It's been a long-lost away back-to-back, but this time Vic didn't rest the players.

It's not just the outside that feels weird, but Spurs insiders are also surprised.

The Pacers weren't idle last summer, trading for Teague and Thaddeus Young and signing Al Jefferson.

Their current squad isn't bad, it's just that for some reason, their defense isn't as tough as it used to be.

So although they have improved on the offensive end this season, their results are not ideal, and they are still some distance from the top four in the East.

Not making a more suitable choice when the team is closest to success will drain the team's passion.

Paul George is still a great striker, but it feels like he doesn't have the sharpness he used to have.

However, as soon as this match started, Paul George expressed his desire to win.

In addition to Paul George, the Pacers have a bit of a problem, not Teague at the No. 1 position, but their sophomore Myles Turner, a big man who can pull out and shoot, and has interior defense.

With two points in the lead, the Pacers took the lead in controlling the situation at home.

The Spurs are a king bomb mode, Zhang Xiaotian doesn't know if he and Leonard played too much and others couldn't play their strength, it stands to reason that his skills can help his teammates improve the shooting rate.

But now the Spurs are a bit unreliable a lot of the time except for the two of them.

Of course, this is compared to a first-class strong team, and in the eyes of ordinary teams, the Spurs are all difficult masters.

During the rotation period, the Pacers are also relatively strong, with Rodney Starkey, Monta Ellis, C.J. Myers, and Al Jefferson.

The Pacers actually have someone, at most the three points can be slightly worse, and they can't even score in the top four in the East, and there must be something wrong with the team.

The Pacers' attack gave the Spurs a twelve-point spirit, and in the second quarter, the Spurs spontaneously increased their defensive intensity and relied on defense to tie the score.

Among them, Leonard's defense against Paul George is really good, although the two usually communicate, but at this moment Zhang Xiaotian once again arose the idea of grabbing Leonard to train alone to discuss defensive experience.

With this brother, no matter what kind of front he encounters in the playoffs, Zhang Xiaotian will be able to make it much easier.

But Retention George was also a player at this level, and after adjusting at halftime, his mental outlook was completely different in the third quarter.

More decisive, more efficient, and he doesn't possess the ball yet, and the Pacers didn't match him with a strong enough companion, which was really a mistake on the part of management.

With the retention of George, the Spurs also made an early substitution for one big and four small to attack with all their might.

Spurs are not old-fashioned, and when defense can't solve problems, offense is the best defense.

Paul George defends well, they still have big men on the inside, but it's still not enough against the Spurs.

The league is able to limit two top forwards at the same time, definitely less than a hand, and there are no Pacers among them.

And after the Pacers changed coaches, the defense did drop.

In the offensive battle, the Pacers also performed in the other two points, Teague and Myles Turner, but there was still some gap compared to the Spurs.

The same three strong points, the Spurs' strong points are even higher.

On the basketball court, the difference between the fixed points can determine the winner or loser, and the difference between the two sides was close to 10 points, and the Pacers chased the worst 4 points after Zhang Xiaotian played.

But 4 points is enough, and Zhang Xiaotian's team will not lose in the final quarter.

The single-core team is in trouble, and when Paul George goes off the pitch, it's hard for them to be efficient.

Luckily Paul George is not the playmaker of the team, and the Pacers will not be as obvious as the Cavaliers, but their defense is still vulnerable under Zhang Xiaotian's open attack.

Of course, the effect of Paul George's return at this time will not be so good, and the Spurs are not just Zhang Xiaotian's attack point.

Leonard, on the other hand, is technically the finisher and doesn't need as many balls.

This is due to the Spurs' system, which did not let Leonard get used to holding the ball to score, which is also an important reason why the team's run-in was so successful after Zhang Xiaotian returned to the Spurs.

Just over two minutes into the final quarter, Paul George had to come back, whether he could limit the Spurs or not.

The out-of-the-box duo of Monta Ellis and Al Jefferson simply can't play on the offensive end, the defense can't keep up, and if the offense doesn't work anymore, the team will be cold.

Paul George's attack efficiency is still good after he comes on the court, but Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard will not give him a chance to shoot casually.

And Paul George is actually inferior to the two in terms of his ability to play with the ball.

This led to the Pacers' staccato attack, and by the final five minutes, the Spurs' lead was solid.

The Pacers are now also one big and four small, integrating several offensive benches.

Paul George was playing too reasonably at this time, while Monta Ellis and others were playing in a row.

And Paul George received his fifth foul in order to defend Zhang Xiaotian.

Pacers head coach Nate McMillan gave an account of the substitution, and after he came back on the court, Paul George became murderous.

He hit two points when he came up, and then stared at Zhang Xiaotian tightly.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaotian passed the ball to the inside line in seconds, and Aldridge played 2+1.

In the final moments, Aldridge's experience did its job, and Myles Turner looked a little immature and received consecutive fouls.

Paul George made a mistake when he played again, and was caught by Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard.

He looked stiff with the ball, and Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-point shot in the counterattack, and the score gap between the two sides suddenly came to double digits.

Although Paul George hit a three-pointer next, it didn't matter anymore because there was not enough time to play, and the Pacers had to reluctantly accept defeat.

After winning the game, Vicky was also in a good mood and praised the opponent's main player in an interview.

"I think they've done a great job of doing pick-and-rolls for George, they've given him open shots, he's definitely been increasing his offensive performance, but when you've got your teammates doing pick-and-rolls and screens for you, the defenders are always coming after you, and he's doing a great job of being chased from behind, which makes him very aggressive on the offensive end and makes defenders helpless. You have to give credit to him for that, he's constantly improving his game and he's a player I respect in the game because he's contributing on both ends of the pitch. ”

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