The older superstars of the NBA

Another game day.

The Golden State Warriors ushered in their 17th game at Oracle Arena. The opponent in this game was the Mavericks from Dallas.

This opponent won the eighth place in the Western Conference last season. In the first round of the playoffs, they played 3 to 4 with the San Antonio Spurs. They almost hated the Spurs. It can be said that the overall strength is actually not bad. .

The team has main players such as Dirk Lowitzki, Chandler Parsons, and Amare Stoudemire, as well as Rajon Rondo, an excellent guard who used to be with the Boston Big Three. .

Most importantly, they also have Monta Ellis, the former core of the Warriors.Monta Ellis was selected by the Warriors with the 40th overall pick. At first, not many people were optimistic about him, after all, he was only a second-round pick.

In this league, there are so few second-round picks that can be played, it is almost negligible.

But under such circumstances, Monta Ellis gradually climbed to the main position with his own efforts, and even once won the favor and trust of head coach Don Nelson, becoming the core player of the Warriors.

Unexpectedly, the Warriors encountered changes later, the team was separated and disintegrated, and management problems emerged one after another. Monta Ellis could have seized the opportunity under such circumstances, but he did not live up to it. Bans and Penalties.

In this way, in the 09 NBA draft, the head coach Don Nelson insisted on going his own way, regardless of the team's management and Monta Ellis' obstruction, he just chose Stephen Curry, who was in the same position as Monta Ellis.

At first, Monta Ellis thought that Stephen Curry was here to be his younger brother, but as time passed, until the day he was traded, he realized that the immature young man was not here to be his younger brother. as a substitute.

The backcourt combination of the two did not play its due power, so the departure of Monta Ellis is not surprising.

Now facing his old club, the former core who was forced to leave, even though he has a good relationship with his former teammates in private, still will not relax himself on the court.

Warriors players gathered in the locker room before the game officially started.

Head coach Steve Kerr didn't have much to say, he just told the players some precautions, and then sat aside to rest.

When the team was about to enter the field, the general manager of the team, Bob Michael, appeared at the door of the locker room.

"Steve, come out."

Bob Michael lowered his voice and said something.

The players didn't notice him, only Coach Steve Kerr saw him.

Soon, Coach Steve Kerr walked out. As soon as he went out, he was pulled into a corner by Bob Michael.

Bob Michael narrated for a while, and Steve Kerr's face gradually turned cold.

"I disagree."

"This is a very irrational approach!"

Steve Kerr responded.

Bob Michael sighed helplessly, "I don't want to do this either, I agree with you...but the shareholders of the team have ideas about this matter, and even the boss supports them to do this... ...I had to argue with them for a long time before I calmed down the matter...."

"Then you just do as I say! I know this is a difficult decision, but if the team's problem is not big, then we can only do this... The current compromise may be able to In exchange for future support, otherwise these guys won't give up...."

Bob Michael patted Steve Kerr on the shoulder, and left here quietly.

Steve Kerr froze in place for a long time, and then shook his head helplessly, "Damn it! Why do people like this always hold back the team?"

The players quickly entered the field.

The moment the Warriors played, the Oracle Arena was full of cheers. Stephen Curry's popularity was the highest in the team, and the applause from the fans almost flooded the entire arena.

But since Zhao Feiyang's arrival, everything seems to be changing quietly.

"Zhao."

"Zhao."

Countless Asian fans on both sides of the stands cheered and shouted. The madness they showed made other Warriors players show incredible expressions.

Even Stephen Curry was in a trance for a certain moment.

"This feeling...as if Zhao is the leader of the team...these fans are too crazy...."

Draymond Green was even more jealous.

Walking through the crowd, he saw Asian fans waving wildly, with disgust and displeasure written all over his face, but it took him only a moment to regain his composure.

Draymond Green is not stupid. He knows that the cameras on the scene will be aimed at them at any time. If his expression is captured on a big screen, or any fan or reporter captures this scene, I am afraid that he will immediately become the center of public opinion. Topics.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, what he says must be "correct" and must conform to the values ​​of the public.

Otherwise, it's only a matter of time before he leaves the league.

Players from both sides quickly boarded the court.

As the core, Stephen Curry also shook hands and high-fived with his former big brother Monta Ellis. This rare scene was recorded by the live camera, and countless fans sent applause and cheers to the former head star Monta Ellis s.

beep.

