new lord of the rings

Chapter 332 The first battle!

When Zhang Xin and others entered the arena of the Talking Stick Resort Hotel, the whole venue erupted into earth-shattering cheers. Since Steve Nash left sadly, the Talking Stick Resort Hotel Arena has never been so enthusiastic , those old old fans, one by one, were full of tears, watching all this with nostalgia.

Game start.

The Sacramento Kings have DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, Ty Lawson, Aaron Afflalo, and Costa Koufus.

The Phoenix Suns have Zhang Xin, Devin Booker, Rajon Rondo, Pau Gasol and PJ Tucker.

The reason why he didn't go to TJ Warren, Zhang Xin's consideration is to learn from the Rockets' five small players, let Tucker top the fourth position, Tucker's three-pointer is much more stable than Warren, Zhang Xin prefers to be able to open up space Players, because the current trend in the league is paying more and more attention to space.

Gasol and Cousins ​​jumped the ball in the middle circle. Cousins ​​was young after all, and the Kings got the ball for the first time.

Ty Lawson is a fast guard, and he passed the halftime quickly under the leadership of Rajon Rondo. Rondo is also an extremely fast guard, and he has no problem defending Ty Lawson.

Devin Booker defends Afflalo. Devin Booker is 198cm tall and weighs 93kg. The Afflalo he defends is about the same height and weight as him. A guard with precise shooting, the matchup between the two is almost the same.

Zhang Xin defended against Rudy Gay, Gasol went to deal with Cousins, and Tucker went to deal with Koufos. This matchup may be a point that the king can use today. Tucker is only 198cm tall, and Koufos It is 213cm tall. Once the Kings give the ball to Koufos, it will definitely not work to rely on Tucker's single defense, but now is the time to adjust the lineup. Zhang Xin wants to see the effect of the Suns' one big and four small ones. However, the powerful Kings inside are the object of the experiment.

The King passed a few downballs from the perimeter and gave the ball to Cousins. After all, Cousins ​​is the leader of the team, and he should decide how to attack.

Cousins ​​weighs about 10 kilograms heavier than Gasol. He hit Gasol twice, knocked Gasol to one side, and then succeeded in hooking. Cousins' offensive methods are very rich, and now he is known as The number one center in the league, his skills should not be underestimated.

Tucker quickly served the ball, Rondo caught the ball and dribbled it steadily across the frontcourt, Zhang Xin did not stop to catch the ball, but started to run, Tucker ambush the bottom corner, Gasol went up high and Rondo picked and rolled, Zhang Xin and Devin Booker moved, and the whole space was stretched extremely wide.

Rondo used Gasol's pick-and-roll to break through to the inside. Because Rondo had no range, Cousins ​​boldly let Rondo take a step, but Rondo didn't care. Zhang Xin circled Gasol to the middle and Rondo hit the ground The ball was passed to Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin attacked the basket, Koufos on the flank rushed to defend, Zhang Xin gave the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner in the air, and Tucker hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner!

Happy cheers erupted from the Talking Stick Resort Arena. It’s been a long time since I saw such a well-organized offense. From positioning to pick-and-rolls to air cuts, the rhythm was orderly and unhurried. Zhang Xin’s air cut It was as sharp as a scalpel, forcing the king to let go of Tucker in the bottom corner.

"Hey, when Zhang Xin came, the temperament of the Suns team was different. In the previous Suns team, although there were many young people in the team, they didn't have any vitality when they played. Zhang Xin and others Once people come, they are like a powerful team." Ke Fan said with a smile.

"Indeed, the starting lineup of the Suns, in addition to Tucker and Devin Booker, the other three Zhang Xin, Rondo and Gasol are all champion members, and they have seen too many big battles. Under the leadership of the three, it is not surprising that they show the temperament of a strong team.

What is valuable about the Suns this year is that the four newly joined players are all free agents. Attracted by Zhang Xin, Rondo, Gasol and Nene gathered together without depleting the strength of the Suns themselves. Powerful players go to trade.

In this way, players like Bledsoe, Chandler, Knight, Dudley, and Warren can all play a role on the bench. You must know that Bledsoe, Warren, Chandler and Knight were originally The starting team of the Suns became the gangsters on the bench together, and played a role in the rotation lineup with the strength of the starting team. Now the Suns' bench is also one of the best in the league.

If you run well this season, you don't need to wait until next season, and you may think about higher goals. " Su Qun said with a smile.

The Kings had the ball. The Kings really wanted to take advantage of Tucker's lack of height. Afflalo passed the ball to Koufos in the low post. Lacks range and passing ability, rebounds well, can defend pick-and-rolls, blocks shots and rebounds, but isn't strong enough.

Tucker has a low center of gravity and weighs 118kg, which is comparable to Koufos who weighs 120kg. Tucker pressed against Koufos' waist tightly, pushing Koufos so that he could not stand still. Zhang Xin on the flank Seeing that the ball was given to Koufos, he went straight to Koufos without hesitation.

Koufos is efficient in low-post offense and has relatively solid skills. However, he is not very good at passing the ball. Hold the ball down with both hands.

Zhang Xin steals Koufos, immediately initiates a transition, and goes straight to the basket of the Kings, attracting the attention of Ty Lawson, Gay and Afflalo. Devin Booker is empty, and Zhang Xin passes the ball among the crowd at the basket Come out and give it to Devin Booker on the three-point line. Booker raised his knife and hit a three-pointer!

The Suns hit two three-pointers, and the audience cheered loudly. It was wonderful!

The Kings are obviously not as organized as the Suns, either to the inside, or to attack directly from the outside. Fortunately, Cousins' ability is there, and he constantly uses his extraordinary ability to attract flanking attacks, and then split them out. Even so, the Suns Also scored 23 points in a vigorous half quarter!
Zhang Xin and Rondo teamed up to send 7 assists, Devin Booker hit three three-pointers in the half quarter, playing like Klay Thompson, Tucker also hit two three-pointers, and Zhang Xin kept making empty cuts , Attract the flanker, and then send out assists, if the king's flanker is not in time, he will succeed in a layup, and he also scored 8 points and 4 assists in half the time!

The fans of the Suns watched it mesmerizingly. It was really wonderful. People moved the ball. With Zhang Xin, Rondo and Gasol there, the ball flowed extremely smoothly, and the ball could always be given to open players. , The King's players are exhausted, how should I put it, the Suns played like warriors today!
(End of this chapter)