lakers championship

Chapter 104
Oakland, Holy Name University Gymnasium, where the finals of the Northern California Community Basketball Tournament were held.

Against the two sides, the visiting team King's Road, the home team Oakland Warriors.

'King's Row' is commonplace as a team name, but the Oakland Warriors have a lot to say.

The Golden State Warriors were founded in Philadelphia in 1946 and were called the Philadelphia Warriors at the time. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 62, it was renamed the San Francisco Warriors, and then changed its name to the Golden State Warriors in 71, which has been used to this day.

Golden State is the abbreviation of California. It was named after the gold rush in the West. The Warriors used this as the front of the team name, nothing more than wanting to represent California.

But the home location of the Golden State Warriors is not in Sacramento, the state capital of California, but in Oakland.

Local residents are proud of the Warriors, especially after winning the championship last year, the Warriors have become one of the symbols of Oakland.

It seems that there is no problem if the Golden State Warriors are renamed the Oakland Warriors, just like the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Sacramento Kings next door to them.

Therefore, the words 'Oakland Warriors' fully express the ambition of this team.

This year's competition has received strong official support from the Golden State Warriors. In addition to the professional referees who must attend each game, the video of each game will be distributed on the official website and social media.

After nearly 3 weeks of competition, the competition has attracted the attention of a large number of fans in Northern California. The venue for the finals has also been changed from several parks to the Holy Name University Gymnasium, which is closer to Oracle Arena.

……

In the locker room of the home team, the Oakland Warriors are preparing for the game.

A middle-aged Caucasian man in a suit and leather shoes walked into the locker room. He clapped his hands and shouted: "Guys! The final is about to start. Before that, as a sponsor and coach, I want to emphasize a few points!"

"First, after scoring a goal, show the logo of the 'Ryan' Group to the audience as much as possible. It is hung on the jersey on your chest. Don't forget it!"

"Second, the opponent is a motley crew, but there is a guy who was just invited to join the Stanford Sequoia basketball team. Dirac, I need you to lock him down, and don't let him get an easy shot!"

"Thirdly, the opponent's player who is mainly responsible for grabbing rebounds is their power forward Tusk. This guy needs no introduction. He played against us last year and you all know his strength. Bond, do you understand what to do?"

"Fourth, in today's game, there will be three big players from the Golden State Warriors. We not only want to win, but also win beautifully. So, Scherfer, put away your small moves on the perimeter. Oldman, and you The small forward you are playing against is a middle-aged man, you have to be careful to maintain your demeanor. Also, Kaneba, although the center you are playing against is also black, I don't want to hear that 'N' word at the beginning of the game. It comes out of your mouth, you know?"

After the middle-aged white man finished speaking, the Oakland Warriors nodded their heads in agreement.

……

In the locker room of the visiting team, five members of the King's Avenue team were discussing together. Tianyang proposed the tactics of outside pick-and-roll and breakthrough throwing.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Ren buttoned his hair and said embarrassingly: "Brother Tian, ​​your throwing technique is immature and the rhythm is too slow, you can see through it at a glance, so don't use it in the game?"

Cui Ren trained with him a few days ago, and he knows exactly how good his throwing is. In Cui Ren's view, it is impossible to improve to the point where he can actually fight in a few days.

Regarding this question, Tuckers interjected and explained: "Tianyang's tactics are fine. They are very good at using their physical advantages to force the ball holder. As the main scorer, Tianyang can't fight against them, otherwise the shooting rate will be terrible."

Cui Ren thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was indeed the case. He couldn't help but began to sigh, and Plum also frowned.

Seeing this situation, Tianyang quickly clapped his hands and said: "Hey, brothers, don't be depressed, we have gone further than last year, when the game starts, I will be in charge of shooting, Tasker will be in charge of rebounding, and Plumm will use his flexibility Kareem seized the opportunity to hook the opponent's center, Cui Ren, you calmly control the ball and show our strongest ability, just leave no regrets!"

"No regrets," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held out his hand.

"Do your best," Pula also stretched out her hand.

The five people formed a circle, folded their hands together, and shouted in unison: "King's Row, Lets go!"

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the finals of the Northern California Community Basketball Tournament. I am the commentator Jimmy Barnett, and sitting next to me is my old partner, Bob Fitzgerald."

"Northern California fans, good afternoon, I'm Bob. Hey Jimmy, I'm honestly a little bit confused, is our work schedule increased? How do we call a community basketball game?"

"Oh, little Bob, this is not an ordinary community basketball game. It represents the highest level of amateur basketball in Northern California, you know? The two players of the home team, the Oakland Warriors, are the former school team of the University of California, Berkeley Members, once made it to the Sweet Sixteen, they are very strong!"

"I heard, is it shooting guard Dirac and power forward Bond?"

"Yes, so there are a few fans from the University of California, Berkeley today, and their identities are not ordinary!"

"Wow, they all have a lot of background?"

"Well, ESPN and other media predict the top 3 players in this year's draft, Jaylen Brown!"

"So it looks like today is a special event for Berkeley University?"

"No, today is Warriors only, as Golden State Warriors give back to the Oakland community, Steph Curry, Coach Kerr and Klay Thompson will be watching this game, they will enjoy basketball with the fans in Northern California! "

……

At the beginning of the game, Tasker and Bond jumped the ball. Bond was about the same size as Tasker, but he was 203cm tall, which is very rare in amateur games.

Sure enough, Bond won the jumper effortlessly, and the Oakland Warriors went first.

Scherff brought the ball across the half court, and Cui Ren set up his posture to be ready, but the opponent didn't stick the ball. After reaching the top of the arc, he immediately passed it to shooting guard Dirac, and the defensive pressure was concentrated on Tianyang's head.

The two are about the same height and have similar muscles, but judging from Dirac's three-threat action after taking the ball, it is obvious that they have received professional training. For a while, Tianyang didn't know how to defend.

Dirac held the ball but didn't pass it, and the Oakland Warriors seemed to understand other ideas, and immediately opened up the space and left the stage to him.

Seeing that the players on the field were about to go one-on-one, the audience who came to watch the game immediately started cheering.

It's just that in Oakland, which is the opponent's home court, the audience is cheering for Dirac.

Different from the cheers of the surrounding residents in the outdoor community before, in the sports tube, thousands of people shouted together, and Tianyang was suddenly a little confused.

(End of this chapter)