Chapter 370: The Scales of Victory

Although he is ready to retire this year, it does not mean that Curry Jr. has not increased his physical training throughout the offseason. The best physical trainer in the world is here with the Warriors right now to help him reach the top.

Just like when super trainer Tim helped Michael Jordan reach the top and maintained his unbeatable dominance until the day he won his sixth crown. Curry Jr. now wants to surpass Jordan, which is to challenge his limits.

In the face of Zhang Yi's tiger skin plaster-like defense, if it is a normal state, Curry will definitely patiently look for opportunities to increase his damage.

Especially this kind of close defense, Curry Jr.'s strong ability to make fouls will make the opponent deflated at the end every time. But this time, no matter how he leaned on the opponent, the referee seemed to be distracted and did not react at all.

If it is according to the rules, it is like Zhang Yi who raised his hand a few times and was easily fouled by Curry Jr. But here's the problem, the referee at this time has not increased the intensity of the penalty, but has decreased. Even the first person in the alliance is really out of temper.

If this is the home whistle, it really can't be said, after all, Zhang Yi suffered three fouls in just a few minutes in the first half, and his popularity is not lost to Curry Jr., so this kind of blowing penalty is obviously not casual.

In a few seconds of duel, Zhang Yi did not give up an inch. In addition, his height and reach still have an advantage, and there are good restrictions on Curry Jr.'s jumpers and step-backs.

The audience was also engrossed in the back and forth between the two. Although the Warriors kept having players come up to give Curry Jr. advice, Zhang Yi just bit the opponent and didn't give him any chance.

There are only two words in his eyes, pass it! That's right, Zhang Yi just wants to force Curry Jr. to pass. In fact, this is also Wacker's tactical arrangement, because Curry Jr.'s biggest threat is to attract the defense when he has the ball, and then he can play and pass the ball.

So as long as he passed the ball out early, the Warriors' seemingly inexplicable offense was broken in half. All that's left is how to defend against the other players, which is much less difficult.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yi will still be whistled for fouls, the Lakers will always sacrifice someone to limit Curry Jr. The strength of the others is not enough, and there is no way to do it.

The only thing WACKER is thankful for is that the referee's blowing scale in the final period seems to be not strict, which is actually luck. After all, the scale of these referees' blowing penalties is always changing, who knows if they will turn their faces in the next second.

Because he was entangled by Zhang Yi for too long, Curry Jr. had no choice but to pass the ball in the end. And this time when he hit the touchline, Robert, who was by Lauf's side, defended so well that his chances were not good at all.

"Damn!" Curry, who has always had a calm expression, couldn't help but scold at this time, and then immediately prepared to grab the rebound. Because Rauf is the kind of player who dares to shoot no matter how many defenders stand in front of him.

It is precisely because of this characteristic that Curry Jr. likes to pass to him at many critical moments. If it is someone else, it may be shaken by the defense of the person in front of you.

Lauf never will, and now Curry Jr. can only hope that teammates he doesn't like can help stabilize the team. But he thought too much, because the trajectory of the ball was crooked as soon as it was shot.

"Grab the rebound!" As he spoke, Lauf himself rushed to the basket, because he knew that he was shooting a little short, so he didn't dig deep.

There was no shortage of rebounding players on both teams, so the diminutive Rauf was immediately drowned in the crowd. This also includes Robert, because he actually rubbed the basketball at the moment when the opponent shot, and can now roughly guess where the rebound will be.

After the two were in position, seeing that the basketball really bounced towards them, Robert suddenly got up and immediately grabbed the rebound. The Warriors' offense was blocked again, and Robert got the rebound thinking that the Lakers' defensive counterattack would come immediately!

When Zhang Yi rushed to the opponent's basket, Robert, who was at a strange speed, also rushed forward with the ball and followed closely. Originally, the speed and quality of their counterattack were very high, and with the special timing now, it was impossible for the Warriors to give them this opportunity.

The head coach stood on the sidelines and gave an order, and the Warriors immediately hugged Robert to stop the counterattack. Although they had analyzed before the game who had a low free throw shooting percentage on the Lakers' side, they were surprised to find that the starting five's free throws were all above 90%, which of course will become an important ability in the final moments.

Because the foul count had already arrived, Robert immediately stood at the free throw line. Although the game is very important, and the Lakers will take the lead if they score these two points, and the pressure is relatively high, but his free throws have never been a problem.

Two free throws in quick succession, and now the pressure is all back on the Warriors. If Curry Jr. can't play that, then they're really going to have trouble offensively.

At this time, Zhang Yi kept talking to Xiao Curry. It didn't matter if the opponent was the first in the league or not, but they played a successful defense.

So when he heard the non-stop trash talk on the Warriors' side, Zhang Yi also shot back unceremoniously. And his words were simple, "We will win!" ”

For Curry, who cares most about winning or losing, this sentence really stimulates him. When he got the ball again, he didn't find his touch by dribbling as usual, but directly started to rely on his speed to get to the basket.

Of course, this will not work, because Zhang Yi's reaction speed and footsteps will not give him a chance at all. When Curry Jr. went to the basket and then raised his hand to wipe the board to shoot, Zhang Yi flew up and slapped the basketball fan out of the bottom line.

The audience let out a huge exclamation, especially the front row spectators sitting near the bottom line. can defend Curry Jr. in the game to this extent, Zhang Yi's defensive ability is really not questionable now.

In addition, although he was sweating, it was obvious that there was still a gap in the physical fitness of these two people. Curry Jr.'s footsteps were a little slower, and his jump height was not at the normal level.

Judging from these characteristics, the audience believes that the invincible Curry Jr. is also tired now, and this time means that the Warriors' offense is about to end.

Although the Warriors still had to serve the baseline ball, when Raugh sent the ball out, McCann received the ball and planned to attack it, although the body was dominant, Vali still strongly interfered with his shot.

In the end, McCann also missed the frame, and Zhang Yi of the Lakers grabbed the rebound again. This time, he didn't choose to push fast, but intended to play steadily. For the first time, the scales of victory tipped in favor of the Lakers.