The strongest basket king

Chapter 499

Chapter 499

As the Big Three, Love's efficiency is not as good as Jokic's, which is also surprising.

Of course, professionals know very well that it's not that Love is really that good, it's just that he was restrained.

However, there is no doubt that James is strong, Middleton will be abused again, and the Nuggets can only use the wheel method.

In the confrontation with the main lineup, the Nuggets still had the advantage after half a quarter.

It can't be said that they are all the main players, because at this time the Nuggets have already replaced Jeremy Lin.

However, this has nothing to do with the offensive end. It is because the Nuggets' defensive strategy of blocking three-pointers is very well implemented, and James is not so happy to score the ball.

First the Cavaliers led, then the Nuggets led, and things changed again during the rotation.

This also shows the intensity of this game. The Cavaliers are undoubtedly a first-tier team this season. Although there are some differences in strength between the first-tier teams, they are not easy to deal with.

After the substitute lineup came on the field, the Cavaliers' veteran Maurice Williams and the more defensive Shumpert showed their strength. This was something the Nuggets hadn't expected before. To be honest, the Cavaliers' rotation lineup is not strong.

The Nuggets' Joe Ingles and Wei West are relatively stable, but they haven't fully played out on offense.

During the rotation period, the Cavaliers overtook the score, and in order to keep the advantage, James played very resolutely in singles in the second quarter.

The Cavaliers' defense is stronger than the Thunder's. They seized the opportunity and the Nuggets couldn't pull it back for a while. They could only wait for the opportunity slowly. The duel between strong teams is often rushed.

There is no way for James to do this. What the Nuggets have to do well is to defend the bench lineup.

Sometimes what you are afraid of will come. To reduce this possibility, you must come up with countermeasures.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers led by 5 points. During the intermission, Xiang Chu talked a lot with his teammates.

Xiang Chu is very familiar with the Cavaliers lineup. After all, he has played a lot of simulated games, and Xiang Chu can tell one, two, three of the teams that have played simulated games without major changes in the lineup.

Xiang Chu's lack of defense during the rotation actually has something to do with Xiang Chu. When he is on the court, the task of perimeter defense is much easier, and sometimes players can't change.

Therefore, Xiang Chu has to teach opportunities face-to-face to help the team improve their winning percentage.

In fact, without Irving, it shouldn't be difficult for them to play the Cavaliers, and they were negligent in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers still let James and JR play together. The efficiency of the two is neither high nor low. At least the front is firmly holding the lead.

The outside line is always not as stable as the inside line. The third quarter of the two teams can be said to be exactly the same as the first quarter.

After a long time, the Nuggets gradually gained the advantage and caught up with the score.

At this time, it depends on the rotation of the two sides, and the Nuggets are waiting here.

The Nuggets' defense in the second half was very targeted. The two players in the first half didn't play at all, and they didn't even get two calls.

Maurice Williams may have been a singles master when he was young, but now he can't get rid of the defense when he is old.

Shumpert is also simple. He is not an offensive type at all. He was not noticed in the first half, and now he can't play well when he is on defense.

But the Nuggets' bench lineup is very stable, not to mention bursting points, it is no problem to play a few shots steadily.

The score was overtaken naturally, and the Cavaliers saw that something was wrong, and they replaced James 2 minutes into the last quarter, preparing to grab the victory.

The Nuggets were not in a hurry, and waited more than a minute for Xiang Chu to play.

James is great, but during this period of time, he helped the team chase 2 points. The Nuggets are a strong team, and the players have a different momentum. Even if Xiang Chu is not on the court, it is not so easy to solve them.

Xiang Chu played a little later, but he was more brutal than James after he played.

Although it is also playing with confrontation, it is more expensive for James to rush around with the ball.

Under normal circumstances, big centers consume more energy, but Xiang Chu is different. The Nuggets' tactics also save him some energy. You must know that when Jokic is not around, he often has to come up to catch the ball. Now there is no need to not move too much.

The Cavalier's plan is to let Mozgov carry it first, and continue if he can carry it, and consume some money if he can't.

Unexpectedly, Mozgov is not very qualified to be a tank shield in a short period of time now, and he fouled twice at once, and even made a mistake.

In the confrontation with Xiang Chu, he was a little unsteady with the ball.

Now that he is not reused, it feels like Mozgov is not so full of energy.

Of course, the most important thing is that the upper limit of this buddy is just like this. It is impossible for the Cavaliers to rely on him to do more.

Mozgov was completely useless, and the Cavaliers had no choice but to switch to the starting insider again.

Love was not doing well on the offensive end anyway, so Blatt simply asked him to be a meat shield. His weight is slightly better than Thompson's.

Love is also a little depressed. He has actually lost weight when he wants to go out now. It is really tiring to carry a big center forward.

I don't know if he hasn't adjusted his hand feeling well, or it's too exhausting to carry Xiang Chu. Anyway, on the offensive end, he can't make a single shot from beyond the three-point line.

It's even more impossible to play inside. Two of the Cavaliers are heavyweight insiders.

The other players did not perform well. In the last half of the quarter, James also took over the game and started various singles.

He rushed in several times and faced Xiang Chu directly. The only one in the league who could fight Xiang Chu like this was probably James, and the success rate of others was too low.

But even James, it is not so easy to succeed.

He succeeded twice, one of which caused a foul by Xiang Chu, but he also got a big hat from Xiang Chu.

In the end, it was James who changed his approach. He would have no problem continuing to play like this, and he would definitely be able to score some points. However, playing like this would consume a lot of physical energy.

At this time, James is also extremely bitter. Both teams are missing the second point, but the Nuggets still have people shooting and passing without the second point, but the Cavaliers have to do everything.

The so-called hard work for those who are capable is sometimes because other players are unable to perform properly at critical moments after being taken over. After all, more opportunities to exercise are needed to maintain strength. If there are few opportunities, those abilities will naturally be unstable.

Xiang Chu only does what he is good at, so other players can also give what they are good at. James is great because he is too versatile, and he suffers from this aspect. Of course, the advantages must outweigh the disadvantages.

In the last 5 minutes, the Nuggets led by 6 points, and in the last 2 minutes, the Nuggets led by 7 points. In fact, the difference of a few points is not too big, but if the opponent is the Nuggets, it will be hanging.

The point is that none of the Cavaliers' other points have been opened. James is already feeling tired, but his more knowledge of singles consumes time, and the team's life is hanging by a thread.

(End of this chapter)