Chapter 151 Stephen, now you have really become famous!

Facing James, who was waiting in full swing, he dribbled the ball twice, then pulled it up suddenly, and threw a three-pointer without warning!

James reacted quickly and sealed Curry's face with his hands, but he was still a step too slow. The basketball flew past his fingertips, drew a high arc unique to Curry, and entered the net hollowly.

115: 109.

Curry took a deep breath and returned to defense expressionlessly.

Even if he is physically exhausted, even if he is facing a superstar, he must take the responsibility of the team on himself.

After missing the goal that killed Buddha University, he was never afraid to make a shot again.

He always remembered the words written on the shoes, especially after personally directing the big reversal against North Carolina.

Yang Yi exclaimed:

"Good shot! This goal is too critical. There are still 3 and a half minutes in the game. Curry helped the Warriors to re-open the point difference to 6 points. This is a relatively safe point difference. The Warriors have firmly grasped it again. Initiative!"

Mike Brown yelled from the sidelines:

"Hold on, hit the success rate, don't worry!"

These words are completely to remind James, and it has indeed received results.

James came to the frontcourt, suppressed the rhythm, and observed his teammates' running positions, but the Warriors players followed closely and had no chance to run.

When the offensive time reached 14 seconds, James saw that his teammates still had no chance to run, so he simply played by himself.

He once again staged a tank-like crushing breakthrough, carrying Butler to the inside, Matthews rushed from the weak side to help defend, blocking James' speed, but Biedrins' shovel was cautious, Instead of rushing forward, he stayed in the penalty area and stuck Hixon behind him.

At this time, I would rather let James rush in than give up the space under the basket.

Although James was flanked by the two, Butler and Matthews were slightly insufficient in size and strength, and did not stop him in the middle distance. He still supported the two, jumped to the edge of the penalty area, and struggled together.

Butler was a little anxious, and grabbed James' arm, but James used his strong waist and abdomen to control his balance, and dialed the ball into the basket with his right hand.

"Di-"

The referee's whistle sounded, 2+1!

Matthews was not happy, and complained to the referee:

"He walked first on this ball, so it can't be counted!"

The referee glanced at him contemptuously and ignored his words. Matthews wanted to say something more, but Butler pulled him away.

Zhang Yu looked up at the slow-motion playback on the big screen in mid-air. After James jumped, he took two more steps before he found a gap in the double-team and scored the ball.

Silas said angrily:

"This move is too obvious, is the referee blind?"

A surge of anger rose in Zhang Yu's heart, but he took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and said slowly:

"So what if it's obvious? James is a superstar, Jimmy and Wesley are rookies... Very good, superstar whistle plus home whistle, Cavaliers just wait for me!"

James also saw the replay on the big screen, but he walked to the free throw line expressionlessly and hit an additional penalty, but the cheers in the Quicken Loans center were reduced by half compared to before.

At 115:112, the Cavaliers were only 3 points away from catching up, and with 3 minutes left, the situation became confusing again.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Zhang Yu was not idle. He replaced Big Z and Biedrins.

Since James wants to attack the frame so much, he erected an iron wall in the penalty area.

Big Z's mobility is poor, but he has no problem guarding the basket.

The big Z was not sent on the field before because he was afraid that James would not play the main attack.

Now at the final critical moment, Zhang Yu has planted many foreshadowings to gradually guide James' emotions. He is sure that James will choose to end by himself instead of distributing the ball to his teammates, unless the Warriors double-team too hard.

And since Zhang Yu sent Big Z on the court, he would not give him a chance to score the ball.

The Warriors attack, Curry slowly dribbles up the court to save every ounce of energy, and James steps back two steps in front of him.

Curry came to the front court with a calm expression, but his feet quietly changed into small steps. James noticed that Curry's speed was a little bit wrong, glanced at Curry's feet, was taken aback, and immediately rushed towards him.

But it was too late for his action. Curry adjusted the rhythm with only two steps. Just one step past the Cavaliers logo, he pulled it up in front of James and threw a super long three-pointer!

Since I can't get rid of you, I'll shoot where you can't touch me.

brush!

The basketball spun extremely fast in the air, crossed an exceptionally long distance, and fell into the net.

