ATPnovel Chapter 500 A Tenacious Opponent
Chapter 500 A Tenacious Opponent
Chapter 500 A Tenacious Opponent
The Cavaliers replaced James Jones at the last moment, but they did not create miracles.
Love hit the iron with a three-pointer, JR hit the iron with a three-pointer, and James scored two points in the last attack, which has nothing to do with the outcome.
The number one knight in the East was beheaded by the Nuggets.
Up to now, they have played all the strong teams in the west and east, and all of them have a record of killing them.
Many outside media have changed from doubts at the beginning to praise now. In just two months, the Nuggets have returned to the biggest favorites in the championship.
The young people on the team were very happy, they proved themselves, but Xiang Chu is already a veteran, just regular season winning streak or what the media say can't affect him.
His current pursuit, only the championship, is the real success, and only one team can reach that position every season.
Young people are happy to go out and have fun, but Xiang Chu will also remind them that the team will go to the away game to play back-to-back. During this period of time, the schedule is intensive, and everyone must rest well, otherwise they will be in poor physical condition and will be easily injured.
The next day after playing the Cavaliers, the Nuggets came to Portland.
The Blazers gave people a surprise at the beginning of the season, but after other teams became familiar with their style of play, the team's record also dropped.
And Lillard suffered a little injury in front, so there is no way to fight this time.
The Blazers are now in the dual-gun mode. One gun is missing, and it is the strongest gun, which must be very affected.
The Blazers did not choose the inside line of the twin towers like last time, but went to Feng Lai, the fourth position who can shoot three-pointers.
Now that the Nuggets' lineup has been determined, Jokic is worth cultivating.
Tactics are targeted. As far as the lineup is concerned, they often restrain each other. As a mature and strong team, the Nuggets have always left such problems to their opponents. When they did not win the championship, they would take the initiative to change the lineup.
Lillard didn't play, and the Blazers put Allen Crabbe in the starting lineup.
At the beginning of the game, the Blazers didn't have any problems because Lillard couldn't play. They were full of momentum at home, and McCrum perfectly took the gun in Lillard's hand.
McCrum is also an amazing player. Last season, he was playing soy sauce all the time. He emerged in the playoffs. In the new season, he suddenly reached the height of the quasi-All-Star level, and he is still one of the more powerful ones.
Therefore, some teams in the league need opportunities, and they can take off when given opportunities.
The NBA gathers the best basketball players in the world. Sometimes it is not so easy to get a chance, and some players who get a chance soon know how to cherish it.
It's a pity that some people don't understand, they will become passersby of the alliance.
Some players had the opportunity to become a star and earn a lot of money, but because they didn't work hard enough and failed to seize the opportunity, they disappeared from everyone. Such people are regrettable but not worthy of sympathy.
Faced with McCrum's strong performance at the first position, the Nuggets' strategy is to control the inside and then wait and see.
McCrum, like Lillard, is the kind of player who is very powerful in the face of defensive heads-up. It is impossible for such a player to be blocked at once, but it can be consumed first and then upgrade the defense.
The most powerful player of this type is Durant, but because Durant is a special case due to his height, he can only use attrition tactics. Guards who are not tall enough are different. Consumption is useful, flanking is also useful, and help defense can also be used. , so the Nuggets are in no hurry at all.
Obviously, the Blazers have nothing to do with the Nuggets' inside twin towers.
The Blazers also have insiders, four or five of them. Although they are not strong, they can be used, but they are really useless in front of Xiang Chu and Jokic. They can't stand up for a while, let alone score.
On the contrary, Aminu at the third position is very familiar with the Nuggets players, which caused some trouble for Middleton.
In the first quarter, the two teams are evenly matched, and everyone is still in the testing stage.
As far as the lineup is concerned, it can be said that the Blazers playing at home performed better.
Xiang Chu originally thought that this away game would not be difficult, but there are some problems with the state of many players on the team.
There is something wrong with David West, who has been performing steadily. After all, he is old, and he has obviously fatigued from playing too many games these days.
Jeremy Lin has also suffered badly. Now the team is performing normally only Xiang Chu, Middleton, Jokic and Gary Harris.
Relatively speaking, the players on the Trail Blazers side worked hard, and the Nuggets also suffered during the rotation.
In the second quarter, both McCrum and Allen Crabbe played well. The Blazers' tactic is that the two guards get more opportunities, and they have done a good job until the limit.
Of course, their two starting insiders were also blocked by the Nuggets.
The Blazers are playing well now, but their weak links are also very obvious. Not only are they weak inside, but they also rely too much on outside shots, and their offensive methods are too single.
At the end of the second quarter, Allen Crabbe withstood the defense and scored two points. The Blazers successfully entered the intermission with the lead.
Almost all of their points in the first half were outside shots, and the team did not have a clear organizer. The Nuggets quickly determined the strategy to be adjusted in the second half, and they decided to pinch McCrum.
Flanking is a defensive tactic, and many times it is because the opposing team is too strong, but sometimes just using this tactic can be very helpful to the team.
There are some players who don't have many options for flanking, and the Nuggets believe that McCrum is such a player.
A guard with no physical advantage will be greatly affected in the face of flanking, and Curry is no exception, but Curry's ability to handle the ball is relatively strong, and McCrum is obviously not that powerful.
In the third quarter, the Blazers' tactics are still the same, but the focus has shifted to Allen Crabbe.
The Nuggets' pincer attack had an effect, but McCrum also made two good passes. He has grown very fast this season, knowing that after attracting the attention of the opponent's defense, he must create opportunities for his teammates.
But this is also his limit, the price the Nuggets have to pay for double-teaming him is not big.
McCrum is limited by this, and the Blazers' offense finally has some problems.
However, Xiang Chu and Jokic are still firmly suppressing the Blazers' inside line, and the situation is changing.
After half a quarter, the Nuggets took the initiative to overtake the score, and the Blazers also began to rotate players frequently.
However, their rotation lineup did not have the feel of the first half, and the score gap is still widening.
The Blazers did not give up. After the time came to the final quarter, they played harder. This season, the Blazers players have a lot of hard work, which is why they can surprise people at the beginning of the season.
Their substitute team, Harkless, stepped forward and hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Blazers catch up with the score.
This player is not strong in three-pointers, but anything can happen on the court.
If the Nuggets want to win the game, they must deal with various emergencies.
(End of this chapter)