Sun Xiaotian once again dribbled to the top fox in the front court, and he was still Green in front of him. Green gasped for air, and seemed a little overwhelmed.

Suddenly found his touch in the third quarter, and suddenly, the Spurs' defensive pressure became heavier. In the face of the Spurs' Green defense, Sun Xiaotian seems to have the possibility of beating him.

Sun Xiaotian motioned for his teammates to pull away, and then he made a series of crotch dribbles and change direction, making Green lose his position all of a sudden. Sun Xiaotian also took this opportunity to enter the Spurs' penalty area again.

At this time, Duncan, who was under the basket, caught up with an arrow and opened his hands to block Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian saw that Duncan had a defense, and he decisively adjusted his posture.

He first jumped to the left side of Duncan's body, and then suddenly made a shooting motion. But Duncan was experienced after all, and not only was he not shaken. and also blocked Sun Xiaotian's field of vision, so that he could not see the position of the basket.

Sun Xiaotian wanted to pass the ball, but found that time was running out. I want to adjust my position, but I have already stopped the ball, and if I dribble again, I will have to dribble twice.

So, Sun Xiaotian shook 4 times in a row, and then forced a backward jumper. The body floated out as if weightless.

The ball drew an arc, and through Duncan's whole person, there was a "swish" sound, and it went into the net.

"Woo!!"

There were bursts of exclamations at the scene, and Sun Xiaotian's turnaround jumpers were very similar to Kobe.

Sun Xiaotian got up from the ground, his fists clenched, although his expression was still serious, his heart was already on fire.

This is Sun Xiaotian's 16th point, and he has already scored 10 points in the third quarter. It was under his leadership that the Bulls opened the third quarter with a 16-6 offensive climax and directly recovered a 10-point difference.

Thibodeau's face soothed, and he picked up a bottle of water and drank it. Throughout the first half, Sun Xiaotian was choked by the Spurs, making him feel like sleepwalking. Thibodeau has also been hoping that he can find his form as soon as possible, and to be honest, he is really worried that Sun Xiaotian will choose to give up again due to psychological pressure.

Sun Xiaotian did not disappoint Thibodeau, and he managed to redeem himself in the third quarter, at least in those few minutes.

Sun Xiaotian's outburst is actually related to the Spurs' initiative to change the formation in the second half, although Popovich's change of formation is to create space for Parker and Duncan to block and dismantle, but he didn't expect this lineup to activate Sun Xiaotian.

Due to the reduced height of the Spurs' interior line, this also gives Sun Xiaotian the possibility of breaking through the interior line. Of course, for the increase in Sun Xiaotian's opportunities, Popovich also expected it before changing the formation. However, as long as Parker and Duncan can be activated, a Sun Xiaotian is nothing in his opinion.

Although under the leadership of Sun Xiaotian, the Bulls played a wave of offensive climax. However, Popovich did not change the lineup because of this, he just replaced Green with Ginobili and let Green rest for a while.

During a free throw by the Bulls, he called Leonard to his side and whispered a few words in his ear, and the honest Leonard couldn't stop nodding his head and didn't say a word-

When the Bulls attacked again, when Sun Xiaotian held the ball, it was no longer Ginobili in front of Sun Xiaotian, but Leonard.

As a post-90s generation, Leonard is known for his surprisingly large palms, and his calm personality.

Leonard's calm personality is a perfect match for the Spurs' team culture, and the team boss is a dull personality, and now he is almost the same personality. No wonder Popovich would say, "Leonard will be an icon for the Spurs going forward." ”

The reason why Leonard is so praised by Popovich is mainly because of his talent and hard work.

As a physically gifted all-around No.3, Leonard is eager to compete and is very energetic. Although he spent most of the two seasons around the top of the arc, he has also shown great ability to carry the basket.

In the low post, he can make reasonable use of the technique of turning and jumping. He is very agile on the court, has a great stride, and has almost no blind spots on the field.

Under Popovich's tutelage, Leonard's projection ability has improved, making him a threat to the perimeter.

While his projection ability has improved, his breakthrough should not be underestimated, and he can often throw off his opponent in the first step. Likes to shoot on the spot, once in his rhythm, he can hit a variety of shots in a row, and his high shot makes his shots difficult to block.

In addition to improving on the offensive end, Leonard has also made achievements in rebounding. His reach, energy, and timing allowed him to grab a lot of rebounds on both ends of the floor. He has a good bounce speed, which allows him to point in those balls that come out of the basket under the basket.

One of the things that Leonard admires most about Popovich is that he has a good sense of defense and his physical gifts, which gives him the potential to be a top defender. Not only that, but his steal awareness and blocking make him a dangerous weapon on the defensive end, and in his rookie season he was often assigned by Popovich to mark James, Kobe, Durant and others.

This season, although the Spurs have been flying the banner of GDP for a long time, Leonard has begun to surpass Ginobili through the growth of these two seasons.

So far, Leonard has averaged 12.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 50.1% per game.

Popovich arranged for Leonard to defend Sun Xiaotian, and it can be said that he took out the defensive ace in his hand. But for Sun Xiaotian, maybe Leonard is too low-key, and he doesn't have too many memories of him in his mind-

Sun Xiaotian looked at Leonard in front of him, and Leonard stretched his arms, and a pair of 11.5-inch big hands really shocked Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian used Noah's cover to try to get rid of Leonard, but who would have thought that Leonard's movements were quite flexible. He suddenly turned around with Noah and appeared directly in front of Sun Xiaotian.

Sun Xiaotian tried many times, but he couldn't get rid of him.

Suddenly, Hinrich came out from the bottom line under the cover that Boozer had made for him. Sun Xiaotian's eyes were fast, and he saw his left hand shake, and the ball galloped towards Xinrich.

Hinrich was ready to catch the ball at this time, and at this moment, a big hand poked the ball directly into the backcourt. Look at it, it's Leonard.

"Not good! Oops! ”

Sun Xiaotian's first reaction was to turn around and chase the ball, but Leonard reflected that he was even faster than Sun Xiaotian.

I saw Leonard rushing to pick up the ball and smash it to the Bulls' half. Sun Xiaotian chased after him, trying to take the opportunity to cover him.

Leonard dribbled the ball and swept behind him with his afterglow. When he took him to the bottom of the basket, he suddenly stopped and made a layup, and Sun Xiaotian, who was behind him, was suddenly shaken up, flew directly out of the bottom line, and his head almost touched the rebound!

Then, Leonard easily sent the ball into the basket with a cute look on his face.

Turning around, he opened his big palm again and looked at Sun Xiaotian, with no expression on his face.