Chapter 44: Another Young Core

“FU…… CK! When he returned to the hotel and saw Kuroko's message, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't help but scold.

He's also boring.,It's hard to say if Kuroko is a fan.,He shouldn't have opened a trumpet to join on both sides.,If you just browse the web page, you won't see so much slander.。

He felt that the task was accomplished for the Pacers, and that semi-restricting Paul George wasn't enough.

That group of bastards just makes a fuss about the data, okay, he only got 9 points, can you blame him for not having enough ball, don't talk about the core, as long as he is the second person in the team, you can add a 1 in front of the 9.

He copied Kuroko's words to the fan club, and a group of fans despised the trolls for a while, and the wounded heart was finally comforted.

However, some fans praised him and made him a little embarrassed, what is already on the same level as Paul George, the Spurs should focus on developing him, let Leonard be his little brother, but don't let his teammates find out that he pays attention to these.

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar avatar popped up and echoed, Zhang Xiaotian hurriedly sent a message to Yang Feiyu, and someone who was busy could not win was caught by him.

On November 25, the Spurs flew to Toronto to play the Raptors.

The Raptors got Kyle Lowry this summer, and the guard line has become younger, but the record still hasn't improved much.

Their starting lineup has a height advantage except for the No. 1 position, but Dominic McGuire in the No. 3 position is just a pseudo-starter, a blue-collar striker.

So Zhang Xiaotian enjoyed the treatment of every opponent and was chased by others to fight physically.

He didn't mind, and he wasn't the star of the Spurs' first quarter.

First, Duncan made an inside jumper, and then Parker scored on a layup, but Kyle Lowry had a good hand and hit two three-pointers in a row.

Zhang Xiaotian also hit an open three-pointer after getting rid of the opponent once.

The Raptors' interior also took advantage of the high level of strength, and the scores of the two sides alternated upwards.

Soon, the Raptors replaced Jose Calderon and began to play dual point guards, and Zhang Xiaotian's opponent immediately became DeMar DeRozan, the core of the Raptors themselves.

As the new core of the Raptors, DeRozan can hardly shoot three-pointers, which is also an interesting fact.

However, after taking precautions, I realized that the other party was much more difficult to defend than Zhang Xiaotian imagined.

is too flexible, no wonder some people say that he is like Kobe, and Zhang Xiaotian's defensive means are a little useless.

When he just changed the defense, he thought simply, since he didn't care about the opponent's three points, then he would turn to block two points, anyway, if he was broken through, there was Duncan behind.

Unexpectedly, DeRozan pulled up and leaned back when he turned around on the baseline, and like Paul George before him, it was difficult to interfere when shooting.

Zhang Xiaotian was not discouraged, what was he afraid of, the other party was a famous person, and it was normal for him to be better than DeRozan, and he would earn if he could limit his opponent more.

No matter what you do, you have to be ambitious, but you have to have a good mentality.

has been in the NBA for almost a month, and Zhang Xiaotian has mastered a lot of essentials for defensive movements, and it's okay not to be fierce in the confrontation.

DeRozan beat him two and only scored one, Zhang Xiaotian was still able to accept it.

In the first quarter, the Spurs fell behind by 1 point at 24:25, and then the team completely entered the rotation period, and the benches on both sides performed well on the inside, and Dio did have a much better time after playing the bench, and he could often bully the opposing rotation players.

However, in terms of rebounds, Dio was not so well protected, and the Raptors' Ed Davis grabbed several frontcourt rebounds to complete the score, and they took the lead all of a sudden.

But after the starter came back, it was the Spurs who had the advantage, Duncan and Parker scored back-to-back points, and this kind of scoring was simply difficult to prevent.

If it weren't for Ginobili's bad hand, the Spurs would have thrown off their opponents long ago.

It's just that there is no if, Ginobili is really declining compared to the previous two seasons, and when the age comes, even if the technology and awareness are still there, there will always be times when the strength is not enough.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't show much on the offensive end, mainly taking turns with Danny Green to limit DeRozan.

The Raptors' other scorer, Baniani, handed it to Dio, although it was so much taller that there was no problem with Dio's shot, but Dio was very uncomfortable, and Banjani didn't feel good.

The two sides were tied at half-time, and the Spurs' problem now is still the problem of the third scoring point.

In Leonard's absence, Zhang Xiaotian still couldn't completely replace his role in the first three quarters.

There are shortcomings to admit, but Zhang Xiaotian also has better things than Leonard, and giving full play to his advantages is the way of smart people.

In the third quarter, DeRozan began to play with the ball a lot, and Danny Green could only block in front, and whether he could prevent it could only depend on the sky.

The Spurs quickly let Zhang Xiaotian go again, Zhang Xiaotian is still the same old-fashioned, desperately consumed without the ball, and after the opponent receives the ball, he can only block in front like Danny Green to create some pressure on the opponent.

Now the key is not defense, the offensive Spurs began to be dumb, head coach Popovich quickly adjusted, replaced Ginobili, Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest early.

On the offensive end, Ginobili has more means and confidence.

The demon knife is the demon knife, even if the front is a mess, when the team needs him, he stood up again and hit continuously to stabilize the situation, and the scores of the two sides were tangled again.

In the last section, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't sit still again.

When you have the ability to help the team and you are not on the field, your heart is really hot.

Popovich turned his head to look at him, his chin propped in his hands, thoughtful.

After playing a few starts, Popovich still can't fully see through Zhang Xiaotian, this player is still a little different from the big-hearted players he coached before, and the performance in the final quarter is more than confidence.

During this period of training, Leonard was not there, and Popovich also incorporated Zhang Xiaotian into the main team and carefully observed, which gave him a really average feeling, and it can only be said that Zhang Xiaotian is an actual player.

There are also a lot of actual players, and there are more players who can't actually fight, Zhang Xiaotian is a bit metaphysical, Popovich doesn't mind using metaphysics to win, but he refuses to let the team rely on metaphysics.

Therefore, he positioned Zhang Xiaotian as just a substitute surprise soldier who could disrupt the other party's plan.

The Raptors still chose a two-point guard lineup at a critical moment, in fact, this is not much of a threat to the Spurs, mainly because of the height of DeRozan and the opponent's interior, and the Raptors' interior can shoot.

Popovich looked at the time, "Zhang Xiaotian, get ready to play." ”

Zhang Xiaotian immediately smiled, because he didn't have the whole audience to guard the opponent's core, there was no problem with his physical strength today.

When he got on the court, it was DeRozan who made a foul and hit a free throw.

After putting up with this guy for a long time, hitting him in the back again and again, Zhang Xiaotian rushed towards DeRozan violently when he got the opportunity to attack, then turned around and sat inside, then turned around and pushed inside, jumping a standard middle distance.