Several big boys with oriental faces recognized Zhang Xiaotian, and they were enthusiastic and asked for autographs for a group photo.

This kind of star treatment, Zhang Xiaotian still enjoys relatively little, of course, he will not refuse the request of the fans.

Unexpectedly, more and more fans poured over after the group photo began, after all, it was San Antonio, there were too many fans who liked the Spurs, and some people might not recognize Zhang Xiaotian in casual clothes at first glance, but it was different when someone reminded him.

Yang Feiyu, who was left aside, puffed out his cheeks and went to board the plane in a huff.

When she was about to pass through the security gate, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly ran over, touched her head playfully, and then ignored the woman who showed her little tiger teeth, turned around and hid her merit and fame.

Some sad scenes end up being a little emotional joy.

On the 6th, the Spurs went to the away game to challenge the Timberwolves.

Duncan, although he went with the team, was not ready to play, his knee was still a little sore, and now the team's record is not under pressure, and Popovich is not going to take any risks.

With the Timberwolves not having a great record, and key player Love being injured, the outside world is more concerned about their young players, such as Rubio, and Alexei Sherved, who is also an undraft pick but was also selected for the All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge.

It's a pity that the rookie duel can only stay literally, Spurs Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard are both forward players, plus they have many backcourt teams, the two will definitely not collide with the other two guards.

At the beginning of the game, in the face of Parker's strong attack, Rubio showed his playmaking ability, constantly sending wonderful passes, and the Timberwolves also played back and forth with the Spurs at home.

But this was only the first quarter, and the Timberwolves not only couldn't contain Parker, but they couldn't stop Leonard.

In the second quarter, they lacked offense and relied on Nikola Pekovic to scuttle fouls on the inside, which didn't work very well.

Step by step, the Spurs took the initiative and wore away the confidence of the Timberwolves to win.

Because of the team's structure, the Timberwolves play a three-guard lineup most of the time.

The flexibility is good, but at the same time there are problems defensively.

Especially the Spurs made it clear that Rubio could not shoot, the Spanish golden boy just couldn't shoot, and Rick Adelman had no choice, and his set didn't seem to be suitable for the current Timberwolves.

When Zhang Xiaotian came on the court at the end of the quarter, Jose Barria was chasing points with the bench lineup, and there was hope.

Because the opponent played three guards, Zhang Xiaotian also faced Sheved.

It can only be said that Sheved is too thin, at least in professional players, he played a cameo as a small forward, and he couldn't block the impact of Zhang Xiaotian at all, and under the impact of Zhang Xiaotian, his shooting also missed the accuracy.

are all rookies who did not perform well through the draft, and now it seems that Zhang Xiaotian is obviously more adapted to the rhythm of the NBA.

After Spurs regained control of the situation, they did not have any chances against the opponent again, and continued to maintain the winning streak after winning the opponent.

"I think I've found a certain feeling, damn it, and hopefully I don't forget it when I play."

"Zhang, I also found my feelings, but I don't need to participate in the three-point contest."

"Kawai, it's not a three-point contest, it's a game, and a three-pointer that no one is defending in front of is meaningless."

On the training ground, Zhang Xiaotian sweated like rain, and when the offense with the ball was not so good, the empty three-point was the most efficient and easiest offensive means.

He didn't pay much attention to the three-point shot before, and now it's not so easy to practice, but the initial effect is still there, the system can monitor his basketball ability at any time, and the data is very intuitive.

On Feb. 8, they came to Detroit to play the Pistons, who were still rebuilding.

The core of their team is young, with third-year Greg Monroe on the inside and Brandon Knight on the outside.

They also had a good draft this year, including Andre Drummond and second-round pick Kyle Singler.

Although the rebuilt Pistons did not have a good record, they had good interior strength and just managed to restrain the Spurs without Duncan.

So they were in trouble at the beginning of the game, and Monroe's attack was very difficult to restrict.

And in addition to Duncan, Ginobili also did not come over because of physical reasons.

When the main lineup was restricted, Zhang Xiaotian felt the pressure of rotation, and without Ginobili, he was the main object of being taken care of, and there was no good chance to shoot at all.

On the contrary, the Pistons bench Charlie Villanueva was on fire, and the Pistons let him play the No. 4 position, mainly shooting from the outside, and Matt Bonner, who also styled the same style, was clearly at a disadvantage.

They trailed by 13 points at halftime, a rarity for the Spurs.

In the second half, Parker played all kinds of strong games, and the breakthrough creation almost single-handedly led the Spurs' offense.

It's just that Parker can't solve the problem of the Spurs' interior emptiness, and Monroe does whatever he wants on the inside, and they don't have a good way at all.

The key is that Monroe has a certain ability to play, and as soon as he hits, he will prepare to turn the ball out, and the Pistons will get the opportunity to open the spot.

So even if Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard played at the same time in the fourth quarter, he blew up Kyle Singler and couldn't prevent the Spurs' winning streak from ending.

Although the data is not very good, Zhang Xiaotian still got praise.

Because this is the first time in a row that he has won against rookies in the same position, which is very telling.

"Zhang Xiaotian is the top ten rookies this season, and as long as he gets the opportunity, he can soar to the sky."

Fan Zhang Xiaotian's professional wrote a report with enthusiasm, and his fans are naturally very supportive, and some of his "brain-dead fans" still feel that the top ten are too low, and they should step on Lillard and punch Davis.

Woolley, who had no presence for some days, jumped out again and refuted the article word by word.

"That's Zhang Xiaotian's ceiling, and his incompetence will be exposed in the Rookie Challenge."

Woolley also has some dry goods, he thinks that the Spurs have given Zhang Xiaotian enough playing time, and he can only play at this level in the face of substitutes, and the data will decline if he starts.

He listed Zhang's scoring periods and the alignment of Zhang Xiaotian's main game, and concluded that Zhang Xiaotian is still far from a first-class forward, and his current performance is due to poor defensive opponents, as well as the reason why Leonard and Danny Green took on more defensive duties in the final quarter.

Zhang Xiaotian was indeed miserable when he met those defensive giants, especially the data carefully selected by Woolley.

Although this guy is messing around, some things are really similar to him.

However, before Zhang Xiaotian could respond, Woolley's social media was overrun by his fans.

"Wu (Wu) Crow's Mouth, are you going to eat the keyboard again this time, or do you want to gamble on something else?"