new lord of the rings

Chapter 391 Salt Lake City!Devil City!
Utah Jazz coach Quin Schneider attaches great importance to Phoenix's visit, not only because the current Phoenix Suns rank first in the league, but also because there is a Zhang Xin in Phoenix that he is most afraid of. Now no team is against Zhang Xin. Don't be afraid, it's only a short period of time since Zhang Xin broke the single-game scoring record again. How can such an impressive thing be easily forgotten, not to mention the other players of the Suns, Zhang Xin alone will make everyone Only the team has a headache.

Quinn Schneider is ambitious this season and wants to make it to the playoffs. Last season, the Utah Jazz were only one game away from the playoffs. The Houston Rockets won 41 wins and 41 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference during the regular season. position, while the Jazz ranked ninth in the Western Conference with 40 wins and 42 losses. They blocked the Utah Jazz from the playoffs in just one game. This season, Quinn Schneider made up his mind to enter the playoffs!
In this way, every game is crucial to the Jazz, and everything is foreshadowed, and nothing is foregone. For weak teams, try to win every game that can be won at the beginning of the season. It is only at the end of the season that you have the capital to work hard, otherwise you will lose too much in the early stage, and it will be useless to fight hard in the later stage.

Coach Quinn Schneider is bound to win this game at home. For the Jazz, this game is a combination of the right time, place and people. If they can't win, it is God's will.

game day.

The Weiyingte smart home arena can accommodate nearly 2 people, and it is already full of seats. The attractiveness of the league's No. 1 is not exaggerated. Zhang Xin feels a little uncomfortable when he steps into the arena:

The Salt Lake City Nuclear Energy is the noisiest stadium Zhang Xin has ever experienced. The fans even affected the referees. Zhang Xin looked up and looked around. The construction of this arena is different from the general basketball court. As if in a deep well, so oppressive, it made him feel very uncomfortable;
20000 fans booed when the suns walked into the hostile arena, the fans kept yelling at the phoenix players, telling the suns you suck, they were talking about the suns parents, even the suns the dog;
Soldiers of the Suns feel a bit depressed. Salt Lake City’s altitude of about 1300 meters is another reason why the Utah Jazz Devils are home. Salt Lake City plateau has low air pressure, and the hypoxic environment has a very obvious impact on athletes.

The unique structure of the arena, crazy fans, plateau environment, and many other factors made the faces of the young people in the sun a little unnatural. Not long after warming up, the young people were sweating profusely and turned pale. Zhang Xin saw that something was wrong, Quickly ask the team doctor to help the young people to see if there is any problem. After the team doctor checked, he said that it was a problem with the hypoxic environment, and the warm-up must be sufficient.

Zhang's confidence is heavy. There are two away games he hates the most. One is the Denver Nuggets' home game, and the other is the Utah Jazz's home game. Both are in a plateau environment. This natural factor is very difficult to overcome. Your body will be honest. It reflects its fear of the harsh environment.

Game start.

The starting lineup sent by the Phoenix Suns is: Zhang Xin, Rajon Rondo, Devin Booker, Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol.

The starting lineup sent by the Utah Jazz is: Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert, Boris Diao, Rodney Hood, Dante Exum.

Gasol and Gobert jumped the ball in the middle circle. Gobert relied on his height and long arms to pick the ball to Hood, and Hood dribbled the ball steadily across the frontcourt.

The Jazz lineup is very tall:

Gordon Hayward is 203cm and weighs 102kg;

Rudy Gobert is 216cm tall and weighs 111kg;

Boris Dior is 203cm tall and weighs 113kg;

Rodney Hood is 203cm tall and weighs 98kg;

Even the shortest Dante Exum is 196cm and 86kg.

But the height of the sun is not bad, Chandler's 216cm, Gasol's 213cm, Zhang Xin's 206cm, Devin Booker's 198, except Rondo's 185 lowered the level, but Rondo's advantage has never been in the height.

Hood passed the ball to Dior, who was supporting in the high post. Dior turned around with the ball to block Devin Booker, and gave Hood a hand. Hood is a swingman with a strong impact and directly broke through. Hall was a little slower and Hood broke in. Hood jumped under the basket and faced Chandler who was protecting the frame with a left-handed throw, hitting the Jazz's first score. A huge noise erupted in the Weinte Arena. , mixed with obscene language that insulted the sun soldiers.

Chandler got the ball and immediately retreated from the baseline and sent the ball to Rondo. Rondo started quickly and dribbled through the halfcourt. Arriving just in time, Zhang Xin used Gasol's cover to cut in the middle, and Rondo passed the ball to Zhang Xin with a crisp touch.

Zhang Xin's three-step layup attracted the help defense, and gave the ball to Rondo who came in through an air cut. When Devin Booker reached the three-point line, Devin Booker was completely emptied. Devin Booker did not hesitate to pull up and shoot a three-pointer, but the basketball hit the front frame. Zhang Xin grabbed the rebound and did not stop. Throw it to Devin Booker again, but Booker still doesn't enter!

This time Diaw protected the rebound and quickly dribbled through the frontcourt. Diaw is a very comprehensive player. Chandler and Gasol were a little slower. Diao attracted Zhang Xin's defense and passed the ball to Hai Hai Ward, Hayward is used to shooting his own basket, and he directly hit a three-pointer!

The Suns looked back at Gasol and Rondo's high pick-and-roll, and got a mid-range shot at the free throw line, but Gasol's mid-range shot also missed. The ball hit the back frame and bounced far away and was picked up by Jazz's Diaw , Diaw made a long pass to Hayward who was about to come down, the Jazz made a conversion three-pointer, and the Jazz scored an 8:0 in the first three rounds!

Earl Watson quickly called a short timeout. Except for Zhang Xin, the rest of the people were a little short of breath, and their jerseys were soaked in sweat. This was just the beginning. Gasol's face was a little pale. He is a veteran. Naturally, it is not a big problem to distribute physical strength in normal times, but the hypoxic environment on the plateau cannot be avoided by adjustment.

Several people quickly adjusted their breathing, the timeout was over, Zhang Xin took the initiative to catch the ball at the top of the arc, he had to open up the situation first, Hayward followed very actively, he had suffered a lot under Zhang Xin's hands, Zhang Xin was in the Warriors before. At that time, every time I met Hayward, I had to suppress him severely. Now that Zhang Xin is in Phoenix, it is when the team is weak. There is a saying that is good, take advantage of his illness to kill him, and do not revenge at this time. When will we wait?

(End of this chapter)