With Jimmy Butler traded away, Wade and Rondo both left, and the Bulls quickly went into rebuilding mode after a season of fanfare.

When Zhang Xiaotian was in the heat, the bull that was fighting with them was already a human being.

That's the status quo in the league, nothing lasts forever, and competitive basketball has to change without a win.

After trading Butler, the Bulls will definitely want to develop young players, such as LaVine and Dunn, who were traded from the Timberwolves, and this year's rookie Markkanen.

However, they are now also full of wounded soldiers, and they are in a posture of competing for the champion lot.

They were a little aggressive at the start of the game, but they couldn't stop the Spurs' offensive soon.

None of them can resist Zhang Xiaotian, the interior defense is insufficient, and Robin Lopez's ability to protect the basket has dropped dramatically.

The Spurs started from the rotation period, held on to the lead in the second quarter, continued to increase the intensity in the second half, and extended the lead to double digits in the third quarter.

Then, there was no then, now this Bulls has no stars to attack at all, and as soon as Zhang Xiaotian exerts his strength in the last quarter, the main force will leave work half a quarter early.

And Aldridge won two doubles, which also made **vic very pleased.

Aldridge has the option to jump out of his contract next summer, and he's certainly holding his back this season.

Although he is not the best choice as the team's third point support, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard, there are not many players in the league who are more suitable than him, and the team also wants him to play form.

What's more, Murray has improved significantly this summer, especially defensively.

Now the Spurs, how Leonard returns, the outside line is a real death blockade.

If Murray hadn't been worse at three-point shooting, he would definitely have been able to secure the No. 1 point guard position in the Spurs.

Now, defense is only one aspect, and it doesn't matter if the organization is not very strong, but it is best to match Zhang Xiaotian's characteristics and have a hand of three points.

But as the young players grow, Parker doesn't have so many chances to return even if he recovers.

Parker's three-point shooting is not very good, the defense is still problematic, and the core of the former Spurs is now somewhat unsuitable for the new Spurs.

On October 23, the Spurs welcomed the Eastern Conference powerhouse Raptors at home.

The Raptors need Lowry and Ibaka for success in the summer, and in addition to stabilizing the lineup, they also won CJ Myers to supplement their firepower, and they also hope to go to the next level.

They also started the same game as the Spurs, easily winning two in a row.

At the beginning of the game, both sides defended well, and the inside and outside lines clamped each other.

The team does not have Leonard, Zhang Xiaotian enjoys the package treatment almost all the time, and he now needs the support of the outside three-pointer, but the Spurs' firepower on the outside is really poor at the beginning of the double inside game.

This season, the Spurs are stronger defensively than last season, but the offense is a bit backward.

Of course, just the current starting lineup, plus the substitute lineup, the team's attack is definitely not weak.

As Zhang Xiaotian said, Dedmon is actually not particularly suitable for Spurs' tactics, but there is absolutely no premium relative to the price.

The attack end is a bit missed, but the opponent is the same.

Murray's defense of Lowry surprised the team again.

Lowry got a big contract of 100 million for three years in the summer, and was restricted by a sophomore rookie, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly felt that he was too cheap.

Both sides started from the rotation lineup, Ginobili and Evans came up to provide steady firepower, and another surprise was Gerald Green, who came up and received two consecutive passes from Zhang Xiaotian to hit a three-pointer.

Shooter-type players, when Zhang Xiaotian leads the team alone, is a very good choice.

The Raptors also have a good bench lineup, and they have taken it a step further this season.

So the Spurs only had a slight lead in the first half, and it wasn't that easy to win.

Judging from the situation in the first half, Lowry is not in good shape, and the focus is on DeRozan to choke the Raptors.

DeRozan has made some changes this season, one is to increase three-point shots, and the other is to be on the front line most of the time, and the task of restricting this guy is of course in the hands of Zhang Xiaotian.

When Leonard is away, Zhang Xiaotian has to prove his defensive ability.

In the third quarter, DeRozan felt that the pressure from Zhang Xiaotian had increased.

In fact, DeRozan is still quite confident in his singles ability, but against Zhang Xiaotian, he feels that it is a mistake to top the forward.

He should talk to Coach Casey about whether he might be better suited to play in the number three position or in the number two position.

He was okay with his feet with the ball, and Zhang Xiaotian's confrontation almost suffocated him without the ball.

And now Zhang Xiaotian's pace is very fast, so after Zhang Xiaotian improves his oppression, DeRozan has a lot fewer opportunities to make a move.

This is only on the offensive end, DeRozan found that he couldn't resist Zhang Xiaotian at all, and he needed to help defend inside, and soon Ibaka had too many fouls to stay on the court.

By the time the Spurs rotated the lineup, the score between the two sides began to stretch.

With two more shooters on the field, Zhang Xiaotian's breakthrough now feels more and more like James.

Sure enough, the forward line must be physically fit enough, and if you directly enter it, no matter how stable the opponent's defense is, there will be problems.

When Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest, the Raptors chased a little bit of points, but when Zhang Xiaotian came on the court again in the last quarter, their defense line was completely unstoppable.

To be honest, the Raptors now have a qualified No. 3 position in their lineup, and now there are ruthless roles in the east and west of the league's center line, and if they don't change this, there will be problems again at critical moments.

But they just got Carol and they have the confidence, and the rookie they chose OG Anunoby is a very strong three-digit.

But a rookie is a rookie, and the Raptors want to turn a rookie into an instant combat force, and it can't be done without spending a lot of energy on training.

After Zhang Xiaotian became powerful, the Raptors changed to play one big and four small, and the Spurs played Evans and let Zhang Xiaotian play the No. 4 position, and the same big and four small offenses and defenses were not afraid of each other.

It didn't take long for Ibaka to be sent out of the arena by Zhang Xiaotian, and the Raptors had no morale to fight back.

With three consecutive wins in the opening game, the Spurs without Leonard are still strong, and teams that want to take advantage of the fire may need to be sober.

Zhang Xiaotian scored a triple-double of 39 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and after the game, he suddenly found that he was temporarily at the top of the scoring list.

I don't know how long I can stay on it, but it's pretty cool.

In fact, he is on the list for rebounds, assists, and steals, and now he has a dominant tactical position in the team, which is not considered a brushing of statistics.

If you can help the team win, it doesn't hurt to brush.

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