warrior godfather

Chapter 714 Milk Tiger Howling Valley
After the start of the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu let the main lineup play for a while, Director Lu was not willing to give up, did not carry out any rotation, and all the Big Three stayed on the court.

But until 8 minutes and 13 seconds into the fourth quarter, the point difference remained at around 25 points, and the Cavaliers were still unable to narrow the point difference.

With a big wave of Zhang Yu's hand, he replaced all the main players. He no longer cared about the knight's face, and he was not afraid of being reversed by the knight.

Director Lu still did not give up, and the Cavaliers' main lineup remained on the court, making the final effort.

But in front of the defense line composed of Wiggins, Green, and Covington, the demoralized Cavaliers couldn't get too much money.

Wiggins finally had the opportunity to confront the top striker, extremely excited and in excellent condition, he did not lose the slightest in the confrontation with James, and successfully interfered with James' shooting many times.

James didn't even expect that this parallel import champion who has been playing as a substitute in the Warriors and is just a "vain name" has such strength. He was caught off guard and was even beaten by Wiggins when he was hit by a post-up single and a turn-around jumper. Once hated, I lost face.

The angry king decided to severely punish the disrespectful person. In the next few rounds, he played singles with the ball and did not seek cooperation with his teammates.

With more than 20 points behind, James has no idea of ​​a comeback, but whether the Cavaliers win or lose today, his dignity as a superstar cannot be challenged.

But what is surprising is that in the subsequent several breakthroughs of James, Wiggins was able to keep up with his footsteps. His seemingly thin body also burst out with powerful strength, and he was not inferior in confrontation. For James, James' offense was completely blocked!

This is of course not to say that Wiggins has the strength to crush James. Even Leonard can't lock James. No striker can do this.

But now James has been wrestling with the Warriors' strikers for a whole game. He is physically exhausted and doesn't know much about Wiggins. Wiggins is full of energy and in excellent condition. , There was a bizarre scene where Wiggins locked James.

James' offense was blocked, and the Cavaliers' offense collapsed. He didn't hand over the ball, and the Cavaliers were unable to score for a long time.

Looking back, the Warriors' offense was smooth and smooth. The new force coming off the bench, facing the already fatigued Cavaliers' main lineup, succeeded consecutively, and the point difference was further widened.

Wiggins is still the most dazzling player in the Warriors. After he defended James, he singled out James with the ball.

Wiggins first hit a mid-range emergency stop jumper, and then carried James to break through to the penalty area. After sinking his shoulders to fight, he stepped up and made a throw.

James was beaten by Wiggins twice in a row. He was very embarrassed and decided to defend with all his strength.

In the next round, after Wiggins received the ball from the outside, he put on a three-threat posture, feigned a breakthrough, received the ball and made a three-pointer.

James let Wiggins take a step to prevent his breakthrough. Unexpectedly, he directly shot a three-pointer, and it was too late to interfere. The three-pointer went into the net. Wiggins scored 7 points in a row against James, and the game completely lost suspense.

Director Lu sighed, called a timeout, replaced the main players, and the game entered garbage time.

Game commentator Jeff Van Gundy said:
"We have to re-examine Andrew Wiggins! He didn't lose in the one-on-one confrontation with James. He is gradually realizing his talent. Leonard can't hide his light. Coach Z used the No. [-] pick If you choose him, then he cannot be a parallel importer!"

Chase Center also showed great enthusiasm in the fourth quarter without suspense because of Wiggins' outstanding performance.

The cheers in the audience were higher and higher, and they reached their peak when Wiggins hit a three-pointer to stop the Cavaliers.

Wiggins, who has always been quiet and peaceful, also rarely showed excitement on the court, clenched his fists and roared, screaming to the sky, all the Warriors players surrounded him, even Curry, Leonard, Clay, Adetto The four big stars of Kumbo also rushed into the field and hugged Wiggins like stars holding the moon.

At this moment, Wiggins is the most dazzling person in the audience.

He excitedly clapped his hands with his teammates one by one, grinned wide, showing a bright smile, and his teammates also smiled from the bottom of their hearts.

Wiggins has a gentle personality off the court, humble and peaceful, and has a good relationship with every teammate. He is second only to Curry in popularity among the Warriors.

He doesn't fight or grab the game. He does what Zhang Yu asks him to do. He is the number one pick, but he doesn't ask for any privileges. Happy to pass the ball to him.

On the one hand, this is due to Wiggins' own personality, and it is also infected by Curry's selfless struggle. Otherwise, he would not fight or grab, but he would not work hard and go all out.

