new lord of the rings

Chapter 144 Wandering through thorns is like blooming flowers!
Jiawu year, Jisi month, Bingwu day.

Auspicious: Make an alliance, offer sacrifices, pray for blessings.

Inauspicious: market opening, going out, setting up a bed.

Game day, the second game of the 2013-2014 season finals.

Oracle Center.

The inside of the museum is full, and the outside of the museum is bustling.

There are golden armours all over the city, and no one is from Jinzhou.

Golden State is filled with a tense atmosphere before the big game. The road to the Oracle Center is clogged with luxury cars, rich and powerful, and BMWs.

Those who bought tickets happily entered the arena, and those who couldn't buy tickets cheered in front of the big screen.

The media from all over the world gathered to report and live broadcast this world-renowned event. It was noisy and bustling. Being in it, there is a sense of participation in experiencing a great history.

The hall was already full of noise, golden waves came and went, and shouts filled the ears. Zhang Xin quietly looked at the 1974-75 season championship flag hanging high. The bright yellow flag had faded slightly. Without wind and rain, the power of time is hard to stop after all.

"There are at most six more games, and another championship flag can be raised at the Oracle Center!" Zhang Xin's mouth curved slightly.

"Zhang, come here to shoot and warm up. I'll pass the ball to you." The shooting coach called Zhang Xin.

"Come right away!" Zhang Xin turned around to warm up.

After a series of entry modes and the playing of the national anthem, the game officially began.

The big screen shows the starting lineup of both sides:
Heat: Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Rashard Lewis.

Warriors: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xin, Andre Bogut, Draymond Green.

With a jump ball in the middle circle, the Heat got the ball.

Chalmers passed halftime under Curry's defense, Bosh went to the high post to support, Wade and James slipped to the bottom line, and Lewis gave them two off-ball screens.

James received the ball at the left elbow, and Green came up to fight and resisted James fiercely. This is also the test referee's whistle-blowing scale.

The referee did not call the penalty, and now the two sides have a bottom line: Encourage confrontation today!

This is already the second game of the finals. The two sides did not try much, and directly entered the all-out game.

The Heat did not dare to make the mistakes of the previous game. With the Warriors' explosive scoring power, once the Warriors take the lead, it is very difficult to recover. Therefore, they cannot fall behind at the beginning of the game. The Heat are fully fired:

Wade used Bosh to cover, and the Flash went straight to the basket like a sharp knife through butter. Green missed the defense and Wade scored two points;

James found Curry in a high position, and hit Curry with his back, attracting Zhang Xin's double-team, and gave the ball to Lewis. Lewis made a three-pointer without hesitation;

Wade received a pass from Bosh in the bottom corner, faked past Thompson, and went straight to the basket, attracting Bogut to defend, then hit the ground and passed the ball, and Bosh dunked successfully!

……

In half a quarter, the Heat opened the point difference to 10 points, and Mark Jackson quickly called a timeout.

As soon as the Heat came up today, it showed their determination to win today. James and Wade did not spare their physical strength and fired with full firepower from the beginning.

Mark Jackson wanted to keep the starting lineup on the court. Zhang Xin suggested in a low voice that Mark Jackson should change according to the routine. The Warriors’ rotation has enough strength and does not disrupt the rotation. Hold the score to a stalemate, and just slowly catch up behind.

Mark Jackson thought it made sense, and replaced Bogut and Zhang Xin with Jermaine O'Neal and Barnes. Mark Jackson urged to strengthen the defense, and the Heat should not expand their advantage during this time.

The adjustment did not have much effect, but the score was not stretched too much. At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 38:26, and the Heat led by 12 points.

Zhang Xin let himself go off the court: Did the Warriors dig holes habitually in the first quarter?

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin brought Iguodala, Barnes, David Lee, and Green on the court. The Heat learned the lesson of playing, and let James rest for a while anyway, and played Wade, Birdman Anderson, Ray Allen, Sean Battier, and Haslem!
Zhang Xin caught the ball from the baseline and dribbled the ball across half court, only to find that it was not Sean Battier or Ray Allen who came to face him, but Haslem, who has always been the main power forward. Zhang Xin suddenly became vigilant : Haslem's speed is not as good as his own. It is obvious that he is delivering food, but he still comes up. This is obviously a problem.

Zhang Xin waved his teammates away, and singled Haslem by himself.

Haslem stared fiercely at Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin refused to give an inch, took a hesitant step, and directly thrust Haslem's left hand, Haslem quickly followed, Zhang Xin pulled back, and directly After making a three-point shot with a side step, he seemed to concentrate on shooting, but in fact he was secretly paying attention to Haslem's movements.

Sure enough, from the corner of Zhang Xin's research, he saw Haslem stepped forward and stuffed his feet under his own. Zhang Xin didn't dare to confirm his whereabouts. When he touched Haslem's feet, he fell to the ground.

The fans in the Oracle Center and in front of the TV turned pale with fright, and suddenly exploded like a pot that exploded!

"Murderer!"

"He's doing it on purpose to destroy Zhang Xin!"

"Despicable! Shameless!"

……

Curry, Mark Jackson and others were shocked!Green and David Lee were startled and about to go up to push Haslem, but Iguodala quickly stopped them and whispered: "Remember Zhang's order!" Green and David Lee calmed down.

Zhang Xin clutched his ankle on the ground, looking in unbearable pain, and even a lot of sweat flowed from his forehead.

With the audience shouting in unison and Zhang Xin's distressed appearance, the referee had no choice but to apply to watch the replay of the video.

The big screen played Haslem's stepping action clearly and completely. This was a deliberate stepping action, and now the audience exploded again!
"There is no doubt that this is a deliberate move! This is for the purpose of abolishing Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin is too important to the Warriors. If Zhang Xin is abolished, the Warriors' rotation will be completely problematic! If the rotation lineup is not led by someone like Zhang Xin, the Warriors will lose their advantage. We know that the Heat's starting lineup can compete with the Warriors' starting lineup, but the Warriors are even stronger during the rotation lineup. If Zhang Xin is eliminated , the Heat can have a big advantage in the rotation and win the series!" Yang Yi was furious!
"I don't know if this action was ordered by anyone, but if Haslem succeeds, then the Heat will benefit in the end! The core of competitive sports is competition, but it is too despicable to win in this way! Next we We have to see how the referee makes the penalty, and I hope Zhang Xin is fine!" Wang Meng pointed directly at the core.

"The road to the championship has always been full of bones. No dynasty is aboveboard. There are flowers and thorns on the road to the championship. I hope Zhang Xin can stand up and fight back against these people! Win the championship !" Zhang Lili didn't express his anger, but expressed his hope.

After the referee played back the video, the three referees gathered together to discuss for a while, and the referee made a penalty: Udonis Haslem's action was bad, which was a second-level malicious foul, and he was expelled immediately. The Warriors made two free throws and one throw .

Zhang Xin stood up with the support of Green and Iguodala. The audience watched Zhang Xin worriedly. Zhang Xin tried to step down. It seemed that there was no serious problem. He took two steps lightly, and then stomped harder. Stomp, walk to the free throw line.

The audience applauded happily, and the Oracle Center cheered.

(End of this chapter)