new lord of the rings

Chapter 135 Playoff single quarter assist record!
The second quarter begins.

The Warriors have Zhang Xin, Harrison Barnes, David Lee, Maris Speights, Jermaine O'Neal.

The Spurs have Tony Parker, Marco Belinelli, Aaron Baynes, Manu Ginobili, Boris Diaw.

The Spurs had the ball, Parker dribbled through the frontcourt, and Zhang Xin led the defense against Parker. Although Parker was fast, Zhang Xin was not slow. Under Zhang Xin's defense, Parker stumbled and dribbled through the frontcourt.

Manu Ginobili rushed over to respond, Harrison Barnes entangled Ginobili tightly, and the two sides began to fight for defensive strength at the beginning of the second quarter.

Dior stood in a high position to support, Ginobili gave the ball to Dior, and Dior held the ball at the top of the arc to wait and see.

Ginobili and Parker started to move, Zhang Xin entangled Parker tightly, Parker had a little difficulty in moving, so he could only push Zhang Xin around Dior to get the ball, Zhang Xin was blocked by Dior Falling behind, Parker broke through to the inside, Zhang Xin bypassed and continued to chase.

David Lee hurriedly defended. Parker saw the Warriors congested inside and wanted to pass the ball to the outside. Zhang Xin swung his long arm and knocked the ball away.

Zhang Xin picked up the ball and immediately launched a fast break, like a bolt of lightning rushing forward, Ginobili rushed to make an early foul, Zhang Xin dodged Ginobili with a European step, Ginobili caught Zhang Xin Shoulder, trying to pull Zhang Xin down, Zhang Xin's muscles tensed up, he jumped abruptly, and put the ball into the basket!

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle in time.

Zhang Xin's tough performance ignited the enthusiasm of all the fans!

Extra penalty hit, scored 2+1!

The Warriors stretched the score to double digits!

The Spurs showed no sign of weakness. Just after halftime, Parker passed the ball to Ginobili. Ginobili faced Barnes with a strange tempo step without bending his waist, forcing Barnes away. Just raise your hand and shoot, hit a three-pointer!

This is the Demon Sword Ginobili!Harden is also proficient in using a tentative three-pointer, but this is a trick Ginobi has used for many years. It is very difficult to guard against. His center of gravity has not changed. Just rush at you, take a step back and throw at you.

Zhang Xin didn't care either. Of course Zhang Xin was very clear about the resilience of the Spurs. He didn't expect to be able to solve the battle in three quarters.

Zhang Xin dribbled the ball across the half court and gave the ball to O'Neal. O'Neal made a gesture to rub Dior. Dior tensed his body and wanted to confront O'Neal. O'Neal passed the ball directly to Zhang Xin on the outside, and then ran to the side. Dior was caught off guard. Let O'Neal run over.

Zhang Xin held the ball with one hand, and when O'Neal went to the other side, he immediately threw the ball to O'Neal.

Jermaine O'Neal received a pass from Zhang Xin from the side, shook Diaw, who was chasing after him, and shot next to him.

"Beep beep!" Dior fouled, and the ball was scored, another two plus one!

This is a small cooperation inside and outside. O'Neal first catches the ball inside to attract attention, then passes the ball out, and changes to a place closer to the basket to catch the ball and score.

The advantage of small-scale cooperation is its suddenness, because there is no need to mobilize other teammates on a large scale, and it is more difficult to be assisted in the defense. Zhang Xin's brainstorm led to this attack.

O'Neal also made an extra penalty, and the point difference returned to 11 points.

Next, although the offensive and defensive rhythms of the two sides are not fast, they are both highly efficient. You come and go. Although the defensive intensity is high, no one can restrict the other. Compared with both sides, they are both masters of the field and there are countless ways to score goals.

The second quarter became the scene where Zhang Xin showed off his organizational skills:

With David Lee in the high pick-and-roll, Zhang Xin faced Aaron Baynes with a right-handed breakthrough. After passing Baynes, Dior had to defend. Zhang Xin made a chic pick, and David Lee Kong caught it;

Belinelli, who broke through Zhang Xin's right-wing baseline and switched defenses, made a pass close to the baseline and sent it to Barnes in the bottom corner of the left wing. The basketball passed through the densely packed legs and toes of four or five people, and arrived at Barnes accurately. In the hands of Barnes, Barnes hit a three-pointer;

Zhang Xin steals Belinelli, launches a fast break and goes straight to the basket, passing the ball behind the head in the crowd, Jermaine O'Neal makes an alley-oop dunk;

Zhang Xin held the ball at the top of the arc, and Barnes slid to the bottom line to find David Lee to cover, attracting the attention of two people. Zhang Xin made a through pass to David Lee, and David Lee made an easy layup.

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Zhang Xin constantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience, and the waves of sound were endless like waves!
"I seem to have seen Magic Johnson. This kind of smart pass reveals aura. The basketball seems to have a soul in Zhang Xin's hands. Under Zhang Xin's instructions, it can reach any place on the court! Accurate, fast, And it's so gorgeous!" Little Van Gundy gasped in admiration.

"Extreme operation! We can see that Zhang Xin's pass is passed from an almost impossible angle, and it appears in an impossible place. There are many balls that can make a huge difference. Pointy ones, passing through the legs and feet of four or five people, and passing through the gaps between people... The people who catch the ball are all surprised, not knowing how the ball reached their hands, what kind of extreme operation is this! How gorgeous It's really wonderful!" Yang Yi shook his head in disbelief.

Popovich frowned and looked at Zhang Xin's gorgeous performance. He didn't like this kind of gorgeous but easy-to-miss pass, but Zhang Xin made only one mistake because of the pass in the second quarter. Xin controlled the pass turnover ratio to a terrible level, and it was such a gorgeous and outrageous pass.

"It's unbelievable. Zhang Xin got 12 assists in the second quarter. I don't know if this number of assists has broken the record of assists in a single quarter. Please ask the technical staff in the background to check...OK, here we are...the assist record in the last playoffs It was May 1994, 5. In the playoffs between the Jazz and the Spurs, Stockton sent 5 assists. Today, against the Spurs, Zhang Xin sent 11 assists. For 12 years, it was the Spurs again. What a coincidence! The world is really wonderful!" Wang Meng was amazed.

Zhang Xin broke the record on the big screen, and the Oracle Center was filled with jubilation.

Popovich was subtle in his mind: Do we really have to go through such a trip? I only took over the Spurs coach in 1996. I was the general manager of the Spurs before. I perfectly avoided Stockton’s record. I didn’t expect that 20 years later, A rookie broke the record of assists in front of his face, the world is really amazing.

Back in the locker room, everyone in the Warriors came over to touch Zhang Xin's head. Zhang Xin quickly put a towel on his head, otherwise what would happen if he felt bald?
Stephen Blake was especially happy. Although the current Stephen Blake is inconspicuous, he is a master with 14 assists in a single quarter. When Mark Jackson mentioned it, everyone suddenly realized that Blake is such a powerful master!
But assists are not something that you can get an assist just by passing a good pass. It depends on the touch of your teammates. Today, the Warriors have the right rhythm and a high shooting rate, so Zhang Xin was able to score so many times. Assists, but it also has something to do with Zhang Xin's passing is mostly cake-feeding style, the hit rate of the empty catch is too high!
(End of this chapter)