new lord of the rings

Chapter 17 Horror Heat

This is the fourth year that LeBron James has come to Miami.

The young man who used to fight alone finally found his prime minister and general here. After three years of struggle, he finally fulfilled his talent and became the real Emperor James.

Heat fans talked with eloquence.

When my emperor first arrived, the road was blue, so he raised his arms and shouted. The heroes of the world cut trees into soldiers and raised poles into banners.

Even so, when the kingdom was founded, Emperor Zhan conquered east and west, made illustrious military exploits, and was about to climb to the top, looking down on mortals, the western barbarian lone ranger, the big German barbarian led countless marksmen, and repelled us The army, missed the chance to reach the summit;

Fortunately, my emperor is a real man, a real man, unyielding, and another year of conquests. The road to becoming a dynasty has never been smooth, blood and war, roses and bows, trust and rupture, thorns and swamps, one by one. How can experience encounter a rainbow?

This year, a newly rising tribe among the western barbarians, the legendary Thunder Tribe possesses the god of thunder, the tortoise, and the magic lamp. After a year of hard work, my emperor has improved his internal strength and easily defeated Thunder 4-1. , I am crowned with a crown;
Last year, my emperor, upholding the illustrious fighting power of ever-victorious, was about to rise to the top and reach the clouds. The Spurs, the powerful dynasty in the west, were on the way to the top. They met on a narrow road and the brave won. The seventh battle between the two sides: the final decisive battle, our sharp shooter Ray Allen took a chance and shot down the opponent's coach with one arrow, and this was a dangerous pass;

And this year is the year of my dynasty's coronation, and any invading enemy must be crowned!

Heat fans said viciously.

Mark Jackson was restless when he came to Miami. He discussed with the assistant coach for a long time but couldn't find a way to beat the Heat. In a panic, he shut himself in the lounge, thinking about it alone, and plucked countless gray hairs, but still got nothing. .

Mark Jackson was staring obsessively at the list of Heat players he had set on the whiteboard, and the big names hurt his heart: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Haslem, Sean Battier, Ray Allen, Sarah Lewis, Mario Chalmers, Justin Hamilton... Field control master, offensive master, defensive expert, marksman, off-ball master, both offensive and defensive!how to spell?
"Boom, boom, boom!" Someone knocked on the door.

"Don't bother me!" Mark Jackson was a little annoyed. He hated being disturbed the most when he was thinking.

"It's me, Stephen, Zhang Xin and I came to chat with you." It was Curry, the proud disciple, and Mark Jackson eased slightly.

Zhang Xin and Curry were surprised to see a disheveled, disheveled, pale, unshaven Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson has paid attention to his personal image since he coached the Warriors. This is the first time Curry has seen such a coach.

"It seems that the heat is really putting too much pressure on the coach." Curry thought.

"Coach, there is an old saying in China that if the ruler is worried, the subjects will be humiliated, and if the ruler is humiliated, the subjects will die. Coach, if you worry about something, it is a disgrace to us as disciples. If the coach is insulted, it is the disciples who deserve to die." Zhang Xin opened a message. joke.

"It's just you talking!" Mark Jackson finally laughed.

"Is there any way you can beat this Heat? I've been thinking for a long time but I can't find a way."

"Coach, I would like to ask first how much we can devote ourselves to." Zhang Xin asked solemnly.

"Go all out! You can give up the next game!" Mark Jackson said word by word, almost gritting his teeth.

"We want to reach the top in the end, and we have to face them in the end. There is no other way to go. If we win this game, we will not be psychologically weak against them!"

Zhang Xin nodded heavily. He knew how to beat this team, but was it worth it?The trick is used now, and it may not work the next time we meet.

Damn it, the most important thing now is to integrate the confidence of the Warriors and not get rid of the psychological weakness. Let alone the Heat, the Western Conference may not be able to break through. This year's Spurs are the champions!

Zhang Xin made up his mind!

"Coach, I have a few ideas, please help me to elaborate."

