new lord of the rings

Chapter 458 Unprecedented defensive intensity!
"Tencent Sports audience friends, we are watching the first game of the 2016-17 NBA Finals. I am Wang Meng. Teacher Yang Yi, Teacher Wang Shipeng and I will explain today's game for you. The two players who participated in the game today The teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East and the Phoenix Suns in the West. Teacher Wang Shipeng and Teacher Yang Yi, say hello to the audience friends." Wang Meng explained the game passionately.

"Hi everyone, I'm Wang Shipeng."

"Hi everyone, I'm Yang Yi."

The game on the field has already begun.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers lineup is: LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and JR Smith;
The lineup sent by the Phoenix Suns is: Zhang Xin, Rajon Rondo, Devin Booker, PJ Tucker and Pau Gasol, the game officially begins! "Wang Meng introduced the personnel on the field.

Gasol and Love jumped the ball in the middle circle. Love narrowly won and won the ball for the Cavaliers. James held the ball across half court from the beginning.

Love blocked for James after halftime, and went down to the basket to receive the ball from James. It was Devin Booker who came in rotation. Booker followed Love closely with his footsteps. There was no surprise, and he forced Booker to shoot without even sticking to the frame. Gasol received the rebound and Rondo quickly dribbled across the half court.

Rondo played a pick-and-roll with Gasol at the top of the arc. Gasol quickly rolled down. Rondo returned the ball to Gasol. Enter!

Tristan Thompson took the rebound and gave it to Irving. Irving quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Facing Rondo's defense, Irving dribbled the ball with a few crotches, and faced Tucker's defense and folded for a layup. , also did not invest.

Zhang Xin took the rebound and directly launched a fast break. After passing James, he drove straight in. Both Love and Tristan Thompson came to help defend. Zhang Xin gave the ball to Tucker who was running down. The basket didn't go in either!
"We played two or three rounds today. Neither the Cavaliers nor the Suns scored. The two sides played very tightly. They could even miss the unguarded ball at the basket. This shows that the players on both sides are very nervous. Using the Chinese coach Generally speaking, this is called Jinbengjin, and when the collapse is too tight, this kind of low-level mistake of missing a layup will occur." Wang Shipeng is a professional player and knows these details like the palm of his hand.

"This is also related to the defensive strength of the two teams. Today's defensive level is at the level of the finals. This level of defense will indeed cause some changes in the players' psychology. When shooting, due to psychological factors, they will be stronger or weaker. All of them may cause missed shots." Yang Yi said.

James quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, Zhang Xin followed James tightly, Irving came directly to help James pick and roll, after the block, Irving made an air cut, and Irving was capable of scoring, whether it was an air cut breakthrough or a three-pointer There are enough threats and cannot be let go. Zhang Xin can only let Rondo defend James. James turns his back and presses Rondo to push inside.

Tucker on the weak side quickly let go of Thompson and came to help defend James. James quickly turned around and passed the ball to Love who was emptied by Gasol in the corner. Gasol had to help Tucker defend Thompson under the basket. Love Hands up and down, hit the Cavaliers' first three-pointer!
Zhang Xin frowned. It seems that James is going to target Rondo's defensive weakness today to attack. Just like the Cavaliers against the Warriors, they are targeting Curry. Rondo's defense may not be as good as Curry. Zhang Xin went over and whispered a few words to Rondo, and Rondo nodded.

Rondo dribbled the ball for halftime, Zhang Xin was in the low post to help Devin Booker with the pick-and-roll, Gasol was in the high post to help Rondo with the pick-and-roll, Tucker opened up space in the bottom corner and waited for an opportunity, Zhang Xin blocked JR Smith .

James was afraid of Booker's three-pointer and looked back at Booker's running position. JR Smith bypassed Zhang Xin to catch up. Zhang Xin was ignored. Rondo and Gasol attracted attention after the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Rondo made a through pass to Zhang Xin under the basket, and Zhang Xin dunked lightly.

The Cavaliers are not a team that has always been able to maintain concentration for a long time. There are often things that lead to distraction and missed people at the basket.

James held the ball for halftime, and still had a pick-and-roll with Irving. This time Rondo rushed directly to get the ball from James, and James was forced to protect the ball. Zhang Xin bypassed Irving and returned to his position. This was a classic big delay. Curry is not being misplaced by the opponent's big man, and Zhang Xin will naturally use it to protect Rondo.

Seeing Zhang Xin approaching, James thought about giving the ball to Owen and let Owen attack Rondo. Irving dribbled the ball at the top of the arc. A quick change of direction broke through Tucker. Irving is definitely a top breakthrough master in this respect. Breaking through Tucker and then changing hands for a layup!
"Irving's ball is really beautiful. With the help of Thompson's pick-and-roll, he then attacked Tucker. After a few changes of direction, he changed hands and made a layup. We can see that the Cavaliers are targeting Rajon Rondo in these two rounds. Whether to defend James or Irving, they all resolutely attack Rondo." Yang Yi analyzed.

After playing for more than five minutes, the players on both sides were a little out of breath. The rhythm of the two sides' play may not be very fast, but the running on the field is extremely active. The strength of the defense is indeed what the finals should be. There is some intensity, but this intensity will only be available in the battle of Tianwangshan or the tie-break. Now the two sides have invested a lot of physical strength to improve the defensive intensity at the beginning of the game.

After such a few minutes, even Zhang Xin and James were sweating profusely and panting, and even these two super players with superhuman bodies felt tired, so the physical load on other players can be imagined.

"At this time, the coach should do some rotations. The intensity is too great, and the players are a little out of breath. It is a better choice to do some rotations to let the players rest." Wang Shipeng said.

"This is the first extreme under high intensity. The players go all out as soon as they come up, which makes them unable to adapt to the rhythm of the game at once. They can adjust after a little rotation and rest." Yang Yi said.

"The intensity of today's start is really surprising. This is very rare. The unprecedented defensive intensity made the players enter the first fatigue period, but this is the real finals!

There are so many things to watch in this year's finals, and the matchup alone will make people feel quite excited. The first is James VS Zhang Xin, the second is Irving VS Rondo, and the insider Love VS Gasol is indeed exciting. I am very looking forward to it. At the beginning of today, the state shown by both sides is even more exciting than what we expected! "Wang Meng said.

(End of this chapter)