warrior godfather

Chapter 258 Tianke (6000 words)
Durant is indeed qualified to say this. He showed his power after his appearance in the second quarter, and faced Matthews' defense. He scored 13 points in just half a quarter and 22 points in the first half. It was under his brave performance that the Thunder finally overtook the score.

After entering the intermission, the players walked into the player channel one after another. In the Sina live broadcast room, Ke Fan said:

"Let's take a look at the data comparison between the two sides in the first half. Well, let's look at Curry and Durant's... Durant made 13 of 8 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 22 points. 2 assists and 4 rebounds, Curry made 9 of 5 shots, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points. Good guy, these two went to 30 points again. They deserve to be ranked in the top two in scoring People... Teacher Su, what do you think of the second half?"

Su Qun pondered for a while, and said:
"The Warriors' defense against Durant was a bit loose in the first half. Matthews obviously couldn't defend against Durant. Butler's defense may be better. I don't know if Zhang Yu will make adjustments in the second half... Curry played well. Very good, but he scored 4 points after coming up in the second quarter. His presence is not high. He should play a little more in the second half. I am still more optimistic about the Warriors. Well, I am cautiously optimistic. It looks like a high score, if he voted, then he can’t say anything.”

Ke Fan nodded:

"Thank you, Mr. Su, for your wonderful comments. Next, let's take a look at the lottery draw in the first half..."

Meanwhile, in the home locker room, Brooks was motivating his players:
"Today was a tough game, but I'm very happy that when we fell behind, everyone was united and recovered the point difference. We have the best fans and we must not let the home court be ashamed! We must continue to work hard in the second half, Kevin, I Need you to keep scoring..."

Afterwards, he assigned tasks in an orderly manner, and everyone responded one after another. In fact, he mainly repeated the tactics he had arranged before the game without making any major adjustments, but this was enough to make the players relax and pay attention. Focus on the upcoming second half.

Brooks mainly filled chicken soup in the midfield, while Zhang Yu drew up tactics on the tactical board in the visiting team’s locker room on the other side. The sound of the marker pen crackling was endless, and the players he pointed to responded loudly. It looked quite murderous.

Finally, Zhang Yu handed the tactical board to Jonathan beside him, and said loudly:

"The Thunder have no other tricks, kill them!"

Soon, 15 minutes passed, and the two sides returned to the court. Fans who took advantage of the intermission to eat, hang out, and shop also returned to their seats one after another, but there were still a large number of seats vacant. It seemed a little uncoordinated. In this slightly dull environment, the second half of the game kicked off.

In the Sina live broadcast room, Ke Fan looked at the lineups of the two teams on the field, and his eyes lit up:
"The Warriors really changed! But instead of replacing Matthews with Butler, they replaced Clay with Tony Allen. Is this to make him defend against Westbrook? There is no change on the Thunder side, and it is still the starting lineup at the beginning of the game. "

Su Qun wondered:
"Westbrook only scored 7 points in the first half. The Warriors restricted him very well and replaced him with Tony Allen...Well, Zhang Yu must have his own ideas. Let's watch the game first, hehe..."

When Su Qun was ambiguous, the Warriors had launched the first wave of offense. Curry held the ball for halftime, and Chandler went directly to the top of the arc to cover him. His screen was very solid. Westbrook He couldn't squeeze through at all. Of course, he might not have wanted to squeeze through too much. He just chose to circle the defense after a little try, but Krstic didn't follow up completely, and stayed above the free throw line, giving Curry The open space for the shot.

Curry did his part and raised his hand to throw a three-pointer. Westbrook's defense was too late, and he could only watch the basketball draw a high arc and fall into the net.

At 60:58, less than 20 seconds into the second half, the Warriors regained their lead!
"Hey, Curry is really relentless when he sees an opportunity. He is the only one in the league who can shoot a three-pointer like this? This is really too decisive. How confident Curry is in his shooting. How much Zhang Yu trusts him to make him vote like this!" Ke Fan praised.

On the sidelines, Brooks looked at Curry, who was chewing on his braces after the shot, and rubbed his chin with his right hand. A little hesitation rose in his heart, but he still didn't say anything.

This is Curry's first three-pointer with the ball in this game. Krstic didn't really extend the ball, which gave Curry a space to shoot, but if he is really allowed to defend, there will be no barrier for the Thunder basket. Jeff Green and Durant's frame guards are useless, while Chandler and Green are both like wolves and tigers, and they are ready to go down. Brooks dare not take this risk.

