Margeti was sidelined, Jackson was given more playing time, and the small forwards relied mainly on him and Azubuuk.

The Warriors attacked, Jackson scored on the court, broke through after blocking and caused a foul, and hit both free throws, 35-38.

The defensive end is still a joint defense, Jackson is at the top of the arc, and Zhou Xuan and Ellis are on both sides. The lack of a change in defensive strategy shows Nelson's trust in Zhou Xuan. During the training, Zhou Xuan has been practicing defense hard, and the progress of single defense and assistance defense is seen by the old Nelson, and he dares to entrust him with important tasks.

32 joint defense, to the front court Carter passed the ball to Kreza, let him single Zhou Xuan on the left side.

203CM vs. 189CM, and Kreza, who weighs 106kg, has an advantage. In the first game, the two were forced to face each other, and Zhou Xuan could only rely on fake falls and cleverness to defend, but now he was not afraid at all.

As soon as Kreiza took a step forward with the ball, Zhou Xuan stretched out his left hand and almost slapped his ball off, startling Kreiza in a cold sweat and hurriedly protecting his back.

People who are generally used to using their right hand often use their right hand to copy the ball, although Zhou Xuan shoots with his right hand, he has been practicing copying the ball with his left hand and has developed a habit. There are three benefits to doing so. One is that they are relatively close to the ball, and most players dribble more with their right hand than with their left hand. The second is to keep the body facing the attacker, so that even if the ball is not copied, it will not show the slightest flaw. The right hand is to copy the ball, but it is to the opponent, and the danger can be imagined. If you're not careful, you'll be completely gone. Against the left-handed general, Zhou Xuan will come in the opposite direction and steal with his right hand. He knew exactly what he was supposed to do.

What do you do if you hit the back? Kreiza thought to herself. He leaned his back against Zhou Xuan, shook his shoulders slightly, made a feint to turn to the left, and then turned to the right.

When Kreza's feet moved, Zhou Xuan had already seen through what move he was going to use, and quickly moved to the right, blocking the way.

Kreiza turned around and used the old move, ready to lift the ball and jump shot, Zhou Xuan, who completely blocked the offensive route, took a step forward and went to the racket with one palm, this time the defense was the same as Martin's in the first quarter, it was the space between grabbing the dribble and lifting the ball. Krezza couldn't dodge it either, and the ball was slapped off.

The big man is a little worse at protecting the ball, with more than enough strength and less agility. And if you change to Kevin of the King? Martin, maybe a little bit of a shake of Zhou Xuan's hand to make a foul.

After breaking the ball, Zhou Xuan launched a counterattack, Carter retreated the fastest, but Ellis was faster than him and opened the distance. Carter followed Ellis all the way to the low post, and Zhou Xuan made a pull-up jump shot in front of the free throw line and hit the open space. 37 to 38.

Barkley said: "It's another break after misplacement, Zhou Xuan didn't score much in this game, but the defense was fantastic, and Kreza couldn't hit him on the outside, so I can't believe this is the performance of a rookie." Rose and Westbrook are both in better physical condition than Zhou Xuan, but the defense can't be compared to them at all. ”

Smith laughed, "Kreza must be on fire right now. ”

It's not the first time that Kreza has been disgraced here in Zhou Xuan. What's more so about George? Carl, he always felt that Zhou Xuan was in the worst health on the field, not even as good as Ellis, but the players just couldn't score.

In the next round, Kreiza didn't believe in evil, and received the ball on the left side, and hit Zhou Xuan with his back, he wanted to bump into Zhou Xuan and lose his center of gravity before turning around and breaking through.

Kreiza didn't use all his strength because he was worried that Zhou Xuan would fake a fall if he had too much strength. And Zhou Xuan didn't have the idea of faking a fall this time, and pressed Kresza with his left elbow again, and then took a small step back, in order to make Kresza think that he had been knocked away.

Kreza turned around and walked to the left, and Zhou Xuan immediately blocked in front of him, reaching out with his left hand to steal the ball. Kreza's figure protected the ball and didn't dare to hit it anymore, and the rhythm was out of order. The pass is to Balkman.

Blue-collar Balkman couldn't beat Marion in the low post, and passed the ball to Carter on the perimeter, and this time Ellis reached out and poked the basketball away, and launched a fast break on his own and made a layup. 39 to 38.

The score was overtaken. George? Carl saw that the momentum was not right, and quickly replaced Anthony and Billups, and Kreiza and Anderson continued to play, intending to strengthen the attack.

The Warriors weren't in a hurry to bring on Turyaf because Randolph Jr. was faster. Ellis was on the court, and the Warriors switched to a pure fast pace, pressing defense, pressing in the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan and Ellis grabbed the ball in front and handed over the defense to their teammates.

Billups had just come on the court, and he had to get used to dribbling for a while, when suddenly the front court was pressing, and he made a mistake in his busyness. Moving horizontally to JR Smith, Zhou Xuan interfered beside Smith, cut off the basketball with one palm, and scored on a counterattack layup. 41 to 38.

