I'm a boss in the NBA

Chapter 614 Death Scythe
Jokic has scored 8 points and 1 assist so far. Of all the Nuggets' current points, he scored 80% of them himself, and then assisted 20%, all related to him.

As for the Lakers, Xu Xuan has scored in double figures, with 10 points and 2 assists.

Both core players performed very well.

And the better Jokic performed, the more dissatisfied Nurkic, who has been sitting on the sidelines, has been burying his head in dullness.

This position was originally his, but it was taken away by Jokic now. Sooner or later, he will take this position back!

Now in the team, the two have not communicated because of this matter. Nurkic is also very well informed, and he has also heard about what the Nuggets executives are going to do. It is nothing more than choosing one of the two.

But now, by most indications, he should be the one who was cast aside
Sad, strictly speaking, this is not what Nurkic wants. He thinks that he is also a talented person, with a core body, but in the end he does not have a core life.
Blame God and others.

The game continues.

Let's say that Jokic scored 5 points in a row, helping the Nuggets to catch up from 5 to 12 to 10 to 12, only two points away.

Frank and the Lakers fans here have also begun to pay attention to this big, fat looking man.

His scoring ability is very strong, the overall situation is very good, not to mention the outside shooting, and he is also a good player in the high position. This is simply the standard portrayal of the center in the future era.

Frank thought secretly for a while off the court. He had already raised his vigilance against Jokic in this game. For example, he used Randall to defend, but the effect was not very good. Randall has speed, but he has no height. Jokic Odd's official data is clearly only two centimeters taller than Randall, but in fact he is half a head taller.

There is no limit at all.

But for a while, Frank couldn't think of any other good solution, he could only see how the situation would go.

Lakers offense.

Xu Xuan holds the ball for halftime.

Facing Mudiay's defense outside the three-point line.

wrong step.

Xu Xuan dribbled a bit, let go of the ball, and stretched his body.

Mudiay stood ready.

Bang bang bang!
Continuous crotch dribbles, Xu Xuan did not look at the basket, his eyes fixed on Mudiay, suddenly, after a crotch dribble, Xu Xuan got up with the ball, Mudiay rushed forward, Xu Xuan was not afraid at all, The angle of the shot is not adjusted——

"Shh!"

Another goal!
Still three points!

"Tsk tsk! Doesn't make sense? You can score if you don't defend against me, but you can still score if you defend against me. No matter whether you defend against or not, none of the goals I should score have fallen." Su Junyang was amazed.

Duan Ran also said: "This is to pick up the death scythe and start swinging it. No matter what is messed up, one score wins!"

The Nuggets attack.

Jokic organized the frontcourt, Gallinari received the ball from the bottom corner, Ingram jumped over, Gallinari didn't make a shot, continued to score, and went to the left corner of Mudiay, Mudiay shot a three-pointer——

"Boom!"

Did not enter.

Mudiay is a rookie in 15. He was selected by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the first round. He played well last season, averaging 12.8 points, 5.5 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.

The shooting percentage is 36.4%, and the three-point shooting percentage is 31.9%, which is not bad.

For a rookie who just entered the league, this statistic is not brilliant, but it is not bad either.

This guy has excellent physical condition, athleticism and vision. He has a quick first step, a strong ability to attack the basket, is very dangerous in the fast break, and can find teammates very well.Good at using variable speed and direction to get rid of opponents, and the pass is very creative.The ability to control the pick-and-roll is good, and both left and right hands have shown a certain finishing ability.Belongs to the tall and athletic point guard, whether it is explosive power, speed or jumping ability, they are all very good.

If he can practice three-pointers again, maybe this guy will have a bright future in the future. This is not nonsense. From his statistics, it can be seen that his shooting percentage is low, and his three-point shooting percentage is also a bit low.

If he can stabilize his field goal percentage at 38% to 39%, and stabilize his three-point shooting percentage above 35%, this guy is really a good perimeter player.

However, just when everyone thought that the young man selected with the seventh overall pick had a bright future, the statistics of this season suddenly began to decline.

So far, the average score per game is less than double digits, and the shooting percentage has not improved, but has dropped.

