The strongest basket king

Chapter 135 Battle Spurs

The Spurs had Leonard unable to play due to injury, so they replaced guard Gary Neal and put Danny Green at the third position.

It's not that they don't have other forward players, and this arrangement is also aimed at the Nuggets' defense.

Although the Spurs also played double inside, their main purpose was defense. They launched an attack from the outside at the beginning of the game.

Both teams did not attack for the first time, and Xiang Chu was the first to break the silence when he received the ball from the basket.

Spurs center Splitter is very good defensively, he can run up and down, but to limit Xiang Chu, he is not strong enough.

However, the Spurs have already arranged this for Xiang Chu, and they have done a good job of cutting off the passing line.

Xiang Chu didn't get many good opportunities, but Duncan beat Farid easily.

When encountering a power forward like Duncan, Faried can be arranged only by experience and height.

George Karl saw that he was wrong, so he quickly replaced Mozgov, and the Nuggets played the twin towers for the first time.

George Karl is good at this point. In many cases, he reacts quickly on the spot. Although sometimes he will be self-defeating, but he will try boldly.

Mozgov is definitely better on the defensive end against Duncan, but the offensive end will be affected.

Duncan was in good form this time, and the Spurs didn't speed up immediately, and the two teams spent most of the quarter.

George Karl took the lead again in the last few minutes, playing a major and a minor.

The Spurs were more thorough, and soon played a small lineup, and Matt Bonner was replaced by Matt Bonner.

They are playing with fire. Matt Bonner can be pulled out to fight Xiang Chu, but inside, he is the one who will be exploded.

Xiang Chu scored 4 points in a row on the inside, but the Spurs missed a three-pointer. Ginobili hit the buzzer again and ended the first quarter with a 1-point lead. Neither team could defend the other.

In the second quarter, the Spurs' small lineup scored three three-pointers in a row, and there was a tendency to quickly open the score.

The Nuggets are also a small lineup in which Faried plays the fifth position, but the small lineups of the two sides play differently. The Spurs shoot from the outside, and the Nuggets shoot inside.

Although the defense of the small lineups of the two teams is not good, the Nuggets are too poor to defend against three-pointers, and the Spurs still have the advantage. George Karl has no choice but to change and replace Xiang Chu first.

Popovich didn't dare to push too hard. Xiang Chu's lethality inside is too strong. He can't guarantee that the team's three-pointers will always be so accurate. There are many people who make moves, and there will always be people who come in.

Xiang Chu's speed is not fast, but he is a little faster than the old Duncan. When they all play, the pace of the game will slow down, but the main lineup is fighting, and the advantage is still on the Nuggets' side.

It's not just Xiang Chu's strength, Leonard's truce, and no one in the Spurs can match Gallinari.

They passed Green, guarded Diaw, and ended up with Stephen Jackson.

But the effect is not very good, because there is Xiang Chu as a killer inside, and the Nuggets outside Ty Lawson's style of play is not very suitable for Xiang Chu. Only when Gallinari is accurate, Xiang Chu can play most comfortably. At this time The Nuggets are also the scariest.

There is no need for sophisticated tactics. Gallinari plays singles on the outside, and Xiang Chu plays strong inside. This flavor is very similar to many powerful teams with dual cores inside and outside. This was very popular in the early years, but now basketball singles are actually less a lot of.

With Xiang Chu and Gallinari teaming up, the Nuggets overtook the score and entered the intermission with a 7-point lead.

The audience at the Pepsi Center was also very excited. The Nuggets really didn't suffer much against the strong teams in the Upper West this season. The current ranking is definitely not a reflection of their true strength.

Xiang Chu feels that as long as the team works hard, it has a good chance to replace the Grizzlies in the upper half.

"Guys, we've been defending the outside line continuously during this period of time. Don't let them shoot easily. The advantage will be on our side." George Karl said with a tactical board.

Duncan is one year older and can no longer dominate the game. The Spurs are now focusing on the perimeter. As long as they limit their shooting percentage from the perimeter, the Nuggets have a great chance of winning.

In the first half, they proved this situation.

In fact, the Spurs also scored 6 three-pointers in the first half, but the score was leading. George Karl felt that the offense and defense were good, and his statement seemed to make sense.

Only 30 seconds into the third quarter, Popovich angrily replaced Gary Neal. There was still a problem with his layout. They didn't shoot from the outside, but they couldn't limit Gallinari's high point. .

Stephen Jackson is a defensive champion. If he was a few years younger, he might really be able to limit Gallinari, but the current effect is only slightly better.

Gallinari relied on height to play, and the Spurs were really not good at double-teaming. The threat from Xiang Chu was always there.

Gallinari played well, but there was a problem with the Spurs' pass defense tactics. Xiang Chu received the ball in a deep position several times, and Splitter could only foul.

Fouled three times in a single quarter, the Spurs could only replace Dior and let old Duncan face Xiang Chu directly.

Although Duncan is no longer at the peak, he is still a threat on the offensive and defensive ends, but he has lost a little weight in the summer, and it is a bit difficult to fight.

It's not that he can't fight, but at his current age, if he goes against Xiang Chu with all his strength, his physical strength will be exhausted very quickly.

In the face of time, any strong player will expose his weaknesses.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Popovich replaced Duncan and continued on to Split.

Even if Splitter fouls too much, it's okay. The Spurs won't play at many critical times, but Duncan can't be consumed too much.

Compared with a purely small lineup, the Spurs are better at one big and four small, one inside and four players who can shoot.

Ginobili scored a three-pointer and fouled Iguodala, but Xiang Chu beat Split and Dior in the paint, and the Nuggets' lead gradually came to double digits.

In the final quarter, the Spurs became Duncan with four small players. The Spurs probably wanted to win this game. Duncan played no less than Xiang Chu.

The Nuggets didn't let Xiang Chu take the lead, and it wasn't the playoffs, so it wasn't necessary, and they had already led by 15 points, so they could wait and see what happened.

However, within a few minutes, Mills scored three three-pointers in a row, and the score gap between the two sides quickly returned to single digits.

George Karl wanted to hit someone again, and he clearly said not to let the opponent shoot a three-pointer.

But now he has no choice but to quickly replace Xiang Chu.

After 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, both sides put on the winning lineup.

In this game, they will have a decisive battle ahead of time.

This is also in line with the Spurs' style. If it doesn't work, Popovich will voluntarily give up.

However, the old Duncan looked at Xiang Chu badly, and he became interested in this young insider.

(End of this chapter)