The strongest basket king

Chapter 299
After defeating the Warriors in an away game, when Xiang Chu returned home, he saw Olivia enthusiastically organizing a fan gathering online to discuss things like cheering him up for home and away games in the playoffs.

Xiang Chu covered his face, Olivia can be said to be his wife, and it always feels like boasting and weird to participate in this kind of thing.

Even in Denver, Xiang Chu can't stay at home for a long time. Being a professional player is really busy.

He had already made an agreement with Jim Smith in advance, not to arrange any schedule in the summer, and after the playoffs, he would spend most of the time with his wife, otherwise it would be too wronged for the girl to follow him.

On April 4, the Nuggets played against the Jazz at the bottom of the Western Conference at home.

The Jazz did not perform well this season, but their five starters are all young people, and Hayward has also grown up, and they can all be trained well, and maybe they can turn the situation around soon.

But this season, they definitely don't want to win.

In fact, the Nuggets didn't start well, but the Nuggets' seven rookies took turns, and they couldn't wait to bury a little bit of their lead.

The Nuggets didn't play too hard, giving the substitute more playing time.

At the end of the quarter, the opponent felt that they wanted to fight again, and arranged several tactics for Hayward, but the score gap between the two sides had reached double digits, and the Jazz did not hesitate.

This kind of ball is happy when winning, happy when losing, happy for the main players, and happy for the substitutes.

This is also the easiest game for the Nuggets this month. Their other opponents are all pursuing the playoffs.

The Nuggets are now determined to be No. [-] in the Western Conference. In the last two games, their plan is to train.

Those two games were still back-to-back, and George Karl just needed to keep an eye on the main players without getting injured.

Their opponent in the penultimate game is the Clippers. The Clippers still have a glimmer of hope to become the third in the Western Conference. Their final stage of the season can be said to be in a hot state, which also makes the Western Conference playoffs more suspenseful.

But as long as the Thunder win, they won't win the last two games, so the Clippers don't plan to force it.

But the third in the West is definitely better than the fourth in the West. In the current situation in the West, no team is a fuel-efficient lamp.

Therefore, the Clippers still have to give it a try, first look at the state of the team.

If they are in the lead in the first half, they will definitely have to fight. If the Nuggets have the advantage, they will have to consider whether it is worthwhile.

In the first quarter, the Clippers felt very good. Paul, Redick and Griffin all played well.

The Clippers with a complete lineup are indeed very strong opponents, and they are just a little bit short of key shots.

Leading the score, the Clippers will definitely fight.

It is not impossible for the Nuggets to come hard, but it is not necessary. George Karl chose to avoid the edge, and the game became an exercise for them to test the rotation players.

In the end, the Clippers won the game as they wished, and the Nuggets lost without affecting the ranking.

There is only one game left in the regular season, but the Nuggets' opponent is still not determined, and it has something to do with their last game.

The situation is like this, the last game between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks, whoever wins the two teams will enter the top eight in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks had a much better record than the Grizzlies. As a result, they lost too many games at the end of the regular season. Now the two teams have the same record.

If the Mavericks win, they will be eighth in the West. If the Grizzlies win, there is another possibility. If the Nuggets kill the Warriors in the last game, the Warriors will fall to eighth.

To a certain extent, the Nuggets can also choose their opponents.

After deliberation, the Nuggets coaching staff felt that they should try their best to win the last game, but there was no need to work hard. They were not afraid of the three teams.

However, a few games with the Grizzlies may be more costly, and the Grizzlies have a reputation for being aggressive in the playoffs.

They most hope to play the Mavericks, the Mavericks are the weakest inside, but the Mavericks want to enter the top eight has nothing to do with the Nuggets' last game, they must win.

The Warriors also hope to win the last game. It is hard to say who is more difficult to play against the Nuggets or the Spurs, but the Spurs do not have such strengths as Xiang Chu. The Warriors still hope to take their destiny into their own hands.

But it's hard for them to say whether they will go all out or not.

But you can put on a desperate look in the front, the Nuggets are the number one in the West anyway, and it stands to reason that they will not be too confrontational.

Then, the Warriors themselves are also in trouble. In order to hit the playoffs, they played Bogut in the previous game.

Without Bogut, it would be difficult for them to stop Xiang Chu.

The Warriors' insider starter is Jermaine O'Neal. Jermaine O'Neal's strength is far from his peak, and he can't hold Xiang Chu at all.

However, the Warriors still played well in the first quarter. Curry and Klay Thompson were very decisive outside the three-point line, and their shooting percentage was also very high.

Screens, quick shots, no pause.

They are almost facing the defense, and they also play desperately. Usually, they play this way in the final quarter of the game to chase points. The Warriors started like this is also a gamble.

This means that the three-pointers of the two are really accurate, otherwise this method of shooting is just a delivery.

The Nuggets are not in a hurry. If the Warriors can always make shots like this, let them get seventh in the Western Conference and get rid of the Spurs and Thunder by the way.

Decisively, their shooting percentage began to decline in the second quarter.

The outside line of the Nuggets is getting more and more accurate. Knight and Middleton are getting better, and the Warriors are also a little bit unstoppable.

Of course, even if he wasn't as accurate as the first quarter, Curry scored in double figures.

The Nuggets just caught up with the score in the second quarter, and the two teams entered the intermission with a score of 62.

"Everyone, don't panic, they are the ones who are anxious now." Xiang Chu said to the others with a smile.

The atmosphere in the team's locker room is also good, because no matter how they play, they will be number one in the Western Conference.

In the third quarter, Curry was not so accurate. They were really excited too early.

But Xiang Chu was still full of energy, beating the crap out of their insiders.

O'Neal and Speights who came off the bench can both foul five times, and the Warriors can't stand it inside.

The inside line is completely suppressed, and the Warriors' outside offense must also be affected.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Nuggets led by double digits.

The Warriors are also very conflicted at this time. They will definitely enter the playoffs. If someone on the team is injured, it will be even more troublesome.

Mark Jackson hesitated, the clock ticked, and finally they were the ones on the regular rotation.

At the final decisive moment of the main players of the two sides, Xiang Chu once again took control of the situation. The Warriors did not catch up with the score within 2 points in the last 10 minutes and chose to surrender.

In their current situation, in fact, no matter who they face, there is a high probability of a round trip, and their spirit is a little lacking.

On the same day, the Grizzlies beat the Mavericks with free throws by Conley in overtime.

The opponent of the Nuggets in the first round is determined to be the Warriors.

(End of this chapter)