new lord of the rings

Chapter 305 Advancing to the Western Conference Finals!

The fourth game between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies went on as scheduled. The Grizzlies trailed by a big score of 0:3. :4 swept the Grizzlies and advanced to the Western Conference Finals

Zhang Xin scored a large triple-double of 45 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in this game. Various sports media exclaimed that Zhang Xin is the king of the playoffs!

Zhang Xin only scored a 30+ triple-double in the first and second rounds, and the rest of the games were 40+ triple-doubles. He deserved his name as the king of the playoffs!

As the Warriors swept to the Western Conference Finals for the second time, the results of other teams gradually came out:

The Atlanta Hawks in the East defeated the Brooklyn Nets 4:2 in the first round and the Washington Wizards 4:2 in the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals;

The Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Boston Celtics 4:0 in the first round, defeated the Bulls 4:2 in the second round, and joined the Eastern Conference Finals with the Atlanta Hawks;

The Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Spurs won the tiebreaker in the first round of the Western Conference. The Spurs stopped the first round for the first time in recent years;
The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 4:1 in the first round and met the Clippers in the second round. The Rockets and the Clippers fought seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals and joined forces with the Warriors;
After the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies, this round of rest can be regarded as a long time. The Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Spurs played seven games, and the Clippers and Rockets played another seven games. The Warriors are almost moldy. At this critical moment, And they couldn't go out for a while, so Green and the others really had nothing to do.

Zhang Xin is much more at ease. Since he moved to a new home, he has been swimming and sunbathing every day, reading and writing papers, watching the videos edited by the videographer to cut out details, and then he has to participate in the team's daily training camp, and occasionally choose for Taylor Swift and Li Qing. Cooking is also very busy every day.

Steve Kerr is afraid that the players' state will decline if they rest for too long, so they often hold intra-team games.

Time passed quickly, and it was already May 2018, 5 when the Rockets and the Clippers were determined. The Rockets rushed to the Bay Area to stay after a day of rest. After a night of rest, they would start the first game of the Western Conference Finals with the Warriors.

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game day.

The slanting sun shrouded the Bay Area in a golden light. The weather has already warmed up, and the Bay Area seems to have become scorching hot. The Golden State Warriors have entered the Western Conference Finals for the second year. As long as they beat the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors will Being able to enter the NBA Finals for two consecutive years, the entire Bay Area is a little restless.

As night fell, the Oracle Center was brightly lit, and there were many people at the gate, most of them were fans waiting to enter the stadium, and there were also a large number of fans gathered in front of the big screen, preparing to watch the game outside.

The atmosphere of the fans in Golden State is indeed very hot. Not to mention the stadiums are full, there are also a large number of fans gathered outside to watch the game, let alone the fans who are watching the game sitting in front of the TV at home.

The interior of the arena is golden, from the field to the fans, everything is golden, and so is the lighting from the overhead, giving it a majestic atmosphere.

Even though the Rockets soldiers had seen countless big scenes, their hearts beat faster when they entered the arena. The fans in the Oracle Center booed together, and the huge sound wave was like the sound of a super typhoon.

The louder the sound, the greater the encouragement for the warriors. When the warriors entered the venue, the cheers of the Oracle Center were about to lift the roof, and the last Zhang Xin detonated the entire Oracle Center, and the warriors could enter In the Western Conference Finals, the biggest hero was Zhang Xin. Zhang Xin's triple-double averaged 40+ per game and abruptly lifted the Warriors into the Western Conference Finals!
The fans felt that Zhang Xin was worshiping and grateful:

Zhang Xin is the reason why the Warriors won the 2013-14 championship and entered the Western Conference Finals. Without Zhang Xin, the Warriors are on the rise, but they are always missing a breath. With Zhang Xin, the Warriors have confidence .

Game start.

Coach McHale's starting lineup is: James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Josh Smith, Dwight Howard and Jason Terry.

Steve Kerr's starting lineup is: Zhang Xin, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut.

With a jump ball in the middle circle, the Rockets won the ball for the first time.

Jason Terry dribbled the ball halfway through, and gave the ball to Harden after halftime. Harden directly hoisted the ball into Howard inside. Howard directly singled Bogut in the low post without hesitation, attracting Green's help defense, Howard passed the ball to Josh Smith at a zero angle, and Josh Smith made a mid-range shot.

Howard played very well against the Los Angeles Clippers. He beat Jordan and Griffin very badly. He played resolutely today, which means continuing his state.

The Warriors had the ball, Zhang Xin dribbled the ball for halftime, Ariza came to defend Zhang Xin, the Rockets' defensive strength was good today, Ariza closely followed Zhang Xin, Jason Terry tightly entangled Thompson, and Thompson did not run out of the open to receive the ball. At the opportunity of the ball, Zhang Xin observed it and signaled Thompson to go low. Jason Terry is only 188cm tall and weighs only 84kg. Thompson is 201cm tall and weighs 98kg. This has formed a dislocation.

Thompson Green pulled out and evacuated one side, Zhang Xin lobbed the ball in, Thompson turned his back twice and hit a jumper.

Harden quickly dribbled the ball across the half court, Josh Smith blocked it from a high position, Harden accelerated to break through, missed a layup, Howard grabbed the offensive rebound, fouled Thompson on the second attack, Howard missed two free throws, Zhang Xin grabbed the The rebound directly initiates a transition, and Zhang Xin quickly dribbles across the half court, attracting the defense to give the ball to Barnes in the bottom corner, and Barnes misses the bottom corner.

Howard took the rebound and passed it to Harden, who was about to come down. Harden's foul-making skills were superb. He rubbed against Thompson during the layup, leaned up, threw the ball casually, and collapsed to the ground. Raise your hands high to express your innocence, but the referee ignored it.

Thompson received two fouls in less than 2 minutes. Cole acted cautiously and could only replace Thompson with Jonas Simmons. After training with Zhang Xin, Simmons improved in defense and three-pointers. A defensive vanguard and space points are more than enough, but the plan to let Thompson hit Jason Terry just now has to be shelved.

Harden made two free throws.

After several rounds, the plans of both sides were very clear: to force the other side to fall to the ground, and to catch and switch attacks by themselves.

The effect is also very obvious. Whoever catches the transition attack will have a smoother attack, and whoever lands will have a more difficult attack. In this level of competition, it depends on who can accumulate small victories into big victories !
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