new lord of the rings

Chapter 488 Thunder!Thunder!
At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 80:72. The Phoenix Suns led by 8 points. The scores of both sides were high. When no one can defend the other, it is normal when the score is high, but the offensive efficiency of the Suns is higher. , The Spurs have three crazy musketeers, and the Suns not only have musketeers, but also have leaders and organized musketeers. Under the leadership of Zhang Xin, the top offensive creator in the history of the league, the sun has a better chance to make a move. This makes the sun more efficient.

Popovich no longer roared and raged. He sat quietly on the bench, watched the game quietly with his chin in his hands, and occasionally communicated with the assistant coach. Although there was still a long time for the game, Popovich's heart In fact, he has already conceded defeat. Popovich knows that it is almost the same after hitting this level, and he has tried everything that should be tried.

Whether it is tactical adjustments or spiritual motivation, in the face of absolute strength, it is like a joke. Zhang Xin can use tactics to defeat the opponent, but that is when the strength is insufficient. When the strength is stronger than the opponent, Zhang Xin It has always been directly crushed by a majestic teacher, even if you are as cunning as a ghost, you will inevitably be trapped by your strength.

Popovich will not let Leonard play anymore. He must protect the team's star of tomorrow. He would rather give up this season than Leonard be ruined by Zhang Xin. Physical injuries can be recovered, but if confidence After being defeated, it is not so easy to build up again. It is possible that it may be abandoned like this. Popovich really dare not take the risk.

Leonard can't play, so he can only use Rudy Gay to defend Zhang Xin. Rudy Gay defamed Popovich: Kawhi needs protection, don't I need protection?The Lun family didn't want to let Zhang Xin go either!But he just thought about it. Popovich is a coach who loves players, but he is also a coach with strict discipline. Gay dare not make mistakes.

With Popovich also close to giving up, it is difficult for the Spurs to make more changes. In fact, Popovich has done everything he can do, and he has done what he cannot do: he allows players to have Abolish Zhang Xin directly when the opportunity arises!
It's just that Zhang Xin is too vigilant. He never does all his moves and protects himself as much as possible. That is to say, Zhang Xin can do this. It is still difficult for other players to perform well in the playoffs. protect yourself.

The right path cannot work, and the evil door cannot be opened, the general trend is gone!

Zhang Xin controls the development of the situation. Once the Spurs have the slightest sign of catching up, Zhang Xin will slap him directly. Sporadic resistance is difficult to form a scale. The Spurs failed to achieve anything until the end of the game. The Suns won the third place. With three victories and a 3-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs, they are just one step away from entering the second round.

For the Spurs, it is one foot on the edge of a cliff. No team in NBA history can come back in this situation when they are behind 0:3.

The fourth game was held in San Antonio as scheduled. The attitude of the Spurs was correct, but the Suns took advantage of the victory to win the fourth game and swept the Spurs. Said, Phoenix is ​​too strong, and he has no way to limit them, especially Zhang Xin, Zhang Xin is the strongest player he has ever seen, no one, his influence on the game is unprecedented, no player in history can be compared with him.

Popovich praised Zhang Xin very highly, but Zhang Xin seemed low-key. After repeating Popovich's words to the reporter, Zhang Xin said: "Thank you Greg for the compliment, but there are many great players in the NBA. Chamberlain , Larry Bird, Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Duncan, and many more are still my goals. I haven't reached the time to surpass them, but I will thank Greg for his encouragement and try to use them as our goal. Target!"

Zhang Xin's humble attitude has attracted the appreciation of many NBA celebrities. For example, Pippen, who often shoots guns, said: "Zhang Xin is a very humble player. Although he thinks he is not as good as those great predecessors, in my opinion, he has already He is qualified to be compared with these great predecessors. Even though he may not be as good as some of his predecessors in honor now, he has already surpassed them in terms of personal influence, especially the influence of the team game that Mr. Popovich said. When I chatted, I said: Zhang Xin's control over the game is unmatched by him."

Michael Jordan later came out to prove himself: "I did say this to Scott. I think Zhang Xin has indeed surpassed me in the influence of the game. I believe that after he plays for a few more years, the best player in NBA history will not be It’s really a sad thing to belong to me again.” Jordan made the headlines of the day’s news with his sad appearance.

The series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers was also divided. The Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 4:1. It seems that the cooperation did not have much tacit understanding, but in the playoffs, the three-person singles Blazers could not stand it. Durant played after Westbrook, Westbrook played after Paul George, and the three superstars took turns. Beat the Blazers to pieces.

The media commented that the Thunder is the real big boss. Some media even predicted that the Suns and the Thunder would win the second round, because the Suns only had one superstar, while the Thunder had three superstars at their peak. It is this point that Thunder's chances of winning are big enough.

Zhang Xin did not dare to let go of the Thunder. Even though the three giants did not have a tacit understanding, as the media said, the individual abilities of the three alone are enough for all the teams in the league to drink a pot. Thunder beat the Big Three Unlike the Big Three in the previous life, the Big Three in the previous life were Paul George, Westbrook and Anthony. Anthony is at the end of his career, and his defense and offense have declined to varying degrees. But Kevin Durant is different. Durant is really The peak, whether it is physical condition or experience, is the peak state.

Those who regret that the previous three Thunders did not cooperate at their peak, now look at the current Thunder Big Three should be able to meet the results they want to see, and with the addition of Paul George, a defensive champion, the Thunder's defense is at least better than before Step it up a notch, the store alone is intimidating enough.

Although Zhang Xin wasn't afraid, he didn't feel easy. To beat the Thunder, he had to break through their defense. Their defense in the playoffs was terrible. They forced the Blazers to score no more than 90 points in four games!

This defensive efficiency is daunting!

(End of this chapter)