warrior godfather

In the third quarter, the two teams returned to the court to compete in the second half.

The lead in the first half boosted the morale of the Clippers players. De Nagro directly let Crawford replace Willie Green in the starting position, dispatched the strongest lineup in his hand, and strived to establish a victory in the third quarter.

The first offense in the second half was in the hands of the Warriors. Curry slowly dribbled the ball across the half. Paul stopped in front of Curry, but instead of focusing on Curry, he turned around and directed his teammates to run.

In the first half, Curry mainly ran without the ball, and rarely attacked with the ball. Paul's first reaction to Curry was to pay close attention to the Warriors' movement without the ball, and did not pay attention to Curry's own movements.

But Curry didn't pass the ball again this time. The moment Paul turned his head, he accelerated and rushed past Paul directly, pressing Paul by half.

After reacting, Paul hurriedly chased after him, but he was a beat slower, unable to follow Curry's rhythm.

Curry took the ball to a step inside the free throw line, stopped in his footsteps, raised his hands, and made a gesture to shoot.

Paul jumped up subconsciously, trying to block Curry's shot, but Curry just feinted and retracted the basketball. After Paul landed, he made a steady mid-range shot, and the basketball went into the net.

63: 58.

After Curry scored, Paul immediately raised his hand to his teammates, indicating that it was his problem, and looked at Curry with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

He was too careless with the ball. He didn't even consider that Curry would attack with the ball.

Watching Curry shaking his shoulders in celebration, Paul took the baseline ball from Jordan and slapped it heavily on the ground.

Paul came to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Griffin, the Warriors switched defenses, Clay clung to Griffin, Chandler also stood in the defense position, and Butler in the weak side corner was ready to shrink the basket guard at any time. frame.

The lag in the first half made the Warriors very aggrieved, especially when the game was resumed at halftime, Zhang Yu gave Curry a few chances to run out, but the pass was not in place, which aroused their shame even more. At this time, he worked very hard on the defensive end and was full of enthusiasm.

Paul had a panoramic view of all this. He didn't pass the ball to Griffin who was going down, but waved for others to pull away. He wanted to single Green.

Paul first dribbled the ball under the crotch to mobilize Green's center of gravity, and then suddenly went to the right to break through. Green stepped back sideways, raised his left hand high, and covered Paul's shooting space. Great, avoiding Green's block, and made a mid-range shot, 65:58.

"Well done, Chris!"

"The god of point guard!"

"CP3! CP3!"

After Paul hit this extremely difficult shot, there was a huge cheer from the audience.

Paul glanced at Curry, and, like him just now, shook his shoulders before retreating to the backcourt.

Such a direct provocation further ignited the emotions of the audience, and many watching Lakers fans shouted:

"Stephen, call back!"

"Chef Curry, give him back one!"

"Response ball, we want to see the response ball!"

Curry was not irritated by Paul's slightly clumsy movements. Instead, he smiled in surprise and said nothing. He took the baseline ball from Chandler and came to the frontcourt.

Paul has fully learned the lessons of the previous round, staring at Curry with all his attention, always paying attention to his movements, his muscles are tense, and he is ready to block Curry's breakthrough at any time.

But Curry's movement was very relaxed. He stopped two steps away from Paul and waved to Chandler, who immediately raised him to cover him.

Paul noticed Curry's movement, turned his head quickly, glanced at Chandler's movement out of the corner of his eye, then immediately turned back, took a step forward, and blocked Curry's left side in advance. Le sets the direction of the screen for Curry.

Curry was unmoved and continued to move to the left. Seeing that the two were about to huddle with Chandler, the Warriors' pick-and-roll would also fail.

But at this moment, Curry suddenly changed direction, took a step to the right, and made a three-pointer. Paul focused on the pick-and-roll between him and Chandler, and there was no time to interfere. A three-pointer went into the net, 65:61.

After Curry scored this time, instead of shaking his shoulders like last time, he tilted his head and spread his hands at Paul, his face full of helplessness.

"nice shot!"

"Chef Curry! Great job!"

On the sidelines, several Lakers fans wearing Kobe jerseys applauded vigorously, their faces full of excitement.

This kind of superstar confrontation is what neutral fans like them want to see!

Paul narrowed his eyes, said nothing, took the baseline ball from Caron Butler, and quickly came to the frontcourt.

At this time, any verbal disputes are useless, only basketball can be used to speak.

When Paul came to the top of the arc, Jordan stepped up to cover him. He dribbled the ball into the three-point line, but he didn't go any further. Instead, he waited for Jordan to lead Clay to the bottom, and then suddenly accelerated. Wipe past Chandler.

Chandler's footsteps were too slow, and he was half a body behind Paul, but he stretched out a pair of long arms, completely blocking Paul's shooting space.

