"The General" Arenas took the ball to the front court again, changed direction and dribbled past Billups, and then jumped past Hayes, who stepped forward to block, and scored a basketball with a low hand! 51 to 48.

Turning around, Hayes pulled up to the high post to get the ball, and the defender of Hayes was still Anthony. Hayes didn't make any feints, lowered his center of gravity, lowered his head and rushed inside from the right side, and Anthony blocked in front of him. During physical contact with Anthony, Hayes picked up the ball with both hands...... I'm sure I'll be able to cover you this time! Anthony followed Hayes closely and was confident. Hayes jumped, but instead of shooting, he struck the ball with both hands to Anthony Morrow, who cut inside from the bottom corner. Earlier, Bagnani gave Moreau an off-ball screen on the weak side, and Moreau shook off the defending Dundee Jones. It was Nene who switched to defend Morrow, and once his pace and defender were out of position, they couldn't be recovered. Morrow catches the ball under the basket and hits an easy backhand layup. 53 to 48.

Nene sent in the baseline and Arenas dribbled quickly through the half, this time with Billups on his side. Billups has not been so passive against Paul in the previous games, Paul's offense mainly relies on breakthroughs, and his long-range shots are not particularly accurate. Billups was able to limit Paul, but after Arenas' shooting touch came, he mainly relied on shooting, and Billups' bounce was not very good, and it was a floor flow among point guards, which was difficult to block.

This time, Kenyon Martin stepped forward to cover for Arenas. Arenas dribbles sideways past Billups. Before he could get to the three-point line, Hayes stepped up and blocked Arenas. Billups also quickly let go of Martin and prepared to wrap up Arenas.

A good Arenas, he immediately changed direction and walked to the other side with the ball, shaking off Billups at the same time, and almost let Billups and Hayes collide together, in order to avoid their teammates, both of them were a little slower. Arenas managed to break through to the three-point line, pulled up a jump shot, and the ball went in again! 53 to 50.

Bagnani sent in the baseline and Billups took a deep breath to stabilize his mentality. What if Arenas scores back-to-back goals? The Bobcats are still in the lead, and their offense is unguarded by the Nuggets. It's normal for a player like Arenas to score more than 40 points once he gets his hands dirty, and his concern now should be how to organize the Bobcats' offense and win the game.

Billups dribbled across half court and held out three fingers. This is the code word for the tactic of playing number three.

Hayes still relied on Durant's off-ball cover to pull the ball to the perimeter. After taking the ball, he stood in the high post and came face to face with Anthony, at this time, Bagnani ran out of the three-point line, and Hayes handed the ball to Bagnani casually. Bagnani found this cover very well, because Hayes and Anthony were very close, which was equivalent to two people helping him block Nene.

Bagnani broke through with the ball, Anthony was a little slow to make up the defense, and was burst in with the ball. Facing the basket, Martin had to let go of Durant's defense, and then Bagnani handed the ball to Durant with both hands. Durant hit a two-point shot from the weak side of the right wing. 55 to 50.

The Nuggets sent the ball from the baseline, and although Anthony has not been attacking recently, Durant is still inseparable from him. This time Martin covered without the ball, helping Anthony get rid of Durant's entanglement. Anthony raised his hand to ask for the ball, but Arenas didn't pass it to him. At this moment, Arenas is in very good offensive form, ready to continue shooting while his hands are hot. So he took a step from beyond the three-point line and shot! The ball was still not covered by Billups, but it was too far away, and the shot was a little shorter and missed. There is a Chinese idiom called "striking while the iron is hot", which can be used to describe the current Arenas.

Hayes easily grabbed the backcourt rebound, held the ball past Martin, and handed the long pass to the fast-break Durant. This time, it was Bagnani who pulled to the outside to supplement Anthony, Hayes defended under the basket, and his teammates believed that he could grab the rebound, so he was very resolute in the fast break.

After receiving the ball, Durant drew the defense and passed the ball to Morrow on the other side. This quarter was destined to belong to Morrow. After receiving the basketball, he once again grabbed a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, and he was also one step away from the three-point line. Dundee-Jones didn't expect him to shoot straight and not get off the block. The basketball made a beautiful arc and fell into the hoop! 58 to 50.

The shot hit the Nuggets' confidence. After Nene sent the baseline ball, Arenas was just about to accelerate and rush forward, and the Nuggets called a timeout.

Nuggets head coach George Karl frowned, his face was unkind, and he snorted heavily as he looked at Arenas as he got off the court.

Despite Arenas' back-to-back scoring, head coach George Karl, who watched the game from the sidelines, was not happy. On the contrary, he was very unhappy with the performance of Arenas, who behaved more like a point guard than Arenas.

The Nuggets were completely uncooperative during this time, and in each round, Arenas alone took the ball to the front court and then forced a shot, and the other four teammates were all spectators and were forced to run back and run.

