Chapter 386: Faith
In order to deal with top All-Stars like Durant and James, Zhang Xiaotian sacrificed a hole card in advance.
He took out 98 victory points to improve his strength, confrontation and defensive attributes, mainly to improve defense.
Relatively speaking, he has a better offense, and the team has two strong points: Curry and Klay.
Seeing that there are only 4 victory points left after two seasons, Zhang Xiaotian is also a little heartbroken.
[Basketball stats (full value 100), power: 82+4.1, speed: 75+3, bounce: 75+3, three-point: 85, mid-range shot: 83, layup: 80, dunk: 75, confrontation: 84+4.2, defense: 88, ball control: 75+2.2, passing: 70+2.1, steal: 70+2.1, inside: 70, rebound: 73+2.2, block: 70+2.1, steady: 80+2.4. 】
However, looking at the newly improved attributes, Zhang Xiaotian felt that it was worth it.
In the battle between the Cavaliers and the Raptors, the outcome lost suspense early, and the main forces of both sides only played the first three quarters.
When the Raptors arrived at the road, they really became cute worms again, and Lowry and DeRozan both withered.
The Cavaliers led by 31 points at halftime, which not only made people sigh, but also where the Raptors in front of them went.
Although many experts who predicted the Cavaliers' 4-0 sweep were slapped in the face, this game proved that the Cavaliers are still stronger, and the team that wins the match point has a very high probability of passing the test in the end.
On May 26, the Warriors and Thunder also ushered in the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
The first shot of the Thunder was Durant's attack with the ball, and Zhang Xiaotian played 120% of the spirit.
Durant obviously felt that something was wrong, not only that the defense was more ferocious without the ball, Zhang Xiaotian's defense has always been this style.
It's that the other party's prediction is more accurate, and several actions have been interfered with, and Durant has a feeling of vomiting blood.
In the end, Durant made a direct three-point shot, but it was iron.
The Thunder didn't mind, Durant is a shooting and killing forward, but it doesn't mean that you have to hit at the beginning, All-Star level powerhouses also need to adjust, and they also need to try to shoot to find a feeling.
Only Durant himself felt something, but he couldn't say it clearly.
Perhaps because of the importance of Tianwang Mountain, the hit rate of both sides is not very high.
Curry and Wei Shao did not explode each other, but became mutual iron.
This Warriors head coach Kerr finally woke up to the fact that a small lineup is not easy for the Thunder, so Bogut did not go down as early as in the previous games.
The two sides have also changed from fast-paced teams to grinding each other, as a strong team, you must be able to be fast and slow.
Although the warriors are a little extreme, they are not afraid to grind.
Both sides played iron, but the Warriors were slightly better because they had more offensive points than the Thunder.
Durant also scored a few points with a three-percent shooting percentage, but Westbrook was extremely iron.
However, Bogut, who was reused on the Warriors' side, performed okay, and Zhang Xiaotian also seized the few opportunities to hit a three-pointer.
The top All-Stars are all capable of offense and defense, and the confrontation between Zhang Xiaotian and Durant is all-round.
The current data can't reflect the true strength of the two of them, after all, the status of the two sides is different, and Zhang Xiaotian will not have so many opportunities to play with the ball.
During the rotation period, the two sides were half-hearted, but when they came on the court again, the shooting percentages of both teams increased.
After all, the All-Star level can't be so iron all the time.
Wei Shao also scored back-to-back points on his hands, but Curry and Klay Thompson were not vegetarians either.
Durant was relatively stable, and he also scored more than a dozen points in the half, but the shooting percentage was less than 40%.
Outsiders don't know at all that Durant has done his best, but the result is not as good as the previous two.
He knew in his heart that if he continued to entangle with Zhang Xiaotian like this, the situation would become dangerous at the end of the day.
And the Warriors' change of strategy to keep the big man on the court has also made the Thunder have less complementary tactics, whether it is Adams, Ibaka or Kante, they are not really strong types who can call the wind and rain on the inside.
Rebounds can't be completely suppressed, and the Thunder's interior threat is much less, and if they want to turn the tide, they will inevitably let Durant and Westbrook play at a higher level.
With an eight-point lead at halftime, the Warriors found their right rhythm.
Kerr was also satisfied with Zhang Xiaotian's defense in the first half, defending Durant from one of two to one of three balls, and the difficult professionals in it are clear that Zhang Xiaotian did it.
Needless to say, Zhang Xiaotian will do better in the second half.
Although there is adaptation in the training room, it is necessary to rely on actual combat to fully digest the newly increased strength.
After the half-time battle, Durant's reaction and the changes in details are clear to Zhang Xiaotian, and he must help the team win the game this time.
The Thunder also reflected on the details of not doing enough in the first half, and their approach was more simple and straightforward than that of the Warriors, and Durant didn't rest in the second half.
Zhang Xiaotian's defense of Durant is the best, Iguodala and Barnes are missing something, and Draymond Green is still in the back to help defend the team.
In the third quarter, the two sides played more entangled, and Durant also used his housekeeping skills to make two fouls on Zhang Xiaotian.
This is already the second half, and Zhang Xiaotian doesn't care.
It's just that the Thunder still chased back a few points, and Robertson's defense against Klay Thompson was too good in this quarter.
However, the Warriors still maintained the lead, although Zhang Xiaotian's two minutes of halftime Durant scored 5 points in a row was a little shocking.
But the lead is good, and Zhang Xiaotian is not afraid of anyone in the last section.
Durant was naturally still on the court, Zhang Xiaotian asked for a cover, and after the Thunder defensive substitution, he faced Morrow as a stable mid-range shot.
Then luck was good, West made a mistake, Barnes made a steal and passed to Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian got up and down, and the three points scored.
At the half-minute mark, the Warriors' lead returned.
And the Thunder let Durant play alone, but was interfered with by Zhang Xiaotian.
If Durant only felt a little awkward in the first three quarters, now it's suffocating.
When Zhang Xiaotian's defense got so good, Durant seemed to have returned to the rookie period, when there were still some ruthless characters in the league who could teach him to be a man.
It's been a long time since I've felt this way, is it James in front of me?
In front of him is Zhang Xiaotian, who may not be as good as James in many aspects, but the shooting is better, and after the offense fails, Durant has to desperately return to defense, otherwise Zhang Xiaotian will help the Warriors continue to open the score.
Barnes hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and less than two minutes into the opening quarter, the Warriors' lead quickly reached double digits, and the Thunder called a timeout and replaced Westbrook as well.
The Warriors' home players were overjoyed, and among them were Zhang Xiaotian's hardcores, who held signs made up of Chinese characters and cartoons, and shouted like crazy.
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