The Spurs will be at a disadvantage against the Nuggets and will not be able to beat the Nuggets, which itself is expected by many fans.

After all, there is one thing to say, the current squad structure of the Spurs is definitely not luxurious, the combination of Butler + Howard can only be regarded as a T1-level partner combination in the league, no way, one is often despised and underestimated by the league, and the other is affected by injuries and age and lacks the greatest support, and the partnership of the two is naturally not a top combination in the league.

Moreover, the current league has become more and more intense, with the Cavaliers led by James, Embiid, Thomas Jr. and others in the East, the Nets led by Durant, Paul, Booker and Jokic, and the Warriors of Curry, Thompson, Green and Cousins in the West and the Thunder Triumvirate of Westbrook, George and Anthony.

Compared to these teams, the Spurs' roster is indeed not very luxurious, although they are still firmly in the third place in the Western Conference record, and much better than the Thunder, who have a very disappointing record so far in the regular season, but even now, if fans really want to vote for the victory or defeat of the Spurs and Thunder in the playoffs, there are still many people who will choose the Thunder, who have the upper hand in both the number and quality of stars.

That's the reality.

Although the Nuggets' lineup is more stumbling than the Spurs, Wang Chao alone can withstand thousands of troops.

In the first quarter of the game, under the three-man encirclement of the Spurs, Wang Chao was still able to calmly score 14 points in a single quarter with a shooting rate of more than 50%, followed by another 11 points in the second quarter, and scored 25 points in only half a game.

In order to be able to limit Wang Chao's offense, the Spurs have used the ace three-person encirclement tactics of Guy + Butler + Howard, but they still can't contain even a little bit of Wang Chao's offensive firepower, and this frustration is difficult to describe in words.

And those fans who have some ability to read the game saw more in the course of the game.

To put it simply, even if Wang Chao's offense is taken out, the defense alone is not inferior to the existence of the Spurs.

Gobert's performance on the inside may seem inconspicuous, but in fact, the interior rim protection ability is still better than Howard's, after all, Howard does not have Gobert's exaggerated reach.

Tucker and Mitchell defense on the outside are also at the first echelon level of the league, and they can be used as the core of the team's defense to be responsible for the existence of ace star players of other teams.

And on the Nuggets' bench, Rose, who had just scored 50 points in a single game not long ago, and Kyle, a first-year rookie. Kuzma, on the other hand, was able to play at a level that was not inferior to the starters.

Such a combination of lineups, coupled with the Nuggets' home court field advantage, even if there is really no Wang Chao, it is a team that is fully capable of entering the Western Conference playoffs, but it lacks a top star who can attack the playoffs, and it will not do much in the playoffs.

In Wang Chao's opinion, without his Nuggets, the strength will not be much worse than the Jazz team of the same period.

The Jazz have been playoff regulars since the rise of Gobert and Mitchell, and with the defensive system Gobert has built, the Jazz have never missed a playoff game.

However, after entering the playoffs, the Jazz's flaws will inevitably be revealed, except for Mitchell, there is no other player who can attack, although Mitchell's scoring ability is very explosive, but the height of 1.85 meters finally limits its growth limit.

This also makes it difficult for the Jazz to make the playoffs even though they can make it to the playoffs for several seasons in a row.

Now this Nuggets team also has the basic board of Gobert's interior defense, the offense of Mitchell and even Murray, and the 3D type of players like Tucker on the front line, the lineup structure is no worse than that Jazz team, and on this basis, the team also has the first person in the history of the league, a monster who is targeted by various targets on the court but still scores like chopping melons and vegetables, and winning is naturally easy.

Especially after last month, Mitchell and Murray suffered a rookie wall one after another, were analyzed and targeted by other teams in the league, and struggled with performance, and after finally picking up recently, the Nuggets are stronger.

In Wang Chao's plan, as long as Mitchell Murray, two young players, play abnormally due to excessive tension in the playoffs and even the Western Conference finals and finals, the Nuggets will have the capital to win the championship this season, and the team's immediate combat power is completely incomparable to when he first joined the Nets in 15 years.

