Chapter 169: The battle for the top spot in the east

The Pistons also fought against the Heat, in fact, they also knew that they would lose their advantage by doing so, but the score would change when they fell behind, and they had no choice.

Maybe the change will be a miracle, people always like to make a fool of themselves, or always do something to show the fans, to the management.

The Pistons didn't pull off a miracle, but the Heat's veteran Roger Mason surprised him.

In the strategy of speeding up the shot, the outside players got more opportunities than before, and after the inertia was formed, the Pistons couldn't stop at all, and James was happy to see the number of assists increase.

Seeing that no, he could easily take it by leading the team alone, and poor Bosh was of course ignored.

The Heat's lead came to 20+ in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter again became garbage time.

Last time they won against the Heat, the Pistons and others were still full of confidence, but they were slaughtered.

It's just that Zhang Xiaotian is a little bit inconsistent with the team in these two games, he won the data last time, but the data that the team won his this time is very pitiful, not double, and he played very poorly this season.

For the Heat, with the previous streak of wins, this two-game winning streak is nothing.

The biggest thing everyone is watching right now is the next battle for the top spot between the Heat and the Pacers, Paul George vs. James.

Because of his performance in the playoffs last season, Paul George has been quickly promoted from a young core to a top player on the front line.

Coupled with the Pacers' perfect start to the season, they have been identified as a capable player in the East with the Heat, and this game has attracted a lot of attention at once.

The Pacers will say in an interview that they will play in the playoffs, and the Heat are the one who accepts the challenge, of course, they are extremely calm, and James pretended to say that this is just a regular season game.

However, when he trains internally, he has become almost half a coach, and he obviously attaches great importance to it.

Zhang Xiaotian half-jokingly said in an interview: "There is no doubt that we have to be stronger, if there is a crisis, give me the ball at the last moment, I just like that tense atmosphere, the blood is boiling, and the ball seems to have become a part of my body." ”

His words made the fans chant for the majesty of the gods, but those who didn't like him scolded him for being shameless.

James said that this kind of thing is pretty much the same, the team has a big three, and he is considered the oldest.

"I hate it, this person has jumped out again, every time it's nonsense, he should be blocked from social media." When Yang Feiyu saw Wu Li's new article, she was so angry that her face flushed.

"Like things gather, social media also wants to attract villains to make money, just ignore this kind of person."

"No, I'm going to organize someone to scold him to death."

Zhang Xiaotian sighed secretly, and the organizer scolded that guy, and that guy's goal of expanding his influence was achieved.

However, many things can't be compared with women, just scold together.

Wu Li's article Zhang Xiaotian also read it, and I have to say that it takes a little bit to be a competent black fan.

The characteristic of this bastard is that he speaks half-truths and half-falsehoods, and he specially picks some controversial quasi-stars like Zhang Xiaotian to black, which is not risky and has attracted many like-minded supporters.

Woolley's vision is still a little bit, this time he came to rub the heat of the Heat vs. Pacers, and analyzed Zhang Xiaotian's characteristics in a large way, and finally summarized that he bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard, hugged his thighs, and deeply despised Zhang Xiaotian, who already had the attributes of the best role player in terms of ball skills and character.

This is actually a summary of Zhang Xiaotian's performance this season, many people have said before that this writing is okay, and it looks very powerful when integrated.

When encountering rookies with poor defense or not adapting to the league, everyone will perform better, so everyone is bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, as if competitive sports are like this, after Woolley's distortion, it seems that Zhang Xiaotian has problems in all aspects.

Playing with the writing of this kind of thing, in fact, it is not difficult to refute, but it is not interesting to refute, anyway, no one can convince anyone, only on the court, winning or losing can explain everything.

This is the reason why Zhang Xiaotian likes to be an athlete, and in the face of winning or losing, many excuses are weak.

The Heat have suffered defeats and several dangers this season, but this is the first time they have faced an opponent of the Pacers' calibre, and the team must take it seriously.

The Pacers are strong defensively, especially on the inside.

Their interior line is not the top in the league, they are close to the kind, but they are very smart against the Heat, which has been proven in the playoffs.

The Heat's Oden the Great this season has been recuperating, and Haslem has some physical problems, and the interior strength can be said to be worse than last season.

The Pacers' outside defense is also extremely strong, and the Pacers should be considered a fairly orthodox strong team, with clear inside and outside, and can attack and defend.

If I had to say it, they were still a little short of three points.

The Heat's style of play is a bit off-the-beaten, the offense and defense on the outside are the top in the league, and the inside is a weakness, but because the strong point is too strong, their opponents will follow their rhythm and then lose to them.

Of course, their interior line is good for nothing according to tradition, but according to their style of play, with Bosh, one of the Big Three, in charge, many opponents are also very troublesome.

On December 10, Indiana, the Heat played the Pacers away, and the winner immediately became the first in the East.

The Heat's starting lineup remains unchanged, but Zhang Xiaotian will go to the No. 4 position to face David West for part of the game, and James will fulfill the fans' wishes to play against Paul George.

Fortunately, David West is no longer in peak condition, otherwise Zhang Xiaotian would definitely be abused by blood in the past.

It's not easy to change the defense, Paul George has indeed been upgraded, and he has been upgraded more by Zhang Xiaotian, and it is not easy for Zhang Xiaotian to defend.

Although it was an away game, the Heat got off to a smoother start.

The Pacers tightened a bit, and Paul George was a little cold when he hit James under pressure, but Roy Hibbert was still very happy to play Bosh, who is probably one of his favorite players to match, and he has played experience.

Zhang Xiaotian is against David West, and the defensive end is to fight against each other, because the opponent is not the kind with strong physical fitness, but it fits Zhang Xiaotian's appetite very well, that is, his strength is smaller than that of the opponent, and the consumption is relatively large.

But on the offensive end, he was able to slip the opponent out, and he also received James's split shot and hit the open shot.

After all, Zhang Xiaotian also has a three-point range, and he can completely slip the opponent out.

At the beginning of the quarter, the scores of both sides were tight, the Heat took the lead in adjusting the shooter, and the Pacers waited until the regular rotation time to change the bench.

At this time, the situation changed abruptly, because the gap in strength between the Pacers' bench and the main team was relatively large.

James and Paul George compared the ability to bring substitutes during the rotation, and James won this game.