ATPnovel Chapter 490 Helpless
Chapter 490 Helpless
Chapter 490 Helpless
"You all got so many votes, especially Boss Xiang Chu." Jokic said enviously.
"That's because you didn't see the boss's votes in the previous season. This season, the boss gave the seniors face and didn't fight for it." Middleton had the expression of Jokic's countryman.
Because of Xiang Chu's voice, Middleton also won a lot of votes. Although it was difficult to start, this buddy is also happy. He is now a person with status in the world.
Because of supporting Kobe, this season's All-Star voting was relatively peaceful. Xiang Chu and other players did not take the initiative to watch the vote winner, but Xiang Chu will definitely be in the starting position.
"Play well, and everyone will have the chance to showcase at the All-Star Weekend." Xiang Chu smiled.
Jokic performed well, and he may have the opportunity to go to the rookie game. Xiang Chu hopes that this All-Star Weekend will be more lively, and the Nuggets will go to a few more people.
He coaches rookies purely for basketball reasons and has a good relationship with most of the team.
Xiang Chu doesn't like to go out to play often, but his personality won't be rejected by others after being in contact with him for a long time.
So with the blessing of victory, the atmosphere in the Nuggets is very good.
Even if someone wanted to leave last season, they all took what they needed, not a breakup.
After playing the Timberwolves, there are two days of adjustment time. Xiang Chu thinks it is more comfortable to play a game and rest for two days.
He has good physical strength now, but it is not good to play too intensively. There is no time to sum up, and the team's improvement will be slow.
Keeping improving, Xiang Chu feels that he is a little greedy now, and he is very eager to build a powerful dynasty.
He is stronger than the dynasties that appeared in front of the alliance. As a hacker, he must always pursue something.
Especially after he discovered that he could win the championship without a particularly good lineup, this idea became more and more intense. Now it is not a matter of social status, but of achievements.
After two days of pleasant adjustments in Denver, the Nuggets are on the road again.
The Jazz played well at the beginning, but now they are a bit weak. Their lineup is still too young, mainly because the core player Hayward's offensive ability is a bit poor.
Moreover, they have suffered a little injury now, and Gobert cannot play this time.
Anyway, Xiang Chu can't be guarded. Maybe Trey Lyles is better for them to start. After all, they can pull out to shoot three-pointers, but the Jazz's rebounds and frame protection will definitely be worse.
The Jazz got off to a near-perfect start, with Hood and Haywood both feeling great and making several good passes, and their guard Raul Neto also benefited from a three-pointer.
It happened in the first few minutes of the game, which can be said to have caught the Nuggets by surprise.
But after the Nuggets reacted, the Jazz couldn't play that smooth offense.
Offense is not the Jazz's strong point, defense is, especially at home they are extremely fierce.
To a certain extent, the Nuggets and Jazz are the same type of team, both are extremely fierce at home, but the offensive and defensive concepts are somewhat different.
Of course, the Nuggets now have Xiang Chu and the championship, and the situation is different.
After overcoming the previous wave of the Jazz, the main lineup has stabilized, but for the Nuggets, the Jazz's backup guard still needs to pay attention.
Both Burks and Burke are very excited to play against the Nuggets, and Booker is also a very fierce player.
For the Nuggets, Joe Ingles is also fierce, like all Australians, but some rookies are not used to it, and veteran players like Jeremy Lin are also a bit gentle.
So when it came time to rotate the lineup, the Nuggets were at a disadvantage.
Jeremy Lin is a player who is still a little bit less aggressive, and he also lacks a bit of momentum on the bench. He doesn't play with the ball like a typical sixth man, and he is more confident than an All-Star player.
He should be a better starter, but not for a team like the Nuggets.
However, the rotation lineup has him to sort out the offense, which also has another advantage, that is, it is relatively stable, and it will not be like the ups and downs of Lu Wei last season.
The Nuggets' current bench lineup looks a little weak, but it won't let people take the opportunity to make any big things happen. It has been like this since Jeremy Lin was placed in the sixth man position.
If there are a few more players on the bench to grow up, this style of play may be suitable for the Nuggets.
The rotation lineup is stable, which can allow the main lineup to play with more confidence.
So in the first half, the Jazz played well, while the Nuggets' outside performance was only average. Before the end of the first half, Xiang Chu still scored 4 points in a row to help the team maintain the lead and enter the intermission.
Of course, the performance of the defending champion is generally better than that of the average team.
There are still a lot of them who can play, and it's a lot to get a few points. It's just that Middleton and Gallinari can reach the level of the All-Stars when they play well. After all, the defensive pressure on Xiang Chu's side must be less. some.
Hayward is the most troublesome for the Jazz, and the others are Hood and two backup guards.
The Nuggets' strategy is also obvious, mainly to prevent three-point explosions. As a strong defensive team, the Jazz can be regarded as a good type of three-pointers.
The Nuggets are really not afraid of breaking through, they really don't have much room for people to come in inside.
In the third quarter, under the targeted defense of the Nuggets, the Jazz's teamwork became worse and worse.
On the offensive end, they rely more on Hayward and Hood for singles, and Hood's efficiency is not very high.
The Nuggets took the opportunity to expand their lead, but were chased back by the opponent during the rotation period.
Generally, strong defensive teams are more resilient. The Nuggets don't feel very good on the outside now, and they can't kill people with one stick.
But as long as they maintain their advantage, their chances of winning the game will increase.
Grinding is also the way the Nuggets are good at. There is really no team that can threaten them because it requires a lot of rebounds, and no one in the league can do it right now.
The Jazz are obviously also aware of this problem. They withdrew an inside player and played a small lineup in a different way.
How should I put it, the outside line of the Jazz can make a certain contribution to the team, but getting together cannot make the team stronger.
There is no doubt that the Jazz lacks a true organizer, more than the Nuggets did before.
Hayward is the most threatening for them to divide the ball now, and he has to be a father and a mother at the same time.
It would be fine for Hayward to be at the level of James, but he is now at the quasi-All-Star level, perhaps better than the average quasi-All-Star, but he still can't combine with a team.
So the Jazz changed their formation and played a small lineup to chase points, but their offensive power dropped. Everyone took the ball to do it alone, and they were not tall enough, so how could they play against the Nuggets.
Jazz coach Quinn Schneider is also depressed. The team's tradition is to have a good guard.
The Jazz was completely suppressed from the opportunity to the last quarter, and Quinn Schneider saw it all. He secretly sighed, it seems that the team needs some trades.
(End of this chapter)