new lord of the rings

Chapter 37 When the Bull Meets the Matador
Whether you are afraid or looking forward, time is like the big river flowing eastward, day and night, never resting, advancing neither fast nor slow.

On game day, the Warriors challenged the Bulls away.

Today's United Center is crowded with crowds, and the recent winning streak has made Bulls fans willing to take out the dollars in their pockets. Although Windy City Rose is reimbursed for the season due to injury, loyal Bulls fans still love to bring them countless joys, countless Glorious team, they are deeply grateful to this once extremely brilliant team.

Recalling the past, the years are thick:
That godlike man once led the people of Fengcheng to step on the top of the mountain again and again, looking down at the people of the world;

After that man left, they fell into the dust for a while, but fortunately, a young man like the wind came again, that young man blooming like a rose, who was only one step away from the peak;
Now, the young man's walking is bumpy and he lives in a small house to recuperate from his illness. His comrades-in-arms take over his burden and move forward with heavy loads. After a period of rough marching, their steps gradually become brisk.

Today, they will face the Warriors rising in the West at home!

The fans unloaded the hard work of the past, took out the money and food they had saved in their pockets, and came to cheer for the team.

There are also many bull herds that are not pure:

They came to see the beautiful boy who came from afar;

Come and enjoy the famous Warrior Five;

Come and see Taylor Swift's perfect husband;

Come see the adorable Stephen Curry.

No matter what the purpose is, being in a crowded crowd can enjoy the happiness that basketball brings to them.

Standing in the place where this miracle happened, Zhang Xin looked around and saw a row of flags symbolizing the highest honor hanging above the arena, automatically without wind, as if silently telling the world:

Come here, please first look at the miracle of that man;
Come here, untie the sword, get off the horse and get off the sedan chair to perform;

Come here, please lower your proud head.

This is a holy place, please do not desecrate the majesty of God.

Zhang's confidence is surging, the Bull Dynasty!Terrible!
But I, Zhang Xin, came to this era to build a more glorious dynasty. I will break your records one by one. Next season, let’s start with your 72 wins!

Zhang Xin felt that someone was looking at him, and when he looked back, it was Jimmy Butler: Although he was ugly, he was very domineering.

Zhang Xin nodded and smiled, Jimmy Butler nodded reluctantly, smiled awkwardly, and quickly looked away, Zhang Xin smiled and shook his head.

Game start.

Warriors starters: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Dreaming Green, Andrew Bogut and Barnes, Barnes in tears: finally back to the starting lineup.

Bulls starters: Carlos Boozer, Kirk Hinrich, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, JoJim Noah.

The Warriors got the ball first.

Curry dribbled across half court with braces on and made a tactical gesture. Klay Thompson ran over from the left. Curry handed Thompson his hand and ran to the inside. Thompson dribbled to the right, Chasing Dream Green from the right Running up from the side, Thompson handed Chasing Dream Green, who held the ball at the top of the arc. After such a run, the Bulls' defense has been disrupted. Curry circled the inside and ran towards the three-pointer. The ball arrived from Chasing Dream Green, and Curry made a three-pointer!
This is the Warriors' classic warm-up tactic. Basically, there will be one at the beginning of every game, to help everyone warm up their bodies, and first touch the ball to develop their hands.

The Bulls used Hinrich and Boozer in high pick-and-rolls, Jimmy Butler cut without the ball, Gibson waited for the opportunity to make a mid-range shot, and Noah slipped to the baseline.

Hinrich played against Curry and Butler played against Thompson. There was no obvious misalignment between the two sides. With two three-pointers, Gibson no longer dared to let go. In this way, the Warriors had a lot more space, and the Warriors also had room to maneuver;
The Bulls are strong in rebounding. Boozer, Butler, and Gibson are all players with outstanding physical talents. They grabbed several offensive rebounds in a row and directly formed a second offense. The two sides tied in the first half.

16:16 level.

It's time for Zhang Xin and Iguodala to replace Barnes and Bogut.

Tom Thibodeau narrowed his eyes: Here we come!

As soon as Zhang Xin and Iguodala came up, Tom Thibodeau felt that the momentum of the Warriors was different and became murderous.

The change in rhythm is particularly obvious. When Bogut is there, the Warriors will wait for Bogut to take part in the attack. Although the part is fast, the overall is slowed down. Bogut, Zhang Xin and Iguodala, the flow of the entire personnel Become fast and rhythmic:
At this time, the warrior is like a rushing river rushing forward.

