NBA: I am the god of basketball

The Nuggets at the beginning did not realize the seriousness of the problem, but as the game continued, the Nuggets began to realize that the Clippers took more shots from outside the three-point line, whether it was a fast break or a positional battle. Exaggerated, almost equal to the number of shots inside the three-point line.

What's terrible is that in the case of a large number of three-point shots, the Clippers' three-point shooting percentage is still terribly high. Five positions on the field can shoot three-pointers and their shooting percentages are not low.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, the Clippers took 14 three-pointers and hit 6 goals, with a shooting percentage of 42.8%. The three-pointers alone scored 18 points!
In addition to scoring other non-three-point shots, the Clippers scored 32 points in a single quarter. On the other hand, the Nuggets' offense was not as smooth as expected.

Under the magic ball tactics, the Clippers' defense is not weak. Lopez protects the basket on the inside, and Wang Chao and Brogdon on the outside to ensure the basic defense. Even if the Clippers are not as good as the Nuggets in defensive ability, they are not far behind.

The result was the first quarter of the game, the two teams scored 32:24, and the Clippers led by 8 points at home.

The Nuggets, who were expecting the Clippers' outside feel to pick up in the second quarter, encountered a more severe beating in the second quarter because Louis Williams and Harrell appeared on the stage.

Two bench bandits on the bench came on, replaced by Brogdon and Lopez.

In this way, the Clippers' lineup became a five-small lineup similar to the Warriors' death without a center.

However, unlike the Warriors, the tallest player in the death five is Green at 2 meters.

At the center position of the Clippers is Wang Chao, who is 2 meters 06. At the same time, there is Gallinari, who is two centimeters taller than Wang Chao, at the power forward position.

As for the small forward and shooting guard positions, Harris and Harrell both have a height of 2 meters and both have certain rebounding ability.

In the small-ball lineup of the Clippers, only Louis Williams is less than 2 meters tall, only 1 meters tall, and the average height of the five players is 85 meters. Strictly speaking, it is not appropriate to call it a small-ball lineup.

Wang Chao swung from the point guard to the center position, which made it impossible for the Nuggets.

Although he knows Wang Chao's ability to play from the first position to the fifth position, Wang Chao in the Nuggets period still mainly plays the forward position most of the time, leaving the center position to Gobert.

When it was time to face off against Wang Chao on the inside, Gobert discovered that Wang Chao's inside line was so strong. He was only 2 meters tall, much shorter than him at 06 meters, but Wang Chao was very good at rebounding. The judgment, the timing and angle of the card position, and even the explosive power of directly grabbing rebounds are almost perfect.

Gobert, who just played against Lopez and successfully gained the upper hand in rebounding, couldn't help but feel a strong sense of contrast.

As far as rebounding ability is concerned, Gobert feels that facing Wang Chao is like Lopez facing himself before, completely at a disadvantage.

The best proof is that within 2 minutes of the start of the game, Wang Chao grabbed an offensive rebound in the Nuggets' backcourt, and caused Gobert to make two free throws for a defensive foul during the second attack.

After seeing the Clippers fielding such a lineup, the Nuggets naturally wanted to try to use the height advantage of the inside to attack.

But the reason why Wang Chao dared to deploy such a lineup was because he was not afraid of being targeted inside.

In addition to eating cakes at the basket after the pick-and-roll and scoring on the second offensive tip-up, what offensive ability does Gobert have?Who are the Nuggets counting on to support the inside offense?
Mitchell tried twice to throw the ball to Gobert on the inside for back-up singles, but all failed, which made the Nuggets' low offensive efficiency even worse.

On the other hand, for the Clippers, Louis Williams has a very strong desire to break through with the ball after his debut, especially when Wang Chao pulls out from the inside to do a pick-and-roll for him.

Wang Chao's outside offensive firepower forced Gobert to come out, but with his footsteps, it was impossible to defend Louis Williams after Wang Chao's pick-and-roll separated Mitchell.

In the future, even the peak Gobert, who has been elected the best defensive player three times successively, is known to be weakest in his defense ability. After all, his footsteps are too slow to keep up with the nimble little guard. It's a little better, if you start defending from the outside, the opponent may easily pass him in one step.

