The Warriors are chasing points with good momentum.

Zhou Xuan's consecutive scores also changed Smith's mentality, he is a particularly emotional person, easy to get hot-headed, Billups knows this, so he no longer passes him and gives the ball to Anthony.

Anthony is very strong individually, and he can create his own chances without his teammates blocking and pick-and-roll, and Azubuuk has struggled to defend today, and someone must be able to limit it. But all five people on the Nuggets court can shoot, Kreza, Billups, and Smith are also good at shooting three-pointers, and as long as Anthony points the ball, there will be obvious gaps, so no one can help Azubuk.

In this round, Anthony relied on Azubuuk to turn around to the middle with the ball, jumped to the basket, and relied on his height advantage to shoot the basketball with one hand. 39 to 63.

When serving, Zhou Xuan shouted: "Corunna, try to defend around the front, don't let him catch the ball easily." ”

There are teammates in the low post, even if the Nuggets hang back to Anthony, there can be a person who can quickly make up the defense, Azubuk can choose to pack the clip, or he can defend the big man by switching positions, of course, it is also difficult, but at least it will not let Anthony play casually. The Warriors' defense was so poor today that the Nuggets would definitely have to score more than 70 points at halftime.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets also changed formations, with Billups mentioning that the top of the arc followed Zhou Xuan, and Smith went to defend Morrow.

"This guy is old, he was able to guard against Parker in 2005, but now he may not be able to stop me, don't be intimidated by his name." Zhou Xuan encouraged himself in his heart and beckoned Randolph to pull out to cover.

Playing in the low post, Randolph has to fight for muscles with Nene, and it makes sense that Nene can get tens of millions of annual salaries, and his defensive style is a bit like Rashid? Wallace, who has a strong single defense ability, has played against him this year, and Nowitzki, Aldridge, Gasol, Bynum and others have not been able to stand cheap. As long as the outside line does not leak people, he is a qualified barrier when he stands under the basket.

Randolph covered, Nene also pulled out to defend the dismantling, Zhou Xuan saw the position, broke through from the right side, Nene changed the defense in time, blocking his way, Billups went around the front to defend Randolph, no bag. Randolph can shoot in a stable high position, unlike Biedrins, who can only score under the basket, and the Nuggets are not so resolute in wrapping Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan did not pass Randolph, and continued to dribble under the crotch to the right side, take the Nene to the periphery, and hoist the ball into the inside.

Biedrins faced Kreza in the low post on the right, which was a clear mismatch, Kreiza was a big man pitcher, not a good low post defender, and slightly less resistant. Biedrins received the ball on the three-second line, and he was already deep under the basket, and he turned to the baseline and relied on his height advantage to press Creza to shoot a basketball on the board. This way of attacking can still ensure efficiency. 41 to 63.

He plays very smartly, he has a way to change his style of play according to the situation on the court, this guy really doesn't look like a rookie. After Billups and Zhou Xuan took the position, they were also amazed in their hearts. Zhou Xuan played very steadily, and every round had a strong purpose, which other rookie guards did not have.

When it came to the backcourt, Zhou Xuan also defended meticulously, Billups didn't look for cover, and finally had to play alone. He knew that Zhou Xuan had two fouls on his back, and if he committed it again, his playing time would be affected, and the Warriors would no longer be able to make waves. And he's a guard who is very good at making fouls, and he has the best number of free throws at the No. 1 position in the league.

Billups protected the ball with his back, and when he turned around quickly, Zhou Xuan immediately slid back and opened up the distance.

There is a saying in magic that "the closer you get, the less you see". The trick is the same as the feint, the closer it is, the easier it is to attract people, make people instinctively pay attention, and then shake it. Zhou Xuan retreated and opened up the distance, no matter which direction Billups turned, he could immediately judge the next move, and immediately after turning around, he shot the basket, the rhythm was a little worse, and the shooting percentage would not be too high.

After Billups turned around, he stopped sharply to hold the ball high with both hands, and made a feint, Zhou Xuan didn't even stretch out his hand, just took a step forward. If it was pointed, Billups would jump forward to make a foul, and Zhou Xuan's actions disrupted his follow-up plans.

"The judgment is so accurate, this guy's defense is not bad." Billups could only pass the ball, and he didn't know where he was flawed.

Zhou Xuan can guess many people's thoughts by relying on body language in psychology, Billups generally relies on cover, and there must be a purpose for not using it this time. The purpose is not excluded from two kinds, one is to fight one and stabilize the morale of the army, but it is easier to hand it over to Anthony that way. The second possibility is to make fouls, Zhou Xuan also knew that he couldn't easily foul anymore, so he had already warned himself in his heart not to jump around. Billups admits it even if he shoots, which is always less of an offensive threat than Anthony.

Billups has a higher ball quotient, relying on the accumulation of many years of game experience, and he can't compare to a freak like Zhou Xuan, who is playing on the court, and can keep calculating, and then his body reacts accordingly.

Anthony didn't catch the basketball, Azubuuk's circle also had some effect, the Nuggets passed twice, the ball went to Kreza, Biedrins saved to defend, and at 45 degrees on the left, Kreza's jumper was missed, and the rebound was picked up by Randolph.

