The Bucks' starting point at the No. 3 spot is Marquis Daniels, who would have been a ruthless player in previous years, especially on the defensive end.

But now, Daniels, who is only 31 years old, can only get a veteran base salary.

This is competitive sports, and athletes need to put in enough effort to keep them alive, and obviously there are a lot of people who can't do it.

In the game against the Bucks, the Spurs still teamed up to attack Parker and Duncan in the first quarter.

There were teammates who attracted the attention of the defense, and Zhang Xiaotian also hit two goals easily.

The starting contest for the Spurs can be said to be a complete victory, and the opponents Monta Ellis and Jennings have a mediocre hand.

But on the bench, the Bucks actually took the lead, and Turk Eisen Ilyasova hit consecutive shots to score 11 points on the court to help the team end the first quarter with a 32-29 lead.

In the second quarter, Ilyasova continued, but after the Spurs' main team came on the court, Duncan scored consecutive points, and the opponent's interior gate Larry Sanders was also powerless.

However, the Bucks still relied on Monta Ellis to break through and foul a few times, and still lead the Spurs.

Daniels' athleticism declined, but the experience was still there, and Zhang Xiaotian was seized by the opponent to hit a three-pointer when he helped defend once, and then Zhang Xiaotian never left.

Before the strength comes up, the effect of the co-defense is not good, and it is easy for the opponent to have a vacancy.

You can't despise any other party, Zhang Xiaotian secretly warned himself.

At halftime, Popovich was naturally unhappy, Ilyasova did not have much ability to hold the ball, he scored 17 points in the half, and there was no doubt that the Spurs' defense was a problem.

It's not without reason, the team's defensive titan Danny Green didn't play with a muscle injury, and Gary Neal, who replaced him, may be better offensively, but defensively a lot worse.

However, the Spurs are mainly a team defensive system, and as long as the players do what they are asked to do, there will be no frequent leaks.

Popovich also made adjustments when he was angry, and in the second half Matt Bonner went to partner Duncan, Matt Bonner couldn't defend either, but he could defend it, and Dejuan Blair was too slow on his feet.

In fact, except for the two guns in the backcourt, the Bucks need their teammates to make the ball.

In the third quarter, the Spurs' defense improved, and the Bucks didn't do so well.

And the Spurs were a little bit inside and outside, and there was little fluctuation in the offense, and they caught up with the score all at once.

Matt Bonner has also defended Ilyasova well, and as long as there is interference in front of him, the Turk's threat as a big forward who needs to feed the ball becomes almost zero.

Zhang Xiaotian also played smoothly, Daniels was completely inferior to him, and the Bucks replaced the more physical Luke Richard Bamot, who was not a threat on the offensive end.

It's not worth sacrificing an offensive value for Zhang Xiaotian's third or even fourth scoring point on the court, the Bucks don't need to worry too much, because Zhang Xiaotian's defense is conscientious, and it is difficult for both of them to achieve good results on the offensive end at the No. 3 position.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian broke out as expected, two points, three points, and 2+1, and the Spurs beat the opponent 16:2 under his outburst, and the result of the game was instantly no longer suspenseful.

Relying on the strength of the second half, the Spurs beat the Bucks 110:99, and Zhang Xiaotian also got 20+ for the first time in a long time, with 22 points and 8 rebounds, which made him very satisfied with the data.

Zhang Xiaotian's fans couldn't bear it, and they were discussing whether the team could get 25+10+5 if they let Zhang Xiaotian be the core.

It didn't take long for them to be unexpectedly dragged to spit on people, the reason was that the Spurs played the rockets in the next game, and the duel between the two Chinese players caused heated discussions, and a guy with low quality jumped out to attack Zhang Xiaotian and became the fuse for both sides to scold.

In fact, Zhang Xiaotian and Jeremy Lin are not in the same position, and they are facing off against each other.

Jeremy Lin's strength in the Rockets this season is not as good as fans expected, and Zhang Xiaotian is only on the starting bench because of an injury to the main team, but he can't resist the two of them bringing their own fans.

As a result, not only the media on the other side of the ocean, but also the American media are also talking about it.

"Zhang Xiaotian is just lucky, and he can't compare with Lin Crazy."

"Jeremy Lin's potential has been exhausted, and the gods are the future masters of the alliance."

"Both of them are garbage, and the Spurs and Rockets games are still watching Parker, Duncan and Harden."

The general argument is that there are three kinds of arguments, praise one of them or pretend to be a sane fan to step on it together.

Xu Yi came over early this time to prepare, and when he was practicing, he obtained the consent of the spur to interview Zhang Xiaotian.

It's the same with the Rockets, but that's someone else, after all, the Rockets have been the darling of fans across the ocean since the Yao Ming era.

There were also several other media interviews before the game, and Zhang Xiaotian was also a little annoyed by the question.

'There's no matchup, we're not in the same position, and no matter who the opponent is, all I want is to help the team win the game.

"There is nothing special about the two of us, and this gentleman is very particular about whether it is a little bad (racist)."

Zhang Xiaotian can't talk nonsense, Jeremy Lin is more official than him, but he said that the Spurs are a strong team, and the Rockets have to show their own characteristics if they want to win the game.

The two also communicated a little before the game, after all, they are the only two Chinese in the league.

However, their ideological concepts are not very different, that is, they politely followed each other on social media by the way.

There are actually a lot of overlaps among their fans, and it's not bad to show friendship and attract fans.

After the start of the game, Zhang Xiaotian did not care about Jeremy Lin again, his defensive task in this game was not light, and he has become the second man on the offensive end of the Rockets, Chandler Parsons.

Although he is only a second-year student, he has a high degree of all-round skills, and Zhang Xiaotian must go all out.

The Rockets chose to let Parsons play Zhang Xiaotian on the first offense, and there was a difference in height between the two, but during this time, Zhang Xiaotian played the main force and repeatedly defended the strongman in the league and has grown a lot, which is completely different from the preseason.

He blocked Parsons' breakthrough lane, and the opponent opted for three points.

It is indeed difficult for Zhang Xiaotian to block the other party, but it is still okay to give a certain amount of pressure, Parsons is not the core level after all, and in the case that Zhang Xiaotian did not completely interfere, the three points were iron.

The Spurs quickly launched a counterattack, and Parker made a mid-range shot.

The Spurs' routine remains the same, that is, Parker and Duncan turn around, but the current Rockets really can't prevent it.

Parker hit a series of shots, and the Spurs got off to a good start.

You can't defend it, because that's not the style of this Rockets now.

Harden saw that team basketball could not beat the Spurs, and began to play alone in the second half of the first quarter, which made the Rockets' offensive efficiency much higher.

Before the two much-talked-about players had yet to perform, the big battle began.