The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 52 Players with their own traffic

The starter at the third position of the Bucks is Marquis Daniels. If it was placed in the past few years, this fellow is also a ruthless role, especially on the defensive end.

But now, Daniels, who is only 31 years old, can only hold the veteran's basic salary.

This is competitive sports. Athletes must put in enough effort to maintain their sports life. Obviously, many people cannot do it.

In the game against the Bucks, the first quarter of the Spurs was still Parker and Duncan teaming up to attack.

With teammates attracting defensive attention, Zhang Xiaotian also easily hit two goals.

The Spurs can be said to have won the starting contest, and the opponents Monta Ellis and Jennings felt average.

But on the bench, the Bucks took the lead. The Turk Eisen Ilyasova made consecutive hits and scored 11 points on the field, helping the team end the first quarter with a 32:29 lead.

In the second quarter, Ilyasova's touch continued, but after the Spurs played the main force, Duncan scored consecutively, and the opponent's inside gate Larry Sanders was helpless.

However, the Bucks still rely on Monta Ellis to break through the ball and draw fouls several times, still leading the Spurs.

Daniels' athletic ability has declined, but his experience is still there. When Zhang Xiaotian helped defend once, the opponent seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer. After that, Zhang Xiaotian never left.

Before the strength has not come up, the defense effect is not good and it is easy for the opponent to appear vacant.

Don't underestimate anyone, Zhang Xiaotian secretly warned himself.

In midfield, Popovich was naturally unhappy. Ilyasova didn't have much ability to hold the ball. He scored 17 points in the half. There is no doubt that there was a problem with the Spurs' defense.

It is not without reason that the team's defensive champion Danny Green strained his muscles and did not play. Gary Neal, who replaced him, may be better offensively, but he is much worse defensively.

However, the Spurs are mainly a team defense system. As long as the players do as required, they will not often miss people.

Popovich also made adjustments when he was angry. In the second half, he asked Matt Bonner to partner with Duncan. Matt Bonner couldn't defend well, but he could defend. DeJuan Blair was too slow.

In fact, except for the two guns in the backcourt, the Bucks need teammates to play the ball.

The Spurs' defense improved in the third quarter, but the Bucks didn't fare so well.

The Spurs were a little bit inside and out, and the offense didn't fluctuate much, and they caught up with the score all at once.

Matt Bonner's defense against Ilyasova is also good. As long as someone interferes in front of him, as a power forward who needs to feed the ball, the threat of the Turk is almost zero.

Zhang Xiaotian also played smoothly, and Daniels was completely at a disadvantage against him. The Bucks replaced Luke-Richard Mbah a Moute, who was physically stronger, and the latter was no threat on the offensive end.

Is it worth sacrificing an offensive value for Zhang Xiaotian's third or fourth scoring point on the field? The Bucks actually don't need to worry too much, because Zhang Xiaotian's defense is hard work, and it is difficult for both of them to attack at the third position. achieved good results.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian exploded as expected, with two points, three points, and 2+1. Under his explosion, the Spurs beat the opponent 16:2, and the result of the game was instantly overwhelmed.

Relying on the strength in the second half, the Spurs beat the Bucks 110:99. Zhang Xiaotian also scored 20+, 22 points and 8 rebounds for a long time, which made him very satisfied.

Zhang Xiaotian's fans couldn't bear it anymore, and they were discussing livelyly if the team had Zhang Xiaotian as the core, whether they could get the impressive data of 25+10+5.

It didn't take long before they were accidentally dragged into a spat with someone. The reason was that the Spurs played the Rockets next game. The duel between the two Chinese players aroused heated discussions. A guy with low quality jumped out to attack Zhang Xiaotian and became a curse from both sides. Get up the fuse.

In fact, Zhang Xiaotian and Jeremy Lin are not in the same position, they are fighting a bird.

Jeremy Lin's performance in the Rockets this season is not as good as the fans expected, and Zhang Xiaotian is only on the bench for the starting lineup because of the injury of the main player, but they can't resist the two of them bringing their own fans.

So not only the media on the other side of the ocean, but also the American media have various discussions.

"Zhang Xiaotian just got lucky, and it's no match for Lin Crazy."

"Jeremy Lin's potential has been exhausted, and the gods are the masters of the future of the league."

"Both of them are rubbish. The game between the Spurs and the Rockets still depends on Parker, Duncan and Harden."

There are roughly three kinds of arguments, praise one of them or pretend to be rational fans and step on it together.

Xu Yi came here early to prepare this time, and obtained the Spurs' permission to interview Zhang Xiaotian during his training.

The same goes for the Rockets, but that's someone else. After all, the Rockets have been the darling of fans across the ocean since the Yao Ming era.

There were also several other media interviews before the game, and Zhang Xiaotian was also a little annoyed by the questions.

"There's no matchup, we're not in the same position, and it doesn't matter who the opponent is, I just want to help the team win the game."

"There is nothing special about the two of us. This gentleman emphasized whether it is a bit bad (racial discrimination)."

Zhang Xiaotian can't talk nonsense. Jeremy Lin is more official than him, but he just said that the Spurs are a very strong team, and the Rockets must show their own characteristics if they want to win the game.

The two also exchanged a little bit before the game, after all, they are the only Chinese in the league.

However, their ideas are not quite the same, that is, a few words of politeness and mutual attention on social media.

Their fans actually have a lot of overlap, and it's not bad to show friendship and fans.

After the game started, Zhang Xiaotian didn't care about Jeremy Lin anymore. His defensive task in this game is not light, and he has become Chandler Parsons, the Rockets' No. [-] offensive player.

Although he is only a second-year student, Zhang Xiaotian has a high degree of comprehensive skills, so Zhang Xiaotian must go all out.

The Rockets chose to let Parsons play Zhang Xiaotian in the first offense. There is a difference in height between the two, but during this period of time, Zhang Xiaotian played the main force and repeatedly defended. The strong men in the league have grown a lot, which is completely different from the preseason .

He firmly blocked Parsons' breakthrough route, and the opponent chose a three-pointer.

It is indeed very difficult for Zhang Xiaotian to block the opponent, but it is still possible to put a certain amount of pressure. After all, Parsons is not at the core level, and Zhang Xiaotian has not completely interfered, and he hit the iron with three points.

The Spurs quickly launched a counterattack, and Parker made a contribution in the CIC.

The Spurs routine remains the same, that is, Parker and Duncan play duo, but now the Rockets really can't guard against it.

With Parker hit again and again, the Spurs got off to a very smooth start.

It is definitely impossible to rely on defense, because that is not the style of the Rockets now.

Seeing that the team could not beat the Spurs in basketball, Harden began to perform singles in the second half of the first quarter, which actually made the Rockets' offensive efficiency much higher.

Before the two hotly discussed players had yet performed, the battle began.

(End of this chapter)