new lord of the rings

Chapter 253 Lifting Weights Like Light (Freshly released fourth update is presented!)

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied, the score was 32:32.

Because of the rest of Curry and Bogut, Zhang Xin rarely played a full quarter. In the first quarter, Zhang Xin scored 8 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds, while Harden scored 14 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound. It's a tie, but Zhang Xin pays more attention to organization, and Harden prefers to shoot by himself.

Zhang Xin hurriedly took the time to rest. According to the current rotation, he had to play in the second half of the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Rockets played Patrick Beverley, Josh Smith, Dwight Howard, Corey Brewer and Papanikolaou.

The Warriors played Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Draymond Green, Leandro Barbosa and Festus Ezeri.

The Warriors' space in this lineup is simply a nightmare. None of the five players is good at three-pointers. Although Iguodala can shoot, Green can shoot, and Barbosa can shoot, none of them can make a final decision. The one who opened up the space.

Seeing the Warriors attacking, the Rockets crowded inside the three-point line to block the Warriors' offense. Zhang Xin couldn't help covering his forehead, and couldn't help but look at Cole, who also frowned, showing nothing like usual. Calm down.

But Cole did not call a timeout, because the Rockets were not much better. Howard led them to play. The Warriors have always been good at restraining the opponent's center. Howard was double-teamed as soon as he held the ball and passed to the outside. Even when flanking, most of the time it can return to its position.

Therefore, the offense of both sides is like an old patient who has been constipated for many years, scoring sparsely.

After playing for about 4 minutes, Cole took the lead to call a timeout. He couldn't stand it anymore. This unsightly offense made him unbearable. Cole replaced Thompson and Barnes, and replaced Barbosa and Livingston .

With Iguodala and Green around, it doesn't matter if there is a point guard or not. After Thompson and Barnes are two points that can open up the space, the Warriors finally have more space, and the air cuts are also smooth. , the offense began to become smooth.

Thompson made two three-pointers, Barnes made a three-pointer, the Warriors set off a 9:2 spurt to stop the Rockets, and McHale quickly stepped on Harden.

As soon as Harden stepped up, the Rockets immediately reborn, and Harden and Josh Smith's high pick-and-roll was even more difficult to guard against. Under Harden's go-between, Josh Smith took advantage of his mid-range shooting and continued to score two-pointers.

The scores of the two sides rose alternately. Seeing that the score was not widened, Cole decided to let Zhang Xin rest more. It was not until 2 minutes before the intermission that Cole replaced Zhang Xin.

The score between the two sides was 54:57 before Zhang Xin played, and the Rockets led by three points.

Harden still continued his style of play in the first quarter, but Zhang Xin made a change, because relying on one person's breakthrough to create opportunities for his teammates is not to say that it is impossible, in fact, the efficiency is still very high, otherwise in 2017-18 It is impossible for the Rockets to rely on this trick to play 7 games with the Warriors of the Big Four.

But its weakness is: the requirements for the physical strength of the ball holder are extremely demanding. In the past few years, Harden has been weak every critical moment of the playoffs, and some people have criticized Harden for his poor psychological quality and so on.

But the biggest reason is this style of play. No one has the physical strength to support the entire game with one person playing from beginning to end, not even LeBron James!
So after the Rockets had another ball-holding core, Chris Paul, in the 2017-18 season, their performance in the playoffs was much more stable than when they had a single core.

Of course, Zhang Xin usually has no problem playing like this. If Zhang Xin is tired normally, there is Curry as the starting point of the offense, but today Curry takes a rotation, and when Zhang Xin is the only starting point, he must consider the second half of the game, so he proactively adjusted.

Zhang Xin played off the ball again!

The scary thing about Zhang Xin is: no matter whether he has the ball or not, he can always play in a way that makes you uncomfortable!
Warriors possession.

Green dribbled the ball in the half court, Zhang Xin used David Lee's screen, slipped from the left wing to the right wing's elbow, first helped Thompson make an up screen, after Thompson bypassed, Zhang Xin took advantage of Ariza's attention Being transferred, Ariza was directly stuck and made an air cut in the middle.

Iguodala was so keen, he directly sent a straight pass to Zhang Xin. The threat of Zhang Xin's empty cut to the middle was too great. Motaiyunas could only help defend, and Green who followed up was empty!

Zhang Xin hit the ground and passed the ball, and Green wiped the board!

The whole process was like flowing clouds and flowing water, complicated and gorgeous. Zhang Xin sent out an assist in just a short moment after touching the ball!
Looking back, the Rockets created an opportunity through Harden's breakthrough. Ariza made a three-pointer, but missed, and Iguodala controlled the rebound and advanced to the frontcourt.

Zhang Xin didn't come out to catch the ball, and first set a screen for Thompson in the low post on the right wing. Thompson went to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

Zhang Xin leaned sideways to observe the inside line. He kicked the ball and attracted the attention of the Rockets inside line. Zhang Xin's post-up threat was too great. Who in the league didn't know that Zhang Xin had won the essence of Joe's post-up singles. Although Ariza was a defensive champion , but many fights have long proved that Ariza has no way to limit Zhang Xin!

Thompson passed the ball without stopping. Green erected a wall at the top of the arc to help Thompson block Harden.

Zhang Xin has been paying attention to the middle. As soon as Thompson appeared, Zhang Xin turned sideways and passed a backhand pass with his right hand. The ball led Thompson forward. Thompson reached out to catch the ball and made a layup!

This ball Zhang Xin is still not holding the ball, he just attracted the defense in the low post, and then passed a good ball!
This kind of ball is not an experienced fan and really can't see how good Zhang Xin is, because Zhang Xin keeps running and the ball is not in his hands most of the time. Most fans watch the game and focus on the ball. Only when Zhang Xin sent an assist, the fans would realize: Hey, Zhang Xin sent another assist.

Veteran fans have seen the way: every screen by Zhang Xin is just right to help his teammates block the space, and use the screen to sort out the offensive space.

By the time he catches the ball, the space for the Warriors has already been cleared. He just needs to pass the ball to the open teammate. Zhang Xin’s sensitivity to the game is really amazing, even if he is a half-baked fan It can be seen that Zhang Xin plays freely and easily.

Zhang Xinxin led his teammates without the ball, sent 2 assists in just 3 minutes, and played an 2:8 spurt in the last 2 minutes of the second quarter. At the end of the second quarter, the score of the two sides was 62:59, and the Warriors took the lead. The score is 3 points ahead.

Not to mention the efficiency of Zhang Xin's fight like this, at least it is very advantageous in terms of saving energy, not to mention that the efficiency of Zhang Xin's fight like this has not been reduced at all, on the contrary, it has become more elusive, making the opponent have no focus on defense.

　I'm too busy today, I'm sorry, I can only wait for tomorrow to update tomorrow, that's all for tonight, no need to wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)