The strongest basket king

Chapter 182 Helpless Overtime

Chapter 182 Helpless Overtime

The Bulls are a bit like the Grizzlies, they especially like hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, they rested for a few days, otherwise the two teams would definitely lose their skin if they played back-to-back.

Bulls center Noah's defense is more comprehensive than Gasol Jr., but for Xiang Chu, it is Gasol Jr. who is more difficult to deal with.

When encountering a team with a good defense, the Nuggets really can't do anything outside. They can also fight, but after the fight, they are completely inaccurate.

On the Bulls' side, Luol Deng showed his state very early, and the Nuggets fell behind from the beginning.

However, Noah played very hard. In order to get in position, he moved more and more. The referee couldn't ignore the foul, so he couldn't go too far at home.

Finding that Noah couldn't do it, he committed two more fouls, so the Bulls simply went to a smaller lineup.

The opposing player became Boozer, Xiang Chu laughed and scored more easily inside.

After Chandler and Brewer came up, the Nuggets' outside line finally had a little vitality.

Chandler, in particular, might be the Nuggets' best shot in tight situations.

The Bulls' small lineup can't be said to be bad. Compared with the starting lineup, they scored more points, especially the second-year player Jimmy Butler, who dared to fight hard, and soon surpassed Luol Deng to become the Bulls' highest scorer.

But the Bulls allowed a substitute young man to score the highest score, which also shows their offensive power.

If a team that relies on defense cannot completely limit the opponent's scoring, their situation will suffer.

Now the Nuggets have Xiang Chu on the inside and Chandler on the outside, and the score immediately achieved a lead.

In the second quarter, Xiang Chu's partners Chandler and Brewer showed their prowess and helped the team expand the score advantage to double digits.

But the Bulls are also ruthless. In order to fight against the Nuggets, they only have a six-man rotation.

They still have people on the inside, but they can't restrict Xiang Chu, so they just don't get on.

Either Noah came up to wrestling defense or flanked, and then pulled out to hit him with offensive power.

Not only against Xiang Chu, they are so hard on the defensive end.

Xiang Chu was also a little impressed, but Niu Cheng was desperate to lose.

They have had good opportunities in the past few seasons, but they have suffered from injuries many times.

Injuries in the regular season and playoffs are also related to their hard work. Bulls coach Thibodeau likes to catch a few fucks, and he will not stop until he dies.

There are hidden dangers, but the Bulls are indeed very resilient.

Their offensive power was insufficient, and after the Nuggets led by double digits, Xiang Chu was relieved.

But they did not give up. In the next small lineup, their small guard Nate Robinson made consecutive hits to help the Bulls narrow the score to single digits.

Tai Laosen was bullied by a tall defender, but today he was beaten by a 1-meter-small defender, and Xiang Chu was also a little upset.

Sometimes it's not a question of ability, that buddy is not very self-disciplined.

Others are affected by continuous combat and their physical fitness will reduce their hit rate. This guy has too much rest and his hit rate will be reduced. Sometimes when there are no games, they will look like they don’t have enough rest during training.

Fortunately, relying on the performance of Xiang Chu and Chandler, the Nuggets led by 8 points in the first half.

"They defend, and we also defend. We are the leading side. As long as they can't play a good offense, we can win this game. Shall we let them play a good offense?" Xiang Chu said loudly in the locker room asked.

"Of course not, we can play a beautiful offense. The Bulls don't attack at all."

Everyone in the Nuggets laughed. They have experience in dealing with teams like the Bulls and Grizzlies. In fact, the most difficult thing is to open the score, but after the score is opened, the game becomes easier.

As it turns out, their group was a little prematurely happy.

In the third quarter, Nate Robinson, a small guard, was unparalleled, how to shoot two and three points.

The Nuggets have no way to switch defenses, it is impossible for Miller Sr. to keep up with the footsteps of the small guard, and Ty - Old Sen is not strong enough, and the Nuggets are in trouble.

There is a problem with the perimeter defense. The Nuggets are actually very common. The key is that their own offense also has problems. George Karl can only make early substitutions.

At this time, Faried is usually sacrificed, and the short inside line who can't open up space can't afford to hurt.

If the Nuggets can't get up to speed, Faried will be useless on the court and will take up a lot of space.

The two of them didn't get along at the beginning. Although they figured out a way to coexist later, they still had problems when they met some strong teams.

But the current Nuggets have no other good starting plans.

Xiang Chu is able to support all-star offensively, but his defense is weaker, so he can only try to avoid the influence of weak links.

In fact, this is nothing. There is no perfect team in the league. Whether it is the defending champion or the traditional giants, they all have their own weaknesses due to salary cap restrictions.

After changing to playing first and fourth juniors, the situation of the Nuggets has improved a lot.

Although they couldn't defend, they got stronger offensively, which stabilized the lead and led by 6 points at the end of the third quarter.

In the second half, the Bulls were still a strong team, and no one but Jimmy Butler was on the bench.

And they were smart this time. Most of the time, Noah came up to fight against Xiang Chu. When Xiang Chu went down, they played a smaller lineup.

The main perimeter of the Nuggets in this game is getting better and better, and they can't score at all in the fourth quarter.

Fortunately, the Nuggets have a lot of players who can play, and if the main force is not good, they will be on the bench. With Xiang Chu, as long as they can hit from the outside, it is the same with anyone.

The shots of Chandler and Brewer can be said to have saved the Nuggets, and the rhythm of the game was once again in the hands of the Nuggets. By the last 3 minutes, they still led by 7 points.

Generally speaking, if you can lead a defensive team by 7 points at this time, the overall situation should be settled.

But an accident happened. First Nate Robinson hit a three-pointer, then Noah blocked Ty Lawson, and Belinelli hit another three-pointer.

The score difference instantly changed from 7 points to 1 point, and the atmosphere of the stadium was so tense that it froze.

At the critical moment, Xiang Chu turned around and squeezed inside after catching the ball, forcing a dunk, and the Nuggets led by 3 points again.

At this time, there are only 13 seconds left, and the Nuggets must be defending the opponent's three-pointer.

Nate Robinson has hit 5 three-pointers before, and he is the first target. In addition, Luol Deng, Belinelli, and Butler also have three-pointers.

George Karl trusted Ty Lawson again, and he also relied on his footsteps to eat.

However, at the last moment, Nate Robinson threw away Ty Lawson with a back run, and shot an arrow through the heart after receiving the ball from outside the three-point line.

Nate Robinson scored the sixth three-pointer, and the game was dragged into overtime by the Bulls.

(End of this chapter)