The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 419 Two Nervous Knives
Zhang Xiaotian is currently training and socializing. During training, his offense may not be able to reach the top level, but the passing effect is always there. Although the passing angle is nothing special, many teammates on the team feel that his ball feels better.

Although Popovich does not recommend that players pay attention to records, everyone is very interested in private.

Zhang Xiaotian naturally patted his chest fiercely, expressing that he would do his best to help the team create history.

Under this banner, he also asked his teammates to be serious in training, and young players really like this.

"It's better for you to be the boss, I won't do this." Leonard sighed softly during training.

Zhang Xiaotian hurried over and hooked his shoulders, "Now there is no such thing as a big boss. The Big Three and the Big Four are the mainstream. The champion will not lose your share."

Leonard was a little uncomfortable, and took Zhang Xiaotian's hand away and said, "Don't worry, I just need to win, and other things will be troublesome."

In the first game of 2017, the Spurs played an away game against the Eagles, which was not easy to play.

It is not so easy to tie the second winning streak.

The Eagles' lineup has undergone many changes this season. Teague was sent away, Horford left, and Korver became a substitute. Only Millsap was left with the lineup that competed in the Eastern Conference.

In fact, the Eagles also made moves in the summer. In addition to renewing Bazemore's contract, they also signed Howard.

The operation of the Eagles can actually be understood by people. They are pursuing. If the performance in the playoffs is not good, it will naturally change. Horford’s asking price is too high. They chose Howard to take a gamble. Teague.

The operation seems to be no problem. If the former No. [-] center returns, he will make a lot of money.

In fact, if the Eagles have lost the style of play that helped them achieve good results in the regular season and let Schroeder, who likes personal offense, take control, their team basketball is destined to not be able to play, and Howard is not very suitable.

However, their lineup can also cause trouble.

The two sides met for the first time this season, and they played very cautiously at the beginning.

The Eagles settled down honestly and let Howard go to the position, while the Spurs let the inside line out.

It's hard to say who's method is clever, everyone is in a normal state.

Of course, there are distinct strengths and weaknesses in individual positions. Bazemore, who just got a 7000 million contract and was undrafted like Zhang Xiaotian, was completely suppressed.

Leonard is also a little troublesome. Sefolosha is still good defensively, but he is completely useless on the offensive end. It is difficult for pure defensive players to play much time now.

The Hawks have Korver and Tim Hardaway Jr. on the bench, and the main lineup is actually not the strongest offensively.

During the rotation period, the Eagles must have some advantages, after all, there are two good scorers.

In the first half, Leonard didn't show this, and the Spurs only had a slight advantage.

Howard is a bit out of place on the offensive end now, but he is still a deterrent on the defensive end.

Leonard's outside shooting ability is slightly weaker than Zhang Xiaotian's, and when the opponent has a tall inside line to help defend, he will be suppressed more.

Moreover, his condition itself is not good today.

After two quarters, the bottom line of both sides is almost the same, and there must be adjustments during the intermission.

In the first half, the Hawks' bench players were more threatening, and they did a good job defensively.

What the Spurs have to do in the second half is to improve their defense and then take advantage of their matchups.

In the third quarter, the Spurs used Zhang Xiaotian as the axis to connect the inside and outside lines. Although Leonard has not adjusted, the team still has an advantage in offense.

It's just that Millsap on the Hawks side suddenly started a personal scoring performance. The Spurs' defensive problems in the first half have been resolved, and Millsap's explosion is purely accidental.

It's really difficult to deal with Millsap's range, speed and good four-position feel. This buddy is also a power forward and is a famous type of explosive points.

It would be troublesome to switch defenses. Could it be that Aldridge is going to defend the third position, and it is not appropriate to use Aldridge.

And the Eagles have a big center like Howard, and the Spurs don't have many games when they play a big and a small.

If you don't switch defenses, you can only score points.

Fortunately, the two insiders feel good this time, and Zhang Xiaotian also got a lot of assists.

At the end of the third quarter, Gasol scored 4 points in a row to help the Spurs maintain the lead.

The Eagles did not allow Millsap, who was in good form, to rest. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Millsap continued to be efficient and scored 9 points in a row, including a three-pointer and two fouls by the Spurs defenders.

Zhang Xiaotian was also a little depressed that the efficiency was even higher than that of opening and closing.

It is worthy of being an insider who can explode points, but the advantage of opening up is that it can continue to maintain high efficiency.

When Zhang Xiaotian was dozing off in Millsap, he also hit a three-pointer and assisted Mills to make a three-pointer.

On the defensive end, the Spurs also interviewed the measures and replaced Aldridge in advance.

The Spurs also tried Leonard to defend during the rotation, but Leonard was not feeling well and did not play in the first two games, so he couldn't stand it.

Although Aldridge is not very defensive, but he does not foul and interferes well.

After Millsap calmed down a bit, Tim Hardaway Jr. showed his power again.

This is a real nerve knife. The Eagles are completely fairy balls today. The smooth teamwork of the past is gone, but the effect has been very good so far.

But after Schroeder came up, the Eagles' offense stagnated because of the distribution of the ball.

Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to continuously attack the Eagles' defense to attract the defense. He made two breakthroughs to help Danny Green hit a three-pointer, and the team's lead was abruptly stabilized.

The Eagles did not give up, and started hitting Millsap after the timeout.

Millsap can really do something this time, scoring 4 points in a row and assisting Korver to hit a three-pointer.

The game became extremely anxious, and Zhang Xiaotian rarely met his opponent in the last quarter.

The two nerve knives inside and outside the eagle were both activated, no matter how strong Zhang Xiaotian was, he still couldn't fight.

At 1 minute and 25 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian grabbed the offensive rebound, pulled the green onion from the dry land under the basket, and smashed the basketball into the basket.

The Warcraft is really worse than before. He was right in front of him, but he didn't bounce up.

If it was at his peak, no matter how fast Zhang Xiaotian reacted, he would not be able to escape the big hat.

Next, Millsap hit again, but the Spurs still held a three-point lead.

The game entered the last minute, and the Spurs began to control the time.

After Schroeder made a strong miss, the Eagles chose foul tactics. Zhang Xiaotian made two free throws, but Tim Hardaway Jr. also scored a three-pointer on the Eagles' side.

Another foul, Zhang Xiaotian's free throw is still very steady, but Tim Hardaway Jr. hit another three-pointer.

The point difference between the two sides was only 1 point. The Spurs sent the ball, and the opponent fouled again. There were still three seconds left, and Zhang Xiaotian was not the one who made the free throw this time.

(End of this chapter)