The strongest basket king

Chapter 491 What we have to do

Chapter 491 What we have to do

The Nuggets' schedule in December is still good, and they can return to home after two away games.

Except for the more intensive games to be played at the end of the month, now is a relatively relaxed time.

Two months into the new season, each team has also entered the first fatigue period. The Nuggets have many young players, so pay more attention.

However, their young players, namely Jokic, play more time, and others should not have physical problems.

As for Jokic, the little fat man feels that his physical strength is not bad, which should be the reason why he can eat.

Now the team's rookies are growing relatively fast, but it's a bit early to have a big use, but the team still hopes that one or two people can grow up in the second half of the season, so that the playoffs can be guaranteed.

Now their players are still enough, but the prevention of injuries will not happen at all if they are done. The team still needs to be prepared.

On December 12, the Pelicans came to Denver to challenge the Nuggets.

The Pelicans started this season very poorly, and there is no shadow of the hard-working team last season.

Perhaps because of the change of coaches, the team pays more attention to offense, but the defense is a mess.

Now many coaches don't pay attention to defense. Xiang Chu finds it difficult to understand. You can't just do something because of difficulties. What's the point of building a team if it doesn't move in the best direction.

Besides, as far as players are concerned, the Pelicans should be better defensively.

However, the Pelicans' offense is indeed stronger, and Davis is very motivated for the Nuggets.

In the first quarter of the game, Davis was fine and then abused Jokic. Davis was really good offensively.

But Jokic has gradually adapted to it. Jokic's ability to protect the frame is not good, but his single defense is not too bad.

In the past, the Nuggets were always overwhelmed by the powerful fourth position. It was because the fourth position lacked height and weight and suffered a disadvantage in the confrontation, but Jokic was good in this regard.

Davis didn't catch up, but he still took advantage of Jokic's lack of adaptation.

But the Pelicans' defense is really bad, and I don't know why the management likes this style.

It may be because the small ball market wants to play beautiful basketball. George Karl's style used to be offense-oriented, but he will not pay less attention to defense.

Not only Xiang Chu, Middleton and Gallinari can also play casually under the defense of the Pelicans.

At the beginning, Davis was very vigorous and the Pelicans could resist, but after Jokic's defense adapted, the Pelicans were not easy to handle.

How should I put it, the Pelicans' offense is still good, Gordon on the outside played well, Holiday and Anderson on the outside also played well.

Letting Holiday play as a substitute, the Pelicans are also a wonderful arrangement. They may be able to target the Nuggets a little bit, but their defense is of no use.

Maybe you can't say that, maybe the Nuggets players are not in good shape.

But if that's the case, it won't make any difference what lineup they play with.

In fact, the Pelicans' bench lineup really played well. In addition to Holiday, Norris Cole also played well, and Evans in the main lineup.

Anyway, except for Davis who started to show off his power, the Pelicans are all guards behind.

The inside line guarded by the Nuggets Twin Towers is really too deterrent to people.

The Nuggets' substitute players also played well, and they all played well, thanks to the Pelicans' defense.

Therefore, after the lively first half, the Nuggets also took the lead smoothly.

The Pelicans didn't reach this level last time, and this time it feels particularly obvious. It may be that the head coach's offensive theory has deeply affected the team.

That's good too, the fans at the Pepsi Center watched the offensive battle with gusto.

In the third quarter, the Pelicans haven't changed much, just throwing outside.

Even Davis has become a supporting role, and the Pelicans' outside line is also playing high, and of course the defense doesn't care.

The Nuggets are quite cooperative with each other, but they are still strictly guarded against three-pointers, and they can't capsize.

Even if some teams are a little excited, Xiang Chu will immediately remind him that he is very sober.

The state of the Pelicans is looking for losses, they can't learn from it, and Xiang Chu doesn't like teams that don't defend.

However, several guards of the Pelicans still have some ability. Evans, Gordon and Holiday have all shown their scoring ability. Although their strategy is not worth advocating, it also shows the impact of tactics on players.

It must have something to do with the tactics that the Pelicans didn't attack before, but is it really better now than before? Anyway, it can't be seen from the record.

Therefore, many things need to be viewed objectively. Xiang Chu is now trying to achieve both offense and defense.

When the score fell behind, the Pelicans did not plan to adjust. They just kept speeding up, and even replaced Davis in order to speed up.

The opponent played so resolutely, and the Nuggets were embarrassed not to cooperate.

Anyway, don't want the opponent's rebounds, and the Nuggets will not be brought into rhythm, and they will still maintain their advantage steadily.

In the last few minutes, the other party also realized that something was wrong.

Davis returned to the court, and Holiday also integrated with the main lineup and entered the final fight.

Their lineup is flexible. In fact, Davis will not affect the speed of the Pelicans too much on the court.

It's just that their lineup is really short, and the Nuggets don't ink, just teach people how to behave.

For the players who wanted to come in and challenge him, Xiang Chu abruptly gave 4 hats.

When entering the last 2 minutes, the Pelicans players were a little bit collapsed, feeling that Xiang Chu is the big devil.

This caused them to hesitate and lose the game without any suspense.

During the training on the second day, Xiang Chu said to everyone: "We have played a lot of games this season. Some games have been played easily, and some games have been played very difficult. The attitude of the opponent often affects the difficulty of the game. Everyone You should have experienced it yourself.”

"A lot of brothers are new to join this season, and now they can be regarded as adapting to the life of the team, so I want to talk to you again about the qualities that a team that pursues a championship needs to have."

"Conscientiousness, execution, and emphasis on defense are all basic requirements."

"We have to do better than other teams in all aspects in order to get the top honor in the end."

"We have won nine games in a row now, but it's nothing. Our score is only third in the West. Of course, this is not a problem. What we have to do is to be better than yesterday. The mistakes we made cannot be repeated. We can't be like some people. Teams who muddle along, have a slack mind."

"I can guarantee that if you do what I say, you will gain a lot. Big contracts, championships...these are not unattainable things. Every bit of our sweat and seriousness will be rewarded."

"Again, we are the defending champions, and our goal is the championship, you know!"

(End of this chapter)