The strongest basket king

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When Xiang Chu returned to his home in Denver to enjoy the sunshine, the end of the first round of All-Star shooting also came out.

He overwhelmed Durant and Kobe to become the top voter in the West, and he was less than a thousand votes away from James, the top voter in the East. His fans were overwhelmed when they knew the result.

So, their goal officially became to help Xiang Chu win the vote.

His opponents are James, who successfully defended his title last season, and Durant, a rookie in the Western Conference. Howard, who competed with him for the starting position last season, can only hide in the corner and draw circles. Now the three are the most popular in the entire league.

In fact, real fans will vote for three people at the same time, and their votes do not conflict.

Therefore, it will be a small number of loyal fans who will decide the final outcome. Only those more emotional fans will vote unjustly for idols.

Xiang Chu himself didn't care too much, it was already good to be able to start.

Compared with winning the vote, he hopes to win the championship. That is the real result, and there is no way for others to interfere.

But competing for the top vote is also a good thing, such as his growing popularity.

In fact, there has been a small bottleneck in his popularity. Fans who like him have already liked him, and those who don't like him can't be attracted so easily for the time being.

The fastest growth in his popularity was actually last season. This season, he led the team to a strong start and the growth was relatively stable. He didn't know if the All-Star voting would help increase the speed.

If you think about it carefully, it might not be that easy. Now the voters are all active fans, and these people have paid attention to him before.

You must perform well in the playoffs. At that time, many fans who are usually not very enthusiastic will pay attention. Real superstars will only be born in the playoffs.

After a few days of adjustment in Denver, the fatigue on Xiang Chu's body has dissipated.

The good foundation laid in the summer prevents him from experiencing a period of burnout like many players.

The next game was four days later, and they played against the Jazz at home.

The Jazz are not doing well now, and they are also trying to change. Facing the Nuggets again, they did not let Kanter start.

The last time Kanter was blown up, his status in the body also declined.

In this game, the Jazz directly played a small lineup and let Favors play at the fifth position.

Favors is much better defensively than Kanter, but his height poses little threat to Xiang Chu.

Hayward has become more and more adapted to the core identity. The Nuggets also made some arrangements for him before the start of the game. The key is to defend against the players.

Unexpectedly, the Jazz hit consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the game, which did not match their style.

The Nuggets still couldn't restrain Hayward. The Jazz's young striker is in really good physical condition. Although they successfully pushed the opponent to the outside, he was also very accurate in three-pointers today.

And Marvin Williams also hit consecutively, and the Jazz turned away.

Middleton did not restrict Hayward, and the effect was not very good after switching to Jefferson. Hayward also performed exceptionally this time. His outside line was not so accurate before.

However, Jefferson also hit a three-pointer, and Xiang Chu overwhelmed Favors in the interior again, not allowing the opponent to take the opportunity to open the score.

In the past, the two teams always played defensive battles, but this time it turned into a confrontation.

After a few days of adjustments, the fatigue of everyone in the Nuggets improved a lot, but the hand feeling did not become very good. After entering the rotation lineup, the performance of several shooters was average, only Belinelli and Chandler made hits scored three points.

Fortunately, the performance of the Jazz's bench lineup was even worse, and the scores of the two teams were even closer during the bench matchup.

In fact, this is the real Jazz. Their offensive ability is not very strong, and their performance in front is a bit exaggerated.

But after Hayward came up, he once again showed a fiery touch. Relying on his 20-point performance in the half, the Jazz ended the first half with a 5-point lead.

"Keep blocking," George Karl said at halftime.

They actually have no problem with Hayward's defense. Hayward's three-pointers are not so strong at all. As long as he continues to solve the problem on the outside, the Nuggets will be able to wait for the opportunity.

As for the rest of the Jazz, insider Xiang Chu will take care of them, and there are almost no outsiders who can play with the ball. The Nuggets' defense only needs to ensure that they don't lose their positions.

After Xiang Chu's defensive ability became stronger, their team defense became much easier.

And Mozgov's ability to assist in defense is also sufficient for substitute time.

The Nuggets looked anachronistic by almost ditching their fast, small lineups, but they were stronger offensively.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets continued to guard against Hayward, and the effect finally came.

Hayward reduced his personal attack after missing outside shots twice. He is not the kind of player who doesn't care about singles.

It's just that the offensive power of the rest of the Jazz is much worse. If Hayward doesn't attack, the Jazz's offensive efficiency will plummet, but the Nuggets have no such problem.

Xiang Chu made Favors unable to lift his head from the inside, and also hit a few three-pointers from the outside. Just halfway through the third quarter, the Nuggets completed the lead in the score.

After Favors made four fouls, the Jazz tried to use Kanter, but Kanter's defense was too poor after he came on the court. He had no restrictions on Xiang Chu, and he couldn't score on his own offense. They simply used a smaller lineup.

The purely small lineup is to play seven wounds, and it suffers a lot defensively. It depends on whether the offensive end can make up for it.

Obviously the Nuggets have a problem. The opponent's purely small lineup did not play an effective role. It may also be because the Jazz are not good at playing on the offensive end. Their three-pointers in the second half did not have the shooting percentage in the first half.

Seeing that the score was gradually widening, the Jazz chose to attack Xiang Chu when he was resting.

This has indeed played a certain role. The Nuggets' tactics are a bit dependent. Mozgov can stand up for a while, but the efficiency must be much worse.

I didn't expect it would be so difficult to play the Jazz at home. George Karl was not hypocritical and replaced Xiang Chu earlier.

After Xiang Chu came up, he blocked the opponent, and then completed a dunk in the paint.

But at this time, Hayward showed off again, and he completed 2+1 against Chandler's defense.

Against Hayward today, three people took turns, but by this time his shooting percentage was still very high. In the third quarter, he did not choose to attack, but there was no retreat in the final quarter. Forced out.

"Continue." Xiang Chu said to Chandler, "I won't lose to that guy on the offensive end, so don't let him shoot comfortably."

Chandler grinned, "No problem."

He has already fouled four times, but the Nuggets don't have to rely on him now, so what if he commits six fouls, he believes that Xiang Chu can lead the team to win the game, all he has to do is to make Hayward feel better.

(End of this chapter)