new lord of the rings

Chapter 442 Powerful Thunder, Powerful Zhang Xin!
Zhang Xin scored the first score for the Suns, and Earl Watson breathed a sigh of relief. It would be a shame if he didn’t score in three or four minutes. Earl Watson could have expected it when he encountered difficulties in the away game, but was blocked. Not scoring for three or four minutes is what Coach Watson doesn't want to see.

Zhang Xin's opening score for the Suns did not change the situation of the Suns. Today's Thunder is highly targeted and mainly adhered to two strategies:
The first is to attack the sun's basket, using Westbrook's super impact, and constantly attack Gasol, a tall man whose footsteps are not fast enough. Unless a talented tall man like Durant is, few tall men can calmly face the impact of Westbrook;

The second is to use the Thunder's super rebounding ability. Whether it is Adams or Ibaka, or Durant and Robertson, or even Westbrook, they are very active in rushing for rebounds. The Suns are already prepared, but the Thunder's athletic ability It is absolutely top in the league. Five players with top athletic ability in their respective positions are attacking in turn. Even the Suns are hard to resist. In just half a quarter, the Thunder snatched 4 former players. field rebounds.

At half time, the Suns fell behind by 10 points, and Earl Watson called a timeout to make adjustments.

The soldiers of the Suns returned to the bench one by one panting-the game was too intense!
On the offensive end, the Thunder strictly guards against death, and the intensity of physical confrontation is extremely high. The players of the Thunder try their best to make the players of the Suns feel that it is very difficult to even move. Small movements of squeezing, pressing, pulling, and pulling emerge in endlessly, and each of them looks fierce. Players who want to eat the sun are average. Although veterans don't like this set, the extremely intense confrontation makes them overwhelmed. Only half a quarter is equivalent to playing two quarters in the regular season.

On the defensive end, Westbrook's impact almost mobilized all the strength of the Suns to fight against. Adams' high pick-and-roll gave Westbrook room to accelerate. With Westbrook's impact, once he rushed up , it is difficult to restrict, Zhang Xin and Tucker must constantly help defend the inside.

Westbrook has no way to directly attack the frame. The existence of Zhang Xin makes all the breakthrough masters in the league dare not enter the inside of the sun at will. However, Westbrook's attack frame has attracted Zhang Xin. Of course, Durant cannot let go Yes, Tucker made up for Durant, and Ibaka got the vacancy. Ibaka is a power forward with three-pointers and mid-range. Ibaka got a lot of opportunities. In half a quarter, Ibaka Just got 9 points!
For the Suns, tonight's game is difficult. This difficulty is reflected in all aspects. The most obvious point is the gap in position. When Rondo is on the court, Westbrook's impact is almost at the limit. Although Rondo The movement speed is fast and the wingspan is long, but once Westbrook rushes up, it is difficult for Rondo to limit Westbrook.

Not to mention that Westbrook is a pretty good strategy when he hits Rondo in the low post.

When a position is misplaced, the defense of the entire team must lean towards this point, so that the entire defensive front will have holes!
The adjustment Earl Watson made was to replace Rajon Rondo with a stronger Bro Gordon. In this way, the effect was much better. Bro Gordon has a strong body that can fight against Westbrook. And having a precise three-pointer can help the team open up space, but when a team has four three-point shooters on the court, the space will become extremely wide.

The sun ball, Zhang Xin held the ball for halftime, and called Chandler's high pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Gasol is a veteran, and he went to rest after playing for half a quarter. Now it's Chandler's time. Qian Dele quickly lifted up to block Durant, Zhang Xin took a small step in, forcing Durant to retreat, and then broke through inside Chandler.

Zhang Xin's starting speed was very fast, and Adams was greatly delayed when he went up. Zhang Xin broke through directly between Adams and Chandler. Robertson had already risen into the air before taking off, and Robertson knew it was too strong to dodge quickly, but Ibaka was used to protecting the frame, so he went straight up to block Zhang Xin without fear. ,

In fact, Ibaka is indeed one of the best power forwards in the league in terms of speed, height, and wingspan. His ability to protect the frame is one of the best in the league. Dare to be so confident, it can only be said that he overestimated his own ability.

Seeing Ibaka rushing towards him, Zhang Xin held up the basketball with his right hand without fear, and put his left hand on his chest, so that he could jump. Ibaka raised his hands high and wanted to intercept in the air, but he was shocked to find that, Zhang Xin's take-off height far exceeded him. After the jump, Ibaka's head reached Zhang Xin's chest. Zhang Xin held up the right hand of the basketball and slammed it into the basket. He slammed out of the bottom line, bombarded the basket, and made a loud bang!
The Chesapeake Energy Arena suddenly turned from noisy to quiet, and everyone's eyes were dunked. Zhang Xin stood under the basket and looked down at Ibaka. Zhang Xin took a deep look at Ibaka and turned back. Defend.

Ibaka's whole body was sore and unbearable, but he couldn't figure it out when he took the impact. Coach Donovan quickly called a timeout, and then went to ask how Ibaka was feeling. Ibaka is too important to the Thunder. Ibaka The card is the key to the Thunder's defensive core and offensive space. Without Ibaka, the Thunder's combat power will immediately drop a notch. This is no joke.

With the help of his teammates, Ibaka stood up, jumped a few times, and found that everything was normal except for the soreness after the impact. He signaled that he was fine, and Donovan breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly told Ibaka Don't go head-to-head with Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin's fearfulness has been revealed in the confrontation between him and James. In the past two years, James and Zhang Xin have been at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation. It can be seen that Zhang Xin's physical fitness has reached How far!
Ibaka nodded with lingering fear: Zhang Xin was really terrible. At the moment of impact, he felt as if he was hit by an oncoming truck. The broken momentum is even more frightening!
After Zhang Xin's shocking dunk, the momentum of the Sun soldiers also rose. This is the role of a leader. When Zhang Xin shows his domineering in adversity, his teammates will feel inspired by it.

(End of this chapter)