warrior godfather

boom!
The silence in the Oracle Center was broken in an instant. The Warriors fans in the auditorium raised their arms and shouted, and the shouts like a tsunami spread throughout the audience.

Curry was also extremely excited, and rarely punched his chest hard, letting out a roar.

He was flanked by the Heat for the entire game, and finally at the last moment, at the most critical time, he used a three-pointer and an assist to secure the victory for the team!

"Di-"

In the cheers that resounded through the audience, the referee's whistle seemed a little weak, but his gesture still clearly told everyone present that the Heat called a timeout.

Yu Jia said loudly:
"Curry made a super long three-pointer! With 2 minutes and 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors lead by 8 points, which is a big advantage!"

Yang Yi praised:

"It depends on Curry at the critical moment! Two consecutive three-pointers are all ultra-long three-pointers. Except for Curry, who would dare to make such a shot?"

Zhang Weiping added:

"Klay also made a three-pointer from the corner against Wade, and the Splash Brothers scored 9 points in a row. How bold! Curry made a super long shot, and Klay made a strong shot... so brave!"

"Haha, yes, there is also a three-pointer from Clay. Curry is so good that I forgot about Clay!" Yang Yi laughed heartily.

Seeing the Warriors taking the lead, he was overjoyed. Only when the Warriors win the championship, the Warriors Championship T-shirt he prepared in advance is worth a lot!
Yu Jia said:

"The Heat called a timeout now, let's take a break and see what adjustments Spoelstra will make later..."

……

James sat on the bench, silently watching Spoelstra in front of him, listening to his tactics:

"...LeBron, I leave it to you, we still have a chance, don't give up!"

Finally, when Spoelstra finished speaking, James nodded briefly, got up and walked to the court.Can make open three-pointers, but his teammates can't make those damn open three-pointers?

James tilted his head slightly and looked at his teammates. His eyes swept over Wade, Bosh, Chalmers, and Ray Allen one by one, and he felt a sudden irritability in his heart.

If my teammates are strong enough, if I have teammates like Curry...

James thought of 2008, when he went to China to participate in the Olympic Games.

At that time, his teammates were Kobe, Paul, Howard, Anthony, Wade, and Bosh...

That was his happiest time. In an interview, he expressed his inner voice:
"... I was telling people before, if I had Paul as a point guard and Howard as a center ... and a series of stars, we would win games. Now these guys are in the team, we Is there any reason not to win the game?"

Unfortunately, the happy time is always short. After the Olympics, James returned to Cleveland and had to continue to endure the team's weak lineup.

However, he was greatly inspired by the formation of the Big Three by the Celtics.

Yes, why can't I form the Big Three like them?
This seed took root and germinated in 2010, and eventually grew into a towering tree.

But in the past two years, he felt confused again. Why can't he win the championship after forming the Big Three?
This year, he stood on the stage of the finals again.

This time, James is full of confidence. He trained hard during the offseason and never let up on both offense and defense, just for this final battle.

However, he has scored 52 points tonight, why the team is still behind?
Why can't his teammates even make simple open three-pointers?

Where can he find really good teammates?

James' heart was a little messed up.

At this critical moment, he shouldn't be chaotic, but he can't control himself. He always thinks too much on the field. The difficult growing environment in his youth made him have to learn to think and calculate. Every moment, he We're all weighing the pros and cons.

This allows James to always make the best choice for himself. Even on the court, he is always weighing the pros and cons and making the choice that best suits his own interests.

He never shoots against a double-team. It is a better opportunity to distribute the ball to an open teammate. More importantly, his shooting percentage against a double-team is very low, and passing to an open teammate is likely to reap the rewards. an assist.

He won't take a shot at the buzzer in the backcourt when the end of a quarter is about to come, although he knows that whether he can make it or not, the opponent has no chance to counterattack.

But this kind of ball is almost impossible to make, why should he make a shot?It's better to let the time run out and still maintain your hit rate.

He also won't play off the ball, rather than covering for his teammates, he hopes to control the tactics by himself...

All of these are the most rational and most profitable choices.

Even if he knows what to do to win the championship, it is difficult for him to change.

The championship is very important, but the way to win the championship is more important, otherwise, in 2011, he would not have played like that.

Also doing his best on the defensive end is already the greatest sacrifice James can make.

Now that the Heat's debacle has been revealed, James can't help but start weighing the pros and cons again.

……

The Heat still lost the game, and the Heat did not make much waves in the last 2 minutes.

Zhang Yu replaced Chandler and Leonard. Chandler dominated the interior, and the other four were scattered on the three-point line. The defensive formation was quite scattered.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is very clear, slamming three-pointers, letting the Heat go inside, Chandler tries his best to protect the frame, but he will never take the risk of fouling.

After seeing the Warriors' defense, Yang Yi smiled and said:
"The Warriors are going to consume time, and we won't see Curry shooting ultra-long three-pointers later."

It has to be said that Yang Yi's professional skills are still very deep, especially when he works hard.

His research on the Warriors is quite thorough. When James broke through to the basket and made an easy layup, the Warriors spent 20 seconds in the next round before launching an attack, which ended with Butler's strike.

The point difference between the two teams came to 6 points, but there was only 1 minute and 41 seconds left. The attack and defense took more than 40 seconds. The Heat did not dare to attack blindly. In order to break through, a lot of attack time was consumed.

Next, the Heat wanted to speed up the pace of the game, but the Warriors didn't give them this opportunity. The defense in the positional battle was very tenacious. When Wade finally broke through the Warriors' restricted area and hit a floater, there were 1 minute and 20 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors took the lead. 4 points.

Looking back, the Warriors continued to consume the offensive clock, Curry dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and did not initiate the offense until 8 seconds left.

