Self-confidence, in overtime, Zhang Xiaotian's skill effect doubled, which also gave him strong confidence.

Confidence comes from strength, although it is the strength given by skills, but it doesn't matter, Zhang Xiaotian needs to win the game, so he will make effective use of his own strength and the strength given by skills.

Zhang Xiaotian took a tentative step, and Klay Thompson's expression was serious and his attention was extremely concentrated.

Then Zhang Xiaotian pulled it out directly, and the basketball hollowed into the net, and he turned around indifferently.

Popovich secretly shouted yes, at the critical moment, it is reasonable to be able to score, whether it is a strong throw or what, as a coach who has been rolling in the league for many years, he is not pedantic at all.

If Zhang Xiaotian's strength is stable, he can now let the team focus on cultivating him and let Leonard be the Pippen next to Zhang Xiaotian.

But there is no if, Popovich is even a little worried that Zhang Xiaotian's performance at such a critical moment will not affect Leonard's growth.

Leonard's character and physical fitness are worth cultivating.

The game continued, Barnes blocked and dismantled, Curry hit the ground and passed, Barnes received the ball and started directly to make a layup, but it was definitely covered by the help defense.

Zhang Xiaotian took the rebound and launched a counterattack directly, Curry and Jack, who were in front of them, wanted to close the door, but they were forcibly squeezed by Zhang Xiaotian, and it was a violent dunk when they entered, 98:97, and the Spurs overtook again.

The Warriors' offense did not hesitate, and Jack received a pass from Curry and made an unreasonable mid-range shot, and the Warriors took the lead again.

But then Zhang Xiaotian hit a single three-point shot, and at 101:99, the Warriors chose a timeout.

Zhang Xiaotian scored seven points in a row in overtime, and the Warriors had to make adjustments.

Substitution marking, now they also need offense, can't switch to the defensive lineup, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson can only let Barnes and Klay Thompson switch defenses.

After a timeout, the Warriors wanted to come to an inside line to cooperate, so that David Lee could catch the ball on the inside now, but as soon as the ball passed, Zhang Xiaotian decisively attacked, which directly caused David Lee's mistake.

This time the Spurs were not in a hurry, the clock was already in the last two minutes, and they started to play the success rate.

After two consecutive hits, Ginobili got the chance to hit a three-point shot.

At 104:99, the warrior was already standing on the edge of the cliff.

Klay Thompson hit a two-point shot in the final minute with a teammate cover, but the two points didn't help them much at this time, and the Spurs were still pressing the time.

In the last few seconds, Parker broke through the cover and passed the ball to Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian killed to attract the defense inside and passed the ball to Duncan, and Duncan's shot was fouled by the opponent.

At the critical moment, Duncan hit both free throws.

When it was the opponent's turn to attack, the Warriors chose to foul after Jack missed a three-point shot.

After Parker hit both free throws, Curry forced a three-point miss, and the Spurs defeated the Warriors 108-101 to win back-to-back away games.

"The MVP of the rookie game is powerful, and Zhang Xiaotian deserves his name."

"Owen and Zhang Xiaotian both made great efforts, and the victory or defeat of the rookie game made them stronger."

After the All-Star Weekend, the Fish Belly Cavaliers also had a rare winning streak, coupled with Zhang Xiaotian's magical play in overtime, the two caused heated discussions again.

Woolly shamelessly came out to rub the heat, he was a guy who relied on black people to rub the heat, and he actually wrote an article accusing Zhang Xiaotian of rubbing Uncle Drew's heat.

Fans were extremely angry, and many people went to Woolley's social media to scold, saying that they would beat him up once they saw him.

Woolley was so disgraceful that he simply took a leave of absence to take refuge.

Irving is actually already an All-Star level, and it is not really nice to be praised for being tied to a rookie, but he is in the limelight right now, and he didn't say anything, just said that he would like to lead the team back to the playoffs.

But there were also those who were not convinced, and Irving's teammate Vitesse chatted with reporters, "They are good, they got a chance, if I can have the same opportunity, I can do better." ”

Lillard was also a little resentful, "Don't ask me about the rest of the rookie, Rookie of the Year, do you think anyone can compete with me, no, it's okay with them, my goal is to be an All-Star, and I can do that." ”

However, there are more players to envy, especially those rookies who want to succeed.

The Bulls' Jimmy Butler made it clear that Zhang Xiaotian is very good, and he hopes to be able to help the team at critical moments, just like Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian himself is still on an away trip with the team, and on February 24, they played away against the Suns.

Parker's rotation rested, without the cooperation of Parker and Duncan at the beginning, the Spurs were taken by the Suns, and Marcin Gortat was in good shape, and the interior line continued to win.

But when it came time to rotate the lineup, Patrick Mills, who got a chance because Parker was rested, played well, Ginobili and Zhang Xiaotian also took turns scoring, and the Spurs played a 14-0 mini-climax, beating the Suns' bench to call Dad.

For some reason, Michael Beasley, who had a big impact with the Suns last time, didn't get much of a chance at all.

With a 14-point lead in the first half, the Spurs then played relaxed and easily continued their winning streak.

This time, Zhang Xiaotian scored a double-double in the first three quarters, but unfortunately the opponent was too weak, he didn't play for a few minutes in the fourth quarter, and the expectation of scoring more than 20 had to be left for later.

With that, the Spurs' road trip after the All-Star break is over, and they can adjust well before they continue to play the Suns in three days.

Playing against the Suns at home, the Spurs didn't take it seriously.

Parker, who was well rested, was also in good shape, scoring consecutive points with Duncan in the opening game.

The Suns' offense was also good, with Dragic and Scola doing well in their pick-and-rolls, but they were back-to-back away and the Spurs weren't in a hurry.

At halftime, the Spurs led by seven points, and it was as expected.

But I didn't expect that after entering the rotation in the second half, the script suddenly changed.

The Suns' bench inside, veteran Jermaine O'Neal, suddenly became powerful, as if he had returned to his youth, scoring rebounds and doing anything, and grabbing the frontcourt board in a row.

The inside line was originally a hidden danger for the Spurs, and the old man O'Neal Jr. talked about juvenile madness, and with Gortat, the Spurs couldn't even protect the rebounds all of a sudden.

In the fourth quarter, the opponent abandoned Scola and played the tactic of a two-tape three-shooter.

Popovich was suddenly embarrassed, not afraid of the other party, the twin towers tactic is what he is left over, but the defense of the two high inside lines must not play one big or four small, so who will be in the backcourt.

Parker is the core of the backcourt, and the remaining two positions, Zhang Xiaotian, Leonard, Ginobili, and Danny Green should be chosen.

The four have their own characteristics, Zhang Xiaotian often plays miracle balls in the last quarter, Leonard is a young player who focuses on both offense and defense, Ginobili is deeply trusted, Danny Green is conscientious in defense and strictly adheres to tactics, and Popovich is a little annoyed.