The strongest basket king

Chapter 402 Crushing the East Part 1

Chapter 402 Crushing No. [-] in the East

When Motiejunas left the field with the sixth foul, the game had entered the last 2 minutes. The Rockets did not dare to let rookie center Capela play, and Josh Smith was replaced.

At the last moment, they believed more in their offense.

However, Josh Smith made a mistake when he came up. Gallinari made a steal and hit 2 points, and the Nuggets took the lead.

At the critical moment, the Rockets handed the ball to Harden.

The Nuggets' perimeter defense is relatively tight, after all, they have Xiang Chu in their defense.

Harden made a breakthrough action, and Knight, who switched defenses, staggered a little, and Harden immediately stepped back for a three-pointer.

However, the ball missed, Xiang Chu got the rebound, and the Nuggets calmed down.

The Rockets are now defending against Xiang Chu, but the Nuggets are not desperately trying to pass the ball in.

After spending some time, Knight chose to shoot directly. The ball missed the rebound but was taken by Xiang Chu.

Xiang Chu scored directly and the Nuggets led by 4 points.

In 45 seconds, Brewer hit another two points, but then Xiang Chu hit again, completely unsolvable.

Harden scored another three-pointer, but still missed. The Rockets could only choose foul tactics.

Knight made one of two free throws, but they led by 5 points, and the Rockets didn't have much time.

Beverly hit a three-pointer at the last moment, but it was too late, with only a few seconds left in the game.

The Rockets still made a foul at the last moment, but they had no timeout, and it was too late to serve from the backcourt in less than a second.

After Gallinari made a free throw, the game was over.

After the game, Rockets coach McHale was also very regretful, "We had a chance to win the game..."

He expressed more expectations for the team, "Howard has started some running and court training, which is a good sign. We are already a completely different team with different chemical reactions. We will Go further in the playoffs.”

The Nuggets will have consecutive home games next, and then consecutive away games.

Whether they will be first or second in the regular season this season, this stage may give the answer.

Xiang Chu feels that everyone is too familiar with him now, and the increase in popularity during this period is a bit unsatisfactory, but it should not be difficult to upgrade his magic skills before the playoffs.

He has already thought about what skills to upgrade. Whether it is for physical condition or for the impact of the game, he will first upgrade the Iron-Blooded Titans.

On March 3, the Nuggets played at home against the visiting Knicks.

The Knicks are purely bad now. Although they have given a few rookies a chance, their rookies don't have much training value.

The head coach Fisher's operation is also completely bad, and he can always avoid victory perfectly.

The Knicks played well in the first quarter of the game between the two teams. Sheved and Bargnani both played well, but after entering the rotation, they were completely messed up.

The Nuggets started off the bench with Williams and Faried asking for anything, and they immediately opened up the score.

The main lineup Xiang Chu, Middleton, and Gallinari all played normally, and the lead was extended to double digits in the second quarter.

Then in the third quarter, the Nuggets broke out with a three-pointer, and the game quickly went to garbage time.

The Knicks are really too weak. Their offensive power is not good enough. Anthony chose to take a truce to recuperate. After the team began to clean up, it has no combat power at all.

It can be said that this game is the Nuggets practicing their touch, and I really want to thank the opponent for their training.

At this time, Nurkic decided to come back.

The Nuggets' final opponent is the Eagles, the No. [-] in the East. Nurkic chose to come back at this time not because the Nuggets were worried that they would not be able to pass the Eagles, but because the next game was against the Warriors who were No. [-] in the West.

The Nuggets are actually only half a game away from the Warriors. If they win, they can hit the No. [-] in the Western Conference. Nurkic's early comeback is also to see his status.

The Warriors are indeed strong this season, but now their strength is not as mysterious as it was at the beginning of the season.

For this matchup, the Nuggets made more preparations.

But they have to win the Eagles first, otherwise, if they lose a game, let alone hit the No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The Eagles have a good record this season, and the health of the players has also remained good.

The four All-Stars are also incomparable.

But Xiang Chu thinks that their four All-Stars have occasional factors. The Eastern Conference is a bit weak now and players are injured. In fact, Teague and Korver Xiang Chu thinks that they are only quasi-All-Stars. Millsap and Horford are also relatively weak among the All-Stars. level.

But their lineup is really good this season, with offense, defense and substitutes.

Just to play against the Nuggets, the Hawks' lineup is still a bit problematic. They will suffer a lot from rebounding and inside defense, and no matter how they face any strong team, they are not strong enough to hold the ball at that level.

Teague is a little bit worse. Could it be that Millsap, the fourth position, is allowed to play with the ball at the critical moment? Really playing Millsap like that is also a gap compared to the core of other top teams in the league.

The team style of play can maintain a good winning rate, but there must be a strong star in a life-and-death matchup.

Xiang Chu maintained a strong aggressiveness at the beginning of this round, and Horford was to blame for being short.

It was really easy for him to beat Horford, and he forced the Eagles to replace Antiche in less than half a quarter.

Of course, Xiang Chu fought Antiche casually, and the Eagles just fought with wheels.

Driven by Xiang Chu, Middleton, Gallinari and Belinelli all played well on the outside, and the rotation lineup also has a slight advantage. Now Faried has adapted very well in the rotation lineup. He and Williams also reached a certain tacit understanding, playing pick and roll is good.

This caused the Nuggets to lead by double digits in the first quarter, and the lead continued to expand.

The Eagles feel a little bit fooled, and the two sides don't look like teams of the same level at all.

In fact, the difference between the two sides is only one game, and this season belongs to the first-class teams.

Coach Mike Budenholzer has a serious look on his face. This is probably the biggest problem the team faces. When they meet the top teams in the league, what is their advantage left.

In order to limit Xiang Chu, the Eagles even sent No.3 center Mark Muscala, but the effect was still not good.

During the intermission, the Eagles conducted a comprehensive analysis, hoping to play well in the second half.

However, what they are facing is still the crushing of the Nuggets inside and outside.

Carroll has also played well in the past two seasons, but this time he was completely suppressed in front of Middleton.

In fact, it was also unlucky for the Eagles. It may be that the Knicks trained very well in the previous game, and many Nuggets players were in very good condition.

As usual, the Nuggets may still have an advantage, but it is impossible to completely crush their opponents. After all, the Eagles are also number one in the Eastern Conference, not that weak.

(End of this chapter)