Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 268 Ambition is a man's drug

Who is the man behind Curry?
Draymond Green!

Who is Klay's best double-team defender?
Draymond Green!

Who is the dealer of Warriors?
Draymond Green!

There is a consensus in the league that Kerr integrated the Spurs + D'Antoni Warriors system because the Warriors have Curry and Green.

After Kerr took office, Green was promoted from the bench to the starting lineup, replacing David Lee and becoming the Warriors' power forward.

As a result, Green's passing ability and arc-top three-point threat were amplified. At the same time, his ability to defend 1 against 5 was also extremely consistent with the Warriors' five-small system.

This also verifies an eternal saying: players come first, then the system.

The Warriors in the 15-16 season were called the Warriors of the Universe. In fact, this was a compliment to the face, but other teams in the league regarded the Warriors as public enemies, not only because of their offense, but also their defense.

Half of the credit for the league's hatred of the Warriors can be attributed to Green. His trash talk, his dirty moves of poking eyes and stealing balls, and his defense that makes up for his lack of height with small moves have become a breeding ground for Warriors haters.

He is the only support for the Warriors' offense and defense. Both Curry and Klay have publicly stated that without Green, they would not be so good.

Everything has its pros and cons. Green's presence will not only bring victory to the Warriors, but also blood feud.

On January 1, the Warriors faced the Los Angeles Clippers in Golden State.

Chen Fang, who was warming up on the court, was met with boos from the audience. Some even held up large signs, blatantly mocking him.

The card reads: You can never win!
Chen Fang turned a blind eye to it. His warm-up today was mostly some back-to-the-basket shots and hook shots in the interior. In the final warm-up stage, he lay on the floor and let the trainer fully mobilize his muscles.

From his serious expression, his teammates could tell his fighting spirit.

Jordan muttered to Griffin: "It looks like it's going to be a bloody battle today."

Griffin sighed and said helplessly: "It's a pity that I can't help much. I was too restrained by the Warriors, including you. How did this era change? Damn it."

In the last game after losing to the Warriors, Rivers reviewed the entire team and made everyone clear where the team lost defensively. This was hard for Griffin to accept, but that was the fact. His movement and speed were completely restrained by the Warriors.

Although he can score on offense, the fact that he loses more points is more obvious.

Therefore, in this game, the Clippers' big men will have to undergo functional and tactical adjustments, which can be seen from the announced starting lineup.

Chen Fang, Rivers Jr., Kuzma, Wesley, and Bryce.

This is the five-small lineup that the Clippers can put together. Bryce, who is 208cm tall, is a track and field athlete. He has almost no offensive ability, but with his defensive attitude and physical talent, he can do a certain amount of rim protection and switch defense.

Wesley, who is 201cm tall, is also an all-around player with long arms and a wide body. He has certain mid-range shooting ability, strong assist defense ability, and awareness of filling in. Except for his lack of physical confrontation, he is the Clippers' only choice in this category.

These are the best five players Rivers can think of to face the Warriors. As for how the performance will turn out, it all depends on Chen Fang's connection and organization.

After that unpleasant conversation, Rivers once again felt the trouble caused by his own shortcomings. He could still vividly remember the look in McGrady's eyes when he was angrily looked at him after the Pistons lost 3-4.

Reversal, reversal, this unique fact in history has always been a thorn in his heart.

So Rivers doesn't want history to repeat itself, and he may still lose, but today, he decided to satisfy the Chinese people's desire for revenge.

The game logic of NBA teams and the tone of all schedules have already been set. If the weak teams want to win, they have to fight hard, and the strong teams have to let go and let more substitutes replace the main players. Based on this criterion, the long 82 regular season games are played, and the main players are rotated to combine work and rest.

But now with Chen Fang, the Clippers have to change their tone.

Chen Fang wants to win against any team, which is a good thing, but also a difficult thing.

Especially after he made those harsh words, if you don't support them, people's hearts will be dispersed. Now it is completely a situation where Chen Fang is pulling the Clippers towards a bloody battle to the end.

But how can I tell this to the Chinese?

Rivers didn't know where to begin.

So, if you want to blame someone, blame Green’s foul mouth.

Back in the locker room, Rivers didn't make any arrangements, because it's hard to make your arrangements work against the Warriors, as it always depends on the immediate game situation and the players' responses, so he looked at Chen Fang.

Chen Fang also stood up. He did not put on an enthusiastic expression, but said calmly: "It will be difficult for us, and we may even fall behind the whole game, but please believe me, we will overtake the score in the fourth quarter."

"I will keep targeting Green and hitting him in the first three quarters. He is the key point of the Warriors, and I will beat him down."

"Finally, I promise everyone that I will win today. I swear!"

What can others say? Now it all depends on Chen Fang's performance, so Jordan was the first to agree: "Come on, if they can win at our home court, so can we!"

After the whole team left, Brian looked at Rivers, who helplessly spread his hands and said, "Yes, Chen Fang suggested to me that we have a chance of winning by playing against Green."

Brian guessed something immediately. He said, "It looks like we're going to have a bloody fight today. Well, let's see Chen Fang's back-to-back skills."

Attacking Green is a good idea, but few people in the league dare to do so against such a tough guy. It can only be said that Chen Fang is a newborn calf who is not afraid of death.

"I let three people take turns to consume Curry, let Kuzma fight with Durant, and Wesley and Chen Fang switch positions on defense. If Chen Fang can really beat Green, this strategy does have hope."

"Thinking is never as good as reality." Brian knew it very well.

Just because a tactic can be restrained doesn’t mean it can be achieved; it still depends on the person.

