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Chapter 243 The Sudden Lost Zion
But the Cavaliers don't have the Raptors or Pistons to guard him.

Love was DNP, not playing is the biggest contribution to the team, the defensive effect is negative, the offense is still difficult, and takes up a lot of ball possession.For the development of Zion, Love was sacrificed by the management in this way.

The player who guards Xiao Hang is Hood, a 6-foot-7 swingman at position 200 who weighs only 23 pounds.

There are only Zion and Thompson on the inside. Although they are not tall, their effective height is tall, their neck is short, their arms are long, and their ability to protect the frame is good, but Hood, a guy who doesn't defend, has brought too much to Xiao Hang. buff.

In the first quarter, Xiao Hang played conservatively and scored 4 points with 3 of 6 and no free throws. Although he also sent 2 assists, the score was only 25 to 22, leading by 3 points, which is relatively rare.

How should I put it, playing against such a weak team is a good opportunity to train the players, let the other players play more and play confidently, before playing against the Raptors and Pistons, they are all a bit listless, Xiao Hang found out.

Although Isaac doesn't seem to have an advantage over Zion, he actually does.

Isaac can break through the frame, but Zion’s lateral movement is very serious. Isaac played 3 times in the first quarter, including 2 times, all goals, and the efficiency is good. He hit Isaac 3 times, but he hit 1 goal, the other [-] goals, one goal was called an offensive foul, and one goal was a strike.

Although Isaac is better at playing against the wind than when he first came to the Spurs, he is king with the downwind.

Xiao Hang has been constantly creating opportunities for him, and then stood behind Isaac as a backer.

After coming to the Spurs, he averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 3 assists and 1 steal per game. No one could have imagined this kind of data, and the Spurs completed this feat of "turning waste into treasure".

In the second quarter, Xiao Hang still played the role of rhythm control, playing whenever the Spurs had some problems in the offense, or when he happened to have a big open.

Just like the Spurs' first three-pointer tactic in the first quarter, it was actually to exercise the screener's running position. Mills and Belinelli enjoyed a lot of three-pointer tactics in the back.

Moreover, the organizer of the Spurs in this game was actually Isaac. Xiao Hang really only stood up when the Spurs' rhythm was chaotic, or the score was not going well.

The season has entered February, and it is time to start preparing for the playoffs. Now it is time to exercise the sense of "ownership" of other players. The team needs me very much. I can bring many changes to the team, not I'm just a wage earner, and every game is like completing a task.

There are all kinds of people in the NBA. Many people just take it as a job and don’t have any career plans. Therefore, the average player’s career in NBA history is 4 seasons. Too many people play 1-3 seasons because of their own shortcomings. Progress is actively eliminated by the NBA. If you don’t improve in the NBA, you will regress. If you don’t have a skill, you can’t get along. At the same time, there are many players who have serious shortcomings, but at the same time they have serious strengths. This kind of extreme players must be used well by coaches. You can do well in the NBA, and even shine.

Look at the Spurs, Mills wants to defend without defense, to organize without organization, but his beautiful shooting has allowed him to mix up to now, but it has begun to decline since last season, but his average of 37% and 1.7 three-pointers per game is still in the league. is in a leading position.

In the second quarter, Xiao Hang took a little more shots here, 4 times, hit 2 goals, counted 2 free throws, scored 7 points, Xiao Hang scored 13 points in the half of the game, not many, and the assists were just a few. Delivered 4 times.

Isaac sent 5 assists in the first half. Although the Spurs did not lead much, 53 to 50, they still only had 3 points.

But these 3 points are an insurmountable gap for the Cavaliers, and they cannot be broken through.

Popovich was very calm. The 3-point difference was actually made by him. He and Xiao Hang's masterpiece, facing some weak teams, began to control the court in the first quarter, and began to prepare for the start of the playoffs.

These 3 points keep the other players in a state of competition. We have a good lead. We must play every ball well, otherwise we will be overtaken by the opponent all of a sudden.

If you control 5 points, you won’t have this feeling, but if you control 2 points, it’s a little dangerous. If someone gets aggressive, you may become 2 points behind in 2 rounds. It’s not very safe. I wanted to exercise like this Theirs, on the contrary, was self-defeating, and the Spurs fell into a passive position. It can only be said that with Popovich's tactics and Xiao Hang's personal ability, they really have the taste of doing whatever they want. After a few games, playing unpopular, that's really easy.

Zion also discovered this problem, at halftime, just like Coach Drew came up with this 3-point trap concept.

But how can Coach Drew admit that the players are better than himself? The players can see it, but I can't see it myself?
This kind of self-esteem problem naturally eliminated a lot of coaches who were dawdling in the NBA. Too many coaches 10 years ago, they don’t know where to go now, not Popovich, Carlisle, Kerr, Spoelstra, etc. Level coaches still suggest that they put away their self-esteem and listen to the opinions of the players, which is also a kind of improvement for themselves.

Zion was very helpless. After being rejected by the coach, he seemed to have changed in the second half and was out of shape.

上半场9中5和4次罚球，砍下16分非常高效，但是第三节4中1和2次罚球，只有4分入账。

The sudden "collapse" here in Zion caught the Spurs a little off guard, and they suddenly led by 7 points...

Finally, in the last minute of the third quarter, when the point difference widened to 1 points, the Spurs had to replace them with substitutes.

Adelaide, Xiao Hang, and Isaac were separated, and each played with a 4-minute substitute to maintain their state.

109 to 97, the Spurs' substitutes were not as good as their mission, and they successfully pulled the score a little bit bigger.

In the second half, Zion made 8 of 3 and made 2 free throws, scoring only 8 points. The breakthrough in the second half did not kill the Spurs at all, but he made many mistakes.

It can only be said that Zion's mind is not mature enough. Being able to face the Spurs' control style of play is a good time for him to train himself to break through. On the contrary, he gave up because of the coach's disapproval. Being too emotional is a young player. A common problem is that too many NBA players grew up in greenhouses, as did Isaac of the Spurs. They have not been beaten by life, so they always think too much.

After the Cavaliers play, the trade deadline is also squeezed in front of us. Other teams, including the Spurs, who will make big moves in order to compete for the championship?
It's really exciting, and after the trade deadline is the All-Star Game, Xiao Hang is already ready, this time he must earn a big ticket!
(End of this chapter)