Chapter 13: Blinded
At the end of the first half, the Spurs trailed by one point at 41:42.
Jacques Vaughn surprisingly did not express his displeasure or explain the tactics, but encouraged everyone with a smile on his face and let them play at the level they deserve to win the game.
At halftime, his muscles relaxed, and at the beginning of the second half, Zhang Xiaotian felt a trace of fatigue.
In the past, he always used his body to fight and consume opponents, but he didn't expect to encounter the same thing today.
During this time, the string on his body was too tight, and he finally couldn't support it anymore.
Zhang Xiaotian gritted his teeth and insisted, he did not show cowardice in the confrontation, and in the last game, he must not fall in advance.
Jay Crowder's physical strength was obviously better, he felt Zhang Xiaotian's physical strength decrease, and grinned with his teeth, "Boy, I won." ”
Jay Crowder is very confident in his body, and Zhang Xiaotian is strong against him and plays into his arms.
He leaned on the ball after receiving the ball, squeezed Zhang Xiaotian away, and pulled it up to shoot.
Just as he was making a shot, one hand desperately blocked his shooting lane, and the shot hit the iron.
Jay Crowder frowned, he had obviously squeezed Zhang Xiaotian away, and it was obvious that the opponent's physical strength in front of him had decreased significantly, why could he still interfere with him.
Isn't it just a summer league, this yellow-skinned boy is too hard.
Jacques Vaughn also saw Zhang Xiaotian's physical strength problem and quickly started to rotate.
The Mavericks, on their side, still let Jay Crowder stay on the court, and Jermichael Green, who came off the bench, was no match for Jay Crowder at all.
The Mavericks took the opportunity to grasp the moves on the court and began to pull away the score.
By the end of the third quarter, the Spurs were nine points behind.
"Coach, let me go, I'm rested, today is the last game of the Summer League, I don't want to lose."
Zhang Xiaotian took the initiative to ask for help again, and Jacques Vaughn saw his strong fighting spirit and agreed with a smile.
After resting for five minutes and replenishing a sports drink, Zhang Xiaotian felt reborn.
The key is in the fourth quarter, he has absolute confidence.
The Mavericks just let Jay Crowder rest, and although he had a lot of breath on the court, he was not a small drain, and no one could maintain good physical strength all the time.
After Zhang Xiaotian came on the court, he contributed a steal and then hit a three-pointer, Jay Crowder couldn't sit still immediately, and Zhang Xiaotian was entangled for three quarters to get the score advantage, and he didn't want to burn the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks didn't immediately put him on the court, and in the opinion of their coach, they should have won this game, Jay Crowder was able to limit Zhang, but Dominic Jones and Bernard James also had an advantage in the matchup.
In the next offense, Dominic Jones broke through and won two free throws, Mavericks coach Terry Stotz crossed his arms and looked calm, he was about to go to the Trail Blazers as head coach, and this game ended perfectly.
However, the Mavericks' backup Chris Douglas Roberts at the No. 3 position was like air in front of Zhang Xiaotian, and after a few rounds, their lead was reduced to only four points, and the Mavericks were forced to take a timeout to replace the full main lineup.
Jay Crowder returned to the court again and was also gearing up, and he said viciously to Zhang Xiaotian: "Boy, I'm coming up, and your clumsy performance is over." ”
"Then start your clumsy performance, and if you have the ability, you can go head-on." Zhang Xiaotian responded fiercely.
Jay Crowder bared his white teeth, "I won't be fooled, I want victory." ”
Don't look at him with a fierce look, in fact, he is very calm now, his offensive means are not very rich, what if he can eat one or two Zhang Xiaotian, what he needs is to win the game.
He's going to show the team what he's good at, and he's going to have a solid foothold in the NBA.
Jay Crowder was the most worthy opponent Zhang Xiaotian had faced in the Summer League, but now in the fourth quarter, he can only say sorry, he will win.
Jay Crowder passed the ball out, and Dominic Jones caught the ball past the opposing Spurs player, holding the ball and killing inside.
Dominic Jones is extremely tough on the break, but usually goes inside, goes to the basket or finishes with a foul.
After the reaction improved, Zhang Xiaotian took it back with the team's defense line as soon as possible.
A clean big hat, Dominic Jones didn't expect the help defense to come so quickly.
When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Zhang Xiaotian took the initiative to provoke, "You didn't dare to fight alone just now, I'm not afraid, I've seen your strength clearly, I'm going to kick your ass." ”
Jay Crowder was furious, it was clear that he had the advantage, and the other party dared to be so arrogant.
Zhang Xiaotian received the ball with a tentative step, and then broke through to the right, Jay Crowder was very surprised, I didn't understand why Zhang Xiaotian was faster than in the first quarter, he tried to keep up with Zhang Xiaotian's pace, but Zhang Xiaotian pulled the ball back, and Jay Crowder was almost shaken.
Zhang Xiaotian pulled the ball back and raised his hand to shoot a feint, and Jay Crowder's center of gravity was a little unstable at this time, but he still relied on his strong coordination ability to pounce.
The corners of Zhang Xiaotian's mouth bent, and he threw the ball out by leaning on the opponent's jumping body, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.
Jay Crowder's face became a little ugly, but Zhang Xiaotian had already stood on the free throw line and scored the ball steadily
It's impossible, how does this guy feel a little stronger, he must have rested for a while and his body is a little cold.
To increase the physical confrontation, that yellow-skinned kid must not be his opponent.
In the Mavericks' offense, Zhang Xiaotian's defense did not give the opponent any chance, and Jay Crowder was very unhappy and passed the ball to the inside.
Although Bernard James scored, Jay Crowder was still holding his breath.
Spurs' offense Zhang Xiaotian got the ball again, and this time he actually hit Jay Crowder with his back at 45 degrees.
This is simply an insult, the other party actually wants to eat him with his back, the key is that he seems to be really a little unbearable, Jay Crowder can't help it anymore, he yells and desperately crashes forward.
The referee's whistle blew again, and Jay Crowder looked confused.
There was only one goal left in the gap, and Jay Crowder's mentality completely changed, and he had to get back face.
He wants to force a breakthrough in the face of Zhang Xiaotian's defense, how can he not move, did the opponent not do his best before, impossible, Jay Crowder was a little broken and forcibly pulled up.
When, of course, the ball was iron, Zhang Xiaotian turned around and jumped up to collect the rebound and launched a counterattack.
Jay Crowder chased back in despair, Zhang Xiaotian changed the rhythm in his march, and Jay Crowder rushed over his head and subconsciously pulled it.
The referee's whistle blew again, and Jay Crowder was a little more sober about what he was doing.