To give a very simple example, a person who makes 35% of his three-point shots, compared to one who makes 39%, naturally the latter needs more attention, but it is not realistic to completely ignore the former.

Often, it is people outside the plan who ruin the carefully planned script.

As for Chen Fang's idea, both of them were waiting and watching, but the matchup with the Warriors had already become known to the whole country, and now everyone had to go for it.

But if you ask me, no one is unhappy. Instead, everyone is looking forward to and excited. Just as Kobe said in the text message, congratulations, you've become an NBA player.

In this world of fame and fortune, the basketball league with the highest exposure, the more exciting the script, the more the league is happy to see it.

So, when Da Falcon made the harsh statement, the league quickly adjusted the live broadcast plan, directly changing from regional live broadcast to national live broadcast.

Today's Golden State was packed. As one of the top five Asian populations in the United States, San Francisco has always been the place with the largest Chinese population. Looking around, there were at least one or two thousand Chinese people at the scene.

All the big-name commentators were present.

Duan Ran stood up and looked around, then sat down again and said to Ke Fan, "Today is incredible, just like the playoffs, ESPN, Diamond, TNT, ABC, NBA-TV, all sent commentary teams."

"Chen Fang and Green alone are enough to watch." Duan Ran was a little worried. He looked at Chen Fang standing on the court. He was wearing a blue suit today, but for some reason, he had added long knee pads and even a headband.

This made Chen Fang very conspicuous, with his blue outfit, white protective gear, and white headband, he was really noticeable at first glance.

The Chase Center, with its 18000 seats, was all full and bustling with people.

When the referee came on the court with the basketball in his arms, players from both teams gathered in the center circle. Chen Fang stared coldly at Green who was a few meters away, while the latter grinned at him.

Needless to say, there must be a winner today.

"Basketball fans in TX, the game is about to begin. Welcome to watch the Warriors play against the Clippers at home. Golden State's starting lineup remains unchanged: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Zaza Pachulia." Duan Ran took a deep breath and started his work.

"Jump ball, Bryce gets the ball, passes it to Chen Fang, advances into half court, Klay is on defense." Ke Fan began to explain, his eyes fixed on the figure of No. 21.

He had a feeling that today would be exciting.

Chen Fang dribbled sideways, but he didn't move. Instead, he waited for his teammates to play pick-and-roll. When he saw Wesley coming out, he started to move sideways. Someone on the Warriors side had already reminded Klay, so Klay rushed forward and squeezed the screen in advance.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fang was waiting for Clay's move. He dribbled behind his back and then dragged his feet, dodged half a body length, and rushed past Clay's left side.

Green, who followed Wesley, immediately came over. Facing Green's switch defense, Chen Fang turned sideways again and took the initiative to meet him.

Wesley moved to the top of the arc, but Klay ignored him and chose to double-team Chen Fang with Green.

This was the pre-game instruction from Warriors head coach Kerr. Everyone on the Clippers team can let go, and whoever is close to Chen Fang must be double-teamed immediately.

Chen Fang's eyes were always paying close attention to the dynamics of the entire court. He noticed a yellow shadow approaching out of the corner of his eye, and immediately turned around, accelerated, and moved towards the bottom corner along the three-point line.

The previous action of leaning against Green was a sideways posture to protect the ball. Green did not realize that Chen Fang still wanted to break through. After being turned away from him, he was slow and immediately chased after him.

Klay was also chasing, and it seemed that Chen Fang was seeking his own death, and was faced with a death double-team in the bottom corner.

But Chen Fang predicted the result. Just as he turned sideways and dribbled the ball one step, he suddenly split his legs and turned his hips, moving from sideways to facing the basket, then changed hands under his crotch and cut in from Green.

This change of pace caught Green off guard. He subconsciously raised his hand to make a pulling interference motion, but Chen Fang's left arm, which had freed itself from the oar, just met his target and their arms immediately became entangled.

"Ah!" Chen Fang shouted, and at the same time, he picked up the basketball with one hand and jumped up, making a shooting gesture.

"Beep!" The linesman immediately blew the whistle and penalized Green for a hand-pulling foul.

While Green was surprised, he felt something was wrong. In his perception, Chen Fang was the one who took the initiative. He just raised his hand, but he took the initiative to put his hand into his arm.

Coincidence? Green couldn't tell for a moment.

This kind of strong attack is prone to misjudgment. Green shouted to the linesman: "This is not a foul."

But the referee ignored him and walked to the sideline, preparing to serve a sideline ball.

Chen Fang also complained to the referee, saying that it was a free throw and he was about to shoot.

Both sides had opinions, and the audience in the stands also booed loudly. Ever since Chen Fang scored the buzzer beater against the Warriors, the various provocations that followed made the Warriors fans pay attention to this Chinese man.

"He must be taught a lesson!" a fan wearing a Green jersey shouted.

Kuzma came to receive the ball. After Chen Fang passed the ball, he walked straight inside. Klay wanted to move closer, but found that he was blocked by Wesley. Chen Fang went straight to the inside, and Green immediately met him and stopped him.

Chen Fang leaned against Green with his back, but the latter was much stronger than him and pushed Chen Fang out.

The ball came from Kuzma, Chen Fang suddenly sat down, squatted back, and held Green again.

After catching the ball with both hands, Chen Fang felt Green's strong arms and breathing behind him. He first adjusted his body to turn sideways, then took a step forward, pressed against the opponent's thigh, and exerted force forward fiercely. Even Green, whose lower body was as strong as a mountain, was unable to hold on and was forced to retreat half a step.

