new lord of the rings

Chapter 108 Playoffs!Playoffs!
2014 5 Month 8 Day.

Golden State Warriors: The Dallas Mavericks opened Game [-] of the first round at Golden State.

The city is full of golden armor, the Oracle Center is golden, and the tickets for the first round of the Golden State Warriors home game have already been sold out.

Fans of the Golden State Warriors wore T-shirts issued by the Warriors at home, waving various cheering slogans or player portraits on their seats, and kept cheering.

As soon as Zhang Xin entered the arena, he felt a completely different atmosphere from the regular season. During the regular season, some games would be more lively, but unless there were some wonderful performances, the fans would be excited and cheer.

When it came to the playoffs, the game hadn't even started yet, and the fans were already singing and dancing in their seats, a scene of jubilation.

Zhang Xin took a deep breath: Playoffs, here I come!

When the playoffs were approaching, I kept hearing this saying: the regular season and the playoffs are two different levels of competition.

Zhang Xin has also been questioned that he has not passed the playoffs, so he cannot talk about whether he is a star. Zhang Xin is trying to try what it is like to play in the playoffs.

Game start.

The Warriors didn't change the regular-season starters: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green;
Dallas Mavericks starting lineup: Jose Calderon, Monta Ellis, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Samuel Durham Potter.

Zhang Xin observed from the bench, the game attitudes of the two sides are different, the defense is more focused on confrontation, and various small moves appear more frequently, many regular seasons will definitely be blown, but in the playoffs, they will basically not blow, the referee encourages confrontation.

Curry was more disturbed. If he wanted to run a bit, he had to hold it up, and he had to work hard to run out to catch the ball.

The Dallas Mavericks played even tougher today, with Monta Ellis on the outside and Nowitzki on the inside.

At the beginning, Monta Ellis gave full play to his impact, and Samuel Durham Potter high pick-and-roll, mainly playing Andrew Bogut. Andrew Bogut's footsteps really couldn't stop Monta Ellis.

Nowitzki constantly screened Marion and Calderon without the ball, and occasionally made air cuts. It seemed that he didn't attack much, but as long as he took a shot, he would kill it with one hit.

The Warriors’ offensive Mavericks are also not very easy to defend. The current Warriors have a good sense of space. Curry’s Curry has gravity to attract defenses. The ball screen, Bogut's high pick-and-roll, opened up the entire space extremely wide.

The Mavericks must expand their defensive formation to prevent the Warriors from three-pointers. In this way, the Warriors continue to use space to attack the inside, especially Green Curry and Bogut Curry's high pick-and-roll. Follow in Curry's footsteps.

After half a quarter, the gap between the two sides was not big. The score between the two sides was 18:19, and the Warriors led by 1 point.

The two coaches Rick Carlisle and Mark Jackson also saw that both sides have strong starting offensive capabilities, and it is not easy to decide the winner in the starting lineup.

Coach Rick Carlisle brought in Devon Harris and DeJuan Blair for Monta Ellis and Samuel Durham Potter.

Coach Mark Jackson replaced Zhang Xin and Iguodala, replacing Bogut and Barnes.

Zhang Xin came on the field and explained to his teammates, and the game continued.

Curry crossed the half with the ball, and Zhang Xin and Thompson started to run under the cover of Iguodala and Green. Zhang Xin felt the difference as soon as he ran:
In the regular season, usually a screen can hang the defender and put a little distance away, because the defender rarely knows how to get started, and if he does it obviously, he will be called a foul;
But in the playoffs, every time Zhang Xin took a step forward, he had to overcome Marion's push, press, squeeze, pull, and pull. The mocking expression of the postgame.

"The playoffs are the playoffs. As a rookie, Zhang Xin played for the first time in the playoffs. He seemed a little surprised by the confrontation in the playoffs. Looking at his facial expressions with the referee, it seemed that he didn't call a foul for this kind of action. I was a little surprised, but I didn't show dissatisfaction, so I should be prepared." Wang Meng said with a smile.

"The playoffs are a stage for tough guys. There are many rookies and even some stars. They played very well in the regular season, but in the playoffs, they may even be defended by an unknown player. This happens every year in the playoffs. Some people are mediocre in the regular season, but they will shine in the playoffs, and this often happens. Let us wait and see Mr. Zhang's playoff debut." Yang Yi also said with a smile.

They know this is what every rookie has to go through.

Zhang Xin smiled, stretched out his hand to support Marion, and Marion was secretly surprised: What a lot of strength!The letter was pasted to Green and bypassed, and Marion was pushed behind by Green, and he couldn't hold back even if he wanted to.

Zhang Xin circled the crowd, reached a [-]-degree angle for a three-pointer, received a pass from Curry, and Marion rushed over. Zhang Xin made a shot, and Marion couldn't help but lose weight. Zhang Xin turned sideways. The body broke through inside.

A big stride passed Marion, Devin Harris hurriedly let go of Thompson and rushed to defend, Zhang Xin hit the ground to Thompson in the bottom corner, Thompson pulled up to shoot without standing still, and hit a three-pointer!

"Mr. Zhang entered the state really quickly. Once he adapted to the defensive strength, he immediately attracted double-teams and sent an assist. With Mr. Zhang's physical confrontation ability, he should be more comfortable in the playoffs!" Yang Yi said.

"That's right. Mr. Zhang's current weight is at least 105KG. This weight is already considered the weight of a heavy striker, and his speed has not decreased due to the increase in weight. James is only about 113KG. If you want to limit Mr. Zhang, the weight, The height and speed must match, and such players are not easy to find in the league." Wang Meng said.

Devon Harris missed the first half of the regular season due to an injury and only came back in the second half, but his state was not affected much.

Iguodala immediately serves, Green pushes the speed quickly, Curry, Thompson and Zhang Xin quickly go down the three lines.

Zhang Xin received a pass from Green, passed it to Curry, and cut in without stopping. Curry caught the ball and broke through. Calderon, who was robbing, was passed by Curry. Defense, Zhang Xin, who was let go, slipped to the bottom corner, Curry hit the ground and passed the ball, Zhang Xin pulled up without hesitation and shot, and hit a three-pointer!
Rick Carlisle called a timeout immediately.

Zhang Xin happily had a chest bump with Curry to celebrate: "Stephen! You are a fucking genius!"

Curry took off his braces and smiled so hard that he could see his back molars: "Zhang, you're a genius!"

The Warriors led by 7 points.

"Mr. Zhang played as soon as he came on the court. A breakthrough scored the ball to assist Thompson, and he received a pass from Curry with an off-ball running position. He hit a three-pointer from the baseline! Mr. Zhang does not need a little time to adapt to the playoffs, just like him As soon as we entered the NBA, we would have become the mainstay of the Warriors, we should have thought of that!" Wang Meng said excitedly, as he is also Chinese, he is also very excited to see his compatriots win glory for the country.

"Mr. Zhang's mind is too calm. He is born with a big heart. The bigger the stage, the better he can display his characteristics. As long as he is on the stage, he is constantly reading the game. In the lineup of five small players, the space is The biggest advantage of Zhang Xin is to use the space to constantly intersperse, involving the Mavericks' defensive lineup, and opening up space for teammates." Yang Yi praised.

(End of this chapter)