warrior godfather

Chapter 709 No Pain, No Gain

After the game, the Rockets fans left the stadium at the speed of light, and the auditorium at the Toyota Center quickly became blank.

That is to say, the Rockets have been leading all the time, and they were overtaken at the end. If they trailed by more than ten points at halftime like the previous two games, the fans at the scene may go first in the third quarter. After losing suspense in the fourth quarter, they will lose at least half.

Houston fans are just as unenthusiastic as Miami fans, if not less so.

This is in stark contrast to the fanatical Bay Area fans. The Warriors' home games are always full, and preseason games are hard to find. No matter how much the Warriors fall behind, few fans will leave early-of course, this kind of The situation is almost impossible to play at the Warriors' home court.

When playing at the Oracle Center, the audience was mainly Oakland fans, and there were more blue-collar workers, and the atmosphere was even hotter. It can be called "noise hell".

Now that they have moved to the Chase Center, the Warriors' business income has skyrocketed, and the atmosphere on the scene has inevitably weakened a lot.

This is because Zhang Yu took the initiative to give profits to the fans and controlled the increase in ticket prices. Otherwise, there would be fewer blue-collar fans who could come to watch the game, and the atmosphere would be even worse.

其实火箭这场比赛的发挥已经很不错了，哈登22投11中，三分11中4，罚球24中21，狂砍47分12助攻9篮板1抢断的准三双，创造了个人职业生涯季后赛得分纪录。

Gordon had 17 points, Ariza had 13 points, Anderson had 15 points, Capela had 13 points, and all five starters scored in double figures.

The Rockets made a total of 46 free throws, of which Harden accounted for more than half.

The Warriors only made 23 free throws, just half of the Rockets.

库里29投16中，三分15中7，罚球6投6中，狂砍45分7助攻5篮板2抢断，和哈登不相上下。

Leonard and Clay were limited by foul trouble and only scored 16 and 14 points respectively. Antetokounmpo's defensive intensity was much higher than in the previous two games. The number of free throws was reduced and he only scored 15 points.

On the contrary, Olynik played next to the four major stars. The Rockets defended him very loosely, allowing him to get a lot of open opportunities. He made 8 of 5 three-pointers and scored 15 points. He played the role of a surprise soldier. .

At the critical moment of chasing points at the end, Olynyk also hit a chasing three-pointer, helping the Warriors narrow the point difference to 3 points.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yu used Olynik in the winning lineup instead of the five dead.

Olynik can provide long-range shots that Green doesn't have. Today, the referee's whistle-blowing scale for the Warriors is extremely strict. They can't hit the basket. Three-pointers have become the Warriors' most important means of offense.

In the last 5 minutes, the reason why the Warriors players were obsessed with three-pointers was due to Zhang Yu's arrangement.

Due to the intervention of the referee, it is difficult for the Warriors to defend against the Rockets' offense, so they can only respond with a higher offensive efficiency in order to overtake the score in this offensive battle and win the game.

Throughout the fourth quarter, the Warriors took 15 three-pointers and made 8 of them. They scored 43 points in a single quarter and beat the Rockets by 16 points, completing a major reversal.

At the press conference after the game, D'Antoni was still a little unwilling to lose to the Warriors, saying:

"We tried our best, but still failed to win the game. We hit the basket many times at the last moment, and the referee didn't say anything. Our game plan failed, and the Warriors got a chance to counterattack. We lost this game. game..."

Harden is also a little lost:
"I was flanked by the Warriors at the end, I didn't have a chance to attack the basket, you all saw it, I played a lot of lethality tonight, if I can also stand on the free throw line, I believe we can definitely win this game game..."

This remark immediately aroused the ridicule of the fans:
"Brother Deng is so powerful, aren't you satisfied?"

"The Rockets work hard and reap one point; the Warriors work three points and reap three points. Can it be the same!"

"It's okay, superstars can always find someone to deal with!"

"One point depends on hard work, three points are destined, Brother Deng, I think you still have to work hard to win!"

Not only Warriors fans, but also many neutral fans can't understand Harden's free throws.

His foul-making level is really good, but 24 free throws in a playoff game is too exaggerated, enough to rank in the top ten in history, excluding the three times that Jordan and O'Neal were sent to the free throw line by the shark-slashing tactics, they can be ranked Into the top seven in history.

When Zhang Yu was interviewed, he was also asked about the penalty of this game. As always, he avoided talking about it and did not get entangled in this issue.

The reporters were very disappointed. Is this still the coach Z who has the courage to fight and likes to speak wild words?
Warriors fans Zhang Yu's attitude was also quite dissatisfied. They all waited for Zhang Yu to scold the referee and the league to help them vent their anger, but Zhang Yu chose to endure it.

