In the second half, the Lakers showed their offensive power, especially Nick Young, scoring all kinds of singles and sometimes making it more difficult themselves.

If you don't look at the shots and hits, this guy can also be an All-Star.

On the Heat side, Bosh played with high efficiency, and basically Zhang Xiaotian was stable before he could play the game.

Although he still didn't have a double-double in rebounds, Bosh scored 31 points, which also showed his ferocity on the offensive end.

The Lakers without Kobe Bryant have always been a lot less talked, and the next thing for the Heat to accept the challenge of the two strong teams in the West at home is what attracts the attention of fans.

Especially the Heat vs. Spurs, the opponents in the finals met again, Zhang Xiaotian vs. the old club, no matter what the topic was, it was all hotly discussed.

It's a pity that the three big players on the Spurs' side, Leonard, Danny Green, and Split, are absent, although it is a strong matchup, but it is not the peak battle.

The characteristics of the Spurs, they don't care much about the strong matchups in the regular season, it is better to save some energy and win all the games that are easy to win.

The Heat are still different, and both Chanmoss and Wade plan to return at this time.

They want to win the championship and break their dreams of opponents to strengthen their determination.

Both have suffered injuries, but they are still the best in the East and West, and this is the difference between the strong team and the weak team.

In the regular season, the real powerhouse only needs to show eight successes to sweep a piece.

So although the Spurs lineup is incomplete, there are still a lot of fans who pay attention.

Zhang Xiaotian's fans are also looking forward to it, this is the first time Zhang Xiaotian has encountered his old club.

Needless to say, when he came to his territory, Zhang Xiaotian contacted his former teammates early and asked them to rub before the game.

Although he left the Spurs, Zhang Xiaotian did not cut off contact with his former teammates.

Now he has the best relationship with a few players in the Spurs.

It's just a collision in the regular season, and it's still easy and pleasant to meet the Spurs' bigwigs.

Zhang Xiaotian also joked with Popovich, asking the old man to put some water in the game to make him feel refreshed.

Popovich is not angry, don't look at his usual serious look, many times he will joke, "It's no problem to release the water, as long as you come back to play for me in the future, I have to set the salary." ”

is not under the old man, Zhang Xiaotian is also much more relaxed, and immediately smiled: "Okay, as long as the old man says a word, no, don't want a word, two words are fine, top ...... Hahaha......"

On January 26, the Heat met the Spurs, who are the first in the West, at home.

Wade will return for this game, but he didn't start.

In order to limit James, the Spurs specially let Dior start the No. 4 position.

There is no way to do it, without Leonard and Danny Green, even if Wade doesn't play for some days and won't exert his strength, who will they use to limit James and Zhang Xiaotian.

In fact, the Spurs are one of the few teams that have more than one defensive elite and can compete with the Heat, but such a scene is estimated to be in the future.

Cory Joseph, who replaced the starter, was okay defensively, but Marco Belinelli, who was in the third position, was not.

Belinelli is still suitable for Spurs as a new signing, but he can only be a substitute, and his starting defense is not qualified.

The Spurs also saved money by signing him, and it is rare for a strong team to save as much as the Spurs, who saved millions of dollars this season, especially the first in the West.

However, Duncan is a year older, and the Spurs also need to prepare early.

Although Zhang Xiaotian also expressed indignation at Duncan's failure to be selected as an All-Star, it is a fact that Lao Shifo's ability has declined.

James also muttered a few words to Zhang Xiaotian before the game, saying that he would support him to show his face in front of his old club.

This is also an unspoken rule of the league, where players will form a tacit understanding with each other, and coaches will pretend not to know.

Of course, when it comes to playing time and tactical arrangement, coaches generally understand it.

The Spurs started the game with the familiar Parker and Duncan, and the key is that this set really works.

The two of them happened to face the Heat's two weak positions, and the efficiency was not bad.

But their defense was definitely more difficult, and James' performance could only be described as average.

Although Duncan is old, he is still a deterrent in the interior defense, and Duncan is in much better shape than Garnett.

Besides, James was also a little uncomfortable facing the old opponent of the Spurs, and the Spurs studied him thoroughly.

Just to let Zhang Xiaotian perform, James can be regarded as focusing on the organization, making balls for Bosh and Zhang Xiaotian.

Belinelli runs aggressively without the ball and is very threatening with outside shots, but his strength, speed and height are not as good as Zhang Xiaotian.

It was also the Spurs that lacked the No. 3 position, and Belinelli came up, he was actually a defender.

In the face of this situation, Zhang Xiaotian has nothing to say, he will do it hard when he receives the ball.

If he hits hard, it will be really difficult for Belinelli to stop him.

Bosh also had a good hand, pulling out and shooting several, and he always couldn't take advantage of Duncan, but this time it was at least a tie on the offensive end.

Duncan is moving a little slower now, and it's hard to get out.

Of course, if it is a confrontation on the inside, Bosh is not as good as the old man.

Both sides played their own characteristics, but in the end, it was the Heat who had more talent.

Coupled with Ginobili's habitual iron striking during the rotation period, the Heat firmly established an advantage in the first half.

If it weren't for Duncan's hard work on the inside a few times when he saw that the situation was not good, and scored 17 points in the first half, the Spurs would be in even worse shape now.

Against the Heat, they can't afford to have three main forces and still be able to turn the storm.

At the beginning of the second half, Duncan hit consecutive shots, and the Heat finally couldn't bear to choose to shrink the defense.

At this time, I can only sigh that the other players of the Spurs are not strong, not only role players, but also Parker and Ginobili have not been able to stand up.

The Spurs also like to play on the perimeter now, but they have a shortcoming, which is that the most critical players are not very consistent in their outside shooting, which is the three-point line.

So when the Spurs win, the substitute shooter must play well, which is the icing on the cake, and when it is difficult, you can only rely on defense and the genius of a few big guys.

Because the team is strong enough, it is difficult for the average team to cause problems for them, except at the level of the Heat.

In the third quarter, James, Bosh and Zhang Xiaotian all played together, leading the team to play a wave and directly lead the Spurs by 20 points.

Spurs don't have the habit of struggling and go straight to the bench.

The Heat also withdrew the main team, only letting Wade, who served as a substitute in this game, find a feeling with the real substitute.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Spurs by 22 points, which greatly refreshed the home fans.

Zhang Xiaotian had 16 points and 5 rebounds, all of which were won in the first three quarters, which is a good feeling.

Before you know it, he has grown a lot from when he entered the league, and Popovich was also very impressed as he watched from the sidelines.