warrior godfather

Chapter 706 Winning the series starts with winning the away game

Green's defense is still at its peak. In this game, he made a mistake by Harden in limited playing time.

That was in the middle of the second quarter. Before the main force of the Warriors returned, D'Antoni began to fuck Harden, trying to use the time difference to narrow the point difference.

But what he didn't expect was that in the next four offensive rounds of the Rockets, Green accurately predicted Harden's thoughts, assisted in the defense, and successfully completed a steal. Let Harden score and help the Warriors maintain their lead.

After putting down Harden, Green roared twice rarely, which successfully aroused the enthusiasm of the Warriors fans on the scene.

His outstanding performance on the defensive end also made Zhang Yu very satisfied.

Chang Yu patted Green on the back and praised his defense against Harden, but did not increase his playing time.

As tough as Green is on the offensive end, he is also weak on the offensive end. He has lost almost all offensive means and can only rely on the sky to eat. Keep him on the court, and the others are four-on-five.

Green must show the top defensive performance in every defensive round in order to make up for the points he lost on the offensive end. Others must also play a higher offensive efficiency in order to cover up the weakness of Green's poor offense.

This is adding difficulty to the entire team. The opponents in the first two rounds were not strong, and they can still play like this, but the Rockets' offense is the top in the league. The Warriors can lead by a higher level of offensive efficiency. If Green It's hard to say whether the Warriors can still take the lead if they play and play together.

Zhang Yu will only use Green when he needs the dead five to play and show the ultimate defense. Before that, he will not sacrifice offense for defense.

In the post-match interview, a reporter asked Zhang Yu to comment on Green's performance in this game. He said:
"Drummond's performance on the defensive end is phenomenal. He is definitely a top defensive master. Although he is not the main force, he obviously has the strength of the main force. His defense, passing, and timing of cutting into the penalty area are all the best. Yeah, I rarely see a player as smart as Drummond, he is the benchmark for all players..."

Green was about to leave in the summer, and Zhang Yu was not hesitating in his compliments in order to get more bargaining chips.

But if a team really likes Green, Zhang Yu can't guarantee what kind of performance he can perform after leaving the Warriors with overflowing offensive firepower.

Anyway, everything he said is true. Green's IQ is really high, his defense is really good, and his pass is also an excellent point guard level. Is it just his scoring ability... Zhang Yu can only wish Green's sudden recovery of three in the summer. Points and baskets are over.

The reporter asked again:

"Ronan, you have achieved a 2:0 lead, which is a considerable advantage. What do you think of the next game?"

Zhang Yu said seriously:
"Winning the series starts with winning the road game. We have no advantage until we win the next game at the Toyota Center. This is the Western Conference finals. We have to stay focused and always face the game with the most cautious attitude before we advance. , we can't relax for a moment, the Rockets are a very strong team, they have the ability to complete any reversal..."

The press conference after the Western Conference Finals was broadcast live. Warriors fans were a little relieved to see Zhang Yu being so careful, but they were still worried:
"Don't be careless. Harden is too good at scoring. He defended so well today, but let him score 27 points. The next game is at the Rockets' home court. Be more careful."

"Warriors G3, everyone understands. Harden originally had more free throws, and the next game will start with at least 12 free throws. It must be difficult to play."

"12 penalties? 20 penalties! The next game is suspended. I don't know why. I always feel that the Warriors are not tough enough this year. Coach Z doesn't complain about the referees anymore. It seems that he doesn't care if the whistle is biased. It's really not sure that we can win the Rockets away..."

This season, Harden's nicknames of "Wanci King" and "Son of JDZ" have spread. His foul-making skills are famous in the league, and his reputation is even louder than Westbrook.

Westbrook's average free throws per game are comparable to Harden's, but he plays tough. Every ball is a hard bridge and hard horse to hit the penalty area. He uses physical confrontation to get fouls.

Harden took the initiative to tease and rub, and even developed many foul-making methods that people have never heard of or seen before, such as "arm entanglement", "manufacturing rear-end collision", "horse stepping on flying swallow", which is really eye-opening.

Although these actions are all within the scope allowed by the rules, many people still find it difficult to understand this kind of playing around the edges and taking advantage of the imperfect rules for profit.

No one except Harden fans wants to see the game turn into Harden's free throw performance. For fans of the Rockets' opponents, it is simply torture.

Fortunately, the Warriors' defense is good enough. Leonard, Clay, Antetokounmpo, and Green are not players who foul a lot. Harden's free throws at the Chase Center have been reduced a lot. Warriors fans don't need to appreciate Harden's performance on the spot Free throw show.

Back to the Toyota Center in the next game, how many free throws Harden can get will determine the outcome of G3.

The Warriors fans are well aware of the league's deep malice towards the Warriors in the playoffs in recent years, and they are worried about this.

The reporter also did enough homework and mentioned the issue of the Warriors' away penalty scale, but Zhang Yu just brought it up lightly:
"We will not focus on the referee's penalty, all we have to do is to play the game well, control the part we can control, and strive to win the victory..."

This kind of answer is obviously not satisfactory to the reporter. Since the finals of last season, Zhang Yu has always avoided talking about the referee's question, and the reporter has no choice.

When they were chatting in private, they were all laughing at Zhang Yu:

"Isn't Coach Z very tough? He didn't dare to fight against the league."

"This is what a smart person does. Xiao Hua will only lose the Warriors if he does this. Who else will object to him? No matter how persistent he is, there will be no results."

"Hehe, the Warrior deserves to be called a black whistle, and he doesn't even dare to fight. Xiao Hua will intensify when I see it. The Warrior is waiting to overturn!"

……

After the Warriors defeated the Rockets, Zhang Yu gave the team a day off.

At this point in the playoffs, rest is more important than training.

Zhang Yu must ensure that the Warriors players maintain sufficient physical fitness and devote themselves to the next game.

At the same time, on the second day after the game ended, the league held the 2017 draft lottery ceremony.

It stands to reason that this has nothing to do with the Warriors who are number one in the league, but Zhang Yu and Riley are paying close attention to the lottery ceremony.

When the magician got the second lottery and laughed, Zhang Yu and Riley also smiled.

　Today is a bit short, starting from tomorrow it will be updated with 8000 words per day, and the update time will be slightly revised, the first update will be at 12:[-] noon.

　　
　
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