ATPnovel Chapter 310
Chapter 310
Chapter 310
The Clippers have Jordan as a meat shield, but that doesn't mean they can definitely limit Xiang Chu. Griffin is the Clippers' main attack point. He can't spend much energy on the defensive end, and that's not his characteristic.
If the Clippers allow Barnes to help defend, the Nuggets' outside line is not a display.
So it is relative that it is more difficult to play against the Clippers. In terms of overall strength, the Nuggets are better than the Clippers because Xiang Chu is better than Griffin.
However, there was an unexpected situation at the beginning of the game. Paul made five of five shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 17 points in a single quarter to teach Knight to be a man.
In this situation, the Nuggets really did not expect that Paul is not bad for three-pointers but not that strong. The Nuggets pay more attention to Redick on the three-point line, and Paul is not an offensive guard like Curry.
The Nuggets' outside performance is still a bit slow. With Paul, the Clippers have a double-digit lead.
This can be said to be an accident. After entering the rotation, the performance of the two sides is almost the same.
The trouble for the Nuggets is that the intensity of the playoffs is different. When Mozgov was on the court, he couldn't open up space for the outside line. This caused the two shooters Belinelli and Dunleavy to have fewer shots.
Williams is a bit unstable at this point. He and Crawford are players of the same type. In the first half, the two performed similarly, which has met the team's requirements.
The situation returned to normal in the second quarter. The Clippers did not deliberately attack, and Xiang Chu also scored in double figures for two consecutive quarters.
The Clippers probably want to consume. Jordan Jr. and Glenn Davis take turns. Playing is like fighting. There is not much restriction on Xiang Chu's scoring. The main reason is consumption.
But they want to consume him with two people, and the Clippers are afraid that they will fail.
The Clippers' main team didn't perform so well in the second quarter, but Granger and Collison on the bench played well, and the Nuggets failed to narrow the gap to single digits.
In fact, the Nuggets have already paid attention to the defense, and Paul's miraculous performance is impossible to continue, but how to catch up with the score is a bit troublesome.
In the third quarter, Griffin showed his power, and Faried directly got five fouls.
The weak points of the team's defense will finally be tested. Griffin is stronger than David Lee.
If Griffin has not offset this point, then Crawford broke out and scored double digits, which is the last straw that overwhelmed the camel.
The Nuggets chased some points in the last quarter, but the gap ahead was a bit big, and they didn't make a three-pointer. In the last 2 minutes, George Karl replaced the substitute and declared the game a failure.
This time Paul made 8 consecutive three-pointers, tying Carter's NBA playoff record.
After the game, he was in a good mood and told reporters: "I came to the arena early today and shot a lot of balls, so I think this should also bring a lot of help."
"That's what I did. But it's an illusion, don't expect it to be the same in the next game. We have to know that when we come back to the game, we should still be hungry and not satisfied just because we won a victory. "
The Associated Press commented that Paul had never scored more than 5 three-pointers in a game before, but this time Paul greatly improved his career best performance.
After winning the game, Clippers coach Rivers has greatly increased his confidence in the series. He said, "We have the ability to play some games like this battle."
George Karl was a little upset about losing at home, and he just said briefly after the game: "We must give a better performance in defense."
Xiang Chuduo said a few words, he did not show any frustration, even at a certain moment he was imagining whether the team must have another All-Star.
However, he quickly realized that the game is not a superposition of stars, they are the best.
Xiang Chu deliberately showed a proud smile facing the camera, "It's no big deal, it's just a game, and we will win it back."
"However, we have to be tougher, this is the playoffs and our opponents will not be soft."
It is certainly impossible for Paul to be accurate all the time, but the Nuggets will be more scrupulous about him. The next game will not be easy. Xiang Chu is fully mentally prepared, and he must enter some simulated games.
He scored 39 points this time, but the media still believes that he can lead the team forward only by playing more dominant games.
"The Nuggets are just a regular-season team, and an insider can't lead the team any farther."
"The Nuggets' outside line is still too immature. Maybe they will be strong in the future, but they are not good now."
After losing the game, there were more similar remarks. The coaching staff's suggestion is that the players should not pay attention to these.
Xiang Chu didn't care at all, but some players were still a little frustrated.
During training, Xiang Chu infected other players with the greatest enthusiasm.
"Hey, buddy, it's just a loss. I think you guys have rested too long. I believe you guys, we can give them some color in the next game. We are younger and we have more energy."
Xiang Chu is not very good at these, but he worked very hard, and the atmosphere of the team became warmer.
Most of the Nuggets are young people, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and they are not convinced.
In fact, relying on Xiang Chu's advantage in the interior, they are a strong side, and their performance in the first battle was a bit surprising.
In another game in the West, the Thunder played against the Spurs. The Spurs took the lead at home, and GDP once again taught young people how to behave.
The Spurs' tactics are Duncan's various starts on the offensive end, which can be regarded as their fixed routine.
Even if everyone knows that Duncan can only be fierce for a while, everyone can't stop it.
And when Duncan is not good on the offensive end later, he can still defend.
Combining offense and defense is very difficult. Duncan can still do it at this age. All I can say is that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Outside of GDP is Leonard. Leonard's performance on both ends of the offense and defense is also getting better and better. He has really done a good job of restricting Durant.
The Blazers' Batum and Matthews also claim to be able to defend, but in comparison, it is much worse than the combination of Leonard and Danny Green.
The Thunder's weak link is also very obvious, they don't have enough strong role players.
As long as Durant and Westbrook don't perform well, they will have problems.
Of course, the Nuggets are good enough in this regard, but the Nuggets have a little more role players, and the offensive end matches Xiang Chu very well.
Many of the Thunder's role players are defensive, leaving the duos to attack, and they try their best to do other things.
The Nuggets are different. The role players follow Xiang Chu to attack the city.
Neither of these two ideas can be wrong, but they must be expected in the game.
For example, if the Thunder's two minors fail to handle the offense, the team will of course lose.
(End of this chapter)