new lord of the rings

Chapter 415 Poor Hayward!
Zhang Xin is still calm. He can tolerate young people making mistakes. There are many young people in the team like this. When the intensity of the game is suddenly raised, it is normal to make mistakes. Zhang Xin smiled and pointed to Bro Gordon. Rogolden patted his chest apologetically.

The game continued. Thanks to Zhang Xin's encouragement, the young people gradually relaxed and their performance gradually became normal. Driven by Zhang Xin, the Suns were not separated by the Jazz in the first quarter. At 32:28, the Suns trailed by four points at home.

This score is relatively low for the Suns, which has something to do with the increase in the intensity of the game. The Jazz's defensive efficiency this season is quite high, averaging only 96.8 points per game. The assists per game were reduced to 17.8, and the shooting percentage was only 44.3%.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Xin rested off the court, led by Paul Gasol and Rajon Rondo, and played TJ Warren, PJ Tucker and Devin Booker.

The Jazz got George Hill, Joe Johnson, Boris Diaw, Derrick Favors and Jeff Vichy.

In the second quarter, Dior suddenly broke out. He repeatedly beat Tucker under the basket and hit a 12:4 spurt, pulling the score to 12 points. Earl Watson quickly called a timeout and made some arrangements. , replaced Tucker, and played Tyson Chandler. With Chandler's defense, Dior was contained, but the Suns failed to close the score.

Earl Watson looked anxiously off the court, turning around, Earl Watson broke out in a cold sweat in the winter, novice coaches tend to panic when the team is behind, and it is easy to make mistakes Making a decision, Zhang Xin went over and pulled Earl Watson back to his seat, handed him a bottle of drink, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Coach, calm down, this is the second quarter, just look at it." gone."

Earl Watson looked at the calm Zhang Xin, and then gradually calmed down: Yes, there is Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin is not in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry!

With about 6 minutes left in the second quarter, Earl Watson replaced Zhang Xin, Tucker replaced Warren and Gasol, and the Jazz replaced Hayward and Gobert.

Zhang Xin looked at the scoreboard. The Suns trailed by 13 points. Rondo dribbled the ball for halftime. Zhang Xin caught the ball in the low post and faced Hayward's defense. , to prevent Zhang Xin from making a mid-range shot, Zhang Xin took a step back and held the ball in both hands to make a shooting action. Hayward jumped up quickly, Zhang Xin took a big step forward with his right foot, left Hayward behind, and changed the ball to his left hand , Avoiding Gobert's block and licking the basket successfully.

The cheers of the fans followed wave after wave, and Zhang Xin scored as soon as he came up.

Zhang Xin returned to the defense and followed Hayward closely. The team's offense still depends on Hayward. Hayward wanted to find an off-ball screen. The understanding of the running position of the Jazz players on the field, constantly squeezing and bypassing, sticking tightly to Hayward, Hayward didn't even have a chance to connect the ball.

The sudden increase in intensity made Hayward very uncomfortable. Under Zhang Xin's demonstration, other players also desperately entangled the Jazz players. The offensive time was very short. George Hill could only choose to play Rondo alone, no In the case of fast break or singles at the basket, it is difficult for Hill to single Rondo. Under Rondo's entanglement, Hill couldn't make a mid-range shot.

Zhang Xin stuck Hayward with his back and controlled the rebound. With Chandler around, Zhang Xin did not choose to initiate a transition, but handed the ball to Rondo and quickly crossed the half court.

Hayward is 203cm tall, but weighs only about 103kg. He is relatively strong in the position of shooting guard or small forward, but it is not enough to face Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin stuck Hayward, and Hayward could not move. Zhang Xin pressed deeply. As soon as Rondo passed the ball, Zhang Xin caught the ball with one hand and turned around to take off. Hayward could only stretch out his hand and watched Zhang Xin make a fallback jumper and hit a mid-range shot.

"Poor Hayward, he may be facing the player who is best at post-ups after MJ. Yes, after MJ, Kobe's post-ups may not be as good as Zhang Xin. Kobe is 198cm tall and weighs about It is 96kg, while Zhang Xin’s height is 206cm, and his weight is estimated to be about 108. Such a tall height and such a heavy weight, but we saw that Zhang Xin’s figure was still very elegant when he made a backward jumper. He is very Easy, tall enough, heavy enough, how can such a player defend!" Jeff Van Gundy kept shaking his head.

"Jeff, you once coached Tracy McGrady, what do you think of Zhang Xin compared to Tracy McGrady?" McBrin asked.

"They are not the same type of players. Tracy McGrady is more inclined to the outside line. It is not his strong point to let him play inside. And Zhang Xin, you can hardly say that he is a pure outside player, although most of his points are on the three-point line. Got it, you have to see his dominance in the interior, he can grab 10+ rebounds per game, it is very difficult for a player to guard against him in a single game under the basket, taller than him is not as strong as him, stronger than him Someone who is not as fast as him, who is not as tall as him, is a nightmare for opponents on the court!" Jeff Van Gundy said.

Hayward was very desperate. If the Jazz didn't pinch, Zhang Xin rubbed him vigorously. As soon as the Jazz pinched, Zhang Xin started to throw the ball, forcing the Jazz to expand. , In the end, it was impossible to prevent the inside, and it was also impossible to prevent the outside. Kuninschneider couldn't bear it, so he could only quickly call a timeout to make adjustments.

Zhang Xin played for about 4 minutes, equalized the score and forced the Jazz to stop.

Since Zhang Xin played at the Holiday Inn Talking Stick Arena, the cheers have never stopped.

Zhang Xin easily returned to the bench, stood in front of Earl Watersend with his arms crossed, and said with a smile, "Coach, how about it, I told you not to worry."

Earl Watson looked at the triumphant Zhang Xin and couldn't help laughing. It is rare to see such a childish side of Zhang Xin. It must be the reason why Zhang Xin is excited about the long-lost playoffs.

Today's Zhang Xin's mental state is obviously different. Offense has always been Zhang Xin's forte, so it goes without saying, but today's defense, Zhang Xin's enthusiasm is not comparable to that of the regular season. Ward's physical confrontation opportunity, Hayward's body is considered good, but after two quarters of confrontation with Zhang Xin, he seemed to be sweating profusely, and his face was a little pale. It looked like he was exhausted, and Zhang Xin But it seemed like it had just started. When he just left the stage, his steps were brisk, and he was in a happy mood, as if he was coming back from a date with his girlfriend.

What a pervert!Earl Watson looked at Zhang Xin, then turned his head to look at Hayward who was panting opposite him, what a pity!

(End of this chapter)