The strongest basket king

Chapter 189 The playoffs are approaching

"Shaquille, did that look like you just now?"

"It's really a bit like it. Xiang must have learned my trick secretly. I want to accept the copyright fee from him."

"Come on, I think Xiang Chu is more handsome than him, why don't we guess the result of the game."

"Charles, you are just jealous. Both Xiang Chu and I are stronger than you."

O'Neal, who became a commentator after retiring, is analyzing the game with Barkley. The two are professional, but there are also a lot of nonsense.

The duel between Xiang Chu and Duncan just now did have the shadow of the peak stone Buddha fighting the big shark back then.

Xiang Chu fouled 5 times, and the Spurs handed Duncan a strong fight, but this time they failed.

After all, Duncan was a little older. He squeezed inside, and gave Xiang Chu a burr on his head, but the movement of exerting force in the end was not fully completed, and the basketball also hit the rim and bounced out.

Xiang Chu grabbed the rebound and handed it to Gallinari, who directly launched a counterattack.

The Spurs retreated a little slower, and Ginobili chose to foul.

Gallinari stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws, 99:97. In the last 10 seconds, the Nuggets took the lead.

The Spurs requested a timeout, and they would choose a three-pointer or a quick two-pointer.

The Nuggets didn't guess, because whether they hit a three-pointer or a two-pointer, the most important thing for the Nuggets is to block the three-point line.

The Nuggets defended the serve well, forcing Duncan to come up to catch the ball, and let them hand the ball into Leonard's hands.

As a second-year rookie, Leonard didn't rush into it, and killed him as soon as he accelerated.

Xiang Chu had already returned to the inside and was ready to help defend, but unexpectedly Leonard passed the ball out again.

Ginobili made a two-step shot from beyond the three-point line, and the clock was up when the basketball was in the air.

However, the basketball still fell into the basket and made a three-point lore.

The Spurs fans cheered one after another, and Xiang Chu shook his head helplessly.

Is there any problem with the Nuggets' defense? In fact, there is no major problem. It can only be said that Ginobili is too strong.

With 35 points and 16 rebounds, Xiang Chu scored the most dazzling statistics in the game, but lost the game.

It's only 1 point away, and he was lore. I'm really upset. Next time, he must take revenge.

After the game, Popovich praised the team's performance, "Now is the critical moment to determine the playoffs. We can't just give up the fight. We must know that losing to competitors like this, and it's still at home, will affect morale. It is very big, so we have to take the initiative at the critical moment. Now we have started to prepare for the playoffs in advance."

Carr said, "We lost the game, but I am very sure that it is a glorious defeat. Or today's game is the most beautiful game we have lost this year. We have done well in many ways. We have overcome A lot of things, like not feeling good. We can play better, but today everyone has a brave heart, which is very important."

Of course there are regrets, Karl said afterwards: "At the time I thought we were going to win the game, but in the end, luck made us a little frustrated. You know, we were only 1 point behind."

Xiang Chu's fans also felt very sorry, and made many suggestions for the Nuggets' tactics.

In fact, sometimes the fans are very cute. Of course, their tactics can only be talked about afterwards. The Nuggets' defensive tactics are clearer than their opinions, but the opponent is alive and will not play according to their expectations.

Of course, Xiang Chu also wants to say MMP about the team's perimeter defense.

The recovery ability of athletes is amazing. Xiang Chuzhen felt tired after playing against the Spurs, but he was already alive and well soon after returning to Denver.

After a week of adjustments, the impact of rapid fat loss was finally minimized.

"Everyone, we can't be robbed of the victory at home."

Xiang Chu also increased his interaction with his teammates while training with a smile. He is not close to most of his teammates now, but he is obviously more familiar with them. It is the same all over the world. It is still useful to invite them to get together.

They have done it with several strong teams in the West. Counting the games they lost, there is really no obvious gap between the two sides.

For the trip to the playoffs this season, the Nuggets players are looking forward to it more and more.

There are only the last nine games left in the game. In the last game in March, the Nuggets will play against the Eastern Conference powerhouse Nets at home.

The Nets have kept Lopez healthy this season, and with the arrival of Joe Johnson, it can be said that they have completely turned over.

But they have only one way to bet three points against the Nuggets.

Their strongest point is that Lopez will have a hard time meeting Xiang Chu. It depends on whether he can entangle Xiang Chu.

The fans at the Pepsi Center were full of enthusiasm, and the Nuggets' efforts in the second half of the season made them very happy.

After finishing the Spurs, Ty Lawson still felt a little uncomfortable, and he will not play this time.

However, his absence from the field actually did not have as much impact on the team as Gallinari's rest. The old Miller played more reasonably than him, but he was older, and neither of them was very ideal in terms of defense.

At the beginning of the game, the Nets' strategy against Xiang Chu was very targeted. Lopez also pushed him in. This buddy's weight and strength are still good, but his speed is too slow, and when he grabs rebounds, he doesn't grab rebounds, he just squeezes. Live in Xiangchu.

This strategy is good, the Nets Reggie - Evans grabbed a lot of rebounds.

In the same situation, Farid can't handle others.

Just playing like this, the Nets are more stretched on the offensive end, because Joe Johnson can't play this time, and if Lopez is used in the starting lineup to limit Xiang Chu, only Deron can score.

Because of the Nuggets' perimeter strikes, the Nets' starters still relied on defense to bite the score, but they couldn't hold on during the rotation period.

The Nuggets are not just Brewer and Chandler, Fournier also got a chance.

Fournier is not very suitable for the small lineup of the Nuggets, but if he is mixed with the main force, it is still good to match Xiang Chu, at least on the offensive end.

After throwing from the bench for a while, the Nuggets' lead gradually expanded.

After Xiang Chu came on the court, Lopez was very depressed. Not only did he have no sense of presence on the offensive end, but Xiang Chu could still score under his defense.

The Nets mean that Deron can score points, and the Nuggets' lead has gradually come to double digits.

At the end of the first half, they had a 17-point lead.

To be honest, they used Lopez's offensive and defensive ends to pester Xiang Chu, which did affect his rebounding efficiency, but none of them scored points, and protecting the rebounds was not very meaningful.

As a result, the three-pointers they are proud of and the Nuggets' shooting percentage are similar, so it is not surprising that there will be such a big gap in the score.

During the intermission, Xiang Chu stood up as the leader of the team, "Let us win the home game safely."

(End of this chapter)