new lord of the rings

Chapter 8 Jimmy Butler who got a critical blow

Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Oakland is located in the east of the San Francisco Bay Area, adjacent to the Silicon Valley in the south, and is a gathering area for the wealthy.

Most of the Golden State Warriors fans are wealthy people with more than enough money, so the attendance rate of Oracle Arena has always been high. The Golden State Warriors have performed well in the past two years. Even higher than last year.

There are about tens of 10 Chinese in the Bay Area. There are quite a few Chinese who came to the arena today, most of them came for Zhang Xin.

Today's game is explained by the TNT team composed of O'Neill, Barkley and Kenny Smith.

"Hey, Charles, do you know Zhang Xin?" O'Neal smiled narrowly.

"Oh, Chinese?" Barkley frowned.

"Haha, yes, it is a boy from the same country as Yao Laizhi."

"Kenny, do you have information about Zhang Xin?"

"Of course, let me read to you. The height is 203cm, the wingspan is 219cm, the weight is 99KG, the vertical takeoff is 97cm, and the run-up jump is 120cm. Wow, is this Zhang Xin's data? Isn't it Michael's? It's incredible!"

"Zhang Ke has a monster-level physical fitness, but what he shows is not flying to the sky, but technical skills. The last game was Zhang's NBA debut. His statistics were 9 points and 12 rebounds in 2 minutes. 2 blocks, 1 assist, [-] of [-] three-pointers."

"What?" Barkley's black question mark face.

"Hey, I have some news. The Bulls' young player Jimmy Butler wants to make Zhang Xin look bad." O'Neill obviously distorted Jimmy Butler's meaning.

In fact, Jimmy Butler already regretted it when he saw the news. He offended two people at once, leaving the impression of a big mouth. If you can't brag, you will be fucked.

During the conversation, players from both sides had begun to enter the field.

The away team of the Bulls went first, and there was no special entry ceremony. After all, it was an away game. DJ introduced them one by one. When Jimmy Butler was introduced, the fans booed for a while. It was the Chinese who booed for Zhang Xin.

Hearing the boos, Butler's face became a little stiff.I also became a little angry from embarrassment in my heart: I will hit your star severely in a while, and let you boo me!
It was the Warriors' turn to enter the field. Thompson, as the second leader, entered the field first and received countless applause and applause. Zhang Xin came out together, and there was no less applause than Thompson's, and most of them were Chinese and... female fans ?The screams of women one after another are endless.

Then Green Iguodala entered the field and looked at Zhang Xin jealously: We have been in the Warriors for so many years, and there are not so many female fans. Why do you gain so many female fans in just one game? fan?

Could it be that sometimes handsome people can really do whatever they want? fuvk!
Curry entered the field last, setting off a wave of heat, and the cheers of the fans were overwhelming. The soul of the Warriors, the killer with a cute face, is deeply loved by Golden State Warriors fans.

The two sides entered the field first,

Bulls starters: PG Kirk Hinrich, SG Jimmy Butler, SF Taj Gibson, PF JoJim Noah, C Carlos Boozer
Warriors starting: PG Stephen Curry SG Klay Thompson SF Andre Iguodala PF Chasing Dream Green C Andrew Bogut
Jump ball in the middle circle.

Bogut jumped over Boozer and passed the ball to Curry.

The Warriors did not rush to attack, first came a high pass, a dazzling pass, and the ball reached Curry at the top of the arc.

Bogut stepped up to the pick-and-roll, and Curry came up with a King Qin circling the post, facing Boozer directly, and passed Boozer directly with an in-out dribble.

Boozer seemed like a stake, and Jimmy Butler on the same side hurried forward to defend.

Curry passed the ball to Thompson who was ambushing in the bottom corner. Thompson raised the knife and made the first three-pointer!

Jimmy Butler's face turned pale all of a sudden, and the big words had already been released, but this time he was shot a three-pointer, and Jimmy Butler was critically hit.

Going back, Boozer singled Bogut and succeeded.

The Warriors' offense is still the same: Bogut gives Curry a high pick-and-roll.

Hinrich didn't dare switch defenses, bypassed Bogut, and Boozer made a delay.

Curry threw the ball to Bogut, Bogut did not choose to shoot, holding the ball in the elbow area.

Thompson used Iguodala's off-ball screen to shake off Butler. Butler is indeed a titan, and he never gave up. Green made another screen for Thompson, and Thompson jumped around Bogut holding the ball. At the three-point line, Bogut turned around, completely blocked Butler, and passed the ball to Thompson, who was unguarded. Thompson raised his knife again, and scored another three-pointer neatly!
Here comes Thompson's double-strike combo!Butler's face was going black.

The Bulls attacked, butler held his breath and asked Hinrich to single out Thompson.

Butler is now the main target of the Bulls. Hinrich, a veteran, didn't have any ideas, so he gave the ball to Butler.

Butler's one-on-one ability is very good, and given time, he will become a master.

In 2016, Butler participated in the national team training, and the star singled out Jimmy Butler and almost dominated the field.

Facing Thompson, Butler turned forward with his left hand and thrust his right hand. Thompson is a very good perimeter defender with solid feet, keeping his left hand high, his right hand interfering with dribbling, and quickly following Butler.

Butler made an emergency stop, Thompson was thrown away two steps, Butler rushed to the left hand, Thompson made a series of cross steps followed by Butler.