"..."

American Airlines Arena.

The illustrious prestige of the two consecutive championships is just when the Heat are at their peak, and the fan base is naturally getting bigger and bigger. The American Airlines Arena, which can accommodate 19600 spectators, is packed to the brim. It seems that it is not a regular season, but a season. The playoffs are average.

Zhang Xin, who experienced such a scene for the first time, felt a little depressed. Zhang Xin knew that this was the pressure brought by the Heat's Big Three.

Zhang Xin's blood also began to boil, come on, today is the decisive battle, life and death!

The Warriors entered the arena first, and it was so deserted that it didn't look like it was full of people, only low whispers.

When the Heat entered the arena, the venue was like a volcano erupting, and all the audience were like fanatical believers. The sound wave after wave seemed to form a sound wave visible to the naked eye!
The sound waves reached their peak when LeBron entered the court and sprinkled chalk, and the voices of teammates were inaudible.

The game officially begins.

TNT commentary team Charles Barkley, Shaq O'Neal, Kenny Smith came to the scene.

Kenny Smith introduces the starters of both sides:
"Today's starting five of the Warriors are..., huh? Did the staff make a mistake?"

"The starting lineup for the Warriors is Stephen Curry, Zhang Xin, Iguodala, Green and Barnes!"

"How is it possible, is Green playing center?" Barkley felt incredible.

"Heat's starting five are: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Ray Allen, Sean Battier."

Green and Bosh jump the ball.

Bosh relied on his height and wingspan to jump to win. Wade dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, then handed the ball to James, and started to run off the ball with the help of a screen.

Zhang Xinxuan was standing behind Wade, he kept away, and waited for Wade to catch the ball at a 45-degree angle, then he sank his center of gravity and took a step away from Wade. This was telling Wade that if you want to shoot, it is up to you, and it is impossible to break through. of.

Here's Zhang's letter to Mark Jackson's defensive strategy:

Congest the central axis, strengthen both sides, lay down the bottom line, and use the weak side to supplement defense.Its intention is to limit Wade's breakthrough, force James and Wade to shoot long shots, and let Bosh go inside to overwhelm the river. If you can kill Bosh, I will admit it. If you can't kill me, you may be killed by me.

Wade made a fake shot. Seeing that Zhang Xin was indifferent, he made a breakthrough inside. The Flash was really fast. When Zhang Xin quickly turned his hips, Wade's whole body had already been shot, which was expected by Zhang Xin. Among them, no one in Wade at this time can defend against his breakthrough alone, and there are special arrangements for Wade in it.

Zhang Xin followed closely behind Wade, creating pressure on Wade. Green blocked the space in the middle and formed a partial double-team with Zhang Xin. Wade's passing route, break the ball.

The next step is the Warriors' offensive strategy, using Wu Xiao's impact and making full use of offensive and defensive transitions.

Iguodala quickly advanced to the free throw line. Curry and Zhang Xin ran to 45 degrees on both sides. Green and Barnes rushed to the inside and went down, forcing the Heat to shrink. In an instant, Zhang Xin and Curry came out of the gap. It was given to Curry, and Curry shot with open hand, scoring the first opener!

Mark Jackson One Punch: The strategy worked!
James is indeed a master tactician, and he understands the Warriors' strategy in one round.

He made a tactical gesture toward Wade and Bosh, who nodded.

Wade dribbles through the frontcourt, the ball is given to James, and then stands at 45 degrees. Ray Allen slips to the baseline, Bosh screens, Ray Allen takes Green away, Bosh and Curry form a misalignment, James at the top of the arc directly With a straight pass, Bosh dunks, Curry just stretched out his hand. There is no need to pay a foul for such a big misalignment, and it may be two plus one.

The Warriors attack, Curry holds the ball, Green comes up with a high pick-and-roll, Curry's three-pointer is too threatening, Bosh delays in the high post, Green catches the pass from Curry and goes straight to the basket, Wade can only let go of Zhang Xin, rush Xiang Green, Green passed the ball to Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin did not hesitate: just shoot!
The orange basketball drew a wonderful arc and fell straight into the net!

