Zhang Xiaotian has performed miracles more than once, so he is very good at stopping his opponents from doing miracles.

At 1:32, he hit another three-pointer to increase his personal score to 25 points and help the team extend the lead to 14 points, and the game was out of suspense.

The winning streak continues, and the Thunder are not in the top eight in the East, but this victory is full of color.

After this game, the league has announced the All-Star players in all competitions, and Cavaliers Irving was selected to the regular game bench, and he will also participate in the three-point contest, while Love was not selected.

Maybe the Cavaliers have a problem with their losing streak, or maybe they already have three people selected, and Love is a little unhappy anyway.

He was an All-Star starter last season, and he couldn't even get a bench when he came to the Cavaliers.

Although Zhang Xiaotian and other teammates have said that he should be selected, this kind of thing cannot be changed.

The next day against the Pistons, Lefu was a little listless, but Zhang Xiaotian and the other three selected players were in very good shape.

And with this victory, the Cavaliers are back in the top four in the East.

Although the outside is picky and picky about the Knights, the core of the three teams is gathered together, coupled with a ruthless character like Zhang Xiaotian, no one dares to underestimate it.

Now they have a better squad and many teams are more vigilant.

On January 28th, the Cavaliers were back-to-back, and there were really more back-to-backs for them on the field.

The Trail Blazers now have a slightly better record than the Cavaliers, and are considered a second-tier powerhouse in the West.

There was nothing wrong with their main squad offensively and defensively, but there were no surprises on the bench.

However, James was suspended this time, because the team told James that James came back a little earlier than planned, and for the sake of safety, the team also arranged for him to take a turn to rest.

Zhang Xiaotian was placed in the No. 3 position this time, and Smith was put on the starting line-up.

Now the Cavaliers have as many as nine rotation personnel, in addition to three new signings, Davedova has gradually gained the trust of the head coach, James will not be short of manpower if he does not play.

In this game, Zhang Xiaotian has no problem playing the second and third positions, Batum and Matthews are both good at single defense, but their style Zhang Xiaotian is not afraid and will not let the other party take advantage.

James doesn't play, the ball is in Irving's hands again, and he and Lillard are all sorts of heads-ups.

Both of them are the type of attacking strong and defending weak, and the others basically can't intervene.

During this time, the fans of both were crying out, Lillard was particularly aggrieved, because he lost the All-Star, and Irving was just a general grievance and did not enter the All-Star starter.

Now that they are together, it is Owen who is the first to come out of the state.

Truth be told, Irving's offense is still a little bit richer, and Lillard mainly likes all kinds of shots.

Under the containment of Owen, Zhang Xiaotian, . Smith hit both three-pointers, but they didn't take as many shots as Irving, and as for Mozgov, it was difficult to catch the ball.

But Irving took advantage of Lillard's play this time, scoring double-doubles in the first quarter to help the team hold the lead.

Lillard is much more iron, but Aldridge plays very smoothly.

Lefou's defense is still a little gentler, and for Aldridge's projection-type big forward, all kinds of high-intensity physical confrontations must be consumed.

Smith mentioned that the Cavaliers' bench has little offensive power, but fortunately, the Trail Blazers' bench players are also a virtue.

In the second quarter, Irving was still coquettish, Lillard was still playing iron, Aldridge was very stable, but Love didn't get a few three-point opportunities, and Irving didn't bother to pass the ball like that later.

Relying on Irving's fairy performance of six three-pointers in the half, the Cavaliers led the opponent by 10 points at halftime.

James played so smoothly when he wasn't on the court, and Irving was very comfortable, with a smile on his face at halftime.

Aside from the defense against Aldridge, the Cavaliers had already been pretty good in the first half.

However, with Aldridge's style, it is not very convenient to flank the rest of the Trail Blazers and let Aldridge take a few more points.

Players like Irving are actually not very easy to defend, the Trail Blazers should make changes in the second half, Irving is mentally prepared, and the team as a whole is still focused on improving defensive intensity.

The third quarter was not as expected for the Trail Blazers, who did not take special measures against Irving, but only tried to prevent him from stringing the Cavaliers' players together.

Actually, this is not necessary, Owen is not an organizational type.

However, Lillard was not so wavey in the second half, and his passing was much more decisive, which increased his shooting percentage anyway.

Aldridge has Lillard's support and is playing even more easily.

Love still has no touch, and the defense of Aldridge is completely out of the question.

Smith was also at a loss on the outside, but fortunately, Irving was still on the hot side, and scored a double-double in the first quarter.

But the Trail Blazers played together, Irving still sang a one-man show, and the score gap has been narrowed a bit, but fortunately they still retain a five-point lead in the final quarter.

The first few minutes of the fourth quarter were when Zhang Xiaotian was down, and Matthews, who was in charge of guarding him, did not end the game.

Although the other party was already very careful, he still misestimated Zhang Xiaotian's strength.

There are only two games between the Eastern and Western teams each season, and even if the Trail Blazers study Zhang Xiaotian's characteristics, the specific situation will not be very clear.

And the defense in the first three quarters has given the players a kind of inertia.

So many times it is not that the opponent does not pay attention, but is deceived by the body's memory.

Matthews was ready to deal with Zhang Xiaotian's breakthrough, but Zhang Xiaotian pulled it up directly.

Three-point hit, the hearts of everyone in the Trailblazers are tight, no, another one is going crazy.

Irving's previous performance was really crazy, he had hit nine three-pointers in front of him, and even now that Irving went down to rest, the Trail Blazers players still had a feeling of horror in their hearts about three-pointers.

At this time, the Trail Blazers were led by Aldridge, and there were three substitutes in the team, and the outside attack power was not so strong, so the Cavaliers did not hesitate to attack.

The choice of the pinch shot was very correct, and the Trail Blazers' offense was immediately affected, although they also hit two balls from the outside line, but Aldridge did not score a point for more than three minutes, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to extend the lead again.

The Trail Blazers can only switch back to the main force, and the same goes for the Cavaliers.

Although Irving's outside shooting percentage has decreased slightly, he is still more accurate than Lillard.

The rest of the Cavaliers are not allowed, and it has something to do with the lack of a shot, Irving will shoot when he gets the ball, and Lillard's defense is like that anyway.

However, Zhang Xiaotian has been trusted by all his teammates in the last quarter, and he still got a few chances, which is enough for him to help the team hold the opponent to the death.