The strongest basket king

Chapter 131 Foul Problems
"The referee's whistle sounded again, and Drummond raised his arm. He has committed the third foul. Monroe just made the fourth foul and went to rest. If he fouls again, there will be no one inside the Pistons."

The Pistons also resolutely restricted Xiang Chu in the second half and tried their best to prevent him from scoring easily. Unfortunately, neither of their two insiders could do a good job, so they could only stop Xiang Chu with fouls.

In fact, Drummond defended better, but this buddy had less experience as a rookie, so he was continuously killed by Xiang Chu.

The Nuggets also felt good in the third quarter, and their lead was further expanded.

If Stuckey hadn't played well after coming up, the game might have been spent ahead of schedule.

Stuckey is really a surprise player on the bench. He still has some ability. In the first half, his touch was mediocre. Unexpectedly, he seemed to have changed in the second half.

Stuckey scored 7 points in a row in the third quarter, and continued to hit three-pointers and two-pointers in the final quarter.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, George Karl quickly called a timeout to let Xiang Chu go up to control the field in advance.

The Pistons were struggling on the inside today, and Drummond was weak in offense. They replaced Monroe and planned to charge, but Monroe committed five fouls soon.

They also went all out and did not replace the person.

However, Xiang Chu himself has already made four fouls, and the front is not bad. Now the team is playing one big and four small. His two consecutive fouls are supplementary defenses, one on Stucky and one on Maxhill.

The Pistons wanted Monroe to foul Xiang Chu, but it was a pity that Monroe did not move against Xiang Chu. As long as Xiang Chu extended his hand to interfere, it would be difficult for Monroe to play smoothly.

Coupled with Stuckey's good touch, most of the Pistons' offenses are placed on the outside.

And now this Pistons' defense is just average, and the Nuggets are also scoring outside with the support of Xiang Chu.

In the last few minutes, the Pistons hadn't caught up with the points, so they could only bet on three points. After a few misses, the game would be concluded.

Xiang Chu made more than a dozen free throws this time, but in the end it was 28+13. The data is not too explosive.

This is enough. Compared with the statistics, Xiang Chu hopes to lead the team to win.

Only when you lead the team to win and perform well in the playoffs, will you have a higher status in the world, otherwise you will really become a stat brush, so when the team can play outside, Xiang Chu will also cooperate.

George Karl said after the game that the team still needs to continue to run in, "We were not in shape today, so I made adjustments quickly, and their performance reversed the rhythm of the game."

Xiang Chu also said something about the team's situation during this period, "We have already lost several close games, which is very unfavorable for us to hit the playoffs. I will take the responsibility on myself , we need more victories."

Xiang Chu has become more and more used to expressing his position like a leader. In addition to some official words when interviewing reporters, he sometimes needs to say something else.

At the beginning, they were now guarding the top eight gates in the Western Conference. Many people scoffed at what he said about the playoff rankings.

Xiang Chu didn't mind either. If he couldn't make it to the playoffs, he could just hit tofu.

I went back to the hotel and called my girlfriend. I didn't talk too much, and I had to play back-to-back away games the next day.

When I could only play soy sauce, I wished that there would be a game tomorrow, but now when I encounter back-to-back and away games, the first thing I do is to recover my physical strength.

It is the Timberwolves who are going to fight back to back, and the Timberwolves are now ranked just behind them.

At this time in the West, there are a lot of teams with similar records. The Nuggets are hovering between 6th and 9th, and they can often encounter games that can change the ranking.

The Timberwolves Rubio was injured, and now Ridnour is playing the first position.

Both Barea and Sheved on their bench have organizational skills. Rubio's inability to defeat is not affected too much, and their offensive strength is still inside.

The Timberwolves did a good job of restricting Xiang Chu before, and this time they continued to use Pekovic to push Xiang Chu out of the danger zone.

However, it is impossible to completely restrict Xiang Chu. As long as the ball can be passed in in time, Xiang Chu can solve the problem in an instant.

During this time, Xiang Chu became more famous, and the Timberwolves treated him more cautiously.

Under such circumstances, Farid has many more opportunities.

After Xiang Chu attracted the defense, Faried kept hitting the basket and achieved good results.

The Timberwolves still used the original method, with Pekovic sitting at the basket and Love pulling out to shoot.

But Love didn't feel that good today, and the Nuggets always had the advantage by relying on offense.

Xiang Chu also made Pekovic two fouls, and the Nuggets started off very well.

But the team had problems during the rotation period. The Timberwolves' substitutes Barea, Sheved and Cunningham played very well and helped the Timberwolves catch up with the score.

Mozgov even made three fouls in a short period of time, and Xiang Chu couldn't avoid it after he came up. Pekovic hit him once, defended Kirilenko once, and fouled three times.

This is Xiang Chu's second problem now. In addition to keeping him away from the basket, more and more teams are starting to think of ways to make him foul more.

It’s okay if he still defends like the Lakers, but now the Nuggets are only a barrier inside. If they only raise their arms high, the defense will really be a sieve. The outside line is a sieve and the inside line is also a sieve.

So Xiang Chu has to put on a defensive posture no matter what, but he really needs to do a better job of controlling fouls.

After Xiang Chu fouled three times, he went down to rest earlier, and then Mozgov fouled again after he came up. The Timberwolves did a good job of attacking the inside today. It is optimistic that the Nuggets will be forced to play a few more minutes with a small lineup.

The Timberwolves also took the opportunity to overtake the score, leading by 1 point to end the first half.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets came up and overtook the score. Gallinari felt good and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

With the support from the outside, Xiang Chu played more aggressive inside. He even made two fouls by Love when he was misplaced. However, Gallinari fouled three times in this quarter and had to leave the game early to rest.

The Timberwolves then played three backs all the time, and made consecutive outside shots to take the lead again.

At the end of the last quarter, the Nuggets played a small lineup, as did the Timberwolves, but Barea and Cunningham scored explosively, and the score gap became double digits in less than 3 minutes.

The Timberwolves are not a team known for their offensive power at all. The Nuggets also caught up in this game, or their defense really has problems.

If the score gap widens further, the game will enter garbage time.

George Karl requested a timeout, and then let Xiang Chu, who had already fouled four times, play early.

There is no way, they can only advance the decisive period.

Don't be afraid of making too many fouls, or you will be sent off more easily. Xiang Chu understands this truth very well, so he simply let go.

(End of this chapter)