The game officially started.

Zhao Feiyang sat on the sidelines to watch the match as usual.

He has performed well recently, and is more stable than Klay Thompson. If he uses this to threaten the team to start, it is not impossible.

But Zhao Feiyang didn't do this, instead he accepted the substitute arrangement.

He used to play no less than 25 minutes per game with the Miami Heat, and sometimes even played 35 minutes, but now he is very comfortable, averaging 20 to 25 minutes per game.

This will not only ensure that the time of the experience card will not exceed, but also can be used together to protect your health.

The competition on the field gradually became more intense.

The end of the first quarter was a duel between Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis. As point guards, the two displayed their unique skills and continued to help the team score.

Here Stephen Curry has just thrown a three-pointer, and there Monta Ellis drives to the basket and makes a float shot in the defense of two players.

The two of them didn't have much frontal toughness, but they increased a lot of opportunities for breakthroughs or shots.

At the end of the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors led by 2 points. Stephen Curry scored 14 points and Monta Ellis scored 11 points.

From the point of view of performance and statistics alone, Monta Ellis seems to have lost to Stephen Curry.

In other words, he can no longer threaten the status of the little brother. Even if he has not left the Warriors, he may not be able to defeat Stephen Curry with his performance.

call out.

Once the first quarter is over, the second quarter will start soon.

Zhao Feiyang appeared under the arrangement of head coach Steve Kerr.

As soon as he went up, Zhao Feiyang seized the opportunity to dribble the ball for a fast break. After halftime, he entered the basket and made a pull-up layup.

Within 2 minutes, the Lone Ranger team made a mistake in the offense, and Zhao Feiyang rushed into the crowd to pick up the falling basketball.

Under the interference of the defensive players of the Mavericks team, Zhao Feiyang made another shot.

Swish.

A three-pointer went into the basket neatly.

Seeing that Zhao Feiyang played more and more smoothly, and the Mavericks on the field couldn't stop him at all, suddenly, a whistle sounded from the sidelines, and head coach Steve Kerr replaced Zhao Feiyang.

"what's the situation?"

"It only lasted less than 5 minutes! Why did you replace him?"

The fans at the scene were stunned.

Zhao Feiyang was also puzzled.

He walked off the court and asked the head coach Steve Kerr, "Coach, why did you replace me? I'm in good shape now..."

"Just because you are in good shape, you need to rest more and let the substitutes play more. We will definitely be able to win this kind of game, so there is no need for the main players to work too hard..."

Zhao Feiyang didn't think too much about it.

It is not uncommon for the regular season paddling playoffs to go berserk, especially some core players of the team will also choose this way to save energy in order to deal with the cruelty of the playoffs.

However, what Zhao Feiyang didn't expect was that from the moment he sat on the bench until the end of the live game, he couldn't get on the court again.

But other players rotated smoothly, even Stephen Curry still played more than 20 minutes.

The final result is not surprising. The Warriors successfully won the opponent and defeated the Dallas Mavericks who came to play away.

The competition between Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry also ended with Stephen Curry scoring 31 points.

Zhao Feiyang scored 5 points in less than 7 minutes, which is not bad in terms of efficiency, but it can be placed in the entire Warriors team. Such a score is really inconspicuous.

Coupled with Stephen Curry's sharp edge, especially at the node of the Warriors' winning streak, it seems that the team's victory is entirely based on Stephen Curry.

After 17 consecutive victories, the Golden State Warriors continue to fight.

This time came to the away game in Portland.

The opponent is the Western Conference Trail Blazers. This team is strong. It reached the Western Conference semifinals last season and is currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference this season. In terms of strength, it does not look much worse than the Golden State Warriors.

Facing such a strong team, logically speaking, the leader of the second team like Zhao Feiyang will play a lot of time.

However, this time, head coach Steve Kerr still only gave Zhao Feiyang less than 5 minutes.He didn't play much after he came on the field, he was replaced on the field again, and sat on the bench until the end of the game.

Such an arrangement will certainly attract the attention of fans on weekdays. Unexpectedly, the Warriors will take the Trail Blazers lightly again in this game.

The score between the two sides was 122 to 109.

The 13-point gap left the Warriors with no pressure to win, so how long Zhao Feiyang will play is naturally not an important issue when the team wins.