new lord of the rings

Chapter 413 Another year of playoffs!

Back from the timeout, Stevens mainly emphasized defense.

Zhang Xin didn't stop. When he decided to attack, he couldn't be stopped. This is an All-Star, and other people have to make shots. It doesn't matter. Then he can go for rebounds and attack.

Durant singled out Kyrie Irving, and hit the iron in the mid-range shot. Jimmy Butler was trying to protect the rebound when he suddenly felt someone flying from above and directly pushed his golfer into the basket. Looking back, it turned out to be Zhang Xin!
In the next round, Stephen Curry made a shot from the three-point line, missed the ball, and collapsed high. DeRozan jumped high, trying to add a rebound to himself, but the next moment he found that he jumped even higher. Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin took off the basket and rebounded, and leaped high and high. James wanted to come over to block him, but after seeing Zhang Xin's take-off height, he decisively chose to dodge. Zhang Xin's head was flat framed. Buckle it!
In the next round, Curry handed the ball to Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin faced Jimmy Butler at the top of the arc to defend. Zhang Xin did not entangle too much. Step, shake the distance from Butler, and hit a three-pointer directly!

Zhang Xin scored the 32nd point!
Under Zhang Xin's explosion, the West kept the score until the last moment. Zhang Xin scored a triple-double of 42 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and won the All-Star MVP again. This is the fourth year he has won the All-Star Game. The MVP!

Zhang Xin became the third player to win the All-Star Game MVP four times. The other two players with the most All-Star MVP wins are Kobe Bryant and Bob Bettit, who both won four AMVPs.

After the All-Star Game, Zhang Xin was able to rest for a few days, and then resumed the intensive schedule. After the All-Star Game, the schedule suddenly accelerated and the intensity increased, especially for the teams that were struggling on the edge of the playoffs. As for Teams that are already at the bottom are starting out poorly in order to get better draft picks.

The record of the Suns can basically guarantee that they can enter the playoffs, as long as they can win some games in the next game, so veterans like Pau Gasol and Tyson Chandler started to take a rest, and then some young players also started to take a rest. The Sun's record also fell, but it has remained in the second position, and the Spurs have been squeezed to the third position.

In the final stage, Phoenix achieved a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, ranking second in the league, which means that the Suns have a home court advantage against other teams except for the playoffs with the Warriors.

The East and West matchup table came out.

The matchups in the East are:

Boston Celtics VS Chicago Bulls;
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Indiana Pacers;
Toronto Raptors VS Milwaukee Bucks;

Washington Wizards VS Atlanta Hawks;
The matchup in the West has changed:

Golden State Warriors VS Memphis Grizzlies;
Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz;

San Antonio Spurs VS Los Angeles Clippers;
Houston Rockets VS Oklahoma City Thunder.

This season's Western Conference has become more brutal. The Spurs and Clippers met in the first round, and the Rockets and Thunder also met in the first round. You must know that these four teams are all teams that are likely to enter the Western Conference Finals. That's why Zhang Xin wants to be at least in the top two. Although head-to-head encounters with these teams cannot be avoided, the Golden State Warriors are the real kings of the Western Conference.

Even the Utah Jazz are not easy to mess with. They at least have high altitude body protection. It is not easy to play games on high altitudes. Moreover, the Phoenix Suns are a team with many young people. How will young people perform in the playoffs? In the same way, no one can guarantee that it may explode, but more abnormal performance.

Zhang Xin's confidence in these young people is not full, although these young people performed very well in the regular season, such as Bro Gordon, may have already locked the position of the best rookie, and Batty Hield will also be Excellent youngsters in the rookie team, but the playoffs and the regular season are two different games. The rookies can perform well in the regular season, but they may not be able to play well in the playoffs.

But Zhang Xin has enough confidence to allow young people to adapt. If one game is not enough, then two games. At most, he can carry the team forward. Zhang Xin has such confidence, but pre-match preparations are essential. The biggest difference between the playoffs and the regular season is the difference in defensive strength. A rookie who has adapted to the regular season will find that the opponent's moves are too big in the playoffs, and the confrontation is too intense, which will cause mental imbalance. This is the first time after playing a game One of the reasons why people become abnormal.

Of course, there are also people with bad mentality. Once the intensity of the game is high, the mentality will be out of balance. There are also some whose technical characteristics are not suitable for the playoffs. This is a bit sad. This is also their upper limit. There are basically no players like this. Too much worth. If the playoffs are not played for several consecutive seasons, even if they play well in the regular season, their worth will drop.

Although Zhang Xin can give young people the opportunity to make mistakes, there are still some preparations that should be made. Zhang Xin mobilized the veterans to explain to the young people their experience in the first playoffs, and how to get used to the playoffs. Experience, Zhang Xin's experience is not suitable for them. After all, Zhang Xin is a god who won the FMVP when he entered the league. Young people can't learn from his experience.

It is mainly Pau Gasol and Tyson Chandler who are talking about it. From the intensity of the game to the psychological construction, they are all clear. It has a considerable effect, and more importantly, teaching young people how to adapt to the NBA and the game is the way to pass on the torch of the NBA.

This work has been done since the All-Star Game. Young people are instilled with enough knowledge of the playoffs every day, so they have not reached the playoffs yet, they already feel that they are veterans of the playoffs, one by one Gearing up for a blockbuster in the playoffs, Zhang Xin laughed secretly. Young people can't grow if they don't suffer some losses themselves.

Although Zhang Xin has no experience to teach, he is not idle. Although he has no experience to teach, he can help the young people to increase their strength. He singled out the young people one by one, both offensive and defensive. The letter was torn to the point of crying.

But I heard from Zhang Xin that as long as they can adapt to his intensity, they can let them run freely in the playoffs. There is still no way to adapt to Zhang Xin's level!
Afterwards, Rondo told the young people that there are probably not a handful of people in this alliance who can adapt to Zhang Xin's strength, and they felt that they had been fooled by Zhang Xin, but the increase in their strength was real.

(End of this chapter)