Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 1070 - 604 Supernova Explosion_3

Chapter 1070: Chapter 604 Supernova Explosion_3 Chapter 1070: Chapter 604 Supernova Explosion_3 The physicality was reminiscent of the muscle basketball of the 90s.

However, Griffin’s lower body strength had always been an issue and it remained unresolved, leaving him at a disadvantage in these battles. Green, seeing this, came over to help repeatedly.

Although this restricted Fei’s personal offense, it freed up Yao Ming.

To prevent Fei and Yao from connecting continuously, the Warriors had to devote more players to help defend against Yao, which consequently left their perimeter defense vulnerable.

It was Klay Thompson, holding a burning grudge against the Warriors, who seized the moment to strike.

A year ago, the Warriors’ interior defense was shattered.

One year later, it still hadn’t improved.

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Because Fei and Yao’s interior pairing was clearly superior to that of Fei and Griffin.

After the Clippers won two games in a row, the Warriors held an emergency meeting and finally opted not to target Fei anymore, as he was unguardable.

Their subsequent strategy was to destroy Yao with three-pointers and maintain a switching defense to force the Clippers to resolve the game with one-on-one matchups.

The decision paid off in the third game, dragging the match to the edge where a three-pointer from Lillard almost sealed the deal, breaking the Clippers’ undefeated playoff streak.

After the loss, Rivers and the coaching staff embarked on a brainstorming session.

Fei reminded them, “They can’t hit shots like that every game!”

Rivers calmed down and asked, “So we stick to our plan?”

“No, we need to be prepared,” Fei suggested, “When necessary, let me handle the ball and move Giannis to the interior.”

Rivers was shocked, “Giannis as a power forward?”

“That’s his destined position,” Fei explained, “We can’t always play him as a point guard. When his body is ready, we’ll move him back to the power forward spot.”

“Is he ready now?” Rivers asked anxiously, “Can his body handle it?”

Against the traditional power forwards from the muscle basketball era at the turn of the century, maybe not. But against players like Green and Griffin, who were smaller in size, it was worth a try.

“Let’s find out.”

Rivers nodded, taking Fei’s advice. Watching the renewed spark in the elder Rivers’ eyes, Fei felt more confident.

While many Warriors fans were deeply disappointed with Kohl’s handling of the team in the twilight of the Warriors Dynasty, his coaching and in-game adaptability still outshone that of Rivers.

A coach’s instinct is innate. Some coaches excel at seizing tactical opportunities, while others are filled with motivational “chicken soup” when crunch time comes.

Rivers was even more problematic; push him to the brink, and his brain would short circuit, all semblance of coaching duty disappeared.

In the fourth game of the series, Kohl, true to his reputation of “peak from the start,” brought new changes every game.

They maintained man-to-man and switching defenses, forcing the Clippers into isolation plays. At the same time, they unleashed James Jones and Lillard from the bench, aggressively running pick-and-rolls. When Antetokounmpo had the ball, they contained his drives with team defense; when Fei had possession, they used Leonard’s wingspan to cover passing lanes.

In short, they had one goal: bring it on, let’s go one-on-one, GOAT!

In the critical moment, Rivers finally played his trump card, letting Fei play as the point guard and moving Antetokounmpo to power forward.

Fei dribbled up to the frontcourt, facing Green who stepped up to defend at the top of the arc, revealing an innocuous smile.

You like one-on-ones?

He gestured for Thompson to set a screen. The switching defender was Lillard! Lillard glanced at Fei, and in the next second, GOAT nailed a three-pointer over him.

“Swish!”

Playing at power forward, Fei displayed a completely different game temperament than at point guard. At power forward, Fei tended to serve the team, even providing power for the interior when necessary. However, once he played point guard, the domineering aura that he developed in his early years in Milwaukee would return.

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The 2003 Spurs, the 2004 Lakers, even the 2006 Mavericks and the 2007 Spurs have all had an engraved memory deep in their bones because of Fei’s condition.

Golden State Warriors don’t understand, so they dare to push open the gates of hell.

Green starts to doubt whether they can really stop Fei.

After Fei scores three baskets in a row, Kohl has no choice but to send Leonard to defend him.

However, Fei seems to transform into a larger version of Allen Iverson, sending Leonard flying with a huge crossover right in front of him.

At that moment, the Oracle Arena erupts with: “No no no no no!!!”

This wailing, as if it appears from the perspective of victims in many movies.

After shaking off Leonard, Fei casually glances at him, opening his left hand as if asking, “Down just like that?”

Then he makes a jump shot right there, continuing to score.

His offense completely disrupts the Warriors’ defense, and then he begins to mobilize his teammates.

Not one, not two, but every single teammate on and off the court.

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If someone’s positioning is incorrect, he will shout out loud. After assisting Antetokounmpo with a powerful dunk, he yells to the fans off the court: “Haven’t had your meal? Can’t you cheer us on?”

The soul of a ball hog is awakened; everything on the court will be done at his will.

The Warriors’ defensive strategy gradually collapses.

Man-to-man? Fei will blow up everyone including Leonard.

Double team? Standing at the top of the arc, he won’t miss any of his open teammates.

They are helpless. Switching defense endlessly is the set strategy; since they’ve chosen this path, they must follow through.

The Warriors’ defense keeps changing: one-on-one, double-teaming, defend against shots but not penetration, and in desperation to guard against penetration but not shots, they even set obstacles in Fei’s driving lanes.

Yet Fei breaks in time and again, creating opportunities, making plays for open shots for his teammates, and moving the ball to the weak side.

Even though the Warriors know he will do this, shrink their defense beforehand, and no longer guard against drives, Fei still penetrates whoever he encounters.

“Decades from now, we will describe tonight’s game like this—Frye alone slaughtered the Golden State Warriors!”

This is a game Golden State cannot afford to lose, as a defeat would put them at a 1-3 disadvantage in the series, and the away games would be much more perilous.

They made thorough arrangements, set up against each Clippers player’s strengths and weaknesses, yet they provoked the strongest Fei.

Because they cannot target an unsolvable player.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Warriors are down by 16 points.

Fei shakes off Leonard with a crossover, like a lion charging into a herd of buffaloes, rushing at the strongest Blake Griffin, rising up like a warrior in myth battling a dragon, knocking down Griffin, and then completing a ferocious dunk.

The venue erupts with a roar like a supernova explosion.

“!#@￥@￥%”

After landing, Fei looks down at Griffin and says softly, “Don’t take it to heart, Blake.”

Then he turns and walks away, the pent-up emotions from the entire night finally erupting, his teammates shouting as they rush towards him.

Giannis Antetokounmpo hops around shouting, “Ubuntu! Ubuntu! Ubuntu!”

This is Doug Rivers’ most correct day of coaching philosophy.

Tonight, the Los Angeles Clippers truly become great because of others!