ATPnovel Chapter 514 One Difficulty
Chapter 514 One Difficulty
Chapter 514
"It's so cold." Olivia, who had just strolled around the yard, quickly returned to the house.
It was snowing in Denver, and Xiang Chu still insisted on some outdoor exercises.
The main thing is to make yourself more adaptable and able to maintain a good state at any time.
During this period of time, I have been in Denver. Even though the weather is a bit cold, Xiang Chu's little life is still going well.
When it was time for the team's training, Xiang Chu drove away from home and came to the arena not long after.
The Nuggets are going to face the Pistons at home next. The Pistons' record this season is much better than last season, and they hope to re-enter the playoffs.
The strength of the team has improved, one is the growth of the team's young center Drummond, and the other is that the team renewed Reggie Jackson's five-year 8000 contract. The Pistons' current combination of inside and outside is not bad in the East.
The young player Pope of their team, as well as Marcus Morris, who was traded in the summer, are all in the growth period, and they also see some hope.
And they feel that they can play against the Nuggets because their team also has a big meat shield.
The combination of Drummond and Ilyasova inside, the offense and defense are still okay.
Of course, you can't compare them with the Nuggets. The Pistons are just a playoff-level team in the Eastern Conference, which is not outstanding. After all, their offense and defense are a bit mediocre.
At the beginning of the game, Reggie Jackson, who the Nuggets focused on, only performed in general, but the performance of the Pistons was not bad.
Pope and Ilyasova feel very good, especially Ilyasova, who played Jokic while also passing several good balls.
However, the Nuggets' attack was also very ruthless. Xiang Chu beat Drummond to two fouls in 3 minutes.
Drummond is also a very good defensive center in the league. This happens because the piston is too big. I think Drummond can withstand Xiang Chu like Gasol Jr., but I didn't expect this buddy to be too young.
Fortunately, they also signed a meat shield in the summer, which is Aaron Baynes.
It's just that Baynes is a little taller. He didn't foul at will, but the main defense Xiang Chu is obviously not as good as Drummond.
The two teams inexplicably turned into an offensive battle in the first quarter, and then it became another style during the rotation period.
First, the substitute players on both sides didn't feel good, and then Jeremy Lin showed his power to help the Nuggets take the lead.
The Pistons' bench really has no characters, and their scoring ability is much worse than that of the Nuggets.
After Nurkic's comeback, the Nuggets have one more backup firepower, and they are both offensive and defensive, which is really incomparable to ordinary teams.
Outside of the first team, the main lineup and rotation lineup of those teams can only resist one. The Nuggets can choose according to their opponents, and they are the strongest anyway.
Their lineup is stable enough this season, unlike the super ghost situation that may appear last season, which is also an important reason why their winning streak has continued.
By halftime, the Nuggets had already led by 9 points.
In the third quarter, the Nuggets broke out strongly, and Xiang Chu, Jokic, and Middleton all scored in various ways.
After entering the rotation, Jeremy Lin and Garry Harris showed their dominance again, and the Nuggets' lead instantly increased to double digits, heading towards 20+.
The Pistons are a little confused. In fact, their offense is not very bad this quarter. Both Pope and Morris can play well, but I didn't expect the Nuggets to explode with super offensive power.
The Pistons crashed thousands of miles and didn't adjust until the final quarter, and the last half of the quarter became garbage time.
But when everyone sent a substitute, the Pistons recovered a few points, but it didn't make any sense.
With a 26-game winning streak, the Nuggets are outnumbered. If they win another game, they can tie the second regular season winning streak created by the Heat in league history.
The next game is also the end of their consecutive home games during this period, and the outside world is very concerned.
The same is true for the fans. The Nuggets have been so successful this season, and the basketball atmosphere in the whole city has become stronger.
Olivia, who was ready to invest in a big business, couldn't help making waves on social media, making the Nuggets winning streak a hot news.
If someone succeeds, there will be a bonus of brilliance, and now some fashion brands are also in the alliance with Jim Smith.
But it depends on the situation. Xiang Chu will definitely not affect basketball because of commercial endorsements.
Under all the attention, the Nuggets ushered in the challenge of the Eagles at home.
The Eagles have paid more salary this season, but they have completely lost the momentum of the Eastern Conference last season.
In fact, there is not much difference in their statistics. After losing Carroll, the defense dropped a little bit, but it was this drop, and the team dropped a notch.
In addition, their team basketball has reached its limit.
In fact, they can play more people this season, but the team's system can no longer allow more players to perform well, that is to say, they have reached the ceiling.
However, with the Hawks' lineup, the successful spoilers in the regular season also have a chance.
The starting lineup is similar to last season, except that Carroll is replaced by Kent Bazemore.
Bazemore was an undrafted pick, and it is impossible for many players to become a starter now.
The Eagles now have meat shields, but they still use their most familiar starting lineup.
The same is true for the Nuggets, let's see who is more able to give full play to their advantages.
As expected, the Eagles really let Millsap play Jokic.
Millsap's efficiency is good, but the offense of other Hawks players is mediocre, and the overall defense of the Nuggets has not deteriorated because of the twin tower lineup.
On the offensive end, the Nuggets twin towers plus the outside guns of Gallinari and Middleton are more dangerous than the Eagles' targeted arrangements.
Two minutes after the start of the score, the Nuggets steadily secured the lead, which excited the home fans.
Athletes are a little excited about the record, but fans are extra excited.
In less than 5 minutes, the Eagles were constantly adjusting the lineup. Regardless of whether they could take advantage of the rotation players, their rotation players could play quite a lot anyway.
Among the players who have the ability to influence the situation of the battle are Dennis Schroeder, Tim Hardaway Jr., Sappor Sefoloza, Mike Scott, Thiago Splitter and others.
Jeremy Lin and Garry Harris also played well for the Nuggets, but they couldn't resist the opponent's rotation.
After the main lineup came on the field, Horford actually pulled out and hit two consecutive three-pointers.
After these two sets of combined punches, the Eagles even led by double digits.
Although the Nuggets worked hard to narrow the score gap between the two sides to single digits at halftime, they fell behind in the first half. This situation did not appear for the Nuggets sometimes.
When they hit 27 consecutive victories, they finally encountered difficulties.
(End of this chapter)