The Spurs' poor season is mainly due to the degradation of GDP, and they are unable to reach the All-Star level, and Leonard has gradually taken over in the second half of the season.

In fact, the Spurs are a little more conservative, and if Leonard had been the core earlier, the results might have been better.

Popovich is also in mixed moods, he has coached Duncan for too long, and seeing the three getting older, he has the feeling that he is also going to quit the league.

However, against various strong teams, Popovich has a lot more means than Rick Carlisle.

In the Spurs' starters, there are three players who are excellent in both individual defense and help defense, and they can also attack, which is a configuration that other teams cannot have.

From the very beginning of the game, the Spurs were very tactically targeted, but not defensively, but offensively.

The Spurs have changed more and more over the years, from a defensive team to a more offensive and defensive team, and even more talented offensively, which can be said to be a miracle, after all, it is the same coach who is coaching.

The combination of offense and defense, the combination of stars and groups, the Spurs have really done a good job.

Under Danny Green's strict defense, Zhang Xiaotian's enhanced three-point ranking was not of much use, and he did not insist, but instead fought with Danny Green.

On Danny Green's side, at least it doesn't take much effort to attack Zhang Xiaotian.

Owen and Parker must have exploded each other, both of them have this characteristic, but Parker's attack power has decreased a little bit as he gets older.

Amazingly, Leonard and Can have a blow up with James.

Since the Spurs added weight to Leonard, he has grown very quickly.

For this kind of talent, Zhang Xiaotian can only be extremely envious.

Throughout the first half, the protagonists were still Irving and Parker, Irving scored 22 points, Parker scored 19 points, and I don't know whether to praise them for their strong offensive ability or too much defense.

Irving scored more, but the Spurs led by two points, and Parker had four more assists than him.

Because of the offensive battle between the two of them, both sides scored quite high.

In the second half, Irving will definitely have to play this point, even if it has something to do with the Spurs' defense, this kind of thing will not deceive, followed by targeted defense.

Parker's speed is not as fast as it was at its peak, so the Cavaliers can switch guards.

Zhang Xiaotian was sent to defend Parker in the third quarter, and it was the first time for him to defend the No. 1 position, but the difference between Parker's offensive No. 1 and No. 2 positions is not very big.

And Parker rarely shoots outside the three-point line, and with Zhang Xiaotian's familiarity with his former teammates, he can really limit it.

Apparently Popovich was also unhappy with the Spurs' defense in the first half, and the Spurs put a lot of energy into the defensive end from the second half.

The system is built for a longer period of time, and the Spurs' system really has nothing to say.

The Cavaliers' defensive skills are slightly inferior, but the Spurs' talent on the offensive end is not strong enough.

If it is tough, the Spurs' strongest single ability now is Leonard, and Leonard is stronger defensively than offensive at the No. 3 position.

It's just that the Cavaliers are also choked enough, in addition to Irving's great power in this game, James and Zhang Xiaotian behaved normally, Lefu was locked up, and Smith also frequently hit the iron.

In fact, Zhang Xiaotian is also very distressed, the Spurs have been staring at him from the beginning, and it is estimated that his performance this season has left a profound impact on his old club.

Zhang Xiaotian is also a little depressed, and the Spurs are quite familiar with him.

There are only two ways to crack the Spurs' defense, one is that the team as a whole is better than them, and the other is unreasonable.

Owen is a little unreasonable now, but unfortunately it's not enough.

James can only be said to be playing average now, and the Spurs may know more about him than Zhang Xiaotian.

After Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest in the third quarter, Smith missed a point on several shots, and the Spurs took the opportunity to extend the lead to seven points.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Spurs' defense of Zhang Xiaotian was tighter.

Danny Green's playing time is to follow him, and Popovich also laid out the tactics, Zhang Xiaotian just wants to hit Danny Green in the low post, and what greets him is a pinch.

The Spurs have made plans and will not give Zhang Xiaotian any chance.

It's just that they didn't expect that Zhang Xiaotian's shooting ability has made great progress compared to the last time he played the game.

When the Cavaliers attacked, Zhang Xiaotian received the ball outside the three-point line and seemed to dribble it very casually.

Danny Green didn't dare to slack off, and was ready for Zhang Xiaotian to squeeze through.

Zhang Xiaotian's move, he has studied it thoroughly, although his strength is slightly worse, as long as he delays a little, the team's pinching will come, and if he does it well, he can force Zhang Xiaotian to make a mistake.

It's just that I didn't expect Zhang Xiaotian to carry it, and suddenly pulled it up without any warning.

The three-point shot went into the net, and Popovich suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Zhang Xiaotian is getting more and more demonic, and the defense is good, Popovich rarely has a trace of regret in his heart.

He couldn't help but shout at Danny Green, "Stick to him, don't give him a chance to shoot." ”

Danny Green was a little aggrieved, but he did it according to the requirements before the game, but Zhang Xiaotian was too unreasonable.

But he wasn't discouraged, defense was what he used to eat, and he believed he could do better.

At this time, Duncan was not on the court, but the Spurs' interior line was a little empty.

Danny Green followed the defense as he said, but Zhang Xiaotian was not a pure shooter, he shook his body after taking the ball, secretly hit Danny Green hard, and then accelerated violently and squeezed over.

Dior immediately rushed over to help defend, but it was still a little slower, and Zhang Xiaotian had already started.

Dior had no choice but to foul.

Zhang Xiaotian is second only to Irving in free throws and second in the Cavaliers, and he fouls and points on him are similar.

Popovich was even more dissatisfied, and Danny Green spread his hands to show that it wasn't his fault.

To be honest, now the last quarter can limit Zhang Xiaotian, the league should be less than ten people, Danny Green's defensive ability is strong enough, but the effect is not so good due to the influence of physical conditions.

Now the Spurs will either give the Cavaliers a chance to vacate the other players in advance, or let Zhang Xiaotian shoot or break through, betting that Zhang Xiaotian will not be so sharp.

But the Spurs don't have much of a lead, and they really can't afford to bet.

The key is that they played iron in the offense, and when Zhang Xiaotian assisted his teammates to narrow the score gap to 2 points, the Spurs chose to make substitutions, and the lineup became one big and four small, and they wanted to bet on offense.

There's no way to do it, it's really hard to prevent.

The Cavaliers were more direct, with James and Irving all back on the court, leaving only Tristan Thompson on the inside, and also posing for one big and four small.

Smith, but a pure shooter point.