After the game against the Rockets, the Spurs got on a plane to Oakland early the next morning.

They'll have back-to-back games with the Warriors there.

The Warriors have improved dramatically this season, with an impressive 8-4 record so far.

After Bogut returned from injury, Mark Jackson's defensive system was finally perfected.

Add to that the fact that Curry and David Lee are fully healthy, Klay Thompson is improving rapidly, and rookie Barnes is showing solid performance, and they have a good chance of making the playoffs this season.

Before the start of the game, Klay Thompson and Tang Tian greeted each other as usual before the game.

"Don, this time I can finally stand in the same position as you, and then defeat you!"

Thompson came up with confidence.

It's clear that the Warriors' current record and staffing give him a lot of confidence.

"Klay, don't talk too much before the game, I remember last season when you only scored six points."

Tang Tian also had an expression of fighting with words, I was not worthy of you.

"Look! This time is different from before! ”

Thompson also has a look in my eyes that I'm not afraid of you.

The pre-match warm-up was over, and the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

On the Warriors' side, Curry and Thompson on the outside, Barnes and David Lee on the outside, and Bogut on the center.

On the Spurs' side, Tang Tian returned to the starting lineup in this game, with Parker and Tang Tian on the outside, Leonard and Duncan on the front, and Split at the center.

The Warriors have a good record right now, and the attendance at Oracle Arena is also very high, exceeding 80%.

After the opening ceremony, the atmosphere was strong, and it was several gears stronger than the previous Toyota Center.

Tang Tian suddenly felt that playing in such a stadium was also a very good experience.

Speaking of which, Agarie Ranadave recruited him to the Warriors before.

"Don, you guard against Stephen Curry."

Popovich's words pulled his thoughts back.

Tang Tian nodded after listening.

It seems that after a great defensive performance in the last game, Popovich has forgotten about his 20+ points in ten consecutive games.

Fortunately, though, he hasn't fully adapted to his ability to fly over the no-fly zone (Mutombo) and needs to play just in time.

The game started with Bogut giving the Warriors a chance to attack.

Curry dribbled to the front court and gave the ball to David Lee at the free-throw line.

Lee turned to hit Duncan, and after a beautiful foot move, he wiped the board and scored.

As Duncan got older, he was at a disadvantage against this technical big man.

The Spurs attacked the hammer tactics of the frontcourt, Thompson was close to Tang Tian, and Parker's breakthrough was directly blocked by Bogut.

The Warriors first pushed the defense to counterattack, and Curry passed the ball to Barnes, who scored a fast-break layup.

The Warriors already look different than they did last season, and Mark Jackson is starting to implant more of a defensive counter-attack concept into this team.

In the first year, the concept of defense was implanted, and in the second year, defensive counterattacks were added.

Mark Jackson's coaching is based on the big picture, and his coaching ability is underestimated by many.

"I'm not going to give you a chance!"

Thompson pestered Tang Tian on the defensive end.

Tang Tian knew a little at this time what Thompson meant by being different.

With Barnes and Curry, Thompson is desperately looking for offensive opportunities without having to drive, and when it comes to defense, he's also top-notch in the league.

Leonard borrowed Parker's pass for a layup, which was covered by Bogut.

The Warriors then played a defensive counterattack, and Thompson shook off Parker to the frontcourt, receiving Curry's pass and shooting for a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

He practiced hard with Tang Tian in the offseason, and although his three points were not as good as Tang Tian, they were becoming more and more stable.

There were whistles on the sidelines, and the Warriors started the game 7-0 directly!

They're really not the same as before.

"Tony, they're familiar with hammer tactics."

As he pushed forward, Tang Tian shouted to Parker.

Mark Jackson's words are defensive coaches, the Spurs have played a season of hammer tactics, and the Warriors have certainly done a lot of work in this regard.

Parker nodded, and went to the front court to signal for a pick-and-roll strategy.

Hammer tactics are the Spurs' new signature, but they're not just that tactic!

Duncan and Split's double-block pick-and-roll tactics in the high post.

Leonard opened up space in the bottom corner, and while Parker broke through, Tang Tian also cut from the three-point line to the basket and cut out.

This is one of the most common tactics in the NBA.

"I won't lose you!"

Thompson only cared about Tang Tian and didn't care about the others at all.

Tang Tian received the ball, and Thompson also pounced quickly.

However, Tang Tian didn't really shoot, and after receiving the ball, he directly threw his hand to the right side of the low pass.

Parker's breakthrough and Tang Tian's running position affected almost all of the Warriors' defensive attention, and no one noticed that Leonard, who had originally opened up the space, had cut to the basket at this time!

