Zhang Xiaotian's basketball career can be said to be very unsmooth before, he knows how difficult it is to be noticed, so whether he praises him or blacks him, he sees it with relish.

Out of fun, he also spoke a few times, and because he looked more professional, he was quickly recognized by two groups of people.

He left a message for Yang Feiyu, and only saw the reply the next day, that guy had already entered those fan organizations, and there were more than two or three, but because of the spraying with people, several circles had banned her.

Zhang Xiaotian was embarrassed, he didn't pay too much attention, all he did was relax in his spare time, and he really focused on training and competitions.

When he goes to Indiana, he has to defend the opposing team's core player, Paul George.

Unlike Pierce, third-year Paul George is young and strong, and he has just become the core of the team and is full of hard work, leading the team on both offensive and defensive ends.

In addition to his slightly worse ability to hold the ball, Paul George can be said to be a role model for Zhang Xiaotian in the No. 3 position.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't have the habit of having a big mouth before the game, and Paul George naturally wouldn't say anything.

Unexpectedly, Lance Stephenson, a player of the Pacers, jumped out and despised him, "He was not selected, he must be at a bad level, the managers of the team are shrewd, let me keep shooting when I feel good, then I can also break a record or something." ”

Zhang Xiaotian doesn't like to speak casually, but he is not a person who is afraid of things, and immediately responded: "Who can't talk big, you have the ability to look at the team's results, I never thought about breaking the record, I'm just happy that we won one more game." ”

The team is strong and has the confidence to speak, and you can see the real chapter on the field.

The game started with no changes to the starting line-ups for both sides.

Parker started with a good hand, taking the lead in the middle of the shot, and it was really difficult to defend when he felt good, and the fast defender shot as long as he didn't keep up with it, which was very murderous.

The Pacers are using Roy Hibbert's height to play the Spurs inside, and it is not unreasonable that Popovich is still giving Blair a chance, this guy has the weight to withstand, but the shortcomings are also obvious, too short.

Hibbert's interior strength is only 50% certain, but Parker and Duncan are leading the scoring in consecutive rows.

Zhang Xiaotian has been following Paul George every inch, not giving the other party a chance to vacate at all.

As the new core, Paul George certainly won't stop playing just because there are no open spots.

After he received the ball, he simply changed direction and killed it directly, and opened Zhang Xiaotian to pull it up and throw.

Paul George has a high degree of bounce, and he can't interfere with such a small shot.

Not giving physical contact before the shot hampered Zhang's defense and also had a little effect on himself, and Paul George didn't hit the ball.

But after a while, Paul George made the right shot in the same way.

Zhang Xiaotian was also secretly annoyed, he had no way at all after the other party jumped up.

But he quickly put his mind right, Paul George is the core of the team after all, and it is normal for him to not be able to lock the opponent, and he must increase the consumption of the other side, so that the team can have an advantage at a critical moment.

He began to further intensify his physical confrontation without the ball, and was whistled for a foul by the referee for being too deliberate.

But the effect is still good, Paul George's efficiency is not good, it's just too tiring to play like this.

He was substituted for a break in the last two minutes of the first quarter, and without a bench at the No. 3 position, the Spurs played three guards, and their guard line was still adequate.

It's just that Paul George hasn't come off the break yet, and without Zhang Xiaotian and him to fight hard, it will be difficult for both Ginobili and Gary Neil to limit him.

After a few shots in the first few shots, Paul George's hand also came up, and he even scored consecutive points to lead the team to turn the score around.

After Paul George went off the court, the Pacers' bench also performed well, and there was a tendency to extend the lead, until the Spurs replaced Duncan and played two consecutive inside shots to stop the opponent's momentum.

After Zhang Xiaotian played again, he was still dealing with Paul George.

The Spurs' defense mainly relies on the whole, and there is only one like Zhang Xiaotian who has been following the opponent to seek confrontation, and Paul George is also very uncomfortable.

It's just that it didn't take long for Zhang Xiaotian's steps to sink a little, and this was still the first half.

After a tiring journey in these few games, Zhang Xiaotian's physical strength finally turned on a red light, he really wanted to try the effect of physical strength potion, but he was reluctant to win.

He knows very well that he is not really physically weak, he was a physical maniac before entering the NBA, but the intensity of professional basketball players is high, and his body is still in the process of adapting.

It's good to get used to it, he cheered up and defended harder, as a newcomer, obviously there is no need to think about physical strength, and desperately showing his value is the key.

Soon, he was fouled by Paul George, and the opponent rushed in, Zhang Xiaotian was glad that he pulled the other party, otherwise he would have been beaten 2+1 This time the defense would have been wasted.

The Pacers led by 4 points at halftime, and in the NBA, less than 10 points is nothing, the key is to find the opponent's weaknesses and play the team's tactics.

Of course, this is a matter for head coach Popovich, Zhang Xiaotian ate a pie and a few bananas at halftime to replenish his strength, and he must cause more problems for Paul George.

The Spurs played a tough game at the beginning of the third quarter, mainly because David West used his nimble skills to make a few fouls on the inside at the beginning, Hibbert hated Duncan again, and the interior constraints also affected the outside.

Zhang Xiaotian still put all his energy on defense, because he didn't have the attention to think about anything else now.

As soon as you stop, beads of sweat the size of beans will drip down.

Paul George was also a little annoyed by his staring, "It's useless for you to do this." ”

"It's useful if you're affected." Zhang Xiaotian's smile was a little unpleasant.

Paul George no longer responded, what if he was off the ball like a dog skin plaster, as long as he got the ball, he could still play, and the opponent's physical strength was obviously about to be unable to hold it.

But even if he didn't admit it, he was still affected by Zhang Xiaotian, he shot three against Zhang Xiaotian, but only hit one, and Zhang Xiaotian was replaced at the end of the third quarter because he couldn't keep up with his footsteps.

This time, the Spurs left Danny Green on the court and continued to keep an eye on Paul George, and Paul George was also a little helpless, the core is that he will encounter such a problem.

When the Spurs' offense was in trouble, Ginobili finally stepped up, hitting two and three points in a row to not let the Pacers pull the score away.

Zhang Xiaotian sat on the bench and took a sip of drink, wiped his sweat with a towel, and then laughed, it feels good to stay in a strong team, his teammates will not waste his efforts, they will win.