Paul was not in a hurry, he entangled with Chandler and entered the penalty area, and took three steps. Chandler chased after him, and Clay from the baseline also came up to help defend.

Seeing that he was about to fall into desperation, Paul flicked his wrist, and the basketball passed through the narrow gap between Clay and Chandler, and came into the hands of Jordan Jr., who plucked the green onions from the dry land and dunked successfully, 67:61.

"Thank you, Chris, for a good pass!" After Jordan landed, he immediately turned around and gave Paul a high-five, grinning.

Paul smiled triumphantly, looked at Curry again, and spread his hands.

As a traditional point guard, he can't only score!

"The god of point guard!"

"CP3! CP3!"

Paul's second pass made all the Clippers fans excited. Although this ball was not as smooth as an alley-oop dunk, it also showed Paul's superb passing skills, which is amazing.

Faced with Paul's provocation, Curry chewed on his braces, his eyes turned cold, he took the baseline ball from Clay and came to the frontcourt.

He waved to Chandler, and the latter immediately went up to the top of the arc to cover him. Paul didn't pre-block Curry's pick-and-roll route this time, but was just ready to squeeze the screen.

Curry didn't play any tricks this time. With the help of Chandler's solid cover, he threw off Paul's defense, and Jordan stood three meters away in front of him, with a huge gap in the middle.

Curry even had time to dribble and adjust his tempo before raising his hand for a three-pointer.

Jordan just stretched out his hand symbolically, and turned around to grab the rebound, but Curry didn't give him this chance, and the basketball went into the net hollow, 67:64.

"Shet!"

De Nagro scolded very dissatisfied on the sidelines. Before the game, he repeatedly emphasized that he should pay attention to defending Curry's three-pointers, especially the three-pointers with the ball after the screen. As a result, Jordan still habitually squatted inside. Giving Curry a big open opportunity is simply giving Curry points!

He stood up and yelled at Jordan Jr.:
"Get out, DeAndre, get out!"

Little Jordan nodded obediently, and quickly patted his chest, indicating that it was his problem.

It’s really not his fault. In the years before the Clippers were bad, Jordan developed a defensive habit of squatting in the pit. Curry didn’t play pick-and-rolls in the first half, and he gradually forgot about Dana. Gro's pre-match arrangement was left inside and did not come out.

After Curry made this three-pointer that was not much more difficult than training, he just glanced at Paul and retreated directly to the backcourt. This shot was too simple and there was nothing to celebrate.

The Clippers attack, Paul and Jordan pick and roll again, the Warriors did not switch defenses, Clay squeezed the screen, Chandler chased after a big delay, not giving Paul a chance to single Chandler.

Paul seized Chandler's big delay and then chased back, and lobbed the ball to Jordan who slid down, but Green had already shrunk to the basket to protect the frame ahead of time, blocking Jordan's breakthrough route.

Jordan's ability to handle the ball was extremely poor, he stopped the ball on the spot, waited for Paul to come up to respond, and passed the ball.

The Clippers' attack time was running out. Paul directly singled Clay. Clay did not rush forward or make a move. Paul tried to break through with several dribbles, but failed. Finally, before the 24 seconds were about to expire, he faced Clay. The defense made a three-pointer and hit the iron under serious interference.

Paul shook his head unwillingly. If he had been injured before the serious injury, he could have passed Clay in one step by relying on his explosive power, and at least he could have surpassed Clay by half a body. But now he can't, he can only rely on rhythm to surpass others , but Clay did not eat Akira.

But if you give him enough time, Clay can't guard him, but when there is not much time left in the attack, it will be difficult for him to break through Clay's defense
Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Curry and Chandler picked and rolled, Jordan came out, but he went up too hard and stuck directly to Curry, Paul squeezed through the screen to chase Curry, Chandler Unattended, easily slid down to the penalty area, received a pass from Curry, and succeeded in an alley-oop dunk!
67: 66.

This ball lowered the noise of the Staples Center a lot. The Warriors staged a lob in the city of lobs, which severely hit the morale of the Clippers.

Paul glanced at Jordan with dissatisfaction, but Jordan didn't know that his defense made a mistake again, and ran to the frontcourt with his head buried.

His position selection in pick-and-roll defense has always been poor. Either he squats inside and cannot come out, or he is too biased towards the side of the ball holder, ignoring the roll of the screener.

Switching to an ordinary opponent, he can still rely on his athletic ability to chase after him, but Curry's speed of the ball is too fast, and Jordan can only watch Chandler dunk.

This is also the reason why Jordan, who obviously had a physical talent comparable to the number one pick, was invited by the league to enter the small green room, but slipped until the second round before being selected.

He is very similar to McGee. God opened a window called talent for them, but closed a door called consciousness.

Jordan's consciousness is too rough, whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, he plays entirely with his body, and defensive misplaced is commonplace.

