The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan didn't find any more blocks, and played a code to let his teammates pull away.

When the brave wins in a narrow way, momentum is one of the key factors to win.

As long as Zhou Xuan singled out Delong to score, the team's momentum rose suddenly. If he doesn't dare to avoid this challenge, Jazz's momentum will also be damaged.

Of course, the Jazz's momentum has been damaged, falling behind by double digits just after the opening period.

How will he attack? Break or shoot? Delong stared at Zhou Xuan intently.

Delon in his rookie season is his biggest weakness in defense, even after a few seasons, defensive problems have always been the reason why Delon has been unable to suppress Paul, Nash and other PGs, and many people think he is not good at defense.

In fact, Delon's defense is at the upper middle level among point guards, he is very level-headed, likes to make physical contact with opponents, and it is difficult for ordinary players to eat him. The defensive position is very good, he has a certain ability to make offensive fouls and steals, he never tries gambling steals, and he only starts when he has a very good chance. But DeLong has a big problem defensively: he is slow on his feet. However, this weakness is hidden in the Jazz's constant rotation of positions. Zhou Xuan's speed is not slow, it has not reached the point of Iverson and Harris, and Delong is not afraid.

Zhou Xuan has analyzed the possible problems of Delong's defense and decided to make a fuss about physical contact, and Delong will definitely not avoid him.

Zhou Xuan moved, dribbled to the left and took a step, Delong followed, and Zhou Xuan immediately dribbled with his left hand to change direction to the right. He didn't shake his shoulders and make a feint, so that DeLong knew what he was going to do. Delong shifted his center of gravity to the left, and Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball behind his back with his right hand and made a double change of direction with his left hand.

Delon now understood what he was going to do. The players shook their shoulders, paused, and faked when passing in order to confuse their opponents, but DeLong did a very good job when judging the opponent's breakthrough, and Zhou Xuan knew this well after the regular season competition. Without feints, he directly used techniques to accelerate the breakthrough, Zhou Xuan's speed was fast, which was just aimed at the shortcomings of Delong's slower traverse.

This is the grasp of the rhythm, a small detail, it seems very simple, there are not many guards that the entire NBA can think of, people will develop some habits when they break through, it is difficult to change, but Zhou Xuan can make adjustments according to the opponent. After dribbling behind his back, he passed past Delon.

Awesome, but not fast enough, your explosiveness is not strong enough after all. Delong thought to himself, retreated and turned around, and followed Zhou Xuan from the side.

Zhou Xuan was secretly laughing in his heart, not for Delong, but for Millsap and Brewer, and when he saw that Delong was not completely shaken away, these two people did not help to defend. He has to calculate, but Delong is not the only one, no one stipulates that he can't help defend alone, he deliberately doesn't rush so fast.

DeLong caught up from the side, Zhou Xuan took a step to pull the ball, took the ball with both hands and moved away from the opponent, and cut his right shoulder to hit Delong. DeLong was never afraid of confrontation, so he didn't dodge, and his tense muscles collided together. Zhou Xuan immediately tilted to the left as soon as he touched it, losing his balance a little, and at the same time picked the ball to the basket with his left hand.

The referee's whistle blew and the ball hit the board and fell into the basket. 2+1。

Delong lightly smashed his forehead with his left fist, knowing what was going on, Zhou Xuan deliberately looked for a foul! This kind of ball has physical contact, and nine times out of ten it blows for a foul on a defender, let alone the Warriors' home court? He didn't look for a referee theory, Zhou Xuan deliberately led him to chase him from the side from the beginning, so that the weak could touch the strong.

DeLong was fouled for the first time, but the impact on morale was not as simple as three points when the two sides were beaten into a 2+1 in the outside core heads-up.

Zhou Xuan also hit a free throw, 20-6.

He exhaled in the defense, and the main offensive trick he practiced during this time was Martin's method of making fouls, which he kept using in the team, and finally became familiar with it, which will become a killer feature in his playoffs.

This goal also gave DeLong a dilemma, is it a pass, or is it one more? If he doesn't attack, he loses this round, and the warrior's momentum has risen. If it is attacked, what if Zhou Xuan defends against it?

DeLong opted for passing.

Barkley said: "It seems that Deron is also very jealous of Zhou Xuan's defense, and did not continue to hit hard, Jazz can indeed only open the situation by blocking and dismantling, if he goes it alone, I am afraid that Sloan will shout at him." ”

Smith smiled: "Regardless of whether he works alone or not, Delong was suppressed by Zhou Xuan in the first quarter. ”

After a few screens, Brewer scored on a jumper. 20 to 8.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan led the half, Randolph pulled out to block DeLong, this move was the most headache for the Jazz, Millsap and the block, Zhou Xuan chose to break through from the left side, pulled the ball to the side, Delong chased the defense from the side, Zhou Xuan was not impatient, and hoisted the ball to Randolph who entered the low post.

Randolph singled Millsap with his back, dribbled and turned into the middle, raised his hand and shook it, Millsap didn't jump, raised his hands to interfere, Randolph leaned on Millsap to jump to the basket, and shot the basketball with his left hand. 22 to 8.

This kind of ball is not counted as Zhou Xuan's assist, but it is a reasonable distribution of the ball to score. If you let someone who is less than 205cm tall defend against Randolph, then just pass it to him, and there is no need for any troublesome tactics at all. Millsap has never been a good blocker, he's been a shooting Hayes at best.

