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Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Nonsense

"It's really unexpected that the King's defense is so strong!" As the game continued to advance, the Nuggets players on the field passed time after time, and it took nearly 20 seconds before Chauncey Billup After Si found a shot and made a shot, the famous Nuggets Alex English, who was sitting on the bench on the sidelines, did not embarrass Chauncey Billups as he did in the previous game. , but kept shaking his head, and then sighed, the king's defense can be so strong.

"Today's King is really different." After Alex English sighed for a while, Kenny Smith also nodded and echoed, the King's performance on the defensive end today can only be described as impeccable. To describe, before this, although the Kings were the top five defensive teams in the league, the Kings' shortcomings on the defensive end were also very obvious. After all, Tony Allen alone could not support the Kings' perimeter defense. Yan Hua and No matter how wide Serge Ibaka's defense range is, it will leave a gap.

However, in today's game, when Reggie Toyes replaced Kevin Martin with Danny Green after the official timeout in the first quarter, the King's shortcomings in perimeter defense seemed to be made up for. Come on, although Danny Green's single defense, assist defense, and defensive experience are not as good as Tony Allen, but after Danny Green replaced Kevin Martin, the Kings no longer have obvious loopholes on the defensive end .

Therefore, after the official timeout of the first quarter, the king's defensive strength suddenly increased. Not only did the Nuggets have no way to play inside, but even the outside offense began to be restricted by the king. Tony Allen and Danny Green, in the The outside line is the main outside attack point for the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups frantically press, even if their defense is broken through, and Serge Ibaka is always there for them. Go deeper, and there is Yan Hua as a barrier, which makes the Nuggets have to pass a lot of balls to find the king's loopholes on the defensive end. In the last few attacks, the Nuggets have to delay each time for about 20 seconds In order to complete the offense, there was even a 24-second violation by the King.

This kind of game rhythm that consumes a lot of time in each round is undoubtedly more beneficial to the Kings, but the Nuggets are now as if in a daze, indulging in this slow-paced game and unable to extricate themselves, even the master of rhythm control Chauncey Billups can't get the Nuggets out of this rhythm, and the Nuggets' approach of taking advantage of their own shortcomings and their strengths, even Alex Ying, who has always supported the Nuggets Glish couldn't stand it any longer.

Therefore, in the first half of the first quarter, the Nuggets, who were able to play equally with the Kings, fell into a quagmire after the official suspension of the first quarter, and when the first quarter ended, the home court The fighting Nuggets also gave the Kings 22 points behind 31 to 9. In the second half of the first quarter for nearly 6 minutes, the Nuggets only scored 7 points, basically stagnant on the offensive end.

"Danny, you did a good job." When the first quarter was over and the Kings players walked off the court one after another, Reggie Troyce, the head coach, deliberately held back the team in the second half of the first quarter. Duan Danny Green, who came off the bench, praised him. Although Danny Green only contributed 2 points and 1 steal after coming off the bench, after Danny Green came on the field, the king's defensive performance The improvement is there for all to see.

As a reward for Danny Green's outstanding performance, Reggie Troyes played Danny Green after the start of the second quarter, and put him with Kevin Martin and Sergio Rodriguez. Playing together, ready to try the cooperation between him and Kevin Martin, what kind of chemical reaction will be produced.

Since Lin established a very large lead in the first quarter of the game, when the rotation lineup led by Kevin Martin came on the scene, the Kings' bench lineup was also very open. In the battle, they didn't care about tactics and defense, so after the start of the second quarter, the king and the Nuggets changed the slow and suffocating rhythm of the first quarter, and the rhythm of the court was so fast that it seemed to fly Woke up.

The Nuggets are crazy. JR-Smith quickly entered the state after coming off the bench. He scored two three-pointers and led the Nuggets to a quick counterattack. However, the King's rotation is not vegetarian, especially leading the rotation. Kevin Martin seemed to want to prove himself. After JR Smith scored two three-pointers in a row, Kevin Martin scored 7 points in a row, which directly extinguished the Nuggets' counterattack momentum.

Under such circumstances, the Nuggets' substitute, who was going to play to chase points, was suppressed by the King's rotation. In desperation, Brian Shaw could only play halfway through the second quarter. When the time came, the main lineup was replaced in advance.

After the main lineups of both sides made their early appearances, the situation on the court became like that in the first quarter again. The slow pace of the game and the sound of banging irons made the Nuggets fans in the Pepsi Center extremely worried. By the end of the first half of the game, 41 to 53, the king's lead has reached 12 points. If the Nuggets still cannot make effective responses and changes in the third quarter, then they will lose this game. It's a Christmas fight.

"Kenny, if you were the head coach of the Nuggets, what changes would you make in the second half?" After all the players from both sides walked into the locker room, Alex English on the sidelines commented, He also began to ask his partner Kenny Smith about how to solve the dilemma the Nuggets are facing now. Although in the player era, Alex English's ability and achievements have outstripped Kenny Smith by eight. There are more than one street, but after retiring, he rarely pays attention to Alex English in the NBA. He thinks that his understanding of these current teams is far inferior to that of Kenny Smith.

"How to speed up their offensive and defensive speed is the primary problem facing the Nuggets now. The slow-paced positional warfare is the game rhythm that the Kings are best at. Raise the offensive and defensive speed, and complete the attack before the king's inside line is in position. Only in this way can they find the key to defeat the king."

Speaking of it, Kenny Smith also finds it ridiculous. When George Karl coached the Nuggets, they were a fast-paced team that favored running and bombing. A lesson from failure, trying to slow down the Nuggets, but today, in this game, the Nuggets have to return to their previous rhythm in order to get rid of the current predicament. As for whether they can find the rhythm of last season , it’s really hard to say.

"Speed ​​up the pace of the game?" After listening to Kenny Smith's analysis, Alex English thought it was very reasonable at first, but after careful analysis, Alex English felt that he would What Ni-Smith said is all nonsense. The slow-paced positional warfare is just inferior to the opponent. What can we do if we don't speed up and play fast?

(End of this chapter)