On March 3, the Spurs went to play the Pelicans on the road, which was also their first back-to-back game in a long time.

Vicky spoke to Pau Gasol and is expected to be on the bench for most of the next day.

A little different from what was expected at the beginning of the season, the team didn't use a big four small starters, and it was Dedmon who got the chance.

Therefore, the Spurs' 30 million-level players play on the bench, which is also very luxurious.

The Pelicans didn't have a good season, but they didn't plan to mess up, and during All-Star Weekend, they traded Kings star Cousins to create their own twin towers.

Anthony Davis plus Cousins, this is probably the strongest twin towers of this era.

The Pelicans put on a tall lineup, all over two meters from the No. 2 position.

However, the Spurs' lineup is actually quite high, which is not intimidating.

The game wasn't easy to play from the start, with two nimble big men making the Spurs' breakthrough greatly affected, and Jrue Holiday alone was able to suppress all of the Spurs' No. 1 positions.

However, the opponent's second and third positions were also suppressed by Spurs, and it was difficult for both sides to really limit their opponents in this game.

The relative performances in the rotation were relatively average, and the Spurs' insistence on using a double interior to deal with the double interior also slowed down the pace of the game.

Cousins' rebounding ability is very strong, and he rebounded double-doubles in the half, but fortunately, it is basically backcourt rebounding, and the protection of rebounds is a tactic formulated before the Spurs game starts, and from the current effect, it is still well executed.

After two quarters, both sides played to their advantage, and the Spurs led by a small one-point.

However, judging from the scene, the Pelicans played more team.

After the Spurs decentralize the organization, the scene often becomes two extremes, either 10 teams bloom and everyone has assists, or the scoring is concentrated and there are few assists.

This situation is not good or bad, after all, competitive basketball wins are the most important thing.

The Pelicans' three-point point is not particularly strong, or they are too strong inside, and the Spurs decided on a strategy to shrink the defense at halftime.

Even if you shoot it from the outside, you can't do it, at most it's a fight to score, and if you don't shrink inside, you will face two flexible big men, and they are both All-Star level, and you won't even have time to hit the pinch.

And the Pelicans, on the other hand, also asked the players to guard out, drive Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard inside, and let the two interior lines assist in defense and destroy the Spurs' offense.

It can be said that the defensive strategies of both sides were successful.

The Spurs also hit the interior and the Pelicans tried a three-pointer.

But the players who scored more points in the end were still the ones they focused on defending.

That's the strength of a star, and it's normal in the league that an All-Star caliber player can change the course of the game.

The score continued to struggle, and the time to decide the outcome of the game was moved to the final quarter.

There is no way to retreat, and the narrow road meets the moment when the brave wins.

The last quarter is when Zhang Xiaotian is best at it, but now the Pelicans take another approach entirely, preventing the Spurs from attacking the interior when they are three-pointers, and they don't mind Zhang Xiaotian scoring, but they have to rely on the advantage of the inside line to grind the Spurs to death.

The relatively classical approach is just that the two of them do not play classical inside, and their offensive and defensive ranges are very large, which is very difficult to deal with.

The first to appear on the court in the fourth quarter was Cousins, in fact, the Spurs' defense was still good, but Cousins grabbed rebounds in the front court in a row.

For the macho man on the inside, Zhang Xiaotian himself has no good way.

He can only find a way on the offensive end, the opponent is pressing outside the three-point line, Zhang Xiaotian did not reluctantly shoot three points for the time being, he killed directly inside, and Gasol pulled outside, the Pelicans want to completely limit his teammates, there will definitely be opportunities, Gasol This kind of inside line that can catch the ball is just right at this time.

And there are Mills and Ginobili in ambush on the outside, Zhang Xiaotian broke through several times in a row, and the Pelicans couldn't completely prevent it, but the efficiency was no better.

The key is still the problem of rebounding, in fact, the Spurs protected rebounds very well in the front, but in the final quarter, the gap in talent came out.

The score was still stubbornly bitten, and both sides were not very satisfied.

The Pelicans took the lead in replacing Davis, and the Spurs did not rush to replace all the main players, but brought Aldridge up first.

After the opponent's twin towers are complete, the inside attack is even more unstoppable.

But the Spurs' two interior lines were pulled outside, giving Zhang Xiaotian room to break through, and the Pelicans were also difficult to defend.

The game was getting tighter, and Dedmon also made six fouls.

At this time, which team can't hold back first will fail, Zhang Xiaotian has enough confidence.

When Pau Gasol came on the court again, he used his experience to make two fouls by Cousins, and Cousins has accumulated five fouls this time, and if he can beat people down, it will be much easier for the Spurs to limit Davis alone.

The Pelicans didn't let Cousins go down, and their advantage now is on the two interior lines, and they can only fight once.

Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard took the opportunity to attack in a targeted manner, and while the two scored two points each, Zhang Xiaotian also assisted Aldridge to make a shot, and the Spurs suddenly gained an advantage.

But at that moment, the Pelicans hit two three-pointers in a row, one of which was shot by Davis.

These two interior players also have shooting ability outside the three-point line, so they are particularly difficult to defend.

At the critical moment, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly accelerated outside the three-point line, jumped high and jumped high on the inside.

Cousins didn't reach out, but another Pelicans player did, 2+1.

With only three minutes left, Zhang Xiaotian helped the team take the lead again.

The air inside the center of the Smoothie King is almost frozen, and how much Pelicans fans want the team to win, and the team traded for Cousins gives them hope, and if they can beat the Spurs, they will have more confidence.

Anthony Davis was not afraid to shoot at key moments, and his attack with the ball caused Gasol's foul.

The two free throws were just one, and the Pelicans still trailed by one point.

The big man is already a bit more expensive, and Anthony Davis is already a little tired from fighting with the Spurs until now.

But the Spurs were the same, and in the next offense, Aldridge made a mistake, and the Pelicans took the opportunity to overtake the score.

Zhang Xiaotian was pinched, and outside the three-point line, the Spurs players hit the iron several times.

In the final minute, Jrue Holiday hit two more points to give the Pelicans a three-point lead.

can't divide the ball, Zhang Xiaotian is not as calm as James after all, and he plans to be strong at the last moment.

But he didn't do it brutely, he controlled the rhythm, and when the time came to the last 24 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian pulled up without warning.

Hit, 94:94, the team was tied in the final moments.

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