Nelson Sr. has confidence in Zhou Xuan, but the Warriors are not easy to play in this game, and only Azubuke and Collins are left in the small forward position. He can only let Azubuuk start to defend Anthony, and the other four are Zhou Xuan, Moreau, Randolph, and Biedrins.

The Nuggets fielded their strongest lineup, Billups, Jones, Anthony, Martin, and Nene on the lineup.

Billups was expressionless when he came on the court, just glanced at Zhou Xuan. Anyone who watched the 2004 Finals will remember that every time the Lakers set off a wave of ****, Billups would throw in a 3-pointer, and then run back to the backcourt to defend with a blank face, and that kind of silent momentum was really shocking. It's Billups at his best, and he's only thinking about the game.

Zhou Xuan also had a cold face, he had already seen that the lineup was at a disadvantage today, and if he wanted to win, he couldn't make mistakes, and he had to come back and redouble his efforts.

The game was broadcast live nationally on TNT Radio, Charles? Barkley and Kenny? Smith arrived at the scene to explain.

Before the game, Barkley said he was bullish on the Nuggets. "The Nuggets are a tough team to beat right now, for the Warriors and for the league as a whole, and I think they're going to beat the Warriors and they're going to be a strong team going into the playoffs in the future. Billups led this team, and he made the Nuggets strong and calm, so if I had to pick a team to support now, I would undoubtedly choose the Nuggets. ”

"The Nuggets have made some changes to make the team look different, but it's not time to be complacent," Smith said. If they hadn't chosen Billups, the team would have been a different story now, and I think even if they had to start all over again, Billups would still be their first choice. Now they are labelled as ferocious, high-intensity physical confrontations, and if they lose their speed and athleticism, it will be difficult for them to defeat their opponents in the future. ”

Barkley smiled: "At least the Nuggets will be a strong team in the past two years, and the Warriors don't have good defensive players today, they must fight with the Nuggets to attack, and it is estimated that it will be very exciting." ”

The game got on, with Nene beating Biedrins on a jumper and the Nuggets taking the lead.

Billups passed the ball to Anthony two steps inside the three-point line on the right side of the halfcourt, and everyone in the Nuggets pulled away for Anthony to single.

Azubuke has a good physique, but his height is only 196CM, which is much shorter than Anthony, and it will be very difficult to defend alone, Anthony's position to catch the ball is not far from Zhou Xuan, so Zhou Xuan is the most convenient to go up to assist in defense, but once he goes to assist in defense, he has to let go of Billups.

It was only the first attack that Zhou Xuan experienced Billups's ball intelligence and experience, this kind of close-range passing will not form an assist, and it cannot be reflected in the data, but it creates a single opportunity. At the same time Kenyon? Martin pulled on the perimeter and pulled out of the interior with Biedrins, leaving room for Anthony to break through.

Anthony turned his hands to face the frame, his left foot was the axis, and his right foot stepped out to gently probe his shoulder, Azubuuk's center of gravity shifted slightly to the left, and Anthony immediately retracted his dry pull-up jumper with his feet. 0 to 2.

The baseline ball was issued, and Zhou Xuan slowly dribbled to the halfcourt, observing the position of the Nuggets, which was a hybrid defense similar to regional joint defense. Unlike what he thought, the person at the top of the arc is a defensive swingman Deng Tai? Jones, Billups went to the baseline to defend Morrow.

Billups wanted to compete with Zhou Xuan, but Carl didn't give him a chance. In this way, even if he blocks and picks up high, Jones will not be easily beaten by Randolph. Zhou Xuan thought about it for a moment and passed the ball to Azubuuk, who hoisted it to Randolph in the low post on the left side.

Inner defense on the three-second zone line.

Randolph leaned on two bits, couldn't squeeze Nene out, turned and made a jumper to avoid the block, but the shot was deflected and Martin grabbed the rebound. The Nuggets quickly countered and ran to the Warriors' basket together, with almost everyone touching the ball once, and Jones passed to Nene who was plugged in, who hit a high jumper. 0 to 4.

Healthy Nene is very strong, shooting the highest percentage in the league this season, shooting 71 from the basket. 3%, which isn't surprising, but it's surprising that he also shoots 43% from mid-range range. Nene is not a pure goalscorer, and after a season off, his touch is a sight to behold. However, he seems to be overly selfless and easily does not make a move, and sometimes George? Karl would want him to force himself to shoot.

The Warriors attacked again, and Zhou Xuan had a headache in the frontcourt, and it seemed that he was not fully sure of which point of attack, and playing Randolph was the best choice. As soon as he waved, Bidrin pulled out to cover, Zhou Xuan broke through from the right side, and Martin changed defenses.

Anthony? When Carter was defending him, Zhou Xuan didn't feel much pressure, and now he is replaced by Deng Tai? Jones, it's much harder to get rid of the opponent, and he's already tried it when he plays.

Martin's first block was also very fast, so that Zhou Xuan couldn't easily break through, and Jones went around the side to form a bag and let go of Biedrins. Zhou Xuan knew that Bidrins's vision was empty, but his vision was blocked, and it was difficult to pass the ball, and if he threw it directly to the basket, he was likely to make a mistake inside.

