new lord of the rings

Chapter 264 Good warriors have no illustrious military exploits
Amidst the cheers of home fans at the Oracle Center, the Dallas Mavericks' away game against the Golden State Warriors officially began.

The Dallas Mavericks' starting lineup is Jose Barea, Monta Ellis, Tyson Chandler, Chandler Parsons and Dirk Nowitzki.

The starting lineup of the Golden State Warriors is Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xin, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut.

Bogut and Tyson Chandler jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Warriors got the ball for the first time.

Curry gritted his braces and dribbled the ball across half court.

It was Parsons who was defending Zhang Xin, and the two happened to be facing each other. It was not the first time that Parsons had played against Zhang Xin. He had played against Zhang Xin when he was in the Rockets. At that time, Zhang Xin did not have such a status. Now Zhang Xin is definitely one of the few super giants in the league. After Zhang Xin wins the MVP of the regular season, his status in the arena will be completely stable.

Parsons, who defended Zhang Xin, did not dare to be careless, and the game started with intensity.

Parsons is also an excellent player at this time. He averaged 18.5 points per game with the Rockets last season, but this season dropped to 15.8 points, not because of a decline in status, but because of a change in possession.

Parsons is 206cm tall, has a strong body, and is not afraid of confrontation. He is relatively effective in pestering Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin is also used to it, and now the defense he suffers is usually defended by the best defensive striker of the opponent team.

There is no way around this, he, like Durant and James, is difficult to defend at the small forward position, or unsolvable, so the opponent must use the strongest defender in the team to deal with them.

As small forwards, Zhang Xin, James and Durant have different styles.Although the three of them can push and counterattack, they are unstoppable when they charge, but the three of them have different styles when they are on the ground.

James mainly focuses on breakthroughs and layups, and his shooting is slightly worse than Durant;
Durant relies heavily on personal offense, focusing on shooting and finishing, and his breakthrough is slightly worse than James;
Zhang Xin is a combination of the characteristics of the two, a historical level shooter, a top breakthrough player and a top field commander.

Excluding the ability to lead the team, from the perspective of personal ability, Zhang Xin is the most comprehensive one among the three top small forwards in the league today.

In a way, he's also the most difficult to defend because he's more versatile and harder to target.

Now Parsons is facing such a player.

Zhang Xin did not give full play to his comprehensiveness. He only did what he was most suitable for on the court. He did what his teammates lacked. Basketball game is an overall activity. The famous barrel theory is also practical in basketball. The team's longest point can help the team, and the shortest point will also hurt the team.

The game of basketball still pays attention to balance. The most powerful teams are not those that only focus on one aspect, such as only focusing on offense or defense, but teams that have both offense and defense.

In the current lineup, Zhang Xin plays an off-the-ball role. Zhang Xin constantly screens for his teammates and also runs with the help of his teammates.

Curry gave the ball to Bogut, who supported him in the upper post. Zhang Xin helped Curry make an up screen at the elbow, saw the opportunity, and helped Thompson make a down screen next to him. After two rounds of screens, the Mavericks The defense has been a bit of a mess.

Parsons was able to keep an eye on Zhang Xin. Coach Carlisle had told him long ago that no one else should care about the nervous letter. Parsons kept it in mind.

Curry and Thompson's off-the-ball running pulled the Mavericks' defense, Bogut's high post evacuated the center, Zhang Xin saw the center evacuated, and did not hesitate to press Parsons and cut to the center.

Bogut is tall enough and has a wide field of vision. He directly slipped the ball to Zhang Xin at the top of the arc, and Zhang Xin pressed Parsons for a layup.

Although Parsons is not afraid of confrontation, it is still not enough to face other small forwards and players with Zhang Xin's physical talents.

Parsons was crushed by Zhang Xin for a layup. Coach Carlisle frowned. He still had some fantasies, thinking that Parsons could limit Zhang Xin a little bit, but now it seems that he might be powerless.

The following game process proved that Coach Carlisle's guess was correct, and Parsons really couldn't restrain Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin didn't fight Parsons one-on-one, he just kept covering for his teammates, and then took the opportunity to cut layups, help grab rebounds, and make a second attack.

These were originally things that Parsons was good at, but when he was facing off against Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin's consciousness completely crushed Parsons.

Parsons has never met such a difficult opponent. He is not in a hurry, and he is not in a hurry after halftime. He helps his teammates block a block. , or all of a sudden the ball goes out again.

Looks like a role player!
But Parsons looked at Zhang Xin's technical statistics, and it showed that Zhang Xin had scored 8 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in less than half a quarter!

horrible!Parsons thought.

Between the mountains and the water, it seems effortless, and such data has been quietly obtained!
Cole replaced Zhang Xin and prepared to let Zhang Xin lead the rotation. Parsons breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't feel that it was too difficult to defend Zhang Xin, but Zhang Xin took so many data quietly.

Parsons quietly observed Coach Carlisle. Coach Carlisle's face was not very good. Parsons was worried, and Parsons was relieved when Zhang Xin left.

If Parsons understands Chinese culture, he will know that there is a saying that those who are good at fighting have no great military exploits!

At the end of the first quarter, the point difference between the two sides did not widen, and the offense of the Mavericks was also very smooth. With players like Nowitzki, Barea, Ellis and Parsons in the team, the offense was not inferior.

The score between the two sides was 32:30, and the Warriors led by 2 points.

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin took Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, Drummond Green, and Maris Speights to play.

The Dallas Mavericks were led by Monta Ellis, with Chandler Parsons, Alfarouk Aminu, Charlie Villanueva and Devin Harris.

Parsons felt nervous. The Warriors' lineup seemed like Zhang Xin was going to start holding the ball. Zhang Xin holding the ball didn't look as harmless as if he didn't hold the ball!
The Mavericks had the ball, and Devin Harris and Villanueva made a high pick-and-roll, and they took the opportunity to pass an open opportunity to Monta Ellis, and Ellis seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer.

The Warriors don't care either. The Mavericks' offensive ability is also very powerful. It is impossible to completely limit the Mavericks' offense.

Green served the ball quickly, Zhang Xin held the ball across the half, Parsons was a little nervous.

Zhang Xin was waiting for Green at the top of the arc, and Green quickly raised it to Zhang Xin for a pick-and-roll, Zhang Xin slipped past, and Villanueva made a three-pointer without keeping up with Zhang Xin!

Three point hit!

Not sloppy, crisp and neat!
Parsons couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Xin. He didn't know how Zhang Xin's confidence came from, and he shot directly after a screen. Although Villanueva was a little behind, he didn't lose his position!

Seeing Parsons staring at him, Zhang Xin nodded and smiled with Parsons.

This man is so good looking.thought Parsons.

(End of this chapter)