On the sidelines, De Nagro frowned. It was too late to blame Jordan. The Warriors chased the point difference to only 1 point. He was considering whether to call a timeout to ease the Warriors' offensive.

But after thinking about it, the Clippers' offense seems to be fine, but Jordan was caught off guard by Curry's pick-and-roll, and how to defend Curry's pick-and-roll, he has carefully arranged it before the game, and it is necessary to do it again. call a timeout...

After debating several times, Denagro still kept the timeout in his hand.

Wait a little longer, there are only a few timeouts, and you have to save them for critical moments. With Chris in control of the overall situation, it should be fine...

If Zhang Yu was in De Nagro's position, he would definitely call a timeout to interrupt the opponent's momentum, but many coaches in the league don't know what to think, and they are very superstitious and let the players solve their own problems.

Not to mention the point difference being chased to 1 point, or even the point difference being overtaken, it is not called the head coach of the timeout.

Maybe the timeout in the second half was too precious, maybe these managers really believed in the players, maybe they really felt that the situation was still under control...

But in Zhang Yu's view, players are in the middle of the game and cannot see the situation on the field clearly. The head coach must make decisive adjustments when adjustments are needed. If there is one timeout left, all timeouts may not be needed in the end. .

As for the ability to accurately judge the changes in the situation, it is necessary to test the head coach's on-the-spot adaptability.

……

De Nagro's hesitation gave the Warriors a chance to continue chasing points.

Curry's consecutive scoring completely aroused the morale of the whole team. Looking back, the Warriors increased their defensive intensity and rotated tightly.

Paul dispatched several times, but failed to find a good opportunity, and finally handed the ball to Griffin for singles.

Griffin received Paul's pass in the most comfortable way in the low post on the left, turned his back to Green, and turned around before taking a big stride to the left. Green took a step sideways to block his breakthrough route, and Gerry turned to face the basket Frame, a crotch dribble, then a turn to the left, hands together, right elbow to open the way, press half of Green into the penalty area, leaned over and made a layup, 69:66.

Green tried his best to defend, but Griffin learned this trick from O'Neal. He purely used the advantage of explosive power to quickly turn around in a small space and create mobile opportunities. The success rate is extremely high. Green's talent is average, so there is no way .

"Drummond, come forward, don't give him a chance to catch the ball in the low post!" At this time, Zhang Yu shouted from the sidelines.

Green nodded heavily when he heard the words, Griffin turned his head to look at Zhang Yu, and ran back to the backcourt.

Griffin's trick must be useful in the low post. If he catches the ball in the middle and long distances, he can only face the frame and make breakthroughs.

Zhang Yu is not afraid of being heard by him. If he can break the defense around the front, he can break it. If he can't break it, he can't break it.

The Warriors attacked, Curry and Green played a pick-and-roll, the Clippers switched defenses, Curry used Green's cover to break through to the inside, and Griffin followed him closely to cover his shooting space.

After Curry broke through to the penalty area, he still had no chance. He passed back to Green at the top of the arc, and Griffin's eyes also moved to Green.

But Curry did not stop running. After he passed the ball, he rushed out of the baseline non-stop and circled behind Butler in the left corner. Green passed the ball back in time, and Butler blocked Caron Butler , Curry went up and down with a knife and hit the net with a three-pointer, 69:69.

"Beautiful!" Cole clenched his fist excitedly, and looked at Zhang Yu very excitedly, "Stephen is so good, he can switch between the two modes with the ball and without the ball at will, and the opponent can't defend at all!"

Zhang Yu also smiled and said:

"That's the unique ability of Steph. There's no one in the league who's as good on and off the ball as he is. Without him, we wouldn't be able to pass and cut at all."

Cole nodded repeatedly and said:
"I really want to see what kind of performance the team can play after it is fully adjusted... It's just a pity that Tyson can't shoot three-pointers, and Drummond's ability to finish inside is weaker. If you can shoot the [-], can handle the ball, can play off the ball, can get to the rim, what a beautiful picture it would be..."

Zhang Yu smiled:
"I also want to see what kind of performance such a team can play."

"Hey, I can only think about it. How could there be such a team? Even if there are five stars, not everyone can play without the ball. It is impossible for the league to let this happen..." Ke Er shook his head regretfully.

Zhang Yu smiled slightly:
"Really? Not necessarily..."

……

While Zhang Yu was chatting with Cole, the Warriors and the Clippers had already played back and forth for several rounds on the court.

Griffin asked for the ball in the low post, but was destroyed by Green's defensive defense. In terms of confrontation, Green did not suffer. Griffin could only catch the ball in the middle distance and break through the frame without success.

The Warriors counterattacked, and Curry chased and hit the iron with a three-pointer. Looking back, after Paul and Jordan picked and rolled, the lob to Jordan was destroyed by Chandler, and the ball returned to the Warriors.

