The strongest basket king

Chapter 369 The Battle of Popularity

Chapter 369 The Battle of Popularity

In the last few minutes, Jarrett Jack was the main force again on the Nets side.

But they still can't solve the defensive problem, so the Nuggets have always maintained the lead.

For a strong team, both offense and defense are indispensable, otherwise it will be very difficult at the critical moment, and it will be thankless.

At 30 seconds, Knight hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets' lead came to 9 points, and the Nets conceded.

In this game, Xiang Chu once again scored 39 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks. He is now the top three in scoring, rebounding and blocks.

However, No. 2 in the scoring and rebounding charts is not far behind him, and the block leader will not be surprised.

Back in Denver, Xiang Chu also found time to do a semi-public business activity.

It's a great feeling to be home with family at the end of a busy day.

Sometimes I feel tired, but more I feel fulfilled. This is the life he chooses.

In addition to being a little less with my wife, other aspects are very good.

On Christmas, Xiang Chu sent messages to his teammates and the coaching staff, and also sent social media to greet the fans.

This kind of thing felt a little troublesome at first, but now it feels like communicating with people sincerely.

In fact, Xiang Chu has been changing, mainly because he is familiar with everyone.

The degree of attention he posts on social media is not much different from those of James, and there are still fewer local fans, which can't be helped.

It will take time for Xiang Chu to interact with other players, and maybe the more he abuses these guys, the better he will be.

Xiang Chu is still a little proud when he is free, but there are not many such times.

The last few games in December will be at home, and the Nuggets will also seriously impact the Western Conference rankings.

After Christmas, the results of the first round of the All-Star voting came out. Xiang Chu came in second with a narrow gap of more than 2000 votes, and James temporarily took the lead.

Olivia was very upset, thinking that she didn't do good things by not staring at other people all the time, which made Xiang Chu comfort this guy.

This All-Star voting seems to have made it clear from the very beginning that it was a battle between Xiang Chu and James. Fans of both sides have fought online many times, and it has risen to a national level.

Xiang Chu feels a little embarrassed when he sees fans playing against each other occasionally, but he is still very grateful to the fans who like him.

In fact, Curry, the core of the Western upstart Warriors, also received a high vote rate this time, but because the fans of Xiang Chu and James set up a battle to help the idol compete for the top votes, Curry was ignored a lot.

The first round is a signal, and then the die-hard fans of both sides will fight to the death.

Of course, Xiang Chu will not focus on this. This is a feast for fans, and all the players have to do is to play well.

Of course, popularity is also very important. You must know that the top voters in the east and west are not the number one team record.

The first opponent of the Nuggets after Christmas is the visiting Timberwolves. The Timberwolves Love left, Martin and Pekovic were injured, and the end of the season has been seen since the beginning.

They are training rookies now, and it is estimated that there are about ten or so.

Of course, the focus of training is this year's No. 13 pick Andrew Wiggins and No. [-] pick Zach LaVine. Second-year players Shabazz Mohamed and Gorgui Dieng also got a lot of opportunities. As for last year's No. [-] pick Bennett It is estimated that there is no play, the water is irreparable.

Facing a group of rookies, what the Nuggets have to do is to play steadily.

Rookies basically have to be abused, but newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. If they feel like being beaten by the opponent, they may beat the old master to death.

Maybe there was no training during the festival, and the Nuggets didn't start well.

Relatively speaking, the Timberwolves performed well, especially Thaddeus Young, who was the only rookie on the field, did a good job both in offense at the fourth position and in assisting defense Xiang Chu.

And Wiggins, the absolute No. [-] talent, Middleton can't help it.

Gallinari is still on a truce, and Chandler's starter didn't quickly enter the state. The Nuggets were really blocked by a group of young people in the first half of the quarter.

Fortunately, Fournier seized several open opportunities, and the scores of the two sides became almost the same.

As for the substitutes, both sides performed poorly at the beginning.

But the Nuggets took the lead in adjusting, and Faried opened the situation with offensive rebounds.

The Nuggets often rely on rebounds when they feel bad. Not only Xiang Chu is alone, Faried is also very good at offensive rebounds.

This is also the reason why he is now on the bench. With Xiang Chu, not only will he not be able to open space, but his rebounding ability will also be covered by Xiang Chu.

In the second quarter, Faried followed the starting lineup. He restricted Diss Young well, and the Nuggets stabilized their advantage.

After all, the Timberwolves still have no players who can fight hard. The Nuggets stabilized their rhythm and reduced mistakes, and the Timberwolves gradually couldn't stand it.

Young people will be very crazy when they are crazy, but they are easy to be intimidated when something goes wrong.

Fortunately, it's halftime at this time, otherwise they will definitely collapse.

Timberwolves coach Saunders is an experienced coach. During the intermission, he gave encouragement, and the young Timberwolves ignited their fighting spirit again.

They played inextricably with the defending champions in front of them, which proves that they have good strength.

It would be cool if they beat the Nuggets.

In the third quarter, the Timberwolves' young players were fighting again, especially Wiggins.

The Nuggets also had a preliminary understanding of them and did not let the other party start the rhythm.

They played steadily with Xiang Chu as the core, and they still firmly grasped the lead even though the outside three-pointer did not rise.

Now the Timberwolves panicked, they felt that their offense and defense were fine, why the score was still not close.

Everyone is an NBA player, is the gap really that big?

A strong team makes the opponent start to doubt life, which is a basic operation.

In fact, the score was not widened by much. Timberwolves head coach Saunders replaced Maurice Williams, planning to fight it out in the end.

Every coach has his own way of training young players, and sometimes it will be good to let old players lead the way.

The Nuggets don't care what the opponent thinks, they just want to win the game.

After the shooter on the bench was replaced, the Nuggets started hitting three-pointers from the outside again.

They didn't score consecutively, but for the Timberwolves, it took away a little possibility of their winning.

The Nuggets' lead has also stabilized at double digits. In the last few minutes, the Timberwolves also put up a small lineup, but their offensive power simply cannot support tactics.

After missing several outside three-pointers, the Timberwolves also accepted the defeat.

At the last moment, the Nuggets also put on the bench.

After an unexpected loss, they started the winning streak again.

(End of this chapter)