The strongest basket king

Chapter 475 Experiment Opportunity

Chapter 475 Experiment Opportunity

Davis has been improving in recent years, worthy of his status as the No. [-] pick.

But letting him defend Xiang Chu is obviously a foolish move. Davis was completely at a disadvantage at the beginning of the game.

Scoring rebounds, facing Xiang Chu, he couldn't get any data.

What was even more unfortunate was that he was injured in the confrontation within half a quarter.

Xiang Chu looked very innocent, he didn't make any big moves, it was because Davis had a shoulder injury.

This must be the coach's fault. Davis is not a hand-to-hand insider, and it is obvious that he is not worthy of a meat shield.

Xiang Chu had an advantage on both offense and defense, and the Nuggets also took the initiative in the game. Several outside players, including the young Gary Harris, played well, and the Nuggets' score advantage soon reached double digits.

However, the Pelicans' substitute players played very well and did not let the game lose suspense early.

Ryan Anderson, Ismail Smith and Luke Babbitt all hit three-pointers and felt hot.

The Nuggets' bench problems have been exposed again, and this time it's not just about scoring.

In fact, the biggest difference between the rotation lineup and the main lineup is the defensive issue. After Xiang Chu leaves the field, the new lineup cannot continue the previous defense.

The Nuggets already rely more on Xiang Chu's defense, but now that the new lineup is not well adapted, they are even more dependent.

Jokic is not an insider who is good at assisting defense, so the defensive strategy around Xiang Chu is not suitable for him.

The rotation must change tactics, whether it is offensive or defensive.

In the past, a set of tactics was used in order to adjust the speed, but now it seems that it still doesn't work.

A team like the Pelicans who are fighting for the bottom line can beat them with a substitute lineup, which shows that their strategy is wrong.

In fact, whether it is Jokic or David West as the insider of the second team, the pick-and-roll should be a more reasonable and quick-start tactic, and both of them have shots.

Speaking of pick-and-rolls, Jeremy Lin started playing pick-and-rolls, which gave him the idea of ​​a rotation lineup again.

The defense also needs to change. The Nuggets' three-point defense is due to Xiang Chu's supplementary defense. In fact, the tactics are a bit extreme. After Xiang Chu goes down, they should switch back to ordinary defensive tactics.

The Nuggets' No. [-] position is a problem this season, so the team will not directly experiment like changing the No. [-] position.

The Nuggets' current No. 3 position is a [-]D style of play, so it doesn't matter who they play.

The No. [-] position is still more important, and the team needs to experiment slowly, but the direction must be decided.

At the end of the first half, Gordon of the Pelicans succeeded in consecutive singles on the outside, and the lead established by the Nuggets in the first quarter was basically gone.

Nuggets coaching staff dissects play at halftime

Without Davis, the Pelicans actually pulled all the big men out to open up space.

The Nuggets' response in the first half was a bit slow. In fact, it is not difficult to solve this problem. They won the big man standing outside the three-point line, but they don't have the ability to hold the ball. They just need to defend.

If Jokic's pace is slow, he will play less. Xiang Chu and David West should be able to handle it.

After Davis left the field, the Pelicans caught up with the score instead, and their players also had some confidence. If they could beat the defending champion, their confidence would rise.

The Pelicans started poorly, and they desperately need a morale-boosting victory.

But it turned out that they were thinking too much, and the Nuggets completely suppressed them in the third quarter.

It was impossible for the Pelicans to open up the space, Xiang Chu went out directly, and could also take care of some assisting defense tasks, and the opponent's moves suddenly became ineffective.

It is impossible to be stronger without the main scoring point, and it is more that the opponent's defensive strategy has not been adjusted.

After the Nuggets responded, they once again extended their lead to double digits.

Now the Pelicans had no choice but to come back. Ryan Anderson played a few shots with a little stronger ability, and Gordon hit two fairy balls but the efficiency was very low. .

The Nuggets led more and more, and the final few minutes of the game also entered garbage time.

Not to mention defense, the Nuggets' offense this season is undoubtedly still the top in the league.

Gary Harris has grown up, and Jeremy Lin can also play the role of Knight.

Because Middleton has also grown, with Middleton, Gallinari and Xiang Chu, other positions are not so important. As long as they are not too useless, the Nuggets cannot be bad on the offensive end.

After winning the Pelicans, the Nuggets have stopped the losing streak. Now they cannot completely solve the trouble of the bench lineup. As for the transaction, they are not very easy to do.

To make major adjustments to the existing lineup, we have to wait until there is a little more time.

They are going to play back-to-back away games against the Spurs next, and they are also a strong team in the West.

The Spurs felt like they were going to die last season, but with the growth of Leonard and their acquisition of Aldridge in the summer, the Spurs suddenly became the top threat in the West.

That's Aldridge, who the Nuggets have always found troublesome. In fact, the Nuggets also thought about winning Aldridge and Xiang Chu's twin towers in the summer, but they were not sure and finally chose to renew the bargaining chip in their hands.

Aldridge showed his troubles at the beginning of the game, and Old Shifo also played extraordinarily hard.

Now the Spurs are second in the West, second only to the Warriors who have a smooth sailing, and they also want to suppress the Nuggets.

The Spurs have two insiders, and Xiang Chu can only deal with one. If Gallinari can wait for Duncan's physical strength to drop a little, he can handle it, but this is also a good opportunity to test the twin towers.

The Nuggets replaced Jokic in less than half a quarter, and then the show began.

Jokic's assisted defense is not very good, but his single defense is okay, and he has a good sense of position. Aldridge will definitely not be able to stand it.

If Aldridge came inside, Xiang Chu would teach him how to behave, so Aldridge could only fight outside, and his threat gradually became smaller.

However, the Spurs still have the power to fight. The inside is not good, and Parker and Leonard can also score outside.

The other is the bench, Mills feels very good.

The Spurs' defense this season is very strong, and the Nuggets' perimeter is restricted. The scoring efficiency of both sides cannot be said to be slow, but no one can get rid of the other.

Xiang Chu also lamented that this season the Western Conference does not seem to be as lively as last season, but there are more troublesome teams

Leonard really seems to be getting stronger year by year, and he is more threatening than Middleton in terms of characteristics.

In a strong confrontation, most of the time it is about stability and physical strength, and in the end you have to fight for star quality, but before you compete for star quality, the details of the game are very important, otherwise you will not be able to wait until then.

"Man, you played well." Xiang Chu patted Jokic on the shoulder.

"The two of us are younger. Not only can we suppress the two old guys, but we can also blow up the opposing team."

Hearing Xiang Chu's words, Jokic smirked while drinking the energy drink.

(End of this chapter)