"You're the starter, your coach has finally opened up, I'm watching the live broadcast."

"Your teammates are really not good, but fortunately you are good enough, the basketball game is quite interesting, although it was the beautiful girl who pulled me to watch it at first, but this time I watched the live broadcast on the Internet alone." ^_^

Although Zhang Xiaotian didn't know why Yang Feiyu sent another message, he was still quite happy to have fans.

Those people on the website are noisy and have no real feeling, Yang Feiyu has seen him play in the amateur league, but unfortunately he is a pseudo-fan.

Zhang Xiaotian replied to the message and explained a few words, Yang Feiyu may not be there at this time, and he did not send another message.

The Spurs' fourth game was a day apart, and when they came to the training ground the next day, Ryan Richards squirmed over.

They participated in the same draft and knew each other, but Zhang Xiaotian was not selected, and Ryan Richards was selected by the Spurs in the second round.

When we first trained together, Ryan Richards still had a sense of superiority, but now it's all a sense of crisis.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xiaotian was a little strange, they didn't communicate before.

Ryan Richards struggled for a long time, and finally whispered: "Zhang, help me, I can't lose this opportunity, please ......"

Zhang Xiaotian was a little confused, he himself didn't get a formal contract, how could he have the ability to take care of others.

He noticed a few people looking over and instantly understood that someone had instigated Ryan Richards to come over.

He sighed: "Let's work together, I want to stay, but the most important thing is to show my quality and get the approval of the coach and the management." ”

Zhang Xiaotian didn't care about the intentions of the person who instigated Ryan Richards to come over, he worked hard to train for the game, and nothing could affect him.

During training, Ryan Richards was so preoccupied that he didn't even perform at his usual level.

Zhang Xiaotian paid attention to it, not only Ryan Richards, but also some players who felt that there was no hope of staying, were also suffering from gains and losses, and some were simply coping.

The NBA is the temple of professional basketball, and every year countless players aspire to get into, but only a few do.

Talent and working in the right direction, both are indispensable, the system gives him the opportunity to have talent, but the other is for him to go all out, seeing the performance of his teammates, Zhang Xiaotian is more determined in his heart.

On July 20, the Spurs ushered in a matchup with the Heat.

The Heat's summer league is mainly about training some of the team's role players, and they don't have particularly talented players on the roster, but three players played with the team in the playoffs last season and finally won the championship.

This allowed them to play with ease in Summer League, especially the team's overall defense, which was a notch better than the rest of the team.

The starting lineup of the Spurs is still the same as on the court, Zhang Xiaotian's player opposite is the little-known NBA fringe man Tre Gilder, and the main firepower of the opponent's attack is the three players who won the championship with the team, two guards Norris Cole, Terrell Harris, and interior player Dexter Pittman.

But this time, Jacques Vaughn did not let Zhang Xiaotian change the opponent's strongest scoring player, but asked him to help defend more, because the opponent's two guards can shoot and burst.

The Heat's lineup is two big and three small, and they started the game with a shot from the outside, and then a second attack from the inside.

When the Spurs attacked, Zhang Xiaotian and Corey Joseph carried out a blocking and dismantling cooperation, Corey Joseph dismantled the ball and ran back, Zhang Xiaotian turned the ball back, which was originally an extremely exquisite cooperation, but it was destroyed by a quick rotation on the opponent's defense.

The Spurs' offensive failure in this round shows that the Heat's defensive requirements are something that the teams they have encountered before have not done, and it seems that a championship can make a team mature quickly and affect the role players.

"It's okay, defend well." Zhang Xiaotian clapped his palms and shouted as he retreated.

Being the core of the team and mobilizing the emotions of his teammates on the field are all things that Zhang Xiaotian is very accustomed to.

The Spurs' defense is certainly not the level of an ordinary summer league team, the Heat have two big men on the court, and the firepower outside the three-point line is not very stable, and if Norris Kerr and Terrell Harris break through, the Spurs will shrink their defense, and the opponent will not be able to do whatever they want.

Zhang Xiaotian assisted in defense according to the coach's instructions, but he couldn't let his opposing team have a vacant opportunity, which required a high degree of defensive prediction, and Zhang Xiaotian was also trying to grasp it.

Fortunately, his Trey Gilder outside ability is not good, and the Heat let Tre Gilder mainly defend Zhang Xiaotian, giving Zhang Xiaotian the opportunity to constantly adjust.

In this summer league, the pace of the two sides is similar to that of the regular season, the difference is only the ability of the players.

Although Zhang Xiaotian did not have a magical performance in the first half, he led the team with active defense and won the respect of some teammates.

The first half was tied at 40:40, and the process was lackluster, but it was a test for the players.

Ryan Richards is still underperforming, and Zhang Xiaotian can't do much.

Both teams are in normal rotation, and this time Zhang Xiaotian was not on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and at this time, the Heat team suddenly exerted its strength and played a round of 8:2 small climax.

The Spurs were already trailing by 6 points when they replaced Zhang Xiaotian, and after Zhang Xiaotian hit a shot, Norris Kerr made two consecutive convulsive three-pointers to extend the score advantage to 10 points, and the Spurs quickly called a timeout.

While Jacques Vaughn is telling players to pay attention to defense, the Heat's coach is also making demands on players.

"The Spurs' final moments will definitely make their No. 10 main attack, No. 10 Zhang Xiaotian is a very explosive scoring player, and he can't let him shoot well, as long as he breaks through the defense, he will be packed."

The Heat don't have players with strong individual defensive ability, but their overall defense is the best among summer league teams, and they are full of confidence in strangling Zhang Xiaotian.

After a timeout, the Spurs put the ball in Zhang's hands.

As soon as Zhang Xiaotian was concerned, Trey Gilder, who was engrossed, flew up, and he came over with a swipe of the pinch, Zhang Xiaotian immediately flicked the ball to the side, and Jermichael Green received the ball in the open position and made a jumper.

When, Jermichael Green's shot missed, the Heat's coach beamed with joy that his tactics were successful and the Spurs would not have a chance to fight back.

But under the landing point of basketball, Zhang Xiaotian was the first to jump.

When his teammates were shooting, he had already anticipated that he might be off, and by this time the player who was pinching him had already focused on the basketball, and he took the opportunity to rush for the rebound.

Zhang Xiaotian flicked the ball, and the ball went to the hands of the Spurs again.

Zhang Xiaotian, who ran back to catch the ball again, hit the shot steadily.