The strongest basket king

Chapter 339 Complete Lineup
Losing in the preseason is not terrible, or it is better to see the problem after losing.

Losing to the Bulls, the Nuggets can see that they did not have a very obvious decline in the defensive end.

Neither Mozgov nor Nurkic has strong defense capabilities. They have a system prepared for Xiang Chu, and their offensive performance can occasionally be amazing, but the defensive end cannot support it.

However, their defense is very tough, but they can't control a large area of ​​​​the basket like Xiang Chu.

The center forwards in the league are all younger brothers in front of Xiang Chu, and comparing them to Xiang Chu is also wronging them.

On October 10, the Nuggets played against the Warriors in a preseason game.

The biggest change for the Warriors in the summer may be the change of the head coach. When Steve Kerr came to the Warriors, he helped Draymond Green, and he was another mixed second-round pick.

Although many low-ranking picks are not as exaggerated as Xiang Chu, competitive sports are truly capable of being low-ranked and can stand out.

George Karl was worried that Gallinari's health would be overwhelmed, so he was arranged to rest this time, so the Nuggets still mainly test role players.

With the example of Nurkic, George Karl also gave Gary Harris and Aminu more opportunities.

The two lived up to expectations and scored in double figures one after another.

George Karl felt like he was going to float up, and it seemed that he had a chance to greatly improve his historical status.

In exchange for Xiang Chu, good things continued, and George Karl was very proud of his vision.

The Warriors are also suggesting the ability of role players. This time it is mainly to test Harrison Barnes. Their new coach Kerr also replaced Barnes as a starter. The Warriors' starter is also much younger than last season. .

But Barnes didn't play very well, so the Nuggets won in the end.

Steve Kerr is also under a lot of pressure now. Many fans of the Warriors still remember the goodness of former coach Mark Jackson. If he can't improve the team's performance, he will probably be blamed.

On October 10, the Nuggets played against the Clippers, and they finally decided to really launch the new season's combat effectiveness.

The new starters are Knight, Fournier, Middleton, Gallinari and Xiang Chu, and the Clippers are Paul, Crawford, Griffin, Jordan and the newly joined Australian Ingles .

Redick will not play this time, and the Clippers' lineup is still a bit disorganized, but it is also time for them to test their real combat effectiveness, and neither side will be polite.

After the opening, Crawford scored consecutively, and his threat at the second position was greater than that of Redick.

Fournier's defense is still the same, and his strengths are still catch and shoot. If he doesn't follow the main lineup, it will be difficult for him to show his ability.

Jordan is now also a representative of a defensive center, but he has never taken advantage of Xiang Chu, and the matchup is the same this time.

The Clippers need him to do something about inside defense, so that Griffin can focus on offense. Jordan can do it against most teams, but the Nuggets don't belong to most teams. one.

Although Xiang Chu's fight against Jordan was not particularly easy, his efficiency was also very good.

Halfway through the first quarter, Middleton and Gallinari both hit three-pointers, and the Nuggets immediately took the lead.

This is still different from the playoffs. The team is not obsessed with winning. Xiang Chu should rest or rest.

Off the bench, both Williams and Chandler played well.

When it comes to the Clippers, Mozgov and Nurkic are not so easy to score, and the center Hawes signed by the Clippers in the summer also performed mediocre.

Hawes was also the starting center before, and the Clippers signed him against Xiang Chu. After all, this buddy can shoot from outside the three-point line.

In the second quarter, Griffin began to play hard.

The Clippers' strongest point of attack is always Griffin.

After Gallinari's return, the Nuggets are stronger on the offensive end, but there is still a problem with a strong defensive [-]th position. There is no perfect team, and it is impossible for the Nuggets to get a player who can defend the All-Star [-]th position alone.

However, the Clippers tried hard several times, but failed to overtake the score.

After Xiang Chu came up, the Nuggets couldn't be more stable on the offensive end.

Xiang Chu was overwhelmed on the inside, and he always got a chance to make a sudden shot from the outside, which was impossible to guard against.

The first half ended with the Nuggets leading by 5 points, and at the beginning of the third quarter, Xiang Chu, Knight and Middleton scored consecutively, playing a 11:4 spurt, extending the team's lead to two. number.

After that, Griffin scored consecutively, but the score gap between the two sides did not narrow.

The point is, Griffin gets points, and Xiang Chu can also get points. Both sides are playing inside, and the Clippers are very likely to get a chance to change the situation.

In fact, the Nuggets are not afraid of their opponents fighting for two points and two points. To beat the Nuggets, they must drive from outside the three-point line. Unfortunately, the Clippers except Crawford and others are all hitting iron outside the three-point line, so it is more difficult. .

After entering the rotation in the second half, the Nuggets took the advantage again.

Except for Cunningham, the Clippers' substitutes did not perform this time, which caused the score gap between the two sides to widen.

After halfway through the last quarter, the Clippers also chose to surrender. After all, it was only a preseason game, so there was no need to die.

Easily kill the Clippers, Xiang Chu's Clippers are so strong.

After the game, Xiang Chu was relatively modest in the interview. As the defending champion, don't care about these things, everyone will pay attention anyway.

"Everyone worked hard to maintain their form in the summer. At the beginning of the season, we mainly need to adapt to the game, and we will not achieve any results immediately."

"Of course, defending the title is our goal, but things have to be done step by step."

Xiang Chu's words, everyone automatically attributes it to the comparison. Now the Nuggets' lineup is actually quite scary. With the addition of Gallinari, they can be said to have no weaknesses on the offensive end.

This is the case, the biggest goal of the Nuggets now is not to have injuries.

Xiang Chu is the key protection target. George Karl has already talked with him. In the new season, he will try to let him rest as much as possible, so as to store his energy for key games.

Because the team's style of play hardly needs to be adjusted, in the next two games, the Nuggets let Xiang Chu play soy sauce again.

As a result, they lost to the Trail Blazers and the Warriors successively to end the preseason. It is worth mentioning that the Blazers introduced Kaman in the summer when they had three centers.

There are no centers in the market that can limit Xiang Chu, but some teams plan to reserve a few more insiders to break through in the West, while some teams pay more attention to small lineups.

In short, the new season begins, and it's time for everyone to gear up again.

At this time, there are many ambitious teams. As a strong team, the Nuggets have the responsibility to let everyone see the reality clearly.

Their status is not easily shaken.

(End of this chapter)