new lord of the rings

Chapter 487 It's really not good!How lucky!
Yang Yi’s words are logically correct. Unfamiliar playing styles are generally difficult to achieve the best results, but Popovich has always been good at using surprise soldiers, Ginobili is a nerve knife, and Anderson is good at long-range shots. , Bertans will also be eye-catching when he goes crazy.

In a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2018-19 season, Popovich made three three-pointers from Bertans, Mills and Belinelli during the rotation stage, and the three made 12 consecutive shots. Three points!
The degree of madness is frightening, not to mention the high hit rate, the key is that the chances of shooting are not too good, they still rained three-pointers pouring down!

With Popovich's encouragement, Ginobili, Bertans, and Anderson also went crazy:

Ginobili once judged that the Suns had passed the ball successfully, so he directly intercepted it and made a transition. He didn't organize the quick dribble after half court, and threw it directly at Bro Gordon two steps away from the three-point line. Enter!
On the next possession, Ginobili dribbles across half court and runs a pick-and-roll with Anderson in the high post. Anderson pops up to the [-]-point line, Ginobili drives to the basket, draws the defense, and then flicks the ball out with his amazing left hand. Seeing Anderson who was emptied, Anderson raised his hand and shot, and also hit a three-pointer!

In the next round, the Spurs passed the ball many times and were extremely difficult to defend by the Suns. In the end, they had to give the ball to Bertans. The time was almost 24 seconds. Bertans leaned his body and made a strong shot, and he still scored!

In the next round, Ginobili faced Tyson Chandler's defense after a high pick-and-roll. After a few shakes, Chandler's center of gravity was shaken, and then Ginobili stepped back to the three-point line, making a three-pointer Shot, or Zhong Zhong Zhong!
Earl Watson quickly stopped the game. The Spurs' crazy output directly equalized the score. Earl Watson must do something.

"Hey, the amazing Popovich, you said he likes to defend, right? When he played crazy offense, he also played slickly. He used the crazy output of the three-shot crazy musketeer to stop it directly. The Suns are really amazing, Popovich!" Wang Meng exclaimed.

"Yeah, the old handsome is old handsome, and Jiang still has hot eyes, but according to my guess, this should not be something that Popovich improvised on the spur of the moment. He should have been prepared for a long time. The play of the three is actually very good. There are rules, especially Ginobili and Anderson's high pick-and-roll style of play, it can be seen that they are often trained." Yang Yi said.

Yang Yi guessed right. It can be said that the coaches in this league pay the most attention to Zhang Xin. Except for Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors, Popovich is the only one. With the same sharp vision, they can see that Zhang Xin is the most feared person in the West, so Popovich has been observing the sun from the beginning.

As for why there is still no way to limit the sun, this is about Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin's terror cannot be limited by planning. Defense, cutting off contact with his teammates, he used these one by one in the first two games, but the facts proved that it was not feasible, with little effect, he could only use desperate moves at critical moments: counter attack!
This lineup is Popovich’s mysterious weapon, which he prepared to use desperately at the most critical moment. He didn’t expect to use it in the first round. At this moment, it’s no longer necessary. Now it’s 0: 2 behind, if this game cannot be won, the season can basically be declared over.

But the effect is really good from this point of view, at least it caught the sun by surprise.

Zhang Xin is not in a hurry, he has never been afraid of this kind of trick, it is just a counterattack, he has seen too much, since he entered the league, he has forced too many teams to counterattack with his team, even in the Warriors No matter last season, the team that played against him has always been defeated, and there has never been an accident.

After the timeout ended, the two sides returned to the court, and Zhang Xin no longer kept it.

How terrifying is Zhang Xin who is playing at his best?
Probably the defensive champions in the league who have defended Zhang Xin can write many papers with high citation factors based on their experience defending Zhang Xin. Leonard is sweating profusely. On the one hand, he is tired, on the other hand, he is psychological too much stress!

Zhang Xin has too many choices!
Leonard's face was still as if he was paralyzed, but his heart was already screaming desperately: Why is he so difficult to defend!

Looking at this action, it should be a shot, right?It's impossible for him to do any more moves, um, that's it, I'm going to jump up and block the shot!Depend on!Oops!It's a feint, man! fuvk!

This action should be to break through?Hey, it really is about to break through, hey, I can't catch up, I hope Aldridge can block him, shit, poor LaMarcus, he was dunked!
Ok?This is to shoot?No, you want to break through?Eh, no, it's a pass!Is the basket empty?What is Zhang Xin thinking, why can't I judge anything?My defense is top in the league!

Why is this person so powerful!Why can this person do everything! I defend LeBron James, I defend Stephen Curry, I defend Kevin Durant, I defend James Harden, but this man, he is simply unpredictable!

Kawhi Leonard's eyes have begun to be confused.

"Hey! Wake up! (Wake up!) Kawhi! What are you doing!" Popovich asked Leonard seriously.

"What! What's wrong with the coach?" Leonard's eyes blurred.

"I asked what are you doing?" Popovich yelled.

"Huh? I'm playing!" Leonard responded.

Popovich was silent for a while, then turned around and signaled to the referee for a substitution. Popovich replaced Leonard. He could already see that something was wrong with Leonard's mental state. The blow was about to collapse, and he had to be replaced to rest, otherwise his confidence would be difficult to recover after being crushed.

Popovich is very optimistic about Leonard. He regards Leonard as Duncan's successor, and he has been trained in this way over the years. In today's game, he mourns for young people like Leonard.

What makes him sad is that these outstanding young people are in the same age as Zhang Xin!
No matter how good they are, their careers will be shrouded in the shadow of Zhang Xin!
Popovich himself doesn't care anymore, anyway, he is already 70 years old, and he will not be retiring soon. He is very fortunate to meet Zhang Xin in his later years. Speaking of which, he is really a very lucky person. Michael Jordan was the coach in his later years, and he was about to retire when Zhang Xin entered the league. He was able to win five championships by obtaining a blank space between two great players. He is really lucky!Popovich thought with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)