new lord of the rings

Chapter 456 Drag into the tiebreaker!

The fourth quarter begins.

With 20 points behind, Cole could only take the risk. He sent a desperate lineup, which is the Warriors' death five small lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Drummond Green , and Andre Iguodala.

Earl Watson sent Zhang Xin, Devin Booker, Rajon Rondo, PJ Tucker, and Paul Gasol to the starting lineup. He did not compete with the Warriors for a small lineup. Now the Suns are leading. The Suns just need to maintain a good lead and slowly wear down the time.

With Gasol, although he will be targeted by the outside line, he can also protect the frame and protect the rebounds. With good control of the rebounds, the Suns can control the rhythm and prevent the Warriors from easily speeding up.

Warriors possession.

Curry took the initiative to hold the ball in the high position. Most of the time, Curry mainly ran without the ball, especially when Zhang Xin was in the Warriors. The increase, of course, has released Curry's powerful offensive ability, but it also shows on the other hand that Zhang Xin's departure has had a great impact on the Warriors' system.

The Warriors can use the pass-and-cut system to attack the opponent's defense against most teams, but they will obviously encounter more difficulties after entering the playoffs. more and more obvious.

Curry is a ball-handler with great offensive ability, but his physical fitness still restricts his performance at the critical moment. Of course, this is not a big problem. Most teams let the Warriors play before the critical moment. However, when facing opponents of the same level, this defect will be fatal, such as facing the Phoenix Suns now.

The defense of the Suns has been tempered this season. After the playoffs, the defensive efficiency can be among the top five in the league. It belongs to the top three levels of the league. Of course, it is difficult to tell who is the first and second in the first few levels. They are all extremely close to each other. It depends on who is in better condition.

The Suns' defense today is absolutely phenomenal. By the fourth quarter, the Warriors felt as if they were stuck in a quagmire. Cole wanted to speed up, but the Suns couldn't speed up. Zhang Xin and Long Most of them are top rhythm masters, and the two of them teamed up to play the rhythm extremely slowly.

The Suns grind their positions to ensure the hit rate. When the Suns can score goals, it is difficult for the Warriors to launch a fast break.

The Suns also have high protection rebounds. Without the advantage of rebounds, it is difficult for the Warriors to launch a fast break. They are best at the most comfortable style of play.

The Suns took turns to use Zhang Xin and Gasol to support in the low post. Although Green is a very good defender, he is not very effective in defending technical flow and real heavy centers. Heavy centers such as Cousins, such as Gasol Jr. is skilled like Randolph, or Gasol, who rubs Green in the low post, forcing the Warriors to pinch, and then pass the ball to other teammates.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is to flank the back, and then others cut off the passing route. If some teams with insufficient discipline and insufficient tactical execution ability face the Warriors' defense, they will definitely play extremely difficult. This is also the case of the Warriors. One of the strong roots.

However, after a season of training, the Suns have rectified and shaped the highly targeted tactical system given by the Lord of the Rings system.

Especially when Gasol responded to Zhang Xin's cut, the deterrent effect of Zhang Xin's cut was too strong. When he ran up and fought with his impact, Barnes couldn't stop him at all, so he had to let others join in. In the formation of encircling and suppressing Zhang Xin, in this way, Gasol needs to flank, Zhang Xin also needs to flank, Tucker and Booker on the outside line are happy, they receive the ball from Gasol or Zhang Xin on the outside line again and again, And hit steadily.

When the inside line is difficult to defend and the outside line is precise, there is no way to win such a game. After half a quarter, the point difference did not close, but expanded again. The momentum of the sun is getting stronger and stronger. Cole Seeing that overtaking has become an extravagant hope, I don't want to waste the physical strength of the main players. Since the playoffs, the Warriors have had no easy games. They played seven games in the first round and seven games in the second round. It can be said that their physical strength has been squeezed to the extreme. .

Especially in the face of the Spurs, the Warriors were almost exposed. When facing the Phoenix Suns, they were exhausted and dare not say, but it is certain to be called a tired team. This is why the Suns were able to draw 2 with the Warriors: The reason for 2, of course, the Suns themselves are strong enough, and if they are not strong enough, there is no way to reach the Western Conference Finals.

So Cole saw that there was no hope of winning, so he quickly replaced the main players and gave them some time to rest. Earl Watson then replaced Zhang Xin and others. The Phoenix Suns won the final game and rewritten the big score to 2:2 .

Zhang Xin once again won a 50+ triple-double in this game. The 50+ triple-double record in the playoffs, Zhang Xin is the only one. Other superstars may have a triple-double or a 50+ in the playoffs. Yes, but Zhang Xin often has 50+ triple-doubles. It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of dominance is No. 1 in history.

The fifth game of the Western Conference Finals was held in Golden State. The Eastern Conference has already decided the outcome. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics 4:1.

In the fifth game, the Warriors won the fifth game by virtue of their home advantage. Then the Suns returned to Phoenix and defeated the Warriors again. The two sides entered the tiebreaker!
It was beyond the league's imagination that the battle was so tragic. It was originally thought that the Warriors should be able to defeat the Suns without bloodshed, and the battle could be resolved in six games at most. Unexpectedly, the sixth game was still tied.

Zhang Xin is very satisfied with the game being dragged to this point. The young people of the Sun need this kind of tragic war. This kind of war can make young people grow up quickly. The Warriors are a mountain, facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Zhang Xin has more confidence to defeat them. If they can win the championship this year, then Zhang Xin is also confident to win the championship again in the next few years.

If the Suns can win the championship this year, it means that the young people have grown up, and the Suns will become stronger and stronger next season, just like the Warriors back then.

(End of this chapter)