The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 402 Team Adjustment
Compared with the Spurs, the Pistons are still a little less good on offense and defense.

If you really want to fight, it is not difficult to limit Drummond. Apart from rebounding and physical fitness, this buddy is not that strong. A little defensive defense is enough. Anyway, the Pistons are not very strong in three-pointers.

The singles ability is also stronger for the Spurs. Whether it is catching counterattacks or playing positions, the Spurs have confidence.

It's better to take your time, after all, the Spurs are also double insiders this time.

Without Danny Green, the Spurs' death blockade is slightly worse, but it is enough to face the Pistons who are not strong enough in attack.

In the third quarter, the Spurs used defense to make the bottom line, leading the opponent by 8 points.

At this time, the probability of the Pistons winning the game is not good. The possibility of such a thing happening to ordinary players is too low.

Three minutes into the last quarter, Zhang Xiaotian led the team to expand the score advantage to 3 points.

After a symbolic resistance for most of the quarter, the Pistons had no choice but to surrender.

For some teams, it is okay to grind the score, but it is really impossible to do such a difficult thing as chasing points.

Gasol scored 21 points in this game. After the game, his performance, he also said, "is more aggressive."

"I think he's had enough of being a small role," Popovich joked before turning serious. "Defense is something we need to hold on to in order to get better and better defensively. , we are still working hard.”

To be honest, the team's defense is already very good, but Duncan's departure will definitely have a certain impact on the defensive system. After all, Aldridge and Gasol are not that type.

But after Zhang Xiaotian came back, the perimeter defense was stronger, and what the Spurs had to do was to look forward.

Adjustments during the season have to be made game by game.

The next day, the Spurs went away to challenge the Rockets.

The Rockets waited for work with ease, and naturally wanted to avenge their performance.

To be honest, the Rockets are also a team that is not easy to play, especially in the regular season, the aggressive offensive team has a big advantage.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs still played from the inside as usual. The Rockets' inside was not particularly strong, but neither Aldridge nor Gasol could score.

The state of the team makes Popovich helpless. After all, it is not the era of GDP, and sometimes it is barely enough. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard are more reliable.

After changing to their two main offenses, the Rockets' defense immediately had problems.

And now that Harden is playing the No. [-] position, the Rockets are also doomed to bully Parker.

However, the performance of the Rockets' role players is not good. The Rockets' offense is actually supported by a bunch of shooters. They shoot a lot of three-pointers. Miserable, after all they don't have the Splash Brothers.

They shot 20 three-pointers in the first half, but only made [-]% of them.

Of course, the Spurs lead, but the Spurs lost the rebound, which means they lead by 9 points.

Both sides are dissatisfied with the team's performance, halftime is the time to adjust.

In the second half, the Spurs still defended Harden strictly. Harden was blocked on the offensive end, but the Rockets did not.

The Rockets directly changed the lineup in the third quarter and put Gordon in the starting lineup, which also allowed their three-pointers to finally blossom.

The Rockets hit six three-pointers in the third quarter. Fortunately, the Spurs veteran also stood up at this time.

First, Parker used the rhythm to hit, and Ginobili also hit a three-pointer after coming up, and the team maintained the lead when Leonard was limited to a certain extent.

In this situation, the Rockets have nothing to do. Harden's organization has done a good job in these few games, but the scoring has not exploded so much, and it is not known whether it is good or bad.

As far as this game is concerned, it must not be a good thing, because they are behind.

In addition, Gordon's presence on the court has enhanced the strength of the offensive end, but it will definitely be affected on the defensive end.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the Rockets deliberately replaced Corey Brewer to target Zhang Xiaotian.

The problem is that Zhang Xiaotian was originally unable to defend against them alone. He chose to strengthen his defense when he was behind.

So whether to use an attacking lineup or a defensive lineup, the attacking lineup can't stop it.

The Rockets' troubles are difficult to solve because they are behind.

After 2 minutes, the Rockets couldn't bear it and began to put on an attack-oriented lineup.

With a double-digit gap, they can only think about getting it back with three points.

It's just that the Spurs know the opponent's plan, and they will definitely not let them realize it.

Danny Green, Zhang Xiaotian, and Leonard swung outside, not to mention that no one could kill them, but it was definitely not the Rockets.

Entering the second half of the final quarter, the score gap between the two sides has not narrowed but is widening, and the game has no suspense.

In the last few minutes, the Rockets scored a few three-pointers, but it was too late.

The Spurs beat the Rockets again, and Zhang Xiaotian also scored 25+6+6, which was an outstanding performance.

The Rockets are a second-tier team in the West, and the Spurs' two wins also show that the Spurs are firmly in the first gear this season.

The Spurs have already played ten games this season, and those sunspots who are trying to pick Zhang Xiaotian's faults have nothing to say for the time being, and can only repeatedly emphasize that he hugged his thighs.

It's just that from losing the draft to the current scenery, the wailing of some defeated dogs is nothing.

On November 11, the Spurs played against the Heat at home.

The Heat didn't get off to a good start this season, and Wade's fans were gloating.

How should I put it, the players are still on the weak side in front of the team, but the Heat's choice is understandable. In order to pursue a record, the team can throw money, and it will be very ruthless.

It's a pity that the Heat didn't find a player who could really replace Wade, and Dragic suffered a minor injury, so he didn't play well.

Sophomore Josh Richardson replaced Dragic in the starting lineup, and for him this was his chance to express himself.

The Heat are equipped with one big and four small, but the Spurs still start with two insiders.

After Danny Green came back, Popovich was not satisfied on the offensive end, and he may have played off the bench for a while.

Without Dragic, the Heat's offensive power was affected. On the Spurs' side, Zhang Xiaotian, Leonard, and Aldridge took turns to score, and the opponent was caught off guard.

Whiteside can actually play inside, but the Heat's organizational skills are not very good now, and it is difficult to hand over the ball at the right time. This is also the constraint of the traditional inside in the small ball era.

At halftime, the Spurs took a double-digit lead.

It seems that they are stable in this game, and the Heat can't solve their three strong singles at all.

The Spurs' team basketball is not without singles. In many cases, it is actually through teamwork to get better singles opportunities.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that when they had the advantage, the second half changed.

(End of this chapter)