Looking back, Ray Allen came up to pick and roll James. Iguodala and Curry did not communicate well. Curry originally delayed James, and then Iguodala came back to defend James. Iguodala thought he would switch defenses directly. Curry and Iguodah Ladu went to chase Ray Allen, there was no one in front of James, James went straight to the basket and dunked!
Neither side can prevent the other, and the Heat rely on James to peel off cocoons, advance layer by layer, and can always find dislocations and gaps.

The Warriors relied on Curry's containment power to repeatedly pick and roll with Green's high position, and then split the ball to the left and right sides for open shots.

You come and go, the first quarter is over, and the two sides are tied.

The game was broadcast live across the United States, and fans across the country watched it mesmerizingly.

The TNT team saw something different. At first, they thought it was the starting lineup that the staff made a mistake, but they were able to draw with the Heat's starting lineup!
Five small men can have such great power!

TNT Tiantuan looked at each other with thoughtful expressions.

The Warriors' rotation has been adjusted. Zhang Xin brought O'Neal, Speights, Blake and Barnes to the Heat's Wade, Chalmers, Lewis, Haslem and Oden.

The Warriors lineup couldn't prevent Wade's breakthrough, but Zhang Xin didn't think about being able to defend against it, he thought about counterattacking.

Sure enough, Wade dribbled the ball up the frontcourt, and with the help of Oden's cover, he directly broke through O'Neal and made a layup.

Zhang Xin didn't care either, he knew he couldn't defend, so he went back to his own half. Blake slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Zhang Xin fell to the low post, and Speights led him away.

Zhang Xin leaned on Wade to receive the pass from Blake. Zhang Xin dribbled the ball over Wade. He was 7cm taller than Wade. Wade tried his best to provoke interference, but it was only interference. Zhang Xin flicked the basketball with his fingers in the air, and the orange basketball fell into the net lightly, without any smoke.

In this way, Wade's breakthrough broke the Warriors' front into a sieve;

Zhang Xin relied on Jordan's post-up singles:
The Warriors pulled aside, Zhang Xin got Wade with his back, Wade took a risky steal, was directly passed, and Zhang Xin dunked;
Zhang Xin still had Wade behind his back, and the Heat knew they couldn't defend, so they partially double-teamed, Oden came up to double-team, let go of Jermaine O'Neal, Zhang Xin made a pass, and Jermaine O'Neal made a soft jumper and hit a mid-range shot;
Zhang Xin hit Wade with his back again, Haslem let go of Barnes, Barnes made an air cut, and received a pass from Zhang Xin for a layup;
……

The Warriors rely on Zhang Xin's back threat to bite the score again and again, and the rhythm is unexpectedly slow. In the case of a slightly weaker strength, reducing the number of rounds is the right choice.

This lineup was also Zhang Xin's idea.

"Kenny, have you seen the Warriors' tactics?" O'Neal asked Kenny Smith.

"What's so difficult about it? It's nothing more than a post-up singles version of one-star shooting. Look at Zhang Xin's teammates, Jermaine O'Neal, Barnes, Speights, Blake, all of them have mid-range shots, but what shocked me was Zhang Xin's post-up singles, not only looks like Jordan, but also is not inferior to Jordan in terms of deterrence and efficiency, even a few centimeters higher than Jordan, making Zhang Xin more difficult to defend, this can already be regarded as Zhang Xin's trump card."

"I'm curious as to why Zhang Xin is so proficient in post-up singles. Look at Jordan and Kobe. They both practiced post-up singles when their physical fitness declined in middle age. But Zhang Xin is young and has a body that flies into the sky and escapes the ground. , how can you be patient and practice?"

"You know, there are not many young people in the league who know this skill." Kenny Smith felt a little out of this era.

(End of this chapter)