In the final quarter, the Pacers, who had home-court advantage, took the lead when their rotation player Gerald Green hit two three-pointers in a row.

The score fell behind by 10 points at once, and Zhang Xiaotian, who had recovered some physical strength, couldn't help but get up from his seat, but then Ginobili scored two three-pointers, which made people's blood boil.

"Coach, let me go." Zhang Xiaotian didn't mean it, he was really excited.

Popovich remained silent, as if he had not heard the words.

Halfway through the fourth quarter of the game, when Zhang Xiaotian couldn't sit still, Popovich finally replaced him.

Before he came on the court, Paul George hit a three-pointer to give the Pacers another five-point lead.

Because of exhaustion, Zhang Xiaotian felt a little fluttery.

But in the fourth quarter, the confidence generated made him quickly adjust his body and take the initiative to slip to the bottom line and run.

Paul George seems to feel that Zhang Xiaotian is a little different from before, but he didn't think much about it, he played longer than Zhang Xiaotian, was dealt with by Spurs players in turn, and his physical strength was not as strong as at the beginning.

In his opinion, Zhang Xiaotian rested for nearly eight minutes and recovered his strength.

Zhang Xiaotian will become active on the offensive end in the final quarter, and everyone in the team knows that he received a pass from a teammate when he returned to the three-point line in a circle.

One point, Paul George, who happened to rush up, was not deceived.

As soon as Zhang Xiaotian gritted his teeth, he held the ball and went inside, although Paul George was a little tired now, his pace was still very fast, and he didn't let Zhang Xiaotian rush over.

Who knows that Zhang Xiaotian, like Paul George, used his momentum to force the opponent away, pulled up and was a mid-range shot, and the ball drew a slightly flat arc and smashed into the basket on the inside edge of the basket.

In the first three quarters, he was pushed away by Paul George several times, and this time it was finally his turn, and Zhang Xiaotian also waved his arm heavily after the goal.

Then he continued to stare at Paul George, Paul George was also a little depressed, his physical fitness has always been his pride, and it was a little uncomfortable to be like this.

Paul George played sane, but he had to respond to this ball, the core of the team can't be coaxed at critical moments, and besides, he just hit a three-pointer, and he feels okay.

He received the ball sideways outside the three-point line, and then made a relatively large tentative step, pretending to go to the right, but in fact breaking through to the left.

Zhang Xiaotian has not been deceived by him, and Paul George's feints are still not realistic enough.

However, Paul George didn't intend to use a feint to shake Zhang Xiaotian, he rushed up like a cow, and forced Zhang Xiaotian to press into two big steps.

This is after Zhang Xiaotian was excited about his skills, and the gap between people and people was so big.

After the hard top, it is to pull up the jump shot, with the height of Paul George, not to mention Zhang Xiaotian, even if James is the top player in the third position now, he can't block it.

However, compared with the first three quarters, Zhang Xiaotian's reaction speed, strength, and bounce have improved.

When Paul George pulled it up, Zhang Xiaotian also jumped up.

It can't block the opponent's shooting lane, but it can create some intervention.

In fact, Paul George felt a little wrong when he jumped, he put too much power on the confrontation between the two, just if he broke through Zhang Xiaotian's defense, he could naturally attack the basket directly, but now facing the defense like this, the muscles are a little tight.

Playing iron, Duncan steadily protected the backcourt rebounds.

Parker received the ball and launched a counterattack, and Paul George ran desperately to get back to the defense.

Parker broke through and Danny Green made an open three-point shot to tie the game at 93-93.

When it was the Pacers' turn to attack, Hibbert's physical strength declined, and he missed a strong shot on the inside, and the initiative gradually came to the Spurs' side.

Before the Pacers could come up with a countermeasure, Parker went inside in a pick-and-roll with Duncan, causing Hibbert to foul, and the Spurs overtook after hitting two free throws, and the Pacers had no choice but to take a timeout.

After tentatively coming up, the Pacers still played inside, and David Westerbo got a foul but only made one of two free throws.

In the Spurs' offense, Zhang Xiaotian received another pass, this time he did not play alone, but beckoned his teammates to come up and cover, in fact, the Spurs did not arrange the tactics of playing with the ball for him, but he performed well at the critical moment, and Popovich would turn a blind eye if he was a little out of it.

Zhang Xiaotian was on the side, and it was not Duncan who came to cover, but Danny Green.

With the cover, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly accelerated to kill inside, but Stephenson, who was opposite Danny Green, took the initiative to wrap up and try to steal his ball.

Stephenson came up too quickly, at this time Zhang Xiaotian has not completely passed Paul George, if he doesn't find out, unless he is blind.

Zhang Xiaotian did not hesitate to dismantle the ball to Danny Green, Paul George secretly said that it was not good, he thought that it was his responsibility that the team did not play well in the first few rounds, so now the defense is also working extra hard, seeing that there is no defender in front of Danny Green, he almost pounced to fill the position.

In the Spurs, who wouldn't make a foul, so Paul George was tragic.

Danny Green hit a free throw to give the Spurs a three-point lead and the clock creeping into the final four minutes.

The Pacers' offense is still in good positions to score and play, but the Spurs' lineup is not only sharp offensively, but also has the best defensive effect, and they basically can't find opportunities in positional battles, and someone must have an advantage in one-on-one to make the Spurs' defense porous.

Paul George singled Zhang Xiaotian again, but at this time he was really tired, not only physically tired, but also mentally tired.

After striking iron again, Pacers head coach Frank Vogel also saw that it was not okay to force Paul George to take responsibility now, after all, the season has just begun, and he has not fully adapted to the core position.

However, compared to defense, Frank Vogel doesn't have too many routines on offense, and if he doesn't let Paul George attack, then play inside.

It's just that the Spurs also quickly adjusted the lineup, allowing Dio to come up and defend David West.

David West also only changed one foul in three singles, and on the Spurs' side, Duncan scored first, and then Zhang Xiaotian made a shot, and the time entered the last minute, leaving the Pacers with few options.

George Hill tried back-to-back three-pointers in the final moments, and by the time the iron sounded, there was no suspense in the game.

At 104:97, the victory belongs to the Spurs.

"You're good, but the next win will be for the Pacers." Paul George, who had been silent at the last moment, took the initiative to talk to Zhang Xiaotian after the game.

The young leader seemed to have matured all of a sudden, Zhang Xiaotian looked at the back of the other party walking towards the players' tunnel and secretly cheered himself up, next time, he will also help the team to win until the end of the season.