He controlled the ball and pulled back and passed to Moreau, who ran behind him. As soon as Morrow received the ball, Billups blocked in front of him, and Moreau wanted to pass inside, but after half a second, Martin returned to the baseline and followed Biedrins.

Martin is physically strong and his defensive ability is superb. Martin in New Jersey was synonymous with explosiveness, and he was very active defensively, and there was an amazing act of snatching a basketball thrown by an opponent with both hands in the air, and the victim was the famous Wade. Although his defensive awareness is average, he is not fatal, and if the opponent attacks head-on, he will suffer a lot because of his strength. The card position under the basket is not bad, but the rebounding data is average.

Over the years, Martin's defense has improved a lot after the offensive end is no longer strong, and the ability to assist in defense is excellent, and the defect is that the height is insufficient, only 206CM, and the defense is tall and the inside line suffers, but the anti-blocking and dismantling is very suitable. Now he doesn't jump easily, and most of them are defensive offensive players, the ball is still very fast, and the awareness of breaking the ball has improved more than one street compared to when he was younger, and there is nothing wrong with saying that he is a qualified inside gate, which is very good for a 30-year-old player who has had minimally invasive surgery on both knees.

Moreau shook around the periphery for a moment, unable to pass Billups. Billups doesn't easily reach out to break the ball, he just follows, and he rarely falls for the opponent's probes and feints, and he has a lot of experience. Morrow could only pass the ball, and after a few passes, seeing that the clock was about to reach 24 seconds, Azubuuk forced his shot wide.

Biedrins grabbed the rebound in the front court, missed the shot, and Randolph grabbed the rebound on the other side, and the one-handed shot finally went in. 2 to 4, better than grabbing rebounds, after all, the Warriors are more powerful.

But by grabbing frontcourt rebounds, there is no way to ensure offensive efficiency.

The Warriors fell into passivity at the beginning. Zhou Xuan believes that strong teams have a common characteristic, that is, there are no obvious weaknesses in defense, and the Nuggets have become such a team, reborn.

With Iverson gone, Anthony is not weak on the offensive end. Melon's offensive ability is undeniable, and if it weren't for Iverson's massive shooting power at the time, he might have won a scoring title in the 2006-2007 season.

No matter how to block and dismantle, the Nuggets can ensure the defense of the ball carrier, especially the inclusion of Zhou Xuan, which is very resolute. Since entering the alliance, it is the first time that Zhou Xuan has encountered this kind of high-intensity bag. It's not easy to pass the ball under the bag, and it's even more difficult to score, and Biedlins is a person who can only go inside after blocking and dismantling, and can't pull out to shoot, which causes Zhou Xuan's embarrassment, once the opponent blocks his passing route to the inside, he has no way. If it was Randolph's cover, he would not contain Zhou Xuan and interfere with Jones on the periphery.

The Nuggets sent Iverson away, and the biggest change was that Jones became the No. 2 starter, and his defensive blocking ability was improved to a new level. Zhou Xuan was in a predicament, played for 7 minutes, shot twice, and all missed. He was also substituted early for two fouls in order to misplace Anthony, and only handed out three assists.

As soon as Zhou Xuan got off the court, the Warriors' offense was even more chaotic, and they soon fell behind by 14 points.

Barkley said: "The absence of Jackson and Margeti has had a big impact on the Warriors' forward line, and today Zhou Xuan doesn't seem to have much to do, and the Nuggets have set a defensive example for other teams, which is to pack Zhou Xuan and let Biedrins go." ”

Smith smiled: "Chauncey (Billups) defense Morrow is also very successful, many defenders have suffered from Chauncy in the game, Wade was once convinced by Chauncey's defense, saying that Chauncey's defense is really good, especially at critical moments, he is really a terrible person." The worst star guard who was defended by Chauncy was Parker of the Spurs, Parker had a great glory before the 2005 Finals, but the Finals were beaten back to their original shape under Chauncey's defense, making mistakes repeatedly, shooting always off, and only occasionally relying on a few layups to save some face, and since then people have given Chauncey the nickname of 'Mr. Key'. Even Kidd and Nash couldn't bargain much under Chauncey's focused care. It's hard for the Warriors to open up on the outside. ”

Sitting on the sidelines, Zhou Xuan wiped his sweat with a towel and quietly thought of a way. The Nuggets are very mobile and just refrain from blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, he expected the Nuggets to be more difficult to beat than the Rockets, but he didn't expect it to be so tricky. Before joining the NBA, if someone told him that he was better than Iverson, he would definitely think that this person was ball blind, but now he feels that Billups is much better than Iverson, and the key is defense.

The superstars of the league are particularly good at playing tough battles, because the competition between strong teams is not selfless and reasonable to solve problems, but more needs personal ability. As long as Zhou Xuan fights a tough battle, the first thing he feels is the lack of his offensive ability. His offensive skills are already very good in China, and they are not enough in the NBA.

Mitchell has reminded him to be bold and attack, but now that he is alone with Martin, Jones, and other defensive starters, it is still difficult to maintain efficiency, so what should he do?