Follow the opponent, there is no need to be close, it will be passed, but you can't give the opponent space to shoot, you have to put pressure on the opponent with both hands.

The most important thing is to hit him with your own advantages on the offensive end.

Attrition of the opponent, there are two kinds of attrition, offensive and defensive, according to different opponents to make different choices, during this time he also paid attention to Ginobili's methods, so he benefited a lot.

Ginobili's defense is also based on skill, but unlike Leonard.

Zhang Xiaotian also has his own characteristics, but absorbing the good experience of other players, he does not require them to be so extreme, as long as he integrates into his own means, he can do better.

He began to try to keep Crawford's footsteps, keeping a half-step distance from the opponent, so that he could reach out in time to interfere when the opponent made a shot, but not to foul.

It's hard to change your defensive habits, but when you concentrate your full attention, you can enjoy overcoming difficult problems, just like getting through a difficult game where every small mistake can turn into a failure, but it's still enjoyable.

It's hard at first, but slowly you find the feeling, and two times can often prevent it once.

At this time, the Spurs also overtook the score, Zhang Xiaotian's body has an advantage in the second position, and when he attacked, he received the ball on the side and turned to push Crawford inside, and he often had a chance.

Seeing that there are more substitutes playing iron, the Clippers have gradually changed to the main lineup.

The game is about to enter the final stage, and Zhang Xiaotian also went down to rest.

The Clippers Griffin scored when he came up, but Duncan came up on the Spurs' side and hit a block and then another on the inside, which was not false at all.

However, the difference between the two is that in the fourth quarter, Duncan really used experience to play a lot of the time.

Jordan Jr. plus Griffin, the Spurs can't be as evenly matched in rebounding as they were in the first half.

The Clippers' final lineup is still the same as usual, that is, the No. 2 position is replaced by Crawford.

Zhang Xiaotian's defense also won the trust of the head coach, and in the last five minutes of the game, he replaced Danny Green again and got the chance to shoot.

Ginobili couldn't play, and Popovich wasn't so entangled.

After many years of cooperation, his trust in Ginobili has been engraved in his bones, and at the critical moment, he believes most in the old guy who knows the roots.

Therefore, whether Zhang Xiaotian can take more responsibility in the team, the key is not in Leonard, Leonard himself does not have much ball power at the critical moment.

Before Zhang Xiaotian played, it happened that Paul teamed up with Jordan Jr. to win 4 points and approach the Spurs.

After he came on the court, he took the ball with his back to the side, sat inside, turned around, and hit a 2-point shot, which Danny Green couldn't do.

Zhang Xiaotian is not so reassuring to play the No. 2 position now or a problem of defensive footsteps, after the perception just now, Zhang Xiaotian is confident that he is doing better and better.

On the Clippers' side, they still handed the ball to Griffin, who pretended to break through and pull up a mid-range shot, but after a short time, he took a step inside and got the rebound to make up for it.

Duncan's defense was actually in place, just a little slower to turn.

Griffin's body is indeed strong enough, and Duncan is now a little unstoppable when he rushes head-on.

But if you underestimate him, there will definitely be problems.

In the attack, the Spurs fell to the position Zhang Xiaotian received the ball again, in fact, at the beginning Popovich asked him to play the second position to let him attack, he sat inside, and when he was about to turn, the Clippers suddenly attacked.

Newcomers are easy to be flustered by such a pinch attack and make mistakes, but Zhang Xiaotian has been prepared.

He often breaks people like this, and when he turns around, he has a ball protection action, and when he sees someone coming, he sends the ball to the middle, and Duncan gets it and hits the ball with a small hook.

The Spurs have a particularly good sense of position when they are in the position, and sometimes they know who is where they are without seeing anyone when they pass the ball.

That's where the training worked, the players were very familiar with each other.

Next, Crawford made a breakthrough, and his pace was still faster than Zhang Xiaotian's, but he often chose to shoot once before.

This time he changed direction head-on, and after two consecutive reversals of direction, he finally killed it.

But when he was about to pick up the basket, Duncan came over and was a big hat.

It is this advantage that someone in the team sits on the inside, and there is a big boss to stop after a level.

With this offense and defense, the Spurs stabilized their position, and the game entered the last three minutes.

The Spurs had a 3-point lead and held the ball, but they didn't expect that in the next offense, Duncan should pass the ball to Split, who put the defender behind him and was about to hit the board, but he didn't expect Paul to rush from behind.

He only paid attention to Jordan Jr., and as a result, Paul covered it.

After Paul capped Split, he threw the ball to Crawford, who took a three-point or two-step shot straight away, and the ball fell into the basket with a brush.

was a little depressed by Zhang Xiaotian before, and Crawford was also extremely excited.

Zhang Xiaotian shook his head, he couldn't do anything about this kind of fairy ball.

Attack, attack, the Spurs handed the ball to Duncan again, Zhang Xiaotian ran back and came directly to Duncan, Duncan passed the ball with his hand, Zhang Xiaotian pulled it up directly, and scored two points.

This is what I wanted, and Popovich was a little relieved.

Now the core defenders of both teams have a mediocre feel, because they can't stand outside to do this, and when the defense is strengthened, they often encounter help defenses when they break in, and at this time someone needs to show finishing ability.

The Clippers gave the ball to Crawford again, in fact, Crawford is like the Spurs' Ginobili, with the privilege of not playing according to tactics.

Crawford dribbled with his back and wiped it in with speed.

Zhang Xiaotian is also used to it, it doesn't matter if he can't keep up with everything, the three-point line to the penalty area, he must follow it to the death, and then go in to have an inside line to assist in defense, and he also recognized the fairy ball from the opponent outside the three-point line.

Crawford is not targeted every time, a player like him who is a bit of a nerve knife just looks at the feeling, and at this time he also took out the means he is best at, using the breakthrough to win a little space and pull it up directly.

Zhang Xiaotian was determined in his heart, how could he give the other party a chance if he was not completely thrown away.

The long arm stretched out, forcing Crawford's shot to change a little, and it was this little bit that the basketball was a hit of iron.

Duncan grabbed the rebound, and time was running out as the Spurs began to press the tempo.

When it came to the frontcourt, Parker and Duncan came to a regular pick-and-roll combination, and Duncan scored the ball steadily.

They seized their chances, and the scales of victory and defeat were once again tilted in favor of the Spurs.

Zhang's performance was hidden under the team's excellence, but he proved that he can also contribute to the team in the No. 2 position.