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Chapter 119 Unknowingly No. [-] in the West
McGrady was a little confused. He obviously felt good about the ball just now, so how could he be taken away by the opponent.

Anyone who comes over this kind of thing can't explain it clearly. Only Zhang Chen knows. He can see McGrady's move clearly, but it is still very difficult to steal the ball. It's just that the state of absolute control is different.

Using this trick at this time, he was sure that he would accept the victory at the right time.

With the current state of the Magic, it is very difficult to get back.

Zhang Chen's feeling is very accurate, the final struggle of the Magic team is a little weak, after all, their team has its own problems, the game is very important to the performance of the leading star, and Tracy McGrady has some physical strength at the last moment under Zhang Chen's defense. Not supported.

At 105:95, the Warriors successfully won the game.

In this game, McGrady scored 29 points and 11 rebounds in a double-double, while Zhang Chen scored 24 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a triple-double. It seems that the statistics of both of them are very good, but In fact, throughout the game, the rhythm was always in the hands of the Warriors.

As Zhang Chen said in the game, McGrady lost.

After winning the Magic at home, the Warriors have to play four consecutive away games, two of which are back-to-back from east to west, which seriously tests the physical strength of the players.

First they came to Cleveland, against the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are a team without a superstar, and their core is second-year rookie Andre Miller.

However, due to Miller's organizational ability, the Cavaliers blossomed in more points in the game, scoring in every position, and had a very good record at the beginning of the season. If you underestimate them, they can easily be defeated by them.

Facing a team with a point guard as the core, there are generally two ways to deal with them. One is to completely restrict the point guard as the core, and the other is to cut off his connection with other players.

It sounds more difficult to figure out the connection between the point guard and other players. In fact, this method may be easier to directly limit the opponent, because point guards who can block the core are generally difficult to defend, especially their passes. , but it is easier to let them attack by themselves and prevent other players with average talents.

Some players in the NBA are not strong in independent scoring ability, but if there is a good point guard to deliver shells, they can stop a good game, and the team with the point guard as the core, there are often many such players, even players who have the ability to attack independently , Staying around a good point guard will also change and become dependent on passing the ball.

So the Warriors' strategy in this game is to prevent other players from dying and let Andre Miller attack.

This trick can be said to make the players of the Cavaliers very uncomfortable. Andre Miller's scoring ability is actually very good. Most of the time, the Cavaliers' offense became unsmooth instead.

Obviously his greatest role is still in organizing the offense, but Zhang Chen and Larry Hughes of the Warriors are very good at locking people, and the Cavaliers as a whole cannot function effectively.

96 to 86, the Warriors have another three-game winning streak.

The next day, they felt Minnesota challenge the Timberwolves again.

The Timberwolves have not made any major adjustments to their personnel. The biggest change is to allow Trier Brandon and Chauncey Billups to play double point guards to ensure that Kevin Garnett and Wally Szer are on the front line. Biak was able to give a timely opportunity to gain an attack.

Against the Timberwolves, Zhang Chen has experience restricting players of this type like Szczerbiak.

But it's hard for Jamison again. There are many strong forwards in the Western Conference, and they are all strong and skilled. Garnett's skills are not much better than Webber's, but his defense is even better.

It is also because Jamison himself is not strong enough to play the ball, so it seems that many guys are stronger than him. Fortunately, he can pull people out. The Timberwolves' center strength is not as good as that of the Warriors. It belongs to the existence that Dampier can bully. Therefore, Jia Mison sadly became the bait again.

In the Timberwolves, Billups didn't have much possession of the ball, and he couldn't show his strength at all. Their biggest threat from the outside was Trier Brandon.

Blaylock is injured, and now the defense is more based on experience. After being overwhelmed by the opponent with speed several times, the Warriors adjusted their strategy, and Larry Hughes once again took on the important task.

In fact, due to the relatively short height of the opponent, it is very difficult to defend, but Larry Hughes has been very concerned about defense during this period. When the team entrusts him with important tasks, he is even more concerned. He didn't say it, but no one could see that he enjoyed the feeling of being valued very much.

In terms of defense, he had a lot of exchanges with Zhang Chen, and the team had a master stealer like Blaylock, so he put his mind on it, and his defense improved significantly.

In fact, it is a good choice to defend such a small guard who is not tall. Sticking instead of grabbing is a good choice. As long as you can keep up with the opponent's footsteps, you can use your height to cover it.

