new lord of the rings

Chapter 443 Anxiety!

In the second half, Zhang Xin broke out suddenly, regardless of what he did, he made mid-range shots, three-pointers, and broke through to the basket to score. He became the big devil who scored like crazy again. The fans of the Thunder recalled the fear of being ruled by the big devil!
In just 6 minutes, coach Donovan called two timeouts, and Zhang Xin scored 20 points!
Play a wave of 20:10 attacks to equalize the score again!

At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Xin rested off the court, and Rondo played to control the situation. The Thunder was led by Durant. No one can restrict him.

Earl Watson resisted the urge to replace Zhang Xin, and watched Durant score as he wished. Fortunately, the Suns' rotation was not bad. Under Rondo's command, both Warren and Hield broke out. The amazing combat effectiveness, Warren's air cut, and Hield's three-pointer made the Suns barely let the Thunder widen the point difference.

Zhang Xin sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, watching Durant's killing all directions quite calmly. Zhang Xin had expected this a long time ago. Westbrook and Westbrook are dual-core leaders, and they can always lead the team with one person present. Rondo can be the commander. , but his own scoring threat is a bit worse after all.

But fortunately, there are many people who can score in the Suns, who can make up for Rondo's shortcomings. When Rondo is on the court, the Suns are equipped with a group of shooters, so that Rondo's ability to break through and score the ball can be utilized.

Rondo’s style of play is actually a weaker version of James. Because of his strong physical support, James can break through to the basket to score or make kills. Breaking through to the basket to score and then distribute the ball, they actually need a very good space to break through and then distribute the ball, which is the so-called one-star four-shot style of play.

So when Rondo has multiple shooters to assist him, he can still play extremely threatening. With Rondo and Gasol leading the team, the offense will not be so bad. This is why Zhang Xin can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. , although Durant has super personal ability, but the Suns as a whole should not be underestimated. This is what Zhang Xin has been working hard on: integrating everyone into a whole!
At 6 minutes into the second quarter, although the Suns were behind, they were not behind by much. They only lost six points in the half quarter. Although the score was behind, Zhang Xin was very satisfied. Being able to keep the score within ten is already quite remarkable.

The Suns replaced Zhang Xin, Devin Booker, Chandler, Rondo, Gasol and Warren, and Hilde and Tucker on the court.

The Thunder changed all the starting lineup back, Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Robertson, Adams all returned to the court.

The Thunder continued to implement the strategy of attacking the basket and controlling the rebounds. In order to protect the rebounds, Zhang Xin continued to block and compete for rebounds. With Zhang Xin's physical fitness, when he started to focus on rebounding, the explosive energy was amazing. , He has grabbed 12 rebounds in two quarters, more than the Thunder's rebounding idiot Adams.

With the efforts of Zhang Xinhe as a whole, the Suns defended the basket. Although the number of rebounds was still lower than that of the Thunder, the difference was not far behind. From the beginning of the second quarter, the Suns were all involved in rebounding. The Thunder grabbed too many rebounds.

When the Suns protected the rebounds and the Thunder had no more offensive opportunities, Donovan found that the Suns' offense became smoother, and the Suns found the right way to play.

This shows the value of Zhang Xin. If Zhang Xin hadn't stood up at the most difficult time, the sun would have dug out a big enough to bury dozens of people in the sun before it was time to find out the correct way to play. What a mess, let alone finding the right way to play, I'm afraid the white flag will be raised before the first half ends.

Zhang Xin relied on his own strength to help the team survive the most difficult moment, so that the Suns had the opportunity to play correctly. It can be said that the existence of Zhang Xin gave the Suns a very large room for error.

At the end of the first half, the two sides tied again, and the score between the two sides was 72:72.

Thunder teamed up to score 46 points, Serge Ibaka scored 12 points, and Zhang Xin scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the first half, already a quasi-triple-double.

Back in the second half, the two sides have gone through two fierce battles and the battle in the first half. The temptation and caution that should have been there are gone. It can be said that the two sides basically have no secrets. The rest is the competition of the real strength of the two sides.

Zhang Xin uses his abilities cautiously, and tries his best to rely on the offensive ability of his teammates to score. After all, he leads the team with a single core, and his physical strength must be used at the most critical moment. Durant and Westbrook are not like this For fear, the two took turns attacking, and I will appear on the stage after you sing. Fortunately, Thunder's personal offensive ability is strong, but the team's ability can only be said to be simple.

But the simplicity of the Thunder does not mean that it is less powerful. The Thunder can become one of the super teams in the Western Conference. Naturally, they have found the most suitable tactics for them. The monotony can be addressed after all.

Zhang Xin blocked Durant and let Westbrook attack. Robertson was basically ignored. He liked to shoot three-pointers and let him shoot. Since entering the NBA, Robertson's three-point shooting percentage has not exceeded 32%, the highest. One season was the 2015-15 season. His three-point shooting percentage reached 31.1%, but this season's three-point shooting percentage is only 24.5%. He may be able to make a shot, but he can't kill anyone.

The Suns let go of Robertson, flanked Westbrook, and cut off his connection with his teammates. Westbrook became hot-headed and fell into singles again. With Westbrook's talent, the efficiency of singles is not low, but compared to the Suns The efficiency of the team was a little lower, but the efficiency was so high that the Suns gradually opened up the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder had trailed by 10 points.

With the Suns leading the score, Zhang Xin could rest and come back after recovering enough energy, but Coach Donovan did not dare to let the main players rest, allowing the starters and the Suns' rotation to compete for points.

Under the leadership of Rondo and Gasol, the Suns' rotation lineup certainly has no way to compete with the Thunder, but the Thunder has no way to suppress it easily. Although the score is gradually narrowed, time is running out.

Zhang Xin rested for about 4 minutes. When the Thunder approached the score to 2 points, Zhang Xin signaled Earl Watson to make a substitution. Earl Watson heaved a sigh of relief and quickly applied for a substitution while the ball was dead.

The final battle begins!
(End of this chapter)