This is a problem.

Why is your rookie called a rookie?

Why does the league have a saying called "rookie protection period"?

That is to give you time to adapt and improve yourself. As a result, not only did you fail to improve, but you also declined. What does this mean?

It shows that you are a person with limited talents and abilities, and you are not worth investing in.

Of course, it is too early to say such words, but how long can the patience of the Nuggets management last?
Who doesn't know.
The rebound was accepted by Zubac, and the Lakers counterattacked.

frontcourt.

Xu Xuan handed the ball to Wesley Johnson and helped him with a pick-and-roll by the way.

Speaking of Wesley Johnson, he is also a player who drives high and walks low like Mudiay.

This guy is the No. 10 pick in the first round of [-], and his pick is definitely high, but so far he hasn't produced anything.

Rookies can still average 9 points per game, but last season, they averaged only 6 points per game.

His status in the Lakers is not high, and he can only play as a substitute for a group of guards, or Frank uses him as the second position of the defensive lineup.

There is one thing to say, this guy's defensive ability is much better than Russell and others, which is why Frank used him as a starter when Nick Young and Barnes were away.

But it was the shot that came with the sound of smacking the basket. Xu Xuan couldn't help but shook his head. It's not that he didn't give you a chance, but that you couldn't grasp it yourself.

But Xu Xuan still didn't say anything. He turned his head and quickly cut off Mudiay's pass to Jokic. The Lakers quickly made a pass, but Johnson still hesitated. Grasp, come to the basket, and finally score a layup.

Xu Xuan went over and gave him a high five.

How to put it, if the ball was placed in Ingram, or Russell would have shot a three-pointer, but Johnson chose a cautious layup.

Of course, this is not a bad thing. On the contrary, this is the most seamless style of play, but this kind of safe style of play is not much in today's Lakers.

10 to 17, the point difference returned to 7 points again.

"Xu Xuan connected the whole team together." Duan Ran said.

"Have you noticed that Xu Xuan is very familiar with the habits of each teammate, and then he can make the best adjustments according to their habits. This is why he can join the Lakers alone and quickly integrate."

"In ancient times, Liu Biao entered Jingzhou alone, but now Xu Xuan enters the Lakers alone, which is quite similar." Su Junyang laughed.

The game continues.

On the Nuggets side, Gallinari got another chance with the help of a pick-and-roll, and a chance to move a step open——

"Shh!"

This ball is there.

An Italian cannon may be empty, but it cannot be empty every time.

13:17.

Just then, Frank called a timeout.

It was a regular timeout, and the teams started to make substitutions.

The Lakers replaced Russell and Lu Wei, Xu Xuan went off, and Wesley Johnson also went off.

Larry Nance Jr. was on the inside, and Zubac also played.

On the Nuggets side, Mike Malone thought about it carefully, but he didn't withdraw Jokic, apparently because he wanted him to continue playing.

"After only 7 minutes of playing, Xu Xuan is off. It's really easy." Duan Ran shook his head.

The main reason is that the Lakers have always maintained their lead here, with 7 points first, and then 7 points later. It was a bit difficult for the Nuggets to catch up for a while.

The second team of the two sides continued to fight for a while.

It was not until the last 1 minute and 51 seconds that Mike Malone blew the whistle in his mouth, replacing Jokic and Nurkic.

But in the second quarter, Nurkic hadn't played for a few minutes before being replaced again.

徐轩看了看时间，第二节还剩6分18秒，也就说加上第一节的1分51秒，努尔基奇到现在一共打了7分33秒的时间。

Not a lot, but not a lot.

However, Mike Malone never thought about putting Nurkic and Jokic on the court at the same time.

You must know that the attributes of these two people can actually be matched. After all, with Jokic's style of play, he can play the point forward at the fourth position. With the same role as Green, he can give Nurkic the fifth position.

It's just that some things are not just talking about it, it all depends on the specific situation.

In the second half of the second quarter, after seeing Jokic come up, Xu Xuan followed suit.