This is what Gobert is facing now.

Lu Wei's speed is definitely at the top level among small guards, and Gobert naturally can't keep up with his speed at all.

Throughout the second quarter, the Nuggets were completely caught in a vicious cycle of being unable to defend and attack.

At the end of halftime, the point difference between the two teams directly expanded to nearly [-] points.

The Clippers scored 40 points in the second quarter, but the Nuggets scored only 29 points.

The gorgeous offense of the freshman Clippers excited the home fans. The Nuggets were one of the strongest defensive teams in the league last season. , The defense is definitely not bad.

But for such a team, when facing the Clippers, the defense was torn to pieces. The Clippers scored 72 points in the first half, and the offense was jaw-dropping.

Is this the magic power of Wang Chao?
Although it was only halftime, the game had lost its suspense in the eyes of the Clippers fans.

that's the truth.

In the absence of Wang Chao, the Nuggets relied entirely on Mitchell and Murray for their scoring explosion. Although they still have a good scoring Rose on the bench, it is still difficult to chase close to 20 points in a short period of time. difference.

In the third quarter, the offense and defense of the two teams tended to be stable. Both teams scored 27 points, but the point difference did not shorten at all. After the fourth quarter, it would be extremely difficult for the Nuggets to chase points.

At the end of the final game, the Clippers scored 130 points in a single game and beat the Nuggets by 130 points 108:22, winning their first victory in the opening game of the regular season.

Although the opponent was the Clippers with strong defensive capabilities, the Clippers still played the magic ball offensive routine that Wang Chao wanted. They made 48 of 21 three-pointers in the game, and the shooting rate reached an astonishing 43.7%.

Seven members of the Clippers team scored in double figures. The highest score was Wang Chao, who scored 27 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a standard triple-double. The rest such as Harris, Gallinari, Lopez, Lu Wei, Harrell , and even Brogdon scored in double figures, and the offensive end can be described as blooming.

Moreover, although the Clippers have a frighteningly high number of shots outside the three-point line, their offense inside the three-point line is also not bad. Boxes are the main source of scoring.

From this game alone, it can be seen that the Clippers' offense in the new season is absolutely gorgeous.

And this hearty victory also calmed down the slightly uneasy mood of the Clippers fans.

Although they got Wang Chao, the strongest player in the league and even the entire basketball history, with only Wang Chao as an All-Star player, no one can guarantee the Clippers' true combat effectiveness.

That's right, players like Harris, Gallinari and Lu Wei did average 20+ points per game last season, but that was the level they played when the team's overall record was poor.

When facing one of the best teams in the league, these players who have not proved their true strength in the face of the strong team, their personal ability will definitely be questioned.

In fact, like Tobias Harris, even though he had a stable 20+ scoring performance in many seasons in the regular season, until his contract with the 76ers became recognized as a garbage contract, he did not really prove himself and was not selected. After an All-Star or All-NBA team, his performance in the playoffs was also mediocre.

This is the case for Harris, not to mention Gallinari and Lu Wei, they are all players who have empty statistics but have not really proved themselves in the game.

But in this season, the opportunity is finally coming!

As long as they can play a representative season with Wang Chao, or even win the playoffs, the evaluation of all Clippers players in the league will rise to a higher level.
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"A hearty victory, the gorgeousness of the Clippers' play in the new season is amazing."

"Sure enough, without Wang Chao's Nuggets, the strength of the Nuggets has declined visible to the naked eye. This season, it may be difficult for the Nuggets to rank among the top eight in the Western Conference and enter the playoffs. However, the Nuggets have plenty of salary space. We can win a top star in the league to join in one or two years, and there is still a chance to re-emerge.”

After the game, the media reported on the game, mostly praising the performance of the Clippers and lamenting the decline in the strength of the defending champion Nuggets.

There is no doubt that the Clippers played very beautifully in their first game, an absolute good start!

The second game of the Clippers regular season is still at home, the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The most important thing the Thunder did this summer was to renew Paul George's contract with a maximum salary. Last season, the Thunder's Big Three model had officially failed. The youngest, Paul George.

While successfully keeping George, they sent away Carmelo Anthony, the hippest and oldest of the Big Three, in exchange for young players such as Dennis Schroeder.

