new lord of the rings

Chapter 79 TNT Pre-Match Prediction

game day.

Zhang Xin got up early in the morning to warm up and shoot. Today's game is of great importance. He must adjust his physical condition to the best.

Zhang Xin is more and more fond of the feeling of shooting three-pointers. After the ball is shot, it will fly in the air for a while. Zhang Xin even has a kind of telepathy between the ball and himself. Well, this must be metaphysics.

Before there was no system, he was a sharpshooter, otherwise it would be impossible to attract Jerry West's attention. Speaking of the system, the system that had disappeared for a long time came out to do something and released a new task, saying that there would be a reward for defeating the Spurs. As for the reward, what is it? Say.

Zhang Xin also felt that beating the Spurs was something he wanted to do anyway, and it didn't matter whether he took the task or not. As for rewards, he felt that his current skills were basically enough, such as breakthrough, shooting, and backing up. It is a top skill, plus Kidd's heart, in Zhang Xin's view, it is no longer a question of whether it is enough, this is already a top offensive master.

As for defense, with Zhang Xin's physical talent and awareness, he should have no problem defending an average master, and a top offensive master...he can't be defended. Since he is a top offensive master, he must have an advantage that others cannot match in terms of physical condition. For example, the speed of AI, James' heavy tank crushing, and Durant's height and speed, these are beyond the reach of others. The offense has an advantage over the defense, let alone such a top offensive master with inherent advantages.

The system's reward Zhang Xin doesn't mind, but defeating the Spurs is a must.

There are especially many people in the Oracle Center today. The battle of the first and second in the Western Conference may be a preview of the Western Conference Finals, which is equivalent to spending the regular season money to watch a playoff game.

Rich celebrities, rich entrepreneurs and other social celebrities are present;

Media reporters from various national TV stations are also in place with long guns and short guns;

Each team sent observers to watch the game and collect information for the playoffs;
More ordinary loyal fans came to help the Warriors.

Today's game was broadcast live across the United States. Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley from the TNT Sky Team were all present. The heat was already starting before the game officially started.

"Charles, it is said that you are very concerned about Zhang Xin's information?" Shaq O'Neal was curious.

"Yes, I'm a basketball expert. I'm making a record of the rise of superstars. Zhang Xin is my first research object." Charles Barkley said solemnly.

"Forget it, I don't know about you yet, why don't you study, tell me, why do you pay attention to Zhang Xin?" Shaq O'Neill teased Barkley.

"OK, I follow Zhang Xin just because I think watching him play is like watching my past self, when I was young..."

"Stop, don't compare yourself to Zhang when you were young, you can't climb high, tell me your real reason." O'Neill and Barkley's daily bickering.

"Haha...OK, there is no other reason, I just really like Zhang's playing style, which is elegant yet majestic, calm amidst the rage, and I'm already a fan of him." Charles Barkley said frankly.

"Haha, I also like to watch Mr. Zhang play. It is a kind of enjoyment to watch him play." O'Neill also agreed.

"You two, let's predict today's game." Kenny Smith brought the topic back in time.

"Although I think watching Zhang Gongzi play is more enjoyable, but I think the Spurs are stronger. The Spurs have Duncan, Manu, Parker, Leonard, Diaw, Bonner, Splitter, Mills, and more importantly, They have Popovich, they are too strong. Under the Spurs system, they are very difficult to beat." O'Neal is convinced of Duncan, his opponent for many years, he knows Duncan's strength.

"I have a different opinion. There are many cards that the Warriors can play now:

The Warriors have three historical-level shooters, Curry, Thompson and Zhang Xin;

There are three forward defensive gates, Iguodala, Green and Barnes;
Three first-class centers, Bogut, O'Neal Jr., David Lee, and general bench bandits.

The Spurs have a system, but now the Warriors' system has also been established, with their five small lineups, pass and cut system.

These are not the most important. The most important thing is that the Spurs team is not afraid of you having a system. What they are afraid of is that you will make a few blind shots. There are three such people in the Warriors, Curry, Thompson and Zhang Xin.

Thompson's ability to shoot the ball regardless of 21 [-] is top in the league;
Curry's ultra-long three-pointers and breakthroughs with the ball are also top in the league;

As for Zhang Xin, I don't know what he can't do, it's just whether he is willing or not.

Fatty, do you still think the Spurs have a good chance of winning? ’ Charles Barkley said with a laugh.

"It's too early to say these things. In my opinion, the strength of the Warriors and the Spurs is already very close. It depends on who is in a good state today and who handles the details more perfectly. But my personal opinion is still biased towards The Spurs won this game. I am convinced by Popovich's on-the-spot reaction. In this top-level matchup, the role of the coach is too critical, and coach Mark Jackson, in my opinion, is definitely not as good as the old-fashioned Popovich Coach Vicki, this is not to say that Coach Mark Jackson is not good, but there is a gap, and in the case of similar strengths, a little bit of advantage will be the key to deciding the outcome in the end.” Kenny Smith also published his own the opinion of.

Zhang Xin stared at the opposite side: the paralyzed Duncan, the bald Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Leonard, etc. Zhang Xin recognized almost all the members of the Spurs. Zhang Xin used to be a Spurs fan, and As much as he likes the Warriors' pass and cut system, he also likes the Spurs' pass and ball system, which is why Zhang Xin is a team player rather than an individual player.

Of course, in Zhang Xin's view, the ultimate goal of team offense and individual offense is to score points. If the efficiency of individual offense is higher than that of the team, then it is understandable to play individual strong offense at certain periods of time.

Especially in the playoffs, the probability of superstars appearing is much higher than in the regular season, because under the intensity of the playoffs, the more passes, the more turnovers. When you have a strong individual in your team For the offensive player, when the whole team cannot play, creating opportunities for him is the best solution.

It is actually inappropriate to say that Zhang Xin is a team player. He is actually an efficient player. This is a defect left over from his previous life as a basketball commentator.

Basketball critics analyze the efficiency of players and teams against data every day, basic data, advanced data, rare data!After studying every day to form a point of view, I have embarked on the road of no return to the concept of "the strongest player should be the most efficient player".

So in Zhang Xin's view, as long as you can maintain your efficiency, it's okay for you to play singles.

How to beat the Spurs, Zhang Xin discussed with Mark Jackson and Curry Iguodala, Zhang Xin summed up based on the previous experience of the Heat and the Spurs in the Finals, they have played against the Spurs before, so they know what Zhang Xin thinks Both are extremely constructive, and both agree to try according to the strategy and adjust at any time.

(End of this chapter)