In the second half of the game with the Spurs, Wang Chao had no idea of stopping at all, and continued to fire at all, scoring in the third quarter ushered in a big explosion, under the wrapping of Butler and Gay, he scored 19 points, half of which came from rapid counterattack scoring, which is also the most powerless way to score in the package tactics.

Facing Wang Chao, who ran all the way to the front court as soon as the defense ended, Butler and Guy could only be tired and desperately try to keep up with Wang Chao's footsteps.

But in the face of Wang Chao, who has the talent of a long-distance runner, it is obviously the most unwise move to compare who he can run fast and long.

Wang Chao of the Nuggets, relying on the Nuggets' super defensive system, has become more and more in love with the scoring method of fast break counterattack.

No wonder this move is James' favorite offensive method, so that scoring is really simple and efficient, quite easy and freehand, playing is that the opponent has no time to return to the defense to arrange the defensive line, and can only defend in a hurry one-on-one or two-on-one.

He still can't figure out why the fast-break counterattack score was later devalued and regarded as stealing points, isn't this also the score that players rely on their own speed advantage to build up on the field?

Players obviously have advantages that are not used, and they have to attack and score in a more difficult way to be considered golden? What kind of bullshit is this?

Even if you fight a war, you pay attention to the shortcomings of overcoming the enemy with your own strengths, let alone on the field?

As long as it is a defense that meets the rules of the basketball game and can easily score, Wang Chao will definitely choose without hesitation.

Besides, the Spurs are almost using a three-man package in order to defend, so why can't he use a counter-attacking style of play?

The Nuggets scored only 24 points in the third quarter, and Wang Chao's 19 points in a single quarter accounted for nearly eighty percent of the team's scores, and also successfully helped the Nuggets withstand the Spurs' most ferocious counterattack in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, the difference between the two teams reached 15 points, which also allowed Wang Chao to paddle a little in the fourth quarter, only shot at some more critical moments, and scored 7 points symbolically, and the game was over.

105:93。

The Nuggets won the game by beating the Spurs by 12 points at home.

And Wang Chao understated the whole game, and cut a big triple-double of 51+12+10 in a joke, almost single-handedly breaking through the Spurs' impregnable defense.

The Spurs actually played very well, Butler, who did not play well in the first half, began to find his form in the second half, especially in the third quarter, and scored 21 points in the entire second half, plus a total of 11 points in the first half of the two quarters, and also scored 32 points in the whole game.

But this game, after all, is a top defensive battle, except for Wang Chao and Butler, the two teams have no second stable scoring point.

Whether it is Mitchell and Murray of the Nuggets, or Green, Gay, Ginobili Parker and others of the Spurs, the offensive efficiency is greatly reduced in the face of super high-pressure defense.

In terms of media comments, the regular season matchup between the Nuggets and the Spurs is completely a big battle under extreme defense, and the key to winning this kind of matchup between super defensive teams is the ceiling of the main offensive arrow.

Butler, who scored 32 points in the game, played impressively, but compared with Wang Chao, who scored 51 points, he could only hate defeat.

It's a pity that after the game, not many people paid attention to the extreme defense shown by the Nuggets and Spurs in the game.

Whether it is fans or the media, the most discussed is Wang Chao's 51 points and the battle between Wang Chao and Harden's scoring list.

Wang Chao's 51 points in a single game can be regarded as a war with Harden, and the other side seems to have the meaning of taking on the challenge, because on the same day, only an hour later, Harden immediately responded by slashing 56 points in the home game against the Timberwolves.

In a battle between two of the league's top scorers, the battle between defenses doesn't matter, even if defense is the most important thing that determines a team's lower limit.

There's no way around it, and how many fans will enjoy watching that kind of slow-paced defensive battle?

There is a painful lesson in the 03-04 Finals Spurs vs Pistons defensive battle, and the league knows this truth, which is one of the reasons why the league's offensive rhythm is getting brighter and brighter.

Knowing that Harden cut 56 points in response, Wang Chao was also a little surprised.

"Looks like Harden is really going to put on a crazy scoring show a year early......

Wang Chao was also ready to respond.

If he scores, he won't lose to anyone!

The home game against the Spurs on January 5 was just the first game of the Nuggets' fierce rivals in January, followed by the next day, January 6, the Nuggets flew to the Warriors' home court to fight the Warriors.

