"I've taken the black pot for you in a losing streak, did I let you lose? Don't expect me to take the blame for you in the playoffs, you can't win the game, you all wait to get out of the house. At the playoff kick-off meeting, Popovich had a serious face.

The young players are still a little scared, and the old guys have a familiar smile on their faces.

The regular season is over, and the NBA is also entering the high-profile playoffs.

On the last day of the game, in addition to the top two in the West, the Rockets lost to the Lakers in direct conversations, and the seven or eight positions also changed.

So, it is unknown whether the Spurs met the Lakers as they wished or miscalculated.

Zhang Xiaotian felt that Popovich should not have taken any of their teams into account.

The Spurs just want to make the playoffs in the best shape possible, and if they don't win the championship, they lose.

The rest of the Western Conference is third for the Nuggets, fourth for the Clippers, fifth for the Grizzlies, and sixth for the Warriors.

The top eight in the East are the Heat, Knicks, Pacers, Nets, Bulls, Hawks, Celtics and Bucks.

On the western side, there are obviously more ruthless characters, and the top five are not good stubble.

"Kawai, what the hell is it like to play in the playoffs?" Zhang Xiaotian asked.

Spurs have been training more easily these days, which makes people a little nervous.

Leonard didn't speak for a long time, Zhang Xiaotian thought he wouldn't answer, so this guy said slowly: "Almost." ”

"Don't ask him, with my rich experience, it's just that the intensity is higher, don't be afraid, just respond to the opponent fiercely." Danny Green said as if he had come over.

"Come on." Zhang Xiaotian glanced at Duncan not far away, and several bigwigs in the team were experienced.

At this time, the staff walked in with a player who was very familiar with Zhang Xiaotian, and several bigwigs of the team also went over to say hello.

That's when he remembered the hotly discussed story in the group, where the team signed Tracy McGrady, a former All-Star who played across the ocean this season, to play in the playoffs together.

It should just be just in case, comparing Ginobili and Parker to previous injuries.

However, one of the team's original marginal people will not be able to appear in the squad, the competition in professional sports is so cruel, and the big stage of the playoffs is cool even to sit on the bench.

Zhang Xiaotian began to focus on training, and in the playoffs, he must seize the opportunity.

The Lakers Kobe Bryant can't play, but they can't be underestimated, they also have the Monsters and the inside twin towers of Dajia, they have the experienced former No. 1 point guard Nash, and they have a strong player like Artest.

Howard also said in an interview with reporters that they didn't work hard to make the playoffs to lose.

Compared with the strong and weak in the East, the Thunder vs. Rockets in the West, and the Spurs vs. Lakers are all very concerned, especially on the other side of the ocean.

Well, there may be some other feelings in it, and fans of Zhang Xiaotian and Jeremy Lin are excited.

Zhang Xiaotian also said in an interview that his goal is to help the team win the championship.

When it comes to the playoffs, he won't hide it, not only because of the system's mission, but also because of his pursuit.

Competitive sports is all about being the strongest, that's what he always thinks.

The newly released tasks of the system are also a perfect fit for his pursuit.

[Help the team reach the playoffs, mission completed, reward: +1 attribute value of all basketballs.] 】

[Mission: Climb to the top and help the team win the championship.] 】

Zhang Xiaotian called up his basketball data, and he was very emotional.

[Basketball stats (full value 100), power: 75, speed: 71, bounce: 71, three-point: 66, mid-range shot: 77, layup: 80, dunk: 70, confrontation: 78, defense: 74, ball control: 70, passing: 66, steal: 64, inside: 61, rebound: 71, block: 59, stability: 72. 】

Compared with when he first won the basketball championship system, his value has increased a lot, especially the previous weak parts, which have improved significantly after systematic training.

The most improved is the three-point ability, which was only 60 at that time, and he also increased by 5 points before this reward, which was his own hard work.

The second is dunking, ball control, and steals, which are the result of experience and physical improvement.

However, those values that are originally strong points have been very slow to improve, and the profits are shot, layups, and stability.

This is also a very normal situation, becoming a professional player, more standardized training can be quickly strengthened for the parts that have not been noticed before, and the ability that has been opened up before is originally out of a bottleneck state, if it is not for the intensity of the professional league, it is impossible to improve again.

Don't underestimate the single-digit increase, many abilities are complementary to each other, and there is an effect that 1+1 is greater than 2 in actual use.

And the higher the value, the more obvious it is, and even if you increase it by 1 point, your strength will increase.

If he had such ability at the beginning, he would have been able to play the main force in college, and he would not have been defeated.

On April 20, the playoffs finally began, and there were no Spurs games on the first day.

The Knicks vs. the Celtics in the East, the Bulls vs. the Nets, the Warriors vs. the Nuggets in the West, and the Grizzlies vs. the Clippers.

Although it is said that the West is more dish, in addition to the obvious advantage of the Heat, it cannot be said that anyone in other games will definitely eat whom, and the seventh Celtics still have a bit of a background.

However, the Knicks' first game against the Celtics belonged to Anthony, in fact, the Celtics relied on Jeff Green's explosion in the first three quarters, and they were slightly ahead of the second place in the East.

But in the final quarter, the Knicks came up with a suffocating defense, and the Celtics fell into a scoring drought, while the Knicks had Anthony, who hit consecutive shots to kill the opponent at critical moments.

The Bulls and Nets were out of suspense in the first half, with the Nets leading by 25 points at halftime, and the Bulls' offense and defense were severely tested.

The Warriors and Nuggets in the West fought until the last 1 second, and Curry tied the score with a key three points in 14 seconds, but the Nuggets still won the game with Miller Sr.'s stunner.

The Nuggets have been a good season, but like the Lakers, they lost a big player on the eve of the playoffs, and Gallinari's absence has affected their attacking power.

The game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers was also different from expectations, and the Clippers Jr. Eric Bledsoe broke out in the final quarter to score 13 points and take the Grizzlies away in a wave.

On April 21, the Spurs' first playoff game finally began, and they sat at home against the Lakers, who were missing Kobe.

The starting line-up remains unchanged, with Parker and Danny Green partnering the backcourt, Duncan and Splitt guarding the interior, and Leonard, who is playing better and better at the No. 3 position.

On the bench, Zhang Xiaotian was eyeing the tiger.