At 118:112, the point difference remained at 6 points.

James looked at the falling basketball in disbelief, feeling a little dazed in his mind.

Not only him, but also his teammate, Mike Brown, and all the fans in the Quicken Loans Center stared blankly at the baby-faced bouncing back half of the court.

They couldn't understand why he made a super long three-pointer at the most critical moment?

How dare he? !

"Oops! Curry's three-point shot...is very unreasonable, but he can really make it, so it's a good shot! Once the ball is scored, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers." Zhang Weiping praised.

Yang Yi shook his head and said:

"There are less than 3 minutes left in the game, and the Cavaliers want to catch up with these 6 points...it is difficult."

Curry stepped back into the half court panting heavily, feeling that with every breath he took, the scorching air cut the wall of his trachea like a knife.

Every time he takes a step, he can feel the slight tremor of his thigh muscles. Curry knows that this is a precursor to cramps, but there is not much time left in the game. go down.

Zhang Yu knows Curry very well, and seeing his expression, he knows that his physical fitness has reached a critical point.

Silas also noticed it, and he whispered in Zhang Yu's ear:

"Do you want to call a timeout and let Stephen take a break?"

Zhang Yu hesitated a little, shook his head and said:

"No, just wait."

The Cavaliers had the ball, and James was very determined to attack the basket. He reached out to signal his teammates to open up space for him, and once again hit the Warriors inside.

This time the Warriors did not double-team, Zhang Yu just arranged for Butler to stick to the defense, and Big Z was ready in the penalty area.

James drives in easily, with Butler trying to reach out beside him, but the Warriors' real defensive backbone is Big Z.

Big Z and James have been teammates for so many years and know James very well. Standing on his way forward, he raised his right hand high to cover his shooting space.

James tried to use the Eurostep to bypass Big Z, but Big Z changed his position ahead of time, which happened to stop James from changing his next direction.

James was forced to stop by the big Z, but in desperation he could only jump up and pass the ball, throwing the basketball to Monta Ellis outside the three-point line.

At this time, the attack time was running out, and Monta Ellis did not adjust the time after receiving the ball, so he could only make a hasty three-pointer.

But he didn't take a few three-pointers throughout the game, his hands felt cold, he couldn't get back to his form for a while, his shot was a little shorter, and the basketball hit the front of the basket.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly loosened his clenched fists.

He made the right bet, James held the ball in his hands, and his teammates accompanied him to run back and forth, and his state inevitably declined.

If Monta Ellis made this three-pointer, all his plans would be in vain, but if he made the right bet, the balance of victory would be greatly tilted towards the Warriors.

But looking back, Curry suppressed the rhythm of the game and missed a three-pointer at the buzzer after the offensive time. With 2 minutes left in the game, Mike Brown urgently called a timeout.

"LeBron, you still hold the ball, you have absolute control... But I hope you can balance the balance between attacking the frame and passing the ball." Mike Brown thought for a long time and said to James.

James also woke up, realizing that he was a little too obsessed with his personal end before.

He nodded:

"I know, don't worry."

Seeing James so listened to persuasion, Mike Brown breathed a sigh of relief.

He knows better than anyone that James has a high basketball IQ, but he is worried that after a whole game of fighting, coupled with the Warriors' various small moves, he will be swayed by emotions.

Fortunately, James quickly withdrew from his anger and maintained his sanity. This is why Mike Brown will hand over all decision-making rights to James.

James only has victory in his eyes, even if he is temporarily swayed by emotion, he will always face the game in the most rational state at critical moments.

The timeout ended quickly, but just as the Cavaliers players were about to return to the court, the Warriors called another timeout.

Zhang Weiping carefully watched the referee's gestures, and was stunned:

"What is Zhang Yu doing? They only have one timeout, but they didn't stay until the most critical moment. I don't understand."

Yang Yi had a detailed understanding of Zhang Yu's coaching experience in the NCAA, and explained:

"He copied the operation of March Madness against the University of North Carolina. At that time, Zhang Yu also called two timeouts in a row. The purpose was to restore Curry's physical fitness. This time should be the same."

Fans at the Quicken Loans Center booed, but they could only helplessly watch as the Warriors' team doctor frantically massaged Curry to relieve his fatigue.

