Volume 4: Golden State Prosperity

"This is the beginning of the Warriors' title defense. No one can stop us on our path to the championship!" He raised his head and looked across the court. The opponents were still so familiar: Curry, Klay, Leonard, Olynyk... Over the past few years, Green had made up for his lack of height with an extremely physical defensive style. Sometimes, to stop an opponent from scoring—or when his emotions got the better of him—he would commit very rough fouls. Chase Center grew even quieter. The jubilant Bay Area fans realized that the Celtics were much tougher than they had imagined. This was no easy opponent. Kerr also received his own ring. Zhang Yu had kept his promise, adding four extra diamonds to Kerr's championship ring to commemorate his four years as a Warriors assistant coach. This was good news. He no longer had to put up with Green's trash talk. Yet in order to get away from the riffraff on the Thunder, Durant had still resolutely chosen to leave. It just seemed that his current teammates could not help him fulfill his dream of winning a championship either. As for Antetokounmpo starting while Green came off the bench, the Warriors gave all the right answers, presenting an atmosphere of perfect harmony. Just then, the referee blew his whistle. Antetokounmpo outjumped Horford at the tip, and the game officially began. Horford secured the defensive rebound and passed it to Isaiah Thomas as the Celtics immediately switched from defense to offense. Durant had no other choice but to trust Danny Ainge. Unless he was willing to stay with the Thunder, the Celtics were his best option for contending for a title. How could Kerr's team not run their passing and cutting game? And that day was not far off. Three days later,