Chapter 157: Careless Loss of the Golden State
Anthony has a lot of fans, and they are very disappointed with the Nuggets.
"Let's go next season, there's no hope for this team."
"Look at Zhou Yang, there will be Curry as a helper in the first year!"
"It's just that the Nuggets finally got Billups, but unfortunately it's not very useful, and the peak of the fireplace has passed."
"Anthony's fans are really terrible, if you can't do it, you can't do it, and you're embarrassed to blame your teammates?"
"Upstairs, do you think the Nuggets have All-Stars besides Anthony?"
"You Anthony himself is an All-Star, if you can't lead the team, you can't do it!"
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The fans are arguing, and the second half has already begun.
Despite the momentum of the Nuggets, in the first two minutes of the third quarter, they scored two offenses and chased four points.
But Zhou Yang immediately responded!
He first hit a big three-pointer with a step-back step!
Then he assisted Curry and scored two points on the high board under the basket!
Yongsan madness reappears!
Under the counterattack of the Splash Brothers, the score difference continued to widen.
Nelson Sr. is an old Jianghu, and he has a good relationship with Carl in private, so when the difference widened to 32 points, he replaced the main force.
It means that I'm not going to play with my life and let the substitutes come on.
But if you can't even beat my replacement, don't blame me.
Karl understood what Nelson Sr. meant, and in the next round, he also replaced the main force.
Clearly, the elder Nelson also wanted to seek some tactical changes by changing the lineup.
The two sides played off the bench, and the score difference did not increase again, and it was always around 30 points.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets at home with a score of 124-98.
Zhou Yang only played 26 minutes today, scoring 27 points, and Curry scored 26 points.
Anthony scored 32 points today, and the efficiency was not bad, but the Nuggets lost, and Anthony was sad, sitting on the bench in the fourth quarter with a dazed look in his eyes.
It's no wonder that Little Melon is uncomfortable, and this is already his tenth year in the league.
As a superstar who was almost as famous as James back then, he really wanted to prove himself in the Finals.
However, the Warriors played too tenacious in this series, and the two reversals made Anthony feel hopeless.
Old rivals are still at their peak, rookies are growing again, and Anthony doesn't know when he will win the championship.
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With a 3-0 lead, the Warriors have one foot in the second round of the playoffs.
The media in Golden State was very optimistic and began to hype it, and the Warriors club also officially announced that the team would advance to congratulate the team on qualifying.
When Zhou Yang saw these news, his brows furrowed.
As a Chinese, he knows the truth that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and besides, as a strong team, the Nuggets will never be easy to obey.
In the next game, the Nuggets are fighting for honor.
After all, a 4:0 sweep is too embarrassing.
Although Zhou Yang was still very strict in training, the game came to this point, and the players relaxed from their hearts.
Two days later, Game 4 of the playoffs began.
As Zhou Yang worried, as soon as the Nuggets came up, they went crazy, and their movements were very big and very rough.
And it feels good, as soon as Anthony came up, he hit two three-pointers in a row!
The Warriors players were visibly ill-prepared and were a bit of a dazzle after being tackled twice.
Despite Nelson Sr.'s timeout, the Nuggets continued to gain momentum.
Zhou Yang stood up in time and began to cut points in the first quarter, but he was soon caught in the bag, a vicious bag.
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led by nine points, 31-22.
Zhou Yang played the first quarter and wanted to continue in the second quarter, but Nelson Sr. pressed Zhou Yang to the bench.
Nelson Sr. grimaced, and it was clear that he was angry with the rest of the Warriors.
Except for Zhou Yang, everyone else was obviously careless, thinking that this game would definitely be won, and underestimating the Nuggets' determination to fight back.
As the fourth team in the West, it is really hard to accept being shaved by the fifth team in the West!
For the sake of face, the Nuggets also have to fight for this game.
Therefore, as soon as you get in and out, the Warriors can't stand it.
Originally, there was not such a big gap between the two teams, and the main reason why the Warriors were able to lead 3:0 was Zhou Yang's efforts.
But everyone else floated away, thinking that they could completely sweep the Nuggets 4-0.
At the end of the first half, the Nuggets led by 17 points.
Although after the start of the second half, Zhou Yang once again tried to counterattack, but the Nuggets' hand had risen and could not be suppressed.
Zhou Yang just voted for one here, and that side will inevitably respond to one, and the door is evil.
As a result, the Warriors' dream of sweeping the Nuggets was shattered, and the big score became 3:1!
Although there is no team in history that can turn defeat into victory after falling behind 0:3.
But in a good situation, it is a pity that I did not take advantage of the victory and chased after him, leaving myself plenty of time to rest.
Zhou Yang was very angry, but he didn't say anything.
These teammates are all playing in the playoffs for the first time, so it's normal for them to have inexperienced and their mentality fluctuates.
The so-called experience was summed up after being beaten and beaten a lot.
After the game, Zhou Yang found that old Nelson rarely did not lose his temper, but smiled.
He understood it at once.
Before the game, the old Nelson found out that the players underestimated the enemy, and although he also gave a lecture, the players didn't care.
So old Nelson didn't rack his brains to win today, and even replaced Zhou Yang when he only played 6 minutes in the third quarter, and never let him play.
The reason for this is to use this loss to stimulate the rest of the Warriors.
After the game, the media and fans didn't criticize the Warriors too much, but the Warriors players wilted.
They realised their mistakes today, especially the psychological relaxation that made the game so ugly.
Zhou Yang saw his teammates slumping one by one, and knew that everyone was also very uncomfortable.
So Zhou Yang comforted: "It's okay, we are still ahead, as long as we play well in the next game, we can advance!" ”
Two days later, Game 5 of the playoffs kicked off at the Nuggets' home court.
The Warriors didn't disappoint the fans again and pulled together to win Game 5.
Zhou Yang also used up all the [oxygen masks] rewarded by the system to help his teammates win the game with abundant physical strength.
When the game was over, the Warriors players hugged each other and congratulated each other.
Although the big score was 4:1, the actual game did not have such a disparity in the score.
The strength of the Nuggets is still very strong.
Nuggets players such as Anthony and Billups also came over to congratulate the Warriors players.
"Second Brother Yang, you are so strong in your first year of rookie, and your future is limitless!" Anthony held Zhou Yang's hand and said enviously.
Zhou Yang replied modestly: "It's nothing, it's all teammates who play well, in fact, the strength of the Nuggets team is about the same as ours, let's fight again next year!" ”
Anthony smiled: "Okay, then let's fight again next year!" ”