NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 348 With a total score of 42, the Nuggets win the championship!

The second game of the Finals had only been played for one quarter, and the Nets had already started off in the sky. Not only were they trailing by double digits, but there was also a serious conflict between the two core players in the team.

Both Durant and Paul were the main core players of their respective teams before, especially when Paul put down his body to show his favor but was ruthlessly rejected by Durant, the conflict between the two could not be reconciled.

In order to avoid further intensification of conflicts, the head coach of the Nets can only let the two travel on a staggered peak as much as possible to ensure that they will not fight on the field due to problems with ball distribution and tactics.

But looking at the situation of the game now, it is clear that Paul is slightly better than Durant when he is on the court. At least he will not be obsessed with competing with Wang Chao and constantly playing singles with the ball, which will affect the operation of the entire team. .

In fact, at this time, the head coach of the Nets couldn't help but want to strongly complain about Durant.

what are you thinking?One-on-one with Wang Chao?Can you beat yourself up and don't have any doubts in your heart?If someone in this league can win Wang Chao single-handedly, can he win eight NBA championships in the past?

Durant is very strong, there is no doubt about it, even if you look at NBA history, he is definitely a top scorer, but it is still too self-defeating to compete with Wang Chao.

Of course, such a view is only a judgment from the objective perspective of a third party.

From the perspective of the parties involved, Durant was humiliated by Wang Chao many times, especially in last year's finals, it was like slapping him in the face in front of fans all over the world, but anyone with a bit of blood will fight Wang Chao desperately idea.

From this point of view, James is still shrewd enough. In the Wang Chao era, he was the one who was most affected. The two faced each other directly in games and even the finals many times. It was a fluke to win two championships, and it was because Wang Chao's team suffered from injuries or other reasons were opportunistic.

Many people laughed at James, who could only linger in the shadow of Wang Chao. The so-called "Heaven's Chosen One" is like a joke.

But for such evaluations, James has never responded positively, nor did he have the desire to compete with Wang Chao, and put himself in a position of incomparable.

Looking back now, in the past few years when Wang Chao ruled the league, James has won two championships, which is somewhat similar to Olajuwon of the Rockets during Jordan's time. He is the second player in the league.

The topic is far away, back to the game.

The first quarter of the game had already caused Durant's mentality to explode. During the break, he still couldn't hold back. He took out his mobile phone and read the fans' comments on the Internet, and then shut himself up.

In the second quarter of the game, the Nets chose to let Durant, who was in poor form, take a rest off the court first, and Paul led the Nets to try to chase points as much as possible.

Speaking of it, there is really no one. After Durant leaves the field, the Nets, which are controlled by Paul with the ball, have smooth tactics at once, whether it is the pick-and-roll cooperation between Paul and Jokic, or the pass-and-cut tactics with Booker , all used very smoothly.

After all, the Nets themselves are a very strong team. Under Durant and Paul's dual-core, there are two future top players in the league, Jokic and Devin Booker. These two are still in the growth stage this season, but they are actually already the stars of the best team level. They just follow Durant and Paul, and the distribution of ball rights is less, and their personal data is also affected.

Although Paul needs the ball, he is not an offensive player. He will naturally give more offensive opportunities to other teammates, especially Jokic, who frequently cooperates with him in pick-and-rolls, gets a lot of shots from the outside .

This also has something to do with Gobert's underestimation of Jokic.

As the core of the Nuggets' inside defense, Gobert seldom defends outside. After all, with his foot speed, as long as he goes outside, it is difficult to take care of the inside defense.

Therefore, when Jokic pulled out of the three-point line after picking and rolling for Paul, he subconsciously did not follow up and continue to defend Jokic, because he felt that a big man like Jokic could have a three-pointer. ?
This kind of thinking led Jokic to score two 3-pointers plus a mid-range shot in the first half of the second quarter, scoring 8 points.

After seeing Jokic's shooting power, Gobert didn't dare to neglect any more, and followed Jokic to defend. But in this way, the pressure of Paul, who cooperated with Jokic's pick-and-roll, to hit the basket dropped sharply. In the case of Mitchell's defense, even if the opponent's defensive ability is good, Paul can still find opportunities to attack with his rich game experience.

Throughout the second quarter, Paul led the Nets without Durant, almost on par with the Nuggets. Although the double-digit point difference was not shortened, at least it did not allow the point difference to further expand.

