new lord of the rings

Chapter 358 Rookie Brogdon
Phoenix showed toughness when it came up, and Evan Turner also wanted to return one, otherwise the coach would have to call a timeout to adjust in two more rounds. Turner quickly dribbled the ball across half court and beckoned Leonard to go up for a high. Covering, Leonard quickly lifted up, helped Turner block at a high position, waited for Turner to go around and then went down.

Leonard's downhill is hard to stop Brandon Knight, Knight is only 192cm, Leonard is 216cm, the natural height gap is enough for Leonard to perform high-altitude operations, and Knight can't do anything if he wants to interfere do it.

Turner obviously wanted to take advantage of this. After he went around, he broke through a little bit and then paused. Seeing Turner pause, Zhang Xin had a thought in his heart. Zhang Xin jumped up, blocked the ball with both hands like a volleyball, and directly picked the ball out of the air!
"Hey, Zhang Xin's judgment is accurate enough, he directly picked the ball from Turner out of the air!" Wang Meng laughed.

Seeing Zhang Xin's steal, Bledsoe, who was defending Crabbe above the three-point line, rushed forward without hesitation. Zhang Xin saw that Bledsoe was one position ahead, and directly passed the ball to the leader. In front of Bledsoe, Bledsoe did not slow down, and directly picked up the ball for a three-step layup. Crabbe tried to cover Bledsoe's cap from behind, and Bledsoe went to the other side and made a layup!
"Blood Cloth's speed is really fast. When he rushes up, it is very difficult to defend. Although Crabbe can barely keep up, but Blood Cloth is helpless when Crabbe hits the other side." Su Qun also praised .

The head coach of the Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts, had his hands on his hips, and his face was not very good. It is still rare for the rotation to be beaten so embarrassingly. Evan Turner is a very smart player. When he leads the team alone, he may The offensive ability is not as good as when the two guns are on the field, but it is not so passive!
Evan Turner's face was serious, Zhang Xin didn't hold back as soon as the second quarter came up, two steals, two assists, and one dunk, he almost dominated both offense and defense!

Turner and Zhang Xin have played against each other many times. He knows how terrible Zhang Xin is. It is normal for him to be unable to defend, but he must find a way to solve the offensive problem, otherwise today's game will be difficult to play. If this problem is not solved The problem is that McCollum and Lillard have to come back early. Once the physical exertion is too much at the beginning, the Blazers will be completely passive later!
How to do?Evan Turner's head is in a mess. Originally, the insiders could attack the small lineup of the Suns, but Zhang Xin and Tucker are not easy people. The Blazers' inside low-post offense is not like some teams with strong insiders, which can be used as the main attack. Point, when there is no way to change the Suns' defense, it is difficult to break through the Suns' defense.

Turner looked at the Suns lineup again: Zhang Xin, Eric Bledsoe, Brandon Knight, PJ Tucker... Well, rookie? It seems to be called Brogdon?try it!
Turner signaled Brogdon's Aminu to come up for the pick-and-roll. Aminu slid down the block and took away Bledsoe. Brogdon faced Turner alone, and the other players in the Blazers opened up space for Bledsoe. Na attacked the rookie.

Turner dribbled the ball under his crotch to observe Brogdon's defense. After observing it, he found no obvious flaws that could be attacked. Turner pulled the ball with his right hand and made a hesitant step to the right. Brogdon moved his footsteps slightly, and Turner immediately A body changed direction, Brogdon reacted quickly, and stopped in front of Turner firmly, his right hand kept interfering with Turner's dribbling, Turner kept changing directions and rhythms, but Brogdon was able to maintain In front of Turner.

Turner was shocked: What did Zhang Xin bring to the Suns? How could even a rookie have such a good defense!

Turner didn't know that although Brogdon was a rookie, his defensive talent was already good. Whether it was height, wingspan or physical confrontation, they were all excellent. The two were summoned by Zhang Xin to train. Apart from other training, the daily training was to defend Zhang Xin. Although the two were beaten to death by Zhang Xin, they got a very big improvement in single defense. .

Turner's own speed is not fast, and he relies on rhythm to surpass others. Under Zhang Xin's countless ravages, Turner's tricks are still within Brogdon's acceptance range.

Turner couldn't break through the past, so he could only step back and barely make a jumper. Under Brogdon's interference, the basketball hit the iron, and Tucker scrambled to grab the basketball.

Tucker's dribbling ability is average, and he dare not initiate a transition by himself. He can only give the ball to Bledsoe first. The Blazers have already returned to the defense, and Bledsoe slowly dribbles across the half court. Ready to land.

Zhang Xin nodded secretly. This kind of stability is very good. It depends on the timing to grasp the transition. It is also easy to make mistakes. When the opponent has already settled down, it is not a good choice to make a hasty shot. Unless you have the ability to conduct the ball and shoot like the Warriors, otherwise it is really not recommended to have a brainless fast break.

Zhang Xin didn't stop, and made an off-ball screen for Knight at the elbow. Knight received the ball outside the three-point line. Rogdon ran to the bottom corner to ambush, Zhang Xin ran outside by himself, and broke through the middle at the moment of receiving the ball, attracting the flank defenders, and then distributed it to Brogdon who was emptied. Brogdon did not hesitate, and directly took the knife Hit a three-pointer and hit a three-pointer!
Talking Stick Resort Arena has become a sea of ​​fun!

Coach Terry Stotts quickly called a timeout. As soon as the Suns came up and played a 10:0, the point difference was instantly opened to 8 points. He had to make an adjustment.

At the end of the timeout, coach Terry Stotts replaced Lillard and McCollum, and played Crabbe and Evan Turner. It was unstoppable, the two sides came and went. At the end of the second quarter, Zhang Xin hit a super long three-pointer, opening the point difference to 10 points.

"In the past three seasons, Zhang Xin's ability to lead the team has obviously been proven, but the Warriors are a super strong team after all. The thickness of the bench is the highest in the league. Zhang Xin's ability is not very obvious. After the Suns, Zhang Xincai has shown his excellence. Even under the repeated attacks of the Trail Blazers, he still led the rotation lineup to maintain the point difference and not be forced to close. You must know that this group of Suns players, but the original players Most of them, there is also a rookie, who just joined Zhang Xin and was reborn!" Wang Meng was quite emotional.

(End of this chapter)