warrior godfather

Chapter 694 Mercenaries

The Warriors won the opening game, Green's performance was quite satisfactory, and the interview after the game was calm and composed, as if he didn't care about being a substitute at all.

But this does not stop speculation from the outside world. The media and fans are paying close attention to the Warriors' game, waiting for the day when Green blew himself up.

They don't believe that Green can really endure the gap from the main force to the substitute, or be replaced by a junior. This is a great shame for an NBA player.

On October 10, the Warriors played away against the Pelicans.

阿德托昆博和浓眉正面对决，拿到19分7篮板3助攻2封盖1抢断，延续了上一场比赛的出色状态。

但浓眉状态爆炸，31投17中，三分2中1，罚球14中10，狂砍45分17篮板3助攻2抢断2封盖的超级两双，完爆阿德托昆博。

However, the Warriors still won the final victory. Curry scored 27 points, Leonard 25 points, and Clay 18 points.

Nongmei tried his best, but still couldn't win the Warriors, and ushered in a 16-game losing streak against the Warriors.

Since entering the league, Nongmei has not won against the Warriors once. No matter how well he plays, the end result is failure.

Green played 26 minutes and scored 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. His performance was quite satisfactory and he still did not blow himself up.

On October 10, the Warriors defeated the Suns 30:117, ushering in a three-game winning streak.

阿德托昆博发挥一般，出手10次，拿到了14分11篮板4助攻2抢断的经济型两双。

Chandler is still young, and with him guarding the inside of the Suns, Antetokounmpo didn't have a few shots.

He is not the Greek monster who is invincible in the restricted area. When encountering a blue-collar insider with rich experience like Chandler who is not particularly disadvantaged physically, it is difficult for Antetokounmpo to increase his production.

格林出场30分钟，拿到10分7篮板4助攻1封盖1抢断，开赛以来首次得分上双，也投进了本赛季第一个三分球。

This summer, he participated in the Rio Olympics. After returning, he didn't work as hard as Leonard. He didn't practice three-pointers much, and his long-range shots still didn't pick up.

In the previous two games, Green didn't make a single three-pointer, and the title of the space-type fourth position is slowly becoming a bit unreal.

10月1日，勇士客场以127:104大胜开拓者，豪取4连胜。

The Blazers were weak on the inside defense. Antetokounmpo seized the opportunity and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, almost breaking his personal career scoring record of 33 points.

得益于比赛花得早，格林出场30分钟，拿到12分5篮板6助攻2抢断2封盖的全面数据，连续两场得分上双。

After the Warriors played 4 games, people became more and more surprised. Green seemed to have really accepted his fate.

He seems to have fully accepted the role of the substitute, and he plays seriously on the court, the same as before.

Antetokounmpo has successfully ascended to the position, the data has been improved in an all-round way, and everyone has a bright future.

Green's law-abiding behavior made the outside world gradually lose interest in him.

What's the point of a Green who doesn't cause trouble?

Not only that, he seems to have lost all his former enthusiasm, and he no longer loudly reminds his teammates to defend their positions, shouts "Andewan" when laying up, and shows off his biceps after scoring a goal.

Green's defense is still as tough as before, his passing is still bold and precise, and his advancement is still aggressive, but in the eyes of Warriors fans, he has begun to become unfamiliar.

Even the "forest rangers" on the Internet have gradually stopped trying so hard to protect Green.

What they like is the passionate Green, not just a perfect four-position substitute.

However, from starting to substitute, how can the mentality really not change?
Because of the agreement with Zhang Yu, Green was unable to devote [-]% to the game as before.

He no longer sees himself as the owner of the Warriors, he is just a passerby, and a passerby will not devote all his passion to a journey.

Green has only one goal now, and that is to help the team win three consecutive championships, and then leave here with five championships, and go to a place where he can be the master.

The future of the Warriors has no place for him.

Even now, the Warriors don't need Green much.

His strengths lie in defense and organization, but after Leonard reached the peak and Antetokounmpo grew up, the Warriors won the game without Green's defense and organization in the regular season.

After defeating the Trail Blazers, the Warriors won another 8 consecutive victories before losing to the Lakers 117:127 in an away game. The winning streak was fixed at 14 games.

The Lakers focus on cultivating rookies this season. There are a bunch of young people in the team. Russell, Randle, Ingram, and Nance Jr. are all high-ranking rookies. The performance of the second-round pick Clarkson is also surprising.

The Lakers took a lot of time to train them. Their previous record was only 7 wins and 8 losses, ranking tenth in the West.

But it was such an inexperienced young team, relying on vitality at home, the team scored in double figures with 6 players and defeated the undefeated Warriors.

The Splash Brothers collectively sleepwalked, crouching dragon and phoenix chicks, Curry made 17 of 5 shots, 10 of 0 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and only scored 13 points; Clay made 14 of 4 shots, 10 of 2 three-pointers, and only scored 10 point.

The two feel cold, and they must take the blame, but they are not the first to blame.

