new lord of the rings

Chapter 51 Rogue Tactics
"LeBron James! I seem to see LeBron James!" Charles Barklett stood up and almost knocked over the table in front of him.

"It's so explosive! It seems that LeBron James has come to the scene! Who said yellow people can't fly?" Kenneth Smith said in a gaffe, saying something suspected of racial discrimination, but no one paid attention.

"What did I see?! Zhang Xin double-teamed Paul George and Roy Hibbert and dunked! Hibbert was dunked and knocked to the ground. You know, Hibbert is 218cm tall! After it was over, Zhang Xintian roared! Is this the gentle and elegant Zhang Xin? Hibbert was frightened by Zhang Xin!" Wang Meng shouted in disbelief.

"Zhang Xin looks gentle on the outside, but there is a beast hidden inside his body! We were all deceived by his gentle appearance, and his physical fitness is definitely at the historical level." Duan Ran also lost his composure slightly.

"...!!"

"...!!"

The on-site commentators from various countries spoke quickly and excitedly, and the content was nothing more than: Zhang Xin is awesome!
Paul George gradually came back to his senses, his eyes gradually became firmer, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Interesting, I thought you were an enhanced version of Thompson, but I didn't expect you to have a James-like body. Interesting, then come on.

Paul George turned back to his own half.

George Hill dribbled the ball halfway, the shock still remained in his eyes, Paul George wanted the ball from the top of the arc, Zhang Xin pressed, Paul George took a step forward with his left foot, and took a step forward with his right foot to make room for himself, a test Zhang Xin stepped back half a step to prevent Paul George from breaking through. Paul George immediately jumped with his legs together and made a three-pointer. The orange basketball drew a wonderful arc and fell straight into the net.

"Shua!" What a beautiful voice.

Paul George looked stern, and went back to defend without looking back.

"Here comes Paul George's answerball!" Shaquille O'Neal said with a smile.

"It seems that Paul George and Zhang Xin have done it. There will be a star confrontation at the beginning of the game. Today's audience is so happy." Kenny Smith said.

"Now let's see how Zhang Xin will react, is he going to return one?" Charles Barkley said.

The frenzy in Zhang Xin's eyes has gradually subsided, and he has calmed down again. Do you want to continue?Zhang Xin looked at the other teammates. Thompson and Green said yes. Zhang Xin nodded. Of course, he must continue.

The next Warriors started a team attack. The audience was a little disappointed, but the commentator praised it.

"Sometimes I wonder why Zhang Xin has such a calmness beyond his age. Under such circumstances, young people can't help but go it alone." Kenny Smith was amazed.

"Maybe the times have changed..." Charles Barkley said a little sadly.

"In the age of bullshit, the impulse of young people will never change, but Zhang Xin is probably not a young man, hahaha..." Shaq O'Neal himself laughed.

All three laughed, but they didn't know that Zhang Xin was indeed not a young soul.

The impact of Curry's rotation is: one less offensive amplifier.

When Curry is on the court, his ultra-long three-point threat can force the opponent to expand the defensive area by one meter. With this extra meter, the rest of the Warriors have much more room to move. When Curry is not on the court, The space will be much smaller;

Curry's deterrence is not only reflected in shooting, but his breakthrough can disrupt the opponent's defense;
Finally, Curry's pass is extremely penetrating, which is unmatched by Green and Bogut. When your own offensive threat is not great, your pass will be difficult to work.

The Warriors are now facing this problem. Except for Barnes, Thompson and Zhang Xin, Bogut and Green are all air defensed by the Pacers. When you can release two people, your defense will be much easier.

The outside line is blocked, and the Warriors can only use pass and cut non-stop, hand in hand to complete the offense. This kind of offense is also powerful, but it is not as good as the smooth feeling when Curry is on the court.

The Warriors are limited by the Pacers' defense, but the Pacers are also limited by the Warriors' defense. Zhang Xin, Barnes, Thompson and Green, four people weave a large defensive net. The Pacers also feel pain, and Bogut is also at a level Frame protector on top.

After the amazing opening, the two sides fell into a meat grinder-like defensive battle. Although the efficiency was not low, it was much duller than the Warriors' previous game rhythm.

Fans who believe in defense are happy to watch, watching every move with gusto.

But this level of competition is obviously at the playoff level, and the audience is also fascinated by it.

Nearly half of the game, Zhang Xin's data has almost filled the data column, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 6 blocks, but not many points, only [-] points.

