NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 213 Something Missing

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3:0
The trajectory of this goal is extremely straight.

Because in the usual training, this is also the main training method of Mo Williams.

When throwing at this time, compared with the beginning, there is a great improvement in both the stretch of the movement and the trajectory of the throw.

At the beginning of the game, Mo Williams, who scored the goal first, was not as excited as before.

He glanced at the scorer with his normal face, and then quickly returned to his position to defend.

Some things, doing too much has become a habit.

The Nuggets have played so far this season, and the average number of three-pointers per game ranks second to last in the league.

It is one of the teams that dislikes shooting three-pointers least in the league. Most of their shots are from the basket and the mid-range finish within the three-point line.

Especially Anthony and Andre Miller, their favorite shot area is the mid-range within the three-point line.

In the entire team, Leonard is the only one who likes to shoot from the three-point line.

Everyone else will try to get the ball as close to the basket as possible.

Coupled with the lineup configuration of the Bobcats, the head coach of the Nuggets, Bzdelik, has also continued the tactical play of the inside.

The Bobcats are completely different. So far, most of the Bobcats' tactical shots have come from outside the three-point line.

For the impact on the inside, it is more about attracting targets to create opportunities for the outside.

The two teams played evenly in the first quarter, and the Bobcats were always under pressure in terms of rebounds in the paint and were at a disadvantage.

Off the court, Liu Rui saw all this, but didn't make too many adjustments.

Because even if the big buffalo White is replaced, he can only protect the backcourt rebounds to the greatest extent, and cannot play to suppress Kenyon Martin and Camby.

Instead of this, it's better to give it a go on the offensive end. After all, one thing has advantages and disadvantages.

The Nuggets' lineup is very strong for the defense of the penalty area, but the defensive ability for the perimeter can only be said to be average.

It's okay to say that Kenyon Martin is facing Wallace. Although Martin is also good at defending the inside line of the penalty area, he has excellent movement speed.

Even if he follows Wallace to the three-point line, as long as he is not close, Wallace will have a hard time getting past Kenyon Martin in one-on-one.

However, Camby, the biggest guarantee for the Nuggets inside, has become a major weakness when facing Okafor.

Okafor has excellent shooting range, and he can effectively shoot from the position beyond the three-point line.

Camby is a defensive center who just likes to guard the basket and wait for others to rush in.

Facing Okafor, who has excellent range, footwork and coping ability, Camby was also very reluctant to defend.

The Bobcats have been taking advantage of Okafor to keep playing pick-and-rolls, forcing Camby to keep moving around the pick-and-roll outside the three-point line.

The Bobcats only need to use a gap to complete the shot from outside the three-point line.

Relying on the styles of the two teams to overcome each other, at the end of the first quarter, they ended up with:

25:25
It was a tie, and no one could do anything to win.

In the fight for rebounds, the Bobcats lost six to the Nuggets in the first quarter.

But once the Nuggets failed to score on the offensive end, the Bobcats played very resolutely on the defensive counterattack.

Even though the Nuggets' return to defense is already very fast, the Bobcats are currently in a defensive counterattack. They can not only attack the basket, but also look for shooters distributed on the outside to make three-pointers.

This allows the Nuggets to make more considerations on the defensive end, and also gives the Bobcats more offensive options.

Seeing the tie between the two sides at the end of the first quarter, Liu Rui, who was sitting off the court, shook his head, as if he was not satisfied.

This made Bickerstaff on the side not knowing what he was thinking. The Bobcats are currently in the East or outside the playoffs, while the Nuggets are currently ranked seventh in the West.

It can be said that the two teams played to such an extent in the first quarter, and absolutely no one can pick out the fault, but looking at Liu Rui's appearance, it seems that they are not satisfied? !
As the second quarter began, the bench players were ready to compete.

"Rui?! What's the matter, from the way you looked just now, it seems that you are not satisfied with the performance of the players in the first quarter?"

After the players all played, Bickerstaff sat beside Liu Rui and asked this question.

"Indeed, I am really dissatisfied. I know what you want to say. What you want to say is that we can compete with the Nuggets like this, which has already impressed everyone, right?"

"It is true that we were able to play equally against the Nuggets, which has exceeded many people's expectations, but you must know that the Nuggets are one of the five teams with the worst defense against three-pointers this season."

"The points they conceded outside the three-point line per game rank fourth in the league. As a team that focuses on three-pointers, we are only as good as the Nuggets. Do you think I will be satisfied."

This is an era where the weak prey on the strong. In this era, people still prefer to measure a team by its record.

The team's average per game has instead become a reference.

But Liu Rui who came back from later generations is different, because he has too many advanced things in his mind.

Facing different teams, he can come up with different coping methods.

Unless it is crushing in front of absolute strength, what Liu Rui prefers to study is not a team's strengths, but its weaknesses, so as to achieve strength.

Rather than the so-called spear and shield.

In fact, after the first quarter, the Bobcats' overall shooting percentage was not bad.

Although not very high, it has reached the average level of the season.

But watching the game on the court, Liu Rui always felt that something was missing.

Although the players on the team love to shoot three-pointers, it seems that the feeling of murder is missing.

Liu Rui recalled watching the Warriors game at that time. Even though Durant made 10 of [-] shots before, as long as he took the ball and made a shot from beyond the three-point line, Liu Rui's heart would still be in his throat.

Even before, he only had a 10% hit rate, but he still felt panic in his heart.

So far, the Lynx team not only did not give Liu Rui this feeling, but also gave Liu Rui a sense of urgency in his heart when he shot again even though the player had made nine out of ten shots.

On the contrary, he was a little nervous that he couldn't make the shot.

If you put these two ideas together for a simple look, I am afraid that the first thing you will think of is the star effect, but it is not.

Because in later generations, even if JR Smith of the Cavaliers made a shot from outside the three-point line, Liu Rui would still feel that kind of palpitation.

This feeling is inexplicable, but it does exist...

(End of this chapter)