The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 107 The Spurs Counterattack
In the last few minutes of the third quarter, the Spurs' lineup had been adjusted several times.

The Warriors are now against Draymond Green, Azeri is just a false starter, Diaw is not effective on the court, and the Spurs can only try to use Matt Bonner.

However, Draymond Green can play inside and out, and Matt Bonner can't play a role when he is on the court.

Popovich can only play first and fourth juniors in advance, and let Leonard go against Draymond Green.

In fact, Popovich is not very willing. It is relatively expensive for Leonard to play the fourth position. The team usually arranges this way at the last moment. It is not worth it to deal with a defensive blue-collar striker.

But the more young people on the Warriors side, the better, and Popovich can only try in advance.

It would be great if Zhang Xiaotian could show his attack power now, and if he didn't make a move until the last moment, Popovich was also very depressed about Zhang Xiaotian's state.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Xiaotian came on the court this time, he forced Barnes to hit two points.

The Warriors team was not good at defense, but many players defended well individually. Barnes was also a player with relatively good defense skills, but Zhang Xiaotian directly used brute force to score.

Well done, there is still hope for such a game, and Popovich applauded secretly.

On the Warriors' side, Jack also wanted to attack after he came on the court, but his shot was shot with iron.

Ginobili gets the rebound and advances directly, Zhang Xiaotian quickly goes down from the side.

In the frontcourt, Ginobili threw the ball directly to Zhang Xiaotian, Zhang Xiaotian caught the ball and hurriedly stopped and started, Barnes was affected and was squeezed by Zhang Xiaotian.

As soon as Barnes stretched out his hand subconsciously, Zhang Xiaotian took advantage of the opportunity to shoot, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Zhang Xiaotian made two free throws, and the game gap between the two sides was also narrowed to 10 points.

The Warriors quickly replaced Barnes to rest, replaced Landry, and let Draymond Green consume Zhang Xiaotian.

Other teams can't see Zhang Xiaotian's training, so it's not surprising that he showed his power in the third quarter. In the eyes of outsiders, he is an X factor, a nerve knife, and he must pay attention to it as long as he shows his power.

At the end of the third quarter, Curry also went down to rest, and Klay Thompson took over the banner of offense and hit two points.

In the last attack of the Spurs in the third quarter, Zhang Xiaotian ran back to catch the ball and made a fake shot but didn't make a shot. Draymond Green was not fooled and showed provocative eyes.

Zhang Xiaotian grinned, his body swung like a pendulum and rushed inside.

Draymond Green reacted quickly, Zhang Xiaotian didn't squeeze past, both of them felt the other's strength, Zhang Xiaotian's strength was slightly weaker but he didn't lose the rhythm, but turned around and wiped inside.

Draymond Green followed desperately, and Zhang Xiaotian pulled back again. When the opponent was about to adjust his center of gravity to block, Zhang Xiaotian pressed in again.

It was too late, and Draymond Green could only watch Zhang Xiaotian raise his hand abruptly, calling him a foul.

The referee's whistle sounded, two points hit, 2+1.

The Warriors missed the last shot, and the Spurs finally narrowed the score to single digits and entered the final quarter.

Curry played again at the beginning of the fourth quarter. They used a small lineup and played center with Landry.

The Spurs made the same choice. With Diaw playing center, the coaches of both sides are bold.

Zhang Xiaotian was really worried when Curry made another hit on the field. Even if he can play a good offense, if Curry keeps hitting, it will be really difficult to win the game.

It's not that he hasn't thought about using defensive cards to mainly defend Curry, but Curry's speed may not be able to keep up even if he uses cards. Not to mention that Curry is the number one and can organize offenses, it is difficult to prevent death.

Fortunately, Curry is a man and not a god. Under the siege of Parker and Ginobili in turn, Curry's shooting rate gradually returned to normal.

But Jarrett-Jack scored consecutively, and the gap between the two sides reached double digits again.

This is the stage of the playoffs. Even if the strength is enhanced, it is not that simple.

Zhang Xiaotian is more focused, cards and skills can be superimposed, and he is even stronger at the end of the quarter, not only in offense, but also in defense, he must find a way to contribute.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Leonard took a break. According to the usual practice, Zhang Xiaotian took a rest, and then the two played together for the last few minutes.

But now the score is behind by double digits. Popovich put up the strongest attacking big and four small lineup in the 9th minute, and Zhang Xiaotian continued to stay on the court.

The Warriors did not rush to make substitutions because of their lead, and Curry sent another wonderful pass to allow Landry to score easily.

Seeing that the Spurs were about to end, Zhang Xiaotian suddenly flanked Curry, and Curry passed the ball to Leonard to cut it off.

There is a tacit understanding between Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard. After Leonard steals the ball, he throws the ball to Zhang Xiaotian, and Zhang Xiaotian directly dunks.

As Danny Green, who had just been replaced, blocked Klay Thompson, the Spurs counterattacked Zhang Xiaotian and made another layup.

Curry finally hit the iron with a three-pointer. The Spurs' next offensive Parker missed a shot. Leonard grabbed the front court and caused a foul and made two free throws.

In exchange, Curry made two free throws.

Zhang Xiaotian counterattacked with a three-pointer, Curry hit another two-pointer, and Leonard successfully counterattacked with a three-pointer.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard dominated both offense and defense.

Leonard grabbed offensive rebounds three times and Zhang Xiaotian grabbed offensive rebounds twice. They scored 15 points together, allowing the Spurs to score for ten consecutive rounds, and the score gap finally reached single digits again.

The Warriors also scored during the period, but Zhang Xiaotian only felt happy. He no longer had any time to be nervous or worry. He could only beat the opponent.

Fighting against the strong is a thrill, and there is no such feeling at all in the one-sided competition in the first round.

When the game entered the last 4 minutes, Klay Thompson made six fouls, and the Warriors finally lost an offensive point.

The situation suddenly changed. Without Klay Thompson, the Spurs boldly flanked Curry and prevented Curry from taking a shot. Jarrett Jack made two consecutive strikes and made a mistake.

The Spurs took the opportunity to score 6 points in a row, hit by Zhang Xiaotian, Parker and Leonard respectively.

Curry is in a hurry. He is still a young man after all. How can he not be in a hurry when he sees a great advantage slipping away from his hands in the last few minutes.

He started to force the offense, and then under the strict defense of the Spurs, he hit the iron and made one turnover.

Zhang Xiaotian broke through again and scored two points, and also assisted Leonard to hit a three-pointer. The gap between the two sides was only 1 point, and the time entered the last minute. The Warriors chose to pause.

Curry's madness, Zhang Xiaotian's counterattack, and the Spurs' defense and tenacity have become a thing of the past at this moment.

No matter how exciting the process is, at the end of the game, there will only be winners and losers, and only one team will have the last laugh.

(End of this chapter)