The strongest basket king

Chapter 400 Adjusted Spurs

Chapter 400 Adjusted Spurs

As far as the starting lineup is concerned, the Spurs still haven't changed anything.

Their current tactics are also divided into two sets. Parker and Duncan still use a lot of pick-and-rolls, but they have increased the proportion of Leonard holding the ball on the side.

At the beginning of the game, Leonard completed a breakthrough on the front line, and Danny Green hit a three-pointer.

Although Leonard has become stronger and stronger, he still has weak links as the strongest point, but the strongest point of the Spurs is that they have many role players who can play.

The results of the game against the Spurs are often unpredictable, but also because of their role players.

To be honest, Duncan has been unable to play short-term burst tricks this season, so they rely more on role players, which is the reason for the fluctuating record.

The characteristic of role players is instability. The Nuggets have a big killer, Xiang Chu, because of the instability of role players, which leads to a worse record than last season. Of course, the Spurs are inevitable.

The Spurs got off to a good start, but problems soon arose.

Splitter has not made any progress in the past few seasons, and there is still a tendency to regress, mainly because his body is becoming more and more difficult to withstand high-intensity confrontation.

As for Duncan, now he is also avoiding playing inside more.

On the outside, the Spurs' defense also has some problems. The two relatively slow insiders on the Spurs may limit Xiang Chu better, but the Nuggets' forward line is more difficult for them.

Middleton couldn't feel the touch this time, and his catch-and-shoot style of play often had no way for Leonard.

The Nuggets' outside players are too average, and the Spurs are not easy to arrange defense.

There is no core on the outside, sometimes it is difficult to open the situation, but sometimes it also makes the opponent's defense confused.

The Spurs' underdog continued into the rotation, and then their bench turned the tide.

Both Ginobili and Mills are masters of chaos on the outside, and Williams did not play as well as the other.

Due to injuries, the Nuggets are now playing with all players, but functional players like Aminu are very mediocre on the offensive end. Now the Nuggets' bench lineup is really a problem.

After the Spurs' main players played again, they also continued the feel of the substitute players.

Leonard, Parker and Duncan all played well, but they still couldn't guard the main force of the Nuggets.

In fact, the Spurs put more energy on offense. They deliberately shortened Duncan's playing time and then increased their speed. Anyway, they had a lot of inside rotation, but the Nuggets were tight.

If Xiang Chu is not strong enough, he will really be dragged down by the Spurs' offense.

But Xiang Chu is not afraid of speeding up, so the two sides are now exchanging blows.

Now it depends on whether the offense over there can last longer, and if it continues well, it depends on the key ball ability at the last moment.

Both sides know very well that the Nuggets' lineup is at a disadvantage now, but the Spurs are older than last year, and it is still unclear who will win.

At the last moment of the first half, Xiang Chu grabbed an offensive rebound and scored 2+, and the two sides also entered the intermission with a score of 65.

Both teams have very strong attacking power, but the situation in the first half is still a bit special.

It is impossible for them to maintain a high shooting rate all the time. What to do in the second half is what they have to consider.

Facing their old rivals, the Spurs, the Nuggets also treated the game as a playoff, and all responses were meticulous.

"Give them the inside space, and Xiang Chu will take care of it."

"Duncan stepped up the confrontation when he came on the court. We should let them understand that they can't do what they did last year."

"When we give them heads-up, whether it's Parker or Leonard, we can't let them shoot easily. We must have the upper hand in the heads-up."

"They only shoot [-]s during the rotation, we should understand that."

"Keep our offense and let their offense go wrong. We can do it. They are no longer our obstacles this season."

In the third quarter, the two teams unanimously strengthened their defense.

It is very easy for one side to die suddenly in the confrontation, and both sides are unwilling to lose control of the game.

But at a slow pace, the current Spurs are really not the opponents of the Nuggets. It is already difficult for their insiders to provide more help to the team.

In less than half a quarter, Duncan was replaced.

This season, Duncan has not only declined in offensive efficiency, but also often has fouls on the defensive end after being out of position due to speed.

Diaw can pull out to the three-point line after he comes up, and their offense is slightly better, but Diaw contributes less to the team on the defensive end.

The Spurs felt more and more difficult to play, and finally ended the third quarter behind by 3 points.

In the second half, their rotation has no obvious advantage, and the final outcome of the game will still be determined by the collision between the two sides at the last moment.

In the last quarter, the Spurs took the lead in seeking a change, replacing Leonard in advance and letting him play the fourth position.

But the effect was not as good as expected. It is still difficult for Leonard to play high efficiency with a substitute alone. He must let another strong point help him attract defensive attention.

The Spurs also quickly made changes, replacing Parker.

However, Parker and Leonard did not cooperate like GDP. Instead, one person played singles on one side, and Parker played pick-and-rolls on the other side. Leonard's singles efficiency increased.

Obviously, he's more aggressive, but hasn't learned how to handle double-teams well.

Of course, when the Spurs replaced the winning lineup, the Nuggets also replaced Xiang Chu.

At this time, the two sides entered a short offensive duel again, but after both Knight and Middleton hit the outside line, the Spurs chose to admit defeat and stopped fighting.

They managed to limit the Nuggets forward by one point, but they really can't do anything more.

The Nuggets have a rebounding advantage, and they really dare not fight.

Slowing down and playing the Spurs felt that they still had a chance, especially after Danny Green stole another three-pointer.

They didn't use Ginobili at the last moment, so Parker and Leonard were the main attackers, and the other positions were defensive.

The score difference between the two sides was not big, and George Karl chose to adjust when entering the last 5 minutes.

He replaced Faried. Faried rebounded well every time he faced the Spurs. Fournier was on a truce. Belinelli still didn't cooperate with the main lineup so tacitly, mainly because Belinelli was shorter than Fournier. Some, the height of blocking the three-point line is still useful.

After Faried came up, Xiang Chu went out to catch the ball and let Faried run back. This trick didn't work against some teams, but it was very effective against the Spurs who didn't jump very much inside.

After Faried rushed in and made two dunks in a row, the Spurs felt great danger.

Duncan did block one, but his fifth foul followed.

Popovich gritted his teeth, replaced Duncan, and went to Ginobili to bet on the outside.

Because there is not much time, they will lose if they don’t gamble, and sometimes there is no way around tactics.

(End of this chapter)