But in any case, the Thunder in the dual-core mode was even worse last season, which was less than satisfactory.

This can be seen from the Thunder's opener.

The Thunder's opponent in the opening game is the Brooklyn Nets, which is also arranged by the league, the duel between Westbrook and the old big brother Durant.

This seemingly tense matchup ended with the Thunder losing to the Nets by a big score.

The gap between the two lineups is too large. Westbrook has no advantage when facing Paul. He only scored 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. In order to achieve a triple-double, he also specially brushed two rebounds.

乔治的发挥则极为出色，全场20投11中，砍下31分5助攻，跟32分8篮板4助攻的杜兰特互飙丝毫不逊色。

But the only thing the Thunder can do right now is George alone.

In fact, George in the 18-19 season was recognized as the peak season of his career.

Throughout the season, George can contribute 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.2 steals in the regular season, and was also selected as the best first team defense at the same time. His combat effectiveness is extremely sturdy.

To be honest, in the 18-19 season, the Thunder were able to enter the playoffs with the sixth record in the Western Conference. George contributed a lot. Don't look at Westbrook's third consecutive season of averaging a triple-double this season, 22.9 points and 11.1 points. The data of 10.7 rebounds and assists does not look bad, but his actual efficiency is quite different from the previous two seasons.

When Westbrook averaged a triple-double in his first season, no one ever said that he was a statist. In the Thunder, where he led the single-core, Westbrook's high-level statistics were at the forefront of the league. The biggest contributor to winning.

After Durant left the team, he was able to lead such a Thunder team into the playoffs with a record of 47 wins and rank sixth in the Western Conference. This level of strength is rarely seen in NBA history.

But Westbrook's triple-double average in the 18-19 season is completely different.

With 16 fewer shots per game than in the 17-4 season, the scoring is nearly 10 points less, the free throw percentage is only 65%, and the three-pointers are as bad as ever, which undoubtedly makes Westbrook hit the basket His efficiency value dropped rapidly like diving from a high platform.

To put it bluntly, in the 18-19 season, Westbrook can be regarded as holding back George, otherwise the Thunder will not be swept out by a gentleman 4:1 in the first round of the playoffs against the Blazers.

Facing such a Thunder team, Wang Chao and the Clippers will naturally not have too much pressure.

Wang Chao completely crushed Westbrook at the point guard position, and Westbrook even failed to achieve the triple-double data he wanted the most.

Adams had a slight advantage in the matchup with Lopez, scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds, but Lopez is not good at rebounding. Facing Adams' aggressiveness in the interior, Lopez chose He used outside shots to fight back, scored 3 three-pointers throughout the game, scored 18 points and 6 rebounds.

Among the Thunder's five positions, the only advantageous position in the matchup is Paul George. Wang Chao did not choose to mark George himself, but handed over the job to Harris.

Although Wang Chao is very clear that he must be responsible for the Clippers' basic perimeter defense, this does not mean that Harris, Gallinari and others can ignore everything.

In many cases, for NBA players, defensive ability is more reflected in attitude. As long as the defensive attitude is correct enough, these players with excellent physical fitness rarely fail to defend.

What Wang Chao hopes is that even if the Clippers focus on magic ball tactics, point-to-point defense cannot be left behind. As long as every player is on the field, he must go all out, both offensive and defensive.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be done with hard work, such as Harris defending George.

The draft years of the two are close. George is a 10-year rookie, while Harris is an 11-year rookie. However, compared with George, who has become famous early and has a great reputation, the league mentioned Harris, talking more about his potential and development prospects. rather than immediate combat power.

Just like last season, the data gap between the two is actually not that big. George has 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Harris has 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Even Harris is slightly better in shooting percentage.

But let any fan judge, George is undoubtedly a far greater choice than Harris.

This was well demonstrated in the game.

In the direct matchup, George singles Harris handy. On the other hand, the latter wants to attack under George's defense, but it is extremely difficult. Fortunately, the core player of the Clippers this season is not Harris but Wang Chao. A hearty victory could very well turn into a fiasco.

118: 99.

The Clippers beat the Thunder by 19 points at home, ushering in a two-game winning streak at the start of the regular season. (end of this chapter)