The score between the two sides was 19:18, and the Pacers temporarily led by one point.In this kind of high-intensity game, the players on both sides were already out of breath, such as Bogut and Roy Hibbert. The coaches of both sides replaced the center, the Warriors replaced David Lee, and the Pacers replaced Ian Mahinmi. He is also seven feet tall, but Ian Mahinmi is too thin, with a height of 211, only 110KG.

To deal with this tall man, David Lee has enough experience and skills.

Zhang Xin and Green whispered, and Green nodded.

Zhang Xin holds the ball on the right side, Green directs everyone to run, Zhang Xin calls David Lee, David Lee immediately runs up to do a high pick-and-roll, Ian Mahinmi quickly followed, David Lee helped Zhang Xin slightly block For Zhang Xin, such a block was enough for him to break through. Zhang Xin took a step past the chasing Paul George, stuck Paul George behind him, and protected the ball. , waiting for David Lee to cut inside.

David Lee turned around and bumped into Ian Masinmi, and used his strength to cut to the inside. Masinmi was bumped by David Lee and couldn't keep up. Zhang Xin hit the ground and passed the ball, which was high and low to the inside. It was difficult to catch, David Lee held the ball in both hands, and took three steps directly. Stephenson wanted to come up to defend, seeing that David Lee had already started, he didn't dare to block, David Lee dunked successfully!
Frank Vogel suddenly jumped up from his chair: It's not good, Mahinmi has been targeted!
Frank Vogel commented on Ian Mahinmi this way: Ian Mahinmi is a player who can guard the penalty area. In the center position, his athletic ability is very good.He's been improving and is lucky to have such a flexible, well-rounded big man.He is one of the best interior defenders, able to delay the opponent, protect the paint, and has a fast movement speed to interfere with the opposing three-point shooter.

But he was well aware of Mahinmi's shortcomings, but he didn't say it out.
Mahinmi's offensive skills are rough, he seldom passes the ball, and makes frequent turnovers; on the defensive end, his mobility is acceptable, his confrontation and coordination are average, and he commits many fouls.

The shortcoming of poor confrontation was targeted by experienced players like David Lee!

As long as Zhang Xin called out Mahinmi and David Lee confronted him, Mahinmi would not be able to use his mobility.

The Warriors’ rotation adjustment is still not easy to deal with. David Lee’s mobility and offensive ability are stronger. There are Barnes, Thompson and Green on the outside. The hit rate is also 34%. If you really want to let him go, you can really get in. If you drag Bogut in a small space and replace him with David Lee, who is 206cm, it is actually a five-small lineup.

In this lineup, Zhang Xin has someone to help open up the space. He can boldly play pick-and-rolls with David Lee. At this time, the starting center Hibbert may suffer even more, and Frank Vogel is a bit troublesome.

With David Lee's advantage, the Warriors overtook the score. At the end of the first quarter, at 32:26, ​​the Warriors led by 6 points. David Lee's play was hitting the Pacers' weakness. In fact, it cannot be called a weakness. The Pacers The team's center group is very strong, and it can cause big trouble for the Heat and other teams every time in the playoffs, but it becomes a weakness when facing Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin can shoot suddenly, and his three-point shooting rate is extremely high. When a big center meets Zhang Xin, he will fall into the entanglement of whether to go up or not. Moreover, Zhang Xin's pick-and-roll is not only to create a chance for himself to play big and small. He can still eat cakes for the center, probably like Harden after two seasons, I just have a simple pick and roll, as long as I still have physical strength, I can kill you.

Frank Vogel really has nothing to do with this kind of rogue tactics. There was a pick-and-roll combination of Stockton and Malone before, and there will be a pick-and-roll combination of Harden and Capela in the future. Now it is Zhang Xin + Speights or Dave Wei Li's combination, you can do whatever you want, and that's how I am.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors played Blake, Green, Barnes, David Lee and Thompson, and Zhang Xin needed a rest.

The Pacers have Evan Turner, Solomon Hill, Roy Hibbert, David West, Lance Stephenson.

The Warriors have suffered in this lineup. Green defends West. West is an old fritters, and his back support is a must. Whether it is Stephenson and Solomon Hill's empty cut, or an inside pass to Roy Hibbert , the Warriors are not easy to defend, Solomon Hill and Stephenson are both strong forwards, as long as they are cut successfully, Thompson and Barnes can't stop them from scoring, David Lee suffers from height, Roy Hiber He held high and beat David Lee a few times.

After playing for 5 minutes, Mark Jackson was forced to call a timeout and the score was overtaken by 5 points. Mark Jackson played Zhang Xin and Bogut ahead of time, replacing Thompson and Green. Both Green and Thompson had played for too long and had to come down to rest.In this way, Bogut defends Roy Hibbert and David Lee defends West.

(End of this chapter)