new lord of the rings

Chapter 485 The Era of Zhang Xin

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the score between the two sides was 92:114!

The Suns led by 12 points at home and scored 114 points. This is a failure for the Spurs. This season, the Spurs only allowed their opponents to average 92.8 points per game. That was the regular season. Logically speaking, in the playoffs , with the sudden increase in intensity, it is reasonable that the scores of the two sides should be lower than the regular season, but the sun has already scored 2 points with 114 minutes left in the game!
Although the Spurs made a counterattack in the last 2 minutes, under the control of Zhang Xin, the Spurs were powerless after all, and lost the first game of the series away.

After the game, Popovich said in an interview: "We lost this game convincingly. We have no way to limit Zhang Xin. Our defense has collapsed under Zhang Xin's blow. If we can't do it in the next game If we find a way to deal with Zhang Xin, we may still suffer defeat."

This is the first time Popovich admits that there is no way to limit a player. He has never been so frustrated when dealing with LeBron James or Kobe Bryant before. Although James and Kobe are strong, they are not unstoppable. And Zhang Xin really made Popovich feel that this player is invincible for the first time.

Leonard is a dull person and has always been known for his facial paralysis. Whether it is victory or defeat, it is difficult for him to show any extra emotion, but this time he showed a frustrated expression in the interview. Leonard responded to the reporter's question Shi said: "I have defended great players, such as LeBron, Kevin, Stephen, etc., but I have never felt so difficult. Zhang Xin made me wonder how to deal with it. He is so versatile. He can always find Playing in a way that I can't cope with, Danny, LaMarcus and others helped me pinch and cut off Zhang Xin's passing route, but he can always find a way out, he is too great!"

In Zhang Xin's first game, the San Antonio generals had the feeling that Booker was on par, making them suspicious of the entire series. This kind of terrifying dominance is extremely rare, even at the peak of Michael Jordan. Difficult to do so.

The remarks of Popovich and Leonard instantly became a hot topic. Popovich may not be the greatest coach in NBA history, but he is definitely the greatest among active coaches. Even such a great coach makes Zhang Believe it or not, it's hard not to become a hot spot.

The comments from fans of this hot spot are quite interesting:
Spurs is my netizen said: Bobo, how can you be convinced, you are Bobo Zhugeweiqi!
The most handsome netizen said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and Popovich finally met the man who can convince him.

Netizen James Liubulang commented: Actually, I am not surprised that Zhang Xin did anything. Think about it, is it surprising that a man who can score 80+ points three times, one of which is 101 points, would do such a thing?
In addition to explaining the game, commentators such as Yang Yi and Wang Meng usually write articles to analyze the game. Yang Yi wrote an article specifically for Popovich’s answer to the reporter’s question, which said something like this:
"Compared to other players, Zhang Xin is at his peak as soon as he enters the league, but for Zhang Xin, he still has his infancy and peak, but his infancy is too strong, causing others to think that is already At his peak, Zhang Xin's evolution this season made him understand this.

It's hard for you to imagine that a player who has won the finals MVP for four seasons and three regular season MVPs can still evolve in his fifth season. This is unbelievable and makes some people desperate Matter: How far will Zhang Xin grow!
To be honest, I don't know either, I don't know whether Zhang Xin's peak is now or the usual peak in Zhang Xin's career, I believe I don't know, and neither do other people.

In fact, even if this is the peak of Zhang Xin, it is enough for him to reach the best position in the history of the league. All he needs is time.

Zhang Xin defeated the Spurs today. I think this may be just the epitome of this era. In the future, more teams will tremble in the shadow cast by Zhang Xin's huge body. There are many bones lying down, and these bones are the sacrifices and stepping stones for the amazing geniuses to reach the peak. The more powerful these sacrifices are, the more they can bring out the greatness of the geniuses.

I think that in a few years, this era should have a unified name - Zhang Xin era! "

Yang Yi's comments aroused even more heated discussions about how far Zhang Xin could go.

As a friend of Yang Yi, Wang Meng also wrote an article to support:
"Mr. Yang Yi said that this period of history will be called Zhang Xin's era by future generations. I agree with Mr. Yang Yi's statement. Zhang Xin's performance is at the historical level, not to mention that Zhang Xin will have more and bigger ones in the future. Achievements, just his achievements in the past five seasons are enough to make 99% of players in NBA history look up to them.

It is conceivable what kind of achievements Zhang Xin will have in 5 years, 10 years, or even 15 years. How long can it be played, 20 years may also be possible! "

The outside world is divided, and Zhang Xin took advantage of this time to take a good rest. In the past few years in the NBA, he has to play in the finals every year, which is two months more than players who did not enter the playoffs every year. The intensity of the playoffs is not comparable to that of the regular season. After four years, even though Zhang Xin enjoys it, he is still exhausted, so Zhang Xin always cherishes every rest time.

In the past two years, his physical condition has been getting better and better. He must have gradually entered the peak period. His endurance and strength are increasing rapidly. Sometimes he does not need to do too many moves to break through. A simple change of direction or a tentative step can easily pass people. When using back singles, the control of the body in the air is more rounded and smooth. , His movements in the air didn't even feel the slightest effort. It can only be said that this body is too explosive.

Nowadays, Zhang Xin can constantly use his body to create physical contact and disrupt his rhythm when dealing with a player like James. It is very rare for a player like James to play very irritable. Zhang Xin's physical fitness is no better than him Poor, even much stronger, Zhang Xin's body can fight against James.

(End of this chapter)