"You were disappointed that you only got nine points in this game?"

"Why, I'm proud because the team won and I feel like I contributed."

'You got more minutes in this game, but you're still in eighth place, do you want to get more minutes?'

"Man, I'm just a newcomer, playing time is a thing for the coach to worry about, I'm happy to be able to play, and I want the team to win more than playing time."

The Spurs defeated the Kings 97-86 to win six in a row, and Zhang Xiaotian had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

When he was still in school, Zhang Xiaotian often fantasized about answering reporters' questions when he entered the NBA, so although he is a rookie, he will not make some low-level mistakes in this kind of thing, and he will not make big news.

The hateful thing is that there are still bastards who desperately hack him, saying that a small role is a small role after all.

is a reporter named Woolly, Zhang Xiaotian remembers him, he was the one who first wrote articles to hack him to nothing, and even on the night he set a record, the other party sarcastically ridiculed him for just a little luck.

Naturally, many people scolded him, but this guy enjoyed it and gained a group of die-hard fans.

Zhang Xiaotian understands that this kind of person is sensationalism, he will not respond but is very angry.

When he was doing recovery exercises in the hotel, he sent a message to Yang Feiyu, and Yang Feiyu was also furious, saying that he would take someone to scold Wu Li to death.

The two exchanged messages frequently during this time, and the conversation was a lot more ambiguous, but that's all, let alone trying to go further, and they didn't even make a phone call.

The phone rang, and the ringtone was a fragment of a new song by a Chinese singer recommended by Yang Feiyu.

The caller ID is Emily, but it's a rarity.

"Zhang, they all said that you are famous, how about being a spokesperson for our farm."

"No problem, I'll go home when I'm done playing away."

Emily seemed to have something else to say, but muttered that she just talked a few words and hung up.

His father works on the farm, although Guise has the pride of an American, he is not a bad person, and the farm is Zhang Xiaotian's second home, and he is happy to be able to help.

The next day, he had to play back-to-back, and Zhang Xiaotian pinched the time to rest on time.

In just a short period of time, he has basically become accustomed to the living habits of a professional basketball player, and the number of times he can't sleep has been greatly reduced.

The third opponent on their road trip is the Trail Blazers, who are mainly tired on the road and not at all the same thing as back-to-back at home.

Parker was a little unwell, and the team started with Patrick Mills, who hadn't played much before.

At Spurs, opportunities can come their way at any time, but players have to be able to take them.

The biggest change for the Trail Blazers this year is rookie Damian Lillard, the team directly positioned him as the outside core, and Lillard is also a ruthless character, the first game is 20+, no stage fright.

The Trail Blazers, who were playing at home in this game, took the lead, and Parker's fellow Nicholas Batum was on the hot side, hitting back-to-back shots from the outside along with Lillard.

Mills is obviously a little uncomfortable playing the starter, and several of the Spurs' backup guards are all indiscriminate shots except for Ginobili, who are afraid to play with the starters.

Fortunately, with Duncan, the Trail Blazers' J.J. Hickson is a rebounding maniac, but his defense is sparse, and Duncan doesn't need to spend much effort teaching him at all.

When it came time to rotate, the Spurs' bench also hit three points in a row, and the score was tied at once.

What made Zhang Xiaotian a little depressed was that the team let Stephen Jackson play first.

In the last game, the opponent only played soy sauce, although he did not have a conflict with Zhang Xiaotian afterwards, but it is said that he had a quarrel with Popovich, Zhang Xiaotian originally thought that this guy would be beaten into the cold palace by Popovich, but he didn't expect that there was no.

However, in front of Batum, Stephen Jackson showed his old age, resulting in a black face throughout the whole process.

Zhang Xiaotian is used to it, and the two don't have much friendship anyway.

When he came on, he was already facing the opposition substitute Aleksandar Pavlovich.

The Trailblazers' bench is too far behind the main team, and Zhang Xiaotian prevents the opponent from even having a chance to shoot.

However, the Trail Blazers immediately switched to the main team, and their main players are young enough to play long enough.

After the opposing player was changed to Batum, Zhang Xiaotian can be said to have played a twelve-point spirit.

Although Batum is not very strong in confrontation, he has comprehensive skills, and his height and hand length break through the pace is big.

When Zhang Xiaotian and the opponent met for the first time, they had obviously been sticked, but they still let Batum force his shot.

In the second meeting, he was whistled for a foul when he moved a little bigger.

Before he could get back face, Popovich replaced him, and now Zhang Xiaotian understood the feelings of some opponents, and he was so depressed that he could only look at it when he was arrogant.

The scores of the two teams rose alternately, but in the last few minutes of the first half, Lillard suddenly hit two three-pointers in a row to help the team pull the score away, and Mills couldn't prevent it at all.

By the end of the half, the opposition had a nine-point lead.

In the third quarter, the Spurs could only expand their defense, and the Trail Blazers took the opportunity to make trouble under the leadership of Aldridge.

Leonard and Stephen Jackson took turns to play the No. 4 position, and Zhang Xiaotian also had a chance to improve his play.

Prevent it, he must guard against it.

It is indeed difficult to defend Batum after holding the ball, but before receiving the ball, Zhang Xiaotian has to consume him as much as possible.

Constantly looking for physical confrontation, basketball is a man's sport, and it can never be without physical contact.

When he was in college, it was not obvious, when he played business basketball, he often had red and swollen after a game, but playing basketball was this kind of exhilaration.

So after entering the NBA, he was not afraid of confrontation at all.

Batum was also annoyed by his entanglement, "Boy, if you have the ability, show your ability to break the record that night, this is a basketball court, not a wrestling ring." ”

'When the team needs me to score, I'm going to score.

"Hmph, I hope you have the ability to do this when the time comes."

Batum was annoyed by Zhang Xiaotian's entanglement, and only scored two points by making fouls, while the Spurs' outside line began to exert their power and slowly chased the score back.

Zhang Xiaotian also saw Batum's weakness, and his shooting was not stable under strong confrontation.

When the Trail Blazers entered the rotation in the fourth quarter, the Spurs seized the opportunity again.

Gary Neal hit back-to-back shots, and the Spurs overtook all of a sudden.

The Trail Blazers had no choice but to switch to the main force again, and Aldridge was in a stalemate.

Leonard had already committed his fourth foul on the court, and Popovich looked at Zhang Xiaotian again.