The Rockets took the lead into the fourth quarter, which also gave them a sigh of relief.

During the rotation, they brought Gordon, the sixth man, with two starters and Harden to rest.

Since Brewer couldn't restrain Zhang Xiaotian, after Ariza went down this time, it was Sam Decker, a sophomore, who came to counter.

Sam Decker, despite being a white striker, is serious defensively and doesn't make mistakes easily.

But for Zhang Xiaotian, whoever comes is the same, and the Rockets have several defensive forwards, and they must be paired with interior assistant defense players to limit him.

And the rocket's interior defense can only be said to be average.

They also have a way to deal with it, and that is to resolutely flank them.

After all, the Spurs rotate ten people, and Zhang Xiaotian is surrounded by substitute players at this time.

It's just that they didn't figure it out that Zhang Xiaotian took the substitute players to play not only for his attacking power, but for the substitute players to be more suitable for his play.

Mills, Danny Green and Ginobili were ambushed outside the three-point line, Zhang Xiaotian only had to kill inside at this time, he would share the ball when he was pinched, and he would hit the basket if he was slow.

The rocket was very impressed by Zhang Xiaotian, and the flanking attack was still relatively timely.

Then Ginobili hit a three-pointer, Mills hit a three-pointer, and the Rockets relied on Harden's hard-earned lead to be thrown back by three three-pointers.

However, the Rockets were not in a hurry in this situation, Gordon first caused a foul on Green, and then hit a strong shot.

Compared with Anderson with 80 million, Gordon with 53 million is obviously the Rocket's master.

However, Zhang Xiaotian did not give the Rockets a chance to regain control of the situation, he not only broke through, but also passed the ball, and when the opposing defender hesitated slightly, Zhang Xiaotian also scored a three-pointer.

As long as the three points are open, the rocket can't restrain him at all.

But I don't know what the Rocket coach is based on, he stands on the sidelines very calmly, and has no intention of adjusting at all.

The Rockets didn't adjust, but the Spurs took the initiative to make changes.

With Leonard and Aldridge on the court, the Spurs immediately became more agile on both ends of the floor.

After Leonard came up, he hit the inside of the Rockets and made two fouls, which helped Zhang Xiaotian disperse a lot of defensive pressure.

Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to shoot an assist and help the team take the lead.

At this time, the Rockets woke up like a dream, quickly asked for a timeout, and replaced Harden.

Harden scored two points on the court, but the Rockets' strongest lineup defense was not so strong, and Danny Green and Ginobili hit three-pointers again, and the score suddenly stretched out.

The Rockets knew they were in trouble, but they really couldn't prevent it, and they just hoped that they could rise on the offensive end.

The Spurs' defense at this time has been improved to the extreme, handing over Harden to Danny Green, Zhang Xiaotian to limit Gordon, and Leonard is ready to help defend at any time.

Harden hit the game for the second time after playing, and he also played a breakaway shot.

It's just that the other players of the Rockets are not so good under the defense of the Spurs.

First, Ariza missed a three-point shot, and then Gordon forced a shot and was blocked by Zhang Xiaotian, and Harden could only come by himself.

After striking the iron again, Harden finally stepped back and hit a shot, but the next offense was forced into a mistake by the Spurs' just right pinch.

Zhang Xiaotian directly held the ball and counterattacked, stopped at the three-point line, and the score gap between the two sides was infinitely close to double digits.

Sadly, there were only two minutes left.

At the critical moment, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard each hit singles, but Harden's two three-point shots were a little bit worse.

Although Ariza hit a two-pointer, it didn't make much difference.

With Gordon also hitting a three-pointer, the Rockets completely lost their fighting spirit, and the Spurs had a thrilling chance to win the game.

After the game, Spurs head coach Greg **vic was interviewed, and he summed up the team's finishing performance, tenacity and courage in the final moments in two words.

'That was the best part of the game,' said Vic, 'and they showed a tough attitude both physically and mentally, because we were behind at one point and we could have lost the game outright, but they kept trying to chase the points. The defense was better, the physicality was stronger, we hit a couple of balls and we were relieved. But they've never been complacent because they've been trying to score points because the game is 48 minutes and anything can happen in an NBA game. ”

"If your players never stop running, you're going to get shots all the time. I'm really proud of them. ”

'They did a pretty good job against a very, very difficult team to defend against such a very, very difficult team. For obvious reasons, their players and system, they and the Warriors are probably two of the hardest teams in the league to defend. I'm really happy with our tenacity, we won the game, it doesn't mean we have to play better than them, we just hit those balls in the key moments, but it was a really intense game at both ends of the pitch. ”

Vicky is actually not very happy with the team's previous performance, but after winning the game, he always doesn't mind complimenting the other party, because the winning side is stronger, isn't it.

In fact, Spurs are getting off to a very good start, and their current combat effectiveness is phenomenal.

Next they have to play back-to-back away games, the game will not be so easy, but the team has already arranged everything, Zhang Xiaotian and other players have to do their best to win the game.

There must be a rotation in every back-to-back, and this time there are three people, Parker, Ginobili and Gasol will rest in one of them.

Their first opponent was in some trouble this time, and it allowed the Spurs to eat the only losing Clippers.

But Griffin is out due to injury, and on paper the Spurs are the stronger team.

The Clippers are fourth in the West, but they're definitely not easy to play against, even without Griffin.

Of course, compared to the Spurs, who took the initiative to rest the team, they are still a little lower.

The opponent's top starter was veteran Pierce, and in fact, the Clippers' lineup became one big and four small.

The Spurs didn't use one big or four small to get right, but chose to start with two insides.

The Clippers are always bullying people on the interior when they have a neat lineup, and Vicky clearly wants to get revenge.

But once the game started, Aldridge's attacking efficiency was not high.

This season can only be the third point, Aldridge is increasingly lacking in domineering.

Fortunately, the Spurs turned to the outside, and it was too difficult for J.J. Redick and Pierce to deal with Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard.

After only half a quarter, the Clippers had to make a quick substitution.

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