new lord of the rings

Chapter 302 The Ultimate Grizzly!

Tennessee, USA.

The Mississippi River flows non-stop, day and night.

Memphis International Airport welcomed guests from the Bay Area, and the Golden State Warriors arrived in Memphis.

The Golden State Warriors changed into a bus, crossed the city, and went to the hotel where they stayed. On the way, they passed by buildings with neoclassical or romantic styles. Battista Church, Do Carmo Church, Neves Church, San Bento Church, etc., the ancient buildings are hidden among the dense palm trees, making the city more and more graceful.

Zhang Xin has read a lot of books and knows a lot about these quite famous religious buildings. He leaned by the window and browsed with great interest, while flipping through the information about these ancient religious buildings in his mind:
The most famous religious building in Memphis is the Episcopal Church, which includes three halls.The Graca Church was built in the [-]th and [-]th centuries;
The Juan Battista Church was built in the seventeenth century;

Neves Church, Do Carmo Church and San Bento Church were all built in the 18th century.

What these churches have in common is that the interior decoration is luxurious and magnificent, the paintings are exquisite, and they have the artistic style of classicism, which is the specific display of European Christian art in the Americas.

When I usually read a book, I feel the smell of a decadent religion rushing towards my face, but when I get close to it in person, I feel the majesty of religion rushing towards my face. After all, human culture is inseparable from religion. Human history is one. History of Religion.

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game day.

The FedEx Arena on the banks of the Mississippi River is crowded with crowds, and the slogan "Grind Grand Grizz" (grinding city) hangs above the venue. In this era of small balls, the Grizzlies are still stubbornly being themselves, and the Grizzlies will build a solid wall. Defensively, insisting on retro basketball as his belief.

Looking at this slogan, Zhang Xinxin couldn't help feeling admiration for the people of Memphis. Being able to insist on being one's own person or team in the midst of a turbulent tide is a great thing to persevere in. Maybe it will be lonely. It may be lonely, but compared with the vast universe, sticking to an ideal is a kind of happiness, and achieving worldly achievements is another kind of happiness. There are always people who like different ways of happiness.

But people who stick to their ideals are always admirable, aren't they?
The FedEx Arena has become a sea of ​​deep blue. The Memphis Grizzlies’ home color scheme is navy blue, so the arena, which can accommodate nearly 19000 people, is full of Grizzlies fans wearing dark blue T-shirts. The golden jerseys of the Golden State Warriors who rushed over were also quite conspicuous in the blue on one side, but they also looked lonely.

The shouts of the Memphis Grizzlies fans in the deep blue are really like a tsunami. The deep blue accompanied by the tsunami-like cheers makes people really feel like they are in the deep sea. waves.

Game start.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup is: Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, Courtney Lee, and Mike Conley.

The Warriors' starting lineup is: Zhang Xin, Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Bogut.

Bogut and Gasol jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Grizzlies got the ball for the first time.

After two games, the understanding between the two sides has been deep enough, and they went straight to the climax at the beginning.

The Grizzlies' offensive strategy is: move outside, constantly cut the Warriors' defense through Marc Gasol's high pick-and-roll, and then give the ball to the moving black and white bears. When the black and white bears move, the Warriors will There was no way to double-team the Grizzlies' inside line, so Green was rubbed over and over again by Randolph, and Marc Gasol was rubbed over and over again when he switched defenses, poor Drummond Green!

The defensive strategy is to keep pushing Zhang Xin away and oppressing Zhang Xin’s space. As long as Zhang Xin dribbles and breaks through, two or three people will block him at any time. Believe in playing well.

Only then did Zhang Xin know the extent of the Grizzlies' defense!

Zhang Xin encountered this level of defense for the first time in his life. Even the Spurs' defense he encountered last season was still different. The Spurs' defense was full of needles. How would you describe Grizzlies' defense? Block the three-pointer, the black and white bears on the inside are domineering and unparalleled in the frame!

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 20:28. Today's score may be the lowest score in a single quarter for the Warriors since the season. Zhang Xin only scored 8 points and 2 assists in the first quarter. The oppression of the Grizzlies Zhang Xin really spared no effort.

Zhang Xin sat on the bench panting, and took the towel handed over by the logistics staff. Although his performance was much worse than usual, Zhang Xin was still not in a hurry. The away game was not so easy to play, especially in the season Playoffs, and still facing a strong team like the Grizzlies.

Zhang Xin didn't panic, the hearts of the rest of the players settled down, and they sat quietly watching the performance of their teammates.

The Grizzlies landed Marc Gasol, Costa Koufus, Jeff Green, Vince Carter and Benoit Udri.

The Warriors got Andre Iguodala, David Lee, Shawn Livingston, Marreese Speights and Leandro Barbosa.

Although the Grizzlies have changed a wave of players, their defense is written into their genes. Although only Marc Gasol is on the court in the starting lineup, they still maintain sufficient defensive pressure.

Beno Udri suddenly broke out today. He created chances to assist or score by himself, which opened the score further and further. Cole called a timeout to adjust and it didn't work. At 6 minutes, the Grizzlies opened the score to 15. Cole couldn't sit still, so Zhang Xin had to go, otherwise today's game would be impossible.

Before Zhang Xin came on the field, Kerr gave Zhang Xin the task: don’t think too much, the key now is to close the score, no matter how you play.

Zhang Xin smiled and nodded.

He observed below for a long time, and he had some ideas.

Kerr dubbed Zhang Xin with Harrison Barnes, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andrew Bogut.

Dave Jogel also replaced the starters. Although he restricted Zhang Xin enough in the first quarter, he was worried as long as Zhang Xin was on the court.

The Warriors have the ball, Zhang Xin catches the ball and dribbles quickly across the half court under Tony Allen's defense. Once the half court is over, Zhang Xin raises his fisted right hand, which means: three-pointer is placed, the center ambush the basket, Green goes to the high pick-and-roll.

Look familiar?That's right, Zhang Xin's first move was to shoot all over the world!
Compared with this Grizzlies, what kind of pass cut and air cut are purely asking for trouble. The Grizzlies' defense has become a system. It is difficult to beat the Grizzlies in this way. A team like the Grizzlies should use this Hard way to deal with it!
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