Chapter 507: Consecutive Strong Enemies
The Warriors trailed by five points and ran out of time, but they didn't choose to draw an immediate foul.
They still want to hold on and then chase back the score with three points.
Zhang Xiaotian controlled the time and was unhurried.
When the time was almost up, Aldridge came up to block the demolition, and Zhang Xiaotian accelerated and erased it inside.
Two Warriors players ignored Aldridge and wrapped up in him.
Zhang Xiaotian pulled the ball behind as if he had expected it a long time ago, and after a strong emergency stop, he took a step back to the other side and pulled it up steadily.
"What a beautiful move, an absolute five-best ball reservation."
"The action just now is really amazing, Zhang's knee is okay, he never seems to have a knee problem, he is really a strong guy."
When the commentator was feeling, the ball thrown by Zhang Xiaotian fell into the basket steadily.
At 117:109, the Spurs led by eight points with only 23 seconds left.
Now the Warriors have to score three points, and a miracle has to happen to win.
Under the Spurs' defense, miracles are not so easy, and the Warriors have no chance to score three points.
Nearly 10 seconds were accidentally consumed, and Durant forced a missed shot, and the game was over.
In this crucial game, the Spurs won the final victory, and the Warriors lost to attack the second place in the West.
The Spurs had to play back-to-back games in the final period, beating the Warriors and then playing the Thunder away.
The Thunder are also fighting hard about the playoff rankings, and the two sides will meet another big battle.
Although the Thunder did not meet expectations this season, their combat effectiveness was actually slightly better than last season, but they were only three first-tier teams in the West, and they were a little disappointing in comparison.
Now they are not only a matter of good rankings, if they don't stabilize, maybe the playoff spots will be difficult, and if they can't make the playoffs with such a big battle last summer, it will definitely become a joke in the league.
Compared to the Spurs, they can't afford to lose.
Because Robertson was injured, the Thunder signed and continued to play with a high level of one big and four small.
The key to the Thunder is the lack of auxiliary three-point points, that is, three strong points to work hard, and how far they can do it really depends on the face.
As far as the Spurs are concerned, they are trying to play with the Warriors and the Thunder with dexterity.
The Spurs didn't follow the opponent this time, the Warriors were too fast, the Thunder were just average, and more inside lines could reduce the burden on Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard.
The pace of the first quarter was slower than expected, and the two sides fought to defend their positions.
Aldridge had no space on the inside, and he didn't feel good in this game, so in the end it became an individual attack on the front line.
The Thunder were able to pull the Spurs into their style of play, which can be considered a tactical success.
The three strong points of the Thunder are that they often play tactics for a long time, and then they all hold the ball to solve the final link.
However, Spurs are not afraid of this, and their backcourt combination is also very strong.
Zhang Xiaotian, Evans and Leonard, even if Aldridge plays this point, they can make the Thunder's defense take care of the other.
Moreover, even if the pace slows down, Zhang Xiaotian can still lead the team to counterattack.
In the head-to-head confrontation, in fact, the Thunder suffered because the Spurs' defense was very good.
The Spurs' defense of the Thunder's three strong points was very successful, but the Thunder's role players played well, hitting a few three-pointers, and the scores of the two sides were entangled.
deliberately dragged the score into their own rhythm, but found that they did not take advantage, and at halftime, the Thunder's locker room was also in a solemn atmosphere.
To be honest, Wei Shao played too entangled, and he wanted to pass and vote.
Maybe he is also depressed, Anthony is crushed by Zhang Xiaotian, and Paul George is not very efficient in shooting.
The Spurs, for their part, did not change their defensive strategy because the Thunder role players played well.
No matter how the front game goes, the Thunder must be strong in the end to solve the problem.
Even if it's not, the Spurs have a way, and the team's defense is just that good.
In the third quarter, Westbrook took the initiative to increase the scene.
A player with a physical quality like Wei Shao is not very easy to defend against anyone, but this is not very stable, and the Spurs will not give him a chance to score points with Evans and Murray in turns.
The biggest problem with the Thunder is that the three strong points do not form a joint force, and the Spurs have a lot easier to defend against them.
At this time, the Spurs have taken the initiative to close a little, ready for the final outbreak.
The score still hasn't opened, and the time has come to the fourth quarter, and it's time for Zhang Xiaotian to rotate the lineup.
The Thunder let Paul George stay on the court to play against Zhang Xiaotian, and when necessary, they didn't have a good interior defense.
Against Paul George, Zhang Xiaotian now feels relatively relaxed.
Because in the All-Star level forward, this guy's ability to hold the ball is relatively poor, and he is not afraid of Zhang Xiaotian physically, and Paul George can only rely on his height and defense to give Zhang Xiaotian a little pressure.
Zhang Xiaotian's response was very simple, that is, to forcibly kill inside.
If you can shake off the opponent, you will hit the basket, and if you are caught in the middle, you will share the ball.
After only two minutes of play, the Thunder made adjustments as they found themselves unable to score.
It was originally a small lineup, but now it has been replaced by veteran Collison.
Well, it's really useful.
But the Thunder didn't trust the current lineup, and quickly replaced Wei Shao, and then changed the lineup to five small again.
They didn't even go up to Adams, presumably to open up space.
Like the Spurs playing one big and four small, there is no such problem, Aldridge has outside baskets.
However, the Thunder can't help it, because they have to be more impactful on the offensive end after the score is behind.
But how to put it, their five small points are three strong points plus Jerami Grant and Ablins.
For a lineup that is not thorough in attack and defense, Coach Donovan may look at the state, but the choice is still very strange, and the ability of these two to open up space is also limited.
The Spurs' big four small also take into account both offense and defense, but no matter how you look at it, they are also higher than the Thunder.
Paul George went to the number five and became a complete coolie, and Anthony was a pseudo-point of attack.
Wei Shao played a breakthrough ball, but the effect was not as good as Zhang Xiaotian's.
Zhang Xiaotian assisted two three-pointers in a row, and the score opened up at once.
The Thunder had no choice, and they replaced Brewer and continued to attack the outside line with five small players.
It's just that their outside offense isn't fluid at all and often stops the ball.
After each of the three strong points contributed an iron, the Thunder had no hope of winning.
Coach Donovan didn't call a timeout, so he played back and forth with the point difference to the end, and the Spurs won the Thunder by 10 points.
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