The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 23 Overtime

Zhang Xiaotian made it clear that it was a provocation, so how could the Magic team be afraid of such a small person like him.

JJ Redick then made a shot, but Zhang Xiaotian scored after receiving the ball in singles. The Magic's striker was in a mess, and it was impossible to stop Zhang Xiaotian with his skill bonus.

Then Zhang Xiaotian assisted in the defense and interfered with the opponent's Magic team's shooting. Parker made a fast break and made two free throws for a foul. The score gap narrowed to single digits.

Jacques Vaughn remembered what happened in the summer league, and he was a little worried, so he replaced all the main players in advance.

The Spurs adopted a completely opposite strategy, replacing the two main players of Parker and Green, and resorted to a full bench lineup.

It's okay for Parker to go down, but Green's defense against JJ Redick is a bit problematic.

Mills and Gary Neal are not tall enough, and it is impossible for Zhang Xiaotian to switch defenses. Popovich is making it more difficult for him. It seems that he can only beat the opponent on offense.

For the Spurs' substitution, Jacques Vaughn was also a bit dark-faced. He was prepared to face his old club, but he didn't expect Popovich to play with him for real.

If this is lost, it must be very shocking.

After returning from the timeout, Nelson succeeded in singles again, Jacques Vaughn was relieved, and Zhang Xiaotian was also relieved.

The Magic's lineup has changed too much. Even if they replace the main force, they will not be able to play a good match, so the Spurs will have a chance.

The Spurs actually have the problem of coordination. In turn, Mills also singled out Nelson. Everyone is attacking strong and defending weak outside lines. It depends on the grasp of opportunities.

And Zhang Xiaotian will help the Spurs win with his enhanced ability.

Because although the Spurs' two backcourts have mediocre organizational skills, they are mixed in the Spurs system after all. Zhang Xiaotian can still receive passes when he runs out of opportunities.

"Chimpanzee, what's the use of following me? You said that if you lose the lead after you come up, will the Magic cut you off in a fit of anger?"

Dai Quinn-Jones, who re-entered the field, was full of energy, and Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to add fire.

"Yellow monkey, the coach said, as long as I can lock you up, I will definitely be reused."

"Lock me up? Don't you want to single me out? Don't you dare, don't be afraid, because you definitely can't lock me up, so try your luck on the offensive end."

Dai Quinn-Jones patronizes to talk trash to Zhang Xiaotian, but his teammates signaled him to come over to cover but didn't react in time, and Nelson gave him a hard look.

Zhang Xiaotian is always paying attention to the surrounding situation. The big baby Davis pulls out after the pick-and-roll. He feels good in this game and wants to make another mid-range shot.

But just as he received the ball and was about to lift it up, a hand cut it like a kitchen knife and broke the ball directly.

Dai Quinn-Jones opened his mouth wide, Zhang Xiaotian was obviously scolding him, why did he go to assist the defense all of a sudden, when he reacted, Zhang Xiaotian had already rushed past him with the ball.

Failing to meet the requirements of the coach, Dai Quinn-Jones was terrified, maybe he would really be laid off.

Concerned about gains and losses, he was like a clown on both ends of the offense and defense, completely crushed by Zhang Xiaotian.

With 5 minutes left in the game, Zhang Xiaotian cheated another foul on the offensive end. After making two free throws, the score gap has narrowed to 5 points.

Jacques Vaughn is very depressed. He wants to replace Dai Quinn Jones, but now the Magic really have no soldiers available.

At 3 points and 50 points, Gary Neal made a successful foul, and the Magic's lead was eroded to 2 points, and they were forced to suspend.

Jacques Vaughan also didn't care about face, holding a tactical board to explain the tactics to the players carefully.

He also worked hard, and replaced E'Twaun Moore with a small lineup. Since he couldn't defend, he went all out to attack. They were still ahead, and as long as they could score, they would be able to seize the initiative.

Dai Quinn-Jones went to the fourth position and finally stopped entangled with Zhang Xiaotian.

But before he was happy for a long time, he was blocked by Zhang Xiaotian when he was in a high position to support a pass, and there was another mistake in the shameful statistics.

Zhang Xiaotian made a one-stop dunk, and the two sides tied at 99:99.

The Magic also hit 2 points, but Zhang Xiaotian immediately broke through and passed Blair for a dunk.

The game became intense, and in the last minute, Jacques Vaughan arranged for players to flank Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian sent the ball to the outside twice, but neither Mills nor Gary Neal made a three-pointer.

With only 14 seconds left in the game, the Magic's small lineup finally took effect. Etwain Moore hit a three-pointer and the Magic took the lead again at the last moment. Jacque Vaughn couldn't help but clench his fist.

After the Spurs paused, the midfielder served the ball to Zhang Xiaotian. Unexpectedly, the Magic team gambled on him at the three-point line, and he gave the ball to Mills.

Mills didn't shoot a three-pointer directly, and went inside to get two points first.

As a result, the opponent interfered and the ball did not advance.

Zhang Xiaotian dashed in and hit the bounced basketball. Davis bumped into him behind him, and the ball was thrown out with his head covering his face.

The referee did not call a foul, but the Spurs still had the ball, and the time passed to only 5 seconds.

Fortunately, the Spurs had a lot of timeouts left, and Popovich called the timeout again to make arrangements.

It was different from Zhang Xiaotian's tactics when he made a lore last time. This time, Zhang Xiaotian served the ball. After receiving the ball from the inside line, he covered Zhang Xiaotian, allowing him to have a chance to shoot, or to give the second and third points.

After Zhang Xiaotian served the ball, he got the ball from Blair and bypassed him.

However, the Magic still slammed Zhang Xiaotian. Jacques Vaughn was so impressed with him that he would rather give others a chance than let him shoot.

Whether to shoot or pass, the Spurs' tactics must be open first.

Zhang Xiaotian was still thinking about it in his mind, but his body was already moving.

He accelerated rampantly, took another big step towards the side, and made a three-pointer against the defense.

At this time, he can't see the defense or anything else in his eyes. All he has to do is to throw the ball in.

The basketball headed towards the basket quickly, because the force was stronger and there was no arc.

The basketball fell into the hoop, turned around and went out, turned around again, and finally fell powerlessly into the red light of the rebound timer.

104:104, the two sides drew and entered overtime.

When a group of people on the Spurs bench cheered, coach Popovich remained calm, and he couldn't even tell whether he was happy or angry.

"You ignored tactics." He said to Zhang Xiaotian.

This sentence made Zhang Xiaotian a little uneasy. If he finally tied the score and entered overtime, it would be bad for him to be pushed on the bench.

Generally speaking, hitting a key ball can offset all tactics, but it may not work in the Spurs.

"There's nothing to talk about right now, hit the damn shot and win the game."

Popovich put the tactical board aside and made no substitutions.

(End of this chapter)