new lord of the rings

Chapter 260 Outrageous defense.

Where there is persistence, there is a story.

The Bulls had the ball, Hinrich dribbled the ball quickly across half court, Jimmy Butler went down low, stuck Barnes, reached out for the ball, Hinrich lobbed the ball to him, and then cut to help Butler clear the back playing environment.

Butler began to hit Barnes with his back. Jimmy Butler's back is different from Zhang Xin's. Zhang Xin's is very similar to Jordan, stretched and elegant, but Jimmy Butler's back is solid!

Butler shouldered Barnes twice on his left shoulder, and then turned right and made a fadeaway jumper. Jimmy Butler is 201cm tall, which is about the same height as Barnes. This kind of turnaround jumper with the same height cannot be blocked. You can only watch The ball holder's own feel.

Jimmy Butler's technical characteristics are solid, whether it is a breakthrough or this kind of post-up singles, the ball passed Barnes' fingertips and fell into the basket.

Zhang Xin nodded. Jimmy Butler really grew up very fast. Barnes' defense is very tough. Even if he is not as good as himself and Green, he is still a first-class defender. Defensive shots.

But Butler has already scored two goals in a row, and he cannot be allowed to continue scoring like this, otherwise the point difference will not be widened.

Zhang Xin signaled Barnes to increase his defensive strength and stop letting Jimmy Butler do whatever he wanted. Barnes raised his hand to indicate that it was his own.

Sure enough, under Barnes' close defense, Butler's efficiency dropped, and the Warriors' offense was very smooth under the leadership of Zhang Xin.

The Warriors had the ball, Zhang Xin dribbled the ball across half court, and called Green to a high pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

Joakim Noah is a very good defender, and he chooses his position very wisely. Seeing Zhang Xin approaching, he stands at a point that can interfere with shooting and prevent Zhang Xin from easily breaking through.

Zhang Xin smiled slightly, the loopholes never existed by themselves, but were created by the attackers.

If there is no loophole, then create a loophole. Zhang Xin suddenly started and broke through with his left hand. Noah hurriedly followed. Zhang Xin dribbled the ball under his crotch and switched to his right hand. Without doing other fake moves, he passed Noah with a touch of his body.

Noah was startled and wanted to catch up with Zhang Xin, but he saw Zhang Xin suddenly circled and came to the front of him, with his back turned to him, dribbling the ball very low, and moving left and right, otherwise he would defend in front of him.

And in front of Zhang Xin was Tai Jibson, and Tai Jibson was very hesitant. If he went up, there would be a loophole behind him.

... If not, Zhang Xin will be thrown away.

Zhang Xin didn't have so much time for Gibson to think about life.

Jimmy Butler was entangled by Barnes. It was difficult to catch the ball. Even if he caught the ball, he had no chance to play. The Bulls had to find another way. Well, at this stage, the score was gradually opened by the Warriors.

The Warriors' lineup is very shrinkable. Iguodala, Green, Barnes, and Zhang Xin are all fast-footed, tall and long-armed players. They have a wide range of retractability. They can not only defend the three-point line, but also pinch. For inside players, if it is not a team like the Spurs that conducts the ball very well, it will be very uncomfortable to face the Warriors' pincer attack.

The defensive strategy implemented by the Warriors is: the outside line oppresses the ball holder, the inside singles resolutely double-teams, and cuts off the passing route.

This is a commonly used move by the Heat during the James period. It was very effective when it was used against the Bulls, but this has something to do with the Bulls' poor conduction of the ball.

Noah is not a very good passer. If the ball is given to the low singles, he has no way to distribute the ball under the attack.

Mirotic is a space-type insider, and he is not very sharp in passing.

Taj Gibson... well, a guy who averaged only 1.1 assists per game, can't say how good his passing is either.

If the ball cannot be passed, it is difficult to get a chance. After being flanked by the Warriors several times, the Bulls dare not give the ball to the inside.

After half a quarter, the Bulls trailed by 10 points. Thibodeau quickly replaced Rose. With Rose's breakthrough, the Bulls' offense became smoother. The Warriors' attention was attracted by Rose, and Jimmy Butler also came alive, repeatedly making air cuts Successful layup.

Zhang Xin was very dissatisfied with this defensive intensity. Cole didn't call a timeout, but he took the initiative to call and gather everyone together after he left the field.

"Brothers, the Bulls are not a weak team. We need to improve our defensive strength. The Bulls' starting lineup is very strong. With Rose's breakthrough and Pau Gasol's support in the middle, their offense will be very smooth, just like the first. As in one quarter, our starting lineup may not necessarily be able to beat them.

So the time of rotation is a good opportunity for us to open up the score. We must first defend and score before we can open up the point difference. If we score, they also score. The point difference can never be opened, so, brother Come on, guys! "

"Zhang is right. The Bulls should not be underestimated. Let's strengthen the defensive strength together. To deal with Rose, boldly let him three-pointers. Just defend against breakthroughs and shrink the defense as much as possible. Understand?!" Cole came over to arrange the defensive strategy.

"got it!" "OK, let's go!"

The timeout is effective. The Warriors have increased their defensive strength. The defense of this lineup is too strong. The four strikers work together, and the Bulls feel like they are stuck in a quagmire.

I can't get up to speed, if I don't pay attention, there will be double-teams, there is no space to shoot, almost every ball is shot against the person, the efficiency can be imagined.

The Warriors played much more reasonably. With Zhang Xin present to sort out the offense, the Bulls couldn't limit the Warriors' offense.

When the Bulls shrink their defense, Barnes and Zhang Xin play three-pointers, and when the defense spreads out, Zhang Xin directly attacks the basket, or attracts the help defense to pass the ball to Iguodala who is ambushing the basket.

Before the end of the second quarter, the Warriors widened the point difference to 8 points. The score between the two sides was 60:68. The Warriors scored 38 points in a single quarter.

Zhang Xin scored 14 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in the second quarter.

"Terrible defense! In the last few minutes, under the defense of the Warriors' forward gate, the Bulls had no open shot opportunities at all. Almost every ball had to be shot against someone. Rose did his best. He kept breaking through Divide the ball, but the Warriors' contraction is too fast, one moment they were still attacking the inside line, and the next moment they are defending to the three-point line!" Wang Meng was amazed.

"The four front line gates work together, the outside line oppresses the ball holder, the inside line pinches, and the free sweepers cut off the Bulls' passing line! Their strategy is very correct. Moreover, their scary thing is that they not only have the strength of individual defense, There is also the distribution of responsibilities for the team, and the details are outrageous!"

Yang Yi also opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)