Feeling the pressure lessen, Chen Fang immediately raised the ball. This action made Green quickly raise his hand to interfere, but the next second Chen Fang retracted the ball. He made a heavy side shot and hit Green's chest hard again.

Feeling the recoil, Chen Fang took advantage of the situation and raised the ball sideways again. He felt the black shadow grow bigger through the peripheral vision, and he shrank back, waiting until Green completely pressed down on his upper body, then he suddenly exerted force and jumped up.

He encountered a body collision during the rising process and immediately lost his balance. Despite this, Chen Fang still completed the shooting action and used the limited jumping space to push the ball towards the basket.

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle as usual, and Green was immediately furious.

Only now did he realize what the other party was doing.

Foul cheating!
Chen Fang walked out. He looked at his teammates and pursed his lips, as if to say, see? Let’s do it.

The teammates also understood and their eyes changed when they looked at Chen Fang.

The ruthlessness of the Chinese is unfamiliar.

In a luxury beachfront villa in Newport Beach, California, Kobe Bryant stood up excitedly and stood in front of the TV, muttering to himself. He turned to his wife and said, "See, this is the post-up trick I taught him. I thought he hadn't learned it yet, haha!"

On the TV behind him, Green was still chattering on and on explaining to the referee, but how could the decision be changed, especially for a player like Green who loved to foul? The referee simply ignored him and went to the baseline to get the ball, preparing to throw the ball to Chen Fang for the free throw.

After turning around, Chen Fang stood at the free throw line. The Chase Center was filled with boos, but he looked indifferent.

After steadily making the first free throw, the buzzer sounded for the substitution. Chen Fang watched Green walk out angrily, so he shouted at Green's back: "Hey, where are you going?"

Curry frowned, he knew about the feud.

To be honest, it is very common, but I didn't expect that Chinese people seem to hate Green. He takes things that others don't care about very seriously.

After mocking Green who was replaced, Chen Fang scored the second free throw. He did not retreat quickly, but walked past the Warriors bench. He enthusiastically shouted to Green who had just sat down: "Don't make me wait too long! I'll wait for you!"

Cole was furious. He shouted at Chen Fang as he ran away: "Shut your fucking mouth."

Rivers, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation, immediately responded: "It's you who should shut up!"

The quarrel between the two head coaches attracted the attention of the fourth official, who immediately stepped forward and began to warn.

"Just shut up and don't make things worse!"

Duan Ran saw this scene, but he didn't dare to say anything because the broadcasting camera was always on the court and this behind-the-scenes footage was not cut over.

He and Ke Fan looked at each other and could see each other's concern.

In today's game, Chen Fang was really wild.

The trend towards epilepsy is obvious.

Following Chen Fang's active provocation, the emotions of the other Warriors players became tense. Livingston replaced Green. Although he looked amiable, he was not a pushover.

As someone who spent his entire career with the Clippers, he always has special feelings for the Clippers. Even though things are man-made, this desire to prove something has always existed.

So in the next round, when he received the ball and faced Chen Fang, he did not choose to pass it, but jumped sideways and made a mid-range shot.

Chen Fang was confused for a moment, as this was not what he expected, but he soon became happy.

He had already torn a hole in the Warriors' tight net, and now it looked like a second one was about to appear.

The Clippers' opening strategy was completely controlled by Chen Fang. He used his eyes and gestures to guide his teammates to the position he wanted.

Everyone knows that today is Chen Fang's day.

Day of revenge.

After giving the ball to Rivers Jr., Chen Fang and Klay squeezed in, but the next second, he suddenly ran back and accelerated laterally.

As soon as Clay raised his head, he was blocked by Wesley, while Chen Fang had already circled to the strong side and was about to position himself in the middle area between the elbow area and the short corner area.

This position is one step further inside and one step back outside. It is the favorite place for post-up play, but also the place that coaches fear the most.

So this is called the rib area.

As the name suggests, the weakest point.

Kuzma, who was holding the ball on the wing, passed the ball to him on the ground. Chen and Livingston were already in position before receiving the ball. Compared with Green, this was much easier.

He turned around after receiving the ball, facing Livingston, then turned sideways again, dribbled once with his back to the baseline, and then moved to the baseline.

Livingston reacted quickly, but Chen Fang jumped higher. He caught the ball and jumped up, making a fadeaway jump shot and pushing the ball into the basket.

"4 points! Chen Fang took on the main attacking responsibility for the Clippers from the start, all back-to-the-basket. This technique is rare in the league!" David, the chief commentator of the Clippers, yelled. He glanced provocatively at the commentator from ESPN next door, as if to say, please be more passionate, it's too boring.

What does losing Green mean to the Warriors?
Two problems arise.

Curry can't play without the ball. He no longer carries the ball across half court to pass it to his teammates and then runs around, pulling more of the opponent's defense and creating more defensive loopholes.

When a defense is out of position, in order to make up for it, they have to switch defense to fill the gap, then Klay and Durant's opportunities come out, and thus a vicious cycle and the idiom "losing one thing while focusing on another" appears.

The initiator of tactics always relies on Curry's off-ball start.

This is why Curry is the real core of the Warriors. It is not how many points he scored or how many three-pointers he made.

Although Curry can do more with his ball-holding deterrence, it should be noted that one is routine and the other is a critical moment.

In a Warriors game, Curry without the ball will lead the team's offense, while Curry with the ball needs the entire team to serve him. The essence is different.

Of course, without Green, Iguodala or Livingston can still play, but they don't have Green's passing vision and timing control, so their efficiency can't be improved. What's more, letting the No. 3 play on the wing at the top of the arc is not the right choice.

