The strongest basket king

Chapter 234 The Difference Between Winning and Losing

"There is no need to worry, Brandon. The goal of the team is not to win a few games now. You can take your time, we can all take your time, and then play our best energy in the playoffs." During training, Xiang Chu and Knight said.

To be honest, the Nuggets are looking forward to Knight's defense now, and his organizational skills are not outstanding.

With Xiang Chu leading the team, the Nuggets will not miss the playoffs if nothing else happens. What they have to do now is to stay healthy and get better.

Outside of the court, Xiang Chu has nothing to do during this time.

After talking about a relatively large endorsement, many endorsements can no longer be discussed. His current worth and status are not deliberately picky, and he is responsible for the brands he has already received.

The contract signed by the rookie season, only Huaguo's brand milk chose to renew, and of course the price was more than ten times the original price.

Olivia is more concerned about restaurants now, and when Xiang Chu goes to play away games, she will not be so bored, and she is much more active than before at school.

But she still maintains the habit of leading the charge in the fan organization. After running the restaurant, she met with some of Xiang Chu’s fans, and she also reflected some of the fan organization’s situation to Jim Smith. Assistant to handle this matter.

Xiang Chu has grown rapidly, Jim Smith has also made a lot of money, and there is no pressure to hire an assistant.

The Nuggets will play back-to-back next, from home to away.

Their opponent at home is the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves strengthened the perimeter in the summer and signed Kevin Martin, as well as Xiang Chu's teammate Brewer last season. Brewer also got a chance to start in the Timberwolves.

Their lineup is much stronger offensively than last season, but their defense may be even worse.

In the Timberwolves' tactics, the two insiders Love and Pekovic still occupy a large proportion, but their number of three-pointers has also increased.

Increasing three-pointers is the trend of the league, and the Nuggets can be regarded as following the trend.

The inside combination of the Timberwolves can still bring some trouble to Xiang Chu last season.

But now, Xiang Chu has become stronger again, and there are too few insiders who can cause him trouble. Other players still need to work hard on the overall defense to limit him.

Xiang Chu scored 6 points in a row, and the Timberwolves quickly carried out a pincer attack to stop the bleeding.

The Nuggets' outside line is still not stable enough, and there are too few cases of killing people at the beginning.

George Karl is not particularly satisfied with the current starting lineup, but he has not found the best combination for the time being.

The fourth position with shooting ability is really difficult for the team to get.

George Karl has also considered starting the big and four juniors, but Xiang Chu's speed is not particularly fast, and he has to consider the problem of restricting the opponent's inside line at the start.

Faried and Xiang Chu don't get along very well, but they are willing to swear. When Xiang Chu attracts the attention of the defense, Faried can also hit the basket.

The key is that no matter which lineup the Nuggets currently have, there will be weak links, and George Karl is also in the process of thinking about it.

When it came to the rotation period, the Nuggets' three-pointer came again.

Chandler made a good three-point shot after his comeback, and Miller Sr. was more decisive than Knight.

With a three-pointer, the Timberwolves can't stand it anymore. They mainly rely on Love on the offensive end. If Love pulls out to shoot, it will barely help the team bite the score.

The Nuggets' rotation lineup showed off, and they almost immediately led to double digits.

However, the Timberwolves also quickly responded, that is, the outside combination of Barea and Martin.

The Nuggets' defense is still working hard. Their outside shooters' single-man defense is mediocre, and they suffer a bit when facing the outside line with impact ability.

In fact, Knight's body has not recovered to its best, so the team still can't see how far he can do it.

With the performance of the Timberwolves' two outside lines, they caught up with the score.

The Nuggets are strong now, but any team in the league has its own means. If they play their own style, they can also compete with the Nuggets on offense.

No matter how good Xiang Chu is, two points are still two points, and they can shoot three points and the opponent can also shoot.

Basketball is a game where offense dominates. If the Nuggets are complacent about their current results and relax their requirements, it is normal for them to overturn.

Therefore, the team needs to strengthen its defense in order to reduce the possibility of overturning.

When the opponent feels good about attacking, there may be problems. With defense, the possibility of accidents is much smaller.

This is what it takes to win a game. Compared with opponents who cannot be completely suppressed in some aspects, you must do a good job in more aspects, and that is insurance.

Defense can't make great progress in a short time, but if you concentrate, it can solve some problems.

George Karl explained the situation in the first half to the players during the intermission. This is the basic operation of the head coach. If you talk about the problems in the first half and then solve them, the team that can do well will change in the second half.

Especially in the third quarter, whoever performs better can catch the opponent by surprise.

Obviously, the Nuggets are better at seizing opportunities.

First of all, in terms of defense, they did not give the Timberwolves an easy shot from the outside, and Xiang Chu firmly gave the Timberwolves players who broke through two caps in the three-second zone.

On the offensive end, the Nuggets were not restricted, and Fournier hit a three-pointer from the beginning.

The team's shooters are actually getting used to it more and more. With Xiang Chu, many times their shots on the court and training are almost easy.

Now Xiang Chu on the defensive end will wipe their ass again, and the Nuggets' perimeter can be said to be very reassuring.

Xiang Chu can be said to be very comprehensive this season. The offensive end is invincible, and the defensive end can also cause opponents to have scruples, especially the inside line against him. If there are no two brushes on the offensive end, it will be very difficult to score.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves did not keep up with the Nuggets' adjustments, and the score opened up all of a sudden.

Now that the Nuggets have a three-pointer, they can expand their score advantage much faster.

When the team is at a disadvantage, the Timberwolves don't have much to do.

They just brought Barea up again, expected miracles from the little guard, and sent Love out to shoot [-]s.

The effect is still there. Their starting guard Rubio has a good overall quality, but his shooting is not good. It doesn't have much effect when he meets the current Nuggets.

But the Timberwolves have never been able to solve the defensive problem. When both sides can score, the Nuggets with the lead have the advantage.

The Timberwolves finally resorted to a small lineup, but Love was overwhelmed by Xiang Chu, and the Nuggets also successfully won the game.

Timberwolves coach Adelman was also a little unhappy after the game, "I can't understand why our performance in the first half disappeared in the third quarter, and the result allowed the opponent to find a chance to win the game."

Of course they would be upset if they lost, but Xiang Chu was very happy that they were the winner.

(End of this chapter)