The three days of the all-star also passed quickly, Zhang Xiaotian stayed in the hotel alone most of the time, in fact, it was not interesting, and it was still not as comfortable as at home.

It's so-so when communicating with people, he belongs to the type who doesn't refuse and is not good at it.

After All-Star Weekend, teams will be in full swing for the playoffs.

Even if there is no hope of the playoffs, they will start preparing for next season.

A team like the Heat will have some strength while ensuring their record, and as for those teams on the fringes of the playoffs, they will have to give 120% of their strength to be ruthless.

The Mavericks they met after the All-Star break belonged to the playoff ticket.

The West is clearly strong and weak, so a team like the Mavericks with a win rate of more than 50% may not necessarily make the playoffs.

In addition to the Heat and Pacers, there are a lot of teams in the East that are relatively evenly matched, and it is easier to enter the playoffs with a win rate of more than 50%.

The Mavericks are also a type of offense and defense, mainly because the players are too old, and defensive giants like Marion can't do it to the same extent as before because of their age.

With Wade's return, the Heat's current lineup is complete.

The Heat's old problem with rebounding arose at the start of the game, but the Mavericks couldn't find a player who could limit James.

With James free to play, it's okay for the Heat to lose rebounds.

Because they can completely limit the opponent's outside line, and it is not enough to just have rebounds and not score.

However, the Mavericks have Carter, Brandon White and others on the bench, and they still have to take advantage of the rotation period, and they actually play one or four small games with Carter and the Heat most of the time.

is that they are all at the level of old men, although the Heat also have many veterans in the team, but they are all rotation players, and the starting five are all in their playing years.

And they play with the Heat's lineup, which makes it even more difficult to prevent James.

Whether it's Carter or Marion, James can pass with one acceleration, and do you expect Nowitzki to help defend, Nowitzki was not good at this when he was young.

So although the Mavericks gritted their teeth and didn't let the score be pulled away too much, the situation was still getting better and better for the Heat.

That is, Wade was playing tightly, but when Zhang Xiaotian also broke out in the second half, the Mavericks collapsed all at once, and the Heat easily won the game.

Then, there is only one last one left in the west.

Because they were separated by the All-Star weekend, they didn't look too tired on this expedition.

However, their last opponent is the Thunder, a powerhouse in the West, and it is the Thunder with a full lineup.

Westbrook is just making a comeback, and this is also an extremely arrogant player, most players who haven't played for a long time will choose to come back to find form against weak teams, but he deliberately came back when he played against the Heat, who has the best record now.

It is also intended to prove to everyone that injuries do not affect him.

In the face of the Heat, the Thunder still stubbornly put out his starting lineup, although they know that Kendrick Perkins, whose defensive ability has deteriorated, is useless in front of the Heat.

Westbrook started off aggressively, first forcing Chanmos to make a mistake and then scoring strongly.

His eyes were sharp, and the meaning was obvious, he was still that strong.

However, this momentum did not last long, he did not play well this season, and even if he changed to the god of basketball, it was impossible to return to the first game.

Then he showed that he was not suitable, and he continued to strike iron.

But the biggest problem is not on Westbrook's side, in the matchup between Durant and James, James has a clear advantage.

After All-Star weekend, James was on a hot streak, scoring 42 points in his last game, and it looks like he's still unstoppable today.

The Thunder can only make honest substitutions, in fact, these few minutes are completely wasted, and Scott Brooks is too unaware of the flexibility, or too confident.

Maybe it's because Shuangshao hasn't had a partner for a while, and he obviously didn't feel it at first.

Only Ibaka played well, grabbed the frontcourt rebounds and hit consecutive shots.

However, the Thunder and the Heat are the same kind of teams, and the big guys in the team are too strong, so that when the big guys don't play well, the other players will be a little confused.

The Heat seized the opportunity and quickly established a double-digit lead in the first quarter.

However, they are still a strong team, and they have recovered relatively quickly, and through the adjustments during the rotation period, they still slowly played their advantage.

Of course, several of the main players of the Heat also took advantage of this time to rest for a while, but fortunately, they could have enough energy to fight in the second half.

As it turned out, Fisher's outburst last time was just an accident, and the Heat didn't give him any chance in this game.

At the end of the first half, the Heat also led by seven points.

In fact, this game is better than the last time, Westbrook's body has not kept up with his momentum, and he can't play for that long, and his integration with the team also takes time, and the Heat can limit Durant well.

In the third quarter, Zhang Xiaotian's performance was not much, but he was not in a hurry at all, and now most of the Heat's opportunities were focused on James, and the Thunder strengthened their defense in the second half, but still did not limit James.

As long as an All-Star level player is in shape, it's really hard to guard.

In the third quarter, the Heat once led by 20 points, and when they entered the rotation period, Durant hit consecutive shots to chase only 11 points.

But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian scored 5 points in a row, and the Heat once again opened up the gap with the opponent.

There is not much way for the Thunder to fight at this time, of course, they are not desperate, because the score difference is not five or six points, so Shuangshao should rest or rest.

Almost halfway through the fourth quarter, the two sides changed to the main lineup.

James made a tough breakthrough as soon as he came up, but it was this breakthrough that discovered an accident, James was injured by an elbow in the face by Ibaka and left the field early.

However, the game situation has left the court at this time, and even if James leaves, Wade, Bosh and Zhang Xiaotian have completely suppressed each other.

In the last game of the Western Away Games, they still won by a huge margin of 20 points.

However, James was still a little troubled when he was smashed, and the team also took the opportunity to definitely let him rest.

The strength of an athlete is too great, and even the actions that seem to ordinary people are not very serious, can also cause a lot of injuries.

To protect his face, James also custom-made a protective gear.

Mask Man is something that many players in the league have experienced.

Therefore, even on the court, it is important to protect your face.

Injuries like this, especially minor injuries, are very open to the athletes, but the fans can't accept it, because the referee didn't blow the foul.

The Heat wanted to be sad, the referee's whistle can sometimes be a bit subjective, and they also wanted to get some care, and Zhang Xiaotian also cooperated with the social media to post a photo of James wearing a mask.