ATPnovel Chapter 406 Victory and Trouble
Chapter 406 Victory and Trouble
Chapter 406 Victory and Trouble
"We have to maintain scoring efficiency, and then ... prevent some accidents from happening."
The Grizzlies are a team that likes physical confrontation, and so are the Nuggets, so they have to think more about it.
The team adjusted the starting lineup, Faried replaced Belinelli, who was going to fight Randolph, and Gallinari went to the third position.
It is also difficult for Farid to limit Randolph, but it can be consumed in front.
The Nuggets don't care about fighting the Grizzlies in the final quarter. The key is not to let the opponent have so much physical strength in the final quarter.
There must be fatigue, but the Nuggets players are still in a state of excitement.
They only had the simplest pre-match training, which is also one of the inconveniences of the away game.
The Grizzlies used Udrih to start the first position, in fact, their offense is more inclined to the inside.
When Xiang Chu was not as strong as he is now, it was not easy to beat the Grizzlies.
But now it is not easy for the Grizzlies to meet Xiang Chu, and Xiang Chu's defense in the interior has a great impact on them.
The Grizzlies still can only attack the inside, and they even hope to have the opportunity to foul Xiang Chu.
However, under Xiang Chu's defense, Gasol could not perform on the offensive end at all.
The Grizzlies can only use Randolph to bully the Nuggets' [-]th position, which is easy to do when Randolph is physically strong.
But that's just his point, he can't drive the whole team.
The Nuggets will not give the Grizzlies too many outside opportunities, and Xiang Chu is actually more efficient inside than Randolph.
Gasol Jr. is a good defender, and the Grizzlies have not flanked for the time being, because they want to limit the Nuggets' outside shots.
The Grizzlies' outside shooting is average, but the Nuggets are different. If the Nuggets are allowed to let go of their shots, the Grizzlies don't need to continue this game.
They didn't know that the single-defense consumption strategy against Xiang Chu would not be successful.
They played a slow pace with the Nuggets, and they seemed to be only a little bit short every time, or they knew it, but they had to play this way, and this was their rare opportunity.
The Grizzlies have indeed defended the Nuggets' perimeter well, but the Nuggets can still make a cold shot, but it is difficult for the Grizzlies.
Therefore, at the beginning of the game, the Nuggets have gradually established their advantages.
Entering the rotation, Williams' performance is also very good. His performance is more based on feeling, and it will not be affected because it is back to back. On the contrary, this is his performance during this period of time.
However, the Grizzlies' bench also performed surprisingly well.
Tony Allen and second-year player Nick Calathes both had good hands, but the Grizzlies had an outside line during the rotation, which compromised Williams' performance.
Using Williams has to bear the consequences, and the players he plays against often perform well.
Heavy insiders will always be affected by physical problems, and a large weight means greater consumption.
Randolph's efficiency dropped in the second quarter, not because he couldn't play anymore, but because there were four quarters in the game, and it was impossible for him to give everything in the first half.
As for Gasol Jr., because he had to defend Xiang Chu, he played for even less time.
Koufos will come up to help for a while, and Randolph will sometimes be the main defense, but he is more of an attack point.
There are too few insiders in the league who can defend against Xiangchu alone. Gasol can cover it, but the Grizzlies don't have enough firepower outside, so the impact on the Nuggets is not that great.
Udrih played well for the Grizzlies in the second quarter, but the Nuggets kept leading.
Although the lead is not much, a few points is also an insurmountable obstacle for the slow pace of the Grizzlies.
At the end of the first half, the Nuggets only led the Grizzlies by 3 points, but their defense was very successful. The Grizzlies only hit one 3-pointer, and their scoring was very difficult.
The Nuggets are not as efficient as usual, but they have no problem with the distribution of points.
It is conceivable that after the Nuggets' defensive upgrade in the second half, which side will be more troublesome.
In the third quarter, Randolph was still the first scoring point for the Grizzlies. Whether it was his tactical role in the Grizzlies or his targeting of the Nuggets, he was the best.
But the rest of the Grizzlies couldn't score points at all, and Xiang Chu had already given away three caps.
If the Grizzlies want to score points from the outside, they should shoot from the outside, and they must face the Nuggets' strict defense on the three-point line. Obviously, the Grizzlies can't do this.
Xiang Chu's efficiency is still stable, and the Nuggets' perimeter, Belinelli and Gallinari both hit three-pointers.
This is the difference between the Nuggets and the Grizzlies. The Nuggets not only have a strong inside line, they also have a supporting group of outside shooters.
The Grizzlies had a difficult offense, and the consequence was that their trailing score became double digits.
During the rotation period, the Grizzlies still regained a little blood. When Xiang Chu went to rest, the Nuggets' defense dropped from good to average in an instant.
Tony Allen and Calathes are still doing well. Although it is difficult for role players to maintain the touch throughout the game, many times when they are in good shape, the touch will not disappear so quickly, but their level of dealing with defensive players is not as good as stars. Player's level.
In fact, when the Nuggets did not deliberately target the two, they helped the team.
The Nuggets did this deliberately. They restricted role players when they were with the Pelicans. The main scoring points of this restriction are actually the same in nature.
It's just that the attack points of the two teams are different. Davis is more flexible, while Randolph is a heavy insider. Defense is to choose a relatively more effective plan.
For the Grizzlies, it is obviously a better solution to consume their inside strengths.
Because at the critical moment, Xiang Chu can expand the defense area, causing trouble for the black and white bears, and Davis can go further outside, so there is no need.
The score gap between the two teams has returned to single digits, but the Nuggets are not panicking at all.
Xiang Chu played again, and the Grizzlies' pursuit of points came to an end.
Although they adjusted the lineup in the last quarter and matched the two substitute players who performed well into the absolute lineup, the defense they had to encounter was not at the same level.
Blocking three-pointers and Xiang Chu's super-large defense area leave too little attack area for the Grizzlies outside.
And they are not the kind of strong outside line that can create offensive opportunities, so at the last moment, the Grizzlies still have to rely on the inside line.
Not to mention the Nuggets' defensive targeting, but to talk about the offensive efficiency of the inside, the Grizzlies' slow play style, it is impossible to even out the score gap of more than 5 points in a few minutes.
Not to mention that the Nuggets' offense is continuing, and their offensive efficiency will not be lower than that of their opponents.
At 1 minute and 28 seconds, Middleton hit a three-pointer, and the game lost its suspense.
Back-to-back away games that were not easy to play, the Nuggets won all of them.
It's just that they also paid a little price for their comeback. Although they were very careful, in the confrontation with the Grizzlies, Knight had a little problem with his feet and should have a truce.
(End of this chapter)