Chapter 298: Be Prepared

Danny Green's defense was already impeccable, but Zhang Xiaotian's three-pointer still fell to the basket.

It can only be said that this ball is too demonic, even if Danny Green's defense is at an All-Star level, it can't be stopped.

With only one point behind, the Cavaliers still opted for three points, and Popovich asked for a timeout again, this time with a bit of helplessness.

This is quite unreasonable, and with the absolute play of the stars, the tactics have a fart.

Three or two, Popovich gave the option to Parker.

Parker is the Spurs' most in-form player today, and even if something goes wrong in the final quarter, Popovich will always give full trust to his old buddy.

Zhang Xiaotian is in charge of Ginobili at this time, although Ginobili has no performance in this game, but at the last moment, he must not be forgotten, this guy is also a famous big heart.

With nine seconds left, that's plenty of time for an attack.

Timofey Mozgov was replaced, and his main role was to block people.

He blocked Parker, but was bypassed by Parker, and the Spurs were meticulous in their tactics of catching the ball.

Then Mozgov went to block Duncan, and the real purpose of replacing him was here.

Zhang Xiaotian followed Ginobili to the far end, but Duncan was ready to cover for Parker again.

When Mozgov came up, he couldn't change the defense, but fortunately, there was not enough time, Duncan's side just came up, Irving went around, and Mozgov took the opportunity to squeeze Duncan to prevent the Spurs' blocking and dismantling from succeeding.

Parker turned around and wanted to change directions to play blocking and demolition tactics with Duncan, but Duncan was squeezed by the Russians, Parker saw that it was too late, and rushed inside with a gritting of his teeth.

Zhang Xiaotian followed Ginobili on the other side, and it was definitely too late to help the defense, he reminded loudly from a distance that Parker accelerated with his head covered, and basically would not pass the ball.

Owen sped up, Mozgov turned to help, and even James rushed over.

Parker didn't rush to the basket, but drifted to the baseline and shot.

The ball bounces off the basket, then the red light comes on and the basketball falls into the basket.

At 110:110, Parker hit a two-pointer in the final minute to send the game into overtime.

A few of the Spurs' old guys looked tired, but they didn't know how much energy they could squeeze out, and the Cavaliers didn't dare to be careless in overtime.

In overtime, the Cavaliers switched back to the double inside, Zhang Xiaotian and Irving are both endpoints, and the shooter is really not useful, but there will be problems on the defensive side.

However, the two interior players are Love and Tristan Thompson, because the Spurs still play big and four small, and Mozgov is too slow to sit on the bench.

David Blatter can also be regarded as an empathetic don't fall in love, when Mozgov didn't come, he admired this disciple very much, but when the deal came, he felt that Mozgov was not ideal, and it was all caused by too high expectations.

In overtime, Duncan won the jump ball again, and Leonard hit a difficult jumper.

Looking at Leonard's cool appearance as a cold-faced killer, Zhang Xiaotian was also quite impressed.

However, it was Leonard's turn to beat James, which also proved that the Spurs' physical strength is not very good now.

Next, Irving, Zhang Xiaotian and James hit three-pointers one after another, allowing the Cavaliers to control the trend of the game.

It has nothing to do with tactics, the three of them are shot directly in front of the defenders, and it is completely the personal ability of the players, which cannot be envied.

On the Spurs' side, Duncan's two baskets were a little lighter, and in overtime, Duncan really ran out of energy.

Then the Spurs changed their strategy and started a three-point strategy.

As a result, only Danny Green hit one, and the Cavaliers took advantage of Duncan's physical strength to keep up, and he committed five more fouls and successfully hit the basket one after another.

The Spurs pressed a little bit on the outside, and then the inside line was lost, and this feeling of exhaustion was very bad.

And the tactics on the Cavaliers' side are really simple, it is a single with three ball-holding points, and players with an All-Star level can do whatever they want.

With Zhang Xiaotian's breakthrough causing Danny Green to foul, the Cavaliers led by 7 points, which was already the last half minute, and there was no suspense about the outcome of the game.

Popovich shook his head secretly, at this time in previous years, he would definitely not let the players and the Cavaliers fight hard, just win the weak team safely.

It's just that the team's record this year is not ideal, and he also hopes to win the game to improve morale, but he didn't expect that people are not as good as heaven, it seems that the team really needs to introduce fresh blood.

At the beginning, the Spurs wanted to rely on the draft to get through the difficulties of aging GDP with the minimum cost, but now the times have changed, and the era of a core and some low-post picks can play the country is gone.

In fact, the Spurs have made a lot of money over the years, and they will not lose money if they spend more money for the team's results, but Popovich just hasn't passed the hurdle in his heart.

At 130:124, the Cavaliers won the victory, and Zhang Xiaotian also increased his score to 20+ in overtime.

Now Zhang Xiaotian can score an average of 18.4 points per game, surpassing Lefu in points, but other statistics are only 1.5 steals per game.

Compared to the previous season, he has improved again, if there is a team that regards him as the core now, he is still confident that he will average 20 points per game, and the goal is getting closer and closer.

In this game, Zhang Xiaotian and other three players played well, but Lefu's performance was unsatisfactory.

After David Blatter and Lefu discussed, he definitely let Lefu rest for two games to recover from fatigue and adjust.

On March 15th, the Cavaliers faced the magic of giving up this season and devoting themselves to developing newcomers, and came to a hearty victory.

The team's rotation is also more targeted, and when scouting role players for the playoffs, Shampert gets a lot of playing time because of his good defense.

It's just that his shortcomings are also obvious, the offense is too poor, and the Cavaliers have to do it, and Smith's playing time is well combined.

In the next back-to-back on the road, the Cavaliers lost to the Heat, who were desperately fighting for the playoffs.

After Bosh was injured, Wade could be said to have done his best.

The team is not hopeless, they signed a fringe man turned out to be a baby, and now it is common to cut two doubles, and it is a big hat at every turn, which is better than the previous Bosh.

The fringe man suddenly became a powerful center, and the Heat felt a little incredible.

Zhang Xiaotian was a little suspicious that that buddy didn't have any system, and he rose faster than him.

After returning to the home stadium, Love returned and the team was complete again.

However, in order to prevent any further problems on the inside, the team began to give playing time to Kendrick Perkins, who was signed in the middle of the season.

For role players like Perkins, the most in the playoffs is to play for a few minutes, and just in case, these players who are likely to play for a few minutes, the Cavaliers began to give them a chance to work out.

The playoffs are coming soon, so be prepared.