not considered a lead at all in front of Curry. He must exert all his energy and greet his friends with the strictest defense in order to help the team win this victory.

Soon, Rose watched the Warriors throw the baseline ball, and Curry came to meet him. He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpened instantly, he opened his hands, and took a small step forward.

Come on, let me see what progress you have made in these two months.

……

Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Facing Rose's defense, he waved for a cover without hesitation.

As a person who has singled out Rose countless times in the summer, Curry knows Rose's strong single-defense ability better than anyone else. His excellent athletic ability, wingspan and speed make him very offensive and defensive. It's difficult to deal with, but Rose's breakthrough is too sharp, which conceals his strong defense.

In fact, for Curry, Rose is very restrained in his style of play.

Compared with Rose, Curry is at a disadvantage in terms of wingspan, speed, and confrontation. His only advantages are his extremely fast shots, accurate three-pointers, and stronger movement and control skills.

But Curry and Rose have played heads-up too many times. Rose knows his technical characteristics very well, and there are great restrictions on him in heads-up.

Of course, Curry also knows Rose very well, but he still can't restrain Rose. In front of him, Rose just uses explosive power, speed and strength to force a breakthrough. Curry is helpless about this, otherwise Zhang Yu would have arranged him to defend Rose. up.

Fortunately, basketball is a team sport, 1vs1 Curry is not Rose's opponent, but in 5vs5, everything is very different.

After Green proposed to cover Curry, Gibson immediately stopped in front of Curry, and Rose also squeezed through the screen and rushed to Curry. Curry immediately distributed the ball to Green who slid down.

After Green received the ball, Gibson was still on the way back. There was no defense in front of him. He got a huge gap in the three-point line, but he didn't take a shot immediately, but dribbled the ball non-stop inside. Go under the basket.

Noah, who was guarding the edge of the penalty area, immediately came up to help defend. At the same time, Bogens, who was defending Clay from the weak side corner, hesitated, and followed Thibodeau's instructions to quickly rotate when Noah was helping to defend. Stopping in front of Chandler can't fill in the loopholes in the Bulls' penalty area defense.

In avoiding a direct threat to the rim and keeping Klay from getting an open three-pointer, Bogens chose to protect the penalty area.

He doesn't think that Clay, a rookie shooter with mediocre performance in this field, will perform at such a critical moment. More importantly, his timing of helping defense is very good. He doesn't think Green will do it in such a short period of time. make the right choice.

At the critical moment, handing over the handling power to the two rookies is the biggest failure of the Warriors in this game!

But when Bogens shrunk to the basket, Green suddenly changed his action while dribbling the ball, and quickly threw the ball to Clay who was emptied. Calmly adjust, raise the knife and drop the knife, the three-pointer is neat and hollow into the net!

96:98, the Warriors are only 2 points behind!
With this three-point shot, the noise in the United Center instantly decreased a lot. People looked at Clay, who finally threw his fist and showed excitement after making a key three-pointer, showing resentment.

Mike Brin said:

"Klay made a key three-pointer, there is no doubt that he has a big heart!"

Cole said with a little regret:
"Boggens completely emptied Klay, which is a bit exaggerated. Although I think he is right to help defend the basket, he should not give Klay such a large space. He is a very accurate shooter. If he continues For such a defense, the Bulls may pay a high price, they are betting that Klay will not make a shot, but is it really necessary to devote so much defensive energy to Curry?"

On the sidelines, Thibodeau shook his head in dissatisfaction at first, but didn't say anything else. This is his defensive strategy. The first line guards against Curry, and the others shrink the frame. Now that Clay made a three-pointer, he can't blame it. Bogens.

He saw Clay's appearance just now, but after a brief hesitation, he did not change the Bulls' defensive arrangement. Although Zhang Yu did not let Tony Allen stay on the court to end the game, which was very unexpected to Thibodeau, he would not be because of Zhang Yu. If one more shooter is placed, the established defensive strategy will be changed.

But giving Clay such a big chance to open the seat is obviously not enough. Thibodeau's mood changed sharply, thinking about countermeasures, and preparing to make some adjustments.

While Thibodeau was still thinking about the Bulls' defense, looking back, the Bulls were attacking. Rose had just dribbled the ball for half court, and before he had time to make the next move, he encountered the Warriors' pincer attack. Klay and Curry At the same time, Green mentioned the position of the free throw line, taking into account the defense against Bogens and Gibson, and his spirit was highly tense, always ready to defend against two.

Faced with the sudden attack, Rose took two steps back, firmly protected the ball, and then jumped up to pass the ball to Boggens at 45 degrees on the other side. Seeing this, Green immediately flew towards him, Don't give him an open shot.

Green's cover made Boggens hesitate, and then there was no open chance, he hesitated, and returned the ball to Rose.

After receiving the ball, Rose didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately dribbled the ball and rushed to the inside, but the Warriors' defense was very small. Except for Butler who was close to Luol Deng, the other four Warriors surrounded the paint area. Rose rushed After two steps, I found that the breakthrough path in front of me was completely blocked, and I couldn't go in at all. The Warriors defended another zone defense, and it was extremely targeted at Rose, almost a four-point zone defense.

