The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 413
Unknowingly, the Spurs have won sixteen consecutive victories. Although most games have not crushed their opponents, the winning streak is still real.

"We are constantly pursuing to be stronger, and the winning streak is just a small scenery on the road." Facing the media, Zhang Xiaotian pretended very skillfully.

It's too boring to say a few words about the team's performance. It's not afraid of offending people to say this. If you are not convinced, let's compare it. The record is the confidence.

On December 12, the Spurs also abused Huicai at home.

It was the Nets who were visiting. Tuhao Nets are in the past. Now the Nets are reluctant to spend money and have no stars. The standard fish belly configuration.

The biggest player they introduced in the summer was Jeremy Lin, who was unable to play due to injury.

The defense of the Nets can be said to be extremely bad. Zhang Xiaotian scored 30 points casually. Unfortunately, the game turned into a complete garbage time in the third quarter. He had no chance to continue playing, otherwise he would not have scored 50 points. difficult.

Veteran Parker has not been so relaxed for a while. After the game, he also said, "It feels good, especially winning the game at home. Tonight's start is very good. Everyone is very energetic and the whole game is full of energy. This is a game that can be used as a template, and the team needs to move forward with this energy."

The core of the opponent, Brook Lopez, was also very helpless in the face of reporters. "Everyone in the Spurs trusts each other. They make each other better. That's how they play."

After playing the Nets, the Spurs also have a few days to adjust. This time is often the most relaxing time of the player's season. Outside of training, Zhang Xiaotian just spends time with his wife.

The Spurs have gathered together several strong points, and there are not many who like to make troubles. Apart from going to some community activities together to shoot some promotional videos, they are all doing their own activities.

Zhang Xiaotian is very used to maintaining his physical condition, especially after returning to the Spurs to get a big contract, he wants to work hard to achieve some results.

His off-court leadership ability is very average, so he can only do what he is best at, set an example and be strict in training, and lead everyone to win in the game.

On December 12, the Spurs played against the Celtics at home.

Thomas Jr. was injured and unable to play, and the Celtics replaced Marcus Smart in the starting lineup.

On the Spurs side, Aldridge takes turns.

Both sides lack a strong point, which will definitely have an impact on the offensive end, and it cannot be said who is more advantageous.

With the Celtics lineup, the defense may be better, but it has little effect on the Spurs.

The Spurs start off with one big and four small, and the attack rhythm will be stronger. It will be more difficult for the opponent to restrict Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard.

The Celtics began to want to focus their firepower on the inside, but Gasol defended Horford better than they expected, and it took half a quarter to return to the outside.

The Spurs were very direct, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard both had a matchup advantage, so they started playing directly.

Ginobili also played well during the rotation period, and they established a lead in the first quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard fought for a while, but the Celtics withstood it. After playing the outside line, their second-year substitute Rozier and third-round pick Jaylen Brown both performed well.

The Celtics are originally a team with excellent team tactics. There will be no major problems without Thomas Jr. on the team, but the fight at critical moments may suffer a bit.

No matter how well the team plays at critical moments, it depends on the stars. After all, it is impossible for a good team to have everyone's psychological quality able to withstand the pressure at critical moments.

In the second half, it was the Celtics who adjusted better. They succeeded many times from outside the three-point line, and Horford also got a chance inside. Instead, the Spurs felt a little powerless.

It's just that the situation changed before the Celtics could be happy.

When it came time for a decisive battle, the Spurs scored more steadily at several strong points.

This is something the Celtics cannot do. In one-on-one matches between the stars, the Spurs have the upper hand.

Only halfway through the final quarter, the Spurs extended their lead to double digits.

Next, although the Celtics scored two three-pointers, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard's mid-range shots continued to be stable, and the opponent could only surrender.

Another victory, for the Spurs, this season is used to winning.

"The Spurs' defense is very good. We had a chance to win, but we didn't maximize the chance," Coach Stevens said after the game. "Whenever we got close, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard stepped up and continued Open the score."

"They are an experienced team. They have strong execution ability. They can quickly get from a draw to 10 points. If you don't chase points, they will score." The Green Army coach said helplessly.

Popovich enjoys the compliments of his juniors, but in fact the Celtics' execution ability is really strong, but they lack decisive players.

I rested for a few days before, and this time it is back-to-back again. The second game of the back-to-back is going to the away game. The Spurs have rested their players at home, but they are all playing away, which is also strange.

Sun Xia didn't make any big moves, just added two substitute players, with an attitude of being willing to be a big fish.

This season, the second-year player of the Suns, Devin Booker, has grown rapidly. He and Eric Bledsoe form the backcourt. open fire.

The strange thing is that their overall defense can be said to be extremely bad.

Even a defensive champion like Tyson Chandler is useless in the Suns.

The first three quarters of this game felt very intense, and the scores of the two sides rose alternately.

But fans who look carefully will find that the Spurs started with an 11-man rotation, and the main players didn't have much time to play at all.

Popovich is also mischievous, as if bringing people to the away game is to travel and relax, and he doesn't care about winning or losing.

If it is a tough team, it is estimated that it has exploded, but the Suns can't be tough.

The game was always tepid, but starting from Zhang Xiaotian in the fourth quarter, the Spurs took away the Suns in a few minutes.

The Suns' home fans are used to it, and there is nothing to say about losing to the Spurs.

The opponent didn't mind, and the Spurs didn't mind even more. In the four quarters, the player who played the longest time for the Spurs was only about [-] minutes, which is no one else.

Nineteen consecutive victories, it's that simple.

After the game, Popovich was criticized again, and all kinds of rest were fine, and the game was still released. The most annoying thing is that they still won.

Popovich relished the villainous feeling, pouring a glass of wine before picking up the newspaper.

Regular season data does not represent everything. This is the reason. Everyone puts in different energy.

If the Spurs also fight every team to the death, it is estimated that they will not be much less than the Warriors when they clock out of get off work early.

(End of this chapter)