Such a result is enough to satisfy the Nets.

During the intermission, the head coach of the Nets tried to persuade Durant.

"Kevin, whether you want to admit it or not, in terms of personal ability, Wang Chao is indeed better than you. You won't have the upper hand against him, but you still have a chance. As long as we can win the game and win the If you win the O’Brien Cup in the series, even if your performance in the game is worse than Wang Chao, at least you will still be the winner, and the outside world’s evaluation of you will also improve.”

"So! In the next game, you must not be impulsive, give full play to your advantages on the field, integrate into the team and teammates, and let's win this game together!"
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At the beginning of the second half of the game, Wang Chao quickly noticed Durant's change. The opponent was no longer like in the first half. When it came to attack, he couldn't wait to get the ball and rushed towards him. Instead, he started to play normally. As a part of the team, into the team tactics.

This undoubtedly increased the pressure on the Nuggets' defensive end. The Nets' offensive firepower is really strong. When they are fully fired, they are not much worse than the Warriors at their peak.

However, the Nuggets are not vegetarians, especially under the leadership of Wang Chao, they will not give in to the Nets in a confrontation.

In the third quarter, the offensive firepower of both sides reached its peak. The Nuggets scored 38 points in a single quarter, and the Nets scored 41 points in a single quarter.

In fact, for a team like the Nuggets that is good at defense, it is not a wise move even if they do not suffer too much in the offensive. This kind of offensive battle is the rhythm that the Nets are best at.

However, the Nuggets already have a double-digit lead, and it doesn't matter if they play against the Nets. Besides, in addition to Wang Chao, the Nuggets also have Mitchell and Murray. Conventional strategic weapons, as long as they are used well, may explode with terrifying power at any time. After all, these two guys have scored a total of four 50+ points in a series of exaggerated performances in the future.

In front of a super offensive team like the Nets, it is very difficult to ensure defensive efficiency, especially Durant, Paul, Booker and even Jokic are also masters of mid-range shooting. Bell's deterrent effect on them is not particularly strong.

Therefore, it is also a good choice to give up defense appropriately and compete with the opponent to see which side has the stronger offense.

Moreover, the biggest trump card of the Nuggets is Wang Chao. When it comes to offense, no one in the league is even qualified to compare with him except Jordan.

The game entered the fourth quarter, and the Nets, unwilling to fail like this, launched the most ferocious counterattack, especially Durant. After successfully regaining his form in the third quarter, he no longer considered the issue of face and frequently used The pick-and-roll screen came to the mid-range jumper.

Wang Chao really didn't have a particularly good way to deal with this move, he could only use the Lion's Roar as much as possible to interfere with the opponent's hit rate.

The menacing Nets once narrowed the point difference to less than 3 points in the fourth quarter, which made the Nuggets fans hang their hearts involuntarily.

But how could Wang Chao allow things like being turned over by his opponents to happen.

After entering the second half of the fourth quarter, the Nuggets had all the ball in the hands of Wang Chao. He first hit a three-pointer with the help of Gobert's pick-and-roll from the outside line, and then he intercepted the pass and made a fast break, causing Durant to make 2 free throws. 2 in.

In the blink of an eye, the 3-point difference was re-extended to 8 points, and in the next game, whenever the Nets tried to launch a counterattack, Wang Chao would immediately counterattack with points and forcefully suppressed it.

The result is that when the game entered the last minute, the point difference between the two teams was still hovering at more than 1 points.

The Nets also recognized this result and did not use foul tactics. After all, the point difference is too large, and the main players of the Nuggets are very accurate in free throws.

The game time is officially over, the whole game is over, and the score is fixed at 127:122.

The Nuggets beat the Nets by 5 points at home, and the score of the finals also came to 2:0. They won both home games and had a huge advantage.

As for the Nets, although they are 0:2 behind, considering that the game venue is Denver's Devil's home court, these two losses are acceptable. After all, since the playoffs, only the Warriors have won at the Nuggets' home court. Have a game.

For the Nets, the battlefield that really determines life and death and the championship is at their home court.

As long as the Nets can win all of the next two home games and tie the score to 2:2, they still have a chance.

As for the focus battle between Wang Chao and Durant in this game, it ended in an anticlimactic manner.

