Chapter 352: Tactical Targeting

Wade played well with the ball on a couple of occasions after he came on, either scoring or assisting his teammates.

It's just that the defense came up, and they still didn't stop Zhang Xiaotian.

The veteran players who won the championship last time for the Heat even felt that Zhang Xiaotian was as difficult as James.

However, the offensive styles of the two are a little different, and Zhang Xiaotian already has a bit of a Durant flavor.

The Heat had no way to close the score gap, and the Warriors took action again and replaced Curry and others.

Curry came up and hit a three-point shot, and the Heat suddenly felt cold.

They have played hard, but the gap in talent cannot be bridged.

The team that let Zhang Xiaotian go will regret it, and Coach Spoelstra is also bitter in his heart.

In the final minutes, the Heat began to try three-pointers.

Now the three-point is no longer the Heat's strong point, although they still shot two, but the Warriors shot three, and the Heat had no choice but to accept the fact of defeat.

On the Warriors' training ground, the players are full of enthusiasm, even if they know that the next step is back-to-back.

Without injuries, this Warriors team is really scary, scarier than the Cavaliers last season, and no team's core can play without the ball for a long time, the Warriors can.

Top all-stars, explosive scoring ability, defensive ability are top-notch, how can the opponent win.

Of course, basketball is round, and if an opponent can target them to the extreme, it is not impossible to win, but the probability is relatively low.

On January 13, the Warriors played the Nuggets away.

Curry was absent in front, and the Warriors almost capsized in front of the Nuggets, and this time the Nuggets are also ready for a big battle.

The reason why the Nuggets are not afraid of the Warriors is that their lineup is so good that they can match the Warriors, they are not afraid of the Warriors' death, and the bench lineup is strong.

The Nuggets' starters were also specifically aimed at the Warriors, with Nelson letting Moodier play off the bench.

It feels a little weird, but it does have some effect.

The Nuggets are able to shoot three-pointers in all five positions, and they let Gallinari attack at the beginning of the game.

However, Nikola Jokic, who is more balanced offensively and defensively, is not used to the Warriors' defense, so he can only follow the Warriors' No. 5 position.

The Nuggets starters are small on the outside, but the three inside are all big ones, and Zhang Xiaotian is facing Farid.

Farid is fierce, but the disadvantage is that he is too fierce, and Zhang Xiaotian is not afraid of him on the offensive and defensive ends.

Of course, the team asked Zhang Xiaotian to limit Gallinari, and the Nuggets' offense was also a block, resulting in Zhang Xiaotian and Draymond Green often switching.

The two sides started with alternate scores, but when it came to the rotation, the Nuggets took advantage.

Will Barton, Darrell Arthur and Nurkic are all in a lot of form, but Moodier, who deliberately played off the bench, is not in good shape, and the Warriors are deliberately forcing him to shoot.

In the first quarter, the Nuggets relied on rotation players to take the lead, but it was mainly the Warriors' own offense that went wrong, and Curry was still adjusting his touch.

By the second time, Zhang Xiaotian stepped up his offense, Curry improved, and the Warriors' score caught up at once.

At the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides was only one point.

The Nuggets have not had a good season this season, and it stands to reason that the Warriors and the opposing team are playing fiercely.

But the team's tactics were really restrained, and with a little luck, the Warriors couldn't do better.

In the third quarter, the situation was somewhat similar to the first quarter, that is, Gallinari caused a lot of damage after blocking and dismantling, and Gallinari made more than a dozen free throws before the third quarter, which is also considered some home benefits.

There is also Thompson, in the first quarter, Curry felt good about iron, and he kept hitting iron when Curry's hand was slowly pulling back, and they could definitely punch in at the same time, but there were too few times at that time.

There is also the bench, the level of the Warriors' bench is too volatile, Barnes was okay in the first half, and no one scored in the second half.

Iguodala is good, but he's also a player with a hard injury and can only be a green leaf.

When Zhang Xiaotian played, the team was 2 points behind, and three minutes later, the team was 10 points behind.

During this time, the Warriors gave people the feeling that they had stepped down from the altar, and although they were still a strong team, they did not have the momentum they had when they won the game at the beginning.

But Zhang Xiaotian is still very stable, and the Nuggets are playing happily off the bench when he leads the team in the fourth quarter.

Then in a minute and a half, the gap between the two sides was only four points.

The Nuggets hurriedly made substitutions, and Zhang Xiaotian was more resolute in their attack.

The Warriors didn't let Curry rest so much this time, and came on the court two minutes earlier than usual.

If you work hard, you can win the game, and the team will definitely not refuse.

Curry didn't immediately come up and just contributed a steal.

Zhang Xiaotian is still assisting, and the Nuggets don't have many ways to deal with him, his body is strong and his feet are fast, and there are not many players who can defend him together, so they can only be pinched.

But Curry and Klay Thompson are here, and it's not so easy to get a flank.

And after Zhang Xiaotian hit two more consecutive hits, the Nuggets also let go and resolutely attacked, the three points of the Splash Brothers were not so magical, and they decided to bet.

But it was at this time that Zhang Xiaotian went out and Curry hit two consecutive three-pointers.

The score was tied at once, and the Nuggets had the feeling of a dog and immediately asked for a timeout.

They felt the win when they were leading before, and the two fights against the Warriors have also fostered their confidence, and if they can win against the Warriors, it will definitely be exciting for any team.

There are public enemies every season, but the Warriors have taken public enemies to new heights this season.

Will Barton hit a three-pointer after the timeout, but this player has some quality.

But at this time, Curry has already come to the feeling, and he has played two more with the ball, and there is a feeling that he is going to go berserk.

The pressure on the Nuggets on the defensive end suddenly increased, Zhang Xiaotian's side has not yet done it, and Curry's side can't get it.

They tried it with Nelson, Moodier and Gary Harris, and then found that Curry, who was in top-tier All-Star form, couldn't do anything at all, except for a flanking shot.

But how can they have so many players to pinch attack, the most reliable way is to attack, but the Nuggets' offense is not particularly reliable.

The Nuggets were also very good at this time, with Darrell Arthur hitting mid-range shots under pressure.

It was only then that Zhang Xiaotian's three points helped the Warriors take the lead again, and then the Warriors' defense tightened, and the opponent's veteran with the ball, Nelson, made a mistake, and Curry stopped outside the three-point line after getting the ball.

Zhang Xiaotian once played this trick, and that was when he was hanging, but in the Warriors, this situation is very ordinary.

The clock ticked into the last minute, and the Nuggets were in danger.