new lord of the rings

Chapter 43 Five ways to hang Curry 360

Zhang Xin hit a three-pointer, and Mark Jackson immediately replaced him. The moment JR Smith stepped down, almost scared Mark Jackson into a cold sweat: In the future, this kind of thing should be done less, after all, if you want to win the championship, don’t make extra troubles up.The question is whether Zhang Xin, who became famous as a teenager, can resist such a record-breaking event. In fact, not many players can resist the temptation to face such a record-breaking event.

Zhang Xin didn't score in the fourth quarter, and his record of 81 was not that easy to break. Going too far, breaking a score of 62 is already a great honor.

The previous 34 points in a single quarter, plus today's 63 points in three quarters, Zhang Xin is basically determined to be the number one attacker in the league, and the player with the most explosive scoring power among active players in the league. Kobe's state has declined sharply in the past few years , The offensive explosiveness is not as good as before. Thompson has this ability, but he has not shown it yet.

At the end of the three quarters, the Warriors lead the Knicks by 112 points at 92:20. The Knicks also broke the record, and the point difference is also large. In the last quarter, if you directly broke the record of 81 points, then the gain outweighs the loss, so let's call gold and withdraw.

In the end, the Warriors ended the game 138:120 ahead of the Knicks by 18 points. The Warriors won a wave of 13 consecutive victories!There are many strong teams such as the Bulls, Nets, Heat, and Rockets that have fallen under the iron heels of the Warriors. The strength of the Warriors has been recognized by other teams in the league!

And Zhang Xin, also used a series of records to silence those who clamored that Zhang Xin should go to Hollywood instead of coming to the NBA;

In the league, Zhang Xin relies not only on appearance, but also on strength.

Green: That means you have never been ugly...

But for now, Zhang Xin's strength may not be as strong as it seems.

He can play like a fish in water in the Warriors system, because his technical characteristics come from Klay Thompson, and the Warriors team has developed a lot of tactical coordination for Klay Thompson, so Zhang Xin immediately integrated into the Warriors. , Many tactics seem to be formulated for him, so it is strange that he can't play well.

To get people's recognition, this is not enough. Klay Thompson, who scored 37 points in a single quarter and 60 points in three quarters, will be in 2018. Many basketball critics say that Klay Thompson is a system player.

Zhang Xin is in this system. Others admit that Zhang Xin's explosive scoring power is indeed strong, but there are still doubts about whether Zhang Xin can lead the team alone and how well he can lead the team.

There is no such thing as becoming a god in one battle in the NBA. The status in the arena is won in one battle and one station, and one trophy is won one by one. It is not said that you are super god in a certain game, and your status in the arena is reached. Nothing, James It was only after winning several regular season MVPs that he was truly recognized as No.1 in the league.

Zhang Xin doesn't care about these gossips. After he completes the tasks of the system, which team will not be allowed to go?He has a lot of time to prove himself. In recent years, when the Warriors calm down to hone themselves, try their best to improve their strength, and then, by the way, get a few championship rings, the road he has to go has just begun.

In this Warriors team, the Warriors can help Zhang Xin a lot, but he can help the Warriors even more. If the Warriors can win the championship this year, he will make great contributions:
The five small lineups were created by him;

Green's positioning was proposed and perfected by him;

Curry's flaws are what he points out and proposes solutions to;

He led the Warriors' rotation to make up for the biggest flaw of the Warriors;

Temporarily eliminate the internal friction between Mark Jackson and the players, as well as between Mark Jackson and the management, so that everyone can move towards the goal of the championship.

These feats cannot be ignored, well, the championship is now short.

The finals MVP, with him coming, Iguodala will not be easy to win.

With Zhang Xin's technical characteristics, at the critical moment, his post-up singles are the most trustworthy, just like Durant in the finals of the 17th and 18th seasons. Using Durant's singles to survive countless crises, this is the two championships in the 17th and 18th seasons.And Zhang Xin will take on the role of carrying the team forward at critical moments.

The thirteen-game winning streak of the Warriors is all over the league. The Warriors have entered the ranks of the championship. Teams that are interested in competing for the championship have already raised their vigilance. For example, the Toronto Raptors who will challenge next, the Raptors broke out in the middle of the season and are now ranked in the East Third, and the win is only two games behind the Heat. The teams that can reach this level are all top teams in the league. Teams that have reached this level naturally have some ideas about the supreme O'Brien Cup.

The Raptors are the testing stone for the Warriors, you can test the quality of the Warriors, and the Warriors are also the testing stone for the Raptors.

For a while, all the teams are paying close attention to the next matchup between the two teams.

The Toronto Raptors are the only team in the NBA that is not in the United States. They are also one of the youngest teams in the NBA. They only officially joined the NBA in the 1995-1996 season. After joining the NBA, they became one of the very competitive teams. one.Although the history of the team is short, there have been great players like Vince Carter and Bosh,
The Raptors have undergone a major shakeup this season:

Italian center Andrea Bargnani was sent to the Knicks;

Rudy Gay was traded to the Sacramento Kings;

In addition to Gay, Aaron Gray and Quincy Asch will also be sent.The Raptors received John Salmons, Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes;

By the trade deadline, Austin Daye, who performed poorly, was sent to the Spurs for Nando De Colo.

