warrior godfather

Chapter 792 What Do You Want From Him?
At 10:23, the Toyota Center became a sea of ​​pain and joy.

The Rockets fans had sullen faces, as if they had just learned that the huge sum of money owed by their creditors would not be repaid, and they left the field silently without looking back, leaving behind a large area of ​​empty seats, like iron-gray reefs left after the sea ebbs. Ugly.

A few Warriors fans who came from afar cheered and celebrated the victory of the home team, and they became the temporary owners of the Toyota Center instead.

On the field, the Warriors players also celebrated with selflessness. The Warriors bench was empty. Zhang Yu, Mike Brown, Willie Green and other coaching staff members also came to the field to celebrate this hard-won game with the players. Precious victory.

Curry is undoubtedly the focus of the crowd. How quiet he was in the first half, he was so dazzling in the second half.

He focused on the team in the first half, and went all out in the second half. He scored 43 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block in a super triple-double. He made a total of 10 three-pointers and led the Warriors to complete a game. Not a huge difference, but an epic turnaround that is extremely important.

The dramatic performance of 0 points in the first half and 43 points in the second half added a touch of shocking legend to this game, and became a masterpiece among Curry's many brilliant battles.

In such a legendary way, he won such an important game, but Curry did not get carried away with it. Instead, the first time the red light came on, he restrained his smile, walked towards the Rockets players, and hugged them.

It's not a winner's pity for a loser, but a player's respect for a respectable opponent.

Harden's face was very ugly. Although his specific expression could not be seen clearly under the cover of his beard, the cold light from his eyes revealed his extremely bad mood.

Although before the end of the game, Harden's state was inexplicably sluggish. He only scored 6 points in the fourth quarter, and his performance was definitely not good. The air, the unwillingness to be late, anger, humiliation and many other emotions all rushed to my heart.

But of course it was impossible to vent these things in front of the humble Curry. He could only froze his face, hugged Curry hastily, and then walked straight to the player tunnel.

Paul's complexion was even worse than Harden's. He squeezed his thick lips hard, and the corners of his mouth slanted downwards. He exuded an aura of not getting close to others, like a barrel of black powder full of sparks around it, ready to be released at any time. All may explode.

But he has experienced too many failures, even if he is in a bad mood, he can control his emotions. When Curry greeted him, the corners of his mouth pulled upwards, he forced a smile, then opened his arms and hugged him.

Curry said sincerely:
"Chris, you play great, you are a veritable point guard god!"

When Paul heard Curry mentioning his nickname, his expression eased a little, but then he remembered that Curry was also a point guard, and said in a lonely tone:
"In front of you, how dare I call you the god of point guards? You are the best point guard in the league, no, the best point guard in history..."

Curry shook his head:

"No, I will never be able to catch up with your pass, and your mid-range shot like a work of art. I am looking forward to playing against you again. Let's play a more exciting game!"

He is not boasting about business. Although Paul is not the Rockets' most points, his offensive performance at critical moments and his strong fighting spirit when he falls behind are far behind other Rockets players, including Harden. of.

In this game, Paul scored 25 points, not as good as Harden's 33 points, but 12 of them were scored in the fourth quarter.

When the Rockets were overtaken and made 30 of 0 three-pointers and fell into the most dangerous situation, it was Paul who used unpretentious, but stable and reliable mid-range shots to help the Rockets bite the score.

When Curry was killing all directions and was invincible, the 33-year-old Paul, dragging his injured and severely degraded legs, launched pick-and-rolls again and again when his physical fitness was close to exhaustion, facing the tall Los Angeles. Pace and Markkanen danced on the tip of the knife, fighting for two points and two points, so that the Rockets always retained the hope of a comeback.

It's a pity that Paul is still old after all, and he no longer has the ability to lead the team to comeback at his peak, especially when facing such a powerful opponent as Curry, he is even more powerless.

But his spirit of not giving up and the result of fighting hard and losing won the respect of his opponents.

After Curry, the other Warriors players stepped forward one by one, hugged and greeted Paul, and like Curry, they restrained their smiles and expressed their respect for Paul in the most sincere tone.

The Rockets' failure was a shame, but Paul died standing up. He was the only one on the Rockets team who could leave the Toyota Center with his head held high.

Paul did not put on a bad face because of the loss. Although he was in a very bad mood, he still maintained his demeanor as a senior, hugging the Warriors players one by one, and even put forward very pertinent questions about their performance in the game. suggestion.

In the arena, Paul, who is only 1 meters tall, has a hot temper and does everything he can. He makes up for the height gap and disturbs the mentality of his opponents by swiping his arms, doing all kinds of dirty little moves, and sharp and vicious trash talk. , the pursuit of means of victory.

