Chapter 93: Mutual Influence
Zhou Xuan did not fake a fall, but predicted the direction of Kreza's turn, stood in advance, and fell down. The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and he hit someone with the ball!
Kreiza took the ball with a bitter face to find the referee theory, Nuggets coach George? Karl also shouted "fake fall" from the sidelines, but the referee ignored it. The replay was given on the big screen of the stadium, Zhou Xuan retreated half a step back to open a little distance, stood very steady, Kreza turned around and hit him, and the penalty was correct.
Warriors attack, Jackson jumper misses......
On the sidelines, Warriors assistant coach Keith? Smart said to old Nelson: "This kid is too powerful, I don't think he is a defensive colander, he can defend Kreiza twice, should we let him try to defend Smith?" ”
"His defense has really improved, but Smith is often dry, and if he feels good and gets into trouble, let him defend others." Old Nelson laughed. He knew very well that Jackson was not good at this method of hitting people with the ball at close range, and Zhou Xuan came up with it himself.
Guarding against people of the same size as yourself is a skill, and you have to be a little clever to prevent people who are stronger than you.
Zhou Xuan's two defenses successfully disrupted the Nuggets' deployment. George Carr won't let Anthony? Carter came on the court to let JR Smith cut points on Zhou Xuan's head. Now Azubuke defended Smith and asked Zhou Xuan to defend Kreza, but it had obvious results. Kreza not only missed the ball when he received the ball, but also made two mistakes, which hurt morale.
Next, Zhou Xuan began to defend around the front. This is what I learned from Paul, so that the big man can't easily catch the ball. Creza's speed is average, and he can't get rid of Zhou Xuan's entanglement, and the Nuggets without a genuine organizer don't pass the ball to him.
Both sides had a drop in shooting percentage, and the Nuggets replaced Anthony and moved the center of attack to J.R. Smith, but Smith had a bad hand today, hitting five irons in a row.
At halftime, the Warriors led by eight points, 60-52. Brandon? Wright became the Warriors' number one contributor in this quarter, scoring 10 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter. Zhou Xuan had 5 points, 9 assists and 1 steal in the half, far better than Carter's 2 points and 3 assists.
The players returned to the locker room, and Jackson called Zhou Xuan aside and said depressedly: "Man, why didn't you pass the ball to me in the first half?" ”
Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Big brother, I don't give you an outside pass, you pulled out four times outside the three-point line today, and none of them scored." If it is passed to you in that position, it will definitely be dry. Didn't I pass it when you cut it? Anthony may be hard to block you, but it's obvious to interfere with the shot, and Corey can't play right now, so we have to be more efficient. I recommend that you don't make a strong shot on the outside unless it's empty. The Nuggets can defend it except for the inside. ”
Jackson was silent for a moment, his brows furrowed, and he nodded: "What you said makes sense, I won't pull out on the outside in the second half, and if you pass it to me on the periphery, I will also play the block and dismantle cooperation." ”
"Okay."
"Come on! Win five in a row! Jackson and Zhou Xuan exchanged fists, and said: "They may replace Jones in the second half, if he is on you to defend him." ”
The Warriors are no big names, and Harrington is more united than ever after being refrigerated. On the offensive end, Zhou Xuan can control the rhythm and not pass the ball to Jackson and limit his wave shots. On the defensive end, Jackson can help Zhou Xuan adjust in time and let him defend the corresponding people. The two influence each other to ensure efficiency.
In the second half, Nelson Sr. changed the lineup, leaving only Bidrins, and the other four were Jackson, Azubuke, Belinelli, and Zhou Xuan.
This lineup can not only play and run, but also shoot three-pointers in the positional offense, break through to the basket, whether it is 32 or 23 defense, it cannot be completely restricted. The Nuggets switched to a tall lineup, Smith continued to stay on the court, and Deng Tai? Jones replaced Carter and stopped at point guard. Before Billups' arrival, George Karl could only make a few attempts.
In the face of small-ball tactics, the Nuggets had the same 32 defense as in the first half, wanting to limit the Warriors' outside shooting. The Warriors attacked to the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan took the ball to the side, faced JR Smith, and Jackson pulled to the top of the arc. At this time, the Warriors were a large group of 4 small, Jackson who played the No. 4 position pulled out, Azubuke and Belinelli went to the bottom corner, Martin and Jones could only be separated from the bottom line, interfering with the shooting at any time.
The easiest way to break down a zone defense is to have players who can shoot three-pointers in the two corners. On the bench, Morrow's three points were good, but the defense was not good, and the old Nelson still used Azubuuk, who could break through.
After all pulled away, Biedrins also pulled high and helped Jackson block Anthony without the ball. The Warriors' style of play has no back lane, and it doesn't matter if they don't attack in the low post, they all pull to the outside to play. Jackson did what he said and cut to the inside, and Zhou Xuan would not let him down, and immediately moved sideways to pass the ball into the three-point line from close range. Smith wasn't very aggressive when it came to defending passes. Jackson was comfortable receiving the ball and dribbling it to the inside.