Consecutive mistakes and losing points were extremely demoralizing, Billups passed to Anthony in the next round, and Anthony, who had just come on the court, faced Jackson's defense, shook a little distance and jumped, and the ball was deflected again. Marion grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

The Nuggets' rebounding has not been strong, Kreiza cameo as a big forward is not as good as Martin's rebounding ability, and "Birdman" Anderson's specialty is blocking, and his rebounding ability is average.

Marion won the basketball and passed it to Zhou Xuan, who handed it to Ellis. Scoring on consecutive counterattacks, Ellis also played well, receiving the ball without waiting for his teammates to fall into position, changing direction and pulling the ball, turning around his back with his left hand and right hand to avoid Billups' steal, rushing into the basket, and scoring with a layup with his right hand. 43 to 38.

The Warriors went on a 10-0 spurt, George? Carl was forced to ask for a timeout.

Barkley said: "It was a big mistake for the Nuggets to not let Nene and Martin play before. Anderson's defensive ability is worse than those two, Carter is not good at playmaking, and after Billups arrived, he played less time and played a little restrained against the Warriors today. I don't know how the road will be adjusted. ”

Smith laughed: "If I were the coach, I would replace Anderson at this time. He can run, he can jump, he can help block on the side, but I don't think he's a good defender. On the contrary, he has too many shortcomings, he likes to jump, he can't shoot, and he does a poor job of defending one-on-one. I guess that's what it's called 'pseudo-defense.'"

Carl was replaced by Martin and Nene and the starters were all back on the court, with only JR Smith replacing Dundee? Jones.

Karl still prefers to use offense to solve problems, and with Smith on the floor, the attack will be stronger. But in a few games against the Warriors this season, Smith didn't do very well. Today he also had a very average touch, and leaving him on the field was the turning point of the game.

Smith and Anthony did not cooperate tacitly, they both received the ball and worked alone, and they could indeed score, but they destroyed the team's cooperation. The Warriors were a little more prepared, leading 52-49 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Warriors continued to strengthen their defense, with Azubuike replacing Ellis and Turiaf on the inside. This lineup played a beautiful combination of inside and outside, Marion successfully cut twice, Jackson and Azubuike hit three-pointers from the outside, and Zhou Xuan sent four assists in a row to open the score in one fell swoop.

In the face of the defensive intensity that the Warriors have never played this season, the Nuggets are very uncomfortable, and Karl asked the players to speed up the offensive rhythm in order to break the joint defense, and replaced Martin with Kreza, who can shoot three-pointers.

The Warriors also immediately replaced Ellis and fought with the Nuggets. The implementation proved that Ellis, Zhou Xuan, and Marion ran faster. Billups' role in the team's defensive system was also weakened, but Nene grabbed a lot of rebounds as a result.

In the fourth quarter, after Ellis hit two unreasonable shots, Carl asked for a timeout again and replaced him with Duntai, who had rested for a long time. Jones wanted to strengthen his defense, but Jones was also a bit stupid to rest, not only failed to defend well after coming on the court, but also made two mistakes in the pass, and the Nuggets failed to make waves after that.

Zhou Xuan delivered 5 steals in a single game, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds, 13 assists and 1 block. Billups didn't play well in this game, with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. And the shooting percentage is not high, only 4 of 13 shots.

After losing to the Mavericks, the Warriors quickly proved themselves with a victory. And Zhou Xuan's data also overwhelmed Billups, and gave those who didn't believe in him a powerful response. Especially gave a slap in the face to the person who said before the game that he played a weak team to brush up on the data, and he was afraid that he would be killed when he ran into Billups.

At the press conference, George? "Today we lost defensively and I am responsible for the defeat in this game and I always want them to play well in attack and beat them in attack," Karl said. The Warriors are more defensive than we are today, and of course, Donald has been a great coach who knows how to make a team play tough defensively, and that he used that way to help the team win and play well when we were working with the Bucks. ”

When old Nelson said that when he said the game, he specifically mentioned Zhou Xuan. "Many people say that Zhou Xuan's defense is poor, he said it before the start of the season, and he said it after the start that until the end of the regular season, some people said that he was not good at defense. Today he proved himself again, as long as he interviews the person who is opposite him and tries to single him out, you will know what level of defense he is. ”

Jackson also talked about Zhou Xuan's defensive ability. "We often work together on defensive methods and share experiences, and he's improved so fast that it's unbelievable, and I think he's already the top in the league when it comes to breakouts."

Of course, the reporters will also interview Zhou Xuan. He smiled: "I don't dare to say how far my defense has been, let the opponents judge, I want to say that as long as the coach arranges, I am willing to complete the task." Even if I were asked to defend Kobe, Wade, and James, I wouldn't frown. I like to defend and I'm not afraid to defend anyone. ”

The reporter asked: "Is this a declaration of war?" The playoffs are just around the corner. ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Sort of, there are no weak teams in the West, and we are one of the best teams, I look forward to the playoffs and the stars, I also want to know what is the difference between the playoffs and the regular season, it must be very exciting." ”

With the remnants beating the Nuggets, the Warriors players have gained a psychological advantage in the playoffs.

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