The Warriors attack, Curry and Chandler pick and roll, focusing on Jordan.

This time, Jordan switched defenses directly, and Curry wanted to hang to Chandler who was going down, but Paul stuck to Chandler tightly, making small moves, preventing him from receiving the ball.

Curry simply waved his hand, let Chandler sink to the bottom, and singled out Jordan.

He first changed direction in front of his body, suddenly looked up at the basket, put his hands together, and was about to shoot a three-pointer, Jordan subconsciously jumped up to block the shot.

But Curry raised his left hand and slid over the basketball. With a flick of his right wrist, he dribbled the ball with a backhand. With a short stature, he rushed into the inside line from the left side of Jordan Jr. and threw it casually inside the free throw line. The basketball went into the net, 71 :69.

After Curry scored this goal, the score was reversed, and the Staples Center was suddenly much quieter. Only neutral fans and a few Warriors fans were cheering for Curry's wonderful worship of Buddha.

De Nagro no longer hesitated and called a timeout, which slightly eased the dissatisfaction of the Clippers fans with him.

This is not the first time Denagro has done this. He always calls a timeout to make adjustments after the opponent has overtaken the score. It seems that if the timeout is called 1 minute earlier, the Clippers will definitely lose the game.

There are still many such head coaches in the league. Their ability to adapt on the spot is extremely poor. No one knows what they are thinking. Even if the fans can see things, they can't see them. It's more proficient one by one.

……

After the timeout ended, the two sides returned to the court, and Curry continued to chase and fight against Jordan.

Regardless of whether Jordan is a big delay or a direct defense change, Curry can find a way to crack it, or feed cakes to Chandler who is going down, or directly beat Jordan in military training, all at his fingertips.

Griffin tried to shrink the frame protection, but in addition to protecting rebounds, he is very average in single defense, assist defense, and frame protection. He also has a pair of short arms, which cannot stop Chandler's impact on the penalty area.

The effect of Jordan's single defense against Curry is even worse. He really likes to jump too much, and Curry's shooting threat is too great. He flies in a flash, and Curry can easily break through to the inside and score.

Not only can the Clippers fail to guard Curry, but it is also difficult to score offensively.

Green's defense around the front is very effective against Griffin. Griffin is 8 cm taller than Green, but his wingspan is 6 cm shorter than Green's. He can't catch the high-altitude ball passed to him by Paul. Catch the ball from distance and even the three-point line, and attack the frame.

However, Griffin's speed and footsteps do not have an advantage in front of Green, and his long-range shots are also very average. Green just let him take a step away, leaving room for reaction, and he would not be able to use his explosive power to overtake Green.

Seeing that the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, it was Crawford who stood up.

Relying on his height and arm length, he singled Curry and scored 6 points in a row to help the Clippers stabilize the situation.

Zhang Yu immediately made adjustments, let Clay defend Crawford, and Curry faced Paul.

Paul also tried singles against Curry, but the effect was not particularly good.

Curry has an advantage in height, and he deliberately strengthened the confrontation in the summer. The defense is at the upper-middle level among point guards. Although he can't defend Paul, he can limit his offense.

Zhang Yu didn't ask others to help Curry, but let him defend Paul alone.

What Paul is best at has never been singles. His scoring alone can't kill the Warriors.

After the third quarter, the Warriors led the Clippers by 98 points at 85:13, winning the opponent by 20 points in a single quarter!
The game in the fourth quarter was exactly the same as in the third quarter. As long as Jordan was on the court, Curry caught him and beat him to death.

De Nagro trusts Jordan's defense very much, and he doesn't flank Curry. He always lets Jordan defend Curry alone, and has been trained by Curry.

Paul singled Curry several times, and the success rate was not low, but the Warriors' lead was getting bigger and bigger.

He finally realized that something was wrong. He singled Curry, and in the end he either shot a three-pointer or a mid-range jumper. The inside line was blocked by four big guys, and he couldn't get in at all.

Curry moved Jordan to the three-point line, and the Clippers only had Griffin, who had a mediocre defense, in the interior. will not shrink.

Paul quickly played a pick-and-roll with Griffin and Jordan, but under Zhang Yu's arrangement, the Warriors adopted a wireless defense strategy, preferring to give Crawford and Paul a chance to play a big game in a misplaced position, and not to give Griffin And Jordan's chance to attack the basket.

In the end, the burden of the Clippers' attack fell on Paul. When the team needed a hard solution, the playmaker had to go into battle and charge against the Warriors' tight defensive formation.

But this is obviously not something Paul is good at. He tried his best to score, but he could only recover some points, but he was unable to recover.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Clippers 126:112 and won six consecutive victories.

This may be the reason why Paul has never been able to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals. When the team needs him to score 30+ and 40+, he still can only hand over a game of 20+10.