Just beat the third in the West, and they don't even have time to rest before they will continue to play against the second place in the West, and this schedule is really not friendly to the Nuggets at all.

However, the fatigue of the journey did not have any effect on Wang Chao, and the existence of physical fitness potions allowed him to maintain sufficient physical strength and energy at any time.

Therefore, following the three-man encirclement against the Spurs, this game with the Warriors has directly evolved into a favorite plot of the four famous hunting kings.

In order to limit Wang Chao, the Warriors sent Green, Iguodala, Thompson and even Zaza one after another. Pachulia tried to limit Wang Chao in turn, but with little success, and even the defensive effect was not as good as that of the Spurs.

No way, although the Warriors' defense is also very good, based on Green's defensive base, the Warriors have one of the best outside defensive lines in the league, but their interior defense is relatively weak, especially when the Death Five small lineup comes on, although Green can temporarily top up the center position, but it can't achieve the effect of guarding the rim under the basket like Gobert and Howard.

Wang Chao, who scored 16 points in the first quarter, scored another 18 points in the second quarter, and scored an astonishing 34 points at halftime, especially outside the three-point line.

Although the Warriors' offensive efficiency is not low, the biggest problem is that they can't match the Nuggets, so the Warriors also trailed by more than double digits at halftime, just like the Spurs in the last game.

However, the Warriors are different from the Spurs after all, like the offensive ability of the Spurs, it takes a lot of effort to catch up with the double-digit point difference, but for a team like the Warriors who have reached the extreme of offense, it may be possible to complete the reversal of the point difference in just a few minutes.

What's more, when the game is behind and it is still at home, the Golden State Wushu team can display their traditional skills unscrupulously.

One thing to say, the Warriors are indeed very strong, the Splash Brothers plus Green's Iron Triangle, any All-Star level star is the biggest favorite to win the championship, whether it is the original Durant or the current Cousins, maybe the style of play and the positioning and contribution in the team are different, but the function is the same.

But the Warriors' dirtiness is also undoubtedly a league-renowned level.

The name of Egg Chaser Green is already well known, Zaza. Not to mention Pachulia, unlike Green, who plays dirty, this guy is really going to waste people a lot of the time.

In the face of the Warriors' sudden very rough defensive moves, the Nuggets were caught off guard and immediately suffered a big loss, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to play a wave of 12:4 attacks to chase the difference back.

The Warriors are also chicken thieves, and the time they chose is exactly the time period when Wang Chao is resting off the court.

The Nuggets' game experience is a little lacking after all, too young, especially the two main scoring points on the court at this time, Mitchell and Murray, were directly stunned by the Warriors' wave of rough defense, and the hot-tempered Mitchell almost started with someone again.

When he saw that Mitchell was slapped down by Warriors backup center Pachulia for a layup, and after getting up, he angrily rushed over and wanted to make a move, and Rose's eyes couldn't help but light up when he was sitting on the sidelines.

His highlight of the season was 50 points in a single game after Mitchell was blown off the court for a foul.

If Mitchell is sent off for some reason in this game, will he have another chance?

Unfortunately, to Rose's disappointment, Mitchell was stopped by his teammates and the referee, and the conflict did not further expand, and the referee only gave Mitchell a warning and did not blow the whistle, after all, the Warriors' home whistle in this game was indeed a bit off, and the referee was a little short.

"It's almost time."

Looking at the Nuggets players who were constantly falling into passivity on the court, Wang Chao stood up from the bench.

"Martial arts team? Let me meet you! ”

To deal with dirty actions, Wang Chao also has a way to deal with it.

Among his diverse talents, there are also some that are relatively unpopular and do not come in handy in most games, including the ruthless Iron Elbow talent that is purely used to hit people.

The effect of this talent is ruthless enough, not only can it increase the power of elbow strikes, but even after elbow strikes, there is a certain probability of avoiding the effect of being whistled for fouls.

Since obtaining this talent, Wang Chao has not had many opportunities to use this trick on the court, and on a few occasions, almost half of it has been used on the Warriors, especially Green, who has been elbowed more than once.

Since you're playing dirty, it's not too much for me to be dirty.

(End of chapter)