Chapter 164: Flat Record
The Cavaliers started with a three-guard lineup, so their backup forward Earl Clarke played a lot of minutes.
It is not the first time that Earl Clarke has played against Zhang Xiaotian, and he has always felt that Zhang Xiaotian is not so powerful.
It's just that Zhang Xiaotian has always been in a strong team, so he is the winning side every time.
Relying on his height advantage, he played very aggressively after coming on the court and also hit two three-pointers.
Zhang Xiaotian's strength has improved, and his feeling is obvious, compared to last season, he is more difficult to match.
But he can still keep up, he doesn't have the confidence of Vitesse, and he will be satisfied if he presses Zhang Xiaotian harder.
It's just that he didn't expect that in the last section, he was suddenly crushed.
Toot, the referee's whistle blows again.
This was the second foul Zhang Xiaotian made on him in the last quarter, and it was also his fifth foul.
Earl Clarke had no choice but to leave early, and although there were no six fouls, the coach obviously wouldn't give him a chance.
The Cavaliers' lineup for the final game is also a three-guard, except that the two starters have become Jack and Vitesse.
In this lineup, Zhang Xiaotian finally matched with Vitesse.
Vitesse took the ball and rushed inside, his physical fitness was really good, he choked Ray Allen enough in the previous rotation, and made two fouls, and after rushing in, he made two more on Anderson.
The person who defended him became Zhang Xiaotian, and he didn't feel any difference at all.
Zhang Xiaotian is indeed a little uncomfortable with the fast-paced type of Vites, but he knows that this guy is not unable to defend if he doesn't pass the ball.
Vitesse burst in, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't keep up so tightly, so he put it down a little, not blocking in front, but following beside him.
Although the Heat do not have a big center, James' co-defense is also very strong.
Vitesse didn't know that Zhang Xiaotian was a strategy, and he completely ignored it after passing people, because no one could keep up with him.
Looking at James, who came to help defend him, Vitesse started directly and dodged in the air to avoid James's long arm.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and what about James, he still couldn't stop him.
Just when he was full of momentum to pick up the basket, Zhang Xiaotian next to him slapped the ball out.
It's really easy, this guy doesn't want to think that there are people next to him, so exaggerated dodging shows off his waist strength, he simply sends the ball directly to Zhang Xiaotian to be capped.
Vitess was a little embarrassed, and shouted at Zhang Xiaotian: "If you have the ability to face each other head-on, what kind of ability is a sneak attack." ”
Zhang Xiaotian responded lightly: "It's not a skill, it's the ability to win." ”
Vitesse was very upset, "Hmph, I'm going to score 20 points, that's the real thing." ”
"Don't come out and show off a little sub." Zhang Xiaotian showed an extremely disdainful look, "Isn't it just a cut, I'll shoot on your head later, and tell you what is the score for winning, and the one that loses is called a tumor." ”
Vitesse was so angry that he screamed, and he wanted to return Zhang Xiaotian a hat with all his strength.
It must also be positive, so that Zhang Xiaotian can shut up.
In fact, Vitesse's single defense is not bad, and the defense of players with good physical fitness is a matter of attitude.
He worked hard, and ordinary people are really hard to fight.
However, Zhang Xiaotian, who has launched his skills, is not an ordinary person, the opponent uses the skills of a defender to hit him, and he can also use the skills of a striker to beat Vitesse.
Against Vitesse, he has a high advantage.
On the offensive end of the Heat, Zhang Xiaotian sat inside in the face of Wieters' defense after receiving the ball, then turned around and hit again, and pulled up to hit a two-point shot.
said that shooting on the other party's head was shooting on the other party's head, although the fans who were watching the live broadcast did not know the mouth cannon between the two sides, but when they saw Zhang Xiaotian's domineering hit, they couldn't help but shout that the gods were mighty.
The Heat, the scoring duo of Irving and Vetes Gajack, are not afraid, and they always maintain a lead of about 10 points.
Zhang Xiaotian's score is also rising, before Vitesse said 20 points in front of him, and now he is finally about to score 20 points.
Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-point shot, and he became the third player on the Heat team to score 20 points, and James's assists also came to nine, and one more assist James could get a triple-double.
"At 1 minute and 36 seconds, the Heat have a 13-point lead, and there is not much suspense in the game."
As the commentator said, the game was already stable, and the Cavaliers had no intention of playing, and soon the Heat had won the game by 12 points, tying the opening winning streak.
Zhang Xiaotian also saw the system's prompt, and the pride of the mission champion had been completed by three-tenths.
As soon as he happily posted a status on social media, there were a lot of hot comments for a while.
Speaking of which, the number of fans has been increasing since he joined the Heat, and there are a lot of sunspots, but in the case of consecutive wins, it is difficult for black to attract the attention of others.
There are social media on the other side of the ocean that want to sign him, but the details have not yet been negotiated.
Zhang Xiaotian has a very clear judgment on his own commercial value, not because of money, social media is also a means of publicity, but because there are more restrictions on the other party's speech.
In that case, you'll have to pay a little more.
The Heat's next game is an away game against the Raptors, and a win is a record, and the players are very enthusiastic, not to mention their fans all over the world.
However, the Raptors are not easy to deal with, even if the Eastern opponent is a little out of shape during this time.
Gay, Lowry and DeRozan's backcourt combination is not bad offensively and defensively, but the ball problem is also a headache, Rudy Gay has the same problems as the Grizzlies, a little unable to fit into the team, and the choice of shot is often incomprehensible.
Rudy Gay started this game with frequent iron, and he scored 7 points against Zhang Xiaotian's defense in the first quarter to look good, but his shooting percentage was only 30%.
Zhang Xiaotian's defense is above average even if he doesn't add skills, and he doesn't know how Rudy Gay has the confidence to always play in front of him.
If DeRozan hadn't been stronger this season, the Raptors would have been pitted in the first quarter.
The Raptors came up and concentrated all their firepower on the outside, which is exactly what the Heat intended.
remembered that their interior caused some trouble to the Heat during the last matchup, but I didn't expect that now their interior line can't catch the ball at all.
However, the Raptors are also determined to prevent the Heat from setting records, and their three main players have been staying on the court, and they have the posture to fight to the end.
It's just that their style of play was killed by the Heat.
The Heat's outside defense made their shooting percentage almost as low as 30%.
So in the first half, the Heat led by 13 points, and they were relaxed and happy at halftime, Zhang Xiaotian can imagine that the head coach of the Raptors will definitely have a bad look on his face.
In the second half, the Raptors changed slightly, the ball was in Lowry's hands for a long time, the No. 1 position was the weakness of the Heat, Lowry hit two three-pointers at a critical moment, and the ball suddenly felt like it had to be played.