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Chapter 130 Pick and Roll Teaching in the Western Conference Finals!

The meeting between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals sparked widespread debate about who would win the series.

American Yang Yi Stephen A. Smith predicted: The San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Golden State Warriors 4:2 and entered the finals.

The basis is: the Spurs are more mature.

1. Core competition: Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili seem to be older, but their strength is still there. With their experience, the less than 20-year-old Zhang Xin and the 24-year-old Klay Thompson have completely abused the Warriors. Stephen Curry, who is only 26 years old, none of the three tsunami brothers have reached their peak, so they are called the tsunami brothers, it is better to call them the Golden State three;
2. Coaching competition: The head coach of the Spurs, Popovich, holds four championships and has coached for many years. What does coach Mark Jackson have? On a stage like the Western Conference Finals, the coach is a very important factor;

3. Tactical system: The Spurs' system was established by Popovich over many years, and it was formed after many tests during the period. How long ago did the Warriors' system take shape? The Warriors are still far away from challenging the Spurs;
4. Finals experience: This is an unavoidable question. How rich is the championship experience of the Spurs Big Three, let alone the Western Conference Finals experience. Do the Warriors have such experience?

Stephen A. Smith's words are very sharp, and he doesn't save the Warriors face, but the reason is very sufficient!

In fact, not only Stephen A. Smith predicted this, but many experts are more optimistic about the Spurs. After all, although the Warriors have risen, their background is indeed not as deep as that of the Spurs, and it is normal to be underestimated.

Of course the warriors and generals would not underestimate themselves, but anger is always unavoidable, Zhang Xin didn't feel anything, didn't the new kings start with challengers first?
Only Zhang Xin knows that this Warriors will become the big devil of the league in the future, forcing all the teams in the league to regard the Warriors as imaginary enemies to build teams, but since winning the championship in 15, the Warriors have become stronger every year, so strong that some people Shout out to the NBA finale.

Of course, this year's Warriors are not the final version, but with their own additions, they are at least stronger than the Warriors in 16. With their current strength, it is really hard to tell who will win against the Spurs. Losing within six games, but, will you lose?
Zhang Xin raised his head and looked in the direction of Dezhou, and the faint sound of horseshoes was getting closer...

game day.

The Oracle Center has fallen into a sea of ​​gold.

Fans gathered, those who bought tickets entered the hall, the hall was already full of people wearing golden T-shirts;

Those who did not buy tickets watched the game on the big screen outside the stadium. The huge open space was also filled with golden crowds.

Various media gathered, including those from local, other states, other countries, and other continents, speaking various languages, and passionately explaining to the camera.

Hollywood stars, singers, composers, local tyrants, rich people, everything. Taylor Swift also arrived at the scene. Taylor Swift’s announcement is finally over. Picking up such a time point to watch Zhang Xin’s game, Taylor Swift is particularly excited , frequently waved with Zhang Xin, and the camera was repeatedly shown to Taylor Swift.

Zhang Xin smiled and concentrated on warming up. There is no room for loss in today's game. If the Warriors lose their home court advantage, the Warriors will fall into a passive position. The Spurs' home court is not an easy place to win.

Zhang Xin looked at the Spurs from a distance. Duncan warmed up honestly, and seemed ordinary, and his temples were already stained with weather. But Zhang Xin knew that Duncan's horror was not just the harmless appearance of ordinary people and animals.

Game start.

The Warriors started with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xin, Andrew Bogut, Drummond Green.

The Spurs started with Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan, and Thiago Splitter.

Bogut and Duncan jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Spurs got the ball for the first time.

Tony Parker slowly dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, Danny Green came up to catch the ball and dribbled the ball in the middle, Leonard ran to catch the ball from one side, dribbled to Duncan's side, Duncan caught the ball with Bogut on his back, and held the ball in his right hand , Observing the running position, Leonard used Splitter's off-ball cover in the high position, and made an air cut to the inside. Duncan made a pass, and Leonard made the air cut!

Green served the ball immediately, Curry dribbled the ball quickly across the half court, and the Spurs returned to defense very quickly. It should have been arranged in advance. The Warriors were not allowed to switch, and Curry had to slow down to find opportunities.

Curry gave the ball to Bogut, who was in the high position, and turned around to get inside. Zhang Xin used Green's off-ball screen to run out to receive Bogut's pass, and immediately used Bogut's high pick-and-roll to break through.

Zhang Xin's speed was very fast. Before Duncan could turn around, Zhang Xin passed by. Zhang Xin didn't stop, and broke through directly to the inside. To Green, Green caught the ball and wiped the board successfully.

Both sides come and go, the Warriors always want to speed up, but the Spurs control the rhythm very well:
When attacking, slowly settle down, grind the ground with you, play one by one, and pass the ball around Duncan as the axis, and the efficiency is also high;
Defensive switching, not letting go of three-pointers, Danny Green and Leonard are both masters in defending three-pointers, and neither Thompson nor Zhang Xin got a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

The Warriors played very uncomfortable, couldn't make a transition, and were choked with a three-pointer. After one quarter, the Warriors only scored 18 points, and the Spurs led by 14 points!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Popovich accepted a sideline interview: "Our rhythm is well controlled!" Popovich's interviews have always been concise.

Zhang Xin took Barnes, Iguodala, O'Neal, and David Lee to play the rotation time.

Ginobili took Diaw, Matt Bonner, Marco Belinelli and Aron Baines.

The pace of the two sides is still slow, but the warriors in this lineup don't need to be fast. Zhang Xin has learned a lesson, and he just fights slowly one by one, isn't it just grinding the ground?I'm just as good at it!
So the following time became Zhang Xin's pick-and-roll textbook teaching:
The big man grabs up, directly from the breakthrough big man to the inside line, can make mid-range shots, dunks, pass to the inside line, and pass to the outside line;

The big man didn't go up to grab, and stepped back directly to shoot a three-pointer. With Zhang Xin's shooting rate, Popovich's white eyebrows trembled again and again;
The two sides double-teamed Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin played the ball very quickly, and Iguodala and Barnes connected to David Lee or O'Neal's pass and hit a three-pointer.

At the end of the second quarter, the scores of the two sides have been smoothed out. The score of the first half was 52:52, and they returned to the same starting line.

Zhang Xin scored 14 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in the second quarter. The two sides scored 34:20 in the second quarter. The Warriors had 24 points directly scored or assisted by Zhang Xin, and the other 10 points were also attracted by Zhang Xin. The pass after that was a second assist. Zhang Xin dominated the second quarter, but the possession rate also reached 39%, and the assist rate of his teammates reached 50%. If it wasn't for Zhang Xin's high efficiency and his presence At that time, the net score was 14 points, and it would definitely be sprayed as a cancer!

(End of this chapter)