ATPnovel Chapter 376 Rare and easy
Chapter 376 Rare and easy
Chapter 376 Rare and easy
After Mozgov left, Xiang Chu also gave his blessings and joked that we will see each other in the finals.
The Nuggets still have no pressure to make a deal with the Eastern team, and the Western team is an enemy with a meat shield.
On January 1, the Nuggets came to Sacramento to play against the Kings.
Compared with last season, the Kings have hardly changed. They can score but not win.
Thomas Jr. left and Collison came, but the game was still played by three players, but Collison was weaker, and the Kings did not have three 20+ players.
Cousins is still improving, but still can't bring victory.
The key is defense. The king's overall defense is too bad. Xiang Chu doesn't understand the meaning of some coaches in the league.
It can only be said that the real world is not a game, and the team's style is affected by many aspects.
The style of star players, the requirements of the team management, many things are not a simple victory or defeat.
But the outcome of competitive sports can determine many things, even in commercial leagues.
It's not that many teams don't want to take care of both, it's just that they can't do it.
Xiang Chu's pressure made many fifth positions in the league breathless, especially young players, who seemed weak compared to him in any improvement.
Cousins is unhappy every time he meets Xiang Chu. He really wants to win Xiang Chu, and he values it more than winning or losing.
The king's starting lineup has not changed from last season.
It is impossible for Xiang Chu to keep a clean sheet for an offensive insider, but it is even more impossible for him to overwhelm Xiang Chu.
The Kings started off very well. Cousins wanted to challenge Xiang Chu, but he had to ask a defender to hand over the ball. The Kings tactics were not that simple.
Collison's organization in the first quarter was still very good, mainly because of the distribution of the ball between Cousins and Gay.
Facing the Nuggets' striker, Gay still has a relatively sufficient advantage.
Cousins is indeed stronger than last season, and he has relatively experienced confrontation with Xiang Chu.
Although one was taken, he also hit two goals.
Offensively, there's nothing wrong with the Kings' performance.
But their defense is really messed up. For example, Cousins and Gay are two strong points. Their personal defense is not bad, but they are a bit confused as long as they have a cover, and the defensive rotation is too immature.
Both Knight and Middleton scored three-pointers, and Williams also played smoothly after playing.
So the Kings played lively, but the score was actually behind.
In the second quarter, Cousins became a little irritable. He managed to avoid fouls in the first quarter, but he couldn't help it when the situation was not ideal. He fouled twice soon after playing in the second quarter, and his offensive performance also declined. .
But the King's outside line broke out. Collison and Gay scored consecutively, especially Gay, completely suppressing Middleton.
And their bench player, No. 8 pick Stauskas, also feels good.
When Cousins was suppressed, the Kings chased the score back abruptly.
The Nuggets still underestimate the enemy. Even if Gay is difficult to limit, other defensive points on the outside have problems.
"Concentrate on the field, and we can save a lot of trouble off the field." Xiang Chu said in the locker room, "I hope everyone can integrate good habits into their blood. We are the best team in the league."
Xiang Chu has said the phrase "the best team" for two seasons.
Sometimes it's not just a slogan, the so-called saying too much will become true. Xiang Chu wants to give the players the greatest confidence.
Facing Cousins, Xiang Chu will defend, so he will have higher requirements for other people's defense.
How to do it is up to the coach.
George Karl provided many details of the first half and then pointed the direction of the effort.
"Xiang Chu, I won't let you go on rampant." Cousins spoke harshly again.
When he first joined the league, Xiang Chu was still interested in trash talking, but now he doesn't feel much.
It is absolutely unnecessary, just playing ball is enough.
But out of respect, he still replied, "Young man, let's make it to the playoffs first."
Cousins was furious, and then he hit the iron.
The defense of the Nuggets in the third quarter is really surprising, and Collison and Gay will limit these two points.
Both Knight and Middleton have defensive talent, what they need is more stability.
For Gay's point, the Nuggets are fighting on wheels, and Aminu also has a place to play at this time.
The Kings didn't expect the Nuggets to increase their intensity so much in the third quarter. After reacting, the Nuggets not only overtook the score, but also took a double-digit lead.
Cousins was extremely depressed, and the Kings coach could only sigh.
In order to appease the disciple, he arranged for Cousins to score points when Xiang Chu was off the field.
Cousins, who was wronged, broke out with extremely strong combat power, all kinds of strong physical confrontation.
Nurkic, who played well in the front, was a little confused, and directly paid for several fouls.
However, the King still had no chance of catching up. The Nuggets' bench lineup was also good for outside offense. Even a rookie like Harris also hit two goals.
Cousins tossed in the interior for a while, but the gap in the game did not change.
Xiang Chu only came up to play for a few minutes in the final quarter, and the game turned into garbage time, and the Nuggets easily continued their winning streak.
Taking advantage of the good schedule in January, it is better to win a few more games.
At this time, the results of the third round of the All-Star voting have come out, and the most popular are still Xiang Chu, James, Curry and Davis.
Three of the four had a gap of only a few thousand votes, and only Davis was behind by tens of thousands of votes.
But for the All-Star voting, tens of thousands of votes is actually a trivial matter, that is to say, all four of them have a chance to win the vote.
Curry is okay, the Warriors' record is now the first in the league, and their popularity is normal.
But Davis is also so popular, which also shows that the All-Stars don't just look at the record.
You know, the Pelicans have not even entered the top eight in the Western Conference.
Fans of various stars are also entering the final battle.
Xiang Chu thanked the fans on social media in advance, and he didn't say anything to make the fans rational. At this time, just be grateful and work hard to play well.
And with the release of the promotional video, Xiang Chu's popularity can be used for the last extraction of magic skills, which should be accurate.
It just so happened that there was no competition these days, so Xiang Chu could get used to it after getting the magic skill.
Of course, this can only come in the back.
Basketball is not the whole of life. When you have a break, you must spend time with the big belly woman.
Don't stare at it too much, this guy will spend a lot of time organizing fans to vote, and he is prone to emotions.
As a result, Olivia despised Xiang Chu while living a sweet world for the two of them.
"You are hindering my normal social interaction."
Xiang Chu picked up the carefully prepared delicacy, and Olivia immediately dipped it without principle.
(End of this chapter)