His offensive moves are not dashing or elegant, and his dribbling is slightly rough, giving him a childish feeling, but this does not hinder his confidence in the offensive end. Nene was a little slower to switch defenses, and Jackson got rid of the basket in the air and made a layup. 62 to 52.
The goal became the prelude to the Warriors' furious offense, and Jackson took over the game in the third quarter, all in the top of the arc and on the side, Zhou Xuan did not enter the three-point line, just waited for his teammates to run and pass the ball on the perimeter, and then stood to attract a man to defend and wait for the opportunity to shoot.
Jackson was impressive, not only scoring himself, but also assisting Belinelli to hit two three-pointers, which also caused damage to the inside, allowing Martin to quickly get his fourth foul of the game and go off the court.
On the Nuggets side, Anthony scored 12 points in a single quarter, but no one else felt good, and the score kept behind.
Smith is a waste today. He has a variety of offensive tools, such as three-point shots, breakaways, mid-range jumpers, back-to-back shots, turns, and empty cuts for layups...... Anything will. His strong self-confidence on the offensive end often leads to consistent performances, mainly in jump shots and fast breaks. However, he is also often consistent in turnovers and missed shots, which is a double-edged sword. He made just one of his six shots in the quarter.
Playing iron is contagious, and Anthony had a good offensive rhythm, but by the fourth quarter, he began to play iron like Smith. Only Nene maintained a good shooting percentage, but he was always not resolute in attacking, rarely taking more than 15 shots, and was reluctant to try to attack when his teammates couldn't open up.
In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Nuggets replaced Anthony? Carter, who replaced Jones to strengthen the offense, still couldn't find the offensive feeling, but the outside defense also had holes. Jackson and Azubuke broke through to the periphery, and Zhou Xuan organized an attack. In this quarter, the Warriors played many beautiful passing and cutting coordination, and Belinelli became the protagonist, shooting three three-pointers to expand the difference to 18 points, and the Nuggets were gone.
With three minutes left in the game, Nuggets coach George? Karl had no hope of turning the tables and replaced Anthony, Nene and other main players. The Warriors also replaced all their main players, and the game went into garbage time.
The Warriors defeated the Nuggets 115-96 to make it five wins in a row.
Without Iverson, Anthony tried to help the team in an extreme way, but failed. He shot a lot in this game, made 30 shots in 40 minutes, hit 13, and was in good shape in the first half, but he couldn't make adjustments when his hand dropped in the fourth quarter, but insisted on hitting the iron, allowing the Warriors to play an 11-2 attack wave. And Anthony's offense was more of a jump shot, lacking lethality, and he only made two free throws in the game, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Nene had a great hand, shooting 9-of-11, but did not step up in the fourth quarter to take on the offensive responsibility, scoring 22 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks, including 7 frontcourt rebounds. He knocked out Biedrins and proved that his big contract was worth it.
Martin continued his high-paid and low-energy performance, hitting only 8 shots in the game, hitting 4 shots, 2-of-4 free throws, and finishing with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block.
JR Smith shot 3-of-16, 1-of-5 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Anthony Carter had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 36 minutes. This is his average, but compared to Zhou Xuan, it is a little too bleak.
Zhou Xuan failed to score a double-double again, shooting 4-of-9, shooting a three-pointer, no free throws, basically only operating on the perimeter, scoring 9 points, handing out a game-high 15 assists, picking up two rebounds, and having two steals.
Jackson and Zhou Xuan partnered very tacitly, scoring 29 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. The highest score of the game, overpowering Anthony. He was named the best player of the match for his high efficiency.
The fringe man Belinelli exploded, shooting 4-of-6 from three-point range and 5-of-8 from the field to score 14 points, Margeti scored 12 points in a limited time, Azubuke scored 10 points, Wright also had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and today he was the Warriors' best interior player, and Biedrins faced Nene and scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
After the game, Zhou Xuan first greeted Nie Yuyan and her classmates, and then went to the stands on the other side of the field to talk to the Olsen sisters, and the reporter happened to be interviewing the two sisters.
"The two of you came to watch Zhou Xuan's game today, adding a lot to the Oracle Stadium, he played very well, maybe it was the motivation you brought him, do you have anything to say?"
"We didn't expect him to become famous so quickly, so come to the home stadium to watch him, support him and look forward to him playing better in the future," he said. ”
The reporter asked Zhou Xuan with a smile: "Hey, Stephen Zhou, which of them is your girlfriend?" ”
"We're good friends." Zhou Xuan smiled.
Ashley also added: "Well, we are just here to support our friends, so don't mess up the news." ”