Chapter 494: Alliance Upstart

Zhang Xiaotian's current name is often put together with the top few people in the league, and as for who is more powerful, fans often fight online.

There are all kinds of fans, they don't think you're good because you're high, they don't think you're good because you won the championship, they judge your ass.

In fact, this is not a bad thing, there will be controversy to be lively, just like reporters flirting with players, there will also be special people to provoke fans to fight.

Facing an old friend who interviewed him for several seasons, Zhang Xiaotian talked eloquently.

"It wouldn't be too much to say that I don't feel like it, but I'm actually happy, who doesn't like good data, the team won the game, how beautiful life is."

"Actually, I have a plan to hold a training camp on the other side of the ocean, and I had an idea in the summer, but I took my son there, and I can try it next time."

"It's definitely good to play in the league, and I hope there will be more yellow skin in the league."

He did say something different, though not every reporter liked to hear it.

For the next schedule of the Spurs, Zhang Xiaotian carefully analyzed it, and fans will definitely not realize the calendar after listening to it, there are a lot of professional terms, but in fact, there is no real content.

Xu Yi also said that he would try his best to help him canvass for votes, and Zhang Xiaotian suddenly felt that it was quite comfortable to talk for a long time occasionally.

It's January, and Spurs are going to play back-to-backs away again.

The Spurs' arrangement, most of the main rotation players still play one game, away against the Knicks.

The Knicks got off to a good start again, but were quickly brought under control by the Spurs.

Now the Knicks' backcourt is too poor, the offensive end is weak, and Beasley is always needed to steal points during the rotation period, and a stronger team will suffer.

The Spurs know their opponent well, and the targeted set-up in the second quarter worked.

After falling into the quagmire, it will be difficult for a team of Knicks' level to get out on their own.

In the second half, they couldn't resist it at all.

After the score was pulled apart, the Knicks made a final push with three main players.

But the defensive problem for the Spurs is something they can't solve, and when the time comes, they naturally have no choice but to admit defeat.

The Spurs were difficult to play, and it was the second game of the back-to-back away game, and the opponent was the 76ers.

As the league's staying power, the 76ers have finally risen this season.

In the summer, the 76ers had money and nowhere to spend it, signing J.J. Redick for 23 million a year, and blue-collar Amir Johnson for 11 million.

As it turned out, although the premium was more serious, for them, at least J.J. Reddick was a good fit.

Of course, the improvement in their performance J.J. Redick is just an addition.

Joel Embiid, who has taken a three-year break, and Simmons, who has taken a one-year break, are the key to the rise of the 76ers.

They really ushered in the spring with young players, and Salazzi up front continued to improve.

Last season, they were the bottom team, moving up two notches on the offensive end and one notch on the defensive end, becoming very competitive in the East.

Although there is a bit of a joke, Embiid and Simmons are indeed very powerful.

Both of them are strong men who are both offensive and defensive, and they have an obvious effect on the improvement of the team.

But for the Spurs, Ben Simmons, a playmaker who is higher than the No. 3 position, is even more troublesome.

Parker is resting, but neither Murray nor Evans can take on last year's top pick.

The best way is for Zhang Xiaotian to change the defense, but this time Leonard is also resting, and the pressure on the Spurs' defensive end is still quite high.

Aldridge didn't feel very good at the beginning of the game, and Zhang Xiaotian once again took on the task of scoring.

During Leonard's absence, he honed his individual scores.

In six seasons in the league, there are not many unscrupulous singles.

Becoming the tactical core of the team last season was also more about the overall needs of the team, until this season the team often had to cut points without hesitation.

The 76ers' starting average height is good, and Saric is also relatively tall at the No. 3 position.

Zhang Xiaotian's footwork and confrontation ability are stronger than the opponent, but he has to be careful of the 76ers' interior defense.

He can only solve the problem with more mid-range shots, and he must also grasp the right time.

In addition, he has a lot to contribute on the defensive end, and the opponent can shoot threes at all positions except Ben Simmons, a playmaker.

What's more troublesome is that Embiid's interior skills are also very good.

Throughout the first half, the Spurs played relatively hard, with Embiid covering four blocks in the first quarter.

That is, relying on Zhang Xiaotian's 20+5+5 performance in the half, the Spurs did not fall behind by double digits.

At halftime, the old man carefully analyzed the situation of the two teams.

In the second half, the Spurs made a change, and they switched to playing one big and four small.

Truth be told, it's still a bit risky, and it's not just Leonard's absence and Danny Green's absence either.

Zhang Xiaotian was put in the No. 4 position, mainly to let him use his movement speed to assist in defense.

Ben Simmons directly used the weakest point of defense on the court to deal with him, let him shoot, it doesn't matter if he wants to shoot strongly, it's good to help defend inside, the key is to block the outside three-point point.

This kind of trick Spurs is still very proficient, and the opponent James was these tactics at the beginning.

Ben Simmons has a somewhat similar style of play to James and has a worse shooting than James.

In fact, the Spurs' methods are quite single, and the inside line must not be completely restricted, just a few more fouls, but the opponent's outside shooting must be completely contained.

In addition, the team's offense must be played, ** Vicky Murray is useless, and the five people except Zhang Xiaotian may be Aldridge's best defense.

It's a three-pointer, and then a three-pointer on the offensive end against the 76ers.

This is the role of the head coach, the defensive arrangement does not have to be a good individual defense of the players on the field, such a means can only be displayed by a few coaches in the league, the old man's status is like the current Spurs, it is the first gear in the league.

It felt a bit risky, but it worked.

Most players in the league are still afraid of being interfered with when shooting three-pointers, and pinching three-pointers does not require too strong individual defensive ability, the key is that defensive tactics are executed in place.

The 76ers' fluid team offense in the first half suddenly went into trouble, and there were only two of their most effective tactics on the offensive end in the third quarter, one was Embiid's strong inside play to create damage, and the other was Ben Simmons to get in.

Embiid doesn't have a lot of ways to Spurs, the points that the family gets still have to be taken by the family, Ben Simmons can score is also a personal talent, Zhang Xiaotian's assistance defense can't work every time, but Ben Simmons's best ability, that is, organization and scheduling, has been abolished.

The Spurs' lineup of four and five people who can shoot three-pointers succeeded, and when they entered the final quarter, the Spurs only trailed by 2 points. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!