new lord of the rings

Chapter 353

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zhang Xin broke through the basket and attracted Jordan's help defense. Zhang Xin handed the ball to Chandler. Chandler made a layup and the Suns evened the score again.

Doc Rivers called a timeout, and he needed to make some adjustments at the final decisive moment.

The score between the two sides has reached 110:110, and the players on both sides are already sweating profusely and panting like cows, especially the insiders on both sides. They dragged their bodies much heavier than the outside players and ran on the field. They have long been overwhelmed, Jordan Jr. Although Griffin and Griffin are tired, they are okay. After all, they are still young. Gasol and Chandler are dying. When it is time to rest, they sit in their seats and drink water. They don't even want to say anything. .

Zhang Xin and Watson nodded, indicating that they should be replaced. Watson nodded and made a new personnel adjustment.

The timeout ended, and the Clippers got Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford, and JJ Redick.

The Suns have Zhang Xin, Devin Booker, TJ Warren, PJ Tucker and Brogdon.A small lineup with no center or even a true power forward.

Zhang Xin generally plays small forwards or shooting guards, Devin Booker is also a shooting guard, and Warren has different characteristics. You can only play point guard. This lineup is comparable to the Warriors' five-death lineup. As for the power, it is unknown. After all, this is the first time it has been officially used in a game.

Game start.

The Clippers had possession of the ball, Paul dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and signaled to leave space for the inside line. Paul observed it, Zhang Xin was facing Griffin, and Zhang Xin was not at a disadvantage in facing Griffin. Zhang Xin's matchup with Griffin is very effective. Paul is hesitant to give the ball to Griffin. The other pair is Jordan and Tucker. Jordan's height and wingspan have the upper hand, but Jordan His singles ability is too weak, Paul finally made up his mind: he still has to initiate from the outside.

Paul signaled Griffin to pull away, Jordan went up to the high position and played a pick-and-roll with him, Jordan quickly raised up to block Rondo, Paul passed by, Tucker directly switched defenses, Chris Paul was the most threatening, and Jordan got the ball There is a letter inside to help defend. Tucker is fast and passionate. Seeing Paul coming over, he quickly followed up to prevent Paul from easily breaking through and making mid-range shots. Paul broke through a few times. Unwilling to make a shot easily, he withdrew from the three-point line again, intending to pass Tucker with speed.

Tucker was right, he followed closely, Paul suddenly accelerated to the inside, Tucker crossed back quickly, just blocked Paul's breakthrough, Paul could only choose to make an emergency stop, and Tucker's interference was in place. , Zhang Xin and Griffin actively blocked positions and controlled the rebounds!
Earl Watson gave a light high-five: done!He admired Zhang Xin very much in his heart. When Zhang Xin proposed to form a small lineup, he still had a lot of doubts, but Zhang Xin convinced him that Zhang Xin had sufficient confidence in the small lineup.

Zhang Xin has a basis. Although the Suns do not have Green, they have Zhang Xin as a defensive gate. Zhang Xin can defend from the first position to the fifth position. His defensive skills are much stronger than Green, whether it is single defense or Assisting defense, his height, wingspan and mobility are better than Green's. With Zhang Xin, the defense has a core;

Zhang Xin's confidence also comes from Tucker. Tucker went to the Rockets in the original history. After D'Antoni had Tucker, he put on the Rockets' death five. Tucker was put on the fifth position, relying on this Lineup, they lost seven games against the Warriors. You know, that is the ultimate version of the Warriors. Durant was with the Warriors. Just like that, he still played seven games!
After solving the center and power forward, other players can be competent as long as they are fast-footed, keep their positions, and maintain the flexibility of the lineup. It is more a matter of teamwork, as long as they coordinate and cooperate well, they can do well Yes, the key point is still the two positions of the fourth and fifth positions, especially the core of the fifth position. In this way, theoretically speaking, it is possible for the Suns to form a death five that can compete with the Warriors!
Sure enough, the five small lineups withstood Chris Paul's big fight in the first round, and now Earl Watson's confidence has greatly increased.

Earl Watson was full of imagination off the court. After Zhang Xin grabbed the rebound, he immediately started to switch. If the five small lineups don’t play fast, it’s better to let the inside line. Booker and Rondo arrived in advance, they ran to the inside first, took Paul and Redick away, Zhang Xin broke through to the inside, Paul and Redick both let go of their defenders, and flanked Zhang Xin.

There is no way, Crawford alone can't stop Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin didn't go up by himself, and passed the ball to Rondo. Devin Booker was not afraid to shoot because of the critical moment, but did not hesitate to shoot a three-pointer from the bottom corner. The orange basketball spun quickly, and Zhang Xin stuck Paul and Redick, ready to fight for it at any time The rebound, the basketball reached the highest point, drew an arc and fell, passed through the net precisely, and made a hit!

The Suns' bench was a sensation all of a sudden, Devin Booker hit a three-pointer worth a thousand dollars!

Paul's face sank, and he quickly dribbled the ball across half court. This time, he didn't call Jordan, but called Griffin. Griffin blocked Rondo, and Paul faced Zhang Xin, but it was definitely not Paul's plan to single Zhang Xin. , He waited for Griffin to get stuck in Rondo and turned inside, a high throw was thrown to Griffin, Griffin turned around and had already reached the basket, Tucker then came to help defend, but Griffin jumped Tucker together I can only watch Griffin dunk successfully!

Tucker was not depressed, according to Zhang Xin's order: hurry up!Just speed up!Tucker immediately took the ball and sent it to Rondo. Zhang Xin turned and rushed to the frontcourt when Griffin got the ball. Rondo received the ball, avoided Paul's sneak attack, and gave the ball to Zhang Xin who was about to play. , Zhang Xin has arrived near the midfield, and only Crawford and Redick are following in front of him. Zhang Xin got the ball without hesitation, and directly dribbled forward.

Devin Booker followed closely behind and reached the three-point position on one side. Redick didn't dare to let go, so he could only go to block Booker. Only Crawford was left in front of Zhang Xin. Of course, he would not be polite. A sideways pressed Crawford, and squeezed hard under his feet. Crawford felt a burst of force, and he couldn't move. He could only watch Zhang Xin whizzing past. Zhang Xin took off in three steps and dunked successfully!
The point difference returned to 3 points, and there were only 50 seconds left!
(End of this chapter)