Gallinari is still Wilson Chandler, Popovich thought a little, or let Zhang Xiaotian go to the opposite Gallinari, he needs Zhang Xiaotian's attack power at the critical moment, leaving the more impactful Chandler to Leonard.

Now the lineups of the two sides actually have no traditional sense of position, the No. 4 position will still go out to shoot three-pointers, and there is a pure small lineup, all five positions can go out to play, and the defense can be rotated at will, but now the Heat and Warriors will occasionally use it.

In fact, Gallinari is also difficult to defend, so Popovich's consideration is still on the offensive side.

Leonard has enjoyed a few outside cores in previous games, but when it comes to defense, the Spurs can't let him play like that, and he never shows an opinion, and Popovich is reassured.

To be honest, although the Spurs are now holding a little lead, they are not playing on the outside, and it is Duncan who poses a threat on the inside.

This time, Duncan hit the inside again, but he didn't pay attention and was blocked by McGee, who assisted in the defense.

In turn, McGee received a second pass from Iguodala and scored 2 points with both hands in the basket, and the score gap between the two sides was only 1 point at once, and it was difficult to predict who would win and who would lose.

When it was Spurs' turn to attack, Zhang Xiaotian slipped out from the bottom line to catch the ball.

Gallinari didn't dare to get too close, but as soon as Zhang Xiaotian made a shooting move, Gallinari could only block, as an important substitute for the strong team Spurs, teams that wanted to make a difference in the playoffs had carefully studied him, so they naturally didn't dare to let him shoot casually.

It's just that as soon as Gallinari came up, Zhang Xiaotian rushed over with a short body.

Because of the other party's height, Zhang Xiaotian would not pull it out at will, and he rushed to the inside line McGee to help defend him.

Zhang Xiaotian was not in a hurry, started to lean on the opponent, and then pushed the ball back, Duncan took the ball and released the basket very easily.

That's why he was able to get a chance in the final quarter, and he could make good passes in addition to singles.

Several players in the backcourt of the Spurs actually have this hand, but the details are slightly different, Parker is fast, Ginobili is demonic, and Zhang Xiaotian is fierce.

When it comes to the critical moment, the opponent is invincible.

However, the Nuggets also had many attack points, and Iguodala was not relentless at the critical moment and also hit 2 points.

Spurs Parker held the ball and attacked, Duncan grabbed the rebound in the front court after hitting the iron in the middle of the shot, Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to go down and received Duncan's pass and hit the basket to hit the board.

The two sides went back and forth, and the score was deadlocked, but the Spurs still held the lead.

Gallinari missed an outside shot under Zhang Xiaotian's defense, but he also rushed inside to make Zhang Xiaotian two fouls.

1 minute and 26 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian received a pass from Leonard and sealed his throat outside the three-point line, and the Spurs' lead finally came to 4 points, and at the last moment, even 1 more point was guaranteed.

4 points means that the opponent can't tie the three-point shot, and the pressure is all on the Nuggets' side in an instant.

After they took a timeout, they didn't choose a three-point strategy, they continued to play steadily, and strengthened their defense, if there were five or six minutes left, it was a little incomprehensible.

Spurs are unaffected by the opposing side, they are the leading side and certainly will not change tactics.

After the opponent scored, Ginobili also hit 2 points, and the gap was still 4 points.

In the last 10 seconds, they really defended a round, and Miller Sr. still hit it inside in the last moments, and this time he didn't hit.

At critical moments, they lacked a leader they could trust, and Miller Sr. was not unfit to be the executor of the final attack.

At 100:98, this fierce game was finally won by the Spurs who were fighting at home.

After playing the Nuggets, the Spurs still stayed at home, but the next few games were hard stubble, and the results of the games are likely to affect the situation in the playoffs.

However, as long as the Spurs don't die, it is estimated that no one will be able to pull down the first place in the West.

Now the only thing close to their record is the Heat, which is an Eastern team.

The competition in the East is not so strong, and the Heat have almost locked in the first place in the East ahead of schedule.

And the top eight teams in the East have a much better record than the teams behind, and it is estimated that there is not much choice.

In the West, the Thunder still have a chance to compete with the Spurs, provided they play well in the next games, and the Spurs have some minor problems.

In the top eight, there are still ten teams in the West with a win rate of more than 50%, and two teams will definitely be eliminated in the end.

On March 29, the Spurs face the Clippers at home.

The Clippers have made qualitative improvements on both offensive and defensive ends this season, but when they meet the Spurs, the two teams are basically in a situation of blowing up each other, and no one can say that they can lock each other.

This lock includes both outside and inside lines, showing the current attack power of both teams from the side.

So the two sides blew each other up throughout the first half, and they didn't put much effort into defense.

As can be seen from the score, 61:62, the Clippers lead by 1 point.

In fact, the main lineup was that the Spurs won, and Duncan and Parker were all in a no-man's land, but in the rotation period, Crawford hit consecutive shots to give the Clippers the lead to end the first half.

At half-time, the managers of both teams were not satisfied, they both let each other play too easily.

Although it is impossible to completely restrict it, there is still a way to make the other party more troublesome.

Compared to the Spurs, Paul and Griffin occupy a lot of the ball in the Clippers' offense, and it is easier to limit them, of course, this is also in theory, and it is not easy to operate in practice.

However, the advantage of the Spurs is that no matter how strong Paul, the first point guard, is advantageous, especially on the offensive end, Parker has an advantage, and although Parker sometimes shoots a little more, the ball is not so long in his hands, and it is not so easy to restrict.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it can be said that the defensive means of both sides have played a role.

It's just that Duncan and Griffin both have the ability to play alone, so there's no way about this.

That's the difference between a star and a player, a real strongman, if not 100 per cent, is not something that can be dealt with by conventional means.

Moreover, if the positional battle is tough, the Spurs seem to be a little more adaptable.

It's just that I didn't expect something to go wrong during the rotation period, and Ginobili injured his foot on a layup and left the court early.

Originally, the Clippers' bench players played better, but now that there are fewer individuals, and the Spurs have no one to step up, this game will be difficult.

Zhang Xiaotian was ordered to take the No. 2 position to defend Crawford.

Crawford is also the kind of extremely flexible attacking player, and Zhang Xiaotian was shot by the opponent when he went up.

Speed, the speed of the opponent's shot is too fast, and there is no warning when the shot.

He suddenly came to his senses, this is not an opponent that can be dealt with by brute force.

What to do, how did Ginobili solve it in the face of this kind of opponent, Zhang Xiaotian became very serious.