new lord of the rings

Chapter 351

If the Suns want to make up for the lack of insiders, they must rely on the striker to make up for the defense. Now the Suns striker has Zhang Xin (206cm, 106kg, Zhang Xin has grown 3cm taller with his age in recent years) , Devin Booker (198cm, 93kg), Tucker (198cm, 118kg), Warren (203cm), Dudley (201cm, 102kg), Bro Gordon (196cm, 98kg), the Suns' striker resources are still sufficient, It can barely be compared with the Warriors, but it is not as good as the Warriors in terms of quality.

The Warriors' strikers include Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and Harrison Barnes. These are all extremely defensive strikers, and the Suns' strikers are worse. There are many, Zhang Xin and Tucker are very good, but Devin Booker and Warren's defensive habits are not very good, and Zhang Xin needs to spend time to sharpen it.

When the Suns selected Watson to replace Hornacek as the team's new head coach in February 2016, the Suns' defensive inadequacy was brought to the fore.Under Hornacek, the Suns had the second-worst defense in the league.According to statistics from the NBA's official website, they lost 2 points per 106.6 rounds during this period. After Watson joined the team, the Suns' defensive competitiveness improved very little, and they still ranked fifth from the bottom in the league.

This season, after playing the first three games, although the Suns also won three games, the average conceded points exceeded 116 points per game. You must know that other teams in the league did not even dare to let their defense fail in a hundred rounds. The score fell below 112 points. The Suns were able to win the game purely because of their excellent offense. They were able to win through offense in the regular season. It is very difficult to win through offense in the playoffs.

This is the problem that the Suns need to solve most now. The defense of the veterans has been honed over time, but the defense of the young people still needs to spend a lot of effort to improve. No championship is won entirely by offense, only offense and defense. Possession is the advantage that the championship team should have.

The game against the Clippers completely exposed the shortcomings of the Suns' defense, but this is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. Now it is necessary to solve the problem of how to beat the Clippers. The presence of Chandler and Gasol has curbed the situation. Honkai, but chasing points is not easy. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns were still [-] points behind.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers took Blake Griffin to lead the team, and the other four were Jamal Crawford, Austin Rivers, Marius Speights and DeAndre Jordan.

The Suns have Zhang Xin, Eric Bledsoe, PJ Tucker, Bro Gordon and Tyson Chandler.

The Suns exposed their deficiencies in defense, but if you look closely, you will find that the defense has actually been much better this season. There are Zhang Xin, Pau Gasol, Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo. Interspersed with leading the team, when the rookies are brought separately, the defense has been improved a lot. Defense is not a matter of one person. Under the leadership of the veteran, their performance is indeed much better.

In the starting lineup, there was only Booker as a rookie. Under the leadership of the veteran, Booker also had a positive attitude. It seems that the defense is not too bad. During the rotation time, there are also Zhang Xin and Chandler leading, plus Tucker's defense Titans, Bledsoe is also a very defensive player, and Bro Gordon is full of defensive talent, what he needs is experience, as long as the experience comes up, he is also a striker. It is the normal level of the league.

In the lineup of the second quarter, Zhang Xin took the fourth position, and he was going to deal with Griffin. Compared with before, Zhang Xin was 3cm taller. Now his height is about the same as Griffin's. Advantage, Zhang Xin is physically able to match Griffin, after all Griffin is a short-handed monster...

With the ball in the sun, Bledsoe dribbled the ball across the half, Zhang Xinliu made a coiling cut from the bottom line with the help of Chandler's cover, cut in from the middle, received a pass from Bledsoe, and Jordan rushed over Assisting defense, Zhang Xin threw the ball into the sky, and Chandler dunked with one hand!
The Clippers quickly served the ball, Crawford quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, and passed the ball to Griffin in the low post a few times. .

Zhang Xin had expected it a long time ago. He straightened his body and made a physical confrontation with Griffin, slowing down Griffin's speed. He raised his left hand high to prevent Griffin from shooting.

Zhang Xin took a step forward and followed the jump, covering it with his raised left hand. Griffin's sight was blocked. Griffin was startled, and quickly adjusted the arc, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

Jordan and Chandler were fighting at the basket, neither of them could jump up, Zhang Xin grabbed the rebound over the heads of the two, and immediately started a transition, the Clippers returned to defense very quickly, Griffin followed Zhang Xin's back was going to give Zhang Xin a ruthless block. Zhang Xin was intercepted by Little Rivers in front of Zhang Xin, and Griffin was watching behind him. It seemed that slowing down and organizing one was the best choice at this time.

Zhang Xin did not stop, but he was not in a hurry. Second, he paused a little at the three-point line, made a rhythm change, and then broke through. Now Griffin rushed to the front, and Zhang Xin rushed past Rivers Jr. For a three-step layup, Griffin leaped high and was about to pin Zhang Xin's ball to the board. Zhang Xin threw the ball into the sky. Griffin found someone roaring from behind, and the basket roared And he was knocked out!
"Hey! Tucker's follow-up of the ball is so beautiful that only Zhang Xin can pass it out. Griffin's take-off height is too high, and it can almost block out the sky. At this time, Zhang Xin passed the ball out and Tucker flew into the air. Then, he dunked the basketball hard and knocked Griffin out of the court, after all, the power of Tucker, who weighs 118kg, cannot be underestimated!" Wang Meng laughed.

Griffin angrily wanted to come over to push Tucker, Zhang Xin quickly blocked Griffin, Griffin didn't care who it was, and staggered back Zhang Xin, the referee immediately blew his whistle, and the rest of the Clippers quickly Pulling away Griffin, Tucker and others wanted to join the crowd, Zhang Xin hurriedly shouted: "Stand back!" Bledsoe and others stopped.

Zhang Xin doesn't want some players to be suspended because of the conflict. Although the season is long, for this Suns team, the running-in time is indispensable. The Suns want to build a system, especially the defense, which needs a lot of people High-intensity games can only be tempered. If an important player is suspended, it will definitely have a great impact.

　Thanks for the support! !Going back to my hometown to attend a friend’s wedding these two days, I’m afraid there will be fewer updates, but don’t worry, Lao Mao will definitely update as usual as long as he has time!

　　
　
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