new lord of the rings

Chapter 436 Jordan's Law!

"But it's also possible that he didn't perform well?" Yang Yi said.

Wang Meng froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's also possible. If the rest of the Suns don't perform well, then it really is Thunder's chance."

The second half begins.

Both sides made the first move.

After the Suns got the ball, Rondo dribbled the ball and observed at the top of the arc. Zhang Xin found that the Thunder's defender had changed again, and Durant came to defend.

Durant is actually a top defender, but he is delayed by his offense. He must put most of his energy on offense. On the defensive end, he has to save energy, so Durant spends most of his time The defense did not appear to be dazzling.

But when you take a closer look at the data of his opponents, you know that Durant's defense is actually very good, especially when he is a defensive sweeper, his advantages of speed and long hands and feet will be brought into full play .

For the current Thunder, defending Zhang Xin is the top priority, even more important than Durant's offense. Of course, Durant is the first choice for the Thunder's offense, but without Durant's offense, the Thunder still has nothing to do. There is Westbrook and Oladipo who can attack, but defensively, only Durant can cause some trouble for Zhang Xin.

For Zhang Xin, his main task now is to preserve his physical strength. Of course, it is not not to attack, but to attack in a more labor-saving way. It is not a better choice to single Durant, so he chose to pick and roll.

Zhang Xin held the ball at the top of the arc, Pau Gasol quickly raised Durant, Zhang Xin passed by, Adams desperately lowered his center of gravity, trying to keep up with Zhang Xin's footsteps, Zhang Xin suddenly stopped two steps , throwing off a little space, the front of the body changed to yearn for the middle, and Adams was wiped clean.

Ibaka quickly moved across to block the front. Zhang Xin flicked his right hand, and the ball reached Chandler who was emptied. Chandler stepped forward and wiped Ibaka against the board.

In the next round, Zhang Xin still received the ball at the top of the arc. This time, Durant did not switch defenses, but let Adams make a big delay. He bypassed Gasol and prevented Zhang Xin from single-handedly hitting Adams. No one cares about it anymore, Gasol goes down, Zhang Xin gives the ball to Gasol, Gasol ignites the sky, Ibaka wants to come over to block the shot, the old Gasol chatters like a teenager, no matter what Dunk across Ibaka!
After the dunk, Gasol roared and shook his head. His long blond hair fluttered around like a golden lion king. The home fans gave the veteran a standing ovation.

"Hey, Gasol's ball is really beautiful. Ibaka's ability to protect the frame is the best among the top four positions in the league. Gasol can actually dunk Ibaka at this age. It's amazing! "Wang Meng exclaimed.

"Haha, the main reason is that the timing of Zhang Xin feeding the ball is too good. The rhythm is just right so that Gasol has enough space to start up. In addition, Gasol has an advantage in height. Sufficient preparation, height has an advantage, and the dunk It's natural." Yang Yi said.

Donovan crossed his arms, touched his clean-shaven chin with his right hand, and couldn't help frowning again. Zhang Xin's difficult alliance is famous, but he can't defend against it with a change of defense, and he can't prevent a big delay. What should we do?
Coach Donovan suddenly lost his mind, rubbing his chin and thinking slowly.

Donovan was thinking about strategies, and Zhang Xin was not idle. He couldn't rely on pick-and-rolls to win the world. There is such a saying in the NBA: Pick-and-rolls can't win the championship.

The pick-and-roll is not difficult to use, the pick-and-roll is easy to use, very easy to use!

But why do you say that the pick and roll can't win the championship?
This may clear the situation:
One is the high pick-and-roll is the team's tactics;
The other is that the high pick-and-roll is part of the tactic.

The former coaches we can probably mention include D'Antoni, McHale, and Jerry Sloan, and the latter coaches include Popovich, Carlisle, and Cole.

The NBA's ball-handling masters have repeatedly proved that "the tactical system is a high pick-and-roll" cannot win the championship.

Nash, Paul, Harden, Roy, Westbrook, and Tracy McGrady are all top ball-handlers, but none of them has won the NBA championship today, even if they are famous for pick-and-rolls and use them superbly. Utah Shuangsha still couldn't win the O'Brien Cup.

Of course Zhang Xin understands this truth, so his high pick-and-roll is only to change the opponent's defense at a critical moment. He can't just rely on the pick-and-roll to defeat a super strong team like the Thunder.

He is waiting, he is waiting for Donovan to make adjustments first, and then he needs to change.

When Zhang Xin broke through the Thunder's defensive line again, Donovan made adjustments:

When Zhang Xin broke through Adams again, Robertson, Durant and Adams all surrounded him. Some were responsible for blocking Zhang Xin's line of sight, some were responsible for cutting off the passing route, and some were responsible for interfering with Zhang Xin's dribbling. It's a defensive trap!
Zhang Xin was shocked!

Under the pincer attack of the three, even Zhang Xin couldn't bear it. Zhang Xin quickly collected the ball, avoided the pincer attack of the three, and wanted to pass the ball to the teammate who was emptied. As soon as the ball was released, Zhang Xin yelled in his heart Not good, Westbrook rushed out from a diagonal stab, directly caught the ball passed by Zhang Xin, and successfully dunked in a transition attack!

"Teacher Yang! Is this a trap specially set by Lei Ting?" Wang Meng asked in shock.

"Obviously yes. At this moment, Robertson, Adams and Durant all went straight to Zhang Xin without hesitation. Zhang Xin was caught off guard and forced to receive the ball. I believe in the possible route of the ball!" Yang Yi said.

"As expected, Donovan still used this trick. To some extent, this is the so-called Jordan's law." Wang Meng said.

"It's too early to say that it's Jordan's law just relying on such a defense. Looking at the Thunder's actions next, if it still deals with Zhang Xin like this, then it's okay to think so. I have to say that the defense just now is very beautiful. We can use this to analyze when we do tactical analysis later," Yang Yi said.

Zhang Xin's vigilance is very high. Just this once, he began to pay attention. In the next round, when Zhang Xin held the ball, he found that everyone's attention was on him. Zhang Xin guessed a little, but Not sure yet, he had to try.

So he broke through Durant with the ball, and when it reached the elbow, the three nearest defenders, Robertson, Durant and Westbrook, all attacked. , Thunder's pace is very fast, although the ball was passed, but the Suns failed to seize the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)