As for the pass, Szczerbiak is closer than Zhang Chen, and Garnett often catches the ball and does not shoot immediately. He will play singles, or attract the defense to pass the ball to the open.

But the Warriors did not flank Garnett. Jamison was tortured to death, but he must adapt to this situation as soon as possible. The Warriors are a team with the goal of the playoffs, and all the strong teams in the West have them. Very sharp insider, he must sharpen himself as soon as possible.

Tempering naturally refers to the hardness of defense. In front of offense, even against a power forward with good flexibility like Garnett, his speed and range undoubtedly have advantages.

But it is inevitable to be restricted, because Garnett's offensive and defensive ranges are terrifying.

Therefore, this game was played very fiercely, and sometimes the strength of the teams on paper did not have as much influence on the outcome of the game as the mutual restraint of tactical characteristics.

However, if it is the playoffs, each team will definitely think of various ways to solve it. In the regular season, some games must be solved by the players themselves, so as to improve.

This is also the first time Zhang Chen has experienced a game in which the score is still rising alternately in the fourth quarter this season. In the end, he won back-to-back games with Zhang Chen's quasi-lore.

92:90, fighting until the last moment, and finally won four consecutive victories.

"Antoine, I think you and Larry need to strengthen strength training, otherwise it will be easy to suffer." Before Zhang Chen just thought that Larry Hughes should strengthen his body as soon as possible, but now he saw the cruelty of the western insiders, Immediately, I feel that Jamison's side is also urgent.

"Look at the opponents against me. In terms of strength, they have always been the only ones who suffer."

"You're an outlier." Jamison replied lightly. There are very few players in the league who can maintain strength and flexibility, and even fewer outside players.

"Strength training is really boring, and it doesn't feel very effective, and I'm not lazy in training." Larry Hughes also looked bitter. It can be said that after the three of them got together, they trained more than before. Quite a lot.

"Larry, that's something that has accumulated over time. Think about it. If you become better, you can defeat more opponents and sign a big contract. That's a very important thing." Zhang Chen immediately resorted to It's a trump card.

He knew that the other party was looking forward to it. His younger brother was in poor health, and he really hoped to earn more money to help his family.

But even if there is no such reason, big contracts are very attractive to many people. Even Jamison next to him is very moved. Both of them are high-ranked rookies, so rookie contracts are all four years. After playing a good performance and the team has achieved good results, the rewards that the two can get must be of great value.

Both of them are very envious of Zhang Chen's big contract, but Zhang Chen's situation is an exception after all. It is more guaranteed for a rookie to get a longer contract. They must also show their value at this time.

Therefore, they will seriously consider some of Zhang Chen's proposals, and the words of players of the same class who have received big contracts ahead of them are of great reference value.

After beating the Timberwolves, I have to fly to Indiana to play against the Pacers. Fortunately, there is still a day of adjustment time in the middle, otherwise it will really be too much.

The Pacers also threw out several contracts this season, and basically kept all the players. However, the team's previous games were very mediocre. Many people said that they got big contracts and the players didn't work hard. In fact, it also has a certain relationship with their lineup changes.

It basically continued, which means there are still left, because their team has too many free agents. The top blue-collar Dell Davis went to the Trail Blazers, and the Dutch big man Schmitz also retired. Assists leader Mark Jackson is also gone.

Now their insiders are Jermaine O'Neal and Al Harrington, their flexibility has been further enhanced, and their rebounding has not weakened, but there must be a problem with the team's running-in.

Without Mark Jackson, they took on organizational responsibilities along with guards Travis Best and Jalen Rose.

This time Zhang Chen faced Jaylen Rose for the first time and handed Reggie Miller to Larry Hughes. Facing Harrington in the same class, Jamison finally broke out. Weak, and his style of play is somewhat inconsistent, but Jamison has just played against some of the top power forwards in the West, and now he meets an average one, which is a big kill.

Jaylen Rose is now the core of the Pacers in the regular season. He can score and organize, but this game met Zhang Chen. After being intercepted twice, his function has changed back to a single attacker.

Reggie Miller and Larry Hughes, whose strength will decrease in the regular season, are not very disadvantaged.

This game was easier than expected, and the Pacers did not show a strong fighting spirit.

The Warriors won five consecutive victories 99:90, and at the same time, unknowingly came to the first place in the Western Conference.

The last game of this road trip was the New York Knicks. The Warriors arrived a day earlier. After training, Zhang Chen did not return to the hotel, but went to an office building that had just been renovated.

(End of this chapter)