Chapter 92 [Mr. Key is Injured]
As soon as the opening game began, the Nuggets' defensive weaknesses were exposed.
Anthony? Carter defended worse than Iverson. Iverson can also help the team with steals, while Carter's single defense and help defense ability are average, and his only strengths are passing awareness and selflessness.
Carter dribbled the ball to the front court and handed it to Anthony again. As long as the position is offensive, Anthony is the main attacker for the Nuggets. He still didn't play alone on the right side of the pick-and-roll, and Jackson defended closely.
Anthony leaned his back against Jackson and turned to the middle, and as soon as Jackson stepped back, he dribbled with his left hand to his right hand, and made a big spin to get out of the defense. However, this time Jackson reacted quickly and immediately moved sideways to block the breakthrough route. Anthony didn't pass the ball and made a pull-up jump shot.
Jackson jumped up to interfere, the ball was deflected, and Nene suddenly cut inside to jam Bidrins, grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and scored with a one-handed shot. 4 to 4.
The Warriors attacked, and Zhou Xuan beckoned to Margeti, allowing him to cover on the perimeter and block Carter. Zhou Xuan's purpose is not to align with the melon, but to form an opportunity for misalignment. The Nuggets defended the joint defense, and Zhou Xuan faced Martin after breaking through.
Martin's speed is outstanding in the No. 4 position, and the downside is that he is a bit short in height. Zhou Xuan took the ball and paused, protected the ball, was not in a hurry to break through, and after Margeti relied on his muscles to resist Carter's frame, he passed the ball to the middle.
Carter did his best, but Margety left him behind. Margeti received the ball and faced the basket, and without waiting for Nene to save, he made a quick stop jump shot. 6 to 4.
Once he grasps the opponent's weakness, Zhou Xuan will fight endlessly, and he especially likes to let his teammates help clean up the people who are opposite him, which is one of his major characteristics. The Nuggets defensive Carter is a clear weakness at the top of the arc.
Carter now also understands why Zhou Xuan can get good data, he is really smart.
The Nuggets attacked, Carter took the half court or ran to look for opportunities, and the ball was handed to Anthony. This time Anthony passed the ball to Martin, who was pulled to the top of the arc. Biedrins defended and Martin fed Carter, who hoisted Nene and Turyaf topped.
Two black strong men started the battle in the low post. Turyaf made the most of his character, did not let Nene into the box easily, turned and missed the hook. Biedrins, who returned to the interior in time, grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
Jackson retreated and threw the basketball to the front court and gave it to Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan handed it over to Margeti again. Dundee Jones quickly returned to the defense, and the two formed a one-on-one. Margeti took a step forward, retracted his foot and broke through from the right sideline, and Jones followed up on the side and raised his hand to interfere. Margeti forced a missed shot against his opponent with his body, but it caused a foul.
After hitting both free throws, it was 8-4. In the opening game, the Warriors ensured super high offensive efficiency and momentum.
After a while, Jackson also opened up, and hit a pull-up jump shot after entering the three-point line. Then Zhou Xuan assisted Margeti twice to score, and after the breakthrough, he attracted the defense to pass to Biderins, and in the face of Martin, who was half a head shorter, Bidrins hit the board under the left basket.
The Nuggets rely primarily on Anthony and Nene to attack. Carter broke through twice, Zhou Xuan bypassed the pursuit, and the Warriors did not change their defenses on the periphery. Carter missed a mid-range shot and a three-point shot when he had a good chance.
Without Harrington, the Warriors also played well, building an 11-point lead at 35-24 in the first quarter. Carter has become the breakout, and while he doesn't have a qualified bench yet, the Nuggets are most lacking in point guards right now. Zhou Xuan had 2 points and 6 assists in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the elder Nelson replaced the main force, so that Brandon? Wright, Anthony? Randolph, Azubuk, Belinelli and Watson came off the bench. Usually he will leave one or two main players with substitutes, and after four consecutive wins, he has become more bold in his arrangement.
The Nuggets kept Anthony on the court to continue to play, and the other main players went all down and replaced Chris? Anderson, Creza, Reinado? Balkman, J.R. Smith.
It's a strange formation. Anthony is the shooting guard and Smith is the ball. Kreiza and Balkman are both swinging forwards in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions. Carter, the Nuggets don't even have a point guard who can be a backup. Veteran Chucky? Atkins had already made a rare appearance last season and have completely lost the trust of George Karl this season. As long as he's on the pitch, any defender who's a little faster can blow him up.
The Nuggets' seemingly unreasonable lineup managed to suppress the Warriors' bench because of two strong scoring points. Watson broke through by covering and was hit by Anderson's big hat as soon as he came up. After that, Azubuk and Belinelli missed each shot, and they didn't feel very good.
Only Wright had the upper hand against Balkman, hitting two hook shots, grabbing a frontcourt rebound and scoring on a dunk, and assisting Azubuike to score on a mid-range shot. The Nuggets Anthony and Smith were incredibly powerful, and Kreiza also hit a three-pointer from the perimeter.
At six minutes, 43-38, the Nuggets chased down to only five points, and the old Nelson reintroduced the main force. Only the in-form Wright remained on the bench.
