new lord of the rings

Chapter 434 Restraint by a small man? --nonexistent!

Zhang Xin made an extra penalty.

Westbrook dribbled the ball across the half, and Oladipo singled Devin Booker at a 45-degree angle. Oladipo's singles were still very reliable. Devin Booker's lateral movement was slightly slower, and Oladipo Dibo rushed over, Tyson Chandler came over to help defend, and Adams got a chance to dunk at the basket.

Zhang Xin returned to the frontcourt and found that neither Robertson nor Ibaka came to defend, but Oladipo, who was half a head shorter than him, came to stick to him. Zhang Xin laughed: This is to try The little man restrained himself!

No wonder Zhang Xin laughed out loud. Oladipo is 193cm tall and weighs 95kg, while Zhang Xin is 206cm tall and weighs close to 110kg. There is a gap between a height of close to 13cm and a weight of more than ten kilograms.

Rondo has also been observing who is coming to defend Zhang Xin. Seeing Oladipo defending, Rondo also smiled and signaled Zhang Xin to go down low. Ladibo still wanted to go around the front to defend, but Zhang Xin retreated back as soon as he was strong. Rondo's lob arrived immediately, and Zhang Xin leaped high to catch a dunk with one hand!
As soon as Zhang Xin came up and scored seven points in a row, the fans of the Suns jumped up and cheered for the home team with happy faces.

Earl Watson's black face is about to bloom with a smile, and he is so proud of his horseshoe. This is not far from the time when he won the best coach of the season. He has not been in a good mood yet. May enter the Western Conference finals, Earl Watson's mood is not so beautiful!

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook made an open shot, but missed the mid-range shot, and Chandler protected the rebound. Although Chandler is an old bone, he has very rich experience. , although Adams is stronger, but the timing of Chandler's position is very good, and he protects the rebound all at once.

Rondo was not in a hurry. He dribbled the ball slowly across the half court. With a little pointer, Zhang Xin rushed out of the three-point line and cut around the high-post Gasol in the middle. Rondo hit the ground and passed the ball to Zhang Xin. Oladipo did have enough speed to keep up with Zhang Xin, but there was no way to interfere with Zhang Xin's pressure. Adams rushed over to block Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin threw the ball into the sky, and Chandler caught the storm in the air. buckle!
Coach Donovan's face darkened again: Oladipo can't limit Zhang Xin!
Coach Donovan didn't use Robertson to defend Zhang Xin today, because Robertson has already been psychologically shadowed by Zhang Xin. It would be a crime to let him defend Zhang Xin. He tried to use Ibaka to defend Zhang Xin, but accidentally injured Du Rant, Durant was fouled twice before he got off the court, and the Thunder's rotation was out of order. Donovan wanted to use Oladipo to defend Zhang Xin to see if there was any miraculous effect. Facts have proved that there are miraculous effects, and Zhang Xin has indeed played more easily.

After two more rounds, Zhang Xin easily scored 5 points on Oladipo's head. Donovan couldn't bear it anymore and called a timeout. Score 30 points!
Coach Donovan looked around for a week: Kanter-height and weight are okay, but the defense is too bad; Grant-too tall and slow; Sabonis-too tall and slow; Ablins-too short and light ; Gibson—huh?Tall, short, fat and thin, that's you!

Tai Gibson is 206cm tall and weighs 107kg. He is an athletic forward with outstanding wingspan. He is good at running and finishing offense. Although his shooting is average, his defense is excellent. He can take into account both single defense and assist defense. He blocks shots very well. This is Zhang Xin's best defense. Candidates!

Without hesitation, Donovan dispatched Gibson. Coach Donovan said loudly, "Tai, your mission is to pester Zhang Xin to death. If you can force him to play, you will be doing a great job!" "Coach Donovan had to shout loudly, because the sound at the scene was too noisy. Phoenix's home court has gradually become known as the devil's home court this season.

"Yes, Sir!" Tai Gibson replied loudly with a stern face.

The reason for Gibson's grim face is that this year is his contract year. Defending Zhang Xin is an opportunity for him, but it is more likely that his value will plummet. There have been too many people in the past few years, and no one has really seen a real drop in value, because facing a player like Zhang Xin, even a defender at the defensive expert level will inevitably be blown up.

Coach Donovan's adjustments are effective, at least Zhang Xin did not attack anymore, but it's not that Zhang Xin can't fight, but that the game has just begun, and he can't play from the beginning to the end. He must conserve his energy to deal with it next game.

Although Zhang Xin did not attack harder, his tearing ability still caused a lot of trouble for the Thunder. After one quarter, the Thunder fell behind by 8 points.

In the second quarter, Zhang Xin sat off the court to rest, and the Thunder sent Durant, who had been sitting for a quarter, on the court. At 3 points, the point difference was reduced to 10 points, forcing Earl Watson to call a timeout.

Earl Watson made repeated substitutions and adjustments, but Durant went crazy. Whether it was Warren's defense or Tucker's entanglement, there was no way to limit Durant, but Earl Watson waited until 6 It took only a few minutes to replace Zhang Xin. At this time, the Suns were already 6 points behind. After Zhang Xin was played, Earl Watson was relieved.

After cooperating with Zhang Xin, Earl Watson didn't say anything else, but he definitely got Zhang Xin's true biography in terms of rotation time. Playing all the cards, let Zhang Xin have enough physical strength, and the sun will have the confidence to turn the situation back.

When Zhang Xin came on the field, Durant's aura had reached its peak, but Zhang Xin gave Durant a blow as soon as he came up. Zhang Xin faced Gibson's defense at the top of the arc, and took a tentative step and directly hit a three-pointer!

On the defensive end, Zhang Xin stuck tightly to Durant, not allowing Durant to catch the ball easily. Durant's aura must be contained!

Zhang Xin's death entanglement is no worse than Leonard's. It is very difficult for Durant to catch the ball. Durant waits for Adams to put up a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Zhang Xin directly pastes Durant. His steps are fast against the strong , Facing Adams' pick-and-roll and squeezed directly, Durant saw that there was no way to get rid of the pick-and-roll, so he waved to his teammates to pull away, and he wanted to single Zhang Xin!
Durant dribbled the ball with his right hand, hesitantly swayed from right to left, Zhang Xin followed suit with a calm focus, and was not thrown away. One step, to compress Durant's dribbling space. At this time, the offensive time is almost running out. Durant can only grit his teeth, take a right step, and shoot against Zhang Xinqiang!

(End of this chapter)