The strongest basket king

Chapter 154 A Condition

Chapter 154 A Condition

Most Nuggets players are eager to win, but the intensity has not reached Xiang Chu's level.

In the eyes of many players, Xiang Chu is a bit harsh.

He is only a sophomore, and he is obviously drifting away to become the All-Star starter, and he doesn't take other people seriously.

This is the difference between having the heart of a championship. Many players feel that the team's current record is already good, and they can relax a little.

"Coach, we must pay more attention to every game. After half of the schedule, every game we play is one step closer to the playoffs." Xiang Chu found George Karl for a private chat again.

George Karl actually agrees with Xiang Chu, but he also knows that it is not so easy to make the team's fighting spirit high.

If it is not done well, it will cause internal strife, and the team's combat effectiveness will decline instead.

"Xiang Chu, don't worry about these things. This is what I have to do. I have enough experience and a complete plan for this season. Too much haste will lead to bad things."

Half of what George Karl said was to appease the general in front of him. He could only do his best. Nothing is so perfect. Xiang Chu was clearly thinking of a young man.

"I might be in a hurry." Xiang Chu sighed.

He now regards himself as the leader of the team, and sometimes the pressure is really high, and he doesn't like to lose.

Talking to George Karl is not naive to think that a few words can change, he must do something.

The strength of the players is the bargaining chip. Xiang Chu's main task is to play well, but he can't completely ignore other things.

He showed attitude, and then there was something for Jim Smith to go for.

To become a real core, it is not just about working hard on the court, he needs to participate in the development of the team.

After playing an away team and returning to Denver, the Nuggets All-Stars had a good schedule before, and Xiang Chucai hoped to take this opportunity to improve his record.

He is now the core of the team's tactics, but there is still a gap from the real boss.

The main reason is that he only came to the Nuggets this season, and he is a second-year student. He doesn't have any younger brothers in the team. This kind of thing can be done slowly, but the attitude must be shown.

On January 1, the Nuggets played against the Eastern Conference Wizards at home.

In fact, the Wizards have also worked hard to make changes. There are many reasons for the messy record, such as the core players are too young, and there are injuries and so on.

Now their top star Wall is playing as a substitute due to injury, and the main lineup is playing with this year's No. 3 pick Bradley Beal.

Moreover, their main lineup is a bit strange. They also belong to the type with more attack points. The difference between the main firepower and the substitutes is not big.

In fact, the Wizards' defense is not bad, mainly because their offense makes people anxious.

For the Wizards inside, Xiang Chu has a solid advantage against the Nuggets Nene and Okafor.

It's just that the Nuggets' outside line did not cooperate again, and the first quarter of the two sides turned into a hand-to-hand battle.

The Nuggets got a chance to attack in various hand-to-hand fights inside, and the Wizards finally scored one from the outside. The efficiency of the two sides is almost the same.

On the contrary, Brewer, who came off the bench, was very efficient, and Xiang Chu was convinced by the instability of the Nuggets' perimeter.

Iguodala, an offensive All-Star player, sometimes plays very well, and sometimes makes people want to cry. He faced the rookie Bill and was beaten 13:0 by the opponent. It is estimated that he will be exploded more over time. .

The Nuggets' two main ball-holding points, Ty Lawson and Iguodala, have obvious shortcomings. It is really difficult for the team to improve from the playoffs.

The Wizards' bench is also very strong. Wall, Ariza, and Kevin Seraphim all played well, but the Nuggets' Brewer exploded, becoming the team's highest outside shooting percentage.

After Xiang Chu came up and let Brewer stay on the court, the Nuggets' situation improved.

Now Xiang Chu's strength, as long as there is a stable point on the outside, he can beat many teams in the league. If there are two stable points on the outside, the Nuggets can hit the league's top teams.

So in the second quarter, the mixed lineup of the Nuggets led the opponent by 10 points, but after the main force came up, they were chased by the opponent by a few points. In the end, they ended the first half with a 5-point lead.

Although leading, the performance of the team's main players was a bit embarrassing.

In fact, the Nuggets' main outside line is only played by Gallinari with Xiang Chu, and Brewer is not good at playing the main team. His shooting is even more unstable, and he can occasionally have surprises on the bench.

On the bench, Chandler actually has the strength to play the main force, but he doesn't go well with Xiang Chu.

Xiang Chu is stronger and more efficient, so the team must work hard to adapt to him. This is to build a team around stars, and the Nuggets can only continue to fine-tune.

In the third quarter, Ty Lawson came to the touch, and the two sides entered a period of mutual explosion.

Bill's performance once led the Wizards to catch up, but was immediately overwhelmed by Xiang Chu and Ty Lawson.

The Nuggets quickly took a double-digit lead, and even the home fans felt that the game was stable. After all, the Wizards were just a small team.

Unexpectedly, Ariza came up and scored 11 points in half a quarter. When the Nuggets have a good offense, their defense will be poor, and if their defense is slightly better, their offense will be bad. Their offense and defense seem to never be compatible.

Fortunately, they played well offensively in this quarter. Ty Lawson hit 4 three-pointers, so the Nuggets still led by 7 points in the end.

The trouble is still the rotation period. Less than 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Wizards reversed.

With Wall's performance and his teammates' two three-pointers, their scoring seemed so easy.

Wall's influence on the bench has now appeared, and the old Miller's current speed can't keep up at all.

The Nuggets hesitated a little bit, and the Wizards led by 7 points.

From a 7-point lead to a 7-point deficit in a matter of minutes, fans at the Pepsi Center felt like hell.

Do the Wizards have such a strong offense? The Nuggets' defense is simply rotten.

In order to chase points, the Nuggets changed the lineup into one big and four small.

Although Iguodala was blasted to pieces, he still needs to defend, so Faried became a spectator.

Brewer's shooting percentage in this quarter is not good again, and George Karl is on his superstitious double point guard again.

George Karl is true love for the old Miller, but the defense of this lineup is also hard to describe. Two short guards, the opponent is also a three-position lineup, Walgar Bill and Jordan Crawford, and then the fourth with a basket Seraphim.

In fact, the Nuggets' lineup is not losing, that is, they are almost three-pointers, and Xiang Chu can make up for it.

However, the opponent opened up, Seraphim scored 14 points in a single quarter, but he defeated Gallinari at the fourth position without scoring a point. It feels like the two have switched.

Xiang Chu scored 35 points and 12 rebounds, but finally had no choice but to accept the defeat.

If everyone scores, the leader will naturally win.

(End of this chapter)