new lord of the rings

Chapter 496 Gale Wind Knows Strong Grass!
The result of the Thunder's Big Three playing at the same time is that they lead the Phoenix Suns by 3 points with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter!
"It's amazing! The Thunder taught us a real lesson today: what is a giant planet? The Thunder's style of play is very simple, that is, the Big Three take turns. Durant comes after Westbrook, and Westbrook finishes. Paul George came, and with a simple move, the Suns were exhausted. The Thunder did not show up in the regular season, but they showed great strength in the playoffs. Even the Suns, who have the best record in history It's amazing to be crushed half of the head!" Wang Meng said.

"Now the Suns have to make a desperate fight. Let's see what tricks Earl Watson will come up with to deal with it. If there is no targeted arrangement at the critical moment, the Suns may lose the first game at their home court Already!" Yang Yi said.

Zhang Xin sat on the bench to take a rest. He was also surprised by the Thunder's toughness today. It would be unfair to attribute the lagging behind to the performance of the Big Three, because the desperate efforts of the Thunder's other role players cannot be ignored.

Adams sits under the basket and constantly defends his field on defense. Adams' frame protection is also ranked first among the league's centers. Except that the sun can reach the basket when he is drawn out of the penalty area today. Even Zhang Xin was unwilling to challenge Adams easily when sitting at the basket;

On the offensive end, Adams is constantly rushing to grab offensive rebounds. Adams is definitely a big monster in offensive rebounds. He has grabbed at least 6 offensive rebounds today. Although small balls are popular in the league now, the saying goes It has not been completely outdated, especially in such a fierce competition, every extra rebound is an extra chance to attack, which can be regarded as very precious.

Robertson can't deal with Zhang Xin, but it doesn't mean he can't deal with other people. The Devin Booker he was marking was restrained by him today. He made 9 of 2 three-pointers and many shots were barely shot. The efficiency can be imagined.

The Thunder showed an impregnable defense, which caused the Suns a lot of headaches. Earl Watson was thinking hard about how to deal with the Thunder. It was very difficult to recover ten points in three minutes. Awesome, what should I do?Earl Watson was so distraught that he couldn't settle down for a long time.

Zhang Xin reminded: "Coach, it's good that the first four can defend with three points, and leave the rest to me." Zhang Xin said calmly.

"Shooting all over the place?" Earl Watson came to his senses.

Zhang Xin nodded, and Earl Watson immediately started to arrange. He sent Zhang Xin, Kuzma, Olynyk, Hilde and Brogdon.

Yang Yi saw that the five players on the field lost their composure: "This lineup!..."

"Mr. Yang, is there something wrong with this lineup?" Wang Meng asked quickly. It's not that Wang Meng doesn't understand football, but that the commentators have the task of praising each other. Since Yang Yi raises a question, Wang Meng has to praise each other. .

"The Suns have basically never used this lineup in the regular season. Even if they did, there are always one or two people who are different. At the critical moment, Earl Watson put Rondo, Booker, and Tucker off the court, but went up. Kuzma, a rookie, and Olynyk, who has not played much time, what does he want to do?" Yang Yi said.

"Mr. Yang, I think so. The five players on the field all have three-pointers. This configuration should be the standard equipment for one star and four shots. Teacher Yang, do you think it is possible?" Wang Meng asked.

"It should be like this. Now is the time to chase points. On Hield can limit Westbrook, on Bro Gordon can let go of Paul George, Kuzma and Olynyk guard the basket, and on offense it is Zhang Xinzhi. The ball attack attracts pincers, and then the shooters on the outside line attack, this lineup can be regarded as both offensive and defensive." Yang Yi agrees with Wang Meng's opinion.

The Suns have the ball, Zhang Xin holds the ball at the top of the arc, Kuzma, Olynyk, Hilde and Bro Gordon are all standing outside the three-point line, Kuzma and Olynyk are in the bottom corner, Hield And Bro Gordon is at a 45-degree angle, fully opening up the space. Paul George is nervous and calm. Now that the Suns lineup, no one can come to flank. Once flanked, they can only open three points , The Suns' shooters are not ordinary three-pointers. Olynyk, the least efficient of them, also has a three-pointer percentage of 40.5% in the regular season!

Zhang Xin held the ball at the top of the arc to observe the positions of his teammates. He felt very satisfied with the space he now has. As long as he rushes in, the people inside will attack, and the outside line will definitely be a big open space—the kind that no one can defend. , that being the case, let's do it!
Zhang Xin hits the ball with his right hand, and then pulls the ball back to his crotch to dribble before Paul George strikes. One crotch dribbles back and forth, pinning Paul George in place, and then Zhang Xin directly pulls up a three-point shot, and Paul George tries his best to take off , but this time difference is difficult to catch up with. Zhang Xin made a calm shot in the air. The basketball spun quickly and then hit the basket. The referee raised three fingers to indicate that the three-pointer was valid.

It's not over yet, because Paul George took off with all his strength, he didn't control his body, and his body lightly rubbed against Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin fell to the ground, and the whistle from the referee sounded very timely, three plus one!

Zhang Xin also made an additional penalty, and the point difference was pulled back to single digits by Zhang Xin in an instant. Now the point difference is only 6 points!
Westbrook dribbled the ball halfway, and Zhang Xin shouted to his teammates to strengthen their defense:

"Buddy! Follow Russell (Westbrook)! Don't let him start easily! Malcolm (Bro Gordon), follow PG, don't let him cut easily, Kelly (Olynyk) and Kyle (Kuzma) is always there to help out! Get the intensity up and hold the ball!"

"got it!"

"got it!"

"got it!"

Teammates responded one after another, giving their opponents strength and confrontation one after another!The Suns can win the best record in history this season. It can’t be won by offense alone. There are always some games where the whole team doesn’t feel very good, so the most reliable thing is defense. five levels.

Under the sudden increase in the intensity of the sun, the Thunder passed the ball with difficulty, and Paul George was annoyed by the new force Bro Gordon. Although Bro Gordon was about 10cm shorter than Paul George, Bro Gordon Defense is trained from Zhang Xin's offense. Of course Bro Gordon can't defend Zhang Xin, but defending Paul George is enough to make George suffer. Of course, if it is a long-term restriction, of course it won't work. The sign of superstars is them It's hard to be truly restrained.

(End of this chapter)