bestfiction Chapter 374 Small Goals
Chapter 374 Small Goals
Chapter 374 Small Goals
There are ten All-Star starters, and it stands to reason that everyone does not conflict with each other.
However, fans have different preferences. For example, die-hard fans will make deliberate choices for their favorite stars.
After the second round, it was time to compete for popularity.
Compared with last year, Xiang Chu's popularity may be slightly higher. In this field, his influence has reached a ceiling.
Xiang Chu thought wildly about how to increase his popularity, but in the end he just smiled.
There is no need at all, his current strength only needs to play well.
In addition to basketball is family, he does not need to spend his mind on other things.
After returning to Denver, the Nuggets will face the challenge of the Western powerhouse Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies have started a lot this season, mainly because Gasol has increased his ball and is more threatening on the offensive end.
But after everyone adapts, the Grizzlies still need to work hard for the top four in the West.
Their change is not a qualitative change, and the Nuggets don't need to formulate a specific strategy for them.
The lack of stamina of the Grizzlies, for now, is also related to Randolph's truce.
Facing the Nuggets, their starter at the fourth position is Jon Leuer, who is in the same class as Xiang Chu, a power forward who can shoot three-pointers, but is not good at using his body.
For this lineup, the Nuggets naturally don't need to play two insiders.
At the beginning of the game, the Grizzlies still habitually handed the ball to Gasol Jr.
But Xiang Chu is in front of Gasol, and the situation is completely different.
Gasol Jr. tried, he wanted to use physical contact to complete the small hook with Xiang Chu.
But Gasol, who was much stronger than his elder brother, couldn't squeeze Xiang Chu at all, and his shot was completely deformed, and was directly blocked by Xiang Chu.
Only then did Gasol understand that even if he becomes stronger on the offensive end, he is still a younger brother in front of Xiang Chu.
The Grizzlies are also single, so they immediately changed to focus on Conley, and Gasol even put up to cover, using pick-and-rolls to find opportunities, and also consumed Xiang Chu's physical strength.
If Xiang Chu didn't follow, they would have a chance to use their mobile phones. If Xiang Chu followed, there would be no one to help defend.
Little Gasol is physically strong, Xiang Chu still chooses to go out, otherwise he will not be able to prevent it from being replaced.
His defense will definitely be affected to some extent, but the Grizzlies may have underestimated his movement speed.
What Xiang Chu has acquired in the past few years is not only magical skills, but also his various qualities have improved a lot during training, and his moving speed is also one of them.
Even if he went out with Gasol Jr., his defense was only slightly weakened.
With the Grizzlies' offensive means, it is probably impossible to take advantage of it.
Moreover, with the Nuggets' offensive ability, it has not yet reached the point where it is necessary to calculate a small gain or loss.
The Nuggets did not explode at that point, including Xiang Chu.
Even if Gasol can't fully play the offensive end, he is qualified as a meat shield, and the Grizzlies also let the forward players assist in the defense.
Their perimeter defensive rotation is not slow, but the Nuggets still found a lot of opportunities.
Knight, Fournier, Middleton and Chandler all scored goals. This is one of the few Nuggets this season that played a very team game, and everyone felt good.
The Grizzlies' five main players also scored points, but they all scored one or two goals, and their efficiency was far worse.
After the substitute player came on the field, Williams was the only one again.
If the main force of the Grizzlies is still relatively capable of playing, their substitutes have not had a ruthless role in 100 years. Although it is an exaggeration, the Grizzlies really have no good substitutes.
This season can be regarded as a powerful Grizzlies, falling behind by double digits in the second quarter.
After Randolph was injured, their record didn't drop much because of Gasol Jr., but against the Nuggets, their strongest point was completely suppressed. Can this still be played?
Modern basketball tactics are becoming more and more complex, and the requirements for insiders are more versatile, so there are not many strong insiders in the league, but the Nuggets have a few big men, and the Grizzlies can't help it. Even when Xiang Chu is resting, he can't do much.
In the final analysis, the attack power of the Grizzlies is slightly weaker.
After the main players came on the field in the second quarter, the Grizzlies tried their best not to widen the score gap between the two sides.
They still can only start from the defensive side, dragging the rhythm very slowly.
In fact, the Nuggets don't mind. They have to slow down when they lead the opponent, which means that the Grizzlies have no hope of chasing points.
Of course, the Grizzlies are also a tactic to delay the attack. What to do, it is estimated that the coaching staff will need to discuss it during the intermission.
The Grizzlies are extremely bad at three-pointers, and what the Nuggets have to do is to respond to changes with the same.
In the third quarter, the Grizzlies changed their starting lineup, with a stronger Janelle Stokes at the fourth position.
In order to restrict Xiang Chu, the Grizzlies also fought hard.
But this buddy is a rookie, helping defend Xiang Chu not only failed to give full play to his advantages, but even fouled when he came up.
In just 4 minutes, the Grizzlies couldn't hold on anymore, and they replaced Costa Koufos again. This is a forced play of the Twin Towers.
The twin towers don't care about him, the key is that the biggest problem of the Grizzlies has not been solved.
What's the point of letting Xiang Chu score less points, if they don't score themselves.
As for the Nuggets, the offensive end feels better and better.
The Grizzlies put too much defensive attention on Xiang Chu, and the Nuggets will definitely have opportunities in other positions.
But if it is not so against Xiang Chu, Xiang Chu can also score, and it will increase Gasol's defensive burden.
Maybe the Grizzlies themselves haven't figured out how to fight the Nuggets.
Of course they have thought about it before, and after encountering each other before, they will always find the difference between ideal and reality.
After Williams played again, the Nuggets' lead quickly came to 20+, and the fourth quarter became garbage time.
Faced with a strong defensive team like the Grizzlies, Xiang Chu was also a little surprised that he was able to clock out in three quarters.
It can only be said that I often encounter opponents with a collective hand feeling, and now it is their turn.
However, Dunleavy was injured in the confrontation and it is estimated that he will have to rest for a while.
Even though the Nuggets are paying attention to injuries this season, their style of play is also confrontational. Sometimes it is really difficult to avoid. Fortunately, the problems a few times are not serious.
Unknowingly, they have won six consecutive victories, and the Nuggets can be regarded as consolidating their second position in the Western Conference.
As for going further, it is estimated that we will have to wait for an opportunity. The momentum of the Warriors has been very strong now.
On days without games, Xiang Chu and a few players made a promotional video for the league.
The promo will be shown in several regions around the world as part of a promotional program.
There will be more shots of Xiang Chu in East Asia.
This kind of task is the icing on the cake for Xiang Chu now, and Xiang Chu cooperated happily.
However, similar things will not affect his concentration on the basketball court at all. The victory of the game can bring him more happiness than the increase in popularity.
No. [-] in the West, let's set a small goal before the All-Stars.
(End of this chapter)