Moreover, the Warriors' double-teaming of Rose soon came up again. In desperation, Rose gave the ball to Bogens who was emptied outside the three-point line. The latter caught the ball and made a three-pointer. Dele was firmly protected.

Cole said:

"The Bulls' lineup space is too poor. There are only two space points, Luol Deng and Bogens, and Bogens is not allowed in this game. This allows the Warriors to shrink the defense without any scruples. Rose can't break through at all. The first round was completely different. The Bulls defended against the Warriors and also shrunk inside, but Clay hit a three-pointer from the corner. Why didn't Thibodeau play Korver? With Korver, Rose will play much more comfortably."

On the sidelines, Silas also asked the same question as Cole:

"Ronan, why didn't Thibodeau play Korver? We used the zone defense in the third quarter to open the score!"

During the timeout just now, Zhang Yu asserted that the Bulls would adjust the lineup, Thibodeau would replace Korver with Bogens, and arranged the Warriors' defense based on this, but Silas and Ron Adams disagreed. It is dubious.

But the Bulls' lineup and the Warriors' impressive defense reminded the two that Zhang Yu was right.

Zhang Yu smiled slightly:
"Because he's Thibodeau, because Boggens' defense is good and Korver's defense is bad."

"Just because of defense? Korver's shooting is much better than Bogens!" Silas was puzzled.

Zhang Yu shook his head:

"You don't know Thibodeau. Defense is the cornerstone of his basketball philosophy. It is his blood. At any time, he will put defense first. The lack of space is just a small problem. For defense, he can do anything. "

"Oh..." Silas nodded knowingly.

Although it sounds bizarre that someone would fall twice in one place, this is very common in the NBA. Many coaches still stubbornly adhere to his decadent basketball philosophy even until they leave the league. Head coaches who also keep up with the times are rare.

On the court, the Warriors did not counterattack after getting the rebound. At this time, the success rate is the most critical. During the timeout, Zhang Yu repeatedly emphasized that one must be cautious when holding the ball and never waste an opportunity easily. The ball matters.

Curry still plays pick-and-roll with Green. What others don’t know is that Curry and Green’s pick-and-roll is the most frequently practiced tactic in the training camp by the Warriors. It’s not one of them. Zhang Yu has a deep understanding of this tactic that has saved the Warriors countless times. , The Warriors players are already familiar with the various changes derived from this.

After the screen was opened, Curry did not dribble the ball in, but this time, the Bulls chose to switch defenses under Thibodeau's instructions. Gibson faced Curry, and Curry singled Gibson and took a three-pointer with a step back.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the basket, Noah grabbed the rebound, the Bulls attacked, and the Warriors once again resorted to a false one-point quadruple against Rose. When he held the ball, he would attack and shrink the basket. You can only hand the ball to your teammates to handle, and Luol Deng's two-pointer is also a hit.

When the round changed, the Warriors still used Curry to chase the pick-and-roll, but this time Curry did not stay on the outside because he missed a three-pointer just now. Instead, he dribbled the ball inside with the help of Green's cover. The two shook up the Bulls' defensive formation.

Gibson kept Thibodeau's instructions in mind and blocked Curry's breakthrough route, but Rose also focused on Curry and did not switch defenses. There was a communication error between the two, and Green got an open space.

Curry immediately hit the ground and passed the ball to Green. Green dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Of course, Noah couldn't watch him go up to the basket. He could only come up to help defend and hand over the defense of the penalty area to his teammates.

Bogens and Luol Deng made a gesture of shrinking the basket at the same time. Green suddenly collected the ball and started. At the same time, he swept his eyes outside and flicked his hands. With a pounce, Green quickly retrieved the ball and threw it into the sky. Chandler, who was ambushing behind Noah, soared into the sky and smashed the ball into the basket!
boom!
After a loud noise, Chandler grabbed the basket, swung his legs, landed on the ground and hammered his chest angrily, and let out a loud roar, his face was extremely ferocious.

In this game, the Bulls defended the basket very tightly, and he had almost no chance to score in the penalty area. This was his happiest goal of the game, so he took this opportunity to vent.

At 98:98, the Warriors finally tied the score.

At this time, Thibodeau made another mistake. He didn't call a timeout in time to interrupt the Warriors' momentum. He just shouted twice from the sidelines and let the Bulls players face the final crisis.

Naturally, the Warriors were not too polite. After defending against the Bulls' next attack, Curry beat Gibson and hit a three-pointer with a step back. The Warriors led the Bulls by 101 points 98:3.

At this time, Thibodeau remembered to call a timeout and replaced Korver to chase points, but it was too late. There were only 43 seconds left in the game. Zhang Yu replaced Tony Allen, and the defense was tighter. The Bulls missed repeatedly. , Although the Warriors did not score any more sports games, but after Curry was sent to the free throw line by the Bulls, he made 2 of 2 free throws and completely killed the game!

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