new lord of the rings

Chapter 395 Frustrated Paul George!
The Pacers have the ball, and Jeff Teague crosses halftime under Devin Booker's defense. Jeff Teague has extremely fast skills and explosive continuous scoring ability. He has speed and likes to change speed when dribbling. , With great confidence in dodging defensive players, it would have been more appropriate for such a player to let Rajon Rondo defend, but Devin Booker took the initiative to ask him to defend Jeff Teague. Ke is very encouraging, he also wants to accept more challenges to improve his defense.

Devin Booker kept harassing Jeff Teague, using his strong body to physically confront Jeff Teague. Although Devin Booker's lateral movement was a little slower, he used this time to practice As a compensation, Jeff Teague defended well. Jeff Teague was impatient with being entangled, and handed the ball to Paul George in advance.

Paul George is defended by Zhang Xin. Paul George is good at using rhythm to surpass others, but it is not very effective against Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin himself is a master of breakthroughs. He knows rhythm changes very well, and his speed is much faster than Paul George. In the matchup of the game, Paul George knew that Zhang Xin could not be head-on, so he called Myles Turner to step forward and do a high pick-and-roll.

Myles Turner is a tall athlete with exquisite skills. He can dominate the game on the defensive end, and he can also score at will on the offensive end. In particular, his mid-range and long-range shots allow him to advance and retreat freely. Turner came up to help Paul George make a pick-and-roll , and then popped up at the free throw line, Zhang Xin could only switch defenses and let Tyson Chandler defend Paul George alone.

Although Paul George is not a superstar, he is also a big name in the NBA. Of course, his skills are very good. Facing Tyson Chandler's defense, he hesitated to grab half a body position, and rushed in as soon as he accelerated. There was Paul Gasol guarding it, and Paul George didn't dare to take it lightly, and succeeded in a throw with two steps away!Zhang Xin nodded, Paul George has become more and more mature in the past two years.

Generally speaking, unless there is a large difference in strength between the two sides or one team is in a good state, it is difficult to tell the winner in the first and second quarters. When both sides are in a state of full physical fitness and attention, the degree of defensive completion will be higher. , The offensive state is also relatively good, and there will be situations where no one can prevent anyone, and the same is true for the Suns and Pacers tonight.

The Pacers' offense is still very smooth under Paul George's off-ball running and pick-and-roll, while the Suns also have a very smooth offense under the conduction of Rondo, Zhang Xin, and Gasol. Both sides come to me In the past, the first quarter was tied, and Zhang Xin led the team alone in the second quarter. Facing Paul George who led the team alone, Phoenix had more shooters and gained the upper hand, opening the score a little bit, but the Pacers The toughness is very strong, and the score was equalized again in these absences. At the end of the first half, the score of the two sides was 68:68.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides started all out. After the first half of the trial and warm-up, the game entered a fierce battle as soon as the second half came back.

In the first half, Zhang Xin scored 18 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds, which was close to a triple-double. Paul George scored 21 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. Zhang Xin doesn't need to attack, he just needs to create opportunities for his teammates. And Paul George still has to carry the team's offensive banner on his shoulders, so he scored quite high.

As soon as the third quarter started, Zhang Xin started the offensive mode.

Paul George rushed to the basket after the pick-and-roll, and missed the throw under the interference of Gasol. Chandler received the rebound. Rondo caught the ball and dribbled quickly across the half. Passing the ball, Zhang Xin turned around and hit Paul George face-to-face. Zhang Xin made a realistic tentative step to force Paul George back, and directly pulled out his hand and hit a mid-range shot, which was crisp and neat;
Jeff Teague dribbled the ball halfway, trying to break through Devin Booker, and was pinched by Zhang Xin on the wing in the elbow area. Jeff Teague was caught off guard and was intercepted. Devin Booker took the ball and Zhang Xin quickly Next, Devin Booker made a long pass, and Zhang Xin directly crushed Paul George's defense for a layup, and also scored two plus one, and made an extra penalty;
Paul George and Myles Turner pick and roll at the top of the arc. Paul George breaks through and returns the ball to Turner. Turner jumps from the free throw line. The ball hits the front frame short. The Pacers returned to defense quickly. Rondo paid attention to the three-point line. Zhang Xin used Gasol's cover to get rid of Paul George near the logo. He received a pass from Rondo in two steps from the three-point line and directly made a long-range three-pointer. Shot, also hit!
As soon as Zhang Xin scored eight points in a row, Pacers coach Nate McMillan quickly called a timeout. It was terrifying when Zhang Xin scored consecutively. Even if he doesn't play, Zhang Xin may be the most terrifying consecutive scoring madman in NBA history!
Back from the timeout, the Pacers' scoring drought opened up, but Zhang Xin couldn't hold back:
With the help of Gasol's pick-and-roll from the bottom line, Zhang Xin put Chandler at the elbow to completely block the chasing Paul George. Zhang Xin received a pass from Rondo at the top of the arc and shot a three-pointer. Dis Young jumped up before he passed his mind, Zhang Xin hit the ball from the right side, shook Thaddeus Yang away, and hit a three-pointer;

Helped Devin Booker block at the elbow and slid down, slid the bottom line around Tyson Chandler, received a through ball from Pau Gasol who responded to the free throw line in the middle, turned around and leaned on Thaddeus Young to wipe the board and succeeded ;

Holding the ball at the top of the arc, calling Paul Gasold for a pick-and-roll, passing Paul George, Gasol took Paul George down, Zhang Xin faced Myles Turner, and a crotch dribble burst through Turner, Turner is like a wooden pile, Zhang Xin suddenly passed by, McGrady's alliance reappeared in the first step, Thaddeus Young wanted to come to stop, Zhang Xin had already jumped high, Thaddeus Yang couldn't dodge it , was buckled by Zhang Xinqi!
Zhang Xin has gone crazy!
The fans in the Talking Stick Holiday Inn Arena shouted and made stunned expressions. Zhang Xin who broke out with all his strength was too terrifying. You can see how scary the opponent's main defense is by looking at the opponent's defender and the opponent's coach.

Paul George looked very frustrated. Even though he scored nearly 30 points in three quarters, Zhang Xin scored 28 points on his head in a single quarter. For Zhang Xin, scoring is like picking something out of a bag. Paul George has already come up with all His strength is defending Zhang Xin, but to no avail, Zhang Xin is different from James, he has more options, long shots, off the ball, basket, air cut, air catch, he is almost omnipotent, he is like the peak Michael Jordan in general!
Coach Nate McMillan walked up and down restlessly, talking to the assistant coach repeatedly, but got nothing. The timeout was only to emphasize the problem of offense. He had no idea how to limit Zhang Xin. The player was at a loss, his dark face was still covered with fine sweat in this winter, and there was nothing but impatience and helplessness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)