new lord of the rings

Chapter 364 Fight against the Wizards!

Phoenix won the Philadelphia 76ers without bloodshed, and immediately rushed to Washington after packing up, where they were about to challenge the Wizards led by Wall and Beal.

The Wizards got off to a bad start, and only got 12 victories after playing 3 games. But in Zhang Xin’s impression, the Wizards could break into the top five in the Eastern Conference this season. The weakness now reflected should be a period of running-in the lineup at the beginning of the season. , The Wizards should have the strength, but it's not because of the short running-in time.

But what exactly is going on, you still have to try it to know, John Wall and Bradley Beal are the top five backcourts in the league, plus Gortat and Morris are two powerful insiders, the Wizards should also be weaker. not going anywhere.

game day.

The Verizon Center Arena is already crowded with people. The Wizards’ record at the beginning of this season is not good, and the fans don’t bother to come here on weekdays to be abused. However, the No.1 team in the league is here to play games. The fans are still very interested. This season, Zhang Xin has arrived. The Suns, immediately make the Suns reborn, and I don't know how many fans of the bottom teams and teams struggling on the edge of the playoffs are envious.

Zhang Xin observed the expressions of the Wizards soldiers, and most of them were quite calm. It must be that too many losses have affected the players' psychology. If they can't cheer up in the later stage, it will be difficult for the team to go far.

The new coach of the Wizards this season is Scott Brooks. Coach Brooks was the former head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder and was fired by the Thunder after coaching the 2014-15 season.

In the original history, Brooks coached the Thunder for 7 seasons. In these 7 seasons, he led the Thunder to the Finals once (1) and the Western Conference Finals three times (2013, 3 and 2011). ).During his coaching of the Thunder, he achieved a total record of 2013 wins and 2014 losses, with a winning rate of 338%. In the playoffs, he achieved a total of 207 wins and 62 losses, with a winning rate of 39%.

Generally speaking, he is a very good coach, but because the Thunder's record has not broken through after seven years of coaching, he was fired.

Coach Brooks looked a little complicated when he saw Zhang Xin. Every time he led the team to meet Zhang Xin in the playoffs, he couldn’t please Zhang Xin. What happened to Coach Brooks in the previous life had nothing to do with Zhang Xin, but the dismissal of Coach Brooks in this life also has something to do with Zhang Xin. Part of the reason for the letter was inside, so he saw that Zhang Xin's mood was quite complicated.

The game officially begins.

Coach Scott Brooks' lineup is Bradley Beal, John Wall, Marcin Gortat, Otto Porter, Markieff Morris.

The Suns still played the starting five tigers: Zhang Xin, Devin Booker, Rajon Rondo, Pau Gasol and Tyson Chandler.

Gasol and Gortat jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Suns got the ball for the first time.

Rajon Rondo quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, and John Wall quickly followed. Wall may be the fastest runner in the league. Every time he holds the ball and attacks the opponent's basket, it is like lightning. Great impact!
Zhang Xin and Devin Booker started to run, and it was Otto Porter who came to mark Zhang Xin. Porter was 203cm tall and weighed only 90kg. He was fast, but his physical confrontation was still a little weak.

Zhang Xin is especially good at attacking the opponent's weaknesses. He blocked Otto Porter as soon as he turned around, and received a pass from Rondo.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Xin turned around in the middle and took off with just a dribble. Porter quickly jumped up to block the shot. After taking off, Porter found that Zhang Xin was getting farther and farther away from him, so he jumped back!

Porter could only watch Zhang Xin take the shot calmly and hit a mid-range shot. Looking at Zhang Xin's elegant fadeaway jumper, the old Wizards fans couldn't help but think of the basketball god, Michael Jordan, who came to the Wizards in his later years. , and wanted to do something in the end, but he was already old at that time, and he couldn't make a fadeaway jumper as calmly as he was at his peak.

Zhang Xin scored the first point for the Suns. Gortat quickly served the ball. Wall dribbled the ball quickly across the half court. His speed seemed to directly attack the basket, but he looked at Chandler and Gasol who had already settled down. , Wall can only stop, if he goes in, he will eat hot pot.

Bradley Beal ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball through an off-ball screen, and made a high pick-and-roll with Gortat at the top of the arc. Gasol stepped inside, and Bill pulled up a three-pointer and hit it!
Cheers erupted at the Verizon Center.

Bill's three-pointers are very reliable. This season, he averaged 7.2 shots per game, and he was able to hit 2.9 of them. The three-pointer percentage reached 40.4%. John Wall's three-pointers were relatively poor, the highest time was only 37.1 %, hovering around 30% all the year round, sometimes he himself is not willing to shoot a three-pointer.

Zhang Xin, who had already hit a mid-range shot, continued to play in the low post. He wanted to let Devin Booker open up, and the game would be easy to play after the shooter opened up, but he had to help Devin Booker attract pinch points in the low post.

Sure enough, when Zhang Xin hit the low post, the flank players came over to pinch. Zhang Xin directly passed the ball to Rondo who was in the air. Rondo turned around and gave it to Devin Booker who was open. Booker did not hesitate to pull up and shoot. It's a pity that he didn't make a shot, but everyone didn't care about it. Zhang Xin's consistent statement is: there is an open space and it is his own shooting point. Even if he shoots, if he can't make a shot, it is a matter of touch, and not daring to shoot is a matter of mentality.

Gortat grabbed the rebound and gave it directly to Wall, who was going down fast. Wall directly initiated a transition and rushed across the half court like a wild horse. The speed was so fast that even Rondo could not catch up. Wall made a layup. Louder cheers erupted at the Verizon Center.

In the next game, Wall and Bill jointly contributed a wave of 12:6, pulling the score to 9 points. Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhang Xin made a gesture with Rondo, and Rondo nodded.

As soon as halftime passed, Zhang Xin received the ball directly at the top of the arc, signaled Gasol to go to the high pick-and-roll, and took Porter away. Zhang Xin faced Gortat, broke through with a right hand, and then pulled the ball back under his crotch, shaking Gotha. Te, took a step back and returned to the three-point line, pulled up and hit a three-pointer, closing the point difference to 6 points.

The defense has also been adjusted. Rondo went to defend Bill, Devin Booker faced Porter, and Zhang Xin went to guard Wall by himself. Wall held the ball at the top of the arc and tried to deal with Zhang Xin in singles, but Zhang Xin's defense was tight With solid footsteps, Wall did not rush through a few times, and Zhang Xin took a shot with a right step, and was directly caught by Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin snatched the ball directly before Wall, and immediately initiated a conversion.

Wall's speed was very fast, he immediately caught up with Zhang Xin, and stopped in front of Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin stopped when he was approaching the three-point line. Wall was afraid of Zhang Xin's pursuit of the three-pointer, so he quickly stopped and rushed forward. , Zhang Xin started again and directly ran over Wall, broke through to the basket and dunked successfully!

Zhang Xin recovered 5 points in two rounds, and the point difference was close to 4 points. Coach Brooks quickly called a timeout. Earl Watson took the opportunity to replace Zhang Xin. It was time for the rotation. Although the score was still behind, Earl Watson Sen learned to trust players from Zhang Xin.

(End of this chapter)