The strongest basket king

Chapter 494 Battle against the Spurs

Chapter 494 Battle against the Spurs

Before the away game against the Spurs, the Nuggets had two days to return to Denver to adjust.

Now the Nuggets have arranged for the new lineup. Without Gallinari, tactics must be adjusted. Before, Gallinari was sometimes required to play singles on the outside. Now, Jokic may be required to go up the pick-and-roll.

Of course, like Gallinari's singles, it's just a backup plan. When Xiang Chu is on the court, all tactics revolve around him.

Tactical adjustments have little to do with a sophomore like Gary Harris, who starts off defense and shooting.

Olivia is looking at the project, and has no enthusiasm for Xiang Chu.

Of course, Xiang Chu couldn't allow this kind of thing to happen, so he "fixed" her severely.

As a result, in the rest of the time, Xiang Chu also helped guide the shooting of the basketball video in addition to having a romantic relationship with his wife.

Olivia can play basketball now, at least it’s okay to be handsome. She shoots some basketball videos and posts them on social media, which will undoubtedly arouse enthusiastic responses from fans.

Seeing that Olivia can live such a casual life, Xiang Chu recalled how they were when they first met, and felt that his efforts on the court were very worthwhile.

On December 12, Xiang Chu came to San Antonio with the team.

Duncan on the Spurs side didn't fight, as if deliberately avoiding Xiang Chu.

It is really possible for Popovich to do this. Duncan consumes a lot every time he meets the Nuggets. Maybe Xiang Chu will face the old stone Buddha again in the playoffs.

Many players really look old, and Xiang Chu is now in his fifth year in the league.

The Spurs did not let Bob Bang start this time, but Dior. Xiang Chu admired the opponent's courage. Last time, the lineup seemed to be overwhelmed by them.

This time the Spurs' offensive end is very clear, and they will directly attack from the outside.

It is also good for Gary Harris to start. He can focus more on defense and prevent the Spurs from stealing three-pointers.

Not all players can do both offense and defense, but the Nuggets' rotation will be weaker.

If one main player is missing, other main players have to make up for it. Xiang Chu and others will have to work harder during this period, and they also need to prevent injuries.

Although the Spurs mainly attack from the outside and the lineup seems flexible, they did not blindly increase their speed, but put a lot of energy on defense.

The Spurs obviously made targeted arrangements. They played zone defense, and the defense contracted very much.

Outside they only focus on Middleton. McConnell is not very good at three-pointers. In this case, he is not a big threat. The Nuggets quickly replaced Jeremy Lin.

But Gary Harris played well, he was not very well defended, and as a shooter, he hit a few shots.

It's not that the Spurs don't know the ability of this buddy, but that there must be a trade-off.

To limit the Nuggets' twin towers, there must be omissions in the perimeter defense. They dared to play like this because Gallinari was not there, and the consequences must have been carefully considered.

The Spurs didn't speed up. This lineup is actually a bit wasteful. They have to spend more energy in a positional battle, but their efficiency can't be improved.

Popovich has no choice. The Spurs have a good record now, but the team's situation is not so ideal. Due to injuries, aging lineup and other reasons, they can not use many people.

In order to get Aldridge, the Spurs actually gave up something. They had enough role players before, but this season's style is different.

The two teams started to play very tangled, there were many confrontations, and the scores were also entangled.

Popovich's complexion is a bit bad, and it may be detrimental to the Spurs if it goes on like this. Now Aldridge is not playing a role on the offensive end. If he is used like this, it is estimated that there will be physical problems in the end.

Taking advantage of the rotation period, the Spurs took the initiative to change, and they still replaced Boban. They didn't need short insiders anymore, and they directly changed into one big and four small, ready to speed up.

Boban's speed is slower than Jokic's. He definitely can't increase the speed, but the Spurs can divide the players. Boban came up to defend the inside.

There is also a screen pick-and-roll. The Spurs are talking about Leonard and Aldridge playing singles, but Popovich will limit their singles time. At this time, the tactic is initiated by Parker, and the Spurs are very good at pick-and-roll coordination.

In the second quarter of the Spurs, Parker felt overwhelmed and made consecutive hits to help the Spurs lead.

But the Nuggets are also starting to break the game. If the ball cannot be delivered to the inside in the first 10 seconds, they will fire from the outside, and Xiang Chu will grab offensive rebounds inside.

No other team can do this style of play, but the Nuggets can. Xiang Chuqiang doesn't explain.

Aldridge's health is not good, Boban moves too slowly, and the Spurs have nothing to do.

Now it depends on whether the Spurs' tactics can maintain the lead before the end of the game. In order to limit the Nuggets' inside line, the Spurs directly abolished their own inside line, including an All-Star player like Aldridge, which is also ruthless enough.

The Nuggets felt they couldn't make it to the end, because Parker couldn't be so accurate all the time.

But things are uncertain, so the Nuggets still have to limit their defense.

In fact, it is not difficult for the Nuggets to limit Parker. Before that, they focused more on Leonard and Aldridge. If they want to limit Parker, they can block Parker first after the pick-and-roll.

Parker also doesn't have the speed of his peak period, which is much easier than blocking Curry.

Having said that, Parker hit a three-pointer at the end of the second quarter, which still helped the Spurs enter the intermission with a leading posture.

During the intermission, the coaching staff gave suggestions based on the opponent's performance in the first half.

Parker must guard against this point. This multiple-choice question is not difficult to do. There is only one GDP left on the field, and the Nuggets' defense can fully take care of it.

So when he played in the third quarter, Parker would not be able to play the same way as in the second quarter.

After hitting a few irons, he still handed the ball to Leonard, and now Leonard is the most stable point for the Spurs.

There is a clear gap between Parker and his peak period, and he will definitely not be able to play without the cover of his teammates.

Leonard is good on both ends of the offense and defense, but he is a pure end point. If the Spurs let him play, they will not be able to bring role players. This is why the Spurs changed their tactics after changing the core.

The Nuggets let Leonard play singles. Anyway, Middleton, Joe Ingles and Dudley took turns to defend. There is no need for flanking, just consumption.

Just playing like this, the Spurs definitely don't have the efficiency of the Nuggets. They also let Aldridge play a few times.

The Spurs noticed the problem immediately, but they couldn't solve it. Even if the Nuggets lineup lacked a strong point, they still couldn't solve it, because the gap in core players was too great.

(End of this chapter)