No. 3 is more on the wing rather than the top of the arc, because the top of the arc has always been a cooperation area for 14 and 15.

In this position, you can't control yourself and be pulled out to power forward and center, and you can't even complete the basic positioning.

This is the offense. On defense, without Green, a player who can defend from 1 to 5, unlimited switching becomes a joke, and the five small players will be forced to disband and fight a traditional positional battle.

This is the Warriors' Achilles' heel. Once Green has problems, the entire Warriors will be in trouble.

Chen Fang's strategy is so rough. I will make you commit a foul, beat you down, force the warrior's damage to be weakened, and then deal with you.

Therefore, throughout the first quarter, Curry, Klay, and Durant focused more on small cooperation and one-on-one play. Such offensive efficiency could not be sustained, which made it difficult for the Clippers to fall behind by double digits.

Rivers immediately replaced Bryce, who had no offensive ability, with Griffin.

Relying on Chen Fang, Griffin and Kuzma, the Warriors did not gain any advantage throughout the first quarter.

31: 33.

The Clippers trailed by two points entering the second quarter.

Griffin scored 7 points. He happily hugged Chen Fang and said, "I want to make up for my mistakes. Watch me."

"Thank you!" Chen Fang felt sorry. Sha Fen had always been open-minded towards the game and teammates. In comparison, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

As soon as he came on the court in the second quarter, Chen Fang saw Green.

Then he noticed a change, Iguodala replaced Klay.

This was Cole's response, but Chen Fang smiled coldly.

It seemed like the Warriors' rhythm had returned. Green held the ball at the top of the arc, while Curry ran on the wing and in the bottom corner through the screens of his teammates. Chen Fang tried to interfere with Green, but he did not go close to him. Instead, he took a half step back and kept turning his head to observe the overall situation.

When he saw Curry come to the weak-side corner and then quickly move up, Chen Fang moved half a step to the side. He stared into Green's eyes, and when he saw that Green's eyes had turned with his head, Chen Fang realized that the time to pass the ball had come.

When he saw Green raise his hand, Chen Fang suddenly started moving, moving outward along the three-point line while stretching his arm forward.

It was almost a synchronized action. The moment Green passed the ball, Chen Fang's hand reached out and touched the ball.

"Steal, Chen Fang's god-level prediction!" Ke Fan exclaimed.

Curry, who had already stretched out his hands to catch the ball, was shocked to see Chen Fang intercept the ball, then he rushed forward, leaned over to pick up the basketball and threw it forward, rushing across half court at a desperate speed.

There was only a huge exclamation in the empty frontcourt. Chen Fang broke into the three-point line. He slowed down and looked behind him. Then he took a step and jumped high. In front of 18,000 people at the Chase Center, he performed a windmill dunk.

His jumping speed and stretched posture made this windmill look particularly graceful. As soon as he touched the rim, he withdrew his hand, and the basket made a clear sound, like a comfortable moan.

Even the Warriors fans couldn't help but cheer for this fast break dunk.

After landing, Chen Fang did not choose to celebrate, but turned away. He just stood in the center circle and said to the angry Green in a joking tone: "Thank you for your mistake."

Many times, a mistake will make many actions become cautious. When Green passed the ball, he hesitated. He needed to pay attention to Chen Fang who was defending him, which distracted his judgment and concentration. Often when Curry got the ball, the Clippers' switch defense was in place.

So he could only pass the ball to Durant, who then took over and let the latter use his one-on-one ability to solve the problem.

Rivers, who had been watching nervously, was surprised. He said to Brian, "I didn't expect that Chen Fang could actually influence Green."

"They are the same height, except for strength, so it's theoretically possible."

"But you also have to see that Chen Fang's physical energy has been depleted, and his hit rate has dropped."

"It's okay, he knows what's going on." Rivers was not worried.

In the second quarter, the Clippers used unlimited switching to resist the Warriors. Whenever it was an offensive round, Chen Fang would misjudge Green, and Iguodala would immediately step forward to double-team him. For two consecutive times, Chen Fang was forced to pass the ball.

So the third time, when Chen Fang leaned against Green again, he shouted at Green: "You are nothing."

"You got your championship ring by lying down!"

Green was furious. He pushed Chen Fang out and yelled, "You have no right to say that to me. Get a ring first."

"Oh, really? You can't defend me. You are nothing without your teammates. I can easily beat you up!" Facing the furious Green, Chen Fang was not afraid at all. Instead, he sneered.

During the match, the two men were confronting each other fiercely and swearing at each other at the same time. The scene stunned the referee.

The next second, Chen Fang suddenly sat down. He used his left hand to control Green's hand and stretched his right hand into the air.

The ball came straight in from the top of the arc. Chen Fang grabbed the basketball with one hand, then turned sideways and used his shoulder to hold Green. Iguodala approached immediately. Chen Fang did not pass the ball this time because he heard Green yelling, "I'll do it myself!"

Chen Fang did not let go of the ball. He was looking for a support point behind him. Green's shoulders were very broad, which actually made it more difficult to play against Green. But Chen Fang did not consider these. What he was playing today was not only a game of bravery, but also a psychological tactic.

With his back foot as the axis, Chen Fang was pushed to his front foot, but he held on tightly, and while Green was looking for confrontation, he finally found an interval to exert force.

Release the ball, exert force, Chen Fang pushed back half a step, and began to move his feet. This was not a dead push, but a way to evade confrontation by constantly making small movements. Green kept looking for confrontation, but at the same time was very alert and did not get involved too much.

