warrior godfather

Chapter 416
Four years later, Durant still remembers the night he and Westbrook went to Butler's college game when he saw Curry hit a [-].

It was 2008. Durant and Westbrook went to the arena of the University of Oklahoma together on a whim to watch the game between Butler University and the University of Oklahoma.

In that game, Curry and Griffin competed for glory and performed very well. Curry made 8 three-pointers and scored 34 points, while Griffin ravaged Butler University's restricted area and scored With a super double-double of 23 points and 17 rebounds, he dominated the interior.

However, relying on Curry's sudden explosion in the second half, Butler University set off a wave of offensive climax, broke the deadlock in one fell swoop, and led the team to victory.

Durant clearly remembers that after that wonderful game, he and Westbrook found Curry and Griffin respectively and chatted with them for a while.

At that time, Durant looked down at Curry, who had an immature face, and maintained a condescending attitude in his heart.

Although before he left the NCAA, he didn't even lead the University of Texas to play the Longhorns into March Madness, and Curry stopped in the top 2008 that year and was one of the best players in March Madness. But in [-], Durant was already a superstar who had become famous in the NBA. Even facing Curry, who had already won an NCAA championship and was famous all over the United States, he still had an undisguised sense of superiority.

In the history of the NCAA, there have been too many NCAA champions who, like Curry, were able to control the wind and rain in college, score like chopping melons and chopping vegetables, unstoppable, and even lead the team. But the physical talent is mediocre. After the NBA, they couldn't adapt to the high-intensity confrontation, and soon disappeared from everyone, and many people even couldn't enter the NBA at all.

Curry doesn't have to worry about losing the election, but Durant has never regarded him as a person of the same level as himself. Although he is a little younger than Curry, he regards Curry as a junior on the road to basketball in his heart. He praised Curry's outstanding performance and encouraged him to enter the NBA as soon as possible.

At that time, he just said casually, and quickly put the game behind him. The heavy regular season schedule consumed Durant too much energy, and Curry's youthful face gradually became blurred in his heart. .

At that time, Durant never imagined that the baby face that he admired a lot that night, but didn't care much about it, would cause him much trouble.

Now, it is impossible for him to forget Curry's appearance. When he faced Curry, he no longer had the condescending attitude that night. Even when he heard the name of Curry, Durant felt a burst of irritability in his heart.

Durant didn't understand that everything was going well, his strength was getting stronger and stronger, and the Thunder's record was getting better and better. He was about to win the scoring title, be selected to the best team, compete for MVP, and become a dazzling superstar. The superstars compete for the championship with the assistance of Russell and James, stepping on those old superstars to reach the top of the league.

However, the appearance of Curry made all this come to naught.

In Curry's first year with the Warriors, the Warriors kept the Thunder out of the playoffs.

The following year, the Warriors eliminated the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

In the third year, the two teams met in the Western Conference finals, the Warriors had the upper hand, and the Thunder were in danger.

The two teams seem to be doomed opponents, and the grievances are getting deeper and deeper. Curry has been beating Durant for two consecutive years to become the scoring leader. Compared with the two, Curry seems to be the favorite of heaven .

But Durant still remembers that when he entered the league, everyone had high hopes for him, thinking that he had the top talent and would definitely become a superstar in the future, the most terrifying super scorer.

When Curry was selected by the Warriors with the No. [-] pick, the outside world was ridiculed overwhelmingly. It was generally believed that Curry was not worthy of such a high-ranking pick.

Later, it was revealed that Zhang Yu bought the Warriors before the start of the draft. He traded up to the second pick and selected Curry, which aroused wider doubts. Lose.

But now, no one mentions this kind of thing anymore. Looking back at the draft three years ago, those who questioned Zhang Yu at the beginning are now talking about his insight. The story of his election to the NBA has been widely circulated and has become a good story.

Together with Rose, Curry has also become a representative of the new generation of superstars. The two were selected to the best team for two consecutive years, squeezing out old superstars such as Paul, Kobe, and Wade. They are both point guards with strong scoring ability. , was intentionally shaped by the alliance to be twin stars that complement each other.

This is David Stern's favorite routine. David Stern was behind the "23VS24" that saved the NBA.

This shrewd Jew knows very well that the core competitiveness of the NBA is powerful superstars, gorgeous games and fierce confrontation, so he has been in charge of the league for so many years. He has been implementing the concept of creating stars, encouraging offense, and restricting super teams.

To this end, David Stern introduced a series of policies such as salary cap, luxury tax, super luxury tax, etc., and constantly revised the rules, and spared no effort to discover and promote stars.

Among them, he has the greatest influence on the formulation and modification of the league's various systems and game rules, but the fans don't care the least. The fans put all their attention on the stars, especially the superstars.

After Curry was elected as the MVP, he became the hottest star in the league. His unique style of play even challenged the NBA's game mode. Everyone wants to know whether three-pointers can win the championship, and people with discerning eyes have already seen it , This is the third time that the NBA has shown signs of change after George Mikan and Michael Jordan.

After centers and swingmen have dominated the league one after another, are shooters about to rise?
Now, people are staring at the Warriors. How far the Warriors can go and whether they can win the championship will greatly affect the team building strategies of other teams. Fans are also waiting to see how strong Curry is.

This is a league chasing winners, winners take all, losers eat dust, Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, these stars who have great popularity all over the world, have various shortcomings, but they have ruled the league and are superstars The superstar in the movie has gained a large number of loyal fans.

Curry's style of play is gorgeous enough, and he only needs one championship now to truly have the qualifications to chase these legends.

Durant also has this qualification, but Curry is more qualified than him.

Now Durant is overwhelmed by Curry everywhere, and the relationship between him and Curry is about to be downgraded from "old enemy" to "natural enemy", which makes him very uncomfortable.