Zhou Xuan immediately took advantage of Wright's physical advantage, let him pull to the top of the arc to cover, broke through on the right side against Balkman, and then distributed the ball to the middle. Wright misplaced Smith and rushed to the low post for a layup. 45 to 38.
Zhou Xuan was forced to defend against Creza on the defensive end, and defensive weaknesses were also revealed. Kreiza is not a simple pitcher, he is very comprehensive, can break through with the ball, and can also play a cameo role as a power forward, the strength is not comparable to Zhou Xuan, after resisting Zhou Xuan, he received a pass from Smith and scored a layup. 45 to 40.
Zhou Xuan played a blocking and dismantling cooperation with Margeti on the offensive end, attracting Balkman to switch defenses and hoisting the ball to Wright in the low post. In this quarter, Wright completely opened, relying on his height advantage to hit Kreza, turned around and walked to the middle to hook his hand, Kreza chose to foul, and Wright hit both free throws. 47 to 40.
On the defensive end, Zhou Xuan changed to a misplaced position to defend Balkman, and this time he finally chose the right person, Balkman's offense was very bad, he had empty height, and his teammates didn't pass the ball to him at all. And he can't shoot the basket until he hits the basket to score, and there are two tall and long-arm guys waiting for Biderins and Wright under the basket.
Anthony stepped back and missed a jumper under Jackson's interference, Wright grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Zhou Xuan, the Warriors immediately went on a fast break, and Zhou Xuan passed to Jackson, who in turn handed it to Margety.
Jackson handled this ball very selflessly, but he quickly regretted it, and it was better to be himself. Margeti received the ball and broke through under the interference of Kreza, and when he saw the opponent, he slipped and fell to the ground, and the ball also fell off the line.
To make matters worse, Margeti stood up and moved his right leg with a pained expression.
"Corey, you're fine, are you?" Jackson hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"It's a little bad, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight this time." Margeti frowned: "I guess it's a twisted tendon, I've had such injuries before." ”
The team doctor also came in, and the old Nelson looked ugly, and if Margeti was so injured that he was sidelined, the Warriors should be crying. Margeti is now the key man for the Warriors, and only he can play in the low post.
Margeti took a few steps and was helped back to the dressing room by his team-mates, with Azubuuk coming on as a substitute.
"Don't be affected, we can still win." Jackson patted Azubuuk on the shoulder and said, "Corunna, use your impact." ”
The Nuggets also made substitutions on their side, Balkman down, Martin up, or not point guard. Martin can strengthen his defense, and Zhou Xuan is in trouble, how can he defend Martin? Jackson told him to keep an eye on Creza again.
The game restarted with Smith handing to Anthony on the flank, who passed to Creza, who cut inside into the air.
Zhou Xuan thought of what the other party's purpose was, directly let go of the breakthrough space, and made an unexpected move to enter the inner line.
Kreiza turned around and faced Biedrins's defense, he almost didn't think about it and passed the ball into the inside, and he had the impression that the "birdman" Anderson under the basket should be empty, but as soon as the ball came out, he shouted in his heart that it was not good, Zhou Xuan actually appeared under the basket, rushed out, and directly broke the basketball.
"Beautiful!" Old Nelson shouted.
Zhou Xuan accurately grasped the psychology of the opponent, Kreiza thought that he was determined on the inside, as soon as Biderins made up the defense, there would be a gap in the inside, and anyone who did not have a wide field of vision and relied on a sense of position to pass the ball would definitely want to pass the ball to the vacant position. Kreza's passing level is average, and if he throws it high, he may be empty.
As soon as Zhou Xuan broke the ball, he ran and roared, and Azubuk, Jackson, and Wright rushed out together. Zhou Xuan didn't rush to pass the ball, pushed the ball at full speed through the half, leaving Kreiza behind, after halftime, Smith went to defend Azubuk, Anthony and Jackson, Kreiza also habitually entered the inside, Zhou Xuan actually got an empty position, when Smith found this save and went to defense, Zhou Xuan grabbed a three-point shot at the top of the arc.
Everything was expected by him, and this time he was very relaxed, and his movements were perfect, and he hit steadily. 50 to 40.
George Karl clenched his fists on the sidelines. He, like the coaches of the Warriors' previous opponents, began to be impressed by Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan was even more powerful than he imagined, originally he thought that it was because Margety, Jackson and others attracted the bag that gave Zhou Xuan a chance to perform and let him get beautiful data, but now it seems that this is not the case. Zhou Xuan is too smart, better than Anthony? A veteran like Carter is still smart, and his consciousness is better than Iverson, who was replaced.
Although Iverson's scoring ability is strong, he mainly relies on his individual ability. Zhou Xuan took advantage of some factors on the court and got an easy shooting opportunity. He may not be able to shoot as hard as Iverson, but he plays efficiently.
The Nuggets attacked the half, Anthony still passed to Kreza, this time Zhou Xuan did not enter the inside, the same trick may not work again, he adopted another defensive method, the moment the opponent received the ball.
Kreiza didn't take Zhou Xuan too seriously, he didn't use his back to test the distance and chose to turn around, Zhou Xuan didn't have the idea of being a macho man, he didn't lower his center of gravity at all, his legs were together, and he fell straight back when he was hit......