new lord of the rings

Chapter 60 Meeting the Suns Again

The next day, Zhang Bole and his wife told Zhang Xin that they would stay in the United States for a while, and told Zhang Xin to just go about his own affairs. They would go around and have fun, so that Zhang Xin did not need to worry.

Of course Zhang Xin doesn't worry about it. Zhang Bole has so many people around him, who are in charge of daily affairs and security. When he came to the United States, he was afraid of encountering troubles. High-achieving students who have studied law in the United States come here, and they are ready to attack people at any time.

Today is game day, and the Warriors are facing the challenge of the Phoenix Suns. Zhang Xin misses the second person he had a crush on when he first came to the NBA, and wants to have a good chat with Bledsoe when he comes.

Bledsoe of the Suns started to feel restless a few days ago. After being abused last time, Bledsoe's competitive state has deteriorated a lot. It took him a lot of adjustments to recover. He thought that he was going to face that rookie again. , Bledsoe was worried.

Jeff Hornacek, the head coach of the Suns, took a deep breath and wanted to fight the Warriors well. This is the grievance left by the Warriors last time, but it is more about the current ranking of the Suns. The ninth in the Western Conference is desperately trying to enter the playoffs.

After the All-Star Game, the status of each team is different:

The first few teams at the top of the list have begun to take turns to prepare for the playoffs;

The team at the bottom will simply be bad, thinking that they can draw the No. [-] pick this year to rebuild the team;
And for these teams that are in the middle, they will compete every game during this period, because they may lose one game and then enter the playoffs, and they will enter the playoffs if they win one game. Even if it is a round of competition, it is still a result.

At the Oracle Center, fans flocked to watch the game like a flood. During this time, the Golden State Warriors were not worried about not selling tickets, but only worried about the safety of too many people coming. This is really a happy worry!

As the Warriors who have won [-] games in a row, every victory now is breaking the team's winning streak. As a fan of the Golden State Warriors, I am naturally very happy to witness the team's record-setting process.

Today's Warriors rested Green and Thompson. The league does not allow rotations now, so what the team released is:
When Draymond Green was training in the team, he strained his thigh. The specific playing time should be confirmed by the team doctor;
When Klay Thompson was walking his dog, he accidentally kicked a stone and his big toe was on his hand. He is expected to need to rest for two to three days.

Rocco (Thompson's dog): I haven't been out lately...does Clay have a dog outside? !
Thompson: ...

Without Green and Thompson, Zhang Xin and Speights are on the starting lineup. The starting lineup sent by the Warriors today is: Stephen Curry, Zhang Xin, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes and Marius Speights.

The Suns started with Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe, Markieff Morris, PJ Tucker and Shavrick Randolph.

Seeing Bledsoe, Zhang Xin smiled at him friendly.

Bledsoe: Why is he laughing at me, is he laughing at me?If you insult me ​​and still laugh at me, I don't want to lose face?Angry!

Bledsoe showed an angry expression towards Zhang Xin, and Zhang Xin was taken aback: Why is that?
Bledsoe: ...Why don't you have a clue?
Morris and Bogut jumped the ball. Bogut had the advantage of height and won the jump ball. Curry got the ball and dribbled it through the frontcourt. When Thompson was there, he usually cultivated Thompson's touch first, but of course it was Zhang Xinlai when Thompson was not there. After hitting, Zhang Xin began to run under the cover of his teammates without the ball.

"Fuck, here we go again." Bledsoe couldn't help but have a headache when facing heavy cover. Zhang Xin's speed is very fast. It's not easy to follow him one-on-one. We have to guard against his counterruns and air cuts, not to mention this kind of heavy cover. Now Zhang Xin is not too proficient in running among the crowd of cover, it is too comfortable:

Hey, there is a wall in front, lean to the left, walk around the wall, hey, there is a pile in front, go around again!
Zhang Xin quickly got rid of Bledsoe, and ran out of a vacancy at the 45-degree three-point line. Curry passed the ball, Zhang Xin even took a look, hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors scored first!
The home fans cheered.

Bledsoe clenched his fists.

