ATPnovel Chapter 464 Weakness
Chapter 464 Weakness
Chapter 464 Weak Link
Leading the defending champion at halftime, the Timberwolves' young people were greatly encouraged, and they were full of enthusiasm as soon as the third quarter came up.
Towns also came out from the shadow of Xiang Chu's oppression, pulled out and hit two mid-range shots. You must know that he won a double-double in his debut, and he is not a parallel champion.
Of course, the more troublesome thing is Wiggins. In the second half, the Nuggets have chosen to switch defenses and let Middleton match up with Wiggins, but the effect is not very good. Wiggins is really good in physical fitness, and it is difficult to get excited. deal with.
The main lineups of the two sides played inextricably. When it came to the rotation period, the Nuggets were suppressed again.
The main reason is that there is some restraint in the position. Even David West did not perform very well this time.
George Karl was also a little tangled about whether Xiang Chu should be allowed to save the field, and finally decided to look at the score difference first.
There is no need for the gap to be too small or too large. The new season has only just started, so it's okay to suffer a little setback. It's not too big or too small, but it can let Xiang Chu show off the limelight.
In the end, the Nuggets still failed to improve Shang Xiangchu, and the score gap between the two sides became double digits again.
After Xiang Chu went up, he was chasing points for a while, and it seemed that he had a chance to reverse.
But in the last few minutes, the Timberwolves played Martin and LaVine with the main lineup of one big and four small. Their lineup was surprisingly good on the offensive end, almost blooming more points, and they kept the lead until the end.
Regardless of whether they feel particularly good this time, it is the Timberwolves who have won two consecutive victories.
Although Xiang Chu scored 36 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks, he will definitely face verbal criticism if he loses the game.
However, his psychological quality is very good, and he doesn't care about the evaluation of the outside world at all.
During training, Jeremy Lin couldn't help asking: "Xiang Chu, don't you really mind?"
After losing the game, Jeremy Lin was also criticized. His style of play obviously didn't fit well with the Nuggets' tactics.
To be honest, he was also a little bit frustrated, but he worked very hard.
Xiang Chu smiled slightly: "Why do we play basketball? Because we like to play basketball. Why do we play professional basketball? Apart from liking us, we also want to pursue victory. Naturally, some people say that if we lose, some people will praise us if we win, but we must See the essence through the appearance."
"We are athletes, we use our results to speak, and we are not entertainers who need to care about fans, so what we have to do is to find problems and solve them, not only to work hard, but also to find the right direction for our efforts. As for the matter with the alliance, you are a talented student, so you can't lose sight of the essence."
Jeremy Lin was a little ashamed, "I know what's going on, but it's hard to do it completely. I'm not as strong as you. I hope God can support me."
"God will support you, the coaching staff and teammates will support you even more, and there are fans who like you, they are countless times more than fans who don't like you, we are all lucky. Believe me, we will lose some games at first, But we will have the last laugh." Xiang Chu said seriously.
"After this season, you will definitely get a contract that truly matches your worth. It is not easy for Chinese to survive in the league. I will help you."
Jeremy Lin also knew that Xiang Chu won a lot for him when he joined, and now the two often chat, and Xiang Chu always relieves him, and he is very grateful.
Moreover, he also firmly believes that he can do it.
Xiang Chu is not just comforting Jeremy Lin now, other players, especially the rookies, Xiang Chu often talk.
Xiang Chu is now a superstar in the league. Even if the rookies were not his fans before, they have already admired him after becoming teammates.
Xiang Chu was willing to help them and enlighten them, and they all became younger brothers sincerely.
Although it will take a long time for the team to adjust, the Nuggets team is very harmonious. Xiang Chu has basically taken care of everything. If there is any change in the team, it will not cause major trouble.
After all, their new players this season really don't have any problem characters, honest kids are the easiest to manage.
The Nuggets only played two games in October, and they started playing away games in November.
Their away game against the Thunder also attracted a lot of attention from the outside world.
Unlike the big change in the Nuggets lineup, the Thunder had a lot of bad luck last season, but they survived this season with a very good lineup.
Moreover, their core players have not changed, and the starting youngsters have also worked together for several seasons, and the other players are also configured according to the team's tactics, so the Thunder started very fiercely.
It is also to vent the depression of last season, Durant and Westbrook are particularly enthusiastic.
Not to mention trying our best in the preseason matchups, six-point strength is about the same. As a Western powerhouse, the most restrained Nuggets may be the Thunder, with two powerful All-Stars and two subs with good scoring ability.
Although their configuration may not be comparable to other first-class teams, they are now a great threat to the Nuggets.
At the beginning of the game, Xiang Chu attacked fiercely, intending to create some advantages for the team.
Gallinari also played well, but he and Ibaka couldn't defend each other, and Thunder Durant and Westbrook did have two brushes. It was very difficult for Xiang Chu to help the team gain an advantage.
In the past, when encountering the Thunder, the Nuggets had to fight the opponent until the end, and they won by relying on stability when the physical strength of both young and old was not so good, so Xiang Chu's strength is not very useful now.
It's okay to say that Westbrook has Xiang Chu's defense, but the CIC still depends on the opponent's shooting rate. Durant really can't defend against this, not only the Nuggets can't defend, but other teams are the same.
So Xiang Chu's plan failed, and when the rotation period came, the Thunder rose again as expected.
It should be said that it was worse than expected, not only Kanter and Waiters, but their other backup guard Augustine also played very well.
In the second quarter, Xiang Chu broke out and scored 16 points in a single quarter to prevent the opponent's lead from hitting double figures.
But playing like this doesn't help the team very much now, Xiang Chu is almost taking care of everything, and this alone can't win more victories, and basketball alone can't do it.
During the intermission, Jeremy Lin also apologized. He was indeed a bit close to Westbrook.
Jeremy Lin's body is actually not bad, but Westbrook is the top guard line, and Jeremy Lin's defense is like a fake when he breaks out.
Of course, he can't be completely blamed, but facing the Thunder, George Karl couldn't think of any good solution.
Unless they do better offensively or the details of the game are done well, this kind of talk is nonsense. Many teams can only comfort themselves in this way when facing the Nuggets.
Of course, the Nuggets will definitely not give up the game.
They still have the possibility to win now, it's just that they haven't worked together enough, and there are weak links, and they are weaker than the other side.
In the third quarter, both sides went all out.
(End of this chapter)