The Warriors fell into a positional battle, Zhou Xuan led the half, or Randolph covered, and he broke through the left side of Kreza to change the defense. Zhou Xuan paused slightly with the ball in his left hand, his eyes looked at Randolph in the middle, and Kreiza took a step forward when he saw the flaw. Zhou Xuan controlled the ball with his left hand and did not change hands, suddenly pulled the ball and turned his body to the left in disguise, strode away, pulled the ball to the left side, and passed Kreza in one fell swoop.

Zhou Xuan calculated the distance accurately, deliberately exposed the flaw, if Kreza couldn't come up, he wouldn't pass the ball, and the follow-up actions were thought of two plans. After passing, Zhou Xuan pulled the ball up, rushed to the basket in three steps, and Nene let go of Biedrins to block. Zhou Xuan passed the ball from the inside side of his right hand to Biedrins in the run, and saw the stitch. Biedrins catches the ball and gets an easy shot and goes to the basket. 43 to 63.

Barkley said excitedly: "Zhou Xuan has also begun to exert his power in this quarter, although the team is behind by a large score, he has played really well." To win, the Warriors must also address defensive issues. ”

Smith said: "That's probably going to have to wait for Jackson to come back." ”

Billups and Anthony played a pick-and-roll combination, which is what the Warriors fear the most, and they have to switch defenses, and both can score and have a high percentage of pull-up jump shots. Zhou Xuan couldn't do anything about Anthony. Anthony didn't care about his defense at all, and he pulled out with a quick stop, hollowing into the net. 43 to 65.

Zhou Xuan continued to block and dismantle with Randolph, this time back to the middle, Randolph squeezed away Billups to take the ball and break through the middle, causing a foul on Nene and hitting both free throws. 45 to 65.

The Warriors' offense finally turned on, but the Nuggets' offense was sharper. In order to defend Anthony, there was an open space from the outside, with Billups and Smith each hitting three-pointers.

At halftime, 53-74, the Warriors trailed by 21 points. Azubuke also had four fouls on his back, and the ball was unplayable.

In the second half, the old Nelson could only be replaced by Madi? Corinth. This player can do anything but nothing is outstanding, and his confrontation ability is average, Anthony scored 9 points in the third quarter again, and his hand was hot and unstoppable, leading the team to play an 11-2 shockwave, and the difference widened to 30 points, and the Warriors completely collapsed.

A baseline cut, Anthony broke through and gave the ball to Martin, who didn't receive the ball under the basket and went out of the baseline, Barkley smiled: "Anthony's passers are not easy to receive now, Martin is already very prepared, but when I touch it, I find that the basketball is hot." ”

Nelson Sr. tried everything, including replacing CJ Watson on the court and Zhou Xuan to form a double guard, but this only strengthened the impact of the backcourt and made the defense worse. Moreau and Randolph had two vacancies that no one could fill, and Azubuke was also blown up by Anthony.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors fell behind 78-107, and Nelson Sr. could only give up and replace all the main players. The Nuggets also went into garbage time with the substitutions of Anthony, Billups and others.

Even in garbage time, the Nuggets' bench played better than the Warriors. Veteran Anthony? Carter led the crowd into a wave of climaxes, bringing Turyaf, Anthony? Randolph, Corinthians, DeMarcus? The Nelson and Watson defense collapsed. The Warriors can defend only one Turyaf, and two fists are hard to beat four.

Warriors offense, Nuggets "Birdman" Chris? Anderson's bench defense is also very hard, and now the whole team has fallen in love with defense, forcing Warriors players to shoot from the perimeter. With the exception of Watson, the Warriors were all blacksmiths.

In the cheers of the home fans, the score difference was further widened. In this game that was broadcast live in the United States, the Warriors were completely lost. They also wanted to fight back, but except for Watson, the substitutes were not good at attacking, and they couldn't organize tactics without Zhou Xuan, and the players fought separately.

At the end of the game, 100-144, the Warriors lost by 44 points, the worst loss of the season.

Randolph scored 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, and Zhou Xuan scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, and his performance was eye-catching in the second quarter, but after the Nuggets strengthened their defense in the second half, he still couldn't save the team. He passed a lot of the ball in a timely manner, Azubuke put too much energy into the defensive end, became a blacksmith in the attack, Collins was even worse, he couldn't shoot in the open position to catch the ball, and he didn't dare to shoot in front of him, and repeatedly delayed the fighter.

Except for Zhou Xuan and Randolph, the teammates attacked poorly, and it was reasonable to lose. But Zhou Xuan was very unhappy with this result, since entering the alliance, this was the first time he had been miserably abused.

On the Nuggets side, Billups shot 4 of 11, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, and got 13 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and his performance was not better than Zhou Xuan.

Kenny? Smith commented after the game: "Offense wins the crowd, defense wins the championship. This is the immutable truth, George? Carl has made a change. If the Warriors don't strengthen their defense this season, even if they make the playoffs, I don't think they will be able to go very far. ”