The national father-in-law Jeff Hornacek once claimed that he was influenced by the famous Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons. Similarly, the team's performance is half-dead, but his daughter is very popular among Chinese fans. Abby Hornacek is beautiful and charming. In a game, Abby Hornacek stole the limelight from all the players on the field , Netizens on social media are asking: Who is that?Beautiful!
Having a beautiful daughter can't make Hornacek gain more advantage in the team's record, but he can't be blamed. The Suns this season are already preparing for reconstruction. The highest salary in the team is only Delaware. Ji Qi's 750 million, this is the Suns clearing the big contract.

However, relying on Dragic and Bledsoe, they can barely reach the edge of the playoffs, and Hornacek's coaching can be considered above the level.

The Suns still have some tricks to play. Relying on the pick-and-roll of Dragic and Markieff Morris, coupled with Bledsoe's air cut and Tucker's corner three-pointer, the offense is somewhat threatening.

Defensively, Tucker, Morris, Bledsoe, and Randolph are all defensive champions. Against most teams, the Suns' front line is pretty solid, but what they met was the Warriors, and the Warriors' passing and cutting system And two historical-level shooters tore the Suns' front line to pieces.

Zhang Xin hit 2 three-pointers in half a quarter and scored 6 points; Curry scored 2 three-pointers and a layup and scored 8 points. 4 points, Barnes scored 3 points with a three-pointer from the corner, the Warriors scored 21 points in the half quarter, and the Suns scored 15 points in the half quarter. This is why the Warriors are not very defensive. It is easier to score points by playing against each other. This is the default of all players, and the coach knows it well.

Hornacek is not in the mood to score points. What he wants is victory. He hastened to make adjustments. Dragic and Bledsoe are not suitable on the court together. Bledsoe needs the ball, and Dragic Odd also needs it. Two people can't exert their maximum offensive power on the court. Coach Hornacek replaced Barbosa. Barbosa's shooting range is better than Bledsoe's.

Coach Hornacek's adjustment was correct. Zhang Xin just came off the court to take a break and was ready to bring a substitute. Jordan Crawford came up. As a shooting guard, Jordan Crawford has average height and long-range shooting ability. The key Can also have a big heart performance at all times, good at breakthroughs, but not tall enough, poor defense when playing shooting guard, originally Klay Thompson's substitute, but Zhang Xin has not entered the rotation lineup since he came, only in garbage time In the game, fortunately, the Warriors have a lot of garbage time, and they often clock in three quarters. As a result, marginal players often have a whole quarter to get data.

As soon as Barbossa came up, he had a sudden attack on Crawford, almost making Crawford unable to take care of himself. This season's Barbossa is still the Brazilian Lightning, and Crawford can't run. Unable to keep up, at the end of the first quarter, the two sides tied, and Coach Hornacek's adjustments worked.

Mark Jackson is not in a hurry. Zhang Xin will lead the team in the second quarter. Now people say that the three quarters are Ku, and the second quarter is Xin. In the past, the Warriors were strong in the third quarter, but now the Warriors are not weak in the second quarter. Five small lineups When he is on the field, his strength lies in the complex and smooth tactics, but when Zhang Xin leads the team, every move is simple and clear, and anyone can see clearly:

Hey, isn't this a one-star four-shooter tactic, a star holding the ball, and four other three-point or two-point shooters. The star breaks through to attract double-teams, and then passes the ball or plays by himself.

It's simple and upright, but you just can't guard against it.

Every shot by Zhang Xin is aimed at the weakness of your team:

If you have a tall and heavy center forward, they will bully you, rush you, or shoot you;
You go to a small lineup to deal with me, then I will play big and small, or let the center play your small center. David Lee's inside skills are not in vain;
If David Lee can't beat him, then Zhang Xinlai, Zhang Xin's low-post singles are less used now, and he wants to keep it until the playoffs, but he can't hold back just by breaking through and pulling up opponents.

So Mark Jackson just arranged the rotation lineup, didn't say much, and waited for Zhang Xin and others to start playing in the second quarter.

(End of this chapter)