The strongest basket king

Chapter 395 It's Not So Easy

Gallinari hit 2 three-pointers this time, but he still couldn't guard against the real insider.

Under the Thunder's offensive style of play, the score between the two sides is very tight, and they can't defend anyone now.

If Durant doesn't play, the Nuggets still haven't adapted to the style shown by the Thunder.

When the variable appeared in the rotation, Waiters showed his power after playing.

Typical sixth-man players, they are really not very predictable. In this sixth-man duel, Waiters completely suppressed Williams.

In addition, the striker Morrow on the Thunder bench and the newly joined Augustine both hit three-pointers.

Several of the Thunder's new aids have scored points, and their new lineup looks very good.

In the second quarter, the combination of Westbrook, Ibaka, and Kanter still played very well.

The three of them are all singles, and the effect is good. Although they are avoiding Xiang Chu's attack, the effect of their tactic is really good.

The Thunder's lead has gradually come to double digits. On the one hand, their strong offense is on the one hand. The complete suppression of the Nuggets' guard line is the root cause of the team's lag.

The Nuggets' forward offensive performance is not bad, but Middleton is the only one who really takes advantage. This also includes the bench lineup. Only Xiang Chu and Middleton have two advantages. It seems natural that they lag behind.

Westbrook really took on the responsibility of the leader in this game. He has excellent organization and high efficiency, and he also hit 2 consecutive three-pointers, which is simply a complete incarnation.

During the intermission, the Nuggets players also believed that they underestimated the enemy, and they could easily win if the opponent Durant was not up, but they were at a disadvantage.

It's normal to be a little careless, after all, Durant did it all in the previous game.

But this is the charm of competitive sports, there is nothing foolproof.

During the intermission, the Nuggets seriously discussed the problems in the first half.

If their outside line can't penetrate the opponent, they will choose a relatively stable method in the second half, that is, go to the twin towers.

Nurkic is actually an insider worth cultivating. He has more potential than Mozgov, but his coping ability is not good, so the Nuggets can only use double insiders under special circumstances.

The double inside solves many problems. The strength of Ibaka and Kanter has not yet reached the level of the All-Stars, but they cannot stop Westbrook and Waiters.

In fact, Westbrook's outbreak is just like Durant last time. Westbrook is more restrictive, but it is only relatively speaking. It's when he's shooting the ball.

The sixth man like Waiters is a headache for all teams in the league. They may not be stable enough to support a series, but they can indeed become All-Star players in one game.

Last time against the Thunder, if Waiters was so accurate, even if Xiang Chu scored 50 points, the final result would be unpredictable.

The most troublesome thing now is that the Thunder already have a lot of leads, and the Nuggets are not at a disadvantage on the offensive end, but it is difficult to narrow the gap.

The third quarter was the epitome of the entire second half. Xiang Chu used all means in the final quarter to narrow the score gap between the two sides to single digits, but there was no more time for him to reverse the game.

As a result, the Nuggets suffered a defeat after the All-Stars.

"My job is to stand on the court and lead the team to win." Westbrook was full of momentum after the game, "Durant wants us to win, and the team needs him. The team is in a great position."

In addition to scoring, his assists also tied a new career high. He said: "If there is an opportunity to pass, then I will pass the ball. If there is no opportunity, then I will score points. My job is to assess the situation. If the opponent Double-teaming me means that one of my teammates is free, and it's part of my job to pass the ball to him."

It's great to win. Xiang Chu didn't say much after the game. They will play back to back when they return to Denver.

Finally, it is not a back-to-back away game, which is a bit of consolation.

Their opponent back in Denver is the Nets. The Nets still pay a lot of money this season, but they are still working hard to move towards the top eight in the East.

The head coach of the Nets is now Hollins, far from the head coach of the Grizzlies.

This guy doesn't know what he thinks, he let the team's first scoring point, Brook Lopez, play as a substitute.

It's normal for the team to have a false starter, but it's a bit strange to put it in the fifth position.

The Nets still start with Plumlee at the fifth position, but after sending Garnett back to the Timberwolves, they played one big and four small, which is weird anyway.

The Nuggets played against the opponent at the beginning of the game. Not only did the Nets not play the fourth position, but they did not have a serious third position. Gallinari also played very easily on the outside.

But something went wrong again during the rotation period. First, Thaddeus Young, who came off the bench at No. [-], scored consecutively, and then Lopez even hit a three-pointer after coming up.

Xiang Chu is a little confused. This buddy seems to be a traditional insider, and he can use three-pointers no matter what. Could it be that there are too many injuries and transformation.

In fact, there are still problems with the Nuggets' outside line, and Gallinari played better, and the others and the substitute players did not perform well, otherwise it would not be so easy for the Nets to overturn the momentum.

And Faried's performance after the All-Stars is also a bit sluggish, and the Nuggets' fourth position can be said to be worse.

However, the Nuggets' main lineup actually performed better. The Nets' substitute lineup overwhelmed them. They were behind in the first half, but the gap was only single digits.

It's just that it's the same as the previous Thunder game, the gap in the game is difficult to catch up.

The outside of the Nets also began to show off in the second half, with Deron Williams and Alan Anderson making consecutive hits.

As for the Nuggets' normal game, Xiang Chu and Gallinari performed normally, Middleton was not too bad, and everyone else's performance can be said to be poor, which is incomparable to the more blooming Nets.

As a result, the Nuggets suffered a losing streak.

Xiang Chu also noticed the problem in this losing streak, that is, the team's organizational problems were magnified.

Knight did not perform well when he encountered a strong matchup player, and his organizational weakness, which was not considered good, was infinitely magnified. The ball often failed to reach the correct position, which made the game very passive.

Although there is a reason why Xiang Chu didn't play so much time in the playoffs, the weak link of the Nuggets was indeed taken advantage of by opponents.

Compared with last season, the Nuggets will be targeted more this season, and they must think of some countermeasures.

The old Miller is basically just a mascot now, so other players on the outside must also pass the ball well, and Williams in the rotation sometimes needs to be mediocre and play like an ordinary backup guard.

(End of this chapter)