Chapter 486: Iron Giant

Back-to-backs at the start of the season are not easy to play because a lot of players are not in the best physical condition.

However, if you encounter an opponent who has no fighting spirit, it means that you have moved your body a little.

The visiting Bulls were unmotivated, and the Spurs eliminated the opponent in one section.

led by more than 20 points in the first quarter, ** Vicky of course let those players who usually have no chance to play play more, and finally the team scored eight double-doubles, and Zhang Xiaotian did not have the opportunity to brush the data.

So for the kind of fish belly team that has no fighting spirit, he sincerely despises it.

The team had a lot of home games in November, and Leonard is also considering a comeback.

It just so happened that Danny Green's shooting continued to be unreliable, and the old man was ready to demote him to the bench.

This guy can only do one thing, and he can't take care of offense and defense.

Danny Green also complained pitifully several times during training, and Vicky often praised him at the beginning, but now he doesn't love him anymore.

On Nov. 4, the Spurs came to Dallas to play the Mavericks.

The Mavericks' main achievement in the summer was to save money, so their record was also a mess.

Speaking of which, they don't have a good interior defense player, but the defense is okay.

But on the offensive end, they have no presence at all, and now the team doesn't even have an All-Star level player, and it's completely uncompetitive.

The Mavericks are now playing a small lineup, with Nowitzki playing the No. 5 position.

The 39-year-old can only be a big pitcher, and it is difficult to provide much help to the team on the defensive end.

The Mavericks' defense is also mainly in preventing outside shots.

The Spurs' interior line is not strong, but Aldridge has no problem bullying the old man.

In addition, without interior defense, whether it is Barnes or Matthews, it is definitely impossible to limit Zhang Xiaotian.

At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks' defense was still in place, but they couldn't maintain high efficiency after a long time, after all, it was too difficult for them to limit the Spurs' two strong points.

It's the Mavericks' rookie Dennis Smith Jr. who is impressive, and Evans has a hard time getting him.

In the bench lineup, Mavericks veteran Barria also played well.

But in this situation, the Spurs were in control from the second quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian and Aldridge are enough to tear apart the Mavericks' defense, and the Mavericks' performance is also very strong, and the five main players have played for a long time except for Nowitzki.

Judging by their mental state, it's hard to imagine their previous poor record.

Maybe it was when they hit the spurs, and they subconsciously got up desperately.

But in the second half, the Mavericks still couldn't hold it anymore.

After the Spurs gained the advantage, Zhang Xiaotian opened the game with a top-level All-Star level performance at the beginning of the final quarter, and the Spurs also successfully won the opponent.

Zhang Xiaotian and Aldridge scored 70 points together, and the Mavericks were also very helpless.

For Zhang Xiaotian's performance, Mavericks coach Carlisle can only be envious, they wanted to get this powerful player twice, but unfortunately they didn't impress each other.

They easily beat the Mavericks, but the Spurs lost to the Bulls in the second game of their back-to-back away games.

Zhang Xiaotian perfectly blocked Jimmy Butler, but Towns blew up the Spurs' interior line.

Downs played too well this time, and this time it was the Spurs' turn to be helpless.

After returning to his home court, Leonard announced his comeback, and without his power, it would be difficult for the Spurs to sit in the first tier of the West.

On November 17, the Thunder, who formed the Big Three in the summer, came to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

The Thunder caught everyone's eye in the summer by trading for Paul George and Anthony in the summer.

In addition, they renewed Adams' contract for four years and 100 million, and Robertson for 30 million for three years, forming a strong starting lineup.

However, they didn't start the game well, and the Big Three had a much more difficult run-in than the role players.

But they are certainly the opponents of all Western Conference teams, and the team originally asked Leonard to wait, but Leonard didn't like to wait until the belly of the fish to come back, and he came back to win for the team.

The Thunder's problem now is that they don't have a bench, which is also a problem after they traded for two All-Stars.

Now it's up to their core players to support offense and defense and bring in some role players, those teams after the big trade will have problems of one kind or another, there are successes and failures, and it has to do with all aspects, but the role of the core players is very important.

Leonard returned, Zhang Xiaotian returned to the No. 2 position, and Danny Green became a substitute.

Vicky is still considering whether to put Evans on the bench to add a new dynamism.

When Leonard returns, the team's offensive end will not be dumb, and it is completely possible for Murray to partner with the main team.

However, Evans has become more and more accustomed to the position of the main force in these games, and the old man will have to watch it later.

After all, Leonard will have a period of adaptation time when he comes back, in order to be sure, Leonard will not play for so long in each game during the period when he has just returned, and the leg injury will definitely have a certain impact on the player's condition.

The Spurs didn't play well at the beginning of this game, the Thunder were one big and four small, and the Spurs wanted to press them with the inside, and the effect was not very ideal.

And Leonard, who started as soon as he returned, was a little rusty about the court, and the effect of restricting Anthony was very average.

The Thunder is violent, and the Big Three take turns to exert their strength, feeling like they are going to break the Spurs in one wave.

However, the Spurs did not panic, they just played a lot of people, and the bench lineup was also very good on the defensive end, and could continue to put pressure on the Thunder.

By the second quarter, the Thunder's offense wasn't that fierce.

The Spurs also changed their lineup with one big and four small, with Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard facing Anthony and Paul George head-on.

Of course, Leonard can't play for that long, especially when he just comes back against an All-Star caliber player, so he must be careful.

When Leonard went down to rest, Zhang Xiaotian made up for the No. 4 position against Paul George.

Anthony's point, as long as the pressure is ensured, it doesn't have to be Zhang Xiaotian or Leonard to come in person, Anthony is 33 years old, and he is no longer the all-powerful striker on the offensive end back then.

As his stamina decreases, his hit rate will definitely decrease.

Just when the Thunder's attack efficiency was declining, the Spurs launched a counterattack.

Three points, under Zhang Xiaotian's real pass, the Spurs' three points opened.

Danny Green, Gerald Green, and Ginobili all opened three-pointers, and the Thunder's defense immediately had big problems.

After a three-point rain, the advantage gained by the thunder in front of it was suddenly eaten away.

The point is, the Spurs' pressing defense quickly worked.

The Big Three became iron giants, Wei Shao, Paul George and Anthony all like various types of mid-to-long range shots, and as soon as they hit the iron, the Thunder's offense stalled, and there were problems with coordination. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!