Chapter 159: Moving Forward in Trouble
Reporters have gradually become accustomed to Zhang Xiaotian's big mouth, and many people lamented that the good boy of the spurs became a little swollen after he came out.
But they like it, so there is a gimmick, and the Heat's current record also has the capital to pretend.
The back-to-back can still be slowed down for a few days, although the next one is also back-to-back.
But the first game is all at home, but it's acceptable, and there is only one game that is difficult to play.
"Zhang, let's go head-to-head." After the basic training, Chammos walked over.
Zhang Xiaotian's expression was a little strange, they were not in the same position, picking up a bird.
"Count yourself on as a winner." He said perfunctorily.
It's not that he is evasive, it is unnecessary, although his level in training is not good, but Qian Mos, if he wants to go head-on, he is really not afraid.
"Zhang, what do you mean, look down on me?" Chanmos was a little annoyed.
After Zhang Xiaotian came over, his status in the team declined a little, which made him very unhappy.
He's going to follow the Big Three for a better contract, and now not being taken seriously will affect all of that.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, James walked over with a frown, "What, do you make you proud of your winning streak, what kind of heads-up between teammates." ”
Chanmos was a little indignant, but he didn't dare to refute it.
James paused for a moment, and then said to Zhang Xiaotian: "Zhang, in fact, you don't need to be so serious, it's okay to have fun after training, and the team that competes for the championship must also have a good relationship with teammates." ”
James belongs to the mud that wants to maintain his majesty and mud, Zhang Xiaotian smiled and stopped talking.
He got off to a good start with the Heat, but he didn't fit into any of the team's cliques.
Fortunately, James is a more practical person, and as long as he can help the team, he will not be isolated.
When he went home at night, Zhang Xiaotian was still a little depressed, and pulled his wife to seek comfort.
"Otherwise, we will find a team that is willing to help you be the boss, and then meet the gods and kill the gods."
"I'm going to win the championship."
"Then you are still verbose, I want to despise you, you guy also has today, you often despise me at the beginning."
"Wife, you don't love me anymore."
After messing around with Yang Feiyu, Zhang Xiaotian's mood improved a lot.
Chanmos actually has a sense of crisis, Ray Allen has adjusted his body and is ready to come back, if the weight in the team continues to decline, even the main defender of the championship team is not easy to mix in the league, after all, not everyone is Rondo.
Speaking of which, Zhang Xiaotian also has the same concerns, after all, the Heat triumvirate is too conspicuous.
If he were an ordinary player, he would definitely go to a weak team to train for a few years, maybe he would be able to get a high salary, and his status would be different from that of others.
But he's in a special situation, he needs victory points, he needs championships to improve.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaotian must follow the team that has the ability to compete for the championship for a few years, and then consider his personal team status when he really has the strength.
There are gains and losses, and he has always been very rational about what to do.
On November 19, the Heat sat at home against the Hawks.
The Hawks got Millsap and Demarre Carroll in the summer, and the roster feels more orthodox than last season.
However, Millsap will not play in this game, and the Heat feel a little lucky during this time, and the teams they encounter are often short of major generals.
But they themselves are the same, Wade felt discomfort in his knee again, and the Heat didn't care about the winning streak and hurriedly let Wade rest.
In this case, Zhang Xiaotian appeared in the second position, and Battier started to the fourth position.
The Eagles play the No. 2 position with Kyle Korver, and Zhang Xiaotian likes to play against this kind of pure shooter.
As for Bosh, he also likes to play Horford's inside.
As soon as it came up, Bosh cut the score, and the opponent Millsap couldn't play, and the Heat's defense was much easier.
Kyle Korver is a team with a lot of tricks, and his three-point shot is also a thief.
Zhang Xiaotian was shot by the opponent before he could keep up, but he responded immediately, one in the middle and one in foul, which can be regarded as suppressing the opposing player.
The Heat started well, but didn't take advantage of the opportunity to establish an advantage.
Wade's absence from the court was an obvious reason, as well as the fact that James was a little uncomfortable returning to the No. 3 position, which was due to Carroll's desperate defense.
The Eagles' style of play is also clear, even without Millsap, they are mainly on the inside.
The Heat's interior line now wants to bully anyone, they generally only have one interior on the court, or Bosh's No. 4 shooting style, the Hawks can't help it, it's too difficult to play other positions.
Jeff Teague actually wants to blow up Moss, but every time the strength reaches that level, the Hawks offense still depends on Horford and the backup interior Pero Antich.
On the Heat side, the effect of Ray Allen's comeback is okay, and in terms of stability, Ray Allen really didn't say anything.
Relatively speaking, Lewis, who is not particularly old, is purely a number.
In the second quarter, James finally adjusted.
As far as James's body is concerned, high-intensity hard resistance can do at least three quarters, and Carroll was a little unable to do it in the second quarter, so he could only take turns with Mike Scott.
But Mike Scott's defense is still two notches off.
Bosh and Horford continued to happily explode, but the rhythm had gradually come to the Heat's side.
Zhang Xiaotian continued to press Korver, that is, he usually pulled the opposing players down together, so that the two of them looked mediocre instead of happily exploding each other.
At half-time, the team went from being behind to leading by three points.
The Eagles were a little unhappy, and at halftime, their head coach Mike Budenholzer set up a strategy and began to pinch James in the second half.
His idea is logically correct, Wade does not play, strangle James, the Heat will definitely have problems.
But it's often not that simple, everyone in the Heat can shoot three-pointers, and James passes the ball to open players outside the three-point line as soon as he gets a pinch.
So everyone got three points, including Ray Allen, James Jones and others who came off the bench.
The Hawks are afraid that they will forget, James likes to play like this, break in and score a point outside, and his teammates outside the three-point line raise their hands, exactly the same as in training.
The Eagles rely on the inside line to chisel, and it is not so neat to chisel, how can it compare to the Heat.
At the end of the third quarter, the Heat had a 10-point lead, and Zhang Xiaotian had already scored 12 points.
And because Wade wasn't there, Spoelstra gave him the chance to take the bench on his own.
At the beginning of the last quarter, Zhang Xiaotian had the ball in his hand, and he suddenly became high-spirited.
He called for cover and burst in one step.
Before the assistant defense came up, he immediately pulled out his hand, hit the shot with a bang, and then turned around handsomely, extremely chic.