He was determined, but in the end he didn't make any adjustments. Although Krstic wasn't very tough, it was better to have someone protecting the frame than nothing. Brooks pinned his hopes on offense, but he didn't believe it. Curry alone The firepower can match his talented disciples.

Looking back, the Thunder team attacked, and Brooks also stood up, looking at the players on the field a little nervously, but then, he widened his eyes and murmured:

"What is this operation?"

Not only him, the fans in the arena, Su Qun and Ke Fan in the Sina live broadcast room all showed different expressions of surprise, and Ke Fan even exclaimed:
"Did the Warriors get their matchup wrong?"

I saw Durant standing on the left side of the free throw line where everyone's eyes were betting, and next to him was Tony Allen, who was only 1 meters tall!
Durant's registered height is 2 meters, but his actual height is even more than 06 meters. There is a huge difference in height between the two, and Tony Allen's knees are slightly bent to lower the center of gravity so that he can exert force and visually The impact was even stronger, and even Durant himself was shocked.

He looked down at the stern-faced Tony Allen, feeling absurd in his heart. The Warriors actually let a guard in his early 1 meters defend him.

Brooks made a decisive decision and shouted loudly:
"Give the ball to Kevin and let him play!"

Westbrook, who was dribbling the ball at the top of the arc, heard the coach's instructions, looked back at Brooks, and he repeated it again. After Westbrook was sure, he lobbed the ball to Durant.

After Durant received the ball, Tony Allen immediately stuck to it, with his right hand on the bar, hard against his lower plate, and his left hand was raised high, covering Durant's head, without giving him any space to shoot. , At the same time, Green walked to the strong side like a walk, standing on the edge of the penalty area, as if waiting to grab a rebound, leaving Klay alone on the weak side to defend two.

Seeing this, Durant didn't hesitate at all, took the ball horizontally, squeezed out a space, and went to the basket, but just when he was halfway beyond Tony Allen, Green strode over and blocked the ball. In front of him, he formed a chasing and intercepting trend with Tony Allen, firmly blocking his breakthrough path.

Durant was not fond of fighting either, and immediately distributed the ball to the teammate who was emptied in the bottom corner according to the training tactics. After he passed the ball, he took a closer look and found that it was Sefolosha standing there——while everyone was paying attention. When Tony Allen was defending Durant, the Warriors also quietly changed their matchup. Zhang Yu asked Green to defend Sefolosha and Matthews to Jeff Green!

After Sefolosha received the ball, there was no defense around him, and he got a completely wide open, but he still hesitated before shooting a three-pointer with a somewhat stiff posture.

Bang!

Under the eyes of everyone, the basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced aside, and there was a disappointed sigh in the arena.

But the Warriors players didn't care about the feelings of the Thunder fans. Chandler overwhelmed Krstic, protected the rebound, and passed the ball to Curry without stopping. The Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense, rushing forward like a tide And go!

Facing the Warriors' turbulent offensive, the Thunder's defense was chaotic. Curry, who was holding the ball, was unattended. He went all the way to the basket, and Westbrook rushed towards him in a hurry. Curry sent the ball out, 45 degrees Clay, who was in the corner, shot the ball and hit a three-pointer.

At 63:58, the point difference continued to widen.

Two consecutive three-pointers made the Thunder fans on the scene much quieter. Fortunately, Jeff Green singled Clay and helped the Thunder stabilize the situation.

63: 60.

The round transition was still Curry and Chandler's pick and roll. Curry still raised his hand and threw it after a single block screen, but the strength of the ball was a little shorter and hit the front of the basket. The rebound was fought hard by Kostic. Protect down.

After these two rounds, the arena began to become agitated again, and Brooks also sat back, his face softening.

The Thunder attacked, and Westbrook passed the ball to Durant again. This time, Durant chose to attack outside the three-point line. Tony Allen was still very tight and did not give him room to shoot. Durant looked up and swept , Green took the defensive position again, leaving Sefolosha standing alone in the far corner.

He waved to Sefolosha, Sefolosha understood, and cut to the basket, but Green has been paying close attention to his movements, and when he saw him coming to the basket, he did not panic and yelled at Chandler With a sound, Chandler took a step back to take care of the air cuts of Krstic and Sefolosha. Green stepped up and stood in a position where he could retreat to protect the frame and advance to help defend.

Sefolosha rushed to the basket without any chance, but had no choice but to retreat to the bottom corner. He is not tall enough, and staying at the basket is useless except to block the space.

Brooks on the sidelines also noticed Sefolosha's actions, and sighed helplessly. In fact, the best solution now is to make Sefolosha's open three-pointer, but if he can make it, Green will not be like this Blatantly let him go.

