The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 168 The Contest for the Top of the Eastern Conference
The Pistons also competed against the Heat in the first and fourth juniors. In fact, they also knew that they would lose their advantage by doing so, but the score would change if they fell behind, and they couldn't help it.

Maybe there will be a miracle if there is a change. People always like to deceive themselves, or they have to do something to show the fans and the management.

The Pistons did not create a miracle, but the veteran Roger Mason in the Heat gave a surprise.

In the speed-up shooting tactic, outside players got more opportunities than before. After forming inertia, the Pistons couldn't stop at all. James was also very happy to see the increase in assists.

See if he leads the team alone and can easily win, poor Bosh is of course ignored.

The Heat's lead in the third quarter came to 20+, and the fourth quarter became garbage time again.

The last time they won the Heat, the Pistons were full of confidence, but they were slaughtered.

It’s just that Zhang Xiaotian didn’t agree with the team in these two games. Last time he won the stats, but this time the team won his stats. His stats are very poor. If he doesn’t make double figures, he’s playing very poorly this season.

For the Heat, with the previous big winning streak, this two-game winning streak is nothing.

What everyone is most concerned about now is the next battle between the Heat and the Pacers for the top spot, Paul George vs. James.

Because of Paul George's performance in the playoffs last season, he has quickly been promoted from a young core to a top player on the front line. In fact, there is no gap, but the momentum has risen.

Coupled with the perfect start of the Pacers this season, they have been identified as being able to compete with the Heat in the Eastern Conference, and this game suddenly attracted a lot of attention.

The generals of the Pacers said in an interview that they would play in the playoffs. The Heat are the one to accept the challenge. Of course, they are extremely calm. James pretended to say that this is just a regular season.

However, during internal training, he almost became half of the coach, and he obviously paid great attention to it.

Zhang Xiaotian half-jokingly said in an interview: "There is no doubt that we want to be stronger. If there is a crisis, just hand over the ball to me at the last moment. I just like the tense atmosphere, the blood boils, and the ball seems to become my own body." a part of."

What he said made the fans shout that the gods are mighty, but those who didn't like him scolded him for being shameless.

It's not bad for James to say this. The team has the Big Three, and he is the oldest.

"Damn it, this person jumped out again, every time he is talking nonsense, his social media should be blocked." Yang Feiyu blushed with anger when she saw Wooley's new article.

"Birds of a feather flock together, and social media also attracts villains to make money. Just ignore such people."

"No, I want to organize people to scold him to death."

Zhang Xiaotian sighed secretly, and the organizer scolded that guy, and that guy's goal of expanding his influence was achieved.

But there are many things that can't be taken seriously with women, just scolding with them.

Zhang Xiaotian also read Wooley's article, and I have to say that to be a competent black fan also requires a certain level of skill.

The characteristic of this bastard is that he speaks half-truths and half-false words, and he specifically picks out some controversial quasi-stars like Zhang Xiaotian to blackmail him. The risk is not high and he has attracted many like-minded supporters.

Woolley still has a little vision. This time he came here to catch the heat of the Heat vs. Pacers. He analyzed Zhang Xiaotian's characteristics in an eloquent article. Zhang Xiaotian with the attributes of a top role player.

This is actually a summary of Zhang Xiaotian's performance this season. Many people have said before that this guy's writing is not bad, and it looks very powerful when integrated.

Everyone will perform better when they encounter rookies with poor defense or who have not adapted to the league. In this way, everyone is bullying, as if competitive sports are like this. After Wooley’s distortion, it seems that Zhang Xiaotian has problems in all aspects.

In fact, it is not difficult to refute things like playing with writing, but it is meaningless to refute, anyway, no one can convince anyone, only on the court, winning or losing can explain everything.

This is why Zhang Xiaotian likes to be an athlete. In the face of winning or losing, many excuses are weak.

This season, the Heat have experienced defeats and encountered several dangerous situations, but this is the first time facing an opponent of the Pacers level, and the team must attach great importance to it.

The Pacers are strong defensively, especially inside.

Their inside line is not considered the top of the league, it is close, but it is very effective against the Heat, which has been proven in the playoffs.

Oden, who the Heat added this season, has been recuperating, and Haslem has some physical problems, and his inside strength can be said to be worse than last season.

The Pacers' perimeter defense is also extremely strong. The Pacers should be considered a fairly orthodox strong team, with a clear distinction between inside and outside, capable of offense and defense.

If you have to say it, their three-pointers are still a bit short.

The Heat's style of play is a bit slanted. The offense and defense on the outside are the top in the league. The inside is a weakness, but because their strengths are too strong, their opponents will follow their rhythm and lose to them.

Of course, their inside line is useless according to tradition, but according to their style of play, with Bosh, one of the Big Three, in charge, many opponents are also very headache.

On December 12, in Indiana, the Heat played an away game against the Pacers, and the winner immediately became No. 10 in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat's starting lineup has not changed, but Zhang Xiaotian will go to the fourth position to face David West for part of the game, and James will satisfy the fans' desire to face Paul George.

Fortunately, David West is no longer at his peak, otherwise Zhang Xiaotian would have been tortured in the past.

It's not easy if you don't switch defenses. Paul George has indeed been upgraded, and Zhang Xiaotian has been upgraded more, so it's not easy for Zhang Xiaotian to defend.

Although it was an away game, the Heat got off to a smoother start.

The Pacers are a little tight, Paul George is under pressure to play James, but Roy Hibbert is still very happy playing Bosh. It is estimated that Bosh is one of his favorite players. He has already played experience .

Zhang Xiaotian was facing David West, and the defensive end was to fight against him, because the opponent was not the kind with the best physical fitness, but it was very suitable for Zhang Xiaotian's appetite, that is, his strength was smaller than the opponent's, and his consumption was relatively high.

But on the offensive end, he can also slip the opponent out, and he also received a point from James and hit an open mid-range shot.

After all, Zhang Xiaotian also has a three-point range and can completely sneak the opponent out.

At the beginning of this quarter, the scores of both sides were very tight. The Heat took the lead in adjusting and replacing the shooter, and the Pacers waited until the regular rotation time to replace the substitute.

At this time, the situation changed suddenly, because the strength gap between the Pacers' substitute and the main force was relatively large.

James and Paul George compared the ability to bring a substitute during the rotation period, and James won this round.

(End of this chapter)