The strongest basket king

Chapter 150 Fight for No. 5

Chapter 150

This season, there are a lot of fish in the Eastern Conference. Magic, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Wizards, Pistons, Raptors, and other teams in the Eastern Conference want to make the playoffs. It is really not difficult.

On January 1, the Nuggets played against the Eastern Conference at home again.

The Cavaliers have officially entered the Irving era, but they are weaker than last season.

The only gain may be this year's rookie Dion Waiters. The young man is quite aggressive, but because of conflicts with Irving's style of play, his status is constantly changing between the main force and the substitute.

The oldest Cavaliers starter is only 25 years old, and four of them are still in the rookie contract period, a proper youth storm.

The Cavaliers' starting fifth position, Taylor Zeller, is also this year's first-round pick, and he can be regarded as an insider who takes the technical route.

Of course, Xiang Chu was overwhelmed by both height and weight, and when he went up, he greeted the rookie with a dunk.

The Cavaliers' attack point is very clear, either Irving hits, or Tristan Thompson hits one.

But even so, the Nuggets did not defend well.

Irving beat Ty Lawson violently. Talent means he can do whatever he wants. Xiang Chu has to admit that the No. [-] pick is the No. [-] pick. Irving is indeed very good. Even if he has not reached the point of leading a big team to the playoffs, he is already at the All-Star level.

When the main force is there, no one can guard against the opponent's strengths, and the game is inextricably linked. But when it comes to the rotation period, the Nuggets suffer again. You can't win if you score

Although Waiters is a rookie, he also has the ability to make trouble during the rotation period.

The Nuggets' bench was crushed by this young man, and the Cavaliers also took the lead

For a while, Xiang Chu thought it was easy for the Nuggets to make fish, but he didn't expect to be like that ghost of the Lakers now, who would fight to the death with any team.

By the second quarter, the Nuggets' outside line was still sluggish.

Xiang Chu beat up the kids on the inside and blocked Taylor Zeller on the defensive end, but the team fell behind more and more.

An offensive team is a disaster when it can't hit by itself. The Nuggets' offensive team is still a little more classical. An offensive team without three-pointers is the only one in the league.

Xiang Chu felt that some people on the team just liked to be scolded, and they would not be able to cheer up unless George Karl lost his temper in the locker room.

In fact, many of the Cavaliers' balls are singles, and they are mainly shooting. It is not difficult to really defend.

Xiang Chu's defense is also average, but he also defends well against this group of rookies. The key is that some players are not serious.

In fact, there is no problem in tactics. Everyone is much more comfortable being scolded, and the third quarter is obviously tighter.

Strong teams like waves, and the Nuggets are not yet considered a strong team in the league, and they have learned to wave.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers are really weak. Xiang Chu continued to dominate the inside in the second half, which means that the Cavaliers need to put a big man on the court. They now feel that they have no inside.

In the second half, the Nuggets seemed to have changed teams. Except for Irving, there was really no way. The Cavaliers were strictly limited in other points.

On the offensive end, Gallinari's performance is also one of the reasons.

When Xiang Chu played in the last quarter, the Nuggets were only 2 points behind, and he didn't say anything. He went up and hit the low post to help the team tie the score.

In this quarter, Gallinari continued to be the first assist. After Irving supported several contracts alone, he finally couldn't stand it. The Nuggets went ahead and overtook the score in the last 5 minutes of the game.

Once the score was overtaken, it couldn't be held back, and Irving's hand felt fluctuated at this time. After a few consecutive irons, the Nuggets' lead went straight to double digits.

In fact, this game led the Nuggets for a long time, but at the last moment, they felt helpless, and there was a reason for the belly.

Last year, no one would have thought that Xiang Chu would be so much more famous than Owen now.

Even if Irving was the best rookie last season, most people now think that it is the reason why Xiang Chu is in the Lakers. If Xiang Chu can become the team's main force last season, the best rookie will not have anything to do with Irving.

Owen is also depressed, but the two are not in the same position, and they usually don't compare them. He is happier than the insiders of the same class.

Although Xiang Chu has now started to compete for the title of No. [-] center forward, no one will regard him as a rookie, but the inner line of the same class still increases the psychological pressure.

While the Nuggets won, the Warriors also won, but the opportunity to surpass them came, and the next game will be against the Warriors at home.

The Warriors this season rely on the Trident to make people shine, and they have directly transformed from a belly to a playoff team.

In this game, Chandler finally made his comeback, but how he recovered from the injury can only be known after he has played.

If Chandler can fully recover, the Nuggets' bench can barely be regarded as the standard of a strong team.

The outside line of the court is still quite reliable, and Ty Lawson actually took the lead in hitting a three-pointer.

However, Curry quickly retaliated. Both of them are strong in offense and weak in defense. Ty Lawson can fight when he is in good condition. Instability is Ty Lawson's biggest weakness, and he is worse than short.

Ai Zeli was beaten again by Xiang Chu, and now there are not many centers in the entire league who can withstand Xiang Chu for a while.

However, the Warriors' inside line is relatively poor, and there is basically no way to deal with Xiang Chu. After Xiang Chu grabbed offensive rebounds and scored twice, the Warriors simply switched to a smaller lineup. You must know that the game started only 4 minutes ago.

The Warriors really can't help the inside problem. The traded Bogut is still recuperating, and Biedrins is completely abandoned. Now, except for Azeri, they are all power forwards at the fifth position. Their second-round rookie Dray Mond Green got a chance to perform because of the team's style of play.

The Warriors' small lineup is different from the Nuggets. They are good at shooting. Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes both hit three-pointers, and the score was caught up by them.

So Xiang Chu doesn't like three-pointers. As an insider, he can't defend beyond the three-point line. When the opponent shows off outside the three-point line, he can only worry inside.

Fortunately, Wilson Chandler hit a three-pointer when he came up, and the Nuggets were not knocked out by the Warriors.

After stabilizing the situation, the Nuggets are actually not afraid. The Warriors' small lineup has even less restrictions on Xiang Chu.

All the Nuggets have to do is to find a way to get the ball into Xiang Chu's hands, and then celebrate the score.

The key is that when Xiang Chu rests, the Nuggets have to withstand it.

Even if they can't defend, they must be at least evenly divided on offense. The Nuggets are also a strong offensive team.

Just after the start of the second quarter, the Warriors went ahead and overtook the score.

George Karl almost failed to stabilize. Fortunately, the Nuggets responded offensively and did not let the opponent open the score.

Xiang Chu got enough rest, and that was enough.

(End of this chapter)