The two sides played very fiercely in the second quarter. It was indeed the same as what Mike Malone said. The Lakers play very extreme. I just want to use my superstar ability to blow you up on the offensive end. I never thought about it. If I want to defend you, I can't defend myself, so I will attack you.

If you lose the offense, then you really lost, and I have nothing to say if you win.

This kind of play usually appears in those Big Three and Big Four teams. Why, because they can attack more people and have high offensive efficiency, while a single-core team like the Lakers plays like this. The method is completely relying on Xu Xuan's unreasonableness. Another person, even if it is Harden, will probably be hammered to death at this time
Isn't Harden's offense fierce?

Isn't Harden's pass clever?
It's just that he is not as stable in scoring as Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan was too steady.

At the end of the first half, the two teams tied 66 to 66!
It was unbelievable, mainly because in the second half of the second quarter, the Nuggets' offensive was very fierce. Combined with the previous ones, they scored 40 points in a single quarter and evened the score in one fell swoop.

Mike Malone encouraged the players in the locker room. From being behind at the beginning to leading now, it is enough to show that his tactics are fine.

So he is also very excited now. This game has reached the current situation. As long as it is stable, the winning rate of the two teams is actually [-]-[-].

After all, as long as the Lakers score more points, as long as you score the same as them, how can they lead?
Mike Malone actually had a point.

Speaking of which, the Lakers have so far lost so few games, most of them are on the offensive end. Xu Xuan has shown that kind of unrivaled offensive rhythm, but if you are like him, breaking the pot, anyway, I will follow It's hard to say who will win with your desperate attitude.

Still the same sentence, this Lakers started with offense, and generally such a team will not be too stable, because there is a reason for the ups and downs.

This is why many media only rank the Lakers in the second tier of this season's championship.

In the playoffs, teams with poor defense will suffer a lot!
The third quarter begins.

For the Nuggets, Mike Malone still didn't play Nurkic, and played Jokic for a full quarter.

As for Nurkic, Mike Malone still didn't mean to play him after Jokic went off at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but used Faried to hit five.

It's completely disregarding Nurkic as part of the team.
Xu Xuan watched with cold eyes and could see clearly.

I don’t know who made this decision for the Nuggets. Anyway, it’s pretty stupid. Although you are going to trade him, it doesn’t mean that the ball will not be played, right?
Besides, Nurkic is still a very good big man. At the beginning of this season, the Nuggets undoubtedly gave high hopes to these two insiders. Coach Malone also once excluded the two insiders. The twin tower tactics.But what is incomprehensible is that there is always no chemical reaction between the two white centers.First, the two started together, then Nurkic started, and then Jokic started-the Nuggets tried the permutation and combination of the two.

而截止到目前约基奇场均拿下23.1分10.5篮板5.9助攻，而努尔基奇则只有6.2分4.1篮板。

There is a gap in this ratio.

This is why the Nuggets have now made a fuss to trade Nurkic away, and even refuse to let the ball play.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets are still only attacking but not defending.

For Jokic personally, he also belongs to the kind of player who is strong offensively and weak defensively. Let him attack him as a good player. Compared with Embiid, Downs and others on the defensive end, he is still a bit worse.

The two teams were full of enthusiasm and played for a whole quarter. At the end of the third quarter, Jokic couldn't bear it anymore.

His physical fitness is a bit weak, mainly because he has not rested since the second quarter.

But Xu Xuan didn't have his troubles. Not only that, he didn't stop resting in the fourth quarter, and he just went on the court to do it!

Jokic looked at Xu Xuan enviously from the sidelines, and he also longed to have Xu Xuan's physical fitness.

Before he had time to rest for a long time, Jokic was replaced by Mike Malone in a hurry. Now the Nuggets have Jokic and the substitute Murray Twins on the court. Jokic puts more energy in order to save his energy They are all placed on the organizational side, and Murray takes up the heavy responsibility of the Nuggets' offense.

He was also upbeat, hitting four consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and he just helped the team bite the score. Murray's performance directly saw the Nuggets' bench jumping up, and the ESPN commentary on the scene was even more straightforward. The combination of Hu Murray and Jokic has an unlimited future.

(End of this chapter)