Iguodala let go of Gibson, raised his hands, and crossed over to Butler.

Bogut let go of Boozer and covered Butler, who was surrounded by three people.

Boozer is empty!Butler made a ground pass, and Boozer stretched out a black hand behind him. Green intercepted Butler's pass, and Butler made the first turnover in technical statistics.

Green advanced quickly after stealing, Curry and Thompson followed up, Green advanced to the three-point line, Hinrich and Gibson could only shrink, Green turned back and passed the ball to Thompson, Thompson took off decisively and made a three-pointer, converting a three-pointer!
Butler grinned his teeth when he saw it, and for a moment, he felt courageous, and stretched his feet under Thompson's feet.

Thompson scored a three-pointer, stepped on Butler's foot when he landed, screamed, and fell to the ground.

Green was furious, and was about to rush up to kill Butler, but was hugged by Bogut. Fortunately, it was Bogut, otherwise he really couldn't hug the big and round Green.

Green broke free, cursing over and over again.

Off the field, Zhang Xin also looked livid. He was rarely angry. He was competitive but never had the idea of ​​malicious competition. Unexpectedly, Butler made a lot of nonsense before the game, and his performance was not as good as others.

Zhang Xin was very angry!
Thompson went back to the locker room to check.

The three referees watched the replay carefully. Butler's actions were done very secretly. After discussion, the referee only gave a common foul.

Green was not convinced, and continued to argue with the referee, nagging, annoying the referee, and gave Green a technical foul, Green shut up resentfully.

Mark Jackson sent a letter.

Zhang Xin made a free throw for Thompson, scored a point, and returned to the backcourt without saying a word, closely following Jimmy Butler.

"You are Zhang Xin?"

"As you wish, you will definitely remember me firmly in the future!" Zhang Xin said coldly.

"Who do you think you are?" Jimmy Butler grinned.

Zhang Xin stopped talking and just clung to Butler.

Butler leaned on Zhang Xin, caught the ball from Hinrich with his right hand, protected the ball with both hands, made a big loop, and turned into a face frame. Butler made a tentative step, tricked Zhang Xin, and broke through to the left. Le Da stabs a three-step and wants to dunk.

"Watch out!" Gibson yelled.

Out of the corner of Butler's eye, he saw a large yellow hand covering the sky.

"Wow, that's a really high jump." Butler thought a second before being capped.

"Bang!" The ball made a low slapping sound, which was the dull sound that only a strong slap can make.

A strong force came from behind, and Jimmy Butler fell off the court and fell to the ground.

Butler looked up at Zhang Xin, who was standing under the basket, and felt that he was so tall. He felt defeated for a while.

"Fuvk! How could I have such a weak thought!" Jimmy Butler shook his head fiercely and got up.

When passing by Zhang Xin.

"It's not enough, I want you to remember today forever." Zhang Xin said quietly.

Jimmy Butler was startled, turned around and pretended to be fierce and said, "Then come on! I want you to remember me, Jimmy Butler!"

Zhang Xin signaled Curry to play with his back. Curry was also irritated by Jimmy Butler. He nodded and signaled Green and Iguodala to withdraw to the side, while Zhang Xin went to the low post to engage in a fierce card with Jimmy Butler. bit!

"Wow! Zhang Xin and Jimmy Butler met, Jimmy Butler hurt Thompson, Zhang Xin is trying to get Thompson back! Enough man, I like it." O'Neill said loudly, they were happy in that era Enmity, finding a place for brothers is a common thing.

"Zhang Xin's choice is not wise. His characteristic lies in running without the ball and three-pointers. If you come to play post-up singles with Jimmy Butler, this is to use your own shortcomings to attack the opponent's strengths." Barkley Appreciate this kind of loyalty, but the way is wrong.

"Wait, let's take a look first. I think Zhang Xin is not inferior to Jimmy Butler. Zhang Xin doesn't seem like a person who is easy to get ahead, and people who are easy to get ahead will not be able to become a top student of West Virginia University's combined master's and doctoral degree." .” Kenneth Smith observed calmly.

Sure enough, Zhang Xin had the upper hand in the fight with Jimmy Butler: he received a pass from Curry at a 45-degree elbow.

Zhang Xin leaned on Jimmy Butler and protected the ball with both hands. Jimmy Butler lowered his weight and held Zhang Xin tightly.

Zhang Xin lowered his waist and dribbled the ball backwards. Jimmy Butler couldn't bear the force and leaned back. Zhang Xin hit again, and Jimmy Butler completely lost his position. , Fingers touch the ball, as smooth as silk, and the basketball passes through the net with a "swish" sound.

"This is Michael! This is Michael Jordan!" Barkley yelled. As a superstar of Jordan's generation, although he did not show any weakness every time he participated in the program with Jordan, every time he dreamed back at night, he remembered being suppressed by more than a dozen people. Years of pain, it really hurts to think about it.

Those young people who saw Zhang Xin's fadeaway shot at close range all opened their mouths wide: "It turns out that Joe's fadeaway jumper is so wonderful!"

"It's really lucky. We don't have Jordan in this era, but we still have Zhang Xin."

Applause, cheers, screams, and unbelievable shouts sounded in my ears, resounding through the entire Oracle Arena.

(End of this chapter)