He is not stupid, but very smart. He knows that Chen Fang is going to commit a foul, so he will not act rashly.

The whole scene seemed to last very long, but it only happened in two seconds. The other teammates did not move, and the remaining eight people were watching this scene.

Kobe yelled in front of the TV: "Turn, move, shake your shoulders to shift the focus of defense!"

As if he had heard instructions, Chen Fang suddenly took a sideways leap and immediately raised the ball.

Green slid up to him and raised his hand but didn't press it down. Just when he thought it was a fake shot, his eyes suddenly felt Chen Fang rising and he jumped up subconsciously.

The next moment, Green realized that he had been tricked. He immediately pulled in his stomach and raised his hands, but Chen Fang jumped up and quickly stuck to him.

"Beep!" The referee saw it clearly. Chen Fang jumped and crouched, straightened his body first, then stood on tiptoes to lift the ball and tip Green up. After Green jumped up, he jumped back.

Obviously, this is a classic move to seek a foul, but in fact, Green did violate the cylinder, which is an undisputed foul.

"YES!" Kobe clapped his hands vigorously. He liked this action very much. He was even happier when he saw the ball went in.

"He will be a great killer, I'm sure of it!" Kobe smiled to his wife who was watching with him on the sofa behind him.

Chen Fang was surprised to see the ball go in, but he didn't show it and went to the free throw line.

"Relax a little, man!" Chen Fang would not miss any opportunity to mock Green. Just as he said before the game, wash your face clean, I'm going to spray you all night long!

Green didn't know how to refute. Basketball is like a turn-based game. When you don't have the right to attack, you don't have the confidence to counterattack.

"Don't let things get worse, it's enough." Curry finally couldn't bear it anymore and warned Chen Fang.

But Chen Fang immediately retorted: "Where were you when he mocked me? Come on, I endured it for four days, now it's his turn!"

Curry really started to get angry after hearing what the rookie said. He stared at Chen Fang and said, "You will regret it." "Regret? I wish you would! May God hear you!" Chen Fang spat in disdain.

The Clippers teammates nearby watched in amazement as Chen Fang argued with the Warriors alone.

The referee threw the ball over, which stopped the quarrel.

Amidst the boos, Chen Fang steadily made the free throw. To be honest, with his soft touch and shooting posture, it was impossible for him to miss unless he was exhausted.

After making the free throw, Chen Fang walked to his own half. Little River was the main defender of Curry today. He wanted to resolve the situation, so he approached Curry and said, "You are only 19 years old. You should understand people of your age."

"Then we must make him know right from wrong!" Curry replied coldly.

So in the last two minutes of the second quarter, Curry dribbled the ball and forced Rivers to hit a three-pointer, which widened the score by 5 points.

Amid the cheers, Curry pointed his finger at Chen Fang and shouted, "I'll let you know where you went wrong."

But Curry's harsh words were still echoing in the Chase Center. Chen Fang used almost the same method, making a three-pointer with a pull-up jump shot in front of Iguodala.

Raising his right hand for shooting, Chen Fang shouted to Curry: "Where did I go wrong? Damn it, tell me quickly!"

Not only his teammates on the court, but even the people on the Clippers' bench began to look unhappy.

"It really refreshed my knowledge. Oh my God, I dare not watch it anymore!" Brian felt that it would be even more terrifying later.

Rivers smiled bitterly. Ever since the last time Chen Fang stopped him and questioned him about tactics, he realized that this Chinese man was not as docile and kind as he appeared to be. On the contrary, he was definitely very violent inside.

"But this kind of display makes people excited and yearning for it!" Rivers murmured to himself. He seemed to see McGrady wearing the same dark blue team uniform. Once he got angry, it would be a devastating situation.

The last two minutes saw Chen Fang and the Warriors competing for points. Once Chen Fang started to go crazy, all his shots were unreasonable, but they all went in, which was jaw-dropping and at the same time made people admire him.

65: 68.

The Warriors entered the second half with a three-point advantage.

During the half-time break, all the commentators were talking about Chen Fang.

"The great falcon of revenge, an incredible outburst."

"When Chen Fang is in a bloodthirsty state, he will kill anyone who stands in his way, even if it means killing a Buddha."

"After watching this game, I believe that players who want to provoke Chen Fang in the future will have to think twice: Can you handle it?"

Except for the Chinese commentator, everyone was watching with great enthusiasm. Although Duan Ran and Ke Fan were excited, they were still very scared. They were afraid of getting hurt if they continued to fight like this.

In the locker room, Chen Fang was undergoing emergency rehabilitation. His arms, thighs, and back were all sprayed with freezing mist. His arm guards were torn. The Warriors' attacks were always ruthless, and pulling and tripping were the norm.

"You have to be careful!" Griffin worried.

"Don't worry, I can see clearly, they can't hurt me." Chen Fang said indifferently.

His mind was clear but his body was very excited. This was not the first time he had been in this state, so Chen Fang was not afraid.

At the beginning of the second half, Green, who had three fouls, came on the court again, so Chen Fang went up again.

Green didn't dare to move in two consecutive back-to-the-basket situations and was eaten up twice.

This brought Chen Fang's score to 18 points.

Perhaps it was Kerr who woke Green up in the midfield. Green focused on organization, and the Warriors' system became smoother at the naked eye.

Durant and Curry made consecutive hits, and Klay also made his first three-pointer in the bottom corner.

People who are familiar with Klay know that either it doesn’t open, or it goes on and on.

Kuzma missed the three-pointer and the Warriors made a transition. With only Durant and Klay in the frontcourt, Klay shot from one meter away from the three-point line.

