new lord of the rings

Chapter 177 The Amazing Newcomer

After playing the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors have won five consecutive victories. The next Warriors will go to Phoenix to challenge the Suns.

The Suns' trades this season have not been successful, and the management's credit is to keep the core lineup: the Morris Brothers were renewed, Eric Bledsoe was re-signed, and in addition, Isiah was signed Thomas, but this did not improve the situation of the Suns in the slightest. According to Zhang Xin's memory, the Suns did not make any progress this season and seemed to have slipped to tenth place.

This is not the end, as of 2018 when Zhang Xin was reborn, Phoenix has been hovering outside the playoffs.

Facing such a team, the Warriors and his party certainly have no pressure, and each of them has a relaxed expression.

On the game day, the American West Arena was crowded with people. Most of these fans did not come to see the home team. The home team’s performance was not good and they were always being abused.

The only thing that came here now was to come and see the demeanor of the league's No. 82 offensive team, and... that Zhang Xin who scored [-] points!

Game start.

The Warriors sent the starting five: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xin, Andrew Bogut, Drummond Green.

The Suns sent Eric Bledsoe, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, PJ Tucker, Alex Len.

Alex Lane and Bogut jumped the ball in the middle circle, and Alex Lane won the ball with his youth.

Bledsoe dribbled the ball up the frontcourt and kept looking at Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin left him with a lot of bad memories. A rookie who has just entered the NBA, he is an old man who has passed his rookie period a long time ago. The blow was like a fucking dog.

Alex Lane is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He also entered the NBA last season. Zhang Xin only entered in the second half. At that time, he hadn't had a chance to play. Find a chance to pretend to be Zhang Xin, he has enough height.

Leaving aside the Suns’ starting offense, the defense is pretty good. Bledsoe has always been known for his defense. The Morris brothers are tough players and are very good defensive players. Very tough, combining power and speed.

The defense of this lineup is indeed above the standard, but the offense...

PJ Tucker can be used as a space point, the Morris brothers are average in mid-range shots, Blood Cloth's shot selection is average, Alex Len... what can you ask of a player who averages only 6.3 points per game.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is very simple, which is to shrink. With the Suns' space ability, their offense is as good as constipation.

Against this kind of team, the Warriors' offense is also easy to play. Three historical-level shooters stand on the three-point line, and then find Alex Len to break through, and then either attack the frame or pass out to shoot a three-pointer just fine.

Zhang Xin gave Alex Lane a chance to block shots, and he repeatedly rushed to the bottom of the basket, either for a layup or a pass, but Alex Lane was powerless.

There was a rain of three-pointers in the opening game. The Warriors opened the point difference to 10 points. Kerr replaced Zhang Xin and Curry first to rest. Livingston and Barnes, who started the rotation, the Suns started the same rotation against the Warriors. It was easy to play, and the Warriors led by 15 points at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin played the entire quarter, scored 24 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds, and then went down. He didn't play in the third and fourth quarters, and completely let the substitute play.

In this game, Livingston, Barbosa, Simmons and Taylor Johnson all got enough playing time, and the performances of Simmons and Taylor Johnson made people shine.

Simon West's athletic ability is amazing, he is very tough in rebounding and defense, and his ability to hold the ball in one hand is also amazing, which makes people admire that the Warriors have found a treasure again.

Tyler Johnson has a stable style of play, excellent defense, and a very precise three-pointer. The most impressive thing is his organization, which is quite Zhang Xin's demeanor.

This was forced by Zhang Xin. In the Warriors' system, as long as you memorize the tactics well, know the position of your teammates, and observe the running position of your teammates before receiving the ball, it is not difficult to be a qualified passer.

At the end of the game, the score of the two sides was 124:102, and the Warriors won by 22 points. The Warriors played in rotation most of the time, and still scored 124 points. The Warriors' bench bandits are impressive.

It was just a fairly relaxed game, and it also showed friendship. The two sides talked and laughed and Yan Yan fooled the game. Zhang Xin and others can be regarded as a different kind of rest. After all, ten minutes of playing time is basically a warm-up. .

But the end will not be so easy. The Warriors will meet the challenge of the Spurs at home. The Spurs' lineup has not changed much, but they have selected a rookie, the famous "Human Creeping Essence" Kyle Anderson.

This kind of operation is not bad, at least the core lineup is retained, but it is true that GDP is one year older, the youngest Tony Parker is 32 years old, Ginobili is 37 years old, Duncan is 38 years old, the old Spurs Old Spurs, no one is sure if they are really getting old this year. After all these years, they are still so strong every year.

However, in Zhang Xin's memory, this year's Spurs are indeed old. Although the regular season can still win 55 wins and rank sixth in the Western Conference, the Clippers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers are strong, but the Spurs But the team that entered the finals for two years!

The core lineup has not changed either. In the original history, the Spurs played seven games with the Mavericks last season, and it was very easy to clean up other teams, including the Heat in the finals.

The only explanation is that the San Antonio Spurs' lineup is really old, and it's time for a replacement.

But the rest of the Warriors don't know, and no one dares to be careless. The strength of the Spurs has been accumulated for more than ten years. When it has not really declined, who dares to say that I will definitely win the Spurs?
Steve Kerr is full of fighting spirit. The newly appointed head coach wants to meet his mentor. How can he not make a good plan and surprise the teacher.

As soon as he returned to Golden State, Kerr had to drag Zhang Xin to discuss tactics. Zhang Xin had no choice but to follow. In fact, they were both Western Conference teams. They played so many games last season. Change, how can there be so much research, and the Spurs can't change much after only a few months.

So Cole dragged Zhang Xin to discuss with Ron Adams and others, and Zhang Xin had nothing to do with it. Listening to the coaches discuss tactics would also be an improvement for him.

The coach discusses tactics, while Zhang Xin is more on the side of the executor to help them think about some issues. Cole and Ron Adams are indeed masters of tactics. Listening to them discuss tactics, Zhang Xin has learned a lot from the perspective of the coach Considering the problem method, it is difficult to understand simply as a player.

Zhang Xin has plans to be a coach in the future, so he naturally wants to study hard.

(End of this chapter)