Sloan knew he had made a mistake in the opening scene.

Is the Warriors center Zach in this game? Randolph, not Turyaf, is very athletic in Marion at the No. 4 position. Collins is definitely going to be pulled out of the interior line, so why not just swap for the more mobile Millsap? It would be much better to prevent a breakthrough. And it seems that it will be difficult for Collins in the low post to limit Randolph.

On the court, Boozer and Delon played blocking and dismantling. In the middle, Boozer squeezed Jackson with his body to cut inside, Delong's pass was delivered just right, Randolph was slow to make up the defense, and Boozer scored a one-handed dunk basketball! 7-2, the Jazz finally opened.

The Warriors also don't expect to be able to completely defend themselves against the Jazz offense, and this lineup offense is the key.

Zhou Xuan observed the situation, Marion pulled to the bottom line on the right side, and Boozer defended. He signaled to Randolph for cover, and as he went, he thought about what might happen.

The first is that Collins doesn't change his guard and lets Delon chase him, then he can immediately make a pull-up jumper. The second is that Collins changed defenses, and Boozer pulled out the Jazz interior empty.

After the blocking, Collins changed gears and Zhou Xuan broke through the route, and he immediately carried out the second plan, bypassing DeLong to break through to the right, relying on speed to run near the bottom line, between Boozer and Collins. This is a very depressing position, whoever comes up closely, he passes the ball to the nearby vacancy, neither of them comes up, Zhou Xuan sent the ball to the middle with both hands.

Randolph just squeezed Delon to take the first step towards the middle, received a pass from Zhou Xuan, and started the basketball, and scored on the left side. 9 to 2.

The Jazz attacked, Boozer and Deron blocked again, this time Delon singled Jackson, and the pull-up jumper after shaking out of the space was also missed. Jackson, as Zhou Xuan's half master, has a good ability to prevent breakthroughs, and he plays an obvious role in interfering at the top of the arc. The rebound was again picked up by Randolph.

After a few more rounds, the Warriors led 13-4. Sloan requests can be suspended.

CCTV5 commentator Su Qun said with a smile: "The Jazz played very passively at the beginning, Zhou Xuan has already sent 4 assists, and the Warriors' counterattack is very resolute." The Jazz have to make adjustments, and their defense looks lax and a little bit less intense than they were in the playoffs. ”

Yang Jian said: "I think the Jazz are not lax, but they really can't outrun the Warriors. Oku's absence has also had an impact on the Jazz's interior line, with Collins being targeted on the offensive end, allowing the Warriors to focus more on defending Boozer and DeLong. ”

Su Qun nodded and said: "Oku is indeed a very good player, he can be inside and out, and he can't play without his Jazz diverse offense." He can shoot three-pointers from the inside, has good passing awareness, can rely on his height advantage on the perimeter, and can resist people on the defensive end, so he is a qualified big gate. Now the Jazz's interior strength has obviously declined, Boozer is not good at the low post, and Millsap is too short, so the Jazz are forced to go to Collins, and I don't think he is better than Kouvers. ”

After the timeout, Sloan was replaced by Millsap to emphasize quick returns.

The Warriors didn't make substitutions, and the old Nelson just let Zhou Xuan control the rhythm and speed up the rotation when defending.

The game resumed, and the Jazz controlled possession.

Millsap and Deron blocked at the top of the arc, while Boozer and Korver made off-ball screens from the baseline. Korver ran from the left to the right outside in an attempt to gain space through his run. Marion is very important to defend against three-pointers, and the Jazz are now making an accurate three-point for Korver.

Boozer cut inside, Margeti immediately retreated to block Boozer, and Zhou Xuan went to defend Brewer, a beautiful rotation change.

When DeLong passed to Brewer, Zhou Xuan completed the close-up, and Brewer did not dribble and passed to Boozer in the low post. Boozer misplaced to hit Margeti, and the two muscular men collided.

Margeti is only 198CM and Boozer is not much taller, but he has excellent footwork and soft touch, and he leans on Margeti to turn and hook down the middle. 13 to 6.

The Warriors attacked, Boozer continued to defend Marion, and the Warriors blocked Millsap and Zhou Xuan.

Originally, Sloan thought that this would cause a little trouble for the warriors, but Zhou Xuan immediately told him with his actions - stop dreaming!

Zhou Xuan burst out on the right side, took a step into the three-point line, pulled the ball and jumped up to jump deep by speed, not seeking to pass, just to open the gap. He jumped up and sent the ball over Millsap's head into the interior in the air.

Millsap is too short, if it was Garnett's height, reaching out could interfere with Zhou Xuan, but Millsap was a person who fell to the second round of the draft because of his height and reach. He can't help this over-the-top ball, jumping up and passing the ball is a taboo for defenders, but it can also be a wonderful pass when used properly. Randolph cut the ball in the middle and easily squeezed under the basket to score. 15 to 6.

Delon was disgusted by Zhou Xuan's pass, he couldn't foul yet, if he went off the court and let the veteran Knight play point guard, the Jazz would be finished immediately.

