Chapter 243: At This Moment, He Is King
Zhang Xiaotian is not the kind of person with very delicate skills, but now that the informants are crowded into a pile, and the outside is clear, it is still very stable for him to play a back pass.
Wade has already come down, and catching the ball is throwing.
The Spurs' players' attention was still on Zhang Xiaotian, and they could only watch the basketball go into the basket.
This kind of ball, the Heat is not the only one James can play.
Zhang Xiaotian really wanted to stimulate Leonard to single him too, Leonard played a few before, only a one-third success rate, Leonard's offensive skills are not top-notch, and some rely on feel and body.
However, the other party was not fooled, and Leonard still sent it inside after taking the ball.
This time, Zhang Xiaotian did something risky, and when the ball was still in the air, he rushed to the inside.
In order to limit Leonard, Zhang Xiaotian has not assisted in defense before.
But the clock is in the last few minutes, and sometimes it's risky.
When to take the risk is also a kind of university question, and Zhang Xiaotian chose a good time.
Duncan raised his arms, caught the ball and threw it outside.
However, this reaction was also expected by Zhang Xiaotian, who suddenly jumped up when he was still a few steps away from Duncan.
Duncan's eyes widened, he knew that Zhang Xiaotian was more difficult to deal with than last season, but he still didn't have Leonard's real experience.
Zhang Xiaotian's reaction was too fast, and the pass was stopped by him.
Holding the ball, Zhang Xiaotian advanced quickly, and Leonard returned to defense quickly, but he didn't expect Zhang Xiaotian to shoot directly when he was still one step away from the three-point line.
At 3 minutes and 21 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian chased down and hit a three-point shot, and the score gap between the two sides was only 2 points.
The Spurs opted for a timeout, and they got into another dilemma about who to let score at the crucial moment.
The first choice is of course Parker, and the most unpredictable is Ginobili, but the Heat's outside defense is not fake, and in terms of pure outside defense, the Heat are stronger than the Spurs.
The Heat's arrangement is that Wade will defend Parker, and Wade is also a pair of long arms, and it is not easy for Parker to shoot.
If Parker blocks and Duncan, it won't be Bosh who comes out, but James, and Dior will not give the other party a chance to play big.
Defensive rotation, both teams are outstanding.
It was Dior who came up to block the demolition, and the Heat didn't want to change it.
The blocking Heat immediately faced Parker by James, Parker took two steps inside and walked back, but he didn't deceive James, James can defend the No. 1 position.
Parker paused slightly, then wiped off the baseline, only to accelerate with the ball thrown out.
Dio received the ball at the three-point line, a trick that the Spurs had used before, Wade made a quick pounce, and Dio hit the iron after the ball was interfered with.
Bosh wrapped himself around Duncan hard, but the ball that fell was touched by Leonard first, and the guy jumped really high.
Leonard was a little greedy, and he wanted to make a basket directly.
Zhang Xiaotian had already reached out and destroyed the ball.
James turned around and squeezed, grabbing the basketball in his hand.
Then the Heat launched a counterattack directly, and the opponent was the most difficult to prevent the Heat, and it was also their counterattack.
Dio's pace was slower, and Leonard could only make up for the rushing James.
James accelerated twice and hit the basket directly, but was still interfered with by Leonard.
He also had some problems with his physical strength, otherwise he decided to be able to withstand Leonard's violent dunk.
The basketball popped up, but this time it was Zhang Xiaotian who seized the opportunity.
He was already rushing behind, but then he jumped up and smashed the basketball into the basket with one hand.
At 2:56, 97:97, the two sides were tied.
At this point, complicated tactics don't make much sense, it depends on the players on both sides.
Next, Leonard and Ginobili hit successively, and the Heat James and Bosh also hit.
In the final moments, the scores were the same.
The commentator was already surprised, could it be that this game would also be overtime.
On the offense of the Heat, Zhang Xiaotian took the initiative to ask for the ball, and his performance in these games has earned him more opportunities.
"Zhang, I'm not going to let you score any more points from me." Leonard was the first to speak.
"You can't stop me, I'm ten times stronger than last season."
Zhang Xiaotian showed a mouthful of white teeth, and Leonard concentrated all his attention.
It's just that the next moment, Zhang Xiaotian called for cover, stepped back and hit a three-point shot.
In the last 24 seconds, the superposition of the skills of the King of the Last Section and Mr. Key made a solid three-point shot.
Surprise flashed in Leonard's eyes, and Zhang Xiaotian smiled: "Kehuai, this is not a heads-up, I want victory." ”
At 104:101, Spurs asked for a timeout again.
Ginobili opted for a quick shot and missed a three-point attempt.
Duncan squeezed the ball under the basket and scored with his long arm to make it 104-103.
With 16 seconds left, the Spurs didn't immediately foul and were still expecting a turnover from the Heat.
This was a wrong decision, because Zhang Xiaotian proved it with his actions.
Facing the Spurs' pressing, James gave the ball to Zhang Xiaotian near the halfway line, and then ran to him.
This is a time-delaying tactic, Zhang Xiaotian only needs to give the ball to James again and wait for the opponent to foul.
Neither side expected that Zhang Xiaotian rushed forward quickly after receiving the ball, and shot directly outside the three-point line.
You must know that if you miss, it will give Spurs a chance to equalize, and even your teammates on the court are surprised, and Spurs didn't expect that there was a mistake in defense.
However, the ball was hit, 107:103, and everyone froze.
The reason why Zhang Xiaotian did that was because he was sure.
Under the superposition of skills, his goal is almost a must-score, which is more certain than letting the opponent foul.
Although he could have stopped and waited for the other person to foul, which would have been more secure, he still threw it.
Maybe that's what he wants, he shows his personality in the finals, and he did it.
The gods on the Internet were mighty, and Zhang Xiaotian also raised his arms high.
There is still a feeling of depression in the heart of only being a role player, and he may not be able to become the core of the team in a short period of time, but at this moment, he is the king.
The Spurs attacked again, Parker missed a three-point shot, and the game was over, and the Heat won the match point.
Zhang Xiaotian cut 20+5+4 and had two steals.
The outside world was amazed, and in the finals, Zhang Xiaotian became the fourth giant of the Heat.
No one thought that most of the time the forward duel on the peak field would be him and Leonard.
Many team managers are already thinking about what price to use to win Zhang Xiaotian.
Even if he hasn't reached the level of leading the team, it's more than enough to be a second-in-command and a third-in-command.
Heat management immediately stated that they had a detailed plan to renew Zhang Xiaotian's contract for a long time, but it was not immediately announced because of the playoffs.
Zhang Xiaotian said in an interview, "I don't pay attention to anything now, Spurs are a very great team, there is still one game left, we have to win one more game." ”