The hollow shot through the basket sounded the clarion call for the Warriors' offense.

Although the Clippers' defense is not a problem, the strength of the Warriors is that once someone shoots well, you have to face the situation where others will also shoot well.

Rivers immediately called a timeout.

He replaced the tired Kuzma. Today's defense on Durant made him not contribute much on offense. He glanced at the bench and gritted his teeth and called on 201cm-high Jameel Wilson.

This guy, whose draft template is Paul George, has been wandering because of his defense.

But his offense is really good and his three-point shooting is accurate. If Kuzma hadn't arrived, the Clippers would have given him more opportunities.

Now, Rivers needs more points, so he said to Jamil: "This is your chance, I need three points."

"I will make it, I will." Jamil nodded excitedly, vowing to seize this opportunity.

As an undrafted player in 14, he tried to get a chance through the summer league every year, but he failed in both the Wizards and the Mavericks.

Forced to make a living, he went to Europe. This summer, he came to the Clippers. He also knew that this might be his last chance.

In fact, no one knows that Jamil is the one who is most grateful to Chen Fang because Chen Fang shared a lot of the ball in the summer league. If it weren't for Chen Fang, he would not have gotten a two-way contract at all.

As soon as he came on stage, Chen Fang ran over happily.

"Don't think about anything, just shoot the ball and clear your mind!"

"I know, I can do it!" Jamil suppressed his pounding heart.

Chen Fang dribbled the ball across half court, followed by Klay. In the 17-18 season without a ruptured ACL or Achilles tendon, Klay was still one of the league's top 3D players, capable of both offense and defense.

But facing Chen Fang's change of direction, Klay was slow after all. His arm span and reaction could not keep up with the crazy Chen Fang.

You can attack when you want to, shoot when you want to, and play however you want.

I'm talking about Chen Fang now.

With a back-moving dribble, Chen Fang quickly cut inside and stepped past Klay who was following him like a wooden stake.

This kind of sudden change of direction and breakthrough while moving is the most frequently used dribbling move by Chen Fang in the past half season, and it is likely to become his signature dribbling move.

Abandoning the high-risk digging step, Chen Fang took advantage of the fact that the center of gravity is not easy to change while moving, and changed hands and direction in one step.

As soon as Klay passed him, Durant came up to assist in defense. Chen Fang saw Jamil in a wide open space, so he changed his ball-handling action to a one-handed skipping shot, and with a flick of his hand, he passed the ball to the ground.

Jamil took a deep breath, received the ball, turned his hips to face the basket, and then shot.

After the shot, he felt nothing, but watched with anticipation. The moment he saw the ball go into the basket, his body's perception suddenly came back and he sensed it clearly.

"Nice throw!" Chen Fang rushed up and bumped his shoulders.

The Warriors didn't care. They still double-teamed Chen Fang, but Chen Fang passed the ball early and to Jamil again. The latter hit it again and immediately felt something was wrong.

"Jamie Wilson, the Clippers' surprise player. If he keeps shooting, the Warriors' double-team will break!" David was ecstatic. He saw that the Clippers were being suppressed and had no way out, but he didn't expect that a guy who barely played on the court could actually make two three-pointers in a row.

Just as he judged, the Warriors could no longer double-team Chen Fang unscrupulously, which gave Chen Fang more space.

But Chen Fang started looking for Green again. After breaking through, he went straight towards Green. The latter dodged and watched Chen Fang make a layup.

"Hey, where did you get this defensive trick?" Chen Fang asked with a surprised look.

I don’t know what Kerr said to Green, but even though the latter was visibly angry, he took a deep breath, turned and ran away.

Looking at Green's back, Chen Fang sneered.

There's no use hiding!

The Clippers only have a chance to win if the Warriors don't have Green.

Curry missed the three-pointer, Chen Fang grabbed the rebound and started to advance. He looked up and saw Green and went straight to him.

"Here we go again. The Chinese are only interested in finding trouble with Green." The ESPN commentator smiled bitterly.

The Warriors' commentator was angry: "How selfish! They actually wasted the chance to convert."

Yes, in order to find Green, Chen Fang slowed down directly. He faced Green, and Green could only face him, so he saw a dazzling dribbling.

Chen Fangxing quickly moved his crotch and approached Green like a juggler.

When they were one meter apart, Chen Fang quickly stepped back with a scissors kick, and then dribbled the ball from behind his crotch in a smooth and flowing combination, which made Green strategically step back to defend. But Chen Fang did not let him go. He dribbled the ball inside and outside, and bit him like a snake. Just when they were about to collide, he braked, dribbled the ball from behind to the outside right, turned around without swaying forward and leaned against Green. He paddled with his right hand to shake off Green's interfering hand, and caught the bouncing basketball with his left hand. But he did not break through because the continuous movements made Green lose his balance, and he fell backwards on his butt on the ground, blocking his way.

Chen Fang looked up to see the distance to the basket, then without thinking, he grabbed the ball and jumped up. Then, the moment he landed, as if to avoid being stepped on, he spread his legs and jumped over Green's head.

The audience exclaimed three times in a row.

The first time was when he saw Green fall, the second time was when he saw the ball hit, and the third time was when Chen Fang stepped over Green.

The blood rushed to his head, and Green got up and rushed towards Chen Fang.

But Klay, who was closest to him, rushed forward and locked him up, while Curry also rushed forward and together they pulled the exposed Green.

Wesley and Jamil stood in front of Chen Fang immediately.

Chen Fang put his hands on the shoulders of the two men and looked at the controlled Green like a bystander watching a show.

