The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 100 Their Heroes

In the SBC center arena, the fans were enthusiastic, and Yang Feiyu also came to the stadium to cheer for Zhang Xiaotian.

In the locker room, Zhang Xiaotian looked at the situation on the Internet, and his fans were very active.

"Gentlemen, as always, win the game."

The Spurs ran out of the player channel one by one, and the cheers in the audience made people's blood boil.

This is the playoffs, the atmosphere is really different from usual, Zhang Xiaotian clenched his fists, his face full of longing.

The Lakers started instead of Kobe Bryant with Steve Blake. The other positions are the same as the regular season, which is their best configuration, Nash, Artest, Gasol, Howard.

The Lakers won the jump ball, Nash took the lead in scoring, and the Lakers showed enough fighting spirit.

But that's the only thing, next is the Spurs time, Duncan scored, Duncan scored again, Duncan assisted his teammates to score, even if he was sitting on the bench, Zhang Xiaotian could feel the power of the boss.

The Spurs, who have been adjusting in the last few games, finally reached their peak in the playoffs.

The Lakers also want to win. From Nash's performance, it can be seen that Nash did not play against the Spurs once or twice in the playoffs. After several pick-and-rolls, he made direct shots.

It's just that Nash is still old after all, but the Lakers responded quickly, and after the effect was not obvious, they immediately began to play the ball inside.

The Lakers have changed three coaches this season, and now Mike D'Antoni is very familiar with Nash, but the former love will no longer be able to lead the team to run.

The Spurs' rotation started with Ginobili. Ginobili was not in a good state due to injuries during the previous period, but in the playoffs, he scored points when he played, without any ambiguity.

Zhang Xiaotian also played later, and he faced the Lakers' backup striker Earl Clark.

Earl Clark is not playing in the playoffs for the first time, but he still feels unable to let go.

Zhang Xiaotian is different. He is a little nervous, but he handles the ball more simply and neatly. He likes big scenes.

The Spurs are no different from the regular season because of their leading rotation, but the Lakers are different. Their bench players can't play well, and Jamison is a bit faltering in the playoffs.

Mike D'Antoni had no choice but to upgrade and replace with the inside twin towers.

The effect is still very obvious, Gasol took the ball in a high position to support, Howard squeezed inside to receive the pass from Gasol.

Popovich is also very bold in his use of troops. In the regular season, he basically uses Dior as an inside substitute. At this time, he uses Matt Bonner to open up space.

Move Gasol out, and Parker and Ginobili's breakthroughs will come in handy.

In the hands of Popovich, everyone has his role, but many people are not irreplaceable. Popovich can always find players with similar functions to keep the team strong.

The Lakers fell behind by more than ten points in the rotation. Fortunately, the Lakers' Twin Towers played and brought the score back a bit.

The Spurs led by 8 points at halftime, which is not too much, but they suppressed the Lakers to only 37 points, and when the opponent's rebounds were dominant, of course most of the points were scored inside.

Without Kobe, the Lakers feel weird. Kobe has carved a deep mark on this team, and the so-called No. [-] center Howard can't bring it up at all.

In the second half, Howard was knocked down by Duncan before he started to show off.

Two fouls in the first half and two fouls in the third quarter, the Lakers' twin towers went bankrupt.

In this way, they can only rely on the outside line, and Nash, Blake, and Artest began to shoot hard.

The effect can only be said to be average, but the Lakers have done a good job defending, especially Artest can take care of the children, Leonard was confused offensively.

However, Leonard also defended the old Artest very depressed. In the first half, Artest had no blocks, rebounded more than Duncan, and kept steals and blocks.

It is indeed powerful, and Zhang Xiaotian is also very convinced.

Howard encountered foul troubles, and the Lakers' trailing score increased by 10 points. Mike D'Antoni could only take the risk of allowing Howard to return early.

Howard lived up to expectations and scored as soon as he came up.

How should I put it, this guy is in his prime, and he is quite a threat in the restricted area.

However, his weaknesses are also obvious. He has no shooting range and his free throws are poor. After the targeted defense against him in the second half, Howard's power is much smaller.

Don't let him catch the ball at the basket. If he catches the ball immediately, he will be fouled. Anyway, he doesn't make free throws very often.

Fortunately, the Lakers did not take the lead, otherwise Popovich ordered Huo to be cut.

Wow, Zhang Xiaotian, who finally played, received a pass from Ginobili and hit a three-pointer.

"God, God..."

Among the home audience, some of Zhang Xiaotian's fans were extremely excited, cheering loudly with some bewildered fans, Zhang Xiaotian was a little embarrassed.

There is less rotation time in the playoffs. He really didn't have any outstanding performances before, so it's a bit awkward to hear this exaggerated nickname.

But he knew that some guys from the fan base really rushed to the scene to cheer for him, and some of them tried their best to come here from the other side of the ocean.

There is a proud father in the auditorium. Zhang Dajun has been working hard to support his family this year. Although he does not need to do heavy work now, his back is not as straight as it was when he was young.

There is also his girlfriend over there, who is a little nervous, but makes him feel sweet. Yang Feiyu, who wants to take care of her for the rest of her life, is now shouting along with the fans.

It doesn't matter if you can't make the focal point of the field so dazzling.

But in order to like him and the people he likes, he also has to show his own shining points.

He’s a Spur, he’s got the ability to contribute, he’s got the ability to scare the enemy, he’s got the ability to be a hero to those guys in the audience.

Don't hesitate, you should go all out on the court and play your best side.

Zhang Xiaotian ran more actively and asked for the ball more actively.

The Lakers have replaced Artest, and Leonard is temporarily off the court.

Zhang Xiaotian slipped from the bottom line to the side three-point line and received the ball. According to the tactics, he would shoot a three-pointer, otherwise he would return it to Parker who was standing in the middle.

For the first time in the playoffs, Popovich did not give him any special treatment.

But the old man didn't say that he couldn't fight as usual. He made a fake shot. Artest stretched out his arm, but he didn't jump up.

Enough is enough, Artest is one year older than when he first met, but he has grown a lot.

Changing direction and accelerating, Zhang Xiaotian rushed past Artest in a big stride.

The rush was a bit fierce, and Howard was defending in front of him. Just before Matt Bonner was replaced, he was blocked by the opponent.

Zhang Xiaotian paused for a moment, and then accelerated even more violently, this was his full strength.

He started straight away, threw himself on Howard, and the whistle sounded like the sound of heaven.

(End of this chapter)