1098: Dazzling championship pennants
Zaza Pachuria, as his name is, is really a scumbag.
As a second round pick in 2003, under the star-studded "super Platinum Generation", Pachuria has been lukewarm in the first few years of her career.
It was not until 2005 that Pachuria joined the Hawks that he was truly well-known to fans.
That season, Pachuria averaged a career-high 11.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Of course, compared to the rapid progressive data, what really made Pachuria famous is his wild moves since the Eagle era!
Holding, elbowing, slapping, flying kicking... As long as you can think of the damage, Pachuria has basically used it all.
If you think he is just a big white guy who is easy to bully, you're very wrong.
After joining the Warriors' championship team, Pachuria faced so much attention for the first time. His bad behavior on the court has spread more widely.
Now, the whole world knows that Pachuria is an absolute villain. The Warriors inside line composed of him and Green is simply a large meat grinder.
At this critical moment, with everyone heading towards the grizzly bear, Pachuria might feel that she should stand up and say something.
Little did he know that the first thing he hurt was his teammates.
Green and Durant saw Pachuria on the training ground the next day, their eyes were filled with resentment.
But because Pachuria is speaking for the team, they don't know what to say.
But if Link is really angry... no one will have a good result in the evening game.
After Pachuria spoke, he didn't need Link to take action, and he was completely overwhelmed by the fans' saliva.
No matter which team fans are, everyone definitely doesn't like dirty players playing.
Although competitive sports are confrontational sports, real swords and guns are also the greatest charm of this kind of sports.
But intentional injury and confrontation are completely different things.
Not to mention basketball, it is very shameful to hurt your opponent in a fighting game using methods other than the rules.
A "butcher" like Pachuria could not win the respect of fans at all, so as soon as he spoke, the social media comment section exploded instantly.
Link looked at the scene of Pachuria being scolded, and the guy seemed not very smart.
It was obviously a dynamic slinger, but now it's better, it will cause trouble.
But then again, Pachuria is indeed the "number one dangerous person" of the Warriors.
To some extent, he may be even more dangerous than Green.
Pachuria's killer moves were all for death.
So before today's game started, in the visiting team's locker room, Link specially projected Pachuria's highlights on the screen for everyone to see.
As for what kind of highlights it is, of course it is a collection of malicious injuries.
Not every player can cut out such a highlight. This shows how fierce Pachuria is.
"Be careful, Georgians are in a bad position. The last time we played against the Warriors, Pachuria was absent due to injury. So today's game may become very different. But as long as we can maintain the level, the victory will definitely belong to us, come on!"
Link reminded the players before the game, especially when the Grizzlies still have four very important young men who are not very experienced in the world.
Soon after, players from both sides appeared to warm up. Whether the Grizzlies can regroup after two consecutive losses in Los Angeles depends on this game.
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When he saw Jokic and Gasol, Steve and Cole couldn't help but feel a cramped in his heart.
The last time the two sides fought, the Warriors were beaten by the Grizzlies' double towers, and Cole still remembers it vividly.
Although the Warriors' offensive firepower can make up for their shortcomings of not being strong enough in the interior, this shortcoming has not been truly solved.
They just use another advantage to make up for the losses caused by this shortcoming.
In the five games that the Warriors lost so far, except for the one that lost to the Lakers, the other four games were basically at a loss in the inside.
Losing to the Spurs, the Warriors allowed Aldridge to score 26 points and 12 rebounds with a super high shooting percentage of 61.1%. In terms of total rebounds, the Warriors lost a total of 20!
When losing to the Rockets and the Cavaliers, the inside players of both teams also performed well.
Not to mention the loss to the Grizzlies last month, the Grizzlies' European Twin Towers Warriors could not resist it. In that game, the Warriors did not even get 100 points, but instead allowed the Grizzlies to score 131 points.
Indeed, it is now the era of small balls, but this does not mean that big players have lost their value.
