20 points and 5 rebounds, as a starter at the No. 3 position, can be said to have successfully completed the task.

"The Spurs have picked up the treasure, and this is simply an offensive enhanced version of Leonard."

"The Rockets' lineup is the level of the summer league, and Zhang Xiaotian can only score in the face of marginal players, which is the level of the summer league."

These are the two voices of the media to Zhang Xiaotian after the game, in the NBA, the world's top league, there will be a topic of conversation if professional players play well.

Compared with Zhang Xiaotian, Jeremy Lin, who played a little abnormally, was criticized for being useless, and the so-called experts bluntly said that the Rockets exaggerated the signing of Jeremy Lin.

Although it was a playoff game, the Spurs-Rockets game received a lot more attention than the average regular season, especially across the ocean.

On the one hand, because of Yao Ming's relationship, many fans on the other side of the ocean regard the Rockets as the home team, on the other hand, there are no players on the other side of the ocean in the NBA this season, and the popular Lin Crazy and Zhang Xiaotian, who has just entered the eyes of fans, have become the spiritual sustenance of many fans.

This is also an alternative derby, and Zhang Xiaotian is obviously the luckier one.

After the game, Yang Feiyu sent a message for the first time, congratulating him on being able to start, obviously this girl made up some basketball knowledge, and some words were like online entries.

The Spurs will go to the East to play two games in a row, but before that they will return to San Antonio for six days of training, after all, it is only a preseason game, and it is impossible to be so tired.

The next day, I went to the training hall, but the atmosphere was a little wrong.

Seeing that there were already a few fewer people, Zhang Xiaotian realized that the team had begun to lay off people.

Wesley Witherspoon, Derrick Brown and Taylor Wickerson have all left, and the few remaining are feeling the crisis.

Zhang Xiaotian went to the bathroom and secretly called Eddie to inquire about the progress of the contract issue.

Eddie was a little distracted, and it is estimated that he was also a little miserable by Zhang Xiaotian that day, and he has been a little sad these days.

"The Spurs haven't relented yet, obviously you're playing so well, do you want to contact other teams, based on your performance, I can pat my chest right now to ensure that I can find a home."

"Looking for a home? You think you're in love, you signed the contract in black and white, and now the initiative is in the hands of the team, don't mess around with your career, if the Spurs can give me a chance, we all have a time to make money. ”

"That's, I found that your fans are growing rapidly, do you want me to help you contact some advertising."

"You can be reliable, but staying in the NBA is the most important thing."

Someone left, which had no impact on Zhang Xiaotian's training, and he was still responsible for aligning with Leonard.

To be honest, he didn't perform as well in training as he did in practice, first, Leonard was difficult to handle, and second, he didn't have a skill bonus, he didn't have that amazing feeling, and he just looked like a conscientious sapper.

Zhang Xiaotian estimates that this is one of the reasons why the Spurs have not made up their minds to regularize his contract.

After all, the teams in the preseason didn't care so much, and his performance score had to be discounted.

The first leg of the preseason expedition is Miami, where the Heat's LeBron James is sidelined and started by Ray Allen, who they snatched from the Celtics, their summer rivals.

The Spurs are a regular starting lineup, Leonard only had one rest, and his position in the team is still solid.

At the beginning of the game, Leonard, who was already a little uncomfortable, played very aggressively and scored 5 points in a row.

Zhang Xiaotian saw the head coach Popovich curl the corners of his mouth and showed a subtle smile, I have to say that this old man really has a good grasp of young players.

However, the Heat's Wade and Bosh came out one after another, and soon caught up with the score.

When it came time to rotate, the Heat's Mike Miller and Rashad Lewis hit back-to-back three-pointers from the outside, but Ginobili didn't feel good, and the Heat took the opportunity to take the lead.

After coming on as a substitute, the rhythm of both teams was very fast, Zhang Xiaotian just went up and ran back and forth a few times, and left the game before he had time to do anything.

When it comes to efficiency, it's true that the Heat's bench players are higher.

The Spurs rotated to look at Ginobili, he was a strong point, but when he didn't play well, it was difficult for other players to play.

This game gives the impression that the Spurs are already moving closer to the regular season, and the bench players only give Nando De Colo and Gary Neil more opportunities, presumably to see who is more suitable to be Parker's backup.

In the third quarter, Duncan continued to exert power on the inside, while the Heat on the other side completely opened up on the outside.

The two sides alternated leads, and Zhang Xiaotian also came off the bench against Mike Miller, who had severely degraded athleticism.

But it was this white striker who made him very uncomfortable, because the opponent played too smart, and he didn't fight with him at all, and he looked for teammates to cover during the attack, and Zhang Xiaotian was powerful and had nowhere to go.

Frustratedly, when he was about to feel a little defensive feeling, he was replaced by Popovich.

The small bench has no human rights, and he played more than 20 minutes in a starter as if he had exhausted his character, and he only played 8 minutes in this game, and fortunately grabbed a rebound without a point, otherwise it would be zero data.

Popovich didn't give him a chance in the fourth quarter, and he could only watch from the sidelines as Heat's new recruit Rashad Lewis hit two consecutive three-pointers to seal the win.

As he entered the tunnel tunnel, a reporter suddenly reached for the microphone, "You can't meet a championship-caliber team, do you realize that you may not be able to stay in the NBA?" ”

Zhang Xiaotian suddenly felt a wave of anger, and just as he was about to explode, Popovich walked up to the reporter and waved his hand to let Zhang Xiaotian go to the locker room first.

"Ma'am, are you a reporter for an entertainment newspaper, maybe we can talk about the weather today."

Popovich is very experienced in this kind of thing, and he didn't say much to the other party, and the Spurs staff came over with the team and told the reporter that the players needed to rest, and if they wanted to be interviewed, they had to apply in advance.

After losing the game and performing badly, Zhang Xiaotian has not had time to adjust, and the team will go to Orlando to play against the Magic the next day.

The hotel in the early morning was not comfortable, and Zhang Xiaotian woke up early and began to pay attention to the news.

He is the type who will have something in his heart if he doesn't see the media reports with his own eyes, just like he has to stare at the injection and draw blood, no matter whether the outside world evaluates his performance good or bad, he can devote himself wholeheartedly to the new training competition after knowing it.

"Zhang Xiaotian is not the Spurs' Lin Crazy, he can't adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, and the team should cut him."

"Back to the original form, Zhang Xiaotian's future is uncertain and he angrily rejected the reporter's question."

Although I guessed that someone wouldn't say good things, but it was said that a game was not played well, and Zhang Xiaotian was still very unhappy.

"Those reporters are too unprofessional, Brother Zhang, don't worry, I will help you fight back against those bastards."

When I opened my phone, I saw a few messages, the latest one was Xu Yi's, who turned off the phone after the game in a bad mood yesterday, and his heart still needs to be stronger.