Facing the boos of the audience, Zhang Yu smiled indifferently, and said to Silas beside him:

"Now is the time to call a timeout, and we have to thank the Cavaliers."

Silas was overwhelmed:

"Indeed, suddenly knowing that there is still a timeout, the Cavaliers are all vented."

"Have you heard these boos? These are vicious boos, they are afraid... Stephen, we won this game!"

After a while, the second timeout ended, and Curry's physical fitness also recovered, and he slowed down at the critical point.

The Cavaliers attacked. After James broke through, he attracted the Warriors to double-team and split the ball to Monta Ellis who was emptied.

Since he didn't make a shot just now, Zhang Yu took advantage of his illness to kill him and kept testing his three-pointers.

Bang!

Monta Ellis shot a three-pointer decisively, but he still didn't regain his touch, and the three-pointer shot out of the frame.

The long rebound happened to fall into Curry's hands. Instead of choosing a fast break, he suppressed the rhythm.

He slowly dribbled the ball in front of James, and when the attack time reached 8 seconds, he suddenly started.

Through continuous crotch dribble + luck behind his back, Curry kept changing his center of gravity with small steps, so that James could not guess his next move, so he could only follow and change his center of gravity.

Curry saw the moment James slipped, and took a big step back. James hurriedly followed, but Curry immediately made a sharp back change and handed the ball to his right hand, jamming James' position. It leaned over.

James was squeezed by Curry and couldn't accelerate. He could only try to interfere with Curry's shooting from the side and rear.

Curry took two quick steps with small steps, suddenly took three steps, leaned on James, stretched his right hand forward as much as possible, and hit the basket with the limit.

120: 112.

Yang Yi shouted:

"The Warriors extended their lead to 8 points, and the game is about to end with less than 1 and a half minutes left. The Warriors can be said to be winning!"

Zhang Weiping praised:

"Curry didn't stick to the three-pointer, but chose to break through. James tried his best, but it was useless. The rhythm of this shot was wonderful, especially when Curry leaned on James. Generally, only veterans Only this experience, if there is no such thing, then James is a big hat!"

After the ball was scored, Mike Brown immediately used the last timeout in his hand.

This is not only because he has to arrange tactics, but also to serve the frontcourt.

On the Warriors side, the players and Curry celebrated together passionately. Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on a chair, not even welcoming the players who returned to the bench.

He knew that the victory of this game was won!

The timeout ended quickly, Zhang Yu arranged for the players to defend the three-pointer, James rushed to the basket, did not encounter many obstacles, and quickly scored 2 points.

120: 114.

Curry received the big Z serve, and Monta Ellis quickly fouled him. Curry made two free throws, and the point difference returned to 8 points.

Subsequently, the Cavaliers repeated their tricks, James made a layup, but Curry still made two free throws steadily.

The 8-point difference is like a gap between the Cavaliers and the victory.

With 32 seconds left in the game, the Cavaliers tried again unwillingly. James missed a three-pointer, which completely declared the failure of the game.

Mike Brown is not doing useless work, the Cavaliers players gave up their offense, and the Warriors players will not stimulate them at this time.

Curry took the ball on the sideline and let the time run out. After the red light came on, he threw the ball into the sky and ran back to the bench excitedly.

"Boss, we won!" He shouted in Zhang Yu's ear.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"Yeah, we won, and we're still number one in the Eastern Conference... Stephen, now you've really become famous!"

Curry followed his line of sight, looked back, and saw his data on the big screen-34 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds.

And James scored 41 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds. The statistics of the two were evenly matched, but the Warriors won!

In this "super rookie VS superstar" duel, Curry won.

Zhang Yu smiled and looked at the celebrating team members.

He exhausted his efforts, and the means were not in vain after all. Being able to defeat the Cavaliers is very important for the development of the Warriors.

But Zhang Yu immediately sighed in his heart. Apart from the victory, the Warriors also had many shortcomings.

They can only win with difficulty by fighting against the Cavaliers and using various methods to guide James' emotions.

To become a truly strong team, the Warriors still have a long way to go.

Fortunately, they are a young team, and there is still a long, long time to go.