With DeRozan and Lowry at the core, the Raptors after the trade are much stronger than before.

The warriors arrived in Toronto. It was much colder in the north, and the temperature was basically below 0°. Everyone wrapped up autumn clothes to prevent colds.

After arriving at the couch, the Warriors began adaptive training.

After the team practiced how to make up for Curry's running position training, Curry and Zhang Xin had to conduct dislocation training. After considering the characteristics of everyone, everyone felt that Zhang Xin should feed Curry's defense. The body is at the top level. If Curry can resist Zhang Xin's attack a little bit and wait for others to double-team, it will basically be enough to deal with the dislocation offense of most teams in the league.

The others stopped training, so let's see the matchup between the two.

Zhang Xin did not underestimate Curry, because Curry's defense is often underestimated. Of course, Curry now is not as good as Curry in 2018, but he is not at the mercy of others.

Curry's core strength is very strong. In his rookie physical test, he did 185 reps with Curry's 10-pound bench press weight.At this weight, Durant in the same period did not do it once!Even Noah, the tough insider, only scored 12 times, only 2 times more than Curry.At the same time, Curry's deadlift reached 400 pounds, which translates to 181 kilograms. It is incorrect to say that Curry's strength is not enough.

Defenders defending strikers can basically rely on their feet to defend and break through. The fear is that strikers will directly crush them with their bodies. This is the correct way for strikers to play defenders.

And Curry's strength ensures that he will not be easily crushed when he is a defensive striker, causing his teammates to be unable to help defend.

The purpose of Zhang Xin and Curry's training is to let Curry get used to this kind of confrontation, and strengthen it from two aspects of mental construction and physical preparation. Don't force complete restrictions, but be able to delay the time for teammates to react.

Green and Iguodala are sparring partners. Generally, this kind of misalignment mainly occurs when high-position pick-and-rolls come out. Try to simulate them as much as possible, so that both of them have an immersive feeling.

Zhang Xin holds the ball, Iguodala defends Zhang Xin, Curry defends Green, Zhang Xin calls Green to pick and roll, Green's defensive quality is excellent, and Iguodala is stuck at once, Zhang Xin immediately breaks to one side, Curry Curry was afraid of being passed by Zhang Xin when he stepped forward, so he kept a step away, Zhang Xin smiled, and directly pulled up a three-pointer and hit a jumper!Curry is 1.91 meters tall, while Zhang Xin is 2.03 meters, a difference of more than ten centimeters. Coupled with the difference in wingspan, Curry's interference only reaches Zhang Xin's elbow, which has no effect.The first style of hanging Curry: Yan shoot;
Bogut Thompson and others smiled crookedly.

After Green's pick-and-roll, Curry was afraid that Zhang Xin would shoot directly, so he quickly jumped in front of Zhang Xin, but his footsteps were sloppy. Zhang Xin directly supported Curry with one hand, one side of his body, and directly crushed Cong Li.The second style of slinging Curry: crushing dunks!
It's too cruel, Curry is so cute, how could Zhang Xin be willing to treat him like this!

After Green's pick-and-roll, Curry learned a lesson, lowered his focus, and rushed towards Zhang Xin quickly, not allowing room for shots, but also preventing breakthroughs. His hands kept interfering with the ball, and Zhang Xin held Curry with his buttocks. One hit, two hits, three hits, turning around and jumping near the free throw line, Curry can only watch him, the third type of sling Curry: post-up singles!

Bogut Thompson and others collapsed to the ground laughing.

Back and forth, Zhang Xin ravaged Curry with dedication. Curry is indeed a talented player. After a few rounds, the defense has already looked good. Although he can't defend it, he can already delay it.If in a real game, Curry has a helper, and the team will hide Curry through tactics, and will not let Curry defend alone unless it is necessary. After training, Zhang Xin Seeing that the obvious flaws in Curry's defense were basically gone, he stopped.

Curry was sweating profusely and was weak all over. Seeing that Zhang Xin said it was all right, he sat down on the ground.

"Facing Zhang's offensive pressure is too great. I finally understand why the players defending Zhang are so nervous. Zhang's fake move will be shaken. First, it is too realistic. Second, if you don't make any moves, he will be so nervous." It’s really moving. And Zhang’s offensive options are too many. You can shoot and shoot suddenly. You don’t know what he wants to do next. To defend Zhang, not only the body must keep up, but the brain must also keep up. Okay, hoo...! I'm exhausted!"

Zhang Xin was listening with a smile on his face, can he guard against it?With Thompson's shooting package, McGrady's breakthrough skill package, the old hooligan's post-up singles, and Kidd's experience, it is a strange thing to say that it is easy to defend!

(End of this chapter)