new lord of the rings

Chapter 27 The Real Chinese Derby!
Sure enough, the following form was exactly as Yang Yi said.

With the speed of the Warriors, the rhythm of offense and defense accelerated, and Howard gradually couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

The speed of the Warriors is not the speed of one or two people, it is the speed of the whole. All five players cross the half court quickly, and then pass the ball quickly. Under the conduction ball, the defensive front without one person becomes riddled with holes, like a sieve;
Are you Howard in time?

Well, the ball handler directly calls Green to come out for a pick-and-roll, should you switch defenses or delay:

Switch guards play big and small, and Curry's outstanding ability to play big and small is undoubtedly a problem;
You delay chasing and defending, Curry’s double-teaming ability is top in the league, and he directly handles the ball to Green as the axis. Thompson and Zhang Xin stand on each side, and Iguodala is cruising around the basket to attack the frame. Empty seat!
Howard has become a weakness on the court!This is something Howard has never discovered before, Howard as a:
3-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2009-11);
4th All-NBA Defensive First Team (2009-12);
5届NBA篮板王（2008-10；2012-13）；
2-time NBA block leader (2009-10).

He never thought that one day he would be targeted as a breach!

He's been on and off the field:

Afraid of not returning to defense in time, vacillating between rushing to grab rebounds and returning to defense;
When encountering a pick-and-roll, he hesitates between defending the basket and waiting for the opponent to come in, or going up and changing defense directly;

He is like a fawn that has left its mother, taking two steps forward and two steps back in the dark woods, and fleeing in fright at the slightest sign of trouble.

Yang Yi and Ke Fan looked at each other, speechless in shock.

Howard has never felt that a game can be so long, like going through spring, summer, autumn and winter, and another spring, summer, autumn and winter.

He took a heavy breath when he heard the whistle for the end. It was already unfair to him to drag such a huge body to compete with those smaller ones.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors replaced the rotation, and the Rockets felt that they had returned to the current era, but they did not expect that they ushered in a Predator!
The top hunter from the biological chain: Zhang Xin!

Blake slowly dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, Zhang Xin took the ball in a big circle on the right three-point line, and when Chandler Parsons, who was chasing him, was not on his feet, he made a smooth move, as if A gust of wind swept past Parsons and rushed straight to the basket. The defending center Omer Asik sank his focus and waited for it. Zhang Xin, who was moving at high speed, swung Omer Asik to the ground with his left hand in-and-out. On the ground, Zhang Xin rose from the ground and dunked the ball into the basket with his left hand!
Zhang Xin frowned, stared, puffed up his muscles, and let out a rare roar!

Ke Fan and Yang Yi looked at each other again, wondering why Zhang Xin, who has always been gentle and elegant, was so unusual?
After roaring, Zhang Xin glanced at Howard, and the sadness in his eyes flashed.

Yang Yi's eyes were sharp, and his heart moved. After a while, Yang Yi said quietly: "I understand, Zhang Xin is sad because of the loneliness of the center forward, and things hurt him. He doesn't know when he will fall behind the times, just like Today's Howard is generally lonely!"

Ke Fan said sadly: "This may be the last glory of a traditional center."

Modern basketball is fast, faster and faster. Even when it is on the ground, it is faster and faster than before:
The previous competition was a bone chopping knife, which was very powerful;
Today's game is Xiao Li Fei Dao, which is fast and accurate.

最近的林书豪状态很好，2月1日，在火箭主场以106-92战胜克里夫兰骑士队的比赛中，林书豪出战29分钟，得到15分、11篮板以及10助攻、获得个人生涯单场第一次三双数据。今天的林书豪有点林疯狂的模样。

Facing Blake's defense, a crossover left Blake behind, fought back in the air under Bogut's supplementary defense, and caused Bogut to foul, scoring two plus one.

Zhang Xin refused to show weakness. Faced with Chandler Parsons' pressing defense, Zhang Xin took a hesitant step, changed direction in front of his body and passed Parsons, and went straight to the basket. Omer Asik was a little slower to defend, Zhang Xin directly Successful dunk!
Jeremy Lin forced Blake to hit a three-pointer;
Zhang Xin turned around and hit a three-pointer from the corner under the cover of the crowd;

Jeremy Lin hits a mid-range jumper around Omer Asik;
Zhang Xin succeeded in the low post singles on the right side of Parsons;
The game became a duel between two Chinese!

Yang Yi and Ke Fan were overjoyed and said, "This is the real Chinese Derby!"

At the end of the first half, the Warriors 72:64 the Rockets, the Warriors led by eight points, and the second quarter was basically tied. Linsanity is well-deserved!
In the second half, Barnes partnered with the fifth team. In fact, in the lineup of the fifth team, Barnes' shortcomings can be covered up to the greatest extent, so the fifth team is actually not weak. When Barnes is not targeted, it is necessary to You know, the 73 wins were achieved by the five small players. The weakness is only relatively speaking, and it is more than enough for the Rockets' starter.

Under the possible targeting of the Warriors, Howard was sieved, and the point difference was pulled to 14 points.

