The strongest basket king

Chapter 123

Each team has already reported the players participating in the All-Star voting, and the Nuggets will definitely not leave behind Xiang Chu.

This season's voting is a little different from before. The center position is cancelled, and only the frontcourt and the backcourt are divided. There are three people in the frontcourt and two people in the backcourt. It will start in about a week.

Xiang Chu was a little confused. He just felt that the center position had great hope, but something happened.

However, if there are three in the frontcourt, he probably still mainly competes with the inside line. After all, Durant is the only small forward in the West, and the fans should follow their previous habits. It is better to concentrate on stepping on Howard. .

Because the All-Star voting has not yet started, and the scale of comparison and discussion among players is not large, Xiang Chu is not too concerned. It is better to leave this matter to Jim Smith. Anyway, Olivia is also watching, and anything will happen. tell him.

The most important thing for him now is to play the game with peace of mind. If the team has results and the individual has statistics, he is not afraid of not being able to make it to the All-Stars.

The Nuggets' next game is still at home, against the Hornets.

The Hornets' lineup has also changed a lot this season. They have the No. [-] pick Davis, and in the summer they got Ryan Anderson, Robin Lopez and other players who can provide immediate combat power.

However, their strength is still not enough, and they haven't got the skills to get rid of the belly.

In addition to team strength, injuries are also a part. Neither Davis nor the Hornets' top scorer Eric Gordon can play in this game.

The Hornets played well at the beginning of the game, mainly because Ryan Anderson was accurate with the basket. The Nuggets have never been very good at defending inside players with baskets.

However, the rest of their team doesn't have too much offensive power, and the Nuggets can deal with it calmly.

Robin Lopez's defense is not bad, and he plays more passionately, but his offensive ability is much worse than that of his brother Brook Lopez. It is difficult to take into account the offensive end while desperately fighting against Xiang Chu.

There is nothing to say in this game. The Hornets are supported by Ryan Anderson on the offensive end. When he can't hold on, the team will naturally fall behind.

The Nuggets led by 10 points at halftime, leading by 20+ in the third quarter, and the game entered garbage time.

Xiang Chu's opponent fell before he exerted his strength. His stats of 18 points and 11 rebounds were average for him this season. Of course, the double-double was not broken.

Xiang Chu is now thinking about how long his double-double can last.

If a double-double is broken, it will be a scoring problem or a rebounding problem.

With four consecutive victories, the Nuggets now firmly occupy the top eight positions in the Western Conference, but the long-lost back-to-back is coming again.

They are going to an away game against the Jazz to experience a similar devil's home game.

They have now risen by two ranks, and the Jazz are the ones guarding the top eight thresholds.

The Jazz do have hope of returning to the playoffs this season as their young players grow.

They are now trying a new tactic, which is to let Hayward lead the rotation to the bench.

With Hayward on the bench, the Jazz's starting lineup is completely focused on the inside. This time Al Jefferson feels good, and it is difficult for Xiang Chu to restrain him.

Similarly, it was difficult for the opponent to restrain him, and everyone started to explode with each other.

However, the Nuggets had a good start from the outside, so they quickly established a lead.

When it came time to rotate the lineup, Hayward was defended by Brewer and felt bad. The Nuggets turned back and gained a double-digit lead in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Favors and Carroll in the Jazz's rotation lineup were in good condition, helping the Jazz narrow the score gap to single digits.

However, after the main lineup came up, the Nuggets still took advantage. When the Nuggets have a good outside touch, they are a first-class team.

By the end of the half, they had an 11-point lead.

In the locker room, Ty Lawson laughed, "Their devil's home court has no effect on us."

Xiang Chu is also relatively relaxed. According to this posture, it is only a matter of time before the team wins. After all, the Jazz does not have players with strong scoring power.

In this game, Faried followed Millsap, and Millsap's advantage was difficult to play.

After scoring 65 points in the half, George Karl was also very happy, "This is the offense I am looking forward to. As long as you can maintain this state, we can be any team."

But the Jazz will not surrender so quickly, their defense is better than the Nuggets.

The opponent knew very well that it was difficult to completely limit Xiang Chu's offense, but it was worth trying to suppress the Nuggets' outside line. From the beginning of the third quarter, their defense expanded.

The Nuggets' outside line suddenly failed, and more importantly, the Jazz scored three points and scored four in a row.

In the face of the three-point rain, an 11-point lead is nothing at all.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Jazz overtook the score and told the Nuggets what to be careless about.

George Karl quickly adjusted and let Xiang Chu play with a rotation lineup to stabilize the situation. At the end of the third quarter, the score was evened.

They also turned over others in the third quarter before. This time it was their turn to realize that they must not be too relaxed on the court. None of the players who can enter the league is good.

When Xiang Chu went to rest in the last quarter, the Jazz took the lead again.

Their backup insider Derrick Favors played very well. The Nuggets don't have a good backup at the fourth position. This is a hidden danger. When some teams don't have a small lineup, they will suffer.

This time, Xiang Chu returned to the court after a rest of less than 3 minutes. It was very uncomfortable to be reversed. The Nuggets definitely want to win.

After Xiang Chu went up, the effect was very obvious, and the team immediately caught up with the score.

At this time, the game also entered the last 5 minutes, and both sides changed into the decisive lineup.

The Nuggets are the main lineup, but the Jazz kept the three young men Hayward, Favors, and Carroll on the court.

They began to prevent Xiang Chu from receiving the ball, but the Nuggets made a mistake when they wanted to use the outside to open the situation.

Gallinari missed a rare free throw, and then Ty Lawson was blocked again, and the Jazz took the opportunity to take the lead again.

At the critical moment, Iguodala was dissatisfied with the referee being sent out, and the Nuggets were immediately in a very unfavorable situation.

Andre Miller was also blocked after replacing Iguodala. These young Jazz are really good defensively.

Xiang Chu scored offensive rebounds twice, but he had already fouled five times.

The Jazz has provided other teams with a new way to deal with Xiang Chu, that is, lethal insiders continue to single him, causing him to foul too much.

Xiang Chu was not timid, and sent out the penalty as soon as he made it. Anyway, he would not let Jefferson relax.

Jefferson didn't get another foul, but Favors hit Faried twice at the last moment, and the Nuggets had no choice but to accept the defeat.

(End of this chapter)