masters-orleans Chapter 498 Intensive schedule
Chapter 498 Intensive schedule
Chapter 498 Intensive schedule
Every team's defense will have priorities, and the Thunder will also put the priorities of Jokic and Gary Harris behind.
At this time, it depends on where the team is strong. The strength is that the team will find gaps, and the strength is that the stars will break the game with strength.
Both the Nuggets and the Thunder have teams, but the stronger players must be stars.
It's just that the two sides use their stars in different ways. Xiang Chu has many ways to use them, and the Thunder and Young must need to score.
But after Westbrook scored, it was Ibaka who scored next for the Thunder, and they played more cautiously.
Waiters is more restrained on the court, he can't get the ball at all.
Relatively speaking, other Nuggets players have to play bolder, including Gary Harris, who was ignored by the Thunder.
In the last 5 minutes, Gary Harris hit a three-pointer and the Nuggets led by 2 points.
Next, Durant's two points were short, and Xiang Chu made an inside hook. The Nuggets led by 4 points, and the atmosphere on the Thunder's side was completely different.
The score was originally a stalemate, but the Nuggets tended to spread the score. The Thunder must do something, otherwise the game will lose at this time if they are not careful.
In fact, the more critical the game is, the simpler the tactics.
The Thunder's choice was Durant's singles. Middleton defended once before, but this time he failed.
There is really no way to stand up to the defender's shots with his height and long arms. Even Xiang Chu is very difficult to defend. After all, Durant is not a shooter, he plays with the ball, and a slight change can affect the defense.
On the outside, Middleton intended to return one, but missed.
However, Xiang Chu grabbed an offensive rebound and the Nuggets still led by 4 points.
The Thunder's two inside players are extremely annoyed. As long as they protect the rebounds, the situation will be different, but every time they compete with Xiang Chu, they will be a little slower.
There is also Jokic, a rookie, who looks naive and is very skilled in blocking people.
Coach Billy Donovan, in a suit and scruffy hair on the sidelines, was annoyed.
How can the situation on the court change as soon as it is said? Are the Nuggets that strong? The Thunder lineup looks very strong, but it is always easy to lose the chain at critical moments, so they are only fourth in the West.
Time is running out, and the Nuggets have already directly flanked Durant.
Westbrook chose to play by himself, but Jeremy Lin tried his best to defend but was called a foul.
Westbrook is too incomprehensible to rush, unless he can put enough pressure on him to spend his energy on the action before shooting, then there will be problems with his shooting percentage.
Westbrook made two free throws at the free throw line, and the outcome of the game is unclear.
The Thunder have two All-Stars, but at the last moment they can only let one player take a shot. They can't fully utilize the abilities of the two. The cooperation between Westbrook and Durant is not particularly good.
It's not a tactical problem, but when they insist on solving the problem, they play singles and try their best to succeed, so they can't consider passing.
It's okay if they both have enough hits, it's just not easy sometimes.
What was even more difficult was the defense. Xiang Chu and the others really couldn't control it.
At 2 minutes and 11 seconds, Xiang Chu hit again, and then he blocked Westbrook who came in.
The Thunder almost fell into desperation, Donovan requested a timeout, and then replaced Kanter.
Time is running out, they can only go to the offensive inside line to give it a go, Xiang Chu must attack more decisively.
However, this time Kanter came up and failed to save the Thunder. Instead, he made a mistake after receiving the ball.
Xiang Chu directly completed the steal. This is not due to his pre-judgment, but after the physical confrontation, Kanter showed a big flaw. After losing the ball, Kanter fouled, and Xiang Chu stood on the free throw line and made two free throws.
In the Thunder's offense, Westbrook hit the iron with a three-pointer, and the suspense of the game's outcome became less and less.
The Nuggets offense couldn't pass the ball to Xiang Chu, and Middleton missed a shot.
The Thunder quickly counterattacked after getting the rebound, and Durant made a clean hit after receiving the ball this time.
But time was running out. The Thunder chose foul tactics. Jeremy Lin also performed decisively at the free throw line. He made two free throws. Then the Thunder tried a three-pointer again.
Back-to-back away games were done, and the Nuggets also came to a 13-game winning streak.
After the game, Donovan regretted: "There were a few times when our rotation was slow. If we prevented the opponent's dunk, then we might not be able to prevent the opponent's corner."
George Karl still praised Xiang Chu, which he has said countless times.
But when the core of the team scored 45 points and 16 rebounds to lead the team to victory, no praise was enough.
This season, Xiang Chu is still likely to win the scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots at the same time.
Of course, he also has opponents, such as Curry, Harden, and Durant for scoring, Drummond and Jordan for rebounding, and Whiteside for blocking.
There are very strong players in all aspects of the league, and there are many newcomers emerging, such as Whiteside, so if you want to stay at the top, you must work harder.
Of course, data is not Xiang Chu's pursuit. His goal is to defend his title again and build a real dynasty.
This period is the cruelest time for the Nuggets' schedule. After one day of adjustment, the Nuggets will play back-to-back again, and it will be back-to-back twice, and the opponents are all ruthless characters.
Not all the next four games will be away games, which is the only consolation.
The schedule is so dense that George Karl is also worried that some players will be injured, so the confrontation training has been temporarily put down.
Two days later, the Nuggets played against the visiting Cavaliers at home.
The Cavaliers are now considered to be the only ones in the Eastern Conference, and behind them, the second to ninth records in the Eastern Conference are similar. The competition in the Eastern Conference this season can be said to be extremely fierce.
In this case, the Cavaliers' ranking first is also a manifestation of their strength, but they also paid the price. The team Irving was injured and truceed.
Irving's truce will definitely have an impact on the Cavaliers, especially against a strong team like the Nuggets.
The Cavaliers' lineup hasn't changed much in the new season, but the Nuggets are more familiar with it.
However, the starting lineup has been slightly adjusted. They are now paying more attention to flexibility. The insider is Love's partner Thompson.
Anyway, Mozgov couldn't stand Xiang Chu, and the knight's plan was to speed up and run to the Twin Towers to death.
This trick has been used by teams, and the effect is not very good, but every team is very confident that they will have an advantage over others if they use the same tactic. Of course, the Cavaliers who are the number one in the East can think so, although their record is in the West. Can only rank fourth.
On the surface, the Cavaliers are the Big Three, but they are actually a three-point team. James' team has always been like this, and the Nuggets have long had a defensive strategy. After all, everyone has played in the playoffs.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides are attacking each other. The Nuggets are showing their strength inside. Love can't beat Jokic at all, while the Cavaliers are James and JR's main attackers. Both sides want to take advantage earlier and then dominate the game.
(End of this chapter)