new lord of the rings

Chapter 82 Demon Sword!Demon knife! (Salute to retired Manu Ginobili!)
Because facing a strong enemy like the Spurs, Mark Jackson did not follow the regular rotation and could only adjust personnel in a targeted manner.

The Warriors are Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut, Dreaming Green and Marreese Speights.

The Spurs were there with Tony Parker, Ginobili, Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard.

Judging from this lineup, Popovich also wants to win this game. Tim Duncan rarely plays like this this season. Most of the time, he plays for about 20 minutes. Now there are 6 minutes left in the first half. Duncan Already played 12 minutes.

Zhang Xin calmed down. According to today's situation, the Warriors have taken the lead.

Judging from today's various responses, the Spurs' estimation of the current Warriors is insufficient, and the Spurs' conventional defense has no way to deal with this Warriors.

The Spurs team is mostly disciplined players, but there is one person who is so coquettish that even Popovich has nothing to do with him.

When everyone was at a loss for the current situation, Ginobili stood up:

At a 45-degree angle, Ginobili took advantage of Curry's breakthrough, let go of Thompson, and took out Curry's ball with one hand to initiate a conversion.

Thompson's return to defense was not unpleasant, but Ginobili did not take an unusual path, did not rush to the basket, and directly chased and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc!

Parker dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, Ginobili came out from the inside, received a pass from Parker, faced Thompson, made a breakthrough with a left-handed ball, Thompson quickly retreated, Ginobili took a step back and hit a three-pointer. !

Curry circled the pick-and-roll, Duncan didn't step forward, Curry missed a super-long three-pointer, Ginobili received the rebound and directly launched a fast break.

Ginobili was two steps away from the three-pointer, and directly collected the ball and shot. Thompson was caught off guard and could only stretch out his hand. The orange basketball drew a long arc and made a hit!
Ginobili's style of play and the Spurs are simply not in the same dimension. They are extremely weird. With a backcourt gate like Thompson, it is a bit embarrassing to face Ginobili's unconventional style of play.

With only four points left between the two sides, Mark Jackson hurriedly called a timeout.

Zhang Xin looked at the time. There were only 3 minutes in the second quarter, and he pulled Mark Jackson quietly. Mark Jackson asked Zhang Xin what was going on in a low voice.

Zhang Xin pointed to the time: The time is only 3 minutes. At this time, there is enough time to rest in halftime, so he is not afraid of lack of physical strength in the second half.

Mark Jackson saw that there were only 3 minutes, and he received advice like a stream, and adjusted the personnel, including Zhang Xin, Curry, Thompson, Green and Iguodala.

However, Popovich saw that the lineup was effective and did not make adjustments.

Zhang Xin signaled himself to defend Ginobili before going on the court. At this time, he needs to press Ginobili, otherwise the explosive scoring of Demon Sword will come out, and the Warriors will not be able to stand it.

As soon as the Warriors came on the court, Popovich felt bad: the dead five are playing again!
Everyone present can see the Warriors' determination to win today. The Warriors used it frequently when they were just getting used to the Death Five, but they have used it less since then, probably because they are preparing for the playoffs.

Facing a strong team like the Spurs today, the Death Five showed up again and again. It is estimated that they are desperately trying to win today's game.

As soon as Zhang Xin came on the court, he put pressure on Ginobili, constantly pressing with his body, squeezing, pressing, pulling, pulling, and his arms kept interfering with Ginobili's receiving the ball.

Ginobili, who Zhang Xin wanted to defend against, had to put in the best effort every time he caught the ball, so as to interrupt Ginobili's game rhythm. Under Zhang Xin's close defense, Parker really didn't dare to pass to Ginobili. .

Parker read the game from the outside. The five small lineups were not high enough to protect the inside line. With Duncan as his inside killer, he decided to play Duncan.

Parker raised his right hand and made a gesture, and everyone in the Spurs moved.

