new lord of the rings

Chapter 261
Warriors locker room.

"Continue this defensive intensity in the second half, don't relax, the Bulls are extremely resilient, don't be careless.

Rose is in excellent form today. You have also seen Rose's lethality in the first half. It is definitely not that simple. " Cole said solemnly.

"Yeah, the coach was right, the defensive intensity was a little bit lower in the first half, especially in the first quarter.

We gave Rose too much room to start. At least two people should block him. Don't let him start at will. With his speed, once he starts, the defenders behind can't keep up. " Zhang Xin followed up.

All of them nodded.

"As for the offense, we will follow the usual approach. Passing and cutting are fundamental. Although the Bulls' defense is strong, they have no way to double-team under our constant screens and cuts. The rest is our own feel. " Cole exhorted again.

Away locker room.

"Defense! Our defense is not good enough, you let Zhang Xin do whatever he wants, Jimmy, entangle him! Use entanglement to disrupt his rhythm, don't let him catch the ball easily!
Be decisive when the other guys shrink. Remember when I taught you double-teaming, the other guys cut the passing lanes?
This is especially true for double-teaming Zhang Xin. His shots are too fast and accurate. If he doesn't cut off his passing line, we will be punished immediately! "Thibodeau still emphasizes defense.

"Chicago and Golden State are both strong defensive teams, but the defensive intensity of the two sides in the first half was not strong. The Warriors also played a terrible defense in the second half of the second quarter, and it paid off.

It can be guessed that Golden State's defensive strength in the second half must be much stronger than that in the first half. This is a tactic often used by the Warriors. It uses sudden changes in defensive strength to make the opponent unable to adapt, and plays a wave of success in a short period of time. drop the game. ’ concluded Kenny Smith.

"Kenny is right. It is foreseeable that the two sides will definitely increase their defensive strength in the second half. Thibodeau has always been good at defense. Obviously, the defense in the first half made Thibodeau very dissatisfied.

Thibodeau's emphasis on defense during the halftime break is completely expected; and the Warriors' defense in the second half of the second quarter worked and opened the score. With such a successful case, the Warriors will definitely take this The defense continues. "

Charles Barkley agrees with Kenny Smith's judgment.

At the beginning of the second half, both sides were in the starting lineup.

Sure enough, both sides worked hard on defense first.

The Warriors have the ball, and Rose has been entangled with Curry when Curry is dribbling. Curry's dribbling is good, but it is not comfortable to be so entangled. Curry directly gives the ball to Green, and Green supports the top of the arc with the ball.

Zhang Xin, Thompson, and Curry started to run according to Cole's instructions. Zhang Xin felt Jimmy Butler's determination in defense, and he kept pulling hard, but the movements were done secretly, and the referee did not whistle. Zhang Xin was a little annoyed.

But Zhang Xin quickly suppressed his emotions, he knew that the other party just wanted to provoke him and make him make mistakes.

Zhang Xin concentrated on picking and rolling for Thompson and Curry, but the Bulls' follow-up defense was too tight, and with some movements in their hands, it was not easy to get out of the open space.

Cole frowned below. Sure enough, the Bulls' defensive strength has increased, and it's not easy to handle now.

The strength has come up, as long as the bull's short-term physical strength does not appear to be a problem, it will be difficult to hit the nail on the head.

Adjustments are made just after playing. There is no chance of a dead ball and no tactics can be arranged. It is not cost-effective to call a timeout so early, so I can only endure it.

Zhang Xin immediately made a change and took the initiative to ask Green for the ball. Zhang Xin directly asked Bogut to do a high pick-and-roll.

Zhang Xin broke through the moment Gasol didn't come up, attracted Noah's pincer attack, gave the ball to Green, and Green succeeded.

Cole breathed a sigh of relief, Chuanqie couldn't run out of opportunities, and under temporary contingency, he used a small range of cooperation to complete the attack. This is the job of Zhang Xin, who is especially good at handling such on-the-spot reactions.

"Hey! This shot is beautiful. Just now the Warriors used pass and cut to attack, but the Bulls followed up with high-intensity defense as soon as they came up. With this intensity, it is difficult for pass and cut to have a chance.

When half of the attacking time had passed and the tactics couldn't work out, Zhang Xin took the initiative to launch an attack, using a temporary small-scale cooperation to complete the attack.

This kind of clever cooperation is the patent of a talented player like Zhang Xin. "Yang Yi praised.

The Bulls had the ball, and Jimmy Butler felt the Warriors' defensive strength just after halftime. Zhang Xin was defending him the way he defended Zhang Xin!
Jimmy Butler finally knows how his opponent feels when he defends like this on weekdays, it's just uncomfortable!

Zhang Xin constantly confronts Butler with his body, using both hands and feet, but without any obvious movements. He is in the category of bragging or not. Zhang Xin turned a blind eye to his actions.

Zhang Xin could hold his breath, but Jimmy Butler was not so good. When he was running, he pushed Zhang Xin a little too hard, and Zhang Xin fell down. The referee's whistle came too timely!
"Beep!"

Jimmy Butler ran over to reason with the referee with a look of anger, indicating that his action was a normal confrontation. The referee spread his hands and said that the scale is the same, but your action is too big.

The Bulls made an offensive foul and the Warriors had the ball. Now the Warriors have switched to the pick-and-roll mode.

Curry asked Green for a pick-and-roll in the high post. When Green slid down, Curry passed to Green. Green hit the frame and attracted Pau Gasol.

The Oracle Center erupted into loud cheers.

With the Warriors increasing their defensive strength, the Bulls' offense has stagnated, while the Warriors are using high-position pick-and-rolls in turn by Curry and Zhang Xin.

Under the attack of two top shooters in turn, the Bulls' defense had problems. Thibodeau kept adjusting, but the pick-and-roll is not something you can prevent by adjusting.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls trailed by 13 points. Thibodeau was a little worried. His best defense was full of holes against the Warriors. The Warriors' Zhang Xin and Curry played too smartly!

Zhang Xin and Curry jointly scored 11 assists in the third quarter, and most of the points were obtained through direct and indirect assists.

The Warriors' current tactical richness is not comparable to other teams. Hampton, triangle offense, pick-and-roll tactics, randomly adjusted according to the opponent's defensive characteristics.

"I've seen a lot of teams with no tactics, and I've seen teams with a lot of tactics but don't know which one to use on the spot.

There are not many teams with extremely rich tactics like the Warriors, but there are not many teams with tactical masters on the field. This is the root of the Warriors' strength!
Other bench gangsters Those are just some of the strengths, and I've seen a lot of teams that have a good hand but play poorly. "Yang Yi said in admiration.

(End of this chapter)