But off the court, he is a humble gentleman with a very high EQ and great popularity, otherwise he would not be the chairman of the players union.

After hugging the Warriors players one by one, Paul turned and left, his smile disappeared, his expression became gloomy again, and he walked slowly into the player tunnel with his head down.

Only the Warriors players who were celebrating warmly were left on the Toyota Center court. After celebrating with his teammates, Curry came to Zhang Yu, hugged him, and smiled brightly:
"Boss, we won!"

Zhang Yu patted Curry on the back and said with a smile:

"Yeah, you did it, Stephen, you ended the game, you withstood the pressure, thank you, let the team enter the finals again."

Curry laughed:

"This is what I should do. As long as I can win the championship, I can do anything!"

Zhang Yu smiled in relief, patted Curry on the shoulder hard, and then came to Markkanen.

Markkanen played for a full 41 minutes today, and his physical fitness was close to exhaustion. He celebrated with his teammates very enthusiastically just now, panting, the bulging muscles of his arms were covered with sweat, and his jersey was completely soaked.

But Zhang Yu didn't mind, and hugged him heavily, regardless of the sweat stains on his suit, he laughed and said:

"Great job Laurie! We couldn't have won this game without you!"

Markkanen is the biggest contributor to the Warriors today except for Curry. He made 17 of 9 shots, 14 of 8 three-pointers and no free throws. He scored 26 points, second only to Curry. People like Len Brown and Bogdan all scored high.

He was ordered in the face of danger, played the role of a surprise soldier, and caught the Rockets by surprise. This is the biggest reason why D'Antoni's defensive strategy is vacillating.

Markkanen scratched his head, seemed a little embarrassed, but with a little pride, he grinned and said:
"Thank you, boss, for giving me this chance, so I can get so many points..."

The pure Finnish boy didn't complain about Zhang Yu's actions in the previous dnp games. On the contrary, he was very grateful for Zhang Yu's decision to let him start today.

Zhang Yu nodded with satisfaction, then walked in front of other players, either loudly praised, or warmly comforted, and communicated with everyone before the Western Conference championship trophy was awarded.

Wiggins also performed very well today, scoring 23 points. Although not as good as Markanen, after Antetokounmpo was injured, the Rockets paid more attention to his defense. Most of his points were obtained through singles with the ball Yes, more difficult, higher gold content, digested a lot of ball rights, and filled the gap left by Antetokounmpo.

Lopez didn't score much, only 7 points, but he grabbed 14 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds, giving full play to the Warriors' inside advantage.

In the limited playing time of 17 minutes, Looney shined even more. He scored 3 points and 10 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds. His powerful sense of rebounding is jaw-dropping.
His defense against Paul is also very critical. Although he failed to defend Paul a few times, it made Paul's shots more difficult and cost him more energy. For a substitute, the task was already overfulfilled.

Finally, after Zhang Yu finished talking with everyone, the league moved out the Western Conference championship trophy and awarded it to the Warriors.

Warriors players are all smiling, but not so excited.

They are used to receiving a championship trophy, a Western Conference championship trophy, which is no longer enough to make them ecstatic.

There is still an ultimate challenge waiting for them ahead. Now is not the time to open the champagne. Only winning the championship is the real moment of celebration.

……

The news that the Warriors defeated the Rockets in G6 and successfully advanced to the finals spread quickly, causing an uproar on the Internet.

After Antetokounmpo was injured, 90% of the people believed that the Rockets would win, and the remaining 10% were all Warriors fans, who were still unwavering and always supported the Warriors no matter how big the disadvantage was.

When Curry scored zero points at halftime, the Warriors were directly swept into the garbage dump. It seems that people have seen the fall of a dynasty. Even if the Rockets win, they still have to play a tiebreaker with the Warriors.

But after the start of the second half, Curry used a stormy offensive to severely slap those who looked down on the Warriors. With his undisputed performance, he shattered all doubts-although these doubts had no reason at all.

And the better his performance, the worse Harden's performance will be. How fanatical people praise Curry, and how vicious the ridicule of Harden is.

Many people who did not watch the game are still wondering how Harden received overwhelming accusations and criticisms when he scored 33 points, but those who watched the game, especially the Rockets fans, were most disappointed with Harden people.

"Some people are born for the playoffs, and some are born for the regular season. Harden is so muddy that he can't support the wall. The more critical the moment, the softer he is..."

"Many years later, someone will definitely say, Harden has scored 30 points, what do you want from him, in fact, it depends on the defense!"

"Harden and Curry are the difference between a superstar and an ordinary star. What Curry can do, Harden will never be able to do."

"I've been watching the Rockets since the time of Yao Ming, and I've been a fan of Harden for so many years. I'm tired. When it comes to critical moments, Harden, you are really soft!!"

(End of this chapter)