No matter how much Kerr cursed Chen Fang in his heart, what he had to do now was to replace Green.

Green's departure not only affected the Warriors, but also the fans in the audience. The crazy boos never stopped, and the boos intensified as long as Chen Fang had the ball.

The audience in the front row made all kinds of angry and provocative gestures, and the insults were endless.

Chen Fang seemed undisturbed. He passed the ball, shot the ball, and used the last time of the third quarter to gradually make up the score difference.

After three quarters, the score was 89-88.

The Clippers took their first lead entering the fourth quarter.

Chen Fang had 24 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

The data cannot reflect Chen Fang's role. Many assists and passes came from him. Every time Chen Fang scores, it is much more difficult than usual, and the 8 free throws are enough to prove it.

In the fourth quarter, Green came on the court again. His mood did not improve, but he endured it because he believed that he could scold Chen Fang back after winning the game.

Chen Fang just wanted to find him. Even though the Warriors changed their defenders, Chen Fang still found Green through the mismatch.

That's basketball, if you want to target someone, you'll find an opportunity.

The ball was still rotating, Chen Fang was fighting with Green, the two kept changing positions, repeatedly fighting for the opportunity to face the basket with their backs.

As soon as he got the ball, Chen Fang turned around and stepped back. He released the ball and did this action at the same time, which immediately widened the distance between them. Then he jumped with the ball. Green didn't even have time to react and could only watch Chen Fang shoot.

"I'll beat you to pieces, I promise!"

When he saw the ball go in, Chen Fang said viciously to Green.

Curry advanced quickly with the ball. He passed Evans who had just replaced Rivers Jr. and recovered two points with a high rebound.

The point difference is still 1 points.

Chen Fang was even faster. He quickly served the ball from the baseline, then received a screen and got rid of Klay who was defending him throughout the court. He ran through the center circle and received a long pass from Jamil. Then he pushed the ball forward, rushed up to receive the ball, dribbled past Durant who was defending him, dribbled the ball sideways again, and shot next to Green.

The ball was whistled.

2+1.

Warriors fans are going crazy. This Chinese guy just won’t let go of Green today.

Why aren't you afraid at all of this kind of confrontational attack?
There are three people in the penalty area, Durant, Zha Zha, and Green, and he dares to jump up.

Green, who had 4 fouls, was very angry. He felt that the referee was targeting him. He rushed up and yelled at the referee, but was immediately given a technical foul.

What a surprise! After Chen Fang took this free throw, he took another one.

Curry is a little overwhelmed. It's only a 4-point shot here and there, and now the Clippers are leading by 5 points.

But before he could leave this thought, the Clippers, who had gained possession of the ball, sent a sideline ball. After attracting a double-team, Chen Fang passed the ball again to Jamil on the wing, who made his third three-pointer.

8 points!
The noisy boos at the Chase Center suddenly died down, and as the game time approached, many people began to realize that they might not win today.

Chen Fang, with 30 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds, stood proudly on the court, staring at the Warriors.

Durant gestured to Kerr, who nodded.

This means taking over, so with 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Durant appeared.

"I'll do it!" Chen Fang volunteered. He knew Durant was very strong, but he was the only one on the team who might be able to defend.

The game mode changed, and the Warriors started a positional battle, with high-level positions open. Curry and Klay stood on each side, leaving the center line to Durant.

Chen Fang expanded out alone and faced the god of death.

Durant made the familiar large lateral pull, changed directions continuously, mobilized Chen Fang's sliding steps, and suddenly stopped and passed the ball, almost at the same time as jumping up. Chen Fang blocked him, but was still half an arm's length away.

"Yeah!" The silent stadium cheered again.

"Damn it!" Chen Fang cursed inwardly. There was nothing he could do. With a height of 211cm, he moved as fast as him and no one could stop him when he made a quick stop jump shot.

It depends on whether he is accurate or not.

But Chen Fang was not worried, because Durant had never scored high, he was just limited by his physical fitness.

His physical fitness was not much better than mine, and he became less accurate as time went on.

Chen Fang dribbled the ball across half court. He was now facing Durant. It was like a duel of fate. Chen Fang did not do any complicated moves because his physical strength did not allow it. He called on Wesley to come up and set a pick-and-roll for him. After bypassing Durant, he faced Klay's replacement position and passed the ball to Jameel.

At the same time, he accelerated straight into the Warriors penalty area, reached the baseline and slipped to pass.

After attracting the Warriors' defense, Jamison kept watching Chen Fang's movements, and when he saw him in position, he passed the ball to him.

It was too late for the Warriors to make up for the deficit and they could only watch Chen Fang score the 33rd point.

In the next three rounds, Durant only made one mid-range shot, and Chen Fang began to feel exhausted, but he pretended to be calm, used himself as bait, and passed the ball to his teammates.

Kuzma uploaded again and replaced Wesley. Now the competition is about damage, not defense.

With the clock running out to the final minute, the Warriors were still trailing by 4 points.

When Curry missed the three-pointer, Chen Fang slowly dribbled the ball across half court. Amid boos, he began to time the shot. With only eight seconds left, he unexpectedly passed the ball to Kuzma.

"Hit one!" he shouted.

So Kuzma took the ball and shot hard, and although he didn't score, he wasted 24 seconds.

Durant dribbled the ball again, and this time, he let Kuzma take the lead, and Chen Fang stared at Klay.

"I bet none of you can make the shot!" Chen Fang can only rely on his mouth now.

Clay turned a deaf ear and looked for an opportunity.

The Warriors wanted to catch up with the time, but Durant didn't wait. He accelerated and broke through, then stepped back and made a mid-range shot.

The ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced out, and the whole audience wailed.

But the next second, a figure rushed out and tapped the ball into the basket with one hand.

It's Green!
He was feeling frustrated the whole time, and suddenly a ghost appeared.

Green, who had narrowed the gap to 2 points, did not forget to retreat, but he kept roaring at Chen Fang and spewing trash talk all the way.

Chen Fang did not blame the frustrated Bryce, as the team was originally a small lineup with no ability to protect the rim.

I looked up at the time, 42 seconds.

2 points difference.

Come on.

Let Rivers, who had just replaced Evans, dribble the ball, and Chen Fang slowly walked forward side by side with him. After half court, Rivers threw the ball to Chen Fang and went to get into position himself.

Just standing in the middle circle, Chen Fang waited slowly.

This is the quietest time in a basketball game. The opponent will not come up, and everyone is waiting for the last few seconds of offensive time to come.

Chen Fang kept breathing to adjust his heart rate, and he didn't move when he saw the 8-second countdown, which even made his teammates suspicious. After three seconds, when it came to the last five seconds, Chen Fang moved forward and went towards Klay.

Kuzma rushed up and brought Green with him, but Green gave up on him and went straight to Chen Fang with Klay.

But they got one thing wrong. Chen Fang didn't expect to set a screen at all, but used the pick-and-roll to conceal his real purpose.

The moment Kuzma pulled Green out of the penalty area, Chen Fang suddenly accelerated and broke through to Klay's right side.

Chen Fang, who entered the three-point line with Klay, suddenly blocked the ball and stepped back half a step. He didn't worry about whether Klay would block him. He jumped up and shot.

Clay didn't expect that he subconsciously thought Chen was committing a foul, so he stopped immediately and just raised his hands to interfere.

The ball was so fast that it went through the basket before Chen Fang even hit the ground.

Without celebrating, Chen Fang turned around and left. The Warriors' resilience was terrifying, and he didn't want to suffer a setback.

But he was just overthinking it, and Kerr called a timeout.

4 points gap, 18 seconds.

In the commentary booth, the various commentators were still exclaiming.

"A near buzzer beater! Chen Fang, who has already scored 35 points, really wants to get revenge at the Chase Center?"

"Unparalleled tenacity. I have never seen such a tenacious falcon that could hit a crucial goal at the last moment in the home court of the Warriors!"

"We can't be happy in advance. 4 points against the Warriors is nothing." David suddenly calmed down and continued, "The outcome cannot be determined until the last second."

The timeout ended and the Warriors had the ball on the sideline. The Clippers adopted a man-to-man defense. They couldn't judge who would shoot the three-pointer, but they knew that the Warriors would definitely shoot the three-pointer.

After complicated running and continuous screens, Durant got the ball. He immediately broke through, pushing against Kuzma and pressing to the left wing, as if he was going to jump up and shoot in the next second, but Chen Fang suddenly felt something was wrong.

He quickly looked in Curry's direction and saw Green running towards Curry. Suddenly, he understood.

He rushed forward with all his strength.

On the right side, Green blocked Rivers Jr. tightly, and Curry stepped on the sideline to get rid of him. He rushed to the top of the arc in the middle, and at this moment, Durant jumped up. He did not shoot, but turned in the air and looked to the right. When he saw Curry, he threw the ball with both hands.

They were only eight meters apart, which meant less than half a second for a pass.

But Chen Fang made this half second become a possibility that would never be reached.

The moment his hand touched the ball, an idea suddenly flashed through Chen Fang's mind.

This might be my best steal!

Chen Fang staggered forward a few steps, picked up the still bouncing basketball, and rushed forward.

The huge exclamation blew the Clippers' sails like the wind. Chen Fang came to the empty Warriors basket, but instead of shooting, he stood under the basket with the ball and looked at Green who was chasing him.

He looked up at the countdown again, and when he saw the time started to enter 10 seconds, he jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

"I said, wash your face and wait!" Looking at Green who rushed in front of him, Chen Fang laughed the happiest he had ever heard.

6 points gap, 10 seconds!
If you can win, I will admit defeat!

As Curry missed the long-range three-pointer, Chen Fang walked to the Clippers' bench, looked at everyone and said, "I said, I can win!"

The buzzer signaling the end of the game sounded along with these words.

The entire team, including Rivers, looked at the proud Chen Fang as if he were a god.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind.

This guy will definitely be a super giant.

Chen Fang, who was the best player of the game with 37 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds, said in an interview: "This is the beauty of the league. Four days ago, the Warriors slaughtered us, and today, we avenged them."

"As for Green, I want to say that I am no longer angry. If he still wants to continue the grudge, then come on."

"I'm very happy today. I began to realize that there is no gap between me and the best players in the league."

When Chen Fang returned to the locker room, he was warmly welcomed by the whole team. Soda and champagne were poured on him. Chen Fang did not dodge but accepted it calmly.

He wiped his face and looked at each face. From their eyes, Chen Fang also understood.

From today on, he is the real boss of the Clippers.

Playing against the Spurs, fighting against the Cavaliers, and defeating the Warriors twice, I never thought that I, Chen Fang, could be so awesome.

The feeling of revenge was so good that Chen Fang had to admit that at this moment, he tasted the ultimate joy of competition.

Thinking of Kobe's words, I have a deeper understanding of the inner meaning.

I, Chen Fang, have really established myself in the NBA.

But my time has not yet come, and bigger goals and challenges have emerged.

Start ambitiously and have greater aspirations.

Ambition is a man’s drug!
(End of this chapter)