Such a Wiggins, who can not love it?

He played a brilliant performance, the Warriors team is happy for him.

They know better than anyone how much effort and sweat Wiggins has put in to make up for his weaknesses in handling and shooting in the past three seasons.

In the regular season, Wiggins' three-point shooting percentage reached 39.7%, and even rose to 40.3% in the playoffs, both career highs.

His breakthrough and mid-range shooting have also been greatly improved. Although he is still far away from Leonard and Durant, and limited by his coordination and ball sense talents, he may never be able to catch up, but he has also reached the level of the league. First class.

Wiggins' physical talent is terrifying, it can make up for the weakness of shooting, he can maintain the stability of shooting action in fierce confrontation, strong jumping ability and a pair of long arms, and can let him avoid most of the opponents. The opponent's interference, calmly throw the ball.

Encountering James, whose physical fitness has declined this time, Wiggins finally showed his talent to the world on the stage of the finals.

In the past three seasons, he has been under the pressure of Leonard and can only play as a substitute, unable to show his full strength.

But it is also the three-year bench career that allows Wiggins to focus on polishing his skills without having to take on too many responsibilities on the court. The shortcoming of relying too much on talent to play in the stage has truly become a first-class striker with excellent offensive and defensive skills.

The three-year career of the Warriors is actually equivalent to the continuation of Wiggins' college stage. This is the most suitable way for him, step by step, and grow up step by step, without going further and further on the road of relying too much on talent.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, Wiggins spent five years in the Timberwolves. He didn't know what the right way to play was until he was traded to the Warriors. He began to learn how to defend and how to shoot. Become a first-class striker with excellent offense and defense.

Even after Zhang Yu's rebirth, Wiggins evolved again in the playoffs, showing the defensive strength of a top striker, helping the Warriors win the championship after four years.

This is a very inspirational story. The rebirth of Wiggins and the return of the warrior king are as beautiful as a fairy tale.

But unfortunately, Wiggins woke up too late. The first few years of a young player's fastest-growing career were all wasted in the savage growth of the Timberwolves.

With Wiggins' talent, he doesn't need to adapt to NBA confrontation at all. Even the best confrontation in the finals is like a spring breeze for him. Only systematic technical training is what Wiggins needs.

It's a pity that the Timberwolves just threw Wiggins on the field and left.

Influenced by the atmosphere of a bad team, Wiggins learned nothing and spent 5 years in vain.

After joining the Warriors, Wiggins still couldn't get rid of the habit of relying on talent to play. Stiff movement and control, unstable shooting and lack of aggressiveness in defense are all long-term accumulated shortcomings that are difficult to change.

These must be transformed through long-term and systematic training when Wiggins first entered the league.

Now, Wiggins has avoided the big pit of the Timberwolves, and has not wasted a single bit of talent. Playing on the bench for the Warriors for three years has made greater progress than playing as a starter for five years in the Timberwolves.

After playing in the fourth quarter, Wiggins blasted the unprepared James one-on-one, announcing to the world that he was ready and had to take on more responsibilities.

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During garbage time, Zhang Yu sent Brogdon, Caruso, Covington, Zhou Qi, and Looney to the third team. The Cavaliers' second team finally saved some face.

Except for Covington, the other four are still embarrassing in the playoffs. They only play to feel the intensity of the finals and accumulate experience. They are not opponents of the Cavaliers' rotation.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 134:119, and the point difference was narrowed to 15 points, and the Cavaliers retained a bit of decency.

After the game, James, who lost his face, immediately stood up from the bench and walked towards the player tunnel.

James' performance today is hard to describe. From the data point of view, he made 20 of 9 shots, 6 of 2 three-pointers, 12 of 8 free throws, 28 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks. He is versatile and efficient.

But he also sent 8 turnovers, one assist followed by one turnover, which accounted for nearly half of the Cavaliers team's turnovers. On the defensive end, he couldn't guard Leonard first, allowing him to score 24 points. Wiggins locked up and couldn't score, but allowed Wiggins to score 3 points in 7 minutes, making the Cavaliers lose the last hope of a comeback.

Judging from the perception of the game, James played very poorly today, and did not undertake the task of connecting teams and scoring tough points.

As James got up to leave, Irving stared at his back until he walked into the tunnel and disappeared.

"Hum..."

Owen turned his head, let out two disdainful snorts from his nostrils, shook his head, walked into the field, and shook hands with the opponent who defeated him.

(End of this chapter)