The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 397 Strong Duo

Even the Warriors couldn't easily create miracles. At the beginning of the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian scored 5 points in a row, and the score gap between the two sides also went up from 20+, which was a bit unstoppable.

In the end, the Spurs won by 30 points, Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian also scored 30+, and the team got off to a good start.

Curry concluded after the game: "I think this game is like hitting us in the face."

Durant agreed with Curry's point of view, "Yes, we were slapped in the face, but this is not a bad thing. It will make us more sober, see the problem, and find the direction of our efforts."

The soldiers of the Warriors are more stubborn, and they are too good to pay attention to outsiders.

Green said after the game: "I can think of how we will be written in tomorrow's newspapers. It will definitely say that after we have Durant, we will still lose, or Durant destroyed our original chemistry. reaction, etc., but we're not going to be bothered by those claims at all, and we're going to move on."

Warriors coach Cole also said the same thing, "Durant is very good, I think he will have no problem with any player in this group. But our team is not a team of one person, but a team , winning is not dependent on the outstanding performance of one player, but depends on the overall performance."

When Zhang Xiaotian was interviewed, he was relaxed and freehand, "I am also very happy for a very ordinary victory, but this is only the beginning of the regular season. I always prefer to focus on the end of the playoffs."

The outside world did not expect the Spurs to crush this game, but the first game of the season really can't explain the problem, and the Cavaliers' victory over there is also the same thing.

The lineups of most teams have changed a lot in the summer, and it is estimated that many teams will be unstable in the first half of the season.

As for the Spurs' possession of the ball, it can be determined after the game that it is not particularly big.

In fact, there is still a difference between Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard. Leonard and Aldridge are both terminal points, and Zhang Xiaotian has been partial to the organization for a few years. It just so happens that the Spurs Parker's status has declined and he needs someone who organizes. Zhang Xiaotian intend to develop in this direction.

In addition, whoever is in good form will play, and whoever has weak defense will play. Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard should train together more, so there should be no problems because of this.

Besides, Zhang Xiaotian didn't occupy the ball very much in the first three quarters.

The Spurs' second game is still an away game. After two away games, the state of the Spurs' start can be clearly seen.

On October 10, the Spurs came to the king's territory to start the second game of the regular season.

The king wants to spend money in the summer, but there are no powerful characters to come. The biggest player is Aaron Afflalo. In addition, Ty Lawson was picked up at a low price. As for Temple, Matt Barnes and others , They were all obtained with good short contracts.

In fact, the King's book strength is not bad, and Cousins ​​is also an All-Star insider in the league.

It's a pity that the team's defense is poor and they always fail to win the ball.

In the starting lineup, the Kings and the Spurs have similar builds, with double insiders, old guards, and a forward and defensive line with good offensive and defensive capabilities, but except for Cousins, the quality is still worse than that of the Spurs.

The Spurs' inside line was severely suppressed at the beginning, and Aldridge and Gasol lost to the combination of Cousins ​​and Costa Koufos.

But on the front line, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard fully suppressed Afflalo and Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay is still in his prime, and Zhang Xiaotian is also quite emotional. From the comparison between the two sides, we can see that Zhang Xiaotian has made great progress in the past few years.

The performance of the bench lineup on both sides is not bad, and the Kings also have a few gangsters on the bench. For the Spurs, Dedmon played in the paint more smoothly than Gasol after playing.

Gasol's partner Aldridge is actually a bit wronged. He and Aldridge are considered to be of the same type. Now it must be a bit uncomfortable to ask Gasol to do rough work as an assistant, and Dedmon's black and hard is originally for this.

With the interior restricted, Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian were scoring in the first half, and the Kings led by 4 points in the score.

It can only be said that after playing the Warriors, the Spurs are still not top-notch in the league.

Of course, Popovich was very dissatisfied with their performance and started training during the intermission.

Aldridge is actually trying to coax. Popovich pays attention to this in front of the media, but he doesn't have such a good temper on the team.

Fortunately, there are fewer and fewer people in the Spurs who like to talk, and the old man finds it boring to talk too much.

The requirements of the third quarter, the first is defense, and the second is to fight inside the offense.

There is still a way to defend the Spurs, and Zhang Xiaotian is no stranger to the team's defensive system.

Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help Zhang Xiaotian if he wanted to play inside. As a result, Popovich was still dissatisfied, and replaced Aldridge in 4 minutes to play the first and fourth juniors.

Then he replaced Gasol, leaving a purely defensive inside line to grab rebounds, and the offense is purely outside.

In this way, the King's defense will be targeted, pinching Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard two points, and the Spurs will also become more difficult on the offensive end, but their defense will become better.

How should I put it, anyway, Aldridge and Gasol's defense is not top-notch. They go down and affect some help defenses, but the impact is not great.

In this way, the two sides will fight for defense. The Spurs are top-notch on the offensive and defensive ends. They can fight anything. The Kings are different. Fighting defense is a disaster for them.

Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian made the king call Dad, so the team relied on defense to reverse the score at the end of the game, and the Spurs once again took the initiative in the away game.

At the end of the quarter, it was Zhang Xiaotian's performance time again.

He scored 5 points in a row and helped the team extend the lead to double digits in 2 minutes.

And Aldridge, who had been resting on the bench for a long time, finally woke up. After several consecutive iconic mid-range shots, the King's Liliang was almost there.

After the main players of both sides played, the king was even more powerless.

Cousins ​​can score and is fierce, but the King's other points are sealed.

Rudy - Gay and Afflalo, even the opportunity to shoot is difficult to get.

They can also be regarded as stars, with salaries in the tens of millions, but in front of Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard, they seem too weak.

Cousins ​​scored 17 points in a single quarter, unstoppable inside, but it was useless.

马刺110:94拿下比赛，伦纳德砍下30分，张小天只砍下25分，但还拿下了8个篮板和8次助攻。

These two games have shown that the league has another strong duo, the Big Three, the Four Kings, the Five Tigers, and the Spurs are barely worthy.

The Spurs have always performed well, but this season, there are obviously more gimmicks. The league has not won consecutive championships for a while, and who will win the new season.

(End of this chapter)