Sefolosha's three-point shooting rate this season is 27.5%, creating a career low, and he basically shoots wide open, but the efficiency is so bleak, it is normal for him not to make three-pointers, and he made That's the weird thing.

Durant no longer pinned his hopes on Sefolosha. He took a small step back, and then made a big change of direction, rushing into the inside from the side of Tony Allen, but Tony Allen was not completely thrown by him Instead, he leaned his body sideways and constantly exerted physical confrontation on Durant. Although he retreated step by step, he never gave Durant an easy shot.

And this also gave Green time to assist in the defense. When the two entangled and came near the free throw line, Green greeted him, stopped Durant in front of him, and formed a siege with Tony Allen.

What's more, Green's position is on the right side, blocking the connection between Durant and his teammates on the strong side, directly exposing the passing line between Durant and Sefolosha, and telling Durant clearly, I don't know what to do. Don't worry about your passing to open teammates.

And Durant didn't choose to pass the ball this time. Compared with Sefolosha's completely unpredictable three-pointer, he believed in his strong shooting ability. The interference of Tony Allen and Green forced the shot-at the moment he took off, Tony Allen poked his waist hard, affecting his strength.

Bang!

The ball hit the iron without any accidents. Durant was heavily disturbed when he shot, and he shot purely by feeling. If such a ball is scored, Tony Allen will be called a defensive champion in vain.

Green reacted quickly, turned around and received the rebound, quickly moved forward to the frontcourt, and launched a fast break. The Warriors flew with both wings. Li got an open opportunity and made a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Green.

66: 60.

"Good shot! This is the third three-pointer made by the Warriors in the second half. This is going to start!" Ke Fan praised.

Su Qun's focus was not on the Warriors' offense. He sighed:

"I didn't expect that Zhang Yu would send Tony Allen to guard Durant, and the effect was not bad. The difference in height between them is a bit far. This is a strange move to win..."

After being hit back by the Warriors again, Brooks stood up again. How can you say that the head coach is a high-risk job. Whether it is basketball or football, the game the head coach has to face is complex and changeable, and the mood is like a roller coaster. He was up and down, and his blood pressure would soar from time to time. Without a strong psychological quality, he couldn't be a head coach at all.

Brooks looked at the rough-looking Tony Allen, and frowned. He knew that Tony Allen was a strong defensive player, and even defended Kobe in the finals. It was completely beyond Brooks' expectation that Lun was so uncomfortable.

He turned his head and looked to the side. Zhang Yu was sitting on the Warriors bench, chewing gum, chatting and laughing with Ron Adams beside him.

Zhang Yu seemed to have sensed Brooks' gaze. He looked up and smiled at Brooks. Brooks reluctantly nodded and looked away.

Zhang Yu looked at Brooks with an ugly face, and a slightly smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. At this time, Durant had not been "baptized" by Tony Allen. Remind the rest of the league that short guys can guard Durant.

And this is just the beginning. After Durant encounters Paul and Beverly's "mentality flow" defense, he will truly experience the dangers in the world.

Of course, Tony Allen is the most personally certified by Durant as the "most difficult defensive" person, and the restriction effect on him is the best.

Looking back, Durant didn't believe in evil, and found Tony Allen again. This time, he ignored Tony Allen's interference with his height and wingspan, and made a mid-range shot.

66: 62.

But then Curry retaliated. He asked Chandler to play a pick-and-roll again. After hanging up the screen, he raised his hand and threw a three-pointer, which quickly quieted the Thunder fans who were rejoicing because of Durant's goal.

69: 62.

Next, Durant was also a header and hit Tony Allen a few more times. Although Tony Allen didn't let go of all of them, it made it extremely difficult for Durant to score every time, and even stole him once. , allowing the Warriors to counterattack frequently through defensive rebounds and turnovers, and the point difference was quickly opened to more than 10 points.

In the past, the Thunder only met the Celtics twice in a season, and they didn't know how to make targeted arrangements for each other. Durant met Tony Allen for the first time today, and he hasn't found a way to deal with it. Excellent overall defense, Durant hit the iron again and again on the court, looking a little helpless.

Halfway through the third quarter, Brooks finally couldn't hold back anymore. He called a timeout and replaced Harden to improve the Thunder's offensive space. Switch to Westbrook and Harden.

After seeing Lei Ting's substitution, Su Qun said:
"Brooks is also a helpless move. If Harden is replaced, defense will not work. If Harden is not replaced, offense will not work. But now that Durant is restricted by Tony Allen, he can only replace Harden."

