The strongest basket king

Chapter 399

Back to back is coming again, Xiang Chu understands that in the alliance, they will never escape back to back.

The second game is away, which is annoying.

Before that, they have to concentrate on winning the home game.

It was the sixth Bucks in the Western Conference who came to Denver to challenge them. If the Warriors were not too conspicuous, the Bucks would also be a model for salted fish to turn around this season.

Although their offensive power is worrying, it is still enough to enter the Eastern Conference playoffs.

This time they changed the starting lineup, and the insiders became Essen Ilyasova and Zaza Pachulia, and the targeting of the Nuggets is also obvious.

At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets still played against each other.

Gallinari and Xiang Chu could not restrain the Bucks at all, even if they had done a lot of preparations before the game, the Bucks quickly established a double-digit lead.

But what I didn't expect was that the Bucks' substitute broke out during the rotation.

John Henson, Jerry Bayless and Tyler Ennis are all playing well, and their shooting percentages are much better than the starting lineup.

There are many reasons for this, including the Nuggets' defensive attention problem, and the reason why their backup defense is not so good.

The Nuggets are now forced to play a small lineup in rotation. In fact, they are still a little uncomfortable. After all, they haven't played for a long time. Now this group of players is not the same as the players who played a small lineup.

The Bucks overtook the score when Xiang Chu was off the court, but the form changed completely after Xiang Chu came up.

There is no doubt that Xiang Chu is the kind of player who has the ability to change the trend of the game.

The Nuggets quickly regained the lead, and even if Ilyasova scored consecutively, it didn't change the situation on the court.

There is no doubt that the Bucks' current tactical system is a bit problematic.

Kidd can quickly improve the lower limit of this team, but he does not have a good understanding of modern basketball. He ignores the tactical value of three-pointers too much, and his thinking may still be stuck at the time when he was playing.

So facing the Bucks, it is easier for the Nuggets to handle the situation on the court.

It is too difficult for a team that is not strong in three-pointers to steal the victory in front of the Nuggets.

But a pure three-point team is not enough, and there must be a meat shield in it. There are very few teams in the league that meet this condition. Maybe the Nuggets will not meet until the finals.

At the end of the first half, the Nuggets led by only 4 points, but they had already grasped the situation.

Fighting again in the third quarter, the Nuggets' defense was fully targeted, and the Bucks also had no chance to play as a substitute, but Chandler, who is familiar with the Nuggets, hit a few good shots.

But that's it. The Bucks' outside shooting is not very good. The Nuggets also forced them to shoot outside, so the efficiency will naturally not be high.

The Nuggets' defense against Xiang Chu has also improved slightly, but it's not enough.

Their changes in the second half were not as good as the Nuggets, and the score gap between the two sides further widened.

In the final quarter, the Bucks increased the playing time of the main players. Ilyasova and Antetokounmpo played the best form of the game, completely suppressing the excellent striker.

But this state came too late, and at the last moment of the game, Xiang Chu's two consecutive big caps broke the Bucks' fantasy of chasing points. There is still a relatively large gap between the strengths of the two teams.

Although the Nuggets' front line was slightly suppressed, they were actually indispensable for scoring, while the Bucks' inside line was tightly pressed by Xiang Chu.

Xiang Chu's strength lies in his influence on both offense and defense. When he is on the court, the Nuggets feel like a championship-level team.

Kidd also said after the game: "I believe we will have players like Xiang Chu in the future, but now we obviously still have a gap with them."

Soon, Xiang Chu bid farewell to his wife and flew to Minnesota with the team. They were going to play back-to-back away games.

The Timberwolves are completely rotten now, and they don't even train their rookies with all their heart. They hope to draw a good lottery and become the masters next season.

Their injuries are much better now, the team is basically back, so their starting looks like that, Rubio, Kevin Martin, Wiggins, Garnett and Pekovic .

But a group of players returning from injury is actually inefficient and the defense is a mess.

They played well in the first quarter, but instead of relying on the old Garnett and others, it was the No. [-] pick Wiggins who showed his talent.

But then it didn’t work. The Timberwolves didn’t give the ball to the most efficient Wiggins at all. Rubio and Martin kept hitting the iron in the backcourt. Gary Neal on the bench also made random shots. Finally, the Nuggets successfully overtook and then Leading by double digits.

Xiang Chu was convinced too, that's not how he played on the field.

But the opponent wants to lose, and the Nuggets will definitely not stop them. They also took the opportunity to let more of the team's substitute players play and get exercise. They always like to help others.

Such an easy back-to-back is also an attempt for the Nuggets.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves still played very casually, and Wiggins lost his enthusiasm and muddled along on the court.

The Nuggets held the advantage and let the bench players play early, and everyone played very easily.

At the end of the quarter, the score gap between the two sides still did not narrow. The Timberwolves did not surrender and did not play seriously. The two sides spent the rest of the time in such a friendly manner.

Anyway, the opponent's home fans don't mind, probably they are also thinking about the No. [-] pick or something.

But after a relaxed game, the Nuggets will face tough characters back to back, first playing the Spurs away, and then returning to the Rockets at home.

It's pretty good to go back to the home court in the second game, and the players are relatively at ease.

In fact, facing the strong teams in the Western Conference, everyone has some confidence.

Because of these potential opponents in the playoffs, the team coaching staff has done a very detailed analysis, and the tactics of strong teams will not be changed at will, and there will be fewer accidents.

Of course, it is not easy to defeat them, but it is a good choice for practicing tactics.

The Spurs have had a miserable record this season and are now eighth in the Western Conference.

I believe that for the Warriors and Nuggets, they don't want to encounter such an opponent in the first round of the playoffs.

However, the teams in the Western Conference this season are really not weak, and it is not the turn of the strong teams to choose their opponents.

The Spurs are also gradually transforming now, and they are obviously not satisfied with their current position.

Popovich is not a coach who sticks to the rules, but he still hesitates to let GDP, who has cooperated for many years, become a supporting role.

But there is no doubt that Leonard's status in the Spurs' tactical system is getting higher and higher.

His efficiency is higher than Parker's before, so Popovich has to face the reality, but it will take time for a complete transformation. Now that the playoffs are getting closer, the Spurs must make a quick decision.

(End of this chapter)