The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 424 Winning streak
It seemed that the referees were not willing to tie the record of the Spurs decades ago. Zhang Xiaotian was a little depressed. He thought the league should give them some discounts.

Isn't it normal to break records and attract fans' attention?

When the referee blew him for the second time, Zhang Xiaotian had already made up his mind, and the referee was a little bit against him.

You know, when he played James and Durant in the playoffs, his moves were even bigger. At that time, he didn't blow it. The rookie in front of him actually had a star whistle.

Zhang Xiaotian also has a temper, he can whistle as soon as he blows, then he can do it to the point where the referee can't blow the whistle.

Moreover, the offensive end depends on what the referee does.

At this time, Popovich finally had another way to vent his dissatisfaction, and loudly questioned the referee's scale on the court.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't complain like the referee, but expressed his determination with a long-distance three-pointer.

The Spurs have also replaced the main force one after another. In addition, there is also a very reliable guy on the bench, that is Ginobili. When Ginobili is in good condition, he really can't tell his age. He looks younger than Parker, who is five years younger. .

After receiving two passes from Zhang Xiaotian, the Spurs never let the opponent turn the score over.

At this time, Devin Booker is not so amazing, but the problem of rebounding has not been completely resolved.

Chandler grabbed two offensive rebounds to help the Suns close the score.

Zhang Xiaotian cheats every game, but many times there are guys who are suspected of cheating among his opponents. The Spurs have won so many goals, and it is not so easy in many cases.

The game entered the last two minutes, first Leonard hit a three-pointer and the Spurs looked like they were going to win the game.

Unexpectedly, the Suns scored another 4 points in a row after the hero Ginobili made a mistake. At the critical moment, the veteran still showed a bit of aging.

Popovich was extraordinarily calm this time, instead of trusting the old man as before, he made a substitution.

Both Parker and Ginobili went down, completely letting Zhang Xiaotian control the ball.

Maybe the old man just wants to see if the Spurs' current group of young people can grasp the destiny of the team.

If the rookie is really fully developed, his future coaching will also be biased. He and the old guys have created brilliance together, but now the team is also entering a new era.

After the Spurs attacked again, they used their big killer this season, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard's pick-and-roll.

Zhang Xiaotian rushed to the basket under the cover of Leonard, attracted the defense and threw the ball behind him. Leonard caught the ball and pulled it up directly, making a heavy dunk.

Regardless of Leonard's reticence, he is physically explosive.

During the Suns offense, Devin Booker never received the ball, and Zhang Xiaotian's off-ball defense was also top-notch.

Almost following the Spurs' defensive guidance, the Suns took the ball and handed it to PJ Tucker on the bottom side.

Compared with the offensive end, the defensive end is PJ-Tucker's home court, and the ball hit the iron under heavy pressure.

Zhang Xiaotian turned around to protect the backboard, and then directly launched a counterattack.

This time he didn't speed up directly, and started to control the rhythm when he came to the frontcourt, because the game has come to the end.

Just 24 seconds later, Zhang Xiaotian pulled up and hit a three-pointer without warning, sealing the victory.

The Suns finally adopted foul tactics, and Zhang Xiaotian made two free throws steadily.

With a 6-point lead, the Suns had no other choice. Devin Booker made a strong shot with a top man he was not good at, and made a three-point shot. There was no need for the game to continue.

Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard scored 30+ together again, and the Spurs won 33 consecutive victories.

The Suns coach said helplessly after the game: "I can only congratulate them, Leonard and Zhang Xiaotian are too strong, we fought to the end, we have tried our best."

Zhang Xiaotian did not hide his joy in the interview, "I don't know if we can continue to win consecutively. It depends not only on us, but I will definitely try my best to help the team win every victory."

At this time, the All-Star starting list has also been determined.

Players and the media voted Zhang Xiaotian can only be said to be average, but the starting position is still very stable.

The Eastern Conference's starting backcourt is Irving and DeRozan, and the starting frontcourt is James, Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler.

On the western side, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard start together, the other frontcourt is Durant, and the two backcourts are Curry and Harden.

As soon as this starting lineup came out, the outside world also sighed. Now the All-Stars have no inside position.

In fact, since the position selection of the first five players was changed, the relatively low-popular insiders have encountered troubles. In addition, the insiders who play small balls are not receiving any calls, so it is not uncommon for such a situation to occur.

But six of them are small forwards, does it mean that the era of small forwards has come.

After tying the record, it broke the record. The next opponent of the Spurs was the slightly stronger Timberwolves, and they returned to the home court. Everyone lamented their luck.

The Timberwolves are not interested in being the background board for breaking records. Compared with the Suns, the Timberwolves still have some talented players, and they will go all out in high-profile games.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup has not changed. They have good starters but no good substitutes.

They started off mainly inside, which is indeed a choice that fits their lineup.

Towns played very well, and Rubio fully demonstrated his comprehensive, offensive and defensive organization is very good.

It's just that their No. [-] and No. [-] scorers are a bit depressed. Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard undoubtedly suppressed LaVine and Wiggins.

But Towns played really well on the offensive end, and the Spurs' main players rarely suffered losses, but Mills and Ginobili won the opponent's bench lineup.

In the second quarter, Aldridge was finally not confused, and he and Towns exploded.

Both of them are strong offensive and defensive types, and they fight very well.

Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard also played normally, and all three scored in double figures.

But with this performance, the Timberwolves still took the lead, because they went crazy in this quarter.

Shabazz-Muhammad scored 13 points during the rotation period, and he hit every shot. After Rubio came up, he was unstoppable to beat Parker and Mills.

Obviously it is the Spurs' home court, but Rubio got free throws again and again.

Several Spurs backcourt players were fouled too much by the opponent's wave.

If it wins, it will break the record, or the Spurs players themselves may be too excited.

Popovich was very angry. I don't know if it was because of the defense of the Spurs players or because he was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty.

However, during the intermission, the players were trained as usual.

It is only one aspect that the team is still behind. Popovich doesn't like some fouls in the first half, which are completely unnecessary. Not only the young players, but the veterans in the team are also too excited. This state Not good, not to mention easy to lose, but also easy to get injured.

"You have to do what I ask, or you'll just sit and watch the game."

(End of this chapter)