Chapter 383 Refusal to reverse
Chapter 383 Refusal to reverse
Chapter 383 Refusal to reverse
"We have become stronger this season. We can't be measured by half a season. The competition in the West is fierce, but we can beat any opponent." Paul was confident in an interview before the game.
Xiang Chu was not polite when he was interviewed, he said with a smile: "Don't think that if we are back to back, they will have a chance."
The Nuggets are not targeting the Clippers either. They must win more games before and after the All-Star break.
If it comes to the latter part of the season, they will adjust their status for the playoffs, but they will be a little looser.
Both sides are in the original lineup, but this Nuggets is not like a team that has just played back-to-back.
Gallinari hit a three-pointer when they came up, and then all four perimeters hit three-pointers.
Xiang Chu has a good touch on the outside, and Xiang Chu is much more relaxed on the inside. Not long after the game started, he beat Griffin.
I don't know if there is a shadow, Griffin feels terrible in the first quarter.
Fortunately, the Clippers' internal and external offense is relatively balanced. Paul, Redick, and Barnes all scored from the outside. Otherwise, the Clippers would be completely passive in the first quarter.
But they originally planned to force the Nuggets at the fourth position, and it was too late to make adjustments.
Moreover, Crawford did not perform well on the court, but Chandler and Faried performed very well, directly helping the team expand the lead to double digits.
Seeing his teammates perform well, Xiang Chu is determined.
There will be no fluctuations in Xiang Chu's use of skills to attack, and there is no situation where his teammates perform well to hold him back.
So other Nuggets players play out, and their games will put a lot of pressure on their opponents.
However, the Clippers' ability to adjust is still very strong. After calming down on the court for a few minutes, Griffin regained his touch when he played again.
This is the special feature of All-Star players, there is no downturn throughout the game.
After Griffin got tough, Paul still played well. The Clippers played very well in the second quarter, but the Nuggets seemed to break out too early and lack stamina.
Relying on the advantage in the first quarter, the Nuggets still maintained their lead at halftime, but the Clippers also narrowed the score gap between the two sides to single digits.
In fact, the Clippers in the first half were not normal, but the Nuggets' lead was real. What they had to do was to make the Clippers feel uncomfortable in the second half.
The Clippers are also doing the same thing, analyzing the situation in the first half and giving targeted suggestions, and pouring some chicken soup by the way.
Their head coach Rivers felt that they still had to seize the weak link of the Nuggets and hit hard, so that Griffin and Redick could fully play out the two points.
Try to restrain Xiang Chu as much as possible, and they will have a chance.
How to defend Xiang Chu, they have done a lot of research.
Jordan only fouled twice in the first half, and he has done very well.
It is impossible to let Xiang Chu not score at all, so they just want to prevent Xiang Chu from breaking out and it is a success.
Jordan must ensure that he can withstand Xiang Chu for most of the game, and Hawes and Glenn Davis must complete their jobs within a limited time.
Griffin is just attacking, and the Clippers need his offensive performance very much.
However, in the third quarter, Griffin's touch had problems again.
After a truce for a period of time, Gallinari felt even better. He was tall enough to interfere with the fourth position. Although Griffin also caused damage to him, Griffin's free throws today were not very good.
The Nuggets' offensive end became active again, Middleton performed very well, and their lead once again came to double digits.
Just when the Clippers fans were desperate, Crawford suddenly broke out.
It was already the fourth quarter, and Xiang Chu was still resting. Crawford directly made a few fairy three-pointers, and the score gap between the two sides reached single digits again.
Seeing the hope of overtaking, the Clippers immediately returned all the main players.
To be precise, it was the four main players plus Crawford, and Redick, who didn't feel good, was pushed on the bench.
The Clippers' main force did not deprive Crawford of the ball, but Griffin helped Crawford attract defensive attention.
Crawford also repaid the team's trust, making two-pointers and three-pointers no matter how he played.
Williams was on the court against Crawford, but he didn't feel as good in the second half.
It's just that when it came to the decisive moment, Williams was still placed on the bench. If he played at the same time as Xiang Chu, he would not be able to show his characteristics, and most of the time he would just play rotation time.
In the face of Crawford's outbreak, the Nuggets let the relatively flexible Middleton defend.
It doesn't matter if you can't completely restrict it, just give the other party enough interference.
On the offensive end, Xiang Chu's power exploded completely.
When the Clippers caught up to only 2 points away, he immediately hit Jordan 2+1.
Little Jordan is also aggrieved. He is also a master of rebounding and blocking shots, but in his field of expertise, he is still not Xiang Chu's opponent.
Jordan has only four fouls and can still play to his fullest, but he really can't stand it alone.
Barnes has fouled five times in defense, and the Clippers have no choice but to let Griffin join the defense.
Rivers took the gamble, and at this time the offense only used the outside line.
Anyway, when Crawford exploded, he was definitely at the All-Star level, and he was offensive.
At 3 minutes and 10 seconds, Crawford scored another 3 points, and the score gap came to 2 points again.
But Xiang Chu immediately caught the ball with his back and crushed it inside. At the moment the double-team came, he launched the overlord step, carried Jordan directly to the basket, and dunked completely.
Fans throughout the stadium were stunned, it was nothing short of a monster.
They couldn't imagine that Xiang Chu could still rush up after being resisted by little Jordan. How could the arrogant little Jordan turn into a little princess.
"Hold it, hold it up! I said they will fight like this." Rivers yelled on the court.
The team saw the opportunity to overtake several times, but Xiang Chu pushed it down every time, and he was going crazy.
How can he be so strong? Little Jordan's weight is not light, okay?
The Clippers attacked Crawford and hit again, but the Nuggets' offensive Xiang Chu got an offensive rebound and also hit.
Next, Crawford made a successful steal. Seeing that he was about to complete a layup, everyone saw an incredible scene.
The big Xiang Chu sprinted like a sprinter. They reminded loudly, but Crawford didn't hear it while he was concentrating. He thought no one was following, and slowed down a little when he layup.
In the end, there was a shadow covering the sky and the sun, and the ball was not confiscated with the big cap on the nail plate.
"It's so dick!"
"My mother asked me why I watched the game on my knees."
With a slap, countless Xiang Chu fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game couldn't help jumping up.
It's not human at all. Crawford has already performed at a god level in the last quarter, but the Nuggets have a super god.
Xiang Chu refused to reverse.
(End of this chapter)
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