The team's overall defense can limit the play of the stars, but it is often the play of the stars that can break the team's overall defense.

So in the NBA game, in the fourth quarter, it is often a confrontation between stars.

What Zhang Xiaotian has to do now is to break down the Heat's defense and lead the team to victory.

His style of play has always been tough, but his pace is not very fast, limiting his ceiling.

Now with the skills of the King of Doom, the weakness of his footsteps can be ignored.

The Heat's strategy for defending him is that Tre Gilder, a player taller than him, is close to him, and the interior is always ready to help defend.

In the first three quarters, such a strategy can indeed limit him, but not in the fourth quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian in the fourth quarter was much stronger than Trey Gilder, and he couldn't wait for the help defense to come up, so Zhang Xiaotian hit several opponents.

The Heat's response was also very correct, which was to find it back on the offensive end.

The Spurs' two teams on the perimeter didn't do a great job defensively, especially James Anderson.

When Zhang Xiaotian was tearing through the Heat's defense, Norris Kerr and Terrell Harris were also constantly creating danger on the outside, and the efficiency of the two of them was not as good as Zhang's, but the Heat had an advantage in the score.

The two sides went back and forth, and the score gap between the two teams gradually narrowed.

With three minutes left in the game, Zhang Xiaotian picked up the rebound in the backcourt and advanced quickly, and scored a layup directly, the score became 75:78, and the Spurs still trailed by 3 points, and the two sides entered an official timeout.

Although the score is still behind, the momentum has shifted in favor of Spurs.

If the Heat can't prevent Zhang Xiaotian, then the Spurs have a better chance to win the game.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe that Chinese kid can hit all the time, he's just lucky, he didn't play like this in the first three quarters."

"yes, keep an eye on him, limit him and we can win the game."

When the Heat players were speaking, the coach was also hesitating, to prevent Zhang Xiaotian from continuing to exert power, early pinching is an option, but in the summer league against a little-known player using the tactic of early pinching, he is afraid that he will be ridiculed.

The Heat coach chose to make player changes and replaced him with a faster-paced player to defend Zhang Xiaotian.

Their offense has no more options than to rely on perimeter shots like a pump.

After the timeout, the Heat played a good match for the first time.

Dexter Pittman stepped up to cover and then went down to receive a pass from a team-mate and scored.

Most of the Heat were shooting from the outside, and then a sudden pass to the inside played a surprise role, and the score gap became 5 points again.

"Man, I'm not going to give you a chance, I'm completely different from the guy before......"

The buddy who was newly replaced to defend Zhang Xiaotian likes to have broken thoughts, and he keeps making small movements.

Zhang Xiaotian's hand swept down, cut into the opponent's hand that was pulling the jersey, and gave the opponent a lesson, and at the same time received the ball and took a big step inside.

Swipe and shoot again.

Zhang Xiaotian's mental quality was not good in the first place, but now it is even more stable, and some off-the-board tricks want to interfere with him.

The clock is already more than two minutes away, and whoever goes wrong first between the two teams may lose.

The atmosphere on the pitch is getting more and more tense, and in the eyes of the team, it is just a game to examine people, but for many players, it is an opportunity to change their fate.

The Heat's offense was another pick-and-roll, and Norris Kerr lowered his head and slammed into the interior.

The Spurs' defense immediately contracted, and Zhang Xiaotian also retracted the defense, but at this time, he keenly saw Norris Kerr glance to the side.

Zhang Xiaotian was clever, and his hand subconsciously stretched forward, just blocking the ball from the opponent.

After a successful steal, Zhang Xiaotian did not stop the ball and began to accelerate instantly.

The Heat team also quickly returned to defense, Zhang Xiaotian did not pause, and started when he entered the three-point line of the Spurs.

The Heat's defender went straight to the foul, and the referee's hand followed the whistle to the free throw line.

Zhang Xiaotian's free throws were originally very accurate, but after improving his ability, he was even more stable, he took two deep breaths to calm his emotions, and hit both free throws.

At 79:80, the score gap between the two sides was only 1 point.

In the next two rounds, Terrell Harris missed a three-point shot, and Corey Joseph received a return pass from Zhang Xiaotian and shot wide.

As the minutes passed, the pressure on both sides grew.

Zhang Xiaotian understands that at this time, he needs to shoulder this pressure and prove his worth.

It was the Heat's turn to attack again, and they didn't look in a hurry, with Norris Kerr still dribbling from the outside to keep the rhythm down.

In addition to his own defensive object, Zhang Xiaotian is also paying attention to others.

To do a good defensive role, you have to know how to observe, and he has done it before, mostly by intuition, but it is only in the past few days that he has begun to understand and think about how to make a better defense.

More skillful, it's Leonard's advice, he has good instincts on the court, but he needs to do better, he's been watching this game and already has some knowledge of several of the main players on the Heat.

Norris Kerr once again used the cover of his teammates to kill the Spurs inside, this time his expression was particularly fierce, he wanted to go on his own, Zhang Xiaotian made a judgment in an instant.

Norris Cole rushed past Cory Joseph and immediately pulled it up, the block of the inside line was too late to come up, and seeing that the other party was about to make a move, Zhang Xiaotian had already pounced in time.

The finger hit the opponent's basketball and interfered successfully, and the Spurs rebounded.

This time they stabilized the rhythm, and Zhang Xiaotian asked for the ball with his back at the top of the arc.

After receiving the ball, he turned to face the defender, who took half a step back to prevent him from breaking through.

Just when the opponent was retreating, Zhang Xiaotian pulled up directly and shot hollow into the net, 81:80, the Spurs overtook him, and the game time had entered the last minute.

The Heat took a timeout, but when the game started again, their tactics were simpler.

Norris Kerr didn't pass the ball, but the shot was another iron.

The Spurs began to press the rhythm, and after half of the offensive time was consumed, the ball passed to Zhang Xiaotian, who did not shoot until the last moment and did not hit, but there were only 15 seconds left.

The Heat still dribbled Norris Kerr, and the Spurs knew it was likely to be him making the last shot, and Cory Joseph's defense was extraordinarily focused.

Norris Kerr dribbled for almost 10 seconds when suddenly he took a step back and made a three-point shot two steps from the three-point line, which was a crazy move, but the ball ...... in.

A crowd of people on the Heat's bench jumped up, and Norris Kerr opened his hands to the cheers.

But the game wasn't over yet, and the Spurs called a timeout with three seconds left on the clock.

"Give me the ball and I'll settle the fight."