warrior godfather

Chapter 665 You finally accepted your fate
After James left the locker room, everyone looked at each other, a little at a loss, not knowing why James was angry.

Playing in the Cavaliers, you must learn to speculate on James' thoughts

Director Lu broke the silence:

"Kyrie, Kevin, let's go to the press conference."

Irving and Love got up, followed Director Lu, and walked out of the locker room. The feeling of depression in the room was relieved a lot, and the remaining Cavaliers chatted in low voices:

"LeBron seems a little unhappy..."

"Who can be happy when you lose?"

"No, I mean that after the coach finished speaking just now, he was not very happy."

"Uh, I don't know about that... I think the coach is right. No matter what, we can't lose in the next match. Even if we can't win the championship, we have to let people see our blood!"

"That is, you must win the next game. Even if you can't beat the Warriors, you can't be swept away. You have to win a game if you try your best. You can't be looked down upon. At worst, come back next year!"

……

James couldn't hear his teammates' conversations, didn't know that they had reinvigorated their fighting spirit, and even if he knew, he wouldn't change his mind.

At the press conference, James faced all the questions, and his answers were watertight.

After the first two games, he still felt that there was hope for a comeback, and he would be angry, frustrated, and unwilling, but after today's loss, he lost his fighting spirit and returned to the most rational state instead.

Director Lu, Irving, and Love are very frustrated. They are not only sad for losing hope of winning the championship, but also feel ashamed of the fans who came to watch the game today.

Irving promised to do his best in the next game, and implored Cleveland fans to come to the Quicken Loans Center to support the team.

Director Lu said that the whole team has not given up their efforts, no matter what the result is, they will fight game by game, especially in the home game of G4, even if they try their best to prevent being swept by the Warriors.

Their answers were very sincere, which was in stark contrast to James' calmness. After being reported by reporters, Cleveland fans were very moved. They said on the Internet that even if it is impossible to win the championship, G4 will definitely come to the scene to support the team.

A fan's comment resonated with many Cavaliers fans and received many likes:

"We can lose, but we will never surrender!"

Some people posted on the Internet that no matter whether they can win or not, they will go to the scene. Winning or losing is not important. At this most difficult moment, they must stand with the team and call on more Cavaliers fans to also join in.

Their slogan is - Cleveland Cavaliers, we are with you!

……

When it was the Warriors' turn to be interviewed, the reporter focused on the referee's penalty and Zhang Yu's tactics.

In the first away game after the Warriors led 2:0, they encountered a controversial penalty, and then went uncharacteristically, obsessed with shooting three-pointers, and playing against the Cavaliers. It is hard not to connect these two things together.

The reporter's first question to Zhang Yu was his opinion on the referee's penalty scale in this game, and then he waited for his answer with great anticipation.

However, Zhang Yu did not bombard referees mercilessly or directly point the finger at the league as before, but said lightly:
"The referee did his job very well today. I won't comment too much. My job is to lead the Warriors to victory. I have done my job and the referee has done their job. That's what I have for the referee. evaluation of."

"..."

The reporters looked at each other, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Is this still the "arrogant" Coach Z?
He can even say something like opening champagne in advance, but he has learned to be vague today?
The reporter was not reconciled and continued to ask:
"At the beginning of the game, Kawhi and Giannis were called for consecutive fouls. At that time, their reactions were very strong. What do you think of these two penalties?"

Zhang Yu smiled:
"The referee thought they fouled, so they blew it. It's as simple as that. I don't think you should ask me this question. If it is possible, I hope my players don't have a foul, but it is obviously impossible. We We can only accept this result and focus on the game. Fortunately, in the end we won this crucial matchup and got the match point..."

"???"

The reporters are stunned, and the leads are handed to you, can you bear it?

They still did not give up and continued to ask:
"You started five small lineups today, but after playing for 3 minutes in the first quarter, you replaced Giannis, and then he never played with the main lineup again. Can you tell me the reason?"

"Oh, you said this..." Zhang Yu laughed, "Kelly performed very well in training. I thought he could help the team, so I made adjustments. Later, you also saw that Kelly performed very well. , scored a lot of goals and helped the team win."

"The Warriors broke the record for three-pointers made in a single game in the NBA Finals today, and the number of three-pointers shot today is far more than in the previous two games. Can you tell me the reason?"

"Thanks to the Cavaliers for giving us a lot of open opportunities, we can break this record. Of course, when Stephen was flanked, others seized the opportunity, which is also very important." Zhang Yu said.

"The Cavaliers scored twice as much inside as the Warriors, and the Warriors scored more inside in the first two games. Why?"

