The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 31 Entering the Regular Rotation
Scored 34 points in a single quarter, 44 points and 8 rebounds in the game, including 11 three-pointers, leading the Spurs to a 21-point comeback victory. Zhang Xiaotian suddenly became the darling of the American media.

What a miracle, what an ugly duckling turns into a white swan, people all over the world like this kind of thing.

Maybe God will be blind one day, and the protagonist will be replaced by himself.

With the development of the Internet in the 21st century, the number of Zhang Xiaotian's fans skyrocketed in an instant, and his new nickname "God" quickly spread.

Zhang Xiaotian personally liked it. "Mad dog" is not derogatory in the United States, but "God" is obviously more compelling.

His name has the word Tian, ​​and it is easy for everyone to accept it, just like Love God of Love.

Everyone envied the Spurs' luck. What could the Spurs do? The Spurs were also desperate. Why did they only sign for one year? Team manager RC Buford immediately announced that Zhang Xiaotian's contract had been converted into a guaranteed contract.

After the contract was confirmed, Zhang Xiaotian immediately opened the social media on the other side of the ocean and accepted an exclusive interview with Xu Yi.

It's not shameful to add fire while playing super performance. Even if he becomes a regular, he still doesn't have much money. If he increases his popularity without affecting his training, he might be able to get some advertisements or something to improve his quality of life.

Because he was still in the process of the road trip, Zhang Xiaotian temporarily felt that he had a little too many phone calls, and also accepted a few additional interviews from the media.

On Eddie's side, he was already very happy, and many merchants had already contacted him.

He still has time to call and chatter with Zhang Xiaotian because many people don't know that Zhang Xiaotian has a manager and his contact information.

Zhang Xiaotian made it clear to Eddie that the small endorsements and small commercial activities in San Antonio can be accepted without affecting his training. The endorsements of big brands are based on annual units. If he is given a big contract because of this crazy performance If you can pick it up, if you don't pay much, you can wait.

After making it clear, he turned to training and competitions. The athletes talk about their results, and everything else is false.

On November 11, the Spurs played away against the Kings.

The Kings are now dominated by young players, with third-year DeMarcus Cousins, second-year Isaiah Thomas, and Tyreke Evans in the final year of his rookie contract.

Because of the unsatisfactory inside performance against the Clippers and the Spurs, the Spurs also removed Boris Diaw's starter in this game and replaced them with DeJuan Blair.

However, many fans still care about Zhang Xiaotian. Athletes and entertainers can also become popular in an instant.

But to continue to be popular, the results must definitely keep up.

The Spurs made another strong start to prove that he was not completely old, and scored first in consecutive offenses.

But after the Kings stabilized the situation, Cousins ​​also scored 5 points in a row to drive the team's offense.

The young Kings began to attack the Spurs' defense continuously, and in the second half of the first quarter, they took the lead instead.

Zhang Xiaotian was replaced at the beginning of the second quarter this time, and his shocking performance was different. Popovich also planned to let him enter the regular rotation, otherwise the fans and the team management would not agree.

He is also a person with a lot of fans now, and he can bring economic benefits to the team.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't play well, but he must have a chance.

As soon as Zhang Xiaotian went up, James Johnson, who was defending him, began to provoke him, "I heard that you are an amazing kid, I hope you won't be prevented from crying by me."

"Barnes thinks the same way, but he may have to consider retiring now. If I shoot, you must react, otherwise your home fans will hate you."

In the opponent's half, Ginobili passed the ball to Zhang Xiaotian just like the previous game.

Although it became popular all of a sudden, Zhang Xiaotian is still quite low-key in the team. The team leaders are quite satisfied, and Ginobili is willing to give him a chance.

Zhang Xiaotian caught the ball just a little bit. Unexpectedly, James Johnson not only jumped up, but also jumped very fiercely. He directly pressed on him, as if he wanted to block him severely.

He was impolite when it was delivered, and Zhang Xiaotian immediately jumped up to make a shooting motion.

The referee whistled and three free throws were made.

Zhang Xiaotian breathed steadily, and solemnly made three free throws. Because he had a chance to perform exceptionally well, he couldn't make mistakes in small things. He must win the points he can score, and he must concentrate on defense.

James John, who had just passed his mouth addiction, was immediately replaced by Kings coach Keith Smart.

The replaced players stuck to Zhang Xiaotian in a regular manner, not daring to relax at all.

Zhang Xiaotian's goal has also been achieved, the Spurs don't need him to score now, and Duncan, who has rested, came up and killed the Quartet, but Cousins ​​could only sit down and stare because of the foul crisis.

The Spurs ended the first half with an 8-point lead. In the third quarter, Cousins ​​fouled again and then went down again, but Evans and substitute Marcus Thornton scored consecutive points and helped the Kings. The score caught up.

When it came to the fourth quarter, the Kings simply put Evans in the third position and put out the most offensive lineup.

Zhang Xiaotian also played again. Facing the former best rookie, he dared not be negligent.

In the lineup of the Kings, Thomas, Thornton, and Evans all have strong offensive power, but all three have a common problem, that is, they like to play singles.

Zhang Xiaotian challenged Evans as soon as he entered the court: "Dude, I will single you later."

Evans snorted coldly in disdain. Although he was ridiculed to be the peak when he debuted, and now he has begun to decline, he still has strength.

If Zhang Xiaotian wanted to hit him single-handedly, he would single-handedly hit Zhang Xiaotian first.

Evans is not the kind of player who is extremely fast. He is comprehensive but not particularly good at shooting. He is somewhat similar to Zhang Xiaotian and is his favorite defensive player.

Evans did not pass Zhang Xiaotian in the first step, and Zhang Xiaotian kept sticking to him.

The opponent didn't pass the ball in a daze, and there was an emergency stop jumper near the free throw line at a 45-degree angle.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't lose his position at all. Under his interference, Evans struck the iron magnificently.

On the offensive end, Zhang Xiaotian attracted the attention of the opponent, and Mills hit a shot from the outside.

Evans still wanted to single Zhang Xiaotian, but Thomas Jr. came by himself.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't take the initiative to attack much since the first half. The Kings started to defend him conscientiously, but now they have relaxed a lot. This time Zhang Xiaotian was very decisive after receiving the ball. He pulled up and shot in front of Evans. Evans There was no reaction at all.

Two points hit, Evans face suddenly changed.

He wanted to save face, but when the Kings were attacking, Thornton didn't pass the ball at all after receiving it, and even hit the iron.

Become a three guards, lose also three guards, three singles several times, the Kings score fell behind again, and the Spurs completely controlled the situation on the court.

(End of this chapter)