After the timeout ended, there were 5 minutes and 48 seconds left in the third quarter, less than half of the time left. Zhang Yu saw the change in the Thunder lineup and smiled to Silas beside him:
"Brooks seems to be at the end of his rope. We won this game."

He stood up and shouted to the Warriors players:

"Pick up the speed and play faster!"

Everyone nodded, at this time the referee whistled, the game continued, and the Thunder team attacked.

Westbrook held the ball at the top of the arc, facing Clay's defense, he was surprised to find that Clay let him go two steps away!

Although he also knows that his shots are inaccurate, there is a fundamental difference between inaccurate and inaccurate shots, and it is not that he has not played a three-point crit game, and his three-point shooting percentage this season has reached a career high 33%, no one has dared to let him go like this. Even in the first half, Clay defended him every step of the way. Westbrook hasn't shot a three-pointer until now.

Faced with this low-injury and extremely insulting defense, Westbrook made a slight adjustment, jumped high, and revealed a three-pointer.

But he felt a little bad as soon as he took the shot, and rushed to the basket after landing, but just as he reached the free throw line, the basketball hit the back edge of the basket, bounced high, and the long rebound fell on Curry hand.

The Warriors immediately counterattacked again, and Curry assisted Green, who followed up in the middle, with a dunk.

At 79:67, the Warriors' lead came to 12 points.

Looking back, Westbrook was still taken two steps by Clay. Of course, he couldn't bear to be treated like this. He raised his hand and scored another three-pointer, but this ball was even more outrageous. After hitting the rebound, it bounced to the basket In Green's hands, he didn't even touch the basket, and Westbrook was still following the three-point line, raising his right hand high.

Of course, Green would not miss this kind of good opportunity. He turned into a football quarterback and threw the ball to the frontcourt. Clay, who was going down quickly, was unguarded after receiving the pass. Before the defense is in place, the three-pointer is shot, and the basketball is hollow into the net.

82: 67.

"Di-"

Seeing that the point difference was stretched to 15 points, Brooks couldn't sit still, and immediately called a timeout. At this time, less than 1 minute had passed since the Thunder's last timeout.

After returning from this timeout, Westbrook changed his offensive method and tried to attack the basket, but with the presence of Green and Chandler, the Warriors' restricted area was impenetrable. Very low, but the Warriors seized the opportunity to fight back several times.

Zhang Yu looked at the struggling Westbrook and smiled. His targeted defense was effective at this moment.

Westbrook can indeed shoot goals, but he needs a lot of shots to develop his touch. He usually has to iron a few first before he can find the feeling of shooting.

Zhang Yu kept Wei Shao under strict supervision in the first half, and he had few chances to make calls. In the second half, he suddenly let him go completely. With Wei Shao's character, he was determined not to be humiliated.

On the opposite side of Westbrook's strike, Curry showed his power in the third quarter. Facing Brooks' stubborn defensive strategy, he used single-block screens to score three-pointers with the ball. Later, after Harden came on, he used Harden to move laterally. Slow, passing Harden many times in one step, staged a good show of riding alone, and instigated several wonderful fast breaks. Chandler, Green, and Tony Allen bombed the basket in turn.

In this quarter, driven by Zhang Yu's transformation and Curry's leadership, the Warriors completely destroyed the Thunder from both ends of the offense and defense, scoring 42 points in a single quarter, while the Thunder only scored a measly 20 points. 99:78 Leading the Thunder by 21 points, when the red light came on, the Chesapeake Energy Arena was silent!

Such a huge point difference made the Thunder's general situation go away. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors did not start again. The main players clocked in all three quarters. Matthews played the fourth quarter. point.

The Thunder's spirit was also beaten in the third quarter. Durant was irritated by Tony Allen, and Westbrook was upset because of his outrageous shooting. The two watched the game off the court. His expression was very gloomy.

Finally, at the end of the game, the Warriors beat the Thunder 124:101 by 23 points. Curry scored 36 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Among them, he scored 21 points in a single game in the third quarter, leading the Warriors. A wave of offensive.

For the Thunder, Durant also scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, but he only scored 8 points in the second half, and his efficiency was very low. In the second half, he made 10 of 3 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. His performance was a disaster.

In contrast, Westbrook was even more unbearable. He made 20 of 8 shots and scored 17 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. Not only was the efficiency bleak, but he also gave the Warriors several opportunities for fast breaks, which accelerated the process of the Thunder losing.

After the game, Su Qun said with emotion:

"The Warriors are against the Thunder, they won by 20 points in one quarter!"

(End of this chapter)