And not only did Zhang Yu avoid talking about it, the Warriors players also avoided talking about the referee issue. At most, they complained that the referee's standards were a bit harsh, but they did not question the referee's biased judgment.

The reporters and fans were even more puzzled. Today's black whistle is so obvious that the Warriors can turn a blind eye. Are they all made of mud?

In fact, the Warriors players really wanted to scold the referee, but under Zhang Yu's order, they had no choice but to give up this idea.

Everyone didn't understand why Zhang Yu chose to back down and endure.

This is not the first time. Since G3 of last year's finals, Zhang Yu's attitude towards referees has completely changed.

In the past, whenever the Warriors encountered unfair penalties, Zhang Yu would first apply for a technical foul to put pressure on the referee, and was the first to denounce the referee after the game. His harsh words and fierce attitude were unmatched by anyone.

But now, he directly ignores the referee's side whistle and never criticizes the referee, which makes people very puzzled.

However, they still followed Zhang Yu's request. Only Green was very dissatisfied with the referee's attitude when he was being interviewed.

……

A day later, the Warriors and Rockets ushered in the fourth contest.

The Rockets fell behind by 0:3 and were at an absolute disadvantage. According to "convention", the referee still favors the Rockets, and the home court advantage is not worse than the previous game.

But the Rockets themselves have no fighting spirit. Harden is lazy on the court. It takes more than ten seconds to dribble to the top of the arc. If blocked, give it to teammates on the outside line, and stand at the top of the arc to watch the show.

Rockets fans were very disappointed when they saw Harden walking on the court, but they could understand his thoughts when they thought of the huge score disparity.

Anyway, it's over, so what's the point?
But regardless of winning or losing, fans want to see the stars they support full of fighting spirit and momentum on the court.

Sometimes, all fans need is hope to keep them going.

It doesn't matter even if you lose, as long as you lose with dignity, the fans will not be sad.

Harden gave them hope in one game, but today he deprived them of this hope.

After the first half, Harden scored only 8 points and made few breakthroughs with the ball. With a huge home court advantage, the Rockets trailed the Warriors by 52 points 60:8.

In the second half, the referee stopped helping the Rockets. The Rockets themselves were not up to the mark, and no matter how hard he tried, it was useless.

After the whistling scale returned to normal, the Warriors quickly expanded their lead. After the third quarter, they led the Rockets by 98 points with 72:26.

The fourth quarter was all reduced to garbage time, and the main players of both sides did not appear again.

A battle in the Western Conference finals came to an end in the lively confrontation between the two teams' third teams.

However, the Huaxia Derby that Huaxia fans were looking forward to was finally staged. Both Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin had the opportunity to play for more than 8 minutes, and there were several opportunities for direct matchups. Many Huaxia fans who have experienced the Yao Ming era are full of emotion.

"Back then, Dayao and Dazhi, and Dayao and Ah Lian fought like this!"

"I thought I would never see the 'Huaxia Derby' again. There is a successor to Huaxia basketball!"

In the end, Zhou Qi, who usually had more chances to play and was more adapted to the intensity of the NBA, was even better, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, while Wang Zhelin only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds.

The Warriors also beat the Rockets 125:102, swept their opponents 4:0 in three consecutive rounds, and advanced to the finals.

哈登全场12投4中，三分4中1，罚球7中5，砍下14分5助攻3篮板4失误，表现无比糟糕。

But he played it when he was behind by a big score of 0:3. In Zhang Yu's previous life, the Rockets fell behind by a big score of 2:3 in the semifinals. The Harbin team faced the Spurs at home, and their performance was even worse than this. It's eye-popping.

It was also from that game that the impression that Harden had to stretch his hips in the playoffs became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It's the same this time, fans ridiculed Harden after the game, and even many Rockets fans expressed their disappointment with Harden.

On the contrary, Zhang Yu praised Harden's performance in the post-match interview:
"He didn't play very well today, but he has been the most threatening person for the Rockets in this series. He almost helped the Rockets win a game. I think he will play better next season. The Rockets have a bright future."

Zhang Yu's praise made the Warriors fans restrain their ridicule towards Harden, but the penalty in G3 still made many people worry about it. After the Rockets lost, they did not forget to step on it.

This has been the norm in the Warriors' playoffs in the past few seasons. Due to the Warriors' strength, the referees will favor the Warriors' opponents.

After the Warriors fans are irritated by the referee, this anger will be vented on the referee and the opposing players, causing Warriors fans and fans of many other teams to have a lot of grievances.

Among them, fans of the Heat, Thunder, Clippers, Rockets, and Cavaliers have a particularly bad relationship with Warriors fans, but the strange thing is that after James left the Heat, the smell of gunpowder between Warriors fans and Heat fans disappeared. , turned to the Cavaliers fans who had not reached the finals at the time, and became the vanguard of anti-bravery.

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