warrior godfather

Chapter 795 You Are One Less Than Me
The next day, a rumor quickly spread on the Internet and was frantically reproduced by many media.

According to sources within the Warriors, Antetokounmpo suffered an extremely serious ankle injury and will miss the entire playoffs. It will take at least two months to recover, and the possibility of missing the game at the beginning of next season is not even ruled out. .

At the beginning, people were only skeptical about this news. After all, there were endless speculations about Antetokounmpo's injury. There were rumors that Antetokounmpo had fully recovered and could play in G1 of the finals, and there were also rumors that Antetokounmpo was injured. Extremely heavy, rumors that the finals will not be able to come back, this is nothing new.

But then, inside the Warriors, it broke out that a middle-level manager leaked the team's internal secrets to the media privately, which caused Riley to be furious, was demoted, and became a grassroots employee overnight.

Later, Riley also confirmed this in an interview with the media, but he categorically denied that this incident had anything to do with Antetokounmpo's injury, and accused the rumor that Antetokounmpo would miss the finals as a False news, he will come back soon, the Warriors will win the finals, successfully defend the title, and achieve the second four consecutive championships in NBA history.

Riley was full of confidence in front of the media, but the outbreak of Antetokounmpo's injury and the demotion of the team's internal middle management were too coincidental. connect together.

Riley's denial not only did not have the slightest effect of refuting the rumors, but was equivalent to a solid hammer. It made reporters, commentators, and fans believe in this rumor, and they were even less optimistic about the Warriors winning the championship. The gaming company also raised the Warriors sharply in the first place. winning odds.

At this time, what the reporter most wanted to interview was Antetokounmpo himself, but he stayed at home and focused on recuperating from his injuries. He lived in seclusion and no outsiders could see him.

On May 5, the day before the start of the finals G31, Zhang Yu accepted a pre-match interview, and the reporter asked about Antetokounmpo's injury again.

Zhang Yu's answer is the same as before, that Antetokounmpo is about to come back, and tomorrow's state is also doubtful, but his gloomy expression and slightly aggressive attitude are quite different from his speech.

This also made the outside world more convinced that Antetokounmpo will miss the entire finals, and the Warriors dynasty will soon fall.

The Warriors fans became the most flustered and desperate people. The finals have not yet started, but most of them have already agreed that the Warriors will fail, sighing and complaining.

Some of them regret that the Warriors could not win the championship and missed the opportunity for four consecutive championships. Bite like a rabid dog.

But not all Warriors fans are so pessimistic, and there are some steadfast fans who firmly believe that the Warriors can win the championship.

Their reason is simple. Antetokounmpo's injury and retirement is indeed a huge loss for the Warriors, but the core of the Warriors will always be Zhang Yu and Curry. No matter how powerful an opponent is, he has the power to fight.

Moreover, Zhang Yu's speech in front of the media also made them more confident in the Warriors. No matter how bizarre, it was what Zhang Yu said--the coach Z who had never failed.

Zhang Yu's brilliant achievements in the past are enough to make fans have unconditional trust in him. This trust will not disappear until Zhang Yu fails once.

But their "blind faith" in Zhang Yu made other people feel unreasonable. The Celtics fans ridiculed him in every possible way, and even started to divide the FMVP in advance.

Leonard was the first to be kicked out. On the one hand, he already has five championships. On the other hand, he has been overshadowed by Curry's light, and the number of fans is still a little less. It is not as good as the former boss Irving and Durant.

Irving was the second to be eliminated. No matter how gorgeous his style of play is, he still can't reach the level of a superstar. When the Cavaliers were the boss, he didn't make a single playoff game, and the number of fans is not as good as Durant.

Durant had the last laugh. Among the Big Three of the Celtics, he is the one with the deepest qualifications and the largest number of fans accumulated in the past. The finals have not yet started, and the FMVP trophy of Leonard and Irving can only be postponed slightly.

There are even extremely fanatical and imaginative Durant fans who have begun to imagine the wonderful scene of the revival of the Celtics dynasty and domination of the entire league:

"Five years later, when Durant, Leonard, Irving, and Horford are sitting in the center of the packed 5-person stadium in Boston, holding 10 championship trophies and 5 FMVP trophies to celebrate with everyone, who can Thinking that all of this is due to an old man begging on the street with a cane in a distant San Francisco slum—Zhang Yu, if he hadn’t resisted all opinions and resolutely traded Leonard to the Celtics, it would have been the same. There is no such terrible Boston dynasty."

