The strongest basket king

Chapter 397

Chapter 397

The Suns chose a big and four small lineup at the decisive moment, replacing Markieff Morris with this year's No. 14 pick TJ-Warren.

Markieff Morris did not play offensive power in the fourth position in this game, and the help defense Xiang Chu does not need a real inside line. Sometimes the player in the third position can be more flexible.

They just hope that Alex Len, who has already fouled five times, can hold on, and another center veteran of the Suns, Earl Baron, can't stand it even more.

They are still in the leading position now, as long as the offensive end continues, they may win the game.

Unlike the teams that have given up this season, the Suns are still working hard for the playoffs.

And at this time, they actually blocked the outcome on outside shots, and the Nuggets were on the starting lineup.

The scores of the two sides were very close. When entering the last 5 minutes, the Suns led by 3 points.

And Bledsoe quickly hit a three-pointer, and George Karl couldn't help but roared from the sidelines.

He has a bad throat now, and his voice feels like an evil villain in a movie. The players will subconsciously cheer up when they hear it.

Blocking the three-point line, desperately blocking the three-point line, now there are many teams with two points, but it is not so threatening.

For the Nuggets, Gallinari hit a three-pointer again.

And Xiang Chu also hit the basket. Alex Lun didn't foul again, but he couldn't stop Xiang Chu.

Compared with last season, Xiang Chu has more offensive methods, and often times it is too late to attack.

The current rebounding of the Suns is really a bit weak. This is also the weak link of most outside teams. They rely on offense to make a living, and many times they don't pay attention to basic things like rebounding.

Maybe they will also feel that it would be better to protect the team's rebounding record, but they will not spend more salary and energy on this aspect, because most of the time it is thankless.

After the Nuggets strengthened their defense, the Suns did not score for nearly 2 minutes.

At 1 minute and 47 seconds, Xiang Chu made a mid-range shot to help the team take the lead.

Then Bledsoe hit a three-pointer again, but the Nuggets immediately succeeded in a mid-range shot by Middleton.

Then Tucker missed a three-pointer from the bottom line, and the Nuggets seized the opportunity and Knight counterattacked for a layup.

Bledsoe missed another single and the game was running out of time.

The Suns could only use foul tactics passively. Knight made two free throws without giving the opponent any chance.

In the competition at the critical moment, the Nuggets are obviously two gears better than the opponent.

The Suns also don’t have an absolute strength right now. If an All-Star would be considered unstable by the outside world, everyone would really lose interest in a team without an All-Star.

And for a team at the level of the Suns, there is indeed no one who can stand up at a critical moment.

Of course, some teams have All-Star players with worse records than the Suns, which is a bit hard to say.

In fact, the Nuggets did not perform well in this game, but they were still very strong at critical moments. As an inside player, Xiang Chu's influence is much stronger than that of ordinary All-Star insiders.

After winning the game, Xiang Chu didn't say much. He already felt that the team's state was still fluctuating.

In addition, Nurkic also suffered a small injury. Under high-intensity confrontation, injuries are really part of the game.

The Nuggets are just such an inside substitute. After the team makes an assessment, they still plan to let him rest for some time to recover.

Now there is only more than a month before the playoffs, and the coaching staff is also considering whether to sign another firefighting insider, preferably one that can play both the fourth and fifth positions, or just get a meat shield.

There is no problem in the regular season. The Nuggets can play with a small lineup. The key is to guarantee the playoffs.

At this stage, some teams will lay off some players, and the Nuggets plan to find an opportunity to claim one. Anyway, just in case, it doesn’t matter how strong the player is, as long as he has game experience and certain characteristics.

On February 2, the Nuggets played against the visiting Jazz at home.

The Jazz have actually improved this season, and their new head coach Quin Schneider has a certain ability.

However, as the team's No. [-] offensive force, Hayward's firepower is still not strong enough.

The offensive end is the big problem for the Jazz this season, but they have not done badly, and they have actually done a good job in cultivating new players.

They now have good young players inside and outside, and now it depends on whether they can go further.

The Nuggets have changed in this start, and Fournier has to truce due to a sprain in training.

The Nuggets are now paying attention to the impact of injuries, but things can't always be comprehensive.

George Karl considered rookie Gary Harris to start, and finally chose Belinelli.

Compared with the firepower of the rotation time, the team has to consider Fournier's next state.

If Fournier can't adjust his physical condition in time, Belinelli can replace him, but Gary Harris can't, and the rookie won't have much performance time in the playoffs.

The Jazz are very concerned about Xiang Chu's defense. They have little hope of the playoffs, but they are building a new lineup and are serious about every game.

The interior combination of second-year players Rudy Gobert and Favors is good defensively, much better than when Kanter started.

Of course, Gobert's offense is worse, but fortunately, the Nuggets don't need his offense.

In addition, the current center forwards don't have enough weight and strength. Even if he has a very good wingspan, Xiang Chu can beat this guy dizzy without anyone to help him defend.

Xiang Chu is not affected, but other players on the team are still affected.

After Faried came off the bench, he was blocked continuously by the opponent. Now I feel that the inside defense is no worse than the Nuggets. Of course, it means when both of them are starting.

The Nuggets' offense in the first quarter was not good. Now the outside line often has the most touch on the line. This time it is Middleton.

The key is not this, but the gap in the bench lineup.

In fact, Williams felt better this time, but Rodney Hood and Trey Burke played better on the Jazz side. The Jazz started to attack Hayward and Favors well, helping the team bite The score was improved, so they took the lead directly during the rotation period.

Gallinari's performance in the second quarter was better, but he still didn't take advantage of Favors.

Gallinari's defense may recover slower than offense, and of course this has something to do with the Nuggets playing him at the fourth position this season.

It's a bit embarrassing that Xiang Chu was also hated by Gobert. This guy's arm span is much better than Xiang Chu's. His height and arm length are really hard to guard against.

Although Xiang Chu completely suppressed the other party, it is also very face-saving for young people to give Xiang Chu a shot.

At the last moment of the first half, Hayward and Favors made consecutive hits, and the Jazz's lead came to double digits.

Xiang Chu also didn't expect that the Nuggets All-Stars would have a difficult game afterward. The so-called world is unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)