new lord of the rings

Chapter 269 Chapter 260

The Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks and went straight to Atlanta to challenge the Atlanta Hawks away.

The current record of the Atlanta Hawks is 41 wins and 9 losses. They have not lost throughout January, and they have won 1 consecutive victories in a row, and the starting five have entered the best of the month in the Eastern Conference!
Although the Atlanta Hawks' 18-game winning streak is not as scary as the Warriors' winning streak, it can be seen from this that the Atlanta Hawks are at their peak this year!

In terms of scoring, the Atlanta Hawks averaged 102.5 points per game, allowing their opponents to average 97.1 points per game;
In terms of assists, they averaged 25.7 assists per game, allowing their opponents to average 23.5 assists per game;
In terms of rebounds, the Atlanta Hawks have 40.5 rebounds, allowing opponents to average 43.6 rebounds per game;
From these data, it seems that Atlanta does not have a particularly good offense, nor does it have a very good defense, but they can win without relying on anything else, they rely on a balance.

The Atlanta Hawks team feels similar to the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, they are also called the Eastern Spurs, which is normal.

Their head coach, Mike Budenholzer, was a student of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, so it's no surprise the lineage is there.

Mike Budenholzer moved the Spurs' set to Atlanta, and the effect was extremely gratifying!
Playing against such a team is not a pleasant thing. They have strict defensive discipline and a slow pace, but they run very frequently. Opportunities, otherwise, they will be honest and grounded, and they will grind against you slowly, which is very torturous.

Atlanta's five starters, Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver, DeMarre Carroll, and Al Horford, these five players' playing styles are not gorgeous, they advocate simplicity and practicality, but in Atlanta In the Eagles system, they are like ducks in water, able to show their strengths.

All in all, this is a very tough team.

Steve Kerr attached great importance to this game and originally wanted to let Zhang Xin get a full rest, but facing a strong team like the Atlanta Hawks, his plan could only be postponed until the next game.

Game day, Phillips Arena.

As night fell, there was a huge crowd of people in front of the Phillips Arena.

The reason why this game can attract so many spectators is that this year's Atlanta Hawks achieved gratifying results and attracted more fans;
Another reason is that the visit of the Golden State Warriors attracted them. This game is the first time the Golden State Warriors have visited Phillips Arena this season. Atlanta fans want to watch the Golden State Warriors live. Two chances, so the arrival of the Golden State Warriors also attracted a large number of fans to watch;
In addition, the confrontation between the No. [-] team in the East and the No. [-] team in the West has also attracted worldwide attention!

The league arranged a nationwide live broadcast for this game, and major sports media from other countries also heard the news and arranged for a live broadcast of this game.

The game has not yet started, and the Phillips Arena, which can accommodate more than 2 people, is already full and the atmosphere is very warm.

When the Golden State Warriors entered the arena, there was a lot of cheers at Phillips Arena.

Now the fans of the Golden State Warriors are not limited to the Bay Area. Almost every away game has fans of the Golden State Warriors coming to watch. This may be due to Zhang Xin and Curry. Sometimes being handsome is being able to do whatever you want.

Zhang Xin and Curry greeted Horford, Jeff Teague and others face to face. Although they only played twice a year, they all knew each other. They greeted each other, and then returned to their own venues to start warming up.

The game officially begins.

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

The starting lineup of the Atlanta Hawks is Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, Al Horford, DeMarre Carell, Kyle Korver.

Bogut and Horford jumped the ball in the middle circle, and Bogut used his height to let the Warriors get the ball for the first time.

Like Drummond Green, Horford is also a short center. He is only 2 meters, but Al Horford is a very special player. He is affectionately called by the fans: the ball blind recognizer.

The ball blind recognizer means: Basically, someone who underestimates Horford, or thinks he is a garbage contract because of the number of points and rebounds, can simply and roughly judge that this person is blind.

As an academic player, Horford has top-notch basic skills and the ability to read the game. For him, planning is as simple as drinking water and eating. As long as a teammate cuts inside, he can always send the ball comfortably.

Horford also has another skill, which is to advance with the ball.A 6-foot-10 big man, he can grab a rebound and go straight to the half court, and then send a wonderful pass to his teammates!
In these two points, you can see him as a big Draymond Green!

In terms of personal offense, Ahford is not comparable to Drummond Green. Horford is best at face-to-face attacks. Whether it is pickpop or pickroll, he can advance and retreat with certainty;

Although his post-up singles are weak, he seldom faces the center forcibly crushing the goal, because this is not his way of playing. He prefers to observe the running position of his teammates with his back, and then send a pass to his teammates, or Put the ball in the basket with stepbacks, hooks, etc.

Defensively, Horford has top defensive abilities:
His pick-and-roll defense ability is top-notch, and Horford's reaction speed and movement speed are top-notch in the interior, so even if he switches to a small man, it is difficult to be broken;

The conversion defense is fast, the attack is fast, the placement rate is high, and the prediction of the layup route of the guard is also very accurate;
All in all, a very good player.

Curry dribbled the ball while wearing braces, and dribbled the ball halfway under Jeff Teague's defense. Andrew Bogut had already moved up to the high position to support.

Curry passed the ball to Bogut, turned around and got into the crowd, starting to run with Zhang Xin and Klay Thompson.

The Warriors' starting gestures are generally to create opportunities for the shooter, first cultivate the shooter's touch, and it is the same today, first let Thompson develop the touch.

Zhang Xin first set an up screen for Curry at the right elbow, and then slid the bottom line to the left elbow to help Klay Thompson block Karel's follow-up defense. Thompson received a pass from Bogut in the bottom corner and hit the Warriors Team's first three points!
Al Horford serves, and Jeff Teague passed halftime under Curry's defense. Like the Golden State Warriors, center Al Horford first raised the ball to receive the ball from a high position, and Jeff Teague gave the ball to Horford , Horford turned around to block Curry, and handed the ball to Jeff Teague.

Jeff Teague received a hand-off pass from Al Horford and went straight to the inside. Andrew Bogut couldn't stop Jeff Teague and was broken through.

Jeff Teague's breakthrough attracted Klay Thompson from the wing to help defend. Jeff Teague passed the ball to Karrell who was emptied. With the opportunity to score, Karel didn't hold back, and directly hit the Eagles' first three-pointer!
When both sides started the game today, they felt very hot.

(End of this chapter)