ATPnovel Chapter 484 Believe in teammates
Chapter 484 Believe in teammates
Chapter 484 Believe in teammates
The All-Star voting is about to start, and Xiang Chu has also started his own work, which is to send out social media to canvass for teammates.
As the defending champion, he is the only one who enters the All-Star every year, which is obviously wrong
Last season, it could be said that their players were young and had no statistics, but the excuse cannot be used for two consecutive seasons.
Although if they were an Eastern team, they would have been selected a few times, but in the Western Conference, it is not necessary to respect the teams that have won two consecutive championships.
Their championship lineup is disbanded, but Gallinari and Middleton's numbers have improved because of this.
Xiang Chu intends to build momentum first, and the league can't ignore their small ball market.
However, the team will play away games next, they will play five away games in a row, and there will be back-to-back away games.
It is estimated that after this trip, it will be difficult for rookies to adjust. They don't want to play so many games in college.
Professional games are too intense and dense for ordinary players.
However, the players still hope to be able to play hard, otherwise they will not be able to adapt even more if they sit on the bench.
The Nuggets are still more willing to give young people opportunities, because they want to find seedlings worth cultivating among young people, unlike some teams that are unwilling to train new players, who have no chance.
Whether you are willing to cultivate other than the style of the coach is mainly forced by the environment.
The Nuggets can't sign mature big names, of course they have to be cultivated among young people, and young people are still cheap.
The last game in November was the Nuggets' away game against the Bucks.
The Bucks didn't start well, and they lost the impressive feeling of last season.
The Bucks took Monroe in the summer, intending to build a more powerful offensive team.
Now it seems that the offensive end may be a little stronger, but it is definitely not because of Monroe, but there is a problem with the defense. Monroe is a bit hot-eyed in the fifth position.
At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets overwhelmed their opponents when they felt unstable outside. Their advantage inside was very obvious.
The main reason is that Xiang Chu can crush Monroe, and Jokic is actually not very happy when he meets Antetokounmpo.
Fortunately, Antetokounmpo is not the kind of striker with strong shooting ability, and it does not affect the game situation very much.
During the rotation period, however, the Nuggets ran into trouble.
In order to target the Nuggets, the Bucks put McAway and Jabari Parker on the bench.
McAway was still talking, but Jabari Parker came up and scored consecutively to help the Bucks overtake the score.
In addition, the Bucks' substitute John Hansen also performed well, and the opponent felt that the substitute lineup had a stronger scoring ability.
Of course, it is because of the defensive strength. After the Nuggets lineup has been adjusted, the offensive power of the rotation lineup has also increased, but the defensive ability is still quite poor.
Now the team is also looking forward to Nurkic's comeback, so that the team's defense will be improved to a higher level.
In the first half, the Nuggets trailed by 2 points because of the performance of the Bucks' substitute players.
This situation is normal in the away game. In fact, the Bucks still lack scoring ability, and the team only needs to be the main one.
But I didn't expect that the Bucks played better in the third quarter than in the first half. Jokic didn't even do Antetokounmpo. This Greek buddy has excellent wingspan and strong defensive awareness. Zic's pass error.
This is a situation that has not been encountered before. Antetokounmpo is not a traditional four position, but he has brought a lot of trouble to the Nuggets.
The key is that during the rotation time, the Bucks' bench group showed their power again, reversing the score and increasing the advantage to double digits.
After the main players of the two sides played, the Bucks guard OJ-Mayo hit a few more magic shots, which prevented the Nuggets from chasing points, so the Nuggets lost the game.
Xiang Chu found that losing always happened inadvertently.
Before playing against the Bucks, no one thought they would lose. The Bucks are not the type that can restrain them.
But things happen when everyone is not paying attention. The regular season is so long, it is impossible for players to concentrate on every game.
They were not vigilant in the first half, but it was too late to exert their strength in the final quarter.
In addition to the explosion of the Bucks' bench, the most important thing in this game is Antetokounmpo's restriction on Jokic.
Xiang Chu also got to know this young man again, and this buddy has grown again in the new season.
Talented and hardworking, maybe the Bucks will have their own All-Star player soon.
If you lose, you have to admit it, and then you have to find out the problems and solve them, so as not to make the same mistakes next time.
But also because of this, the Nuggets are temporarily unable to break through the third place in the West.
The Eastern Cavaliers are already number one, but the Heat, Bulls, Pacers and Raptors are closely behind. The competition is now more intense than the West.
Due to lineup changes and other reasons in the new Western Conference season, many teams have had a bad start.
Otherwise, it is impossible for the Nuggets to occupy the top three in the Western Conference during the running-in process. It is not easy for them to start last season.
November is over, but the Nuggets' Eastern Conference road trip is not over.
Their first opponent in December is the Eastern powerhouse Bulls.
The Bulls got off to a good start. Rose, Butler and Gasol formed a new triangle for the Bulls, which looks promising.
The Bulls have been plagued by injuries these seasons. Now that Rose is back and has Butler, the team must have ideas, but their combination chemistry is not particularly good.
And with Gasol replacing Noah, the team's defense has also regressed a bit.
Now the Bulls are partnering with Gasol and Mirotic inside, and their offensive power is stronger.
But their combination was beaten up today. The weight of these two people is really not worth mentioning in front of Xiang Chu and Jokic. Moreover, their athletic ability is not strong, and they do not pose any threat to the Nuggets inside. They come and go Only pull out this trick.
So not only for half a quarter, the Bulls had to honestly replace Noah as a meat shield.
Noah is actually not a qualified meat shield, but his partner Gasol can put Gasol in the fourth position to deal with Jokic, so that the team's defense will be much better.
The Bulls' adjustment played a big role, and Gasol has a good way of bullying Jokic.
Jokic is still too tender now, and old fritters like Gasol are very good at dealing with young Europeans.
Being reversed by the Bucks in the game, Jokic should also have a little shadow in his heart, after all, he is too young.
So in the second half of the first quarter, there was obviously a problem with his performance. Gasol took the opportunity to take the initiative and helped the Bulls turn the score over.
George Karl quickly replaced Jokic to calm him down.
In comparison, the Bulls' bench lineup has always been a weak link, and the Nuggets also have time to calm down the players.
When Xiang Chu was off the field, he patted Jokic on the shoulder hard, "What's the matter, you were too full before the game, right? Nikola, you can definitely handle it."
(End of this chapter)