bestfiction Chapter 528 The Battle of Vengeance
Chapter 528 The Battle of Vengeance
Duncan's low-key Versailles made several stars laugh.
Zhou Yang replied half-jokingly: "The four rings are really hard to chase, but... the future is ours!"
Ginobili stroked his bald head and said helplessly, "I'm not old yet... what do you think?"
Leonard was a bit introverted and said little, but he was convinced by Zhou Yang, and he walked over and said shyly, "Second Brother Yang, don't be complacent, I will definitely guard against you!"
Zhou Yang patted Leonard's thick shoulder, and said meaningfully: "The future of the Spurs is on you, you have to seize the opportunity!"
Duncan, Ginobili and Leonard were all stunned, but didn't say anything more.
After defeating the Spurs, the media spoke very highly of the Warriors.
Before that, the Warriors only ranked fourth in the probability of winning the championship. After winning the Spurs, the probability of winning the championship suddenly rose to the second, surpassing the Clippers.
When Zhou Yang was interviewed, he didn't answer about winning the championship. He just emphasized that the Warriors will play every game, every quarter, and every offensive round!
Although they didn't say anything, fans have discovered that the mental outlook of the Warriors is different from that before the All-Stars.
The Splash Brothers slowly took back part of the ball, and the substitute lineup and role players became more capable and played more resolutely!
Rarely, the number of interviews with Warriors bench players has also increased.
This is exactly what Zhou Yang hoped for.
The nba is a commercial league. The way players make money is not only by signing wages, but also by additional commercial value.
If a player has mediocre skills, but he is very popular with the audience, as long as he plays, there will be many fans who like to watch him, and he will also make a lot of money!
Of course, if you play well, you will be more popular. This is also the foundation for the nba to stand still!
The fans of Thomas Jr. and Butler have also increased a lot.
They also both signed additional commercial contracts.
Butler was snatched by Nike and signed a sneaker contract, while Thomas Jr. signed the "Splash Brothers" sports brand.
Next, the Warriors continued to win in the rest of the regular season, and their rankings also quietly rose.
With more than 20 games left in the regular season, the Warriors' record has reached fourth in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs by 2 wins.
On March 3, the Warriors will usher in an important game, that is, the Heat in the East.
This is the second time the two have met.
The last time the Warriors traveled to the Eastern Conference, they faced the Heat in the first scene and tasted defeat.
That is, after that loss, the media's expectations for the Warriors were significantly lowered.
What does it mean that the Heat can beat the Warriors without James?
It shows that the strength of the Warriors in the new season has been greatly reduced, and other teams in the league have thoroughly studied the Splash Brothers!
So this rematch between the two teams is very important, and it's still the Warriors' home court.
If the Warriors lose again, the Heat will be the most popular championship team.
Being able to double kill the uncrowned champion in the regular season, the Heat are really hot!
The Warriors attached great importance to this game and refused all interviews before the game.
Old Nelson organized the players to carefully watch the video of the Heat's recent games.
The question before the Warriors now is how to limit Bosh.
Since James left the Heat, Bosh seems to have been unsealed, and his scoring in the restricted area has skyrocketed.
This season, Bosh averaged 28.3 points per game, which is much higher than when he was in the Raptors.
During his years with the Raptors, Bosh averaged 23 points per game.
But after forming the Big Three, Bosh made sacrifices and averaged only [-] or [-] points per game.
And this season, Bosh averaged 28 points per game. It can be said that he has really reached the peak of his life.
……
Chandler raised his hand and issued a military order: "Coach, I will guard Bosh and never let him explode!"
Turkoglu also nodded and said: "I will strengthen the defense inside, and I will not let Bosh be arrogant again."
Old Nelson was satisfied.
In fact, the last time the two sides played against each other, the Warriors did not make targeted preparations, because there were many games in the Eastern Conference tour. What Nelson wanted was to let the main players rest more, and he didn't care too much about the outcome of the game.
This time is different.
Now the Warriors are about to launch an impact for the playoffs, so in the confrontation with these strong teams, it is necessary to play the Warriors' kingly momentum.
Although Zhou Yang and Curry didn't say much, their expressions were serious, and their teammates knew without listening that they were definitely going to exert their strength.
……
08:30 p.m., Golden State Oracle Arena.
The Warriors face the Eastern powerhouse Heat.
Currently, the Heat rank first in the Eastern Conference and are gaining momentum.
If the Heat lose to the Warriors in this game, the Heat will still be number one, leading the second-ranked Knicks by 6 wins.
In other words, losing this game has little effect on the Heat.
But the goal of the Heat is the championship. In the past two years, they lost to the Warriors, so the Heat will try their best to win this game.
Not for anything else, just to have a greater psychological advantage when they meet in the finals!
Heat's starting lineup is Wade, Bosh, Jamison Chalmers and Haslem.
The Warriors' starting five are Zhou Yang, Curry, Chandler, Turkoglu and Barbosa.
With a jump ball in the middle circle, Chandler grabbed the first wave of the ball for the Warriors.
This fight, Chandler is very hard, he and Bosh almost collided together.
From the point of view of strength, Chandler has the advantage, and his bounce is not bad.
But Chandler is generally a top blue-collar center, while Bosh is a power forward with both offense and defense.
The Heat gave up the center, the intention is obvious, that is to use flexible tactics to confront the Warriors!
Curry advanced with the ball, facing Chalmers' defense, without too much entanglement, he immediately called Turkoglu to cover.
The moment the agents blocked Chalmers, Curry threw the ball to the agents.
Turkoglu has always been "black-hearted" against the Eastern teams, and directly shot a three-pointer against Chalmers!
Swish!
Don't say it, don't say it, you really entered!
Chalmers shook his head angrily, and the Heat players couldn't help it.
Curry can't let it go, Turkoglu can only let it go, there is no way.
The Heat attack.
Wade dribbled the ball through half court, facing Barbosa, a change of direction broke into the penalty area.
Taking advantage of Zhou Yang's defense, Wade passed the ball to Bosh.
Bosh's offensive range is too large, he faces Chandler, gouges, and then quickly turns over for a jumper.
Although Turkoglu came to help defend, but there is no way, Bosh's offensive skills are getting sharper and sharper.
Swish!
Two points to hand.
beep!
The referee blew his whistle and called Turkoglu a thug foul.
Although Turkoglu argued to the referee that he did not touch Bosh, the referee was unmoved.