new lord of the rings

Chapter 505: Western Finals!West Finals!
The Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns met in the Western Conference Finals, and Chris Paul touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals for the first time in his career!
After the game, Zhang Xin called the former teammates of the Golden State Warriors to comfort them. Although the former teammates of the Golden State Warriors regretted not being able to enter the Western Conference Finals, they were not very sad. After all, most of them had already won three championships. It can be considered complete, and the main players are still young, and they still have many opportunities.

Since the Phoenix Suns were waiting for the winner in the Western Conference Finals early on, the Rockets had to rush to Phoenix to prepare to challenge the Suns after only one day of rest after the second round. Against the sun.

In the large conference room of the hotel, all the members of the Houston Rockets were present to watch the video cut by the editor. After watching the video, the Rockets soldiers were silent, even Chris Paul, who was excited because he entered the Western Conference Finals for the first time, was the same. .

D'Antoni's smile became a bit bitter. He opened his mouth to speak, but was immediately taken aback by his hoarse voice. He quickly took a sip of hot tea and moistened his throat before returning to normal:
"Everyone, you have watched the video. I believe you all have your own judgments. This is not to hit everyone. Although we were lucky enough to enter the Western Conference finals, the challenge has just begun. Everyone can think about how to deal with Zhang Xin, me and The coaches have been discussing for a long time, and although they have some plans, they are not confident that Zhang Xin can be restricted, and you can share any good ideas for discussion.”

The conference room suddenly fell silent, and even became a little embarrassed. James Harden, as the team leader, of course had to stand up: "I think so, if you play against Phoenix, if you just fight defensively, there must be no way, because we No matter how much we emphasize on defense, we still don’t have as strong a defense as the Thunder, as you have seen, the Thunder were eliminated by Phoenix 1:4, so I don’t recommend playing defense, in the end we still have to rely on offense.”

Chris Paul nodded in agreement: "I agree with James, like the team that defeated Zhang Xin by virtue of defense, they all lost miserably, but the team that simply wanted to attack and beat Zhang Xin lost miserably, so Going strong offensively and not falling defensively looks like bullshit, but that's what it is."

D'Antoni nodded and said: "You are all right. In fact, beating the Suns and defeating Zhang Xin is a problem. As long as we defeat Zhang Xin, the Suns should also lose, so you see how we should defend Zhang Xin." Xin, if we can't guard against Zhang Xin, we won't be able to defeat the sun."

Trevor Ariza wanted to curl up his body and make everyone ignore him, but everyone focused on Ariza. In the Rockets, only Ariza and Mbah a Moute could defend Zhang Xin. Ariza hid If you don't go over, you can only speak out:
"I know everyone wants to hear my opinion, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. I don't have the confidence to guard Zhang Xin. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Andre Robertson, Kevin Durant, LeBron James These people have tried, and it turns out that no one can limit him, of course including me, so don’t expect me to be able to defend him alone.”

Although everyone knows this truth, everyone is still a little disappointed when Ariza said it himself. D'Antoni said: "Trevor, don't worry, everyone will not put too much pressure on you. You know, even if you don’t defend well, no one will blame you for it, you just need to let go of your burden and defend boldly, and everyone will help you.”

The teammates said one after another: "Yeah, it's normal if you can't guard against it. Everyone knows that even if you can't guard against it, don't be discouraged."

The harmonious atmosphere is good, but the problem is still there!

How to deal with Zhang Xin!

The Rockets recalled discussing for a long time but there was no result. Later, they had to drive everyone to the court for training. Only D'Antoni sat in the conference room for a long time without finding a way. Vicki made a phone call:

"Hey Greg, I'm McD'Antoni."

"Hello, Mike, have you encountered a problem?" Popovich's muffled voice came, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of basketball.

"Hey, Greg, where are you? Why is there still the sound of basketball?" D'Antoni asked curiously.

"Haha, I'm inspecting players in Europe, and there's a guy who's playing really well, so I'll come and have a look." Popovich said.

"Even you condescend to go over, it seems that this young man should be really good, what's his name?" D'Antoni asked pretending not to care.

"Haha, his name is Luka... um? What are you looking for?" Popovich suddenly became vigilant.

"Haha, stingy, listen to what's the matter, anyway, our draft pick this year is not high, how can we possibly get a good rookie." D'Antoni laughed.

"Hmph, who knows what will happen to Morey." Popovich was very cautious.

"Greg, we are going to play the Western Conference Finals against the Suns tomorrow, I just want to ask you, have you figured out how to deal with Zhang Xin?" D'Antoni asked in a low voice, if anyone can find a way to deal with Zhang Xin The most likely method is this old and cunning Popovich.

"Mike, we have been opponents and old friends for many years. To tell you the truth, I may be the last head coach to deal with Zhang Xin after fighting against Zhang Xin for so many years. But that is not my credit, but The impression Zhang Xin left on purpose, I have never restricted him, when did the Spurs win against Zhang Xin in the playoffs?" Popovich said angrily.

D'Antoni thought for a while. The Spurs have met Zhang Xin in the past few years, and indeed they rarely win.

"Don't even you have anything to do?" D'Antoni was a little frustrated.

"Mike, I really want to help you, but there is really no way, Zhang Xin... You can't simply regard him as a player, he is actually a coach, his vision pattern is the same as ours, even in a certain This level is higher than ours, because his decisions are made in fierce sports, we can observe the situation calmly off the court, and he can defeat our schemes on the court without such conditions, so, if If you just treat him as a player, you will suffer a lot." Popovich warned D'Antoni.

D'Antoni was silent for a long time, and finally thanked Popovich gently.

(End of this chapter)