The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 95
Gallinari is still Wilson Chandler. Popovich thought about it a little, and let Zhang Xiaotian match up with Gallinari. He needs Zhang Xiaotian's offensive power at critical moments, and left Chandler with stronger impact. Leonard.

Now the lineups of the two sides actually no longer have the traditional sense of position. The fourth position will still go out to shoot three-pointers. The Warriors use it occasionally.

In fact, Gallinari is also difficult to defend, so Popovich's consideration is still on offense.

Leonard enjoyed a few outside cores in the previous game, but when he needed to defend, the Spurs couldn't let him play like this. He never showed any opinions, and Popovich was very relieved.

To be honest, although the Spurs maintain a little lead now, they have not played outside, and it is Duncan who poses a threat inside.

This time Duncan hit the inside again, but he didn't pay attention, and was blocked by McGee who was helping to defend.

Conversely, McGee received a second pass from Iguodala, dunked the basket with both hands and scored 2 points, and the score gap between the two sides was only 1 point away.

When it was the Spurs' turn to attack, Zhang Xiaotian slipped out from the baseline to catch the ball.

Gallinari didn't dare to get too close, but when Zhang Xiaotian made a shot, Gallinari could only block it. As an important substitute for the strong Spurs, teams that want to make a difference in the playoffs have carefully studied him. Naturally, he didn't dare to let him shoot casually.

It's just that as soon as Gallinari came up, Zhang Xiaotian rushed over with a short body.

Because of the opponent's height, Zhang Xiaotian would not pull out at will. He rushed to the inside and McGee helped defend him.

Zhang Xiaotian didn't rush, leaned on the opponent at the start, and then pushed the ball back, Duncan took the ball and released it to the basket very easily.

This is why he was able to get a chance in the final quarter. In addition to singles, he can also pass good balls.

Several players in the backcourt of the Spurs actually have this skill, but the details are slightly different. Parker is fast, Ginobili is evil, and Zhang Xiaotian is fierce.

At the critical moment, the opponent is hard to guard against.

However, the Nuggets also have many attack points. Iguodala was not soft at the critical moment and also hit 2 points.

The Spurs Parker attacked with the ball, and Duncan grabbed the offensive rebound after hitting the iron in the mid-range shot. Zhang Xiaotian took the opportunity to go down and hit the rebound after receiving a pass from Duncan.

The two sides came and went, and the score fell into a stalemate, but the Spurs still maintained the lead.

Under Zhang Xiaotian's defense, Gallinari missed an outside shot, but he also rushed inside and made Zhang Xiaotian foul twice.

At 1 minute and 26 seconds, Zhang Xiaotian sealed his throat with a sword from outside the three-point line after receiving a pass from Leonard. The Spurs' lead finally came to 4 points. At the last moment, even 1 point more is guaranteed.

4 points means that the opponent can't tie even if they hit a three-pointer, and the pressure is all on the Nuggets' side in an instant.

After they paused, they didn't choose a three-point tactic. They continued to play steadily and strengthened their defense. If there were five or six minutes left, this made sense, but now it is a bit incomprehensible.

The Spurs have not been affected by the opponent, they are the leading side, and of course they will not change their tactics.

After the opponent scored, Ginobili also hit 2 points, and the gap was still 4 points.

In the last 10 seconds, they really defended a round. Old Miller still hit inside at the last moment, but this time he missed.

At the critical moment, they lacked a reliable leader, and the old Miller was not suitable as the executor of the last attack.

100:98, this fierce game was finally won by the Spurs at home.

The Nuggets and Spurs will still stay at home after the Nuggets, but the next few games will be tough, and the results of the games are likely to affect the situation in the playoffs.

But as long as the Spurs don't kill themselves, it is estimated that no one can take down the No. [-] throne in the West.

Now only the Heat are close to their record, and the Heat are the Eastern Conference team.

The competition in the East is not that strong, and the Heat have almost locked the number one in the East in advance.

Moreover, the record of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference is much better than that of the latter teams, and it is estimated that there are not many choices.

In the west, the Thunder still have a glimmer of hope to compete with the Spurs, provided that they play well in the next game and the Spurs have some minor problems.

In the top eight, there are still ten teams in the West with a winning percentage of more than 50%, and two teams will definitely be eliminated in the end.

On March 3, the Spurs played against their rival Clippers at home.

The Clippers have improved both offensively and defensively this season, but in the face of the Spurs, the two teams basically exploded with each other, and no one can say that they can lock each other.

This lock includes the outside line and the inside line, which shows the current attack power of the two teams from the side.

So the two sides exploded each other throughout the first half, and neither made great efforts on defense.

It can be seen from the score, 61:62, the Clippers lead by 1 point.

In fact, the main lineup was won by the Spurs. Duncan and Parker were like no one in the game. It was only during the rotation period that Crawford made consecutive hits before the Clippers took the lead to end the first half.

At half-time, the head coaches of both teams were unhappy, and they both made it too easy for the other side.

Although it cannot be completely restricted, there are still ways to make the other party troublesome.

Compared with the Spurs, Paul and Griffin occupy a lot of ball possessions in the Clippers' offense. If it is easier to restrict them, of course this is still in theory, and it is not easy to operate in practice.

However, the advantage of the Spurs is that no matter how strong Paul is as the first point guard, Parker has an advantage in the matchup, especially on the offensive end. Long, it is not so easy to limit.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it can be said that the defensive methods of both sides have played a role.

It's just that Duncan and Griffin both have singles ability, so there's no way around this.

This is the difference between a star and a player. A real strongman, even if he is not in 100% condition, cannot be dealt with by conventional methods.

Moreover, if the positional battle is reckless, the Spurs seem to be more adaptable.

I just didn't expect that there was a problem during the rotation period. Ginobili injured his foot on a layup and left the field early.

Originally, the Clippers' substitute players played better, but now that there are fewer individuals, and no one from the Spurs stands up, this game will be difficult.

Zhang Xiaotian was ordered to go to the second position to defend Crawford when he was in danger.

Crawford is also an extremely flexible offensive player. Zhang Xiaotian was shot by the opponent as soon as he went up.

Speed, the speed of the opponent's shot is too fast, and there is no warning when the shot is made.

He suddenly came to his senses, this is not an opponent who can be dealt with with brute force.

How to do it, how did Ginobili deal with this kind of opponent, Zhang Xiaotian became very serious.

(End of this chapter)