The strongest basket king

Chapter 359 Eastern upstart

Chapter 359 Eastern upstart

Xiang Chu had a long talk with George Karl about the team's tactics. They lost more games this season. Is there something wrong with their tactics?

"It's not that there is something wrong with our tactics, but that other teams are getting to know us more and more, and there is no perfect tactics at all." George Karl sighed.

They now use Xiang Chu as the core, but they also draw on team tactics.

For the Nuggets team, only Xiang Chu is an All-Star, and many times they cannot fully play star tactics.

Moreover, even those teams with two or even three All-Stars will lose.

In terms of fault tolerance, it’s hard to say. The Nuggets will definitely be a little weaker, but as long as the role players are prepared in the regular season, they will have more opportunities in the playoffs.

But teams that only rely on stars are more likely to be restricted when they encounter players of the same level.

To be honest, the atmosphere of the team has not deteriorated this season, but sometimes the hard work on the court has changed. After all, the championship has been won, and some people will leave after the end of the season.

In fact, the team has considered trading, but they don't want to destroy the championship lineup.

Xiang Chu also didn't want to have problems with the main lineup. George Karl's idea was to cultivate several secondary tactical points.

This is also the reason for giving Gallinari so many opportunities, but he has not met the requirements now.

The other is Knight and Williams, one lacks surprises and the other is unstable. It can be said that losing and winning have something to do with them.

There are also Fournier and Middleton, both of whom have improved, but both feel that they are close to something.

George Karl thought about giving one or two of them a higher tactical status, but he has not yet decided who to choose, and he is a little worried. After all, the winning mode of last season is still good.

The two talked for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that the Nuggets' combat effectiveness is actually not much of a problem. It may be that the team has more people playing, so it seems not as stable as it was at the same time last season.

It can also be said to be running-in, but it is not so obvious.

It won't be a big problem when the team becomes more stable around the All-Star break, and it's like this, which is a bit similar to the second half of last season. It may lose a few more games, but the game mode in the playoffs will not has a problem.

With more ball-holding points, there are more changes and a better upper limit, but there are also more possibilities for problems.

It was the same when Williams was traded last season. In the end, it proved that the team is stronger. Both Xiang Chu and George Karl hope that the situation will be the same this season.

Their considerations may not be understood by many teams, because the Nuggets' current record cannot be said to be bad, but their goals are high, so they will plan ahead.

On the training field and off the field, Xiang Chu also increased his communication with his teammates.

You can't talk to each other one by one every time you have a problem. It may be better to communicate more often.

Their current troubles may be gone in the future. The Nuggets won the championship last season because of the right time and place. The team may not be able to support so many players who can play in the future, so naturally they don't need to think so much.

The game continues to be played, hurting the spring and the autumn is something that idlers will do.

The Nuggets are facing ruthless players in this trip to the Eastern Conference, that is, the teams ranked first, second, and third in the Eastern Conference.

They may not be the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, but they are indeed the team that started the new season the most.

Two days after losing to the Wizards, they came to the territory of the Hawks, who are now ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

The Hawks didn't make any big moves in the summer, but they kept the main lineup, and in the rotation, their sophomore Dennis Schroder has grown up.

Although the season hasn't started long, the Hawks and the Spurs are really similar this season. Both offense and defense feel similar, but the Hawks lack a bit of star flavor.

Well, the Spurs are almost the same now. What the Eagles really lack are some hanging and hanging things, that is, the legendary strong team momentum.

Regardless of these, the Nuggets were indeed somewhat passive at the start of the game.

Millsap's touch in the first quarter was mediocre, and Xiang Chu can be said to overwhelm Horford and Millsap in the interior.

Both of them were too short, and the Hawks had to quickly switch to Pero Antic.

Of course, when they are on the inside, they also go around Xiang Chu. The tactics are generally to pull outside the three-point line and attack on the defensive end.

The trouble was Korver, who got off to a good start.

Korver was the number one in three-point shooting last season, and he is still number one this season. He has eaten all over the world with one trick, which is more accurate than a group of shooters in the Nuggets.

In fact, Korver is not considered the Eagles' strong point, and the Nuggets' defense will have some flaws at the beginning.

I knew he would shoot three-pointers, but I didn't expect to be so decisive.

The Hawks are also at the forefront of the league in terms of overall three-pointers. They are very accurate from the outside line at the beginning, basically all inside shots are also outside, and the same is true for the substitute players.

But it is not so easy to kill the Nuggets. The Nuggets' bench, Williams, once again exploded with energy, and Belinelli, who had not moved for a long time, also exploded this time.

Although the Hawks' substitutes also played well, they still don't have the offensive power of the Nuggets.

The previous point difference has become smaller during the rotation period. When the main lineup is on the court again, the Eagles' offense is not as sharp as before. Xiang Chu took the opportunity to show his power.

He forced Horford to block Teague twice, and this guy never dared to rush towards Xiang Chu again.

By the halftime break, the two sides had tied at 57:57.

Xiang Chudi couldn't even stop the real Spurs on the offensive end, not to mention the fake Eagles.

Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer frowned. After much deliberation, there was still no new way. Their real inside lineup simply couldn't compete with the opponent.

In fact, they usually score more inside.

Horford doesn't need to think about this, just pretend he didn't play, but Millsap must play, otherwise they will only lose at home.

In the third quarter, Millsap really showed his power.

As an All-Star, although he is a weaker member of the All-Star, Millsap also has two brushes.

However, his offense is mainly on the outside, and Xiang Chu's defense area inside is too large.

Millsap's three-point shooting rate is not very high, but he often hits consecutively when he feels the touch.

He scored 3 three-pointers in this quarter, and Gallinari also lost two fouls.

Under his performance, the Eagles once took the lead, but the situation changed after the Nuggets replaced Chandler, and played a wave of 13:2 spurts, turning the score over.

By the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets had led by 5 points.

In the final quarter, the Nuggets have always been one of the most stable teams in the league.

It is getting harder and harder for the Eagles to keep the victory in Atlanta.

(End of this chapter)