Chapter 420: Two Nerve Knives
Zhang Xiaotian is now training socially, and his offense can not reach the top level during training, but the passing effect is always there, although the passing angle is not peculiar, but many teammates in the team feel good about receiving his ball.
Although Vicky does not recommend players to take records seriously, they are privately interested.
Zhang Xiaotian naturally slapped his chest and said that he would do his best to help the team make history.
Under this banner, he also asks his teammates to be serious in training, and young players really eat this.
"It's better for you to be the boss, I won't do this." Leonard sighed quietly as he trained.
Zhang Xiaotian hurriedly went over to hook his shoulders and back, "Now there is no boss, the Big Three, the Big Four or something is the mainstream, and the champion will not be missing your share." ”
Leonard was a little uncomfortable, took Zhang Xiaotian's hand and said, "Don't worry, I just need to win, everything else is troublesome." ”
In the first game of 2017, the Spurs played away against the Hawks, which was not easy to play.
It's not that easy to tie the second-place winning streak.
The Hawks' lineup this season has undergone a lot of changes, sending away Teague, Horford leaving, Korver becoming a substitute, and only Millsap is left in the lineup that was competing for dominance in the East.
In fact, the Hawks also made moves in the summer, in addition to renewing Bazemore's contract, that is, signing Howard.
The operation of the Hawks can actually be understood, they are considered to have pursuits, and the poor results in the playoffs will naturally change, and Horford's asking price is too high, so they chose Howard to gamble, and Schroder got up and sent away the younger and bigger Teague.
The operation seems to be fine, and the former No. 1 center will make a lot of money if he returns to Yong.
In fact, if the Hawks dropped the style of play that helped them do well in the regular season, and let Schroder, who likes individual offense, take control, their team basketball is not destined to play, and Howard is not a good fit.
However, they can also cause problems with this lineup.
This is the first time the two sides have met this season, and they have started to play cautiously.
The Hawks honestly put their positions on the ground and let Howard go to the position, and the Spurs let the interior pull out.
It's hard to say who has clever means, everyone is in normal condition.
Of course, there are clear strengths and weaknesses in individual positions, and Bazemore, who just got a 70 million contract and was undrafted like Zhang Xiaotian, was completely suppressed.
Leonard is also a little troublesome, Sovlosa's defense is still good, but he is completely useless on the offensive end, and it is difficult for pure defensive players to play much time now.
With Korver and Tim Hardaway Jr. on the Hawks bench, the main lineup isn't actually the most attacking.
In the rotation, the Eagles will definitely have to have some advantage, after all, there are two good scorers.
In the first half, Leonard didn't play this point, and the Spurs only had a slight advantage.
Howard is a bit out of place on the offensive end right now, and he's still a deterrent on the defensive end.
Leonard's outside projection ability is slightly weaker than Zhang Xiaotian's, and when the opponent has a tall interior defense, he is more suppressed.
Moreover, he was in a bit of a bad state today.
After two quarters, the bottom line of both sides was almost touched, and there must be adjustments at halftime.
In the first half, the Eagles' bench players were more dangerous and did a good job defensively.
All the Spurs had to do in the second half was to improve their defense and then play to their positional advantage.
In the third quarter, the Spurs used Zhang Xiaotian as the axis on the offensive end to connect the inside and outside, although Leonard has not yet adjusted, but the team still has an advantage in offense.
It's just that Millsap on the Hawks' side suddenly started a personal scoring performance, and the defensive problems of the Spurs in the first half have been solved, and Millsap's explosion was purely accidental.
Millsap, who has a range and has a good speed, is really difficult to deal with when the No. 4 position feels like this, and this guy is also a power forward and is a well-known explosive type.
If you change the defense, it will be troublesome, whether Aldridge is to defend the No. 3 position, and it is not appropriate to use Aldridge.
And the Hawks have a big center like Howard, and the Spurs don't have many times when they play big or four.
If you don't change the defense, you can only score points.
Fortunately, the two inside lines felt good in this game, and Zhang Xiaotian also got a lot of assists.
In the final minute of the third quarter, Pau Gasol scored four points in a row to help the Spurs maintain the lead.
The Hawks didn't let Millsap, who was in good form, go off the floor, and at the start of the fourth quarter, Millsap continued to be efficient, scoring nine straight points on the line, including a three-pointer and two fouls on Spurs defenders.
The efficiency is even higher than that of Kaihang, and Zhang Xiaotian is also a little depressed.
It is worthy of being an inside line that can explode points, but the advantage of opening is that it can continue to be efficient.
When Zhang Xiaotian was napping in Millsap, he also hit a three-point shot and assisted Mills to score a three-pointer.
Defensively, the Spurs also interviewed the measures and replaced Aldridge early.
The Spurs also tried Leonard to defend during the rotation, but Leonard was not feeling well and did not play in the first two games, which was really unbearable.
Aldridge didn't defend much, but he didn't foul and did a good job of jamming.
After Millsap calmed down a bit, Tim Hardaway Jr. was in the driver's seat again.
This is a real nerve knife, the eagle is completely a fairy ball today, and the smooth team coordination of the past is gone, but the effect has been very good so far.
But after Schroder came up, the Hawks' offense stagnated a little because of the distribution of the ball.
Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to continuously attack the Hawks' defense to attract the defense, and twice broke through to help Danny Green hit a three-pointer, and the team's lead was firmly stabilized.
The Eagles didn't give up and started playing Millsap after a timeout.
Millsap was also able to do it this time, scoring four points in a row and assisting Korver to hit a three-pointer.
The game became extremely anxious, and Zhang Xiaotian rarely met his opponent in the final quarter.
The two nerve knives inside and outside the eagle are all open, and no matter how strong Zhang Xiaotian is, he can't fight.
At 1 minute and 25 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian grabbed the rebound in the front court, pulled the onions on dry ground under the basket, and smashed the basketball into the basket.
The monster was really much worse than it was at the beginning, he was in front of him, and he didn't even bounce up.
If it was at its peak, Zhang Xiaotian would not be able to escape the big hat no matter how fast he reacted.
Millsap hit again, but the Spurs still held a three-point lead.
As the game entered the final minute, Spurs began to control the time.
After Schroder missed the shot, the Hawks opted for foul tactics, Zhang Xiaotian hit both free throws, but Tim Hardaway Jr. on the Hawks' side also hit a three-pointer.
After another foul, Zhang Xiaotian's free throws were still very solid, but Tim Hardaway Jr. hit another three-pointer.
The difference between the two sides was suddenly only 1 point, the Spurs sent the ball, the opponent fouled again, and there were still three seconds left, and it was not Zhang Xiaotian who made the free throw this time. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!