The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 173 Strong Teams Like Waves

The shooting results of the first round of the All-Stars have come out, and Zhang Xiaotian's teammate James ranks first.

Zhang Xiaotian has also been in the limelight during this period, and the number of votes he has won has surpassed some of the team's core players.

But his situation is the same as that of Jeremy Lin. There are many fans who like them, but there is still some distance from the real balloon star.

Jeremy Lin ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference guards, and Zhang Xiaotian ranked fourth in the Western Conference forwards.

Unless their strength and team status are directly selected by the fans, it is just a lot of thunder and little rain.

Jeremy Lin got more votes than his teammate Harden, but in front of him were Curry, Paul and Kobe, and in front of Zhang Xiaotian were James, Paul George and Anthony.

After counting, they can only watch the fun.

If there is no absolute advantage in the number of votes, the coach will not choose players like them.

After beating the Pacers, the Cavaliers are four days away from the next game, ushering in a rare period of adjustment.

It is great news for them to be able to take a break after a hard battle.

"Damn it, why is that guy so thick-skinned? Didn't he see how you guys won?"

"How can you be a sunspot if you don't have enough face, just ignore that kind of person, come and exercise together."

Hearing the exercise, Yang Feiyu immediately stepped back, "No, I'm going to scold him to death, I'm defending your honor..."

Zhang Xiaotian knew what she was thinking, and directly carried her to the treadmill.

Physical health is the basis for improving the quality of life, Zhang Xiaotian will supervise her well.

On the training ground, a group of Heat players were sweating profusely.

"Zhang, don't hide it, you have to go all out during training."

Zhang Xiaotian's performance against the Pacers at the last moment made James' enthusiasm for confrontation that had been extinguished for a while rise again. James has deeply felt the Pacers' defensive ability.

"I've tried my best, and it's Boss LeBron who is much better than them." Zhang Xiaotian couldn't explain the situation, so he had to flatter him by the way.

Although James is shrewd, he is also very narcissistic. He laughed and reluctantly accepted this statement.

On December 12, the Heat played against the Cavaliers who came to challenge at home.

The Cavaliers have already played against each other once this season. They are a team that mainly attacks from outside and has a relatively balanced strength between the main force and the substitute.

The Cavaliers have impressed some teams with their offensive power on the outside this season, but facing the Cavaliers with excellent outside defense, their style of play has been somewhat restrained.

They also understand their own situation. They also want to pick up the loopholes when they win Bynum in the summer. Unfortunately, Bynum is really mediocre now, and the potential he once had is gone.

So the Heat are not worried about them at all.

The Cavaliers showed their offensive power from the outside line at the beginning of the game, playing various three-pointers lively.

But their defense has no restrictions on the Big Three at all, not to mention James and Wade, Bosh and the others can't handle it.

The Heat led by 16 points in the first half, and Zhang Xiaotian also scored.

When encountering a team with poor defense, the Heat can really play well.

The No. [-] pick Anthony Bennett, who didn't play in the last game, also came up to show off, but unfortunately he played timidly and didn't even take a shot.

The outside world is already questioning that this has set the lower limit for the number one champion in parallel imports.

The Cavaliers let him play to see if there is a miracle. After all, this buddy can be selected at least with good physical fitness, and he also played very well in high school and college.

Just like some people will inevitably perform abnormally in the exam, Anthony Bennett may be a little dizzy in the NBA arena.

Zhang Xiaotian faced him for a round, and with a simple feint, he picked up the No. [-] pick, and then made a foul.

He immediately understood that there must be something wrong in his heart.

The Heat may have played too easily in the first half, and they were a little too relaxed in the third quarter.

James and Wade made consecutive mistakes, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Not outside, but Tristan Thompson and Varejao grabbed consecutive offensive rebounds.

In the first half, Bosh, who was still very good at protecting rebounds, got old again. How should I put it, they may have underestimated the young Cavaliers.

Tristan Thompson's sense of rebounding is really good.

However, the young people were not stable enough. After a good quarter, they fell into a state of desperate shots from the outside. The Heat were prepared and their rebound protection was much better.

After all, the Cavaliers don't have a super insider, and the Heat still have a way.

In the shooting competition, first Ray Allen, who has a good research on shooting, showed his power, and then Zhang Xiaotian, who had activated his skills, took advantage of the chaos to score points desperately.

Spray a few more words with Dion Waiters, the scene is quite beautiful.

Because the score was very close in the third quarter, the Cavaliers still had a chance.

It's a pity that their style of play is too single. The two strengths of Irving and Dion Waiters are always singles. After the Heat's strongest lineup came on the field, the defense stepped up and it took only 2 minutes to open the score.

Facing opponents with insufficient defensive strength, strong teams can often play a wave, that is, they can achieve both offense and defense, while many teams can only do one thing.

But sometimes a strong team will waste the game, and those who can enter the league are extremely good players. If the state is fed up, no matter how strong the team is, it will be difficult to contain it.

Before the Heat were efficient for 2 minutes, they also had a stalemate with the opponent for nearly 7 minutes. If Zhang Xiaotian's activation skills had not become stronger, they might have been overthrown by a group of young people in this game.

There are no underdogs in the NBA. In the next training, they are estimated to be talked about by Spoelstra for several hours.

Like the Big Three, Zhang Xiaotian scored 20+. Although he is the least one, he is also the one worth celebrating the most. The pride of the mission champion has finally completed half of it.

The Heat's next game is against the Jazz. It's just that the Jazz left Al Jefferson and Millsap in the summer.

You must know that the Heat's opponent in the next game is the Pacers again, and the home and away games will be reversed to continue the Eastern Conference's peak matchup.

The Pacers wanted revenge, and the league was happy to watch.

In the NBA, a team without strength really has no human rights, and the poor Jazz is completely ignored.

To be honest, the strength of the rebuilt team is not strong, but they often choose an ambitious lineup.

The Cavaliers' main substitutes all have offensive power, and the Jazz did not put all their strengths in the starting lineup. They put up a lineup similar to the Heat's without an orthodox center.

If their young core Gordon Hayward is as strong as James, it would be a good choice.

(End of this chapter)