Zhang Yu spread his hands and said:
"I don't know, maybe the Cleveland fans at the scene have aroused their fighting spirit. Playing at home will always be more motivated. The Cavaliers are more aggressive in attacking the inside tonight, and the defense in the penalty area has also become better... "

No matter what or how the reporter asked, Zhang Yu never mentioned the referee's question, did not complain about the penalty scale, and had a very peaceful mind, as if this was not a finals with a match point, but just an ordinary regular season.

In the end, the reporter saw that there was really nothing to ask, so he had no choice but to end the question.

Zhang Yu said goodbye to them friendly with a smile, stepped off the stage and left, the moment she turned her head, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

……

"He really said that?" In the luxurious NBA president's office, Xiao Hua looked at the assistant in front of him in surprise.

The assistant nodded respectfully, and handed the iPad in his hand to Xiao Hua:

"That's right, this is Coach Z's interview report. He has no dissatisfaction with G3's whistle-blowing scale..."

Xiao Hua took the iPad, and there was a video on it. He double-clicked the screen, and the video began to play. It was an interview with Zhang Yu at the press conference after the finals G3.

The 7-minute video was played quickly, and Xiao Hua handed the iPad back to the assistant, chuckled and said:
"This is rare. I was already prepared for a fine, but he didn't turn his back on him. Did he not want to pay the [-] fine?"

The assistant is Xiao Hua's confidant, after thinking about it, he gave his own suggestion:

"I think, Coach Z has accepted G3's penalty scale."

"Oh?"

The assistant spoke eloquently:

"According to my observation, Coach Z is a person with a very strong personality, so he protested very fiercely against the penalty scale before, but he is also a smart person. He can see that in order to increase the excitement of the playoffs, as long as there is one side 2: 0 lead, it will protect the other side, not just for the Warriors, but this is in the interests of most teams, he has no power to change this situation, so he can only accept it.”

Xiao Hua nodded slowly:

"You're right. Ronan is tough, but he's also very rational and won't do things that are wasted..."

The assistant was affirmed by Xiao Hua, and he was overjoyed, and continued to add:
"And Coach Z changed his tactics today. Instead of going head-to-head with the referee like in G3 before, he took a lot of three-pointers and didn't give the referee a chance to blow the whistle. Although this reduces the extent of the referee's interference in the game, it also Turning the game into a confrontational battle, making it more exciting, can be regarded as achieving your goal. This tactical change reflects that Coach Z's mentality has changed from confrontation to compromise and avoidance—— Avoidance, a compromise of the alliance."

"Compromise..." A smile appeared on Xiao Hua's face, "I really didn't think of this angle. He used to be tough. Even if a player fouled five times, he would not compromise. This time I am ready to send one off Two Warriors players, but he compromised, I don't have to be a villain anymore, but the Warriors still won, 5:3, the suspense is gone..."

Xiao Hua was still a little regretful in the end, and the smile on his face slowly faded away.

He didn't go to the Quicken Loans Center, but he watched the G3 broadcast, and he knew the Warriors' tactics very well. As soon as the assistant mentioned the Warriors' tactics, he wanted to understand.

However, Xiao Hua has to go to the scene in the next game, and he has to bring the O'Brien Cup. If the Warriors sweep the Cavaliers 4:0, he will present the trophy to the Warriors.

Of course, the last thing Xiao Hua wants to see is the Warriors sweeping the Cavaliers. If possible, he hopes to reach the tiebreaker in every round of the series
, Every game is played until the last moment, and the suspense is kept until the last second before the winner is decided. This can bring the greatest benefit to the alliance.

The assistant also knew Xiao Hua's thoughts, and asked:
"The next game is to continue today's scale, or..."

Xiao Hua thought for a moment, then sighed lightly:
"You can arrange it and give the Cavaliers the home court advantage, but don't go too far, just a little bit, you can't cause controversy on the Warriors every time, and Ronan showed a compromising attitude, and he didn't tear himself apart with the referee. I can’t help expressing something...In the final analysis, the Warriors are too strong. The referees are so helpful to the Cavaliers. The Warriors are afraid to defend. They can still win. What is James doing? It’s really mud that can’t support the wall!"

The assistant looked at the dissatisfaction on Xiao Hua's face, and wanted to say that since the Warriors are so strong, it's better to support the Warriors and make Curry the Jordan of the new century.

But when he thought of Xiao Hua's "balanced and diverse" concept, as well as the in-depth cooperation between Nike and the league, he swallowed these words silently, and said respectfully:
"I'll do it right away."

Xiao Hua nodded slightly, watched the assistant leave the office, got up and came to the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the bustling streets of New York at night, whispered to himself:
"Ronan, you finally accepted your fate..."

(End of this chapter)