Facing the aggressiveness of the Warriors, the team boss Harden became angry. Harden has begun to evolve this season and currently ranks fourth in the scoring list. It is no small matter for the top four scoring masters in the league to go crazy:
Facing Thompson's defense, Harden dribbled the ball with his crotch, swayed left and dribbled with his crotch, swayed right and then dribbled with his crotch. After a few shakes, Thompson's center of gravity was shaken, and Harden stepped back one meter away. pull up a three-point hit;
Still facing Thompson's defense, Harden did the same move, that is, retreated for a three-pointer, and Thompson watched Harden helplessly hit the three-pointer;
Harden called Beverly for a pick-and-roll. Facing Curry, Harden went straight to the basket and made a European layup with his left hand. Curry fouled, scored two points, and added a penalty!

The point difference was instantly narrowed by 8 points.

Mark Jackson quickly called a timeout and rearranged the defensive tactics.

Come up Harden has been unable to stop:

Curry made a pick-and-roll pass, which was spotted by Harden, and he succeeded in stealing the ball, and went straight to the blue;

Call the pick-and-roll to face Curry, take a three-pointer and hit a three-pointer;

He found Curry again, and swayed left and right, directly crushing Curry Shanglan.

During this period of time, the Rockets chose a bottle of poison, whether to choose to be shot to death by Curry Thompson or to be shot to death by Barnes. Barnes was emptied!This just hit the weak point of the fifth player. Barnes hit several three-pointers in a row. The Warriors were dumbfounded by the Rockets. Seeing that the situation was not good, Mark Jackson quickly replaced Barnes and replaced Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin and Thompson made a gesture, marking Harden himself, and he really wanted to try Shendeng's step back.

"Yo! Zhang Xin took the initiative to match up with Harden, but this is not easy to guard against. Harden is a master of offense, and his hands feel hot during this period, and he has gone crazy. It is not good to replace anyone. Take precautions! Teacher Yang, give Mr. Zhang some advice and see how to restrict Harden." Ke Fan said.

Yang Yi rubbed his chin: "Harden in this state is indeed difficult to guard against. He retreated to shoot a three-pointer when defending against a sudden attack. When defending a three-pointer, he directly rolled in and made a foul. Harden is too comprehensive. Players who can shoot suddenly are not easy to defend against, and Mr. Zhang's defense is good, but it may not be able to limit Harden in this state."

As Ke Fan and Yang Yi said, Harden in this state is basically difficult to defend, but since Zhang Xin volunteered, he naturally has his own considerations. He will do his best to consume Harden in the third quarter!
Students who have played ball know that when we face an opponent who can shoot suddenly, we are basically unstoppable. What we can do is to prevent him from catching the ball, of course, not letting him catch the ball at all. The ball is impossible, but it is to make the opponent have to work hard to catch every ball, so as to consume his energy and disrupt his rhythm.

Whether it was the audience at the scene or the audience in front of the TV, they were all staring at Zhang Xin and Harden:
Zhang Xin followed Harden closely, keeping a step away from Harden, just between Harden and the player holding the ball, with one hand always kept in front of Harden;

Harden ran back, Zhang Xin followed;

With the help of Harden's cover, Zhang Xin found out in advance and went around, a series of dense footsteps, still keeping one step away from Harden, waving his hands in the air, the ball holder dared not pass;

In desperation, Harden ran to the top of the three-point arc, supported Zhang Xin with one hand, and asked for the ball with his right hand. Even though he was leaned on, Zhang Xin kept pushing against Harden and harassed him with aggressive defense;
After doing this, Harden's breathing became a little disordered, and there were only three seconds left in the attack time. Harden only dribbled the ball and then hurriedly hit the iron.

Back on the offensive end, Zhang Xin dragged Harden around. Under Zhang Xin's pull, the Rockets' defense had a loophole, and Iguodala dunked directly at the basket!

On the defensive end, Zhang Xin behaved in the same way, still tightly entangled Harden, Harden had to exert great effort every time he caught the ball, so Harden's rhythm was disrupted, and he hit several irons in a row.

"Prevent it! Zhang Xin is so awesome, he can even restrain Harden in this state!" Ke Fan exclaimed.

"Teacher Ke Fan, do you feel that Zhang Xin's defense is like a person?" Yang Yi asked.

"Who is Teacher Yang Yi talking about?"

"Scottie Pippen! The same aggressive defense! Facing the opponent's sharp knife players, use oppressive defense to reduce their efficiency!"

"Mr. Yang said so, it is true. Where is Zhang Xin's ceiling? Top defense, and gradually perfected offensive skills, this is his rookie season. What heights Zhang Xin can reach in the future is really exciting. Ah!" Ke Fan exclaimed.

With the efforts of Zhang Xin, the Warriors gradually opened the score to 12 points.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, Zhang Xin, who played on regular basis, pushed the Rockets who were already on the edge of the cliff, and scored two three-pointers in a row, which completely broke the Rockets' fighting spirit. After a few minutes in the fourth quarter, Coach Kevin McHale raised the white flag, surrendered, and replaced marginal players.

The Warriors also replaced marginal players later. In the end, the Warriors 113:96 the Rockets, and the Warriors led by 17 to collect the game.

After this battle, the Warriors rose to fourth in the West and the Rockets dropped to fifth.

Originally, the Rockets were slightly stronger than the Warriors. The arrival of Zhang Xin changed this weak power balance, and the strength was out of position.

The Warriors have begun to raise their heads, looking at the Clippers, Thunder and Spurs in front of them. A powerful challenger has risen and is about to start grabbing the territory belonging to the three powerful players.

Zhang Xin murmured, "Bobo, Durant, Paul, are you all ready?"

The current ranking in the West is temporarily followed by the Spurs, Thunder and Clippers.

(End of this chapter)