At this time of the game, there is no doubt that Zhang Xiaotian has helped the Heat, and the Spurs' operation last year was also considered extremely stupid.

It's not the first time this topic has been mentioned, but it used to be the extent that the Heat made a good deal.

Now on the battlefield of the finals, the problem of reaction is to renew the mood.

Spurs fans are also very depressed, after all, the price of the Heat to win Zhang Xiaotian is not very large.

Popovich, who knew everything, just shook his head, such a thing would not affect the Spurs.

No one would have expected the situation at that time, and Zhang Xiaotian may not grow into what he is today at Spurs.

This is something that Popovich doesn't understand, and Zhang Xiaotian will grow up if he stays with the Spurs.

But now the old man is thinking about whether he can turn the tables after falling behind 1:3.

The Spurs are not afraid to fight, but Popovich also understands that the chances of a comeback are already low.

Zhang Xiaotian made the Heat more stable, and the Spurs had to be a little lucky to win.

Of course, if you want to win three games in a row, you have to be lucky.

On June 15, the fifth game of the finals began.

Zhang Xiaotian no longer has the skills to play key games this time, but with the previous performance, the Spurs will definitely be divided by him to share some of their defensive energy.

The main lineups of both sides have not changed, in fact, there are no mistakes in the tactics of both teams, but the Heat players are slightly more capable and do better at critical moments.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs still let Dio defend James first.

This is a temptation, and after knowing James' outside shooting touch, they will arrange it in a targeted manner.

It's just that although the Spurs have no intention of admitting defeat, their morale is not as good as the Heat.

James started the game with momentum, and the two-point, three-point and defensive blocks were omnipotent.

However, the Spurs are not only having trouble on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, and Duncan has not been able to continue to wreak havoc on the inside.

The Heat quickly extended their advantage to more than 10 points and looked like they were going to destroy the Spurs in one fell swoop.

But Spurs are Spurs, and they are not that easy to beat.

Defensive adjustments, Leonard mainly defended James, and the offensive end was also adjusted, and Leonard got more opportunities.

Whatever Popovich had in mind, the tweak worked.

Although Leonard's performance was not as dazzling as James, he also played steadily, scoring and rebounding in the frontcourt, helping the Spurs quickly stabilize and slowly chase the score back.

Only then did everyone realize that Leonard is fully capable of becoming the new core of the Spurs.

Compared with the previous three games, Zhang Xiaotian, who did not have the skills to open the skills, worked harder to defend Leonard.

Fortunately, James took some of the pressure away, and in addition to defense, he quietly became a fixed-point pitcher, and the coaches on both sides were a little incomprehensible.

But it's strange to let go, his performance is still good, and the defense is conscientious and desperate.

However, trouble still came during the rotation period, and Ginobili hit back-to-back hits to help Spurs chase points.

Ray Allen was completely crushed by the opponent, and Spoelstra was not ambiguous and went to the main force in advance.

As long as one more win is the championship, even Spoelstra on Wade's side said hello early and played for more than 40 minutes.

This is the difference between the playoffs and the regular season, it is impossible to hold the main force in the regular season, so when it comes to the battlefield of life and death, many times the outcome may be different.

If the substitute lineup is weak, you can just use the main force to carry it.

The Heat also disrupted their rhythm, and the second quarter was a bit of a bad hand.

Fortunately, there were some problems on Parker's and Duncan's side, and their offense was relying on Leonard and Ginobili.

Both championship-caliber teams have more people and more ways to play.

The Heat's bad hand also strengthens the breakthrough to foul, and they also have this ability.

Each team has its own method, and by halftime, the two sides were on the same running line again.

Spurs are really tenacious, if the other teams would have been crushed.

The Heat can't be careless, if they lose, the situation will be different, they started to play two games earlier, and the longer they play, the more changes will be.

The Spurs started older, but they also had a little more time per break.

"Victory is ahead, we have to grit our teeth and persevere, we have to be more cautious than them."

There's not much to say about tactics anymore, Spoelstra is just cheering up the players.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two sides played extremely fiercely.

Although everyone knows that they have all increased their intensity, even All-Star level players don't want to score easily.

It's still the same thing, about half a stanza.

When it came to rotation time, the two sides were still trying, after all, the third quarter was not the last moment.

But at this time, the Spurs' three-guard came into play, hitting consecutive three-pointers.

The Heat's shooter group is having a problem, Ray Allen doesn't feel good, and so does everyone else.

The Heat's group of shooters was outnumbered by the Spurs' group, and Spoelstra sighed a little, but did not react.

This scenario would have been one of the possibilities, and they wouldn't have failed to anticipate it.

Since it is not possible to fight offensively, but strengthen the defense, after all, the Spurs' interior line still hasn't played.

At Duncan's age, if his condition is affected from the beginning, it will be difficult to adjust back later.

Zhang Xiaotian only rested for two minutes in the first half and continued to play, and the Heat did not rest at all except for letting Wade rest for a while.

There's nothing to be embarrassed about, the game is all about winning, and when the shooter group loses, it loses.

The Spurs took advantage of a three-point wave in just a few minutes to take a nearly 10-point lead.

Seeing the hope of victory, Popovich was thinking again.

Continuing to attack from the outside or switching back to a normal lineup, the old man thinks that the second half of the third quarter is still fine, if only he could extend the score advantage to double digits.

The only trouble was that Leonard was fouled four more times.

It's really not easy to limit James' play.

Just a few minutes later, Popovich regretted it, and at the end of the third quarter, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly broke out and scored 5 points in a row, and the score gap between the two sides narrowed to 6 points.

To be cautious, Ginobili was left on the bench at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Such a stable style of play is rare in the hands of Popovich, and he really wants to win.

But it backfired, the so-called plot is in the sky, and the minute after the end began, Leonard committed five fouls because of the foul.

For the Spurs to resist the Heat's offense, Leonard is so important.

Popovich had the urge to pull out his gun and kill the referee, to replace, not to replace?

If it was the first two games, Leonard would definitely have to be replaced, but by this time Popovich had already been released.

Let Leonard stay on the court and fight it out like this.