Volume 4: Golden State Prosperity

Golden State's Golden Age: Deep Love. "Antetokounmpo blew past two defenders—no one could stop him! Coast-to-coast slam! Chase Center has completely erupted. I can barely hear myself speak; the atmosphere is absolutely electric!" On the other end, Curry handled the ball and ran a pick-and-roll with Green, and Tristan Thompson came up to trap him. Love and Klay, longtime friends, faced each other head-on on the Finals stage. The Cavaliers players seemed stunned by Antetokounmpo's dunk. They looked at one another for a long while before finally inbounding from the baseline. At halftime, the Warriors led the Cavaliers 79-52, up by 27 points, and Chase Center had begun celebrating early. This was Tyronn Lue's first season coaching an NBA team, and people still did not know much about him. Love leaned back into him, but Klay did not budge. This possession, Curry and Klay ran a ghost screen. Klay slipped early after faking the screen, both defenders pounced on Curry, and Klay caught the pass and fired—the three swished through. "Beep—" The Cavaliers' defensive strategy was to trap Curry, then rotate to protect the rim. James, serving as the help defender, often collapsed into the paint, leaving Leonard wide open in the corners. Leonard gladly accepted every opportunity, and every shot was deadly. On the sideline, Zhang Yu smiled faintly as he watched Love fail to back Klay down. "Love is posting up Klay... but he simply can't move him. Doesn't this scene look familiar?" Ke Fan said. "Champions! Champions!" Looking across the entire league, there were few head coaches more stubborn than Coach Lu. He had extreme confidence in his own tactics and was exceptionally hardheaded. What Zhang Yu did not know was that after Coach Lu became the Clippers' head coach, although he no longer overworked stars to