Deron got past Randolph on a screen and scored on a layup. 22 to 10.

The Jazz's offense has also gradually opened up, mainly targeting Randolph and Margety, but their defense is still not doing well.

The Warriors led by 13 points at 38-25 in the first quarter. In the first game of the playoffs, the Jazz deserved the title of "Iron Blood".

Zhou Xuan played the whole quarter, with 5 points, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

The Warriors came off the bench, with Ellis, Morrow, Azubuuk, Margeti, and Turiaf. Only Margeti played off the bench and his task was to defend Millsap from the perimeter if there was Turyaf under the basket.

Jazz sent to Blevin? Knight, C.J. Myers, Haplin, Kirilenko, Millsap. MILLSAP, WHO IS 201CM TALL, PLAYED DIRECTLY AS A CENTER FORWARD.

The Jazz bench has three players who can attack and defend well, which is already good, but Knight and Halprin can't keep up with the rhythm.

Halplin was a macho man back then, and an expert said in 2003: "If Halprin hadn't been in the Jazz, he would have been an All-Star long ago." He averaged 17 per game that year. 6 points 6. 6 rebounds, shooting 51% from the field and 41% from three-point range.

Because of Halprin's iron-blooded style, and his all-out defensive style against Maddie, he earned him the title of "Maddie's nemesis". Now, the former iron-blooded warrior has been whipped down to 4 due to serious ankle and knee injuries. 4 points, 2 rebounds, inaccurate shooting, and degraded defense.

Not to mention Knight, who is retiring after eight seasons of play, he is an irreparable defensive black hole, slow enough to pass, and unable to resist anyone.

Knight played 3 minutes and had two turnovers that the Warriors countered and stretched the score. In order to keep the hope of winning the game, Sloan hurriedly replaced DeLong? Williams.

Ronnie? Price is injured, and the Jazz no longer have a guard who can replace DeLong. If they want to beat the Warriors, Deron will have to play almost the full game. And Zhou Xuan is still resting off the court, the Warriors have no shortage of point guards, and although Ellis is not as good as his passing, he can withstand the impact of the Jazz.

After the last battle between the two sides in the regular season, Nelson Sr. was more daring.

He said to Zhou Xuan: "I'll let Ellis consume more of Delon's physical strength, can you make him foul again when you play for a while?" Try to get him fouled in the second half and I'll have the pitcher on the floor to give you plenty of space. ”

"I'll do my best."

Jackson listened to their conversation on the sidelines, knew what old Nelson meant, and took Zhou Xuan as the core in the first game, so that he could play with confidence and fame. As long as Zhou Xuan can single-handedly pick out a few Delong for a while, he will definitely be hyped up on the news tomorrow with words like "super newcomer" and "not afraid of playoff challenges".

For Zhou Xuan, Jackson couldn't make himself jealous, but he wouldn't say it. Some things are imperative, not only old Nelson likes Zhou Xuan, but the alliance also wants to see Zhou Xuan play well. Not only the Oakland and San Francisco media, but also the New York media and NBA officials have been using news to build momentum for Zhou Xuan.

Jackson has been mixed up for so long, and he has experienced a ban in Auburn Hills, he knows the unspoken rules of the league, and now Stern hopes that Zhou Xuan is the core of the Warriors, and it is by no means that he is the boss of the Warriors, this is the NBA. Thinking about this, he is willing to be Pippen, otherwise he is likely to be replaced and let Zhou Xuan take the position. He even laughed at himself a little, which was the result of not knowing how to build an image when he was young.

Ellis is a type of player that Ellis is afraid of, the speed is too fast, the defense is very difficult, fortunately there are teammates behind Ellis, Ellis knows that he can't play, so he strictly controls the number of fouls.

It's a pity that the sky is unpredictable. Millsap grabbed a rebound and passed it to Delon for a reactionary quick counterattack, Delon only knew that Kirilenko and Miles were about to go down, and after receiving the ball, he turned and advanced quickly, and Ellis suddenly stopped in front of him. The two collided, and Ellis flew straight out. The referee blows the whistle and hits the man with the ball.

This offensive foul hurt morale more than a defensive foul, and Sloan was dissatisfied with the penalty on the sidelines, stood up and yelled at the referee, and was whistled for a technical foul. Not only did the Warriors get the ball, but Morrow also made a free throw, scoring one point.

After the ball was sent, Ellis did not rely on the cover to single Delon to break through, attracting Kirilenko to defend and then split the ball, Margeti received the ball and shot a three-point shot, Halprin changed the defense too slowly, failed to block, and the ball went in.

Zhou Xuan hasn't played yet, and the score has expanded to more than 20 points.

The Warriors have no shortage of shooters on the court, and the Jazz can't fully compress the defense. After another stalemate, old Nelson replaced Ellis and replaced Zhou Xuan. Randolph replaces Turyaf and Jackson replaces Margety. The Warriors' 32 joint defense made it difficult for the Jazz to shoot and could only break through.

Soon they defended an attack, Randolph grabbed the rebound and counterattacked, Zhou Xuan quickly attacked and received the ball, and in the face of Delon's old tricks, he was deliberately caught up for a physical confrontation, causing Delon's third foul.

Zhou Xuan hit two penalties and one hit. 63-38, the Jazz are not easy to play.