In view of Curry's two ultra-long three-pointers, the Heat did not dare to let Bosh face Curry and continue to pinch Curry.

But Curry's pick-and-roll target this time is not Green, but Clay.

Clay set up a false screen for Curry. After a feint, he immediately popped up to the top of the arc. Curry passed the ball with a smart back pass.

Clay catches the ball and shoots. Wade has no time to interfere. He raised the knife and landed a three-pointer.

At this time, there were 58 seconds left in the game, less than 1 minute, 7 points difference, and the game lost its suspense.

Although James immediately scored another quick two-pointer, the Warriors made no mistakes and steadily controlled the rhythm.

Curry made 4 of 4 free throws under the Heat's tactical foul, but Ray Allen made only one of the Heat's 3 three-point attempts.

It is worth mentioning that James did not make any of these three three-pointers.

With the red light on, the Warriors beat the Heat 119:113, leading 1:0.

The twists and turns of the finals G1 came to an end.

From the data point of view, James is undoubtedly the most dazzling. He played 41 minutes, 38 of 21 shots, 10 of 5 three-pointers, 11 of 9 free throws, 56 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Incomparably luxurious.

The 56 points also allowed James to surpass Jordan and Rick Barry in one fell swoop, becoming the player with the second highest score in a single game in the Finals. The first is the tragic star Elgin Baylor who scored 61 points.

But under the cover of 56 points, in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, James only scored 4 points in a layup under the Warriors' targeted strategy. No points scored.

After the game, James walked towards the player tunnel without looking back, his face so gloomy, he left all his teammates behind.

He didn't notice that behind him, Curry celebrated with every teammate, and finally came to Zhang Yu, laughing and saying:
"Boss, we won!"

This is also a habit he has persisted in for seven years. Every time he wins, he always says to Zhang Yu, "Boss, we won", and Zhang Yu always smiles back:

"Yes, we won, and you did it again, Stephen!"

Curry laughed more and more freely. Every time he wins, it is his happiest time.

Zhang Yu said:
"I liked your last two super long three-pointers, well done."

Curry's smile froze.

Zhang Yu's arrangement during the timeout was to let him and Green pick and roll as bait to create scoring opportunities for his teammates.

Of course, if he thinks he has a chance, he can also make a shot, but this definitely does not include a super long three-pointer.

As the leading side, it is very unwise for the Warriors to give their opponents this opportunity to take long rebounds and push conversions.

But Curry still made a shot. He wanted to shoot a super long three-pointer, and he also felt that he could make a super long three-pointer, so he made a shot.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, he still made the shot, and it was this ultra-long three-pointer that established the victory for the Warriors.

But he still violated Zhang Yu's arrangement after all, and in the Warriors, this is the most intolerable thing for Zhang Yu.

However, Curry quietly breathed a sigh of relief looking at Zhang Yu with a smile on his face.

It seems that the boss is not angry...

"Sorry, boss, I won't do it again," Curry said.

Zhang Yu shook his head:

"I'm not asking for blame. Next time you think you can make a shot, you still have to make a bold shot, but I hope it's not a super long three-pointer, but a layup or mid-range shot after a breakthrough."

"You mean... I shouldn't shoot a three-pointer?"

"Don't forget, we are the leading side. This time we are actually very risky to win. If the long rebound is taken off by the Heat, they will have a chance to counterattack, and the game will change wildly. Since we have the advantage, we must hold on to it." Firmly grasp the advantage and try not to give the opponent any chance to come back. The benefits of super long three-pointers are great, but the risk is also great. When we are leading, we should not take such risks.”

Curry nodded thoughtfully. Zhang Yu has said this many times, but this time, he has a particularly profound understanding.

When he felt that the three-pointer he shot would not hit, he felt a little bit in his heart, and immediately hung up. He didn't relax until the basketball bounced back into his hands, but then he put Zhang Yu's words behind him and shot. Made that step-back three.

"Thank you, boss, I will remember, I will not make such a mistake again in the future." Curry said very seriously.

Zhang Yu was startled, then nodded with a smile.

He looked at Curry's young face, and suddenly realized that the scoring champion, MVP, and championship he had cultivated by himself hadn't even finished his rookie contract.

He is already honored, but he is still a teenager, and he still has a lot of experience to accumulate. Some things, only the precipitation of time, can leave a mark on Curry.

Zhang Yu thought of the Curry he used to be familiar with. It was a Curry who had experienced ups and downs and could no longer see a trace of immaturity.

That Curry has experienced failures, successes, abysses, and peaks. That Curry has reached the realm of perfection and has reached the state of doing whatever he wants on the court. He will never suddenly hit a super long three-pointer when he is still leading the game.

But now Curry is different. He has almost never experienced failure. No one would regard a rookie making the playoffs or a sophomore making the Western Conference Finals as a failure, and Curry himself would not.

After meeting Zhang Yu, he has been on the road to success, constantly harvesting honors and championships.

He is destined to be impossible to become that Curry, he is more wanton and more ostentatious.

This kind of publicity made him dare to shoot super long three-pointers at the last critical moment.

The mellow Curry will not do this, he will implement all the tactics Cole arranges, including all kinds of messy tactics at the last moment.

And now Curry, he admires Zhang Yu very much, but he will still subconsciously break through Zhang Yu's restrictions, because he wants to do that, so he does it.

Zhang Yu can't say which version of Curry is stronger, but he knows that the current Warriors are stronger, no matter how Curry changes, he is still Curry, and that is enough.

He laughed loudly, embraced Curry, and walked to the player channel:

"Go, take a shower quickly, then go to the interview, go back to rest early, we only won one game, and there are three more!"

"Wait, boss, let me check my stats..." Curry said, looking up at the big screen in mid-air.

Zhang Yu pulled Curry hard, and said with a smile:

"What's so good about the data, we won, that's enough!"