NBA: Bind the ability of Sakuragi Flower Road at the beginning

The Lakers made sufficient preparations before the game, especially for Jokic, and they must focus on defense.

McGee alone can't deal with Jokic, and needs the help of the 4th and 3rd positions.

And Murray is fast, has many offensive methods, and has strong explosive power, so Westbrook needs to defend.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the Nuggets are at home and ushered in a challenge from the Lakers.

The Lakers' starters are still Xu Feng, Westbrook, McGee, Kuzma and Lin Shuhao.

The Nuggets started with Jokic, Murray, Button, Harris, and Millsap.

McGee grabbed the first wave of the ball and passed it to Westbrook.

Westbrook dribbled the ball for half court, facing Murray, he called a pick-and-roll.

Kuzma came out to block Murray, and Westbrook took advantage of the situation to kill to the edge of the penalty area.

The Nuggets are also prepared. They watched the video of the Lakers' game and knew that Westbrook is playing reasonably now, so the defense is very tight.

As soon as Westbrook reached the penalty area, Barton came to help defend, and Harris also moved his feet, ready to flank at any time.

At this time, Kuzma and Xu Feng made a cover, and then Xu Feng came near the bottom corner.

Westbrook immediately passed the ball to Xu Feng.

In these few games, the ball was given to Westbrook at the beginning, and Westbrook handled the ball in a different way every time.

Sometimes I shoot by myself, sometimes I pass it to the inside line, and sometimes I give it to the outside line.

He will make the best choice according to different situations on the field.

Westbrook's transformation is shocking and even more exciting!
Xu Feng got the ball, and Harris of the Nuggets defended him single-handedly.

According to Xu Feng's performance in these few games, the Nuggets believe that Xu Feng has not yet returned to his peak period, so there is no need to double-team him, just defend alone.

Xu Feng's desire to attack is indeed not strong in these few games.

One reason is that he did not return to the best condition physically, technically and tactically.

The second is that the opponents in the first three games were not strong, so Westbrook could handle it, so Xu Feng was willing to be a support.

But in this game, if Xu Feng doesn't use his strength and only relies on Westbrook, it will be very difficult. Xu Feng must be stronger and share the pressure with Westbrook.

Xu Feng pretended to break through, and Harris hurriedly retreated to block, but Xu Feng pulled the ball back again and made a sudden shot!

This three-point retreat was unexpected, and the movement was done in one go.

brush!
Three point shot!

The Nuggets are a little confused. It seems that Xu Feng's ability is still terrifying, and he cannot be underestimated at all!

After the goal, Xu Feng and Westbrook clapped their hands and encouraged him: "Good pass!"

The bigger Westbrook is in the Lakers, the happier he is, and he has a tendency to reach the peak of his career.

The Nuggets attacked, Murray broke through with the ball, and Westbrook marked.

Murray played against Westbrook last season, and he could explode with Westbrook every time.

He can't guard Westbrook, and Westbrook can't guard him.

So Murray still has the confidence to break through Westbrook's defense.

But today, he was wrong.

Just when he changed direction and started to speed up, Westbrook didn't reach out to steal the ball like before, but stretched out his arms and moved quickly with his feet, blocking his breakthrough route.

Not at all out of place.

Murray bumped into Westbrook and had to back up and start all over again.

But he rushed left and right, still unable to get rid of Westbrook's entanglement, he was a little anxious.

Murray used his extraordinary trick, feinting and turning around.

He didn't know how many defensive champions he played with this trick.

But today Westbrook made accurate judgments and once again stood on his offensive line ahead of schedule.

boom!
Murray knocked Westbrook straight, the referee blew his whistle and called Murray an offensive foul!

Nuggets coach Malone was dumbfounded, Westbrook would make an offensive foul?

this is too scary.

In fact, the coaches in the league all know Westbrook's abilities, which are very comprehensive, and they have reached a consensus that if Westbrook can play reasonably, he will be terrible.

But everyone also agreed that it was impossible for Westbrook to play reasonably.

Therefore, Westbrook has become a contradiction.

This year's Westbrook has made everyone's expectations a reality, and he has managed so many games reasonably!
Even the defensive habits have changed!
Murray was speechless. He shook his head slightly, looked at Westbrook, and felt that the Westbrook in front of him was very strange...

Under the leadership of Westbrook and Xu Feng, the Lakers have always led the score.

But Jokic is unstoppable inside, and McGee and the Lakers' defense cannot completely limit him.

Whether it's the offensive skills at the basket, the three-pointer, or the passing vision, this white fat man is at the top of the league.

Another MVP-level superstar!
Therefore, although the Lakers are leading, the point difference cannot be opened, and it is always around 5 points.

In the second half of the first quarter, the two sides replaced the substitutes one after another.

Since the Lakers' bench lineup has changed a lot this season, they haven't fully reached a complete tacit understanding.

The Nuggets' bench is very strong this season. Plumlee, Porter Jr., and Grant are all fierce players.

The Nuggets' substitute tied the game in one fell swoop, and even overtook it by a few points.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 31:28, and the Nuggets led by 3 points.

In addition, the plateau attributes of the Nuggets' home court also made the Lakers players very uncomfortable, except for Westbrook, of course.

Westbrook's body doesn't seem to care about any weather conditions.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Nuggets' substitutes still played against the Lakers' substitutes.

But the Lakers did not make the substitution in advance, because D'Antoni knew that the new season needs to be adjusted.

The Lakers don't care about the regular season record, as long as they make the playoffs.

第二节战至5分43秒，双方比分42：32，掘金领先了10分。

D'Antoni called a timeout and was about to replace the main force.

When the Lakers came off the bench, their heads were down, very frustrated.

Xu Feng and Westbrook stood on the sidelines, giving them high fives one by one to encourage them not to care.

The main players of the two sides faced each other again, and the Lakers still had the advantage. As soon as Westbrook came on the court, two zombie jumpers made the score close.

Then Xu Feng blocked another shot and added a fast break, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Nuggets began to slow down the pace, trying to drag the Lakers into a positional battle.

After all, Jokic is tall and fat. If you play fast, it will be too disadvantageous to run back and forth.

And the Lakers insisted on speeding up.

The two sides fought wits and courage on the court, and the game was very exciting.

However, with Xu Feng and Westbrook's team, it's hard to get upset.

After a few rounds, Jokic was out of breath, exhausted.

At 9 minutes and 11 seconds of the second quarter, the scores of the two sides were tied again, 48:48!

The Nuggets had no choice but to call a timeout and let Jokic rest for a while.

In addition to Westbrook, the physical strength of the Lakers players is also exhausted, but they played very reasonably, so they didn't feel very tired.

Since the start of the game, Westbrook's attitude has changed a lot. He is also happy to play, and he is smiling overall.

The only time he was very serious, even a little bit angry, was when a reporter asked him a question.

The reporter asked: "Mr. Westbrook, you are playing very well in the Lakers now, even surpassing Xu Feng. Do you think you are the absolute core of the Lakers now? Is Xu Feng your support?"