new lord of the rings

Chapter 383 Five Little Vs Five Little!
No wonder Cole was surprised. At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this lineup, but Buddy Hield and Brogdon are both rookies this year. Phoenix is ​​so bold to send them on the field to deal with the Warriors' dead five? !
"Coach Watson's employment is very bold!" Su Qun was surprised. "Buddy Hield and Brogdon have performed very well recently, but they are still rookies after all, and they are used to deal with the Warriors' five death squads at once. This span is a bit big!"

"It is indeed very bold. This lineup is very offensive. Five players have three-pointers. Devin Booker, Zhang Xin, PJ Tucker, Malcolm Brogdon and Buddy Hield, even Rondo was released. When it comes to the bench, the three-pointers of this lineup are almost insane. The only thing to worry about is the defense. The two rookies, although Booker's defense has improved this season, whether he can take this responsibility or not? An unknown, now that both sides are on the small lineup, the Warriors' small lineup has been tested, and now we will see how the Phoenix's small lineup works." Wang Meng agreed with Su Qun's concerns.

Zhang Xin was not too worried. He told him before going on the court that the current defensive strategy is to switch defenses indefinitely. The Warriors do not have strong positional attackers inside and do not need to involve low-post pincers. This kind of defensive requirements has dropped a lot. Low-post flanking is the most demanding defensively, because it involves assisting defense, and now there is no need for low-post flanking, and it is much simpler to just change players when covering.

There are still the last 3 minutes in the first quarter, which is enough to see who is better in the small lineups of the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns. Whether it is the on-site commentary, the fans, or the coaches of both sides, they have paid a lot of attention.

Pause ends.

The matchup arranged by Zhang Xin is: he will defend Green, Iguodala will be handed over to Brogdon, Hilde will be facing Curry, Tucker will defend Barnes, and Booker will defend Thompson.

The Warriors had the ball, Green dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, Klay Thompson, Curry and others began to move, constantly covering off the ball, and the whole movement was complicated and dense.

"Huh? It seems that Phoenix's defense is still very good. After the height is lowered, the speed can keep up. The Suns still do a good job in man-to-man execution. They change players every time they cover. The Warriors are also very good for a while. It is difficult to find a vacancy, and Earl Watson's response is very good." Su Qun was quite surprised.

Seeing that he couldn't move out of position, Curry hurried to the three-point line to catch the ball, and directly faced Hilde's defense for singles.

Hilde put his focus on defense, and he still has a bottom line in his heart. He has also analyzed the technical characteristics of Zhang Xin and Curry. Zhang Xin and Curry have similar characteristics. In the team, he is the one who has been abused by Zhang Xin the most, so he also has a lot of experience in defense.

He raised his left hand and was ready to interfere at any time. If Curry wanted to shake and then shoot, he could just raise his hand to interfere. This was also the task Zhang Xin gave him.

Curry dribbled the ball under the crotch and dribbled behind the back to create space, and shot directly and quickly. Hield hurriedly interfered. Curry is 191cm, and Hilder is only 193cm. They are similar in height. In this case, blocking the shot is not good. It is possible, but the interference is still effective. The basketball bounced high on the back frame. Green and Zhang Xin tried to grab the rebound. Zhang Xin caught Green and took the rebound, and then gave the ball to Hill. Germany, I went to the front court by myself.

Even with a small lineup, Zhang Xin still did not attack by running, but went down to the low post to catch the ball. This is the advantage of the Suns. The Warriors do not have a big killer in the low post. Can pass the pick-and-roll or play singles from the outside. The Suns have Zhang Xin, a low-post killer. If the Warriors don't flank, the inside will be blown up.

Zhang Xin relies on Iguodala to receive the ball. Kerr still trusts Iguodala more when defending Zhang Xin. Iguodala has always been a vanguard in defending James. The best effect is to play against James, but Zhang Xin wants to attack, so Iguodala is usually the one to play against.

Cole feels that Iguodala has more defensive experience when he is defending perimeter players.

Zhang Xin smiled, leaned back to make room for himself, then dropped the ball with Iguodala on his back, feeling the strength of Iguodala with his back, and Iguodala pushed hard Stopping Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin suddenly turned around and threw Iguodala half his body, and then made a gesture to shoot. Iguodala slapped and yelled down. Zhang Xin held the ball and moved forward, just like Harden Like a layup, with a snap, Iguodala's hand hit Zhang Xin's directly.

"Beep beep!!" The referee's whistle came to mind in time. Zhang Xin couldn't lift his hand, but he used his palm to move the basketball and threw it towards the basket. Yes, the basketball fell into the basket impartially. Zhang Xin touched the sore arm that was beaten by Iguodala, and smiled narrowly at Iguodala. Iguodala smiled helplessly. .

Zhang Xin also made an additional penalty, and the point difference reached 10 points.

The Warriors have the ball. The Warriors didn’t have a chance to pass and cut in the last round. They immediately made a change. Curry and Green were in a high pick-and-roll. Zhang Xin gestured and directly switched defenses. The advantage is not big, wanting to give the ball to Green, Zhang Xin seized the opportunity, caught Curry's pass, and immediately launched a conversion. Since the steal happened at the top of the arc, there was basically no way for the latter to catch up. Zhang Xin Easy layup.

The point difference is 12 points.

Cole frowned. Since he came to the Warriors, Zhang Xin has always been with him. When he has Zhang Xin, he doesn't need to worry about the situation on the court at all. When it comes time to adjust the personnel, he is needed. The situation on the court changes. Naturally, it would be nice to have Zhang Xin to control it. After Zhang Xin left, he found that there were too many things to worry about.

For example, in the current situation, if Zhang Xin is here, if pass cuts and pick-and-rolls are ineffective, Zhang Xin can solve this urgent need no matter whether he is supporting the low position or playing singles in the high position. Without Zhang Xin, Things are much harder.

Earl Watson was delighted to see it. It was great to have a player like Zhang Xin under him. Of course, for a novice coach like him, for those big-name coaches, it is natural to hope that everything is under control to be perfect. That's the amount of accomplishment.

But for a novice coach like him, it's like giving a big gift package as soon as he gets started, and it's at the level of an artifact. So comfortable!

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