The strongest basket king

Chapter 356 Changes in Mentality

Chapter 356 Changes in Mentality

At the beginning of the last quarter, Blake and McCrum hit another three-pointer, and the score suddenly stretched to more than double digits.

"Don't worry, just rest for a while." George Karl almost jumped up anxiously, but he comforted Xiang Chu after sitting down.

For the Nuggets, nothing is more important than Xiang Chu.

Whether it is injury prevention or others, Xiang Chu is the first element.

On the road, George Karl will not let him play more in the early part of the season anyway.

Xiang Chu came on the court after a 4-minute rest, but he scored consecutively and grabbed offensive rebounds as soon as he came on the court. Within a few minutes, he helped the team chase the 15-point gap to only 7 points, and directly beat the Blazers. stop.

After the timeout came up, the Blazers slowed down the pace and started to play the star, and the ball was fully handed over to Aldridge and Lillard.

Aldridge hit Faried directly in the low post, and Faried couldn't defend at all.

George Karl frowned, replaced Mozgov, tried to play the Twin Towers, and asked Xiang Chu to switch to Aldridge.

Before defending the gate magic skills, Xiang Chu's defense against Aldridge was not good enough.

But now, he limits Aldridge very well.

The Nuggets rarely play the twin towers now, mainly because their twin towers are too flawed. Mozgov and Nurkic's athletic ability is not outstanding, and playing the twin towers is more crazy than the opponent's dislocation.

Of course, the biggest trouble is their lack of coping ability. On the offensive end, they occupy a bit of space and cannot pull it out.

But now in this special situation, you can try it. If you don't try Aldridge, you can directly close the game with singles, so the Nuggets have no choice.

Xiang Chu restricted Aldridge very well, but Mozgov couldn't take advantage of training against Lopez, but this is not the most important thing, but the troubles of the Nuggets have changed.

Lillard had a single shot with the ball from the outside, forced Knight twice, and ended the game with a two-pointer and a three-pointer.

Needless to say, Knight is also a little discouraged. To be honest, his defense is not bad, and the two defenses have been done well. It can only be said that Lillard, like Irving, is a player with two levels of talent.

Unlike last season's surprises, the Nuggets did not show overwhelming strength this season.

Although the Nuggets haven't given their all, obviously the Blazers haven't either. Their four centers are all waiting for Xiang Chu.

As the defending champions, they will be targeted like this. Losing now may be a good thing. They have enough time to adjust, whether it is tactics or players' mentality.

After returning to Denver, they will also play the Trail Blazers at home.

On the training ground, many players were clamoring for revenge, but they were not too frustrated.

During this period of time, in order to cooperate with the new magical skills, Xiang Chu mainly stabilized his physical condition, and some skills of playing with the ball required him to have more flexible reactions.

His weight has also stabilized now, and is closer to Chamberlain among the three templates.

While maintaining flexibility, Russell is too light and O'Neal is too heavy. Chamberlain's weight should be the standard for a big center.

In terms of strength, it is also the area where Xiang Chu focuses on training.

It is very advantageous for him to fight against with magical skills, but his own strength has not yet reached that level.

Since eating this bowl of rice, training must not be taken lightly.

In fact, Xiang Chu feels that the mentality of many players in the team is still not stable enough. They will definitely be a little bit flustered after winning the championship. In addition, many players are under contract years and have some ideas.

Xiang Chu plans to talk to everyone, but don't be too anxious, and observe and observe.

Players and coaches are still different. He and George Karl often chat together because they talked. Now it feels different from last season.

The two may not have many similarities in other aspects, but no matter what the purpose is, it is definitely not wrong to win the championship for the team.

In addition to worrying about the team, there is also a big girl in the family.

When Xiang Chu returned from the training hall, the part-time worker had just left, and Olivia was bored, so she fell in love with him when she saw him come back.

Because she spent more time at home due to pregnancy, Olivia also looked forward to him coming home earlier.

Sometimes he would make people lose his temper inexplicably. In this special period, Xiang Chu can only write it down in a small notebook first, and after the child is born, he will settle the account for this guy.

Xiang Chu is sometimes irritable about team affairs and family affairs.

But when I think about it calmly, I feel that this is very good, the home is more and more homely, and all the troubles are the troubles of happiness.

On November 11, the Nuggets played against the Trail Blazers at home, and the whole team was full of fighting spirit.

The Blazers don't play Batum in this game, and the Nuggets can be said to have an absolute advantage.

The team is still the original starter, and the Nuggets are willing to give Gallinari more opportunities.

In addition to his pre-injury quasi-All-Star strength, his characteristics are really suitable for Xiang Chu.

At the beginning of the game, Xiang Chu took the lead to score again. Fournier and Knight played normally for the Nuggets, and they tended to overwhelm the Blazers at the beginning.

Offense is only one aspect, and their defense has gained strength. Gallinari didn't feel at a disadvantage against Aldridge at least at first.

The second-year player Allen Crabbe, who replaced Batum in the starting lineup, also performed very steadily, but he certainly couldn't play as big a role as Batum, and the Nuggets would definitely not be polite.

But when the Blazers began to rotate players after halftime, the situation changed.

The X factor that the Nuggets did not expect appeared, and McCrum scored consecutive double figures when he came up.

The Nuggets also paid attention to the sophomore Blazers. He also played well on the court and seized several opportunities, but they did not expect that they still underestimated this young man. He clearly has good singles ability with the ball.

The quality of the Blazers' rookies in recent years is really good, but it is not easy for the Nuggets to find someone who can hold the ball.

The Blazers played well off the bench, not just McCrum, veterans Blake and Kaman also played well, and the result was that they overtook the score during this period.

Some Nuggets players panicked. They thought that returning to the home court would take revenge by defeating their opponents. They didn't expect the Blazers to be so fierce without a main player.

But in the second quarter, Lillard exploded, no matter how many shots he made, the Nuggets fell behind by double digits all of a sudden, and the gap continued to widen, and it was impossible to stabilize with Xiang Chu alone.

During the intermission, the atmosphere in the locker room was dignified.

Xiang Chu sighed in his heart. It seems that after this game, he must have a good talk with everyone.

If the mentality collapses, the performance on the court will be greatly affected.

They actually had a chance before, but their outside shooting percentage was very poor. This is an example.

Because of the relationship between Xiang Chu and the championship, the Nuggets now receive much more attention than before.

They must correct their mentality as soon as possible, otherwise the second half of the schedule will be difficult.

(End of this chapter)