new lord of the rings

Chapter 459 Shake James!

Irving made a layup, Gasol quickly served the ball, Rondo caught the ball and dribbled across the half court quickly, seeing that Zhang Xin was about to go down, he passed the ball to Zhang Xin with both hands on his chest, Zhang Xin received the ball and directly broke through James. The Cavaliers' basket, Zhang Xin is very difficult to defend after rushing up, Love's footsteps are too slow, Tristan Thompson takes off high and wants to block Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin directly presses Thompson and dunks!
The cheers of the home fans were like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Zhang Xin played very resolutely today and attacked very resolutely. In terms of configuration, the Cavaliers and the Suns are actually very similar. They are both centered on a super giant, equipped with two giants and a group of shooters. The style of play is quite similar, but the Suns have many players who can handle the ball. Rondo, Gasol, and Zhang Xin can all support them, while the Cavaliers basically have the ball in James' hands.

Zhang Xin does not need to expend so much physical strength to organize the ball like James. He only needs to release his offensive ability to the fullest. Hand the ball to Gasol, pass the ball to Rajon Rondo, and perform their duties. It is a team that holds all the ball in its own hands. Although its own statistics have improved, the enthusiasm and creativity of its teammates have been stifled.

What he needs to do today is to attack, so that the Cavaliers can flank him. Once they flank him, the opportunities for Tucker and Booker on the outside will come out.

第一节张信得到20分3助攻4篮板，双方的比分是30:38，菲尼克斯领先了八分，詹姆斯得到10分4助攻2篮板。

At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhang Xin went off to rest first, and Rondo came on the field with a rotation lineup. Batty Hield, Malcolm Brogdon, Tyson Chandler and PJ Tucker were on the court.

But the Cavaliers were James with Love, Thompson, JR Smith and Deron on the court. Except for Irving, they basically kept the starting lineup on the court.

James' defense against Tucker broke out. Although Tucker can physically match James, Tucker is not Zhang Xin after all. It is difficult to limit James, but the Suns' offensive Cavaliers are also difficult to limit, except for Rondo and Except for Chandler, all other three-pointers have three-pointers. Rondo and Chandler play high pick-and-rolls. It is difficult for Love to limit Rondo's breakthrough. The inside must defend Rondo. A good shot, maintaining the score and not being opened by the Cavaliers.

James played for about 3 minutes before being replaced and replaced by Irving to lead the team. The Cavaliers' lineup on the field became Irving, Jefferson, Thompson, Deron and Korver.

With a touch of James, the score was opened again. The reason was that the defense of Korver, Jefferson and Deron was really bad. Korver has always been poor in defense. Getting older, when the Suns have three three-pointers on the court, the Cavaliers can't shrink, and the pick-and-rolls of Rondo and Chandler can't be restricted. Once the inside pinches Rondo, the outside shooters can't defend.

"The Cavaliers' current lineup defense is really terrible. The only thing they can do now is to attack. They must attack the Suns so that they will not be pulled apart. If this continues, James may have to come back soon." Yang Yi said.

"Mr. Yang is absolutely right, Deron, Jefferson is getting old, his legs can't keep up, Korver's defense has always been terrible, and the Cavaliers put these three people on the court at the same time, and the defense is a disaster. , especially when facing the sun's shooters." Wang Shipeng commented.

Tyronn Lue also discovered the problem, and quickly replaced James, Love and others. James returned to the court after less than 3 minutes of rest, and Earl Watson also took the opportunity to replace the starter. Zhang Xin had already rested for almost 6 minutes, and Zhang Xin was refreshed when he came on the court. The exhaustion from the first quarter had dissipated with sufficient time to rest.

With the Suns' starting lineup back, the defensive strategy became apparent:
The Suns forced the Cavaliers to pass the ball by cutting the Cavaliers' offense. After almost two quarters, the Cavaliers' turnovers have reached 11 times;
Secondly, as long as Irving holds the ball, the Suns will drive Irving to break through to one side, and then go up to flank. Irving is a top-level breakthrough player, yes, but he is not a very good shooter. When the Suns targeted him, Irving appeared several times. mistakes;
The most important thing is that the Suns have implemented the strategy of consuming James. This is the best way Zhang Xin has summed up over the years to deal with James. Sexual defense and so on, but the biggest flaw is the excessive physical exertion on James!
That being the case, Zhang Xin will let James consume more. Firstly, many people take turns to consume James on defense, and secondly, Zhang Xin also resolutely attacks James on offense. No one in the league knows how difficult it is for Zhang Xin to defend. Zhang Xin Forcing James to concentrate on defending himself, once James loses his mind, Zhang Xin will definitely punish him.

Zhang Xin's strategist is correct. Under the defense of these strategies, Irving can only hit some extremely difficult goals and score them piecemeal, which is the so-called fairy ball. James' physical strength has dropped significantly after entering the third quarter, and Zhang The letter is hitting more and more fiercely.

When the Suns were attacking, the ball was knocked off the field by the Cavaliers. Rondo executed a throw-in, and Zhang Xin stood in the opposite corner. James went back to help his teammates check for omissions, but Rondo sent the ball directly to Zhang Xin in the opposite corner. James hurriedly followed up, Zhang Xin faltered, James was thrown to the ground by Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin drove straight in and dunked successfully!
James Cup Zhang Xinhuang fell to the ground!
"Oh my god! Zhang Xin directly shook James to the ground, and then went to the basket to dunk successfully! This ball is really amazing!" Wang Meng shouted loudly, because the three of Wang Meng were all commenting on the spot, and the scene was like a tsunami. Among the cheers, I really couldn't hear it unless I shouted louder.

"Awesome! Rondo passed the ball well. The ball was sent from one corner to the other, crossing all the people. If it weren't for a player with excellent vision, it would be difficult to pass such a good ball! Zhang Xinhuang It’s even more beautiful, and now Zhang Xin’s fake action is almost back to basics, James thought Zhang Xin was going to shoot a three-pointer, but he didn’t expect Zhang Xin to just feint and drive straight in, and then he was knocked to the ground!” Wang Shipeng said.

Zhang Xin's goal opened the score to 20 points. With only 1 minute left in the third quarter, the situation of the Cavaliers is already very critical. After all, at this time, if the Cavaliers cannot change their offense and defense, the rest of the time is over. It's getting shorter and shorter!

(End of this chapter)