new lord of the rings

Chapter 407 Ominous Premonition

Leonard's expression finally changed slightly. He is of course extremely confident in his defensive strength. Even when facing LeBron James, he will not be so passive. LeBron James will not be so head-on. In fact, Zhang Xin would not fight like this before. Zhang Xin played more variedly when he was in the Warriors. He used to defend Zhang Xin when he was facing the Warriors. At that time, Zhang Xin It's like a slippery fish, it's hard to catch. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xin, who came to the sun, became a big shark and went on a rampage. What's more, he didn't expect that the defense he was proud of was in Zhang Xin was vulnerable in front of him, which hit him quite hard.

Of course, Zhang Xin wouldn't keep playing like this. After hitting four balls, he decisively changed his style of play. After all, he couldn't play like this for a whole game. Back hitting consumes less energy than breaking through, but it was Leonard who defended him. Germany, it is not an easy job just to fight against the position.

So Zhang Xin began to pick and roll for his teammates, and he played off the ball by cutting and catching and shooting. Leonard quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately hated Zhang Xin running without the ball. When the player faced Leonard, because his physical fitness was not as good as him, he was limited by his body when running without the ball, and it was difficult to run out of position, but Zhang Xin's off-the-ball running skills were superb, and his physical fitness was better than Leonard's. Even stronger, Leonard followed very painfully.

But for Popovich, it was able to meet expectations, because the score has not been opened, and Zhang Xin's outstanding performance did not allow the Suns to open the score. The Spurs maintained a smooth offense through the overall conduction of the ball, and the success rate of both sides was high. , but the rhythm is very slow. Zhang Xin didn't bring up the rhythm, so he slowly grinded against the Spurs. The Suns' starting lineup is good at landing.

After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 28:29. The Suns temporarily led by one point. The scores of both sides were not high, but the game was still very exciting. The Spurs’ team offense was a little boring. The Suns played a wonderful individual offense at the beginning. , but it was changed to a team offense after a few rounds, and the fans gradually saw the subtlety of the two sides. The Suns' cooperation was no worse than that of the Spurs, at least the starting lineup was like this.

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin led Bledsoe, Batty Hield, PJ Tucker, and TJ Warren to play a small lineup.

Popovich got on Aldridge, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kyle Anderson and David Lee.

When Zhang Xin came on the court, he high-fived David Lee, after all, he was an old teammate.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the sun ran away and raised the rhythm. Aldridge, Kyle Anderson and David Lee are not players who can play fast. The young man worked hard and played for 2 minutes. Popovich could only make adjustments, because the Suns played a 12:4 spurt, and Batty Hield hit two shots under Zhang Xin's feed. Chasing the body for three points made him jump up and down with joy.

Zhang Xin is very satisfied with Batty Hield. This young man's three-point talent is really high. Under his own training, his open three-point shooting rate is simply terrifying.

Popovich replaced both Leonard and Danny Green. Otherwise, it would be difficult to match the speed of the Suns. With Leonard and Danny Green, the hurricane Suns were slowed down. The Spurs In terms of offense, they constantly target the lack of height inside the Suns, but the Suns don't care, this lineup is actually offensive, and the small lineup can use fast mobile pincers to contain the opponent defensively, but facing the top of the ball. As far as the Spurs are concerned, they can pass the ball to the inside line, allowing the inside line to attack the shortcomings of the sun's insufficient frame.

But the offense of the Suns lineup is very terrifying. Tucker, Warren, Hield, and Bledsoe all have three-pointers. The shooting tactics of the outside shooters are simple, but they are difficult to crack. The space of the court is so large, you can only miss if you flank, and Zhang Xin can only play solo if you don't.

Popovich's choice is to let the outside shooter shoot. He would rather let other people beat him than let Zhang Xin open. Zhang Xin is the type who can't hold back. A person who can score 80+ in two single games, Are you sure you want to let him go solo?

Impossible, Popovich is not such a person.

So Tucker, Warren, Hield, and Bledsoe made high shots. Even though the Spurs were trying their best to chase and defend, they hit two three-pointers and three two-pointers, so the score was not lost. The Spurs are approaching, and it has greatly consumed the physical strength of the Spurs' starting lineup. As a veteran coach of the league, Popovich, how can he not know that the Spurs have fallen into a trap now, but there is no way, if they are inferior to others, they must admit it.

This Spurs does not have Jonas Simmons and Pau Gasol. One is the supporting core, and the other is the main rotation that provides vitality to the striker. Without these two, the Spurs' strength is not as good as it was in the same period.

And the Suns' five small lineups have been formed. It is not as complicated as the Warriors, and its defensive ability is not as good as the Warriors, but its offensive ability is not inferior to the Warriors. Kedu came on, replaced Bledsoe and TJ Warren, and the offense was even sharper.

The only thing to worry about is defense. Although the sun's defense is unreasonable in the eyes of those experts, in Zhang Xin's eyes, it is far from enough!

The Spurs and the Suns fought for a quarter of offense, but they still couldn't get close to the score. Popovich already had an ominous premonition that he might not be able to please Phoenix today, but Popovich could only bite the bullet and hold on. caught.

"It's amazing. The Spurs have always been old and strong, but today the impact of the young people in the Suns has shown their old age. The young people of the Suns have gradually been able to take responsibility. Today's Devin Booker, Batig Elder, Brogdon and others have shown a maturity that does not match their age, and they are not in a hurry to shoot, and they are not arrogant or impetuous in defense, which is really rare!" Wang Meng spoke highly of the young people of the Suns.

"The Spurs have a good record this year, but their rotation has limited them. This defect will be obvious after entering the playoffs. Ginobili is already an old fighter. You can't ask too much of him. Parker's speed has also dropped, and this team is now relying on the team to fight, and this shortcoming will be addressed in the playoffs, but fortunately Leonard has grown up." Yang Yi feels a little sorry for the Spurs' lineup.

(End of this chapter)