In the first quarter of the game, the two really refused to give in to each other and fought to the end. As a result, Durant suffered a big loss and was overwhelmed by Wang Chao. He even had a conflict with teammate Paul because of this.

After the game, Durant, who had calmed down, seemed to understand that he was indeed not Wang Chao's opponent. He started to play normally, and with the help of his teammates' cover or the way of avoiding Wang Chao, his scoring began to pick up.

In the end, Durant scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and his shooting percentage was 46%.

28+7+3的杜兰特,跟全场比赛砍下48分12篮板7助攻的王超一比,那就完全不够看了。

The cruel reality once again proves that Durant is a very good player, but he is still humiliating himself compared with Wang Chao.

At the post-match press conference, Durant was silent throughout the entire process, without saying a word.

The head coach of the Nets has repeatedly emphasized that he is quite satisfied that G2 of the finals can end the game with such a small point difference at the Devil's home court of the Nuggets, and the real battle is next.

A Denver local reporter maliciously mentioned the conflict between Durant and Paul during the game, trying to continue to intensify the conflict in the Nets.

Even if the Nuggets are now leading 2:0, it is not 4:0 after all. In order to make their team win more easily, the reporters in Denver can be said to be doing everything they can. This is what the local media of every team in the league will do. things.

When the question was raised, both Durant and Paul fell silent.

The results of the game and the facts proved that this matter was actually Durant's fault, and Paul naturally would not take the initiative to put down his body to show weakness.

As for Durant, his loss to Wang Chao already broke his mentality, and now he has to bow his head to his teammates, which is no different from sprinkling salt on the wound.

In the end, the head coach of the team acted as a peacemaker, and prevaricated the matter with a high-sounding statement.

But in fact, the gap between Durant and Paul has already occurred.
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On June 6, the third game of the Finals, the venue came to Brooklyn, the Nets' home court. The Nets, who were playing at home, finally had an elated game in this game and won the game 6:110.

Durant made 28 of 13 shots in this game, scored 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Paul in the team had 15 points and 8 assists, Booker had 20 points, Jokic had 18 points, and the offensive end was fully fired.

On the other hand, for the Nuggets, the team only scored 102 points, which is lower than usual. The main problem lies in the mentality of the young players.

Mitchell and Murray both missed two important scoring points in this game, causing the Nuggets to lose the game.

This is not surprising, the Nets themselves are not weak, and these young players from the Nuggets participated in the finals for the first time. The first two games were fine at their own home courts, but now they come to the opponent's home court. The atmosphere of the finals, the noisy arena, The crazy fans stunned them all at once. They appeared very nervous on the field, and their movements were seriously deformed.

The same situation also happened in the fourth game of the next finals. The Nets, which won the next city, were full of momentum, and their touch seemed to be affected. The outside shooting rate was astonishingly high. Paul, Booker and even Jokic Maintained a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%.

The Nets really pulled back two games at home, and the big score came to a 2:2 tie.

On June 6, in the fifth game of the finals, the battle of Tianwangshan started at the home court of the Nuggets.

The Nuggets who returned to the home court did not give the Nets a chance to reverse and overtake. Not only that, but the Nuggets' defensive strength was perfectly displayed in this game. The Nets only scored 87 points in the game, except for Durant's 37 points. Except for Jokic's 20 points, all other players played poorly. Paul had 10 points, 6 assists and 4 turnovers. Booker had 11 points and his shooting percentage was less than 35%.

At 108:87, the Nuggets won by 21 points at home, sweeping away the depression of losing the first two games.

The Nets, 2:3 behind, are still counting on the next G6 game to return to their home court to tie as before and then fight for a tiebreaker.

However, Wang Chao didn't intend to give the Nets this chance!

As the saying goes, there are repeated and repeated, and the first two away games, the Nuggets' young players may not perform properly due to lack of experience. up.

Neither Mitchell nor Murray are obviously players with poor understanding and aptitude. On the contrary, these two are the best young players in the future league.

Therefore, in G6, the two told the Nets with 24 points and 21 points respectively, don't bully the young and poor.

115: 109.

The Nuggets won their first away game against the Nets in the finals, but it was this away victory that directly declared the death penalty for the Nets.

With a total score of 4:2, the Denver Nuggets defeated the defending champion Brooklyn Nets and won the 2017-18 season championship! (end of this chapter)

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