NBA: Strongest In The History Of Holding A Large Ball

Although Chang Tiancheng did not enjoy the applause of the fans when he was away from home, at least he proved his strength with this game, and it also confirmed that the player in front of him was the future outside core of the team he had been looking for for a long time.

In the course of the fourth quarter, the Pistons' starters did not think about playing, but the difference had been stretched by 8 points at that time, and the Spurs' offensive momentum was very fierce.

In the end, Chang Tiancheng scored 30 points + 18 assists in the luxury of the game, and successfully won the first game of his Spurs career.

After the game, the Spurs' locker room.

Popovich personally handed the match ball to Chang Tiancheng: "Chang, I think, this is probably the most perfect debut performance I have ever seen.

Popovich is not exaggerating, after all, Tim Duncan, the greatest star in Spurs history, only cut down 15 points and 10 rebounds in the first game of his career.

However, at that time, the Spurs had another historical interior star, David Robinson, and when Chang Tiancheng came to the Spurs, there was no player in the Spurs team who could be called a superstar. This also allowed Chang Tiancheng to control almost all the ball on the field, so he had 18 assists in the whole game.

It can be said that Chang Tiancheng's basic game in the NBA - organizational ability has made Popovich, who has coached for many years, unable to find any faults, and he can definitely be trusted as the tactical core of a team.

And his offensive side is also excellent, the breakthrough after the block is clean and neat, combined with the opponent's fear of his passing ability, making his breakthrough into a score with a very high probability. What's more, he also has a terrifying shooting ability, and although he didn't show the explosive three-point shooting power like Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson in this game, his every shot gave Popovich a feeling of "this ball is stable".

For the aging Popovich, he still prefers a stable player like Chang Tiancheng. The explosive three-point shooting performance is certainly beautiful, but the rollercoaster-like thrill of consecutive hits after a series of irons may not be very friendly to his heart.

Other teammates also applauded Chang Tiancheng. Especially the players who played with Chang Tiancheng in the second and fourth quarters, they have experienced the magic of Chang Tiancheng on the court. Not to mention that the team's tactics suddenly became clearer, and even the ball passed by Chang Tiancheng, they felt that the shooting rate seemed to be higher.

However, Keldon and Vassell looked a little lonely. Both were previously consistent starters for the team, and Keldon was the absolute core of the Spurs team before. And now that Chang Tiancheng has appeared, not to mention their tactical position, I'm afraid it's hard to say whether the starting spot can be kept.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chang Tiancheng has a better effect on the court with shooters, and the shooting ability of these two is much worse than that of McDermott and others.

Although players from the Spurs often don't care too much about the difference between substitutes and starters, the tactical tilt that originally fell on them may be taken away by others, and they will still feel a little uncomfortable.

They are still young, and they are full of energy.

Vasseur is good to say that he was not the core of the team before, and his style of play itself can also support him to make adjustments with Chang Tiancheng, and theoretically he should be able to adapt quickly.

But Keldon is different, and since last season, the team has been developing him as a tactical core. Although he himself knows that he can be the core because of the departure of Aldridge and DeRozan, the inside and outside partners, he still does his best to play this role on the court.

But just now, he himself followed Chang Tiancheng for a period of time, and he obviously felt uncomfortable. After all, he hadn't done much of a three-point shot in the bottom corner before. In this way, if he stays on the field, he is completely dragging down the team's offensive tempo.

Thinking of this, Keldon sighed and thought: It seems that he can only continue to improve his ability, if he can't stay in the starting lineup, then at least he must ensure that when leading the substitutes, he will not let the opponent's substitutes open up the point difference, if he can help the team consolidate the advantage or recover the disadvantage, it will be better.

Popovich first asked Chang Tiancheng to give a brief speech in the locker room, and then told the players to wash up and change clothes first, and then get ready to board the plane back to San Antonio.

On the plane, Popovich took the initiative to call Chang Tiancheng and Kelden together: "Chang, Kelden, what do you two think, how did you cooperate in the game today?" Kelden

thought to himself: Okay, I didn't expect the substitute notice to come so quickly, so he replied: "Coach, I don't feel that I played well on the court, and I didn't integrate into Chang's offensive rhythm, which caused the team to be dragged down."

Before Chang Tiancheng could speak, Popovich took the lead in replying: "Keldon, in fact, you didn't play well today, it was all in my expectation, and the main problem is still me, because I didn't put you in the most suitable position for you."

After listening to Popovich's words, a trace of doubt rose in Kelden's heart: "Coach, what do you mean by this

?" "What do you think, how did Sochan play today?" Popovich did not answer Kelden's question directly, but instead threw out another question.

"This," Keldon thought for a moment, "I think he played really well today, and he seems to be completely in tune with his usual rhythm." "

Then if I let you do the work that Sochan did on the field today, do you think you can do it?" Popovich smiled, picked up a glass of red wine, and drank it down.

Popovich's words made Keldon suddenly realize: "Coach, you mean, let me play power forward and let Sochan play center, so that we have our own five-small lineup!" Popovich

smiled and nodded: "Yes, the understanding is very high." Then, You turned his head to look at Chang Tiancheng, "Chang, what do you think of this lineup." As

he spoke, he pushed a tactical board in front of Chang Tiancheng's eyes, on which the names of the five players were impressively written: Chang Tiancheng, Vassell, McDermott, Keldon, and Sochan.