When the entire Warriors were attacking, no one stopped and waited for the ball. Everyone was flowing. Occasionally, some people stopped to cover without the ball, but once blocked, they immediately bounced off or moved, or caught the ball. Once you get it, it is immediately spread to other places. It is difficult for you to see what tactics to use, you just feel dazzled.

And everyone on the court has a common feeling: I feel like I am defending two or three people alone, there are loopholes everywhere, there are vacancies everywhere, everyone in the Bulls is exhausted, and their mood has become restless. A slight feint from the players will send them flying.

Loophole!There are loopholes everywhere!
Today's Warriors don't just play fast breaks, they spend most of their time in position, but in positional battles, the Bulls feel like this. The Warriors don't play one-on-one with you at all, and all five of them are running. All five are picking and rolling each other, all five are handling the ball, and all five are shooting!

Butler stared at Zhang Xin at the beginning, Zhang Xin started to run, Butler followed closely, bad, was blocked, quickly switched to Thompson who defended the pick-and-roll, Thompson ran, bad, was blocked again, and could only follow the pick-and-roll Green's bad!Oh, it wasn't blocked this time, because Zhang Xin had already made an air cut, received Curry's ground pass and went straight to the layup.

The Bulls players felt that they couldn’t keep up with others, so they could only switch in one gear. After the switch, two players defended one player, and three players defended two players. Dunks, anyway, just can't be prevented.

The Warriors' style of play looks chaotic but wonderful!
When such a warrior runs, he doesn't need tactics at all, just keep covering without the ball, cut in the air, and pass the ball, and there will be countless open positions!

The bull's shield became a joke.Tom Thibodeau shook his head and quickly called a timeout.

The players of the Bulls were all sweating, their faces were pale, as if they had played a double overtime, their faces were pale due to tiredness and fright, they had never seen a team playing like this before, they had always been proud of their impregnable walls , Under the attack of the Warriors, it is like a fragile piece of paper, which can be broken with a single poke.

Today's warriors are experimenting with the performance of the five juniors in positional battles. To be honest, Mark Jackson was also frightened.

The fifth junior is unstoppable in offensive and defensive transitions. This is understandable. After all, relying on speed, the small man can make the big man unable to return to the defense in time. This is a matter of common sense. The iron wall that came out still has such an amazing effect, so Mark Jackson couldn't help but be surprised.

TNT Tiantuan was shocked, this lineup is too scary.

Barkley screamed: "What kind of tactic is this? I have never seen such frequent off-ball screens, cuts and passes. The whole team is like quicksilver pouring down the ground, flowing like clouds and water. You see, the Bulls' iron wall has been broken. I can't stop it."

Kenny Smith: "Shaq, Charles, do you remember what Kidd of the Nets said. He said that this five-small lineup will play incredible games next season."

O'Neill: "There is no need for next season. This season's performance has already left us dumbfounded."

Kenny Smith: "I can basically predict that this lineup will sweep the league in the next few years and beat all the teams in the league!"

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Thibodeau rearranged his personnel, replaced Boozer and Noah, replaced the fast-footed Jimmy Fredette and Ronnie Brewer, and the defensive strategy was to use the zone defense, facing unlimited off-ball screens switch.

The defense is indeed better, but it is still far from being able to defend. It is about from being unable to fight back to being able to resist a little bit. There is still a long way to go before winning. The defense has improved, but facing the Warriors The Bulls found out embarrassingly that they couldn't attack, and they didn't score for nearly 3 minutes.

Tom Thibodeau and the assistant coach discussed how to adjust, and after a long time of discussion, there was no direct and effective countermeasure, so let's defend it like this, and let's talk about it after this section.

Although the Warriors' five small lineups are powerful, they also consume a lot of physical strength to attack and defend. It is impossible for them to play this lineup for a long time. How to get points back in the rotation lineup is the key.

第一节结束，38:26勇士领先12分进入第二节，张信已经拿了八分4篮板3助攻2抢断。

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin and Iguodala took a rotation lineup, David Lee, Blake and Speights, which was also suggested by Zhang Xin. The benefits of letting Speights enter the regular lineup are:
Increasing the number of rotation personnel can reduce the playing time of the main players. To maintain health in the long season, reducing playing time is the key;

Speights is an excellent mid-range shooter for a big man who can space the floor as a big man.He has a high percentage of mid-range shots with one step inside the three-point line. If the opponent dares to let him go, he dares to go in!

In such a lineup, Zhang Xin can safely back up and play singles when necessary. Once the opponent dares to double-team, with Zhang Xin's passing ability, the opponent will be greeted with a head-to-head shot.

(End of this chapter)