Barkley shouted: "The fifth assist in a single quarter, some people say that Zhou Xuan lacks experience, and the playoffs may not be as good as the regular season, these people obviously don't know Zhou Xuan." His mental quality is probably among the top few players in the league, how can a man who hits two games in his rookie season and breaks records in the All-Star Game be intimidated by the atmosphere of the playoffs? I don't have to be scared when I see him in the finals. ”

Kenny? Smith also said: "The camera gave him a close-up, the lack of expression behind the assist, and people said he was Duncan at the No. 1 position, which really resembled him. I heard that he and Duncan also have a good personal relationship. ”

Jazz attacked, Boozer first blocked Korver, attracted Marion, and Millsap in the middle covered Delon again, Delon bypassed Margeti to break through the right side, and Randolph had to change defenses.

DeLong immediately passed the ball to Brewer, who lobbed it to the low post, and as before, Margeti dropped back to the misplaced defence.

Jackson saw that Margeti was struggling, although he did not lose his strength, but his height was limited. As soon as Boozer went down the middle, Jackson stepped back and Margeti formed a trap.

Zhou Xuan observed the situation and was ready to make up for the defense, with Millsap averaging 1 per game. 8 assists, which he classifies as not good at passing. And Brewer's three-point shooting is not enough to fear, and the shot has to go inside, and it is a two-point score.

Boozer didn't make a strong throw and gave it to Millsap in the middle. Millsap was optimistic about the distance from Jackson, but ignored the weak side, and took the ball and shot. Delong saw Zhou Xuan speeding up on the side, and wanted to remind him but didn't know how to speak, even if he spoke, Millsap might not hear it, this arena was too noisy!

As soon as Millsap threw the ball, Zhou Xuan flew from the side, which was an all-out jump, and a big hat fanned the ball in Marion's direction. Marion was also quick to react and took the ball in his arms.

Barkley's mouth was wide open. "Repair hat! Zhou Xuan really deserves to be in the best defensive team this season, when have we seen Paul have such a defense, and Billups is just with people. ”

Smith sighed: "If Zhou Xuan is two meters tall, this kind of defensive awareness is really incredible. ”

CCTV5 was also excited. Su Qun shouted: "Zhou Xuan is not only the leader of the offensive end, but the defense is not bad. Now those who question him can shut up, he looks better than he did in the regular season. ”

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan led the half, and blocked with Randolph, this time Millsap wanted to say that he had to prevent the ball over the top, but he didn't dare to force it too far, but he saw Zhou Xuan send a straight plug in the middle to the basket.

Margeti and Jackson flanked off-ball screens, and Magetti cut inside to face Korver and forced a layup for a foul. Korver's muscles are good, in order to exercise muscles, the three-point shooting rate once dropped to 35%, but the muscles did not make him defend much better, in the face of strong bursts, he couldn't cover from the side, and could only pull people.

Margeti hit the free-throw line and hit both free throws to make it 17-6.

In the defense, Zhou Xuan shouted at his teammates: "Change the formation, 122 joint defense." ”

Jackson heard him shout and immediately figured it out. Now the Jazz will focus on the low post first, as long as they are jointly defended, it is convenient to wrap up. The periphery just needs to follow Korver. Jackson immediately took the initiative to follow Korver, and the top of the arc was given to Zhou Xuan, and he made a secret signal to his teammates to compress the defense.

Sloan took a deep breath on the sidelines, his thoughts were seen through by Zhou Xuan, if he didn't defend together, Millsap would probably go to attack Marion in the low post this round.

DeLong observed the position, Margetty and Randolph occupied the low post, defending on the line in the three-second zone, Marion was a little outside, putting Brewer a step and a half, preventing breakouts but not shooting, only Jackson was stubborn with Korver.

Zhou Xuan beckoned to Delong, as if to say, "Hit me?" ”

DeLong found that there were really no good opportunities except for singles, and after blocking and dismantling, he also rushed into the pile, and his teammates could only jump shots.

The audience shouted "Defend! Defend! "I also hope that the two can pick one up.

Delon glanced to the left and then suddenly changed direction to the right.

Zhou Xuan was not attracted by his glance, only observed the footsteps and immediately followed. Seeing Delong's right shoulder swaying slightly, Zhou Xuan thought that he was trying to attract Jackson's bag, and then went to the right side of Cornwall. Jackson believed Zhou Xuan very much, and didn't even look this way, and Delong was ready to change direction again.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan made a bold move and jumped lightly, but the center of gravity of his body did not move. Delong was shaken by his action, and immediately changed direction to the middle, Zhou Xuan relied on the momentum caused by the small jump to the ground, quickly moved sideways, and blocked Delong again.

I rub, this is called a rookie who fell to the second round because of weak defense? Scouts are blind! Delong cursed in his heart, and hit Zhou Xuan with the ball on his back.

In the first encounter, Delong's move could make Zhou Xuan get out of the way a little, and then turn around, but this time, he obviously felt that his back was separated for a while, of course, Zhou Xuan elbowed again, just a moment, immediately put down his arm, the referee's whistle was in his mouth, hesitated and put it down.

The psychology of the referee is also mastered by Zhou Xuan, as long as the action is not excessive, the referee will not easily blow the core player foul, if the core is blown down too early, the excitement of the game will decline, and it will also cause dissatisfaction among the home audience. Will that happen at Oracle Arena?

Delong didn't hit it for the first time, turned around and was blocked by Zhou Xuan, he gritted his teeth, stopped and jumped, Zhou Xuan sealed his eyes and defended, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

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