The strongest basket king

Chapter 377

Chapter 377

On January 1th, the Nuggets will have a game against the Mavericks at home.

The Mavericks still worked hard in the summer. After Nowitzki cut his salary and stayed, they signed Parsons, traded back to Chandler, and traded for Rondo a few days ago.

However, their record is the level of the top eight goalkeepers in the West.

With their current lineup, the defense has not kept up at all.

This away game is a back-to-back away game for the Mavericks. Facing the Devils at home, they chose to rest. Nowitzki, Chandler and Rondo will not play.

This is the trouble with the team's age, and there are concerns back to back.

Regardless of whether the Mavericks give up voluntarily, the Nuggets cannot take it lightly.

The Mavericks hit a three-pointer at the beginning, proving that they still have the strength to fight after resting a few main players.

That being the case, Xiang Chu will not be merciful, Chandler will not play, the Mavericks are playing one big and four small, and the inside is Greg Smith, who is not very strong in confrontation.

Xiang Chu directly killed the Quartet and crushed the Mavericks inside.

The Mavericks took turns, but they were not willing to surrender easily. They replaced the rookie insider Dwight Powell with outside shooting.

Xiang Chu is still crushing, no matter whether the Mavericks want to attack or what, just come directly.

On the front line, Middleton also played well, not worse than Parsons who won a big contract.

After Williams came on the court, he also scored in various ways. The Mavericks felt like they were defenseless.

The Mavericks' defense was good a few years ago. I didn't expect such a big change now, and it was still the case that the head coach did not change.

In fact, the Mavericks' offense is really good, especially the bench lineup.

Barea, Devin Harris, and Villanueva all felt good, but the Nuggets didn't actually lead much in the first quarter.

It's just that with Xiang Chu on the inside, the Nuggets' advantages will only increase.

The Mavericks relied on more blooming outside offense to bite the score, but at the end of the second quarter, they still couldn't hold on and fell behind by 10 points.

The main rotation is a good opportunity for the substitute players, and they will be high-spirited at the beginning.

But without the strong point, the team also stretched quickly when encountering setbacks.

Rotation players will subconsciously think that they are not as good as the main players. When the offense is going well, their fighting spirit will drop sharply when they encounter trouble, and they think they are definitely not opponents.

Mavericks coach Carlisle still has a hand. After the intermission, the Mavericks did not collapse immediately in the third quarter, but their strength is still not as good as the Nuggets.

The Nuggets played steadily, expanding their lead little by little.

After halfway through the fourth quarter, the game basically lost its suspense.

The Nuggets have won another ten consecutive victories, but the top three rankings in the Western Conference remain unchanged.

It's just that the gap between the fourth Grizzlies in the West and the Nuggets is relatively large. Their current competitors are only the Warriors and Trail Blazers.

The West has really changed this season, and now the teams with good records are all young players.

The Nuggets and the Mavericks have two games in a row, and the second game is against the Mavericks with a full lineup in Dallas.

The Mavericks with a complete lineup must be a lot harder to play. Rondo and Chandler will not have a real impact on the Nuggets, but Nowitzki can. After all, Nowitzki is also a fourth that they are difficult to limit. bit.

If Nowitzki is not at his peak, the most difficult player for the Nuggets to defend will not be Aldridge.

The Mavericks also had no ink marks, and Nowitzki was allowed to hammer at the fourth position in the first quarter.

Nowitzki is also a veteran now, if he doesn't start the game, he may lose his dominance later.

The Nuggets can't limit Nowitzki, who is physically strong, and their tactic is to strengthen the fight against consumption.

For older players, this trick works very well.

Before Nowitzki's shooting rate dropped, the Nuggets were still a bit difficult to play.

The Mavericks' lineup has improved a lot in defense, and the Nuggets' perimeter game seems a bit mediocre.

However, the Mavericks' outside line is not much better, especially a player with poor shooting ability like Rondo, who basically can only organize.

Their main attack point, apart from Nowitzki, is Parsons.

With Nowitzki attracting defensive attention, Parsons shot a lot easier.

During the rotation period, the performance of both sides was not very good. Williams also had sharp eyes when he had a bad hand feeling, but there were very few times when he had no hand feel at all.

In the second quarter, Nowitzki was not so effective at this point, and the Mavericks also began to drag the rhythm.

Seriously, the Mavericks' defense is pretty good.

This is also related to the Nuggets' outside configuration. Without a core point, sometimes a similar situation will be encountered, and the ball will not reach the point with the most chance to score.

Because there are no outside players with special tactics, there are advantages and disadvantages.

At halftime, the Mavericks barely retained a 1-point lead.

Although they tried their best to maintain it, and the Nuggets' outside touch was mediocre, the advantage slowly came to the Nuggets.

This is the background of the championship team. There is an absolute strength. Other players don't need to play too well. As long as they cooperate with Xiang Chu, the Nuggets are stronger than most teams.

In the locker room, Carlisle also had a serious expression.

He knew that Nowitzki's physical strength was not as good as before, and if the team wanted to win the game, someone from the outside had to stand up, preferably Monta Ellis, who had the ability to attack with the ball.

The third quarter certainly cannot focus on Nowitzki, and the remaining energy of Nowitzki must be left in the final quarter.

Having a good opening and ending is how to use the old All-Stars.

It's a pity that the boss couldn't bear to spend money, and the sixth man Carter left. Now the Mavericks don't have a strong substitute at all, so the main lineup must be used to solve the problem.

It is said that the boss of the Mavericks is generous, but it is only for specific situations. Cuban is still not a local tyrant.

In the third quarter, both Monta Ellis and Parsons increased their attack with the ball.

But none of their efficiency was as high as Nowitzki's in the first quarter, and the Nuggets gradually overtook the score under Xiang Chu's steady performance.

This time the Nuggets did not rely on the way of adding three-pointers from the inside to explode points, but took one step at a time, gradually gaining the advantage by relying on stability and defense.

The Nuggets are playing so steadily, the Mavericks are even more helpless.

However, the substitutes did not perform well, and they could only wait for the last fight in the last quarter.

The Mavericks staggered Nowitzki's playing time with Xiang Chu, intending to make Nowitzki break out.

But Nowitzki's performance in the final quarter was not as expected. With the constant consumption of the Nuggets players, he could no longer play the offense of the first quarter.

When Xiang Chu played again, the Nuggets firmly grasped the situation on the court.

When the time entered the last 2 minutes, Xiang Chu scored 2+1 at the basket, and the Nuggets' lead came to double digits.

Then Parsons missed a three-pointer, and the game lost its suspense.

(End of this chapter)