Leonard is a young player that the Spurs focus on cultivating, but when he plays at the same time as GDP, he can only be aggrieved to the fourth scoring point, so he became the main attacker, and he was a little uncomfortable in the first quarter.

It was Danny Green who should have thrown it, and Gary Neal also threw it happily when he came on.

Seeing that Leonard was able to gain the upper hand in the entanglement with Lohr Deng on the court, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly felt that if he was given more balls, Leonard should be first-class at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Zhang Xiaotian is a little fortunate now, and Leonard is going to fight against the starter, Lore Deng doesn't look easy to deal with, he doesn't have Leonard's long arms to interfere.

But when he came on the court, he felt a little tragic, how could this sophomore named Jimmy Butler be so difficult and super athletic, and this guy didn't even make it to the Rookie Challenge.

He and a few guys who were selected to enter the rookie game didn't have this feeling about the position, and Zhang Xiaotian suddenly felt a little disgusted with the league's vision.

Jimmy Butler was confident after receiving the ball, and with a simple change of direction, he relied on the explosiveness of his body to create a shooting opportunity.

Of course, Zhang Xiaotian would not let the opponent be so easy, and pounced with all his might, but the referee's whistle also sounded.

Jimmy Butler hit both free throws, and when he passed by Zhang Xiaotian's side, he said seriously: "Man, I will beat you." ”

Is this trash talk, how does it feel a bit of sympathy, is Jimmy Butler paying attention to him and treating him as an important opponent.

Zhang Xiaotian was still a little complacent, but when he was fouled by the other party for the second time, he was surprisingly angry.

The two spent the rest of the first half in hand-to-hand combat, and they both looked like they wanted to swallow each other.

Compared to those role players who play with a solid style, a young man with potential and momentum like Jimmy Butler is a real tricky.

And Leonard, who is back on the court, has gradually adapted to the core position.

It's really amazing, Lore Deng is also a player with an annual salary of tens of millions, but at this time he was suppressed by Leonard at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Leonard's defensive skills are very good, and the opponent can't make a foul if he wants to.

Zhang Xiaotian is extremely envious, when GDP is not on the court, Leonard shows his real strength, if he is in a rebuilt team, he is already capable of becoming the core of the team.

With such a competitor here, it is difficult for Zhang Xiaotian, a substitute, to turn over.

In good conscience, even if the Spurs suddenly let him play the core, he would not be able to play this effect.

By the end of the first half, Spurs had gone from trailing to leading by nine points.

Bulls head coach Tom Hiberdu's face is so black that he is dripping water, and the Spurs have not won a single GDP, and they are still playing and playing a bird.

At halftime, Popovich played Leonard with a rare amiable face.

and Gary Neil, when Zhang Xiaotian and Jimmy Butler worked hard, Gary Neal played well, and he was really happy to meet opponents who couldn't defend well.

In the second half, although the encouraged Leonard did not change his face, he played more actively, with two points and three points and fouls, as if he was a superstar.

Zhang Xiaotian discussed, that guy wouldn't have used any cards.

Leonard plays the core, and the playing time is naturally different, where Jimmy Butler has already come on the court and provoked him with his eyes, but he is still sitting on the bench.

And looking at the stance, Popovich is not going to let Leonard rest any way.

When Zhang Xiaotian was on the field, Leonard was still on the field, and the two of them formed the front line.

Jimmy Butler just waited impatiently, and after a few rounds against Leonard, he didn't want to switch back to Zhang Xiaotian.

However, on the Spurs' side, Leonard went to the No. 4 position, and he could only face Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian was despised for a while, and he was also full of fighting spirit, he directly burst after receiving the ball, Jimmy Butler quickly blocked his offensive line, who thought that he suddenly accelerated twice and squeezed over, this time it was Jimmy Butler's turn to foul

"I made a mistake, I shouldn't look down on you, even if you're not as powerful as you imagined, I have to take it seriously."

"It's not okay to take it seriously, backward guys, you are doomed."

Jimmy Butler was stunned, his anger burned again, Zhang Xiaotian was very cool, he could often despise his opponent like this in a strong team, cheer-la-la, compare the results.

On the other hand, Jimmy Butler wants to repeat his old tricks, Zhang Xiaotian couldn't keep up with the other party's footsteps before, but now it's not easy to beat him.

He defended one side and gave way, covering Jimmy Butler on the side, not letting him go to the most comfortable position, and then when the opponent made a move, Zhang Xiaotian jumped up and sealed it.

Jimmy Butler suddenly hit the iron, and he shook his head in annoyance after the miss.

In fact, the Bulls narrowed the score in the third quarter after several unexpected shots from Nate Robinson, and at this time they were planning to catch up with the score in one go.

However, in the Spurs' offense, Carlos Boozer's poor defense was beaten by Leonard again.

On the Bulls' side, it is Nate Robinson, and Nate Robinson is defeated, his shooting choices are surprising, which translates to some waves, no wonder he can't get a good contract if he can score.

And Zhang Xiaotian faced Jimmy Butler again, and also showed off his offensive skills, tentatively breaking through and then retreating to shoot hollow into the net.

"Man, I'm going to tell you, the last laugh is the winner, I'm different from you, I'm the ace of the team, the team needs me to fight at critical moments, I was just playing before, now it's my real strength."

Jimmy Butler had nothing to say about his self-proclaimed trump card, and before he could get back face, Jimmy Butler was replaced, and he could only sit on the bench and watch Zhang Xiaotian show off his might.

At the critical moment, Zhang Xiaotian, Leonard and Split all succeeded on the offensive end, but the Bulls had no good way, and the score gap between the two sides was stretched to 10 points.

Heading into the final two minutes, the Bulls gave up, and Jimmy Butler was back on the court with nothing to do, and it was a terrible feeling to sit on the bench and watch his team fall behind.

In the end, the Spurs won 103-89, and Leonard scored a game-high 26 points.

Zhang Xiaotian scored 10 points and Jimmy Butler scored 9 points, both poor people who were covered by the halo of the protagonist.

But the two did not have the consciousness of role players at all, and after the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Jimmy Butler took the initiative to come to Zhang Xiaotian and stretched out his hand.

"Zhang, you are really powerful, I will definitely beat you next time."

"I'm looking forward to fighting you, but I'll win next time."