With a just right pass, Leonard's eyes were open after receiving the ball, and he accelerated directly to the basket to score a layup.

Spurs break scoring drought!

Thompson looked back with a stunned expression.

"Clay, it's only been that long since the offseason, you won't forget it so quickly? I'm not the same anymore. ”

Tang Tian opened his mouth to remind.

They played practice games in the offseason, and he and Thompson had been playing against each other, and Thompson knew about his strong passing.

"Yes, I remember."

Thompson turned, his eyes full of war.

The Warriors' offense, Thompson and Barnes pulled apart on the wings.

Curry chose to call Bogut's pick-and-roll for the ball.

Bogut's pick-and-roll quality is high, much higher than Asik's.

But it still didn't stop Tang Tian.

Tang Tian is a slippery loach.

Curry was nearly broken.

He chose to break through to the basket.

Now Curry is still an offensive guard who breaks through the combination.

However, unlike previous seasons, he has changed the way he develops, which allows him to use his full strength when he breaks through.

It's fast!

The timing of the breakthrough was perfect!

His 23.5 points per game this season is a career high!

He's becoming the new core of the Warriors!

"Smack!"

There was a crunch.

Tang Tian's steal!

Curry's breakthrough is all too familiar.

After Walker was injured in Kangda, Tang Tian taught him how to use his hips and thighs to exert force.

The same power, the same rhythm.

Even Walker's first move was faster than Curry's.

Accustomed to Walker, Curry's breakthrough was completely seen through by Tang Tian.

Curry's hand power did not have a focus point, and the whole person lost his center of gravity and was completely unable to grab back.

Tang Tian dribbled directly to the fast break, and after seeing Thompson coming, he threw his hand and passed the ball to Parker.

Parker dribbled to the front court for a layup.

The Warriors opened with a wave of 7-0, and the Spurs immediately returned a wave of 4-0!

Curry attacked again, and this time he took advantage of the gap in Bogut's pick-and-roll to make a quick shot.

The fastest shot is 0.4 seconds at a time!

Shooting fast is his characteristic!

"Bang!"

However, he underestimated Tang Tian's speed around the block.

And Tang Tian knows very well the difference between Curry and Harden, and Curry doesn't have to worry about him deliberately making fouls.

Tang Tian made a desperate save.

"Bang!"

A big hat on the front that splits the head and covers the face!

The scene was in an uproar.

First steal, then block!

Tang Tian completely suppressed Curry!

It's like suppressing Harden in the last game!

If they only had a little feeling in the last game, then now they really realize that Tang Tian's defense has become stronger!

When a defensive second team player gets stronger, he can really be scary on the defensive end!

Warriors sideline ball.

Curry received the ball, and he didn't attack Tang Tian again.

He is different from Harden, he has no grudges with Tang Tian, and he plays very smart.

The ball goes to David Lee.

Lee continued to turn and play Duncan, and the basket attracted Split's bag and then distributed the ball to Bogut.

Bogut scores on the board under the basket.

Lee's assists per game this season are career highs, and his points and rebounds are also above his career average.

He's back at the top of his game after returning from injury.

9 to 4.

The Warriors still hold the lead on the court.

Duncan's shot was interfered with by Bogut and the rebound was also collected by Lee.

With Bogut, the Warriors' defense in the box is no weaker than the Spurs.

"Come on! Warriors! ”

The fans at the scene took the initiative to shout and cheer, and the Warriors were going to get up.

Lee continued to hold the ball in the high post, and Leonard came over to help defend.

Lee gave the ball straight to Barnes.

Barnes catches the ball and makes a flying layup.

"Bang!"

But at the moment when Barnes made a move, a figure flew over and directly slapped the big hat of the nail board!

Tang Tian!

Barnes was stunned, he didn't expect that Tang Tian, who was defending Curry on the outside, would rush into the interior in advance to make up for the defense!

Didn't he know that Curry was stable with open threes?

Of course Tang Tian knows!

However, he also knows that this Warriors team is not the Warriors of the future generations, Curry may have a chance, but the probability of Barnes passing is very small!

Now the tactics of this Warriors team on the offensive end are very monotonous, and there are very few echoes with each other when attacking!

This is also the reason why Mark Jackson was finally fired even though he did so well in his previous life.

He couldn't bring out the full offensive talent of this team!

After Tang Tian got the rebound, he passed to Parker as soon as possible, and the Spurs' defense counterattacked.

He also followed fast this time, with a three-on-four frontcourt, and he received Parker's pass and shot to chase down the three-pointer.

"Huh!"

