new lord of the rings

Chapter 228 The battle begins!
The game officially begins.

The Thunder started Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Steven Adams, Andre Roberson, Serge Ibaka.

The Warriors start Stephen Curry, Zhang Xin, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green.

Bogut and Adams jumped the ball in the middle circle. Adams won the jump ball with a superior skill, and the Thunder won the ball for the first time.

Westbrook jumped and dribbled across the half court excitedly, Westbrook was defended by Thompson;
Curry played against Robertson, the Thunder's weakest offensive player, based on the consideration of protecting Curry;

Bogut is naturally against Adams;
Green against Ibaka;
Durant will be matched by Zhang Xin. This may be the biggest challenge Zhang Xin has encountered since entering the NBA!
Zhang Xin has defended Paul George and LeBron James, the best small forwards. Although it is difficult to defend, at least Zhang Xin has not suffered too much in terms of height and weight.

As for Kevin Durant, the official height given by the NBA is 206 cm. Zhang Xin smiled helplessly. He looked up at Durant, who was 10 cm taller than himself. Is this 206 cm?

I'm afraid it wasn't Durant who redefined 206CM?

Today's defense against Durant is definitely Zhang Xin's biggest challenge!

The Thunder's first goal was naturally played by Durant. The Thunder's tactics have always been simple. Durant played after Westbrook, and Westbrook played after Durant.

Durant first catches the ball at the three-point line. He wants to try Zhang Xin in the outside singles. He is also very curious about Zhang Xin, a rising star. After all, Zhang Xin is too popular:

Single quarter scoring record!

A record of three quarters!
Single game scoring record!

Quadruple pairs!

Average triple-double!

Won the championship in the rookie season and won the FMVP!
And the achievement of these achievements, the number of appearances he played after entering the NBA, was achieved when he did not have enough appearances for a full season!
The strength is amazing, and the luck is really amazing!What an enviable guy!
Zhang Xin watched Durant dribble. He had long legs and long arms. Although the dribble was not fancy, it was very stable.

Durant dribbled the ball sideways, dropped the ball one by one, and carefully observed Zhang Xin's defense: Zhang Xin's center of gravity sank, but his left hand was raised high to defend his shot, and his right hand was ready to interfere with his dribbling at any time. The position selection can not only interfere with shooting, but also prevent his own breakthrough, and the defense seems to be very good.

Durant secretly praised.

Durant started to start, with a light hesitation step, seeing Zhang Xin slightly changed his center of gravity, and immediately made a large crossover!

"Fuck! This range is too big!" Zhang Xin complained.

Durant's swaying distance is so large that it is simply appalling. Zhang Xin's long arm defense range is large enough, but Durant's swaying range is much wider!
After all, Durant's actual height is at least 213cm, with a wingspan of 228cm. His long legs are more than two meters long, his long arms are more than two meters wide, and his body is more than two meters lying down. The shaking distance is more than two meters. Understood.

Even so, Zhang Xin was still able to keep up. After all, Zhang Xin's footsteps were much faster, and Zhang Xin still kept in front of Durant.

But the scary thing about Durant is never his breakthrough. It's just that he has to shake the space to shoot. What's really scary about him is his unsolvable shooting.

Durant swayed and rushed to the left. Seeing Zhang Xin following, he took a side step and took off directly to shoot!
Durant's release point was almost reaching the sky. Zhang Xin jumped as hard as he could. With his bounce, he could reach Durant's release point, but the key is that it takes time to jump to that height. This time difference is enough for Durant Very fast shot.

The ball rubbed against Zhang Xin's fingertips, and Zhang Xin could touch it a little later. Durant was startled: jumping so high and so fast?
The ball hit the iron, although he didn't score, but he reminded Zhang Xin: Durant can't be allowed to open, if Durant is allowed to open, no one can really prevent it!
Bogut and Adams fought hand-to-hand, Green and Ibaka were entangled, and Curry rushed to get the rebound before Westbrook.

Westbrook led the defense against Curry to prevent Curry from speeding up. Curry had no intention of speeding up. The Thunder's return to defense was very fast, and rashly speeding up would only increase mistakes.

Curry went to the frontcourt under Westbrook's defense. Zhang Xin was observing the Thunder's defense. Sure enough, Durant went to defend Green. It was Ibaka who defended Thompson and Robertson who defended himself.

Zhang Xin smiled. In this case, let Thompson explode today. Zhang Xin simply doesn't move by himself, but concentrates on helping Thompson pick and roll.

Thompson slid the bottom line, with the help of Bogut's pick-and-roll, slightly throwing Ibaka away, Ibaka quickly bypassed Bogut, and was about to throw off his long legs to catch up with Thompson, suddenly a person came in front of him, and Ibaka didn't stand still , hit a solid.

Neither man was injured, but Ibaka found himself chasing Thompson, who hit a three-pointer on a pass from Green at the three-point line!
Even with the best defense, it's hard to keep chasing one guy between two screens, especially a well-timed screener like Zhang Xin, who appeared in that position, Ibaka just bypassed Bogut, Even if he didn't hit him, it would be impossible to catch up with Thompson if he had to go around another person.

Robertson didn't even realize that he had to switch defenses for Ibaka, because Zhang Xin ran very flexibly, changing directions, slowing down, and accelerating again!
Flicking left and right in the crowd, it was not easy for Robertson to follow Zhang Xin, not to mention paying attention to Zhang Xin covering for Thompson.

The Warriors made the first three-pointer, and the Oracle Center burst into applause!

"Have you noticed that Zhang Xin's cover is very ingenious?" Charles Barkley was a little puzzled.

"Yes, I am an expert in Zhang Xin's research. Zhang Xin's cover seems casual, but the location of his appearance is indeed very ingenious. It happened to be stuck in the moment when Ibaka bypassed Bogut, and Thompson was covered by two consecutive people. , It is absolutely impossible for Ibaka to catch up. Very clever!" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"Haha, look at this poor boy Robertson, dragged around by Zhang Xin, let alone helping Ibaka switch defenses, even Zhang Xin can't keep up." O'Neill gloated.

Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Adams hurried up to provide Westbrook with a high screen. Westbrook started very fast and bypassed Adams in a flash.

Facing Bogut's defense, Westbrook kicked his feet like a wild horse, and the pressure on his shoulders suddenly accelerated!Two steps past Bogut, Bogut only had time to turn around halfway, Westbrook has already straightened his body and made a layup!
quick!Aggression like fire!

Zhang Xin watched Westbrook's starting speed and direction change from a close distance, and couldn't help secretly praising him!

(End of this chapter)