Durant has always been very eager to be recognized by the outside world, which has become one of his biggest goals in playing.

Since the beginning of the draft, Durant has been ranked second. After entering the league, he has not been the most dazzling one. In terms of the youngest scoring records, he ranks second behind James. In the competition for the scoring champion , he is still second, in short, he seems to always be second.

Durant has had enough of No.2, he wants to be the first, he wants to be the MVP, he wants the championship, he wants to be worshiped by people!
And to do all this, he can't get around Curry, only by defeating Curry can he get everything he wants.

He also firmly believes that he has the ability to do this. In the summer of the past two years, Durant has not slacked off at all. After a little vacation and relaxation, he will return to the gym to train hard and improve his strength. The day that surpassed Curry.

When he first entered the league, he regarded James, who also entered the league as the favorite of heaven, as a pursuit target, but now, he only has Curry in his eyes, and he has completely cast aside James, who only plays against him twice a year.

Hard training has brought solid rewards. Durant's skills are getting more and more sophisticated, and he can take out new weapons every season. His scoring is getting sharper and sharper, which can be called an unsolvable killer.

However, he seems to be getting further and further away from his goal of defeating Curry.

In the first four games of the Western Conference Finals, Durant tried his best, averaging 43.7 minutes per game, scoring 30.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks. With 1 wins and 3 losses, they are on the verge of elimination.

This is only because Curry played better. He only played 39.5 minutes per game, but he scored 32.7 points, 8.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals. He beat Durant and was the most dazzling superstar in this round of the series.

The three-pointers made by Curry were like sharp feather arrows, piercing Durant's heart hard, making him feel hard to breathe.

Today, in Game 5, where the Thunder's survival was determined, Durant's heart throbbed every time he saw Curry make a three-pointer.

He can see that Curry has made up his mind to solve the Thunder at home and celebrate with the home fans to enter the finals.

Of course Durant doesn't want Curry to succeed, he will never allow Curry to step on himself to enter the finals.

After the start of the game, Durant played extremely aggressively. With the belief of breaking the boat, he did not hesitate to take every shot. It didn't matter whether there were defenders in front of him or how many defenders were in front of him. As long as there was room to shoot, he would He will resolutely shoot, he only has the basket in his eyes, and no teammates.

Durant's determination seems to have won God's favor. He has an excellent touch, often ignoring the defense and making difficult goals. The basket seems to be as vast as the sea in front of him.

Zhang Yu replaced Butler, Leonard, Clay and Tony Allen to defend him in turns, but it didn't work. Durant was able to shoot the ball and scored like a bag. He scored 23 points in the first half. Helped the Thunder to establish a 12-point advantage, leading the Warriors 62:50.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Thunder team. They firmly believed that as long as Durant was around, the team would be able to win. Seven out of the Warriors.

This is the belief of the Thunder players. For this wonderful prospect, they dive for the floor ball, dare to use rough fouls to stop the Warriors' offensive frame, and are willing to do anything to help win the game.

Similarly, the Warriors players are not willing to fail. Although they are the leading side, their fighting spirit is not lost to the Thunder who are on the verge of elimination. As long as they think of the grand scene of celebrating the Western Conference championship with [-] fans at home, their hearts will be on fire. There was a raging flame, and the fighting spirit was high.

Therefore, in order to win, the two youth armies collided extremely fiercely. At this time, any sophisticated tactics did not exist, and only the instinct of competition remained in the hearts of the players on both sides.

Calmness and passion coexist in everyone. Durant no longer considers it easier to shoot around screens. He dares to challenge every Warriors defender. Curry no longer starts every ball from the pick-and-roll. He is very willing to try Sefolosha's ability.

The ten people on the field were all red-eyed.

However, in the first half, Durant was more ruthless, and in the second half, Curry was more cold-blooded.

In the third quarter, Curry set off a counterattack storm with one hand alone. He made 10 of 7 shots in a single quarter, 6 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, scored 21 points, and led the team to a wave of 34. :20 offensive climax, rewriting the score to 84:82, turning the situation around in one fell swoop!
Durant's "provocation" in the first half completely irritated Curry. In these 21 minutes, 8 points were scored on Sefolosha's head. Especially daring to single out the entire defense line of the Warriors, Curry will naturally have to weigh the strength of the Thunder's perimeter defense.

Facts have proved that superstars cannot be restricted. Durant can score crazy points, and Curry can do the same, and he does better than Durant, because three-pointers are one more point than two-pointers.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors' passes and cuts were completely unstoppable. Everyone in the Thunder was like a mad dog, and they would never give the Warriors any space. Even Harden, who was a little lazy on the defensive end, had his eyes red. A floor ball, entangled with Clay on the ground for a long time.

The same is true for the Warriors. Zhang Yu made it very clear before the game that the Thunder must win this game. If they return to Oklahoma City, the Thunder will hold the home court advantage, and there are too many variables. He will never allow this to happen.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu replaced the main player at 10 minutes and 34 seconds, allowing the players to fully understand his determination, and the momentum of the crowd was fully aroused. This is a battle that cannot be lost!
The two sides fought like bayonets, and the confrontation became more and more intense. Almost every round would be turned on their backs. The smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger, and it became more and more difficult to score every time.

In this case, the Warriors have a better defensive advantage. Except for Curry, the Warriors have no shortcomings in defense, and the inside line is even more solid under the guard of Chandler.

The Thunder's game is getting simpler and easier, the offensive intention is very obvious, and the success rate is naturally getting lower and lower.

Especially Westbrook, he committed the problem of wanting to be a hero again. He held the ball and did not let go. open.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 113:104, eliminated the Thunder 4:1, and entered the finals!
　Thanks Yu Qingfeng for the reward!
　　Sorry for the lateness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)