The Nuggets are not as wavey as the Spurs, and when it comes to the point, should they change to the main team or change to the main team.

Gallinari and Ty Lawson are not the Spurs' bench that can be locked, the two continue to shoot from the outside, even if the Spurs Gary Neal has a good hand, the score is still suppressed by the opponent.

"Coach, Mr. Greg, let me play, I promise to help the team win."

Zhang Xiaotian also let go and asked Popovich to fight.

Popovich turned his head to look at him, his face serious, and his eyes almost killing.

Ginobili, who was also pressed on the bench, quickly pulled Zhang Xiaotian away, and said to him seriously: "Playing at the Spurs, you must remember that you can't rush the coach." ”

"The old man must have a plan for who to let go, do you want to teach him to arrange the troops, I don't want to sit on the bench in the future and be in a hurry, be honest now."

Zhang Xiaotian also came to his senses, Popovich is not Jacques Vaughn, even if it is the team's big brother Duncan, Popovich dares to press on the bench, let alone him.

In the end, Zhang Xiaotian didn't play for a minute, and the Spurs were defeated by the Nuggets and ushered in their first preseason defeat.

Zhang Xiaotian was a little depressed, but he still practiced after the game.

He thought that if he didn't play today, those media would definitely sneer, but he didn't expect that his name was not mentioned on the news at all, and he was still a small character after all.

Fortunately, many netizens on the other side of the ocean are still enthusiastic, and all kinds of unreliable gossip have been exposed, and there are still many fans who support him, which gives him a little comfort.

"What's the matter, why didn't you play today, if you don't play, you will lose, and the team can't do without you."

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Before going to bed, I exercised and took a shower, and when I came out, I saw two messages from Yang Feiyu. Zhang Xiaotian suddenly smiled.

"Where is it so important to me, the team has the players taking turns to rest, thank you for your attention."

"What happened to your roommate, Eddie is still alive."

"Why, you won't see my roommate's pretty."

After chatting with Yang Feiyu before going to bed, the haze in Zhang Xiaotian's heart was finally cleared.

Just sat on the bench for a game, and redoubled his efforts on the court, even if he didn't let him play, he had to let the coach see his positivity in training.

Next up for the Spurs is an away game, and their first stop is Houston.

The Rockets have also undergone a major roster change this season, with a number of trades and signings, most notably the acquisition of Jeremy Lin, who rose to fame last season.

The Rockets are said to have a big deal to follow, and this preseason game their starters are only one sophomore rookie, Chandler Parsons.

There was also a small change in the starting point of the Spurs game, and when Popovich informed Zhang Xiaotian of the start, Zhang Xiaotian still felt a little unreal.

Life is really up and down, I don't know what I don't like, and I don't know when I will have an opportunity.

Therefore, you must be strong yourself, so that you will not be defeated when you are not satisfied, and you can grasp the opportunity in front of you.

The team's starters are where his position changes, and the Rockets' starters are both rookies this year, Jeremy Lamb and Terrence Jones.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't expect him to start, but since the coach arranged it so much, he had to go all out, and his Chandler Parsons was a white striker with good physical fitness, so he tried his best to entangle the opponent at the beginning.

The situation is a little different than he imagined, the Rockets roster doesn't seem to be running in well, and Chandler Parsons is also a little absent-minded.

Duncan and Parker scored in quick succession, and Zhang Xiaotian also hit a three-pointer from Burrece Dior's return pass.

In less than half a quarter, the team had a 10-point lead.

When the team rotated, Duncan and Parker quickly went down to rest, but he played through the first quarter.

Unexpectedly gave him so much time, Zhang Xiaotian was really a little apprehensive, and the defense was even more desperate, which made Parsons very depressed.

The Rockets' bench players played better in this game, with Carlos Delfino and rookie Donatas Motaiunas both hitting three-pointers to catch up a bit.

Popovich didn't let Leonard play, it seems that the Spurs really let the players take turns to rest, although Zhang Xiaotian felt that he didn't have much playing time and there was no need to rest at all.

In the second half of the second quarter, Zhang Xiaotian got another chance to play and hit the middle distance.

For the first time in the NBA, he played happily without the ability bonus, although he was only a supporting role, but he was very competent, and the team also suppressed the opponent throughout the whole process.

In this game, the Rockets were either rookies or newly transferred players, and in the second half, Popovich simply didn't let Duncan and Parker play, and the Spurs also began to scout players.

But after Gary Neal replaced Parker, the Spurs' rhythm went awry, and the Rockets took the opportunity to play a couple of sharp counter-attacks, with Lamb and Parsons both hitting three-pointers.

Parsons whistled after shooting three points in front of Zhang Xiaotian, "Rookie, I'm going to get a little serious in the second half, this is the cruelty of the NBA." ”

Zhang Xiaotian countered on the spot: "Okay, your unreliable shots in the first half were not serious, and you may not be serious again after a while." ”

"Rookie, you've me off." Parsons said coldly.

Zhang Xiaotian will not be afraid of him, he musters up the strength to take the initiative to seek physical confrontation, Parsons is taller than him, he must consume the opponent more, otherwise the shot is really difficult to defend.

Parsons didn't believe that Zhang Xiaotian, who had not officially mixed in the NBA, could defend him, and when it was the Rockets' turn to attack again, he asked for the ball to play alone.

Parsons dribbled twice outside the three-point line and pulled up to shoot, Zhang Xiaotian waited for the opponent to shoot, although Parsons is faster than the average white forward, but it is not the kind of fast foot, Zhang Xiaotian predicted that the opponent would use the advantage of height to eat him.

So he jumped up almost at the same time as Parsons, stretching his right hand as high as he could, affecting the opponent's shooting lane.

Three-point iron, Spurs won the rebound and quickly counterattacked, and Ginobili received the ball and made a layup in the middle of the march.

Zhang Xiaotian looked at Parsons and smiled defiantly, and Patson's face turned green.

He muttered that he had to save face, but Rockets head coach Kevin McHale didn't want to see him wave, and the Rockets didn't want to look at him in this game, and seeing that the score began to be pulled away again, the Rockets asked for a timeout, and by the way, Parsons was replaced.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian completely released his desire to attack when facing the Rockets' backup forward, NBA fringe man Gary Forbes, and scored 11 consecutive points to seal the victory.

The first start of pre-season ended perfectly.