ATPnovel Chapter 370 To Win
Chapter 370 To Win
Chapter 370 To Win
The heating equipment in Xiang Chu's home is good, but Olivia still dresses herself like a baby bear.
She can't go out now, so she can only wear new clothes at home. For this reason, she deliberately lowered the temperature in the house. Xiang Chu also admires it.
But it is precisely because of these that life is more colorful.
On December 12, the Nuggets sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the No. 28 Raptors in the East.
The Raptors have indeed played well during this period, and they should also be a relatively stable team.
But compared to the west, the competition in the east is really a bit childish.
I don't mean to belittle, the record speaks for itself.
In this DeRozan truce, the Raptors have one more forward player, and the inside configuration is still the same as last time, Valanciunas and Amir Johnson.
Without DeRozan, the Raptors started off very well.
The two guards, Lowry and Rose, are very active on the offensive end, especially Lowry, who has shown an All-Star level in scoring and organization.
In front of him, Knight was really a little short.
Lowry is also a representative of late bloomers. In the past few years, he was playing soy sauce. It has been almost ten years now, and he has finally become an indispensable part of the team.
The fact that the Nuggets' back line does not perform so well in many cases is actually related to the team's organizational ability. Knight's organizational ability is relatively average, and others can not give much help.
In the absence of a core, the Raptors can still have a slight upper hand, which shows their tactical quality.
This is still the case when the Nuggets are crushed by rebounds, so it is conceivable that the Raptors have an advantage in shooting percentage.
Just like they lost to the Hornets before, the opponent's attack points were too scattered and difficult to target.
The Raptors' bench performed better, and Patterson hit consecutive three-pointers when he came up.
Fortunately, the Nuggets have Williams again. After he played, he didn't show any mercy, and the game entered a scoring battle.
After the main players played in the second quarter, Lowry's performance continued, and for the Nuggets, Chandler also hit a few good shots.
This is at the Pepsi Center, and the Nuggets still didn't panic, but the situation in the first half was indeed a bit unfavorable to them.
The Nuggets' defense against Xiang Chu has always been a tall fifth position with a strong fourth position, and the effect is not bad.
This season, every team has improved their defense against Xiang Chu. No matter how strong the players are, after being studied more, there will be many effective and targeted defenses.
But with Xiang Chu's strength, anyone who can limit him to below 30 is good.
The Raptors are on the passing line, and their main defense at the fifth position is still a little bit weaker.
And Xiang Chu has nothing to do with the team's outside shooting percentage this season.
It's not that the hit rate has dropped, but it's not stable enough, maybe it's the impact of targeted defense.
Perhaps the Nuggets also need to determine a few main scoring points. Last season, the strategy of whoever feels good and shoots more has been somewhat unworkable. After winning the championship, everyone on the team has been studied clearly.
However, they are still in the top four in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs. Xiang Chu is often a little upset because of the high demands on the team.
The other players are not All-Stars after all, and this gap can sometimes be very real.
At the end of the first half, the Nuggets trailed by 4 points, and George Karl's face was frosty.
He has also led teams without stars. At that time, relying on team performance to defeat strong teams was his most embarrassing time. There were no All-Star players, and that was the coach's credit.
But now when encountering similar things, it's just that the identities of the two parties have changed, which is unacceptable.
The Hornets game can be said to be an accident, but another one, George Karl can't accept it.
When people are older, they may care more about outside comments.
It's really unbearable to say that he can rely on Xiang Chu and deny it from other parties.
If possible, George Karl really wants to pack a few players for an outside All-Star.
"Is it that difficult to throw the ball in? It seems that I have been too gentle with you this season. Maybe I should consider the training time. I can't let you be too comfortable."
George Karl reprimanded him until the third quarter. Such a good lineup will be gone next season. If he can't defend his title this season, his heart will really hurt.
In the third quarter, the Nuggets' defense couldn't be said to have improved much, but everyone worked harder.
It is still effective for young people to scold them. They all look forward to a bright future and are not bastards.
Although many of the Nuggets' perimeter players are not good at defense, they are really adaptable to physical confrontation.
The Nuggets showed the momentum of gnashing their teeth, and the Raptors were undoubtedly affected.
They couldn't play more flowers, but Lowry was still vigorous. He increased his personal shots and kept the Raptors' offense from collapsing.
However, the Nuggets still went ahead smoothly, but when it came to the rotation period, the Raptors' three-pointers rose again, this time it was Vasquez.
The Nuggets' bench lineup means that Williams played well, and everyone else was a little awkward.
The Raptors also seized this opportunity. Lowry played at the beginning of the final quarter and hit a three-pointer when he played, starting the personal scoring mode.
Lowry's shooting can only be said to be average. He is the kind of guard with good overall ability, and his organization and defense are above the standard, but this time he really has a touch. stood up.
The advantage of the Nuggets score was also reversed again.
This time, George Karl replaced Xiang Chu without hesitation.
At home, Xiang Chu had to do his best. One was that the home court would not be so exhausting so he could spend more time, and the other was to maintain the reputation of the Devil's home court.
Sometimes reputation can give opponents psychological hints. Everyone thinks that the Pepsi Center is the home of the devil, and it may be affected during the game.
After Xiang Chu came on the field, he grabbed offensive rebounds and scored, which was much more efficient.
The Raptors really can't do anything about it. Under the care of Xiang Chu, Valanciunas' rebounds in this game have also shrunk greatly.
In many cases, he blocked people and let the guard go directly to the backcourt rebound.
It's just that blocking people has a success rate, and Xiang Chu is not so easy to be blocked.
Two minutes after Xiang Chu played, the two teams tied and the Raptors requested a timeout.
The Nuggets and Xiang Chu are really two teams without Xiang Chu. Xiang Chu has too much influence on the game.
After a timeout, the Raptors picked and rolled, Lowry scored Amir Johnson, and the latter hit two points.
Later, Xiang Chu caused Valanciunas to foul again and made two free throws.
When the game entered the last 2 minutes, the two teams were still tied.
It has been a long time since I encountered such a moment, and Xiang Chu's attention was extremely concentrated.
With their current lineup, either they gain an advantage early, or the opponent loses the advantage prematurely. There are very few games in the new season that have to be won at the last moment.
Now that you have met, you must win.
(End of this chapter)