You must know that the Nuggets' lineup is also recognized as a luxury in the league, although Martin and Nene are not top-notch, but they contribute more than 10 points per game very easily, and Arenas as a playmaker cannot drive the two of them to play. Now even a scorer like "Melon" Anthony has become a spectator.

"The tactic I just talked about is that Cameron [Anthony] is the main offense, Gilbert is the point guard, you have to organize the offense, and then run the position, and when Cameron attracts the defense and passes it to you, you may get an open shot, which is much better than if you played strongly under the Billups defense." George Carr said with a suppressed anger.

"I had a better hand today than Cameron, can't I be the heart of the attack? As long as my team-mates cover me, I'll definitely be able to lead the team back and pass the ball if I get a bag. Arenas swallowed and said depressedly.

'I'm the manager and you have to obey me. You're a point guard, so you should do what a point guard does! George Carr's face turned even more ugly, and he said in a voice that bordered on roaring.

Arenas was used to being the boss when he was with the Wizards, and all the tactics were played around him. He believes that he is a natural leader, the savior of the Nuggets, he is better than Anthony, as long as the Wizards develop a strategy with him as the core, and with Anthony and others to assist, the Nuggets can win the championship. But now, that stupid George Karl insists on having Anthony as the core.

Arenas is a bit unhappy with George Karl, and he is confident that he can solve everything when he has a good hand. But the coach actually wants to interrupt him when his hand is hot, isn't that what the opponent should do?

Arenas and George Karl look at things from different angles, Arenas only values the individual, while George Karl wants to keep the whole team alive.

For a team to win, the first thing is to have a clear division of labor, and there can only be one person who can attack with the ball. Arenas and Anthony are both well-known scoring machines in the league, Arenas' offense is so strong that he wants to score as his first task when he comes on the court. The ball possession of the two is difficult to distribute, and the power of "one plus one is less than two".

George Carr also tried to have Andre Miller at starting point guard and Arenas at shooting guard. But this game is not good, the Bobcats' outside shooter is too tall, and letting Arenas, who is only 193cm tall, defend Durant is tantamount to giving up the game.

Now Arenas is openly questioning George Carr's tactics and wants to take possession. Anthony is the small forward with the most offensive means in the league, shooting 46% from the field to Arenas' only 41%, and it is clear who has the highest scoring efficiency.

"Gilbert, you're a veteran player, don't you understand the importance of a reasonable division of labor? Again, with Cameron at the heart of the attack, what you have to do is organise the attack and run for chances. When the opponent's defensive formation is disrupted, you attack again. While defending, Cameron continued to keep an eye on Hayes, guarding the other Bobcats players and not allowing them to get open shots. When encountering off-ball screens, change the defense in time. ”

The Nuggets have fallen into passivity. At this time, George Carr still had to do ideological work for Arenas, which was a bit of a headache. When Arenas was coming to the team, he felt a little inappropriate, and if he had to choose, he would rather have a shooter who could run and contribute consistent outside shooting, a player like the supersonic Rashad Lewis, but the manager traded such a player who took up a lot of shots, personal heroism, and arrogance.

George Carr even thinks Andre Miller is better suited to starting point control.

The Nuggets called a timeout to adjust the lineup and was unsuccessful. George Carr also didn't have a good way to limit the Bobcats' offense.

The game restarted, and Arenas finally relented, dribbling the ball across the halfway to Anthony. Anthony borrowed a teammate to cover the offense and hit a jumper in front of Hayes. 58 to 52.

Anthony scored for the first time in the quarter. He also had a dissatisfaction with Arenas from the bottom of his heart, who was excited about his arrival before the start of the season and said in an interview that he was willing to reduce the number of shots. But looking at it now, there are still many gaps between reality and ideals.

Arenas is a crazy man who is unwilling to be subordinate, and he has Jamison and Butler around him who can't make it past the first round of the playoffs, and is not a qualified leader, but Arenas never thinks so.

The Bobcats' offense was fully opened, and Hayes broke through with Bagnani's cover and switched defenses to turn into a counterpoint to Nene. Nene kept up with Hayes' pace, but couldn't block Hayes' shot. Hayes suddenly accelerated with the ball, trotted two steps with the ball, and threw a shot. The inner inner cannot take off the cap while moving. 60 to 52.

The Nuggets also began to use the block and pick and tear of the interior players to find opportunities, and Anthony received the ball and broke through to the interior and made another emergency stop jump shot, this time, he failed to shoot. Anthony's back play is also very sharp, but against Shanghai yes, he can't squeeze into the penalty area with his back in the low post. Wanting to break through, Hayes' defense is also tight, and Anthony's only advantage in front of Hayes is the jumper.

The Bobcats' offense wasn't a one-shot shot either. Morrow missed a shot from the outside, and the Nuggets grabbed the rebound and handed it to Arenas, who went solo again......

(To be continued)