Chapter 42: I'm the Champion!
Although Griffin has a good relationship with Zhou Yang in private, his status as the champion was "snatched" away by Zhou Yang, and Griffin has always been obsessed with it.
He's been looking forward to the Clippers vs. Warriors game.
Now the opportunity has finally arrived.
During the warm-up, Griffin also came over to talk and laugh with Zhou Yang and Curry, but when the referee's whistle blew, Griffin suddenly entered the state.
The Clippers grabbed the first wave of offensive possession.
Sure enough, the ball came to Griffin.
Although he has played against Zhou Yang, Griffin is also a very hard-working player.
Through this period of training, as well as targeted research, Griffin thinks that he can fight against Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang also noticed that compared with the last time they met, Griffin had grown stronger again, which was really hard work.
Griffin faced Zhou Yang's single defense and made a gesture to his teammates, and his teammates pulled away.
One!
Zhou Yang also greeted his teammates and told his teammates that they didn't need to help defend, they could defend alone!
Bang! Bang!
Griffin hit him backwards twice, and Zhou Yang hit him twice.
Griffin was shocked, he felt that his strength had increased a lot, but Zhou Yang didn't move at all.
What kind of body is this?
Even if it's a big center, he can't withstand Griffin's full impact!
Griffin was a little anxious and began to dribble to the middle, wanting to use his skills under the basket to hit Zhou Yang.
Just as he moved to the middle, Zhou Yang continued to stick to him, not giving him room to step to the basket.
Griffin swayed left and right, never squeezing out a good opportunity for a layup.
In desperation, he could only push Zhou Yang with his left hand and make a small hook with his right hand!
Although the hook hand is a very practical and advanced means of basket technology, Griffin's hook hand is very reluctant.
His body was out of balance, and the purpose of the hook was not to score, but to throw the ball out.
It's really out of tricks.
But it's such a shot, Zhou Yang still doesn't allow it!
Scold!
Zhou Yang jumped up strongly in the midst of Griffin's pushing, his left hand grew violently, snap!
Fan the ball away!
Griffin was about to cry.
I'm all throwing one around, and you still don't let me go?
After the fan flies, the ball lands right in front of Curry.
Curry started with the ball, and after half court, more than 1 meter away from the three-point line, he suddenly shot!
The Clippers players didn't react at all, and could only watch as the basketball drilled into the basket in a beautiful arc.
Zhou Yang and Curry completed this beautiful offensive and defensive transition.
Griffin was stunned by Zhou Yang's big hat, and he stood still, motionless.
If it weren't for the Clippers teammates coming over and pushing him, Griffin would still be in a daze.
Zhou Yang suppressed Griffin, and the Clippers had little hope.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors had an 11-point lead.
Curry was completely cool, shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range to score 15 points.
Zhou Yang played a greater role on the defensive end in the first quarter, with 3 blocks and 4 assists.
The score was only 6 points, and it was all scored through secondary attacks.
The Warriors' mercury-like offense was on full display in this quarter.
The Clippers are going to be stupid.
I've never seen such a tactic!
Griffin played more than 7 minutes in the first quarter and scored only 2 points before being replaced by the coach.
There was no way, Zhou Yang restricted him too the defensive end.
It is rare to be abused so badly by the champion.
In fact, the gap between Griffin and Zhou Yang is not as big as it seems, mainly because Griffin wants to beat Zhou Yang too much and wants to prove himself too much.
And Zhou Yang also used all his defensive skills on Griffin.
Zhou Yang knew very well that he and Griffin would be old rivals for the next few years, and the Clippers would also be the Warriors' playoff rivals.
So as long as you run into it, you have to go all out and beat Griffin out of temper.
In the second quarter of the game, the Clippers strengthened their defense against Curry, Curry was difficult to get a shot, and Zhou Yang began to dominate the offense again.
There are a total of five players on the court, and Zhou Yang and Curry have the deterrent power to attract defense and wrap, so the rest of the Warriors players are very comfortable.
The margin continued to widen, and the Warriors led by 24 points at the end of the first half.
After the start of the second half, Zhou Yang and Curry clocked in again in the third quarter and only played more than 5 minutes before going to rest.
In the end, the Warriors beat the Clippers by a wide margin.
Zhou Yang easily scored 26 points in this game, and Curry scored 23 points.
For the first time in the NBA game, the Splash Brothers both scored 20+!
Griffin relieved himself in the second half, stopped competing with Zhou Yang, played his own level, and scored 15 points.
Three preseason games, all of which were won by a wide margin, made the Warriors an immediate target of media hype.
"The Warriors' shocking trade has achieved excellent results, and Zhou Yang has proved the vision of the Warriors management!" 》
"Three big wins, the Splash Brothers have made great contributions, and their crazy playing style shocked the whole league!" 》
"Continuously defeating Bangyan and Tanhua, Zhou Yang's champion is well-deserved! 》
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Although the media praised the Warriors, the black fans still did not let go of the Warriors, Zhou Yang and Curry.
On the forum, black fans posted one after another, spraying Zhou Yang.
[It's just a summer league, Zhou Yang is not as good as Jennings! ] 】
[None of the other teams sent good players, and the Splash Brothers could only abuse the vegetables. 】
[The data shows that Zhou Yang's scores are all simple scores, and they will be revealed in their true form when they play the regular season!] 】
……
Zhou Yang also saw these comments and was a little angry, but this didn't make Zhou Yang mess up, it would only make him work harder to play the next game.
In the fourth summer league game, Zhou Yang and Curry did not play.
After all, the two are the future core of the Warriors, and the first three games have already proven their ability to kill indiscriminately in the summer league, so it is time to take a break.
In the fifth Summer League game, the Warriors' opponent was the Grizzlies.
Tabit is the No. 4 overall pick of the year and is very good defensively.
Although his attention is not so high, Tabit is very smart, and when he faces media interviews, he begins to provoke Zhou Yang.
When the reporter asked Zhou Yang before the game, Zhou Yang began to pretend to be confused.
"Tabit? He's great, I appreciate his defense! ”
"He said he could stop me? Maybe, let's see in the game......"
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Although Zhou Yang has made bold statements in the face of the league, he will not make a big statement against a certain player.
All he has to do is beat his opponents in the ring!
After the game started, Tabit focused on Zhou Yang.
His height of 2.21 meters is like a giant, covering Zhou Yang under him.
Zhou Yang's first offense, under the strict defense of Thabit, chose to pass, and Curry hit a three-point shot at a 45-degree angle!
Although the Warriors scored, the audience felt that Tabit was Zhou Yang's nemesis, and Zhou Yang didn't dare to play!