"The old man was tired, put down his crutches, and sat on an old tile. The street was sparsely populated, but cheers suddenly came from his ears. It turned out that Durant was pointing at Leonard and Irving in the arms of the resident's TV station. He won the FMVP trophy and joked with everyone: You are one less than me!"

As soon as this post came out, it immediately swept the tigers, and was hailed as the "Boston Celebration" and was well-known on the Internet. The author of this post was also praised as a "big writer" by the smug Celtics fans.

The only pity is that only Huaxia fans saw such a great "Boston Celebration", and it is really a pity that fans all over the world couldn't admire the masterpiece together.

However, the carnival among the fans does not affect the judgment of the Celtics soldiers.

In the pre-match interview, Cole was still the same as before. He not only expressed sufficient confidence, but also was very afraid of the Warriors in his words, saying that the Celtics must exert their full strength to defeat the Warriors. Regarding Zhang Yu's shouting, He just laughed it off:
"I'm looking forward to the performance of the Warriors, but as for what tactics the Celtics use, Ronan doesn't need to worry about it..."

The Celtics players headed by Durant, Leonard, Irving, and Horford did not get carried away. On the contrary, including Leonard, who has won five championships, they are extremely eager for this championship, and they have no mentality at all. slack.

Leonard wants to prove that he can win the championship without the Warriors, and the other three have not won a ring, so they are bound to win the championship.

They were very cautious in their speeches, expressing the meaning of "the lion fights the rabbit with all its strength" in the misty rain, and they didn't book the FMVP before the finals started like Celtics fans.

Zhang Yu has been paying close attention to Cole's response. When he saw the media report, instead of being frustrated by Cole's prudence, he laughed instead.

He knew that the prey had fallen into the trap, and he could finally draw the net.

In the afternoon, the Warriors had their last training session before G1 of the Finals. This was a strictly confidential training session. No one knew what the training content was. The reporters who stayed outside the Chase Center interviewed the Warriors who left after the training. The players also got nothing.

But they saw a strong look of excitement from the faces of the Warriors players, and Curry kept a cheerful smile all the time, as if he had not just attended a training session, but attended a grand and gorgeous party.

The reporters looked at each other in blank dismay, full of doubts in their hearts.

Could it be that Coach Z is telling the truth?Antetokounmpo is coming back?
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The next day, June 6, 1:6 p.m., Chase Center.

At this time, there are still 1 minutes before the start of G15 of the finals. In the away locker room, the Celtics players are making final preparations. After 5 minutes, they will enter the stadium and compete with Ben in front of nearly [-] Warriors fans. The last opponent of the season is also the most powerful opponent, the most intense duel and the most tragic fight.

Everyone is following their own habits, either adjusting the position of the jersey, or adjusting the tightness of the sneakers, or closing their eyes and praying, to relax the tense mood, improve the concentration of the game, and strive to be in the best state and devote themselves to the overall performance. in the final.

Cole is wearing a black suit with a light gray plaid shirt inside, and a tie with a light red base and blue floral patterns, which is quite old-school in the 90s of the last century.

He had already finished laying out the detailed tactics, and the tactical whiteboard beside him had been densely drawn.

Cole put the marker with a magnetic suction device on the whiteboard, took a bottle of pure water from the assistant coach Udoka next to him, took a big sip, and finally repeated Kyle's words in a hoarse voice. The tactical purpose of the special people in this game:

"I have said enough just now, but I still want to emphasize again that our core today is only two words - that is Chuanqie, Chuanqie and Chuanqie! Many media and commentators said that we should change it to Singles, so as not to waste the strong singles ability of Kevin, Kawhi and Kyrie, but this is pure nonsense. The reason why we can go all the way to the finals is not relying on singles, but relying on passing and cutting, relying on selflessness team style of play. If we suddenly abandon the style of play we are most familiar with in the finals, it will be self-destruction!"

"You all know, I have been in the Warriors for 4 years, I know Ronan very well, he said before the media that Giannis will come back soon, let me change the tactics, hehe, I know his purpose, he is in Threatening me and wanting me to voluntarily give up Chuanqie is his usual trick, but I will tell him with practical actions that it is impossible!"

"Later, the news that Giannis was seriously injured broke out within the Warriors, which strengthened my thinking. Ronan should not try to use blackmail to take advantage of me. It is impossible for Giannis to appear in the finals, and facing the lack of Five small lineups are the defensive core of the remnant warriors. Passing and cutting is the best tactic. I will use the tactic I learned from Ronan. It is also the most perfect and gorgeous tactic in the world. It is so wonderful to defeat Ronan with my own hands. a thing!"

(End of this chapter)