This time, in order to deal with the Grizzlies' double towers, Cole has decided to increase Pachuria's playing time.
To be precise, it is to increase the playing time of the entire starting lineup!
Durant, Thompson, Curry and Green are all planning to play for more than 40 minutes today!
Pachuria was also arranged for 30 minutes of playing time today, which is almost double the average of 18 minutes of playing time per game.
Cole knew very well that starting five tigers would be very hard to play.
But the way to easily defeat the Grizzlies does not exist in this world at all.
As long as you can beat the Grizzlies, what if you work harder?
Although it is impossible to play in a small lineup, as long as the Grizzlies' advantage on the two towers can be curbed, the Warriors still have a chance of winning.
What's more, in the last game, the Grizzlies were inaccurate except Link. God knows whether they will be inherited today?
Cole clenched his fists. This time, he must win a goal at home!
The game is about to begin, and all the starters of both sides stepped onto the stadium.
Although there are more fans supporting Grizzlies in this game, this is at the Warriors' home court after all.
Therefore, the cheers are still very intense.
Before the game started, Link looked up at the dome of the Oracle Arena, and the brand new championship pennant was very conspicuous.
But it is also very eye-catching.
Yes, from now on, the plan must be put on the agenda.
The two consecutive losses in Los Angeles are the only way to make the transition before completing the plan!
After the referee threw the ball, Gasol fought for the first attack. The Warriors naturally used Durant to play against Link, and Green and Pachuria needed to deal with the Grizzlies' double towers.
Link chose to go one-on-one with Durant, but the first goal was missed by Durant's interference.
But after the Warriors attacked, the situation was not very impressive.
Klay Thompson finally ran out of an open space, but was disturbed by Wade who was desperately catching up with him.
The strength of veterans like Wade has been under dynamic changes, and players like them are not very stable due to their age.
But once they encounter a key battle, they often show considerable combat power.
Thompson didn't expect Wade to block it so quickly and his shooting was seriously disturbed.
Although the basketball did not deviate too much, it still slid down on the basket after a few strokes.
The opening two rounds set the tone for this game.
In the following several attacks, neither side allowed anyone to succeed.
The defenses of both teams are very tight, with very rough physical contact, and the smell of gunpowder is gradually becoming stronger.
Why are the game between the Grizzlies and the Warriors good? Because their game will be upgraded to the playoff level in minutes!
After two minutes of the game, the score was still 0-0!
Fans were quite surprised that this game looked like a video from the 1990s.
The Grizzlies attacked again, and this time, Gasol's turnover jump shot continued to deviate from the target.
But Jokic took the lead in grabbing the rebound. Just as Jokic landed, Pachuria and Jokic collided.
The two elders fell to the ground one after another, and the basketball also lost control.
At this point, the two giants began to compete for basketball on the floor.
But Gasol found that Pachuria took the opportunity to clamp Jokic's arm and prevented him from getting up!
Finally, after enduring it for so long, Pachulia took action!
Finally, Link picked up the basketball and scored the ball in the chaos, winning the first point of the game.
Jokic got up and moved his arm. He had just been pinched by Pachulia, and he felt that his arm had been better off.
But since the referee did not respond at all, Jokic couldn't say much.
"Stay away from him, you idiot!" Just when Pachuria thought everything was going well, Gasol, who had just witnessed the whole process, came up and cursed.
Jokic may swallow his anger, but Gasol doesn't!
"What do you think I am?" Pachuria slammed, and the two of them touched each other's chests.
The Grizzlies players who had already begun to retreat to defend ran back again. The scene was very chaotic for a while, but Link remained calm and tried to separate the two.
In the past, Link was the impulsive person who was others. But this time, Link, as the leader, finally did the right thing.
Finally, the referee gave Gasol a technical foul, who took the initiative to raise trouble. Pachuria's small move could not be determined whether it was intentional, so there was no punishment for the time being.
Link calmed down Gasol Jr. and the game returned to normal.
Chapter completed!