"Spurs analysis report, Blair fell out of favor, Zhang Xiaotian is dispensable."

At the beginning of 2013, some people couldn't wait to come out to add blockage, and under the seemingly fair analysis, Zhang Xiaotian was dark enough, and they also provoked the relationship between him and Leonard.

Isn't it because the fans spontaneously voted for him, and the number of votes has attracted a lot of attention, anyway, he can't get into the All-Star, who is in the way?

As for Leonard, he is very stable at Spurs, he is a little depressed like Zhang Xiaotian, anyway, the two have a good relationship, and they discuss offensive and defensive skills together.

Blair really fell out of favor, and at first Popovich paid more attention to letting him play as a starter, but this guy didn't cherish it, and now he is not the main rotation player.

Half-truths and half-truths, many people coaxed when it was dark.

Some fans sorted out Zhang Xiaotian's performance at the critical moment and slapped him in the face, Zhang Xiaotian praised it, and the fans responded one after another for a while, but there was a lot of enthusiasm unexpectedly.

"Zhang, I really envy you." Danny Green lamented.

Zhang Xiaotian smiled bitterly and sighed: "What is there to envy, you are more valued by the old man, players still need opportunities on the court after all." ”

The two around him are very stable in the team, Zhang Xiaotian is the same as the Spurs' substitutes except for Ginobili, and whether they are in the team's plan depends on the situation.

The new year still has to start from the away game, and it has to play away back-to-back.

Playing professional basketball is really not an easy task.

After the Spurs center started and became Split, it actually relieved Duncan of some defensive pressure, after all, having height on the inside is an advantage.

Away against the Bucks, Duncan broke out again in the first quarter, scoring 12 points in a single quarter and calling the opponent Dad.

At this age, you can still play like this, and now there is no one in the league, but unfortunately there is no advantage in the All-Star voting, far less easy than Garnett in the East, and the team is upset with Big Brother.

Of course, Parker, the team's other star player, is even worse, 108,000 miles away from Jeremy Lin.

With a 17-point lead at halftime, it looked like another slaughter.

Fortunately, the Bucks bench players stepped up, and Jennings relied on his individual ability to continue his life, so the Bucks did not lose ugly.

Zhang Xiaotian's 11 points and 5 rebounds were decent, stabilizing the second place among bench players, and the first was Ginobili.

Next is Gary Neil, the Spurs play a lot of time in one big and four small, the three benches with more points are outside players, Zhang Xiaotian and Gary Neal are both non-draft drafts.

However, the advantages and disadvantages of the two are obvious, and Popovich uses them, but he doesn't particularly like them.

Going to New York to play back-to-back away games, Spurs finally ran into trouble.

The Knicks have Tyson Chandler on the inside, a defensive stalwart, and Stoudemire has returned.

What is more difficult for the Spurs to play now is a team with an interior line, if Duncan is restricted, the outside line will be affected, and the Knicks are not afraid of the Spurs playing one big or four small, Anthony can also play the fourth position, and J.R. Smith takes it, which is their strongest state.

Truth be told, it's been a long time since the Knicks have played as well as they did this season.

Against Anthony, Leonard was still a little tender, and he couldn't guard against it.

The main lineup was suppressed, and the rotation lineup could only blow up each other, J.R. Smith was already very troublesome, and Stoudemire has been playing off the bench since he came back, and the Knicks are not lacking in offensive power at any time.

In the first half, it barely withstood it, but in the second half rotation time, Novak hit consecutive three-pointers, and J.R. Smith also hit consecutive shots, and in just a few minutes, the Spurs suddenly fell behind by 20 points.

When Zhang Xiaotian was substituted, Popovich had already decided to give up.

Give up when you should give up, that's Popovich's style.

Zhang Xiaotian looked at the open card pack, but unfortunately it was not a card that could dominate the stadium, but he didn't plan to give up.

Gary Neil didn't pass the ball to Zhang Xiaotian and forced his shot from the outside.

He's in a contract year and he wants to perform well, so attacking is the first option.

'Guys, there's still a chance, and we should show our value, the value of being able to help the team win.'

Zhang Xiaotian has a good relationship with the team boss, but the relationship with the opponent of this competition is only average, and no one cares about saying beautiful things at this time.

The Knicks attacked, and Novak, who was hot, received another pass from his teammates.

He shoots fast and is tall, but Zhang Xiaotian has been prepared for a long time.

Novak's shot was rubbed and fell backwards by Zhang Xiaotian, who arrived in time, and at least four players rushed over to catch the ball.

He then advanced with the ball and launched a counterattack, killing the opponent's defense before it was formed.

Knicks bench forward Chris Copeland came up to meet him, Zhang Xiaotian leaned over the opponent, stabilized his body with the power of impact, and hit a layup at the same time as the referee's whistle.

After successfully defending 2+1, Zhang Xiaotian showed his strength.

Then in the Knicks' offense, Zhang Xiaotian cut off the ball in the hands of Stoudemire, who was playing alone, and counterattacked with a violent dunk.

Two rounds of offense and defense, domineering, others may disagree with him, but his momentum on the court will naturally affect other teammates.

Like Nando De Colo, he originally came on the field to let his fellow countryman Dio perform with a brush point, and he didn't plan to pass the ball to Zhang Xiaotian before, but after Zhang Xiaotian showed a strong performance, he subconsciously passed the ball when he asked for the ball.

Facing the defense of the Knicks bench forward, Zhang Xiaotian stepped forward and directly burst in and pulled up a violent dunk.

The referee's whistle blew, another foul, and another 2+1.

Madison Square Garden was in an uproar, and the Spurs' No. 10 was too violent.

"I said that there is hope of winning before the game is over, and we should play the way we won." Zhang Xiaotian yelled.

Other people are arguing, isn't it just a single, and you have a reason to score.

But their enthusiasm has been ignited, and they only planned to brush up on the data before, but if there is still a chance to win the competition, no athlete will be willing to fail.

20 points is nothing, the opponent can lead by 20 points in a few minutes, why can't they chase it back.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Knicks head coach Mike Woodson hurriedly called a timeout.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks still held a lead of more than 10 points, but just in case, they switched the main team back, and the Spurs were still all benches.

As the core of the Knicks, Anthony came up and hit a mid-range shot.

Such a player will not be intimidated by Zhang Xiaotian's momentum, and Zhang Xiaotian will not be able to simply defend against the opponent.

"Don't be afraid, it's the Knicks who should be worried."

Zhang Xiaotian caught the ball outside the three-point line and faced Anthony is a three-pointer, and the basketball hollowed into the net.

A three-pointer didn't break the Knicks, but it knocked down the hearts of fans.