Zhang Xin observed the Spurs' running position. This is a tactic to create opportunities for the insiders. Zhang Xin hurriedly gestured with Iguodala.

The basketball passed through several hands, and it really fell into Duncan's hands. Duncan saw that his teammates had pulled away, and he played the ball decisively.

As soon as Duncan took the ball, Iguodala rushed over. Duncan saw that Iguodala dared to let go of the red mamba Matt Bonner, and passed the ball without hesitation.

As soon as the ball was shot, Duncan yelled that it was not good, and Zhang Xin had already cut off the passing route in advance!
As soon as Zhang Xin steals the ball, Curry will make a fast break. Zhang Xinchang passes it to Curry, and Parker immediately commits a tactical foul. This is Popovich's strategy.

Wu Xiao came on the field, Ginobili was frozen by Zhang Xin, the Spurs' offense stagnated again, but the Warriors' offense played very smoothly.

Curry and Zhang Xin take turns to pick and roll at high positions. After the pick and roll, Green catches the ball and breaks inside to attract help defense. The help defense on the other side passes to the three-point players on both sides, or Thompson, or Curry, or Zhang Xin. , The three major historical level shooters showed off together, hitting 3 three-pointers in 4 minutes.

The Warriors played a 12:2 climax. At the end of the first half, the Warriors led by 16 points again!
At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs played Tony Parker, Splitter, Danny Green, Boris Diao, and Marco Belinelli. This is the lineup after Popovich took the initiative to adjust.

When the starting lineup was restrained, Popovich wanted to surprise and send this mixed lineup.

Mark Jackson also made adjustments, playing Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Zhang Xin, Bogut and Green.

This is also not a regular starting lineup. Replacing Zhang Xin can not only increase the offensive power of the lineup, but also increase the defensive strength. With Zhang Xin's reading, the Warriors' defense can be improved to a higher level.

Danny Green is playing against Zhang Xin, and Danny Green's defense is also above the standard.

When Zhang Xin is in this lineup, it is difficult to have a chance without deliberately playing singles. He can only cooperate with Curry and Thompson to move and tear the Spurs' defense for his teammates.

Zhang Xin signaled Curry to pick and roll at a high position, and Thompson and Zhang Xin set up a 45-degree angle to pull Curry away. Curry expressed his satisfaction.

Belinelli and Danny Green did not dare to leave Zhang Xin and Thompson. They suffered too much in the first half.

The Spurs chose to double-team Curry and let Green rush inside. Splitter interfered with his long arms, but did not dare to completely let go of Bogut. Green dunked two consecutively, forcing the Spurs to change their defense.

When there is no way to prevent Curry and Green from the pick-and-roll, the Spurs can choose whether to let Green cast to death or let Thompson and Zhang Xin cast to death.

This is why the Warriors are beyond the times. When you have three shooters who are beyond the times, your space is infinitely expanded.

Opponents simply have no way to defend through the traditional stacked side, which works wonders for teams that don't have enough ball-handler range, such as the Heat.

When the Spurs let Wade or James shoot, Wade and James' three-pointers couldn't kill the Spurs.

In the end, they can only break through inside, which is why the Spurs were able to beat the Heat to win the championship in the original history this season.

But when this kind of defense meets the Warriors, a team with three historical-level shooters, they can only watch the Warriors kill people with three-pointers one by one!
What's more, the Warriors also have two historical pick-and-roll masters, Curry and Zhang Xin.

When the Warriors' passing and cutting system is restricted by the Spurs, a team that is also a master of passing and cutting, abandon this complicated style of play and directly play high pick-and-rolls with you.

That is the way the Rockets play in later generations, and the Spurs have no way to restrain it, because the best way to defend this tactic is to block the center line and put it on both sides.

The question is, let go of Zhang Xin and Thompson, do you think they died fast enough?
At the end of the three quarters, the Warriors had already led the Spurs by 26 points. Popovich could not do anything about it, so he hurriedly called for money to withdraw, so as not to waste the energy of the main players. After all, this was just a regular season.

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