The Warriors' offense is inherently overflowing. Even if the splash performance is not good, others can support the offense. Leonard 31 points, Antetokounmpo 22 points, and substitutes Dinwiddie, Bogdan, Wiggin With the three Titans, 117 points are enough to win the game.

But the Warriors' defense collapsed. Maybe they didn't take the Lakers to heart. From the starting to the bench, they were careless on the defensive end, thinking that they could win the game by playing casually.

Arrogance cost the Warriors, lax defense gave the Lakers momentum in the first half, and once the youngsters gain momentum, no one is afraid.

Even if Zhang Yu repeatedly called timeouts in the second half to interrupt the momentum of the Lakers and inspire the team's fighting spirit, it would not help.

The Warriors' defensive core is Antetokounmpo, Leonard, and Green. After Antetokounmpo was promoted to the starting position by Zhang Yu, he was full of enthusiasm and went all out. His offensive and defensive performances were better than before. Leonard and Green are different.

After Dennis failed to force the palace, although Leonard did not directly participate in it, there was also a gap between him and Zhang Yu.

Moreover, Dennis was unwilling to be humiliated, and mentioned to Leonard many times that he must leave the Warriors in the future. Subtly, Leonard, like Green, lost the mentality of being a master.

Dennis also warned Leonard to protect himself on the court, save effort if he can, and never risk injury.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, after Leonard was traded to the Raptors in 2018, Dennis didn't like the Raptors at all, so he never thought about letting Leonard stay in Toronto.

In the regular season, Leonard takes rotations whenever he can, focusing on health and never taking any risks.

In the playoffs, Leonard fully fired and went all out. After winning the championship, he immediately left the Raptors.

Now, he has this kind of mercenary mentality. He will play well on the court, but he has no passion, and he has no interest in the regular season, let alone go all out on the defensive end.

The same is true for Green, even more so than Leonard.

He has already determined that he will leave the Warriors next season, so why would he work so hard for a regular season victory?

In the past, Green was the main power forward of the Warriors, a defensive core praised by everyone, and a four-time champion.

Now, he is just a substitute, he only wants to leave after winning three consecutive championships, and has no interest in the regular season at all.

If it weren't for the basic data, lest the favorite team look down on him next summer, Green would even want to show off now.

The two defensive cores have no fighting spirit and passion, and Antetokounmpo lacks qualifications and lacks the ability to drive defensive aggression.

The Warriors were still unable to reverse the slack and slack atmosphere on the defensive end, and could only rely on offense to bite the score, but in the end they lost to the Lakers and ushered in their first defeat of the season.

The Warriors really don't need Green's defense and organization in the regular season, but at certain moments, they need his passion.

After the game, Zhang Yu did not blame Leonard and Green.

伦纳德31分8篮板4助攻1抢断1封盖，格林9分6篮板7助攻2抢断1封盖，数据无可挑剔。

Although Zhang Yu saw that they were different from before, lacking in fighting spirit and passion, but after the two incidents in Xia Tian, ​​the relationship between him and the two of them was no longer close, and some words were no longer suitable for speaking.

And the splash feels so bad, he can't get past the splash, blaming Green and Leonard's defense.

Most importantly, a loss in the regular season really doesn't matter.

Two days later, on November 11th, the Warriors returned to their home court and scored 25 points in a 149:106 bloodbath for the Lakers. Their revenge was successful.

Leaving Staples and returning to the Chase Center, Splash has all recovered its touch. Curry scored 31 points and Clay scored 26 points, making a total of 11 three-pointers, accounting for more than half of the team.

Leonard 28 points, Antetokounmpo 23 points, the Warriors' four main players all scored 20+, and the defensive end is also solid.

The highest scoring Lakers are Russell, Louis Williams, and Clarkson, all with 16 points, and none with 20+ points.

The Warriors' powerful offensive firepower shocked the league, and those who mocked the inaccuracy of the splash in the first two days collectively lost their voices.

Subsequently, the Warriors easily defeated the Timberwolves and the Eagles and achieved two consecutive victories, ending all games in November.

On December 12, the league officially announced that Cole and Zhang Yu were elected as the best head coaches of the East and West in November.

The Warriors coached by Zhang Yu achieved a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, leading the league.

The Celtics under Cole's coaching achieved a record of 15 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics' lineup is not very good, but Chuanqie is good at abusing dishes, and Cole is good at using these leftovers. In addition, the Celtics' schedule is less difficult, so after losing to the Warriors, they ushered in A winning streak.

However, the best player of the month did not come from the Warriors and Celtics. Westbrook and James jointly won this honor.

Since the start of the game, James has 23.5 points, 9.3 assists, 8.1 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, leading the Cavaliers to eight consecutive victories, ranking second in the Eastern Conference, only one game behind the Celtics.

The Thunder's record is not good, only 12 wins and 8 losses, but after Durant left, Westbrook took the lead alone, and averaged a triple-double in the first 20 games, ranking second in the league with 31.2 points and 11.3 assists, and 10.5 rebounds Then it can rank No.11 in the league and shock the league.

(End of this chapter)