Hand up and knife down.

7 to 9!

The Spurs have narrowed the gap to 2 points!

The Warriors' offense, Lee was successfully defended by Dior, who is also a technical big man, and Dior is obviously more adaptable to defense.

Duncan protects the defensive rebound.

The Spurs advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian's running three-pointer attracted the defense and directly found Dio in the empty position at the top of the arc.

Dior's grandfather-style three-pointer.

"Bang!"

The basketball bounces into the mesh bag.

10 to 9!

The Spurs scored 2 three-pointers in a row and directly overtook the score!

Thompson's basket runs back, Curry's second pass.

Thompson flew to the basket, but the moment he made the shot, he smelled a familiar smell in the air.

"Bang!"

Tang Tian's assistant defense hat directly covered the ball out of bounds!

The Oracle Arena was silent, this was Tang Tian's third cap in this section!

Nima, this is a defender!

Is this more than Wade can cover?

Thompson's expression was a little blank after being offended.

He originally thought that after his teammates became stronger, he would finally be able to play handily, and he would finally have a chance to defeat Tang Tian.

But after a few rounds, he realized that he was wrong!

Big mistake!

Tang Tian's sense of presence at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is too strong!

Even in terms of the performance of this segment alone, it is not an exaggeration to say that Tang Tian is leading the Spurs!

It turned out that in the offseason training match, Tang Tian had reservations.

Yes, Tang Tian had just returned from the Olympic Games, how could he do his best in the training match.

He also needs to rest!

The more Thompson thought about it, the more powerless he became, and the more he thought about it, the more desperate he felt!

Tang Tian's continuous steals and blocks drove the team's defense, and Popovich also replaced Split with Dio at the right time, and the Spurs' defensive intensity increased significantly.

Lee suffered setbacks again and again on the inside, Curry was also strangled to death by Tang Tian, the Warriors couldn't open the offense, and it was difficult to stalemate with the Spurs on defense alone.

93 to 79.

The Spurs eventually beat the Warriors on the road in back-to-back games to extend their winning streak to 12 games.

The 12-0 start was also the best start of the Spurs season!

Tang Tian played 30 minutes in this game, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 6 blocks on 5-of-10 shooting!

He hit a mini-five-double for the second game in a row!

These two games, unlike the previous ten games, he used the strongest defensive posture to help the team win the game!

After the game, Tang Tian found that Thompson's expression was obviously different from what he had seen before.

Obviously, the strength of this game was a big blow to Thompson's heart.

Thompson shot 3-of-10 from three-point range and finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, which is obviously not his normal level this season.

No matter how tenacious and positive a person is, in the face of constant failure, it is obvious that he has begun to doubt himself.

Tang Tian saw this, and after shaking hands, he grabbed him.

"Clay, do you know who the worst woman is in our China?"

Thompson was depressed, and when he heard Tang Tian ask about this, he was completely uninterested.

"Mapo."

"Who's that?"

"It doesn't matter who she is, the important thing is that we have a dish in China called mapo tofu, and mapo is eaten every day."

“……”

Thompson shuddered.

Apparently the joke was a bit cold, and he didn't know what mapo tofu was.

"I'll take you to try it next time."

Tang Tian smiled and slapped Thompson's chest, as if Thompson was really a mapo and he was eating tofu.

"Chase me! Clay! ”

After Tang Tian finished pounding, his expression suddenly became serious.

"If the current me makes you feel the gap, then chase me!"

"I'm your target, you're the target of your challenge, treat me as the boss in the game, chase me, challenge me!"

Tang Tian's words slammed towards Thompson like a continuous cannonball.

Thompson looked at Tang Tian, and he could see that Tang Tian was very serious.

Yes, in the past, he was Xiaoqiang who would never admit defeat, thinking that he would finally defeat Tang Tian one day.

It wasn't until tonight that he realized that the gap between the two was so big that he began to doubt himself.

But Tang Tian was right, he recognized the gap, and then what?

Self-doubt? Ambition?

No, he wants to catch up with Tang Tian!

Before, he was bent on winning against Tang Tian, but now that he has the goal of Tang Tian, he has to fight to catch up!

That's him, Klay Thompson!

"Yes, you wait, I'll catch up with you! More than you! ”

After Thompson finished speaking, he also punched Tang Tian in the chest.

Maybe it's a little excited, but the strength of this punch is not small.

Tang Tian was beaten and coughed.

! Communiqué personal vendetta!

I let you chase me, I didn't let you hit me, hey!

But when he recovered, he smiled again.

Such a Thompson deserves to continue to be his opponent.

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