ATPnovel Chapter 311
Chapter 311
Chapter 311
In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Wizards once again surprised their fans. They beat the Pacers away, and Ariza became a surprise player again.
Maybe it might be because they were tired. Although the Pacers played as a team this time, they didn't show their strengths on the offensive end.
The Spurs also tied the tiebreaker. In such a comparison, Jiang is still old and hot.
The Wizards played really well in the playoffs this time. Their only weak link may be that they still need to be strong, and it will not last long if they always rely on role players.
The Pacers are actually the same, Paul George's singles methods are too simple.
In addition, Hibbert has dropped significantly compared to last season. What is the concept of an All-Star center with 0 points and 0 rebounds? No wonder Huaguo fans ridiculed this buddy as "Gao Yuanyuan".
In the game between the Heat and the Nets, the Heat were devastated.
If you don't fight against a strong team, you will never understand how big the gap between the two sides is.
When I just watch the video, I always think that it's not a big deal, I can do it with me.
Only real matchups can be found, and the level of players is different.
The Big Three plus Ray Allen, the Heat showed off in the second half and directly beat the Nets without the power to resist.
The Nets seem to be able to score points for many people, but under the defense of the Heat, they found it difficult for anyone to score points.
The outside world predicts that the Heat vs. Nets will have the least suspense among all the matchups.
The second game of the Western Conference semifinals still started with the Nuggets and Clippers, and Paul was also full of confidence before the game.
He told reporters, "In the past 9 years, I have never broken through to the semi-finals. After each year, I feel that I can make a comeback in the next year, but it often backfires. But this year this team is very special."
Xiang Chu also showed great confidence, saying that the Nuggets will win the game.
Of course, the pre-match rumors are all false, basketball still depends on the performance on the court.
The starting lineups of the two sides will naturally not change. In the second half of the regular season, the Nuggets mainly play one big and four small, but in the playoffs, two consecutive opponents have offensive fourth positions, and Faried has always started. .
The Clippers hit another three-pointer at the start, but it wasn't Paul, it was Barnes who the Nuggets didn't pay much attention to.
But then, things were a little different.
Paul and Griffin didn't feel good at the beginning, but Xiang Chu didn't say that he felt bad.
He scored terribly consistently and drew two fouls from Jordan.
He also increased the defense range this time, and he couldn't affect Paul, but Griffin must take care of it.
Increasing the defense range is a little risky, and it is very likely that you will lose your own people.
But Xiang Chu has participated in many simulation games before, and he is very familiar with the movement of the Clippers' two insiders. Griffin is really uncomfortable on the offensive end.
It was Redick who played the best in the first quarter of the Clippers. Paul's performance on the court helped his teammates attract defensive attention.
But the Nuggets are not worried. Redick doesn't have the ability to attack with the ball. When the Nuggets' defense is critical, they can tighten up. As long as Paul doesn't feel so good, they will make money.
Under such circumstances, the Nuggets took a steady lead after the opening minutes.
After entering the rotation, Crawford performed poorly, and the Nuggets took the opportunity to expand their lead to double digits.
It was a completely different development from the first game.
In the second quarter, Paul's performance was much better, and his experience in the playoffs was much better than Knight's.
But the Nuggets are not Knight's team, so it's okay to lose to Paul.
Xiang Chu's performance was still stable again. Under his restraint, did Middleton and Dunleavy also hit three-pointers each, and did not give the Clippers a chance to chase points.
Before the end of the first half, the Clippers went all out, and the Nuggets only led by 9 points.
But during the halftime break, Xiang Chu had clearly felt the difference in the players' emotions.
Leading the score is not only an advantage, but also a strong confidence.
Xiang Chu strikes while the iron is hot, "As I said, we are better than them, and they are just lucky to play, but in the end it depends on strength on the court."
"It's good for us to keep it in the second half. Don't ruin the game because of carelessness. In that case, we will not only regret it for the rest of our lives, but also have trouble with the dollar."
Everyone laughed loudly, and the words were not rough, and if they played well in the playoffs, everyone wanted to increase their social status.
In the third quarter, the Nuggets played like a rainbow.
Knight also came out of the shadow of being suppressed by Paul, and returned the other two.
Paul's defense is good, but his height is also flawed. As long as Knight plays out, he will not be ineffective on the offensive end.
In the third quarter, Xiang Chu had fully exerted his strength. First, he beat Jordan to the bench to rest, and then beat Davis to no avail.
The Clippers attack well on their own, so they don't care much about Xiang Chu's efforts at the basket.
But this time is different. The Nuggets are already leading. As soon as Xiang Chu exerted his strength, the score advantage of the two sides reached double digits, and it continued to expand. The Clippers couldn't stop it.
The home audience was elated, and the sound of cheering became more enthusiastic.
After the substitute lineup came up, the Clippers hadn't come out yet, and the main players in the fourth quarter didn't play for long.
The trend of the game is similar to that of the last game, except that the two teams have changed.
This is sometimes the case in the playoffs. One side makes a move and the other side fails to respond in time. There is also the possibility of overwhelming.
It's just that the Nuggets defeated their opponents according to their original style of play, rather than relying on some surprise soldiers. This is strength, and there is nothing to say.
Rivers was a little upset after the game, "Even if Xiang Chu plays a good offense, we can win. But if other people also fire, it will be difficult for us to win, and this is exactly what happened today."
"Every possession you have to be very focused, but today we weren't. I think it's all because the game was messy today. We were disappointed with the referee, we were disappointed with everything, but we didn't take our anger out on the opponent. .”
Paul said, "Tonight is not our normal level, but we will return to normal in the next game. At least we will win the next game here, which is half of the task."
George Karl once again praised Xiang Chu, "He is great on both ends of the offense and defense tonight, and he can do everything you can think of."
"Our defensive execution is better as a team, our 48 minutes are a whole, it's all connected."
"We want revenge, we want to respond to the first loss." Xiang Chu said in an interview, "I think this ignited our fighting spirit. We played extremely well, used all our strength, and finally won A wonderful victory."
In any case, the Nuggets will go to Los Angeles to play next.
What Xiang Chu has to do is to tell everyone that in his basketball, there will be no difference between home and away games, and he will lead the team to tear the Clippers apart.
(End of this chapter)