The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 351 Tactical Targeting
After Wade came on the court, he played very well with the ball a few times, either scoring or assisting his teammates.

Just defending, they still couldn't get hold of Zhang Xiaotian.

The old Heat player who won the championship last time even felt that Zhang Xiaotian was as difficult as James.

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

The Heat had no way to narrow the score gap, and the Warriors made another move, replacing Curry and others.

Curry hit a three-pointer when he came up, and the Heat's heart suddenly became cold.

They have played hard, but the gap in player talent still cannot be made up.

The team that let Zhang Xiaotian go will regret it, and coach Spoelstra is also bitter.

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

Now three-pointers are no longer the Heat's strength. Although they still made two shots, the Warriors made three shots. The Heat had no choice but to accept the fact of failure.

On the Warriors' training ground, the players are very enthusiastic, even if they know that it will be back to back.

If there are no injuries, this Warriors team is really terrible, even more terrible than the Cavaliers last season. No team's core can play without the ball for a long time, and the Warriors can.

The top all-stars have top scoring and defensive abilities. How can the opponent win.

Of course, basketball is round. If there are opponents who can target them to the extreme, it is not impossible to win, but the probability is relatively low.

On January 1, the Warriors played away against the Nuggets.

Curry was absent earlier, and the Warriors almost capsized in front of the Nuggets. 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 up with the Warriors, they are not afraid of the Warriors' death five, and the bench lineup is strong.

The Nuggets' starting lineup was also specifically aimed at the Warriors, and Nelson put Mudiay on the bench.

Although it feels a little strange, it does work.

The Nuggets are able to shoot three-pointers from five positions. At the beginning of the game, they let Gallinari take the lead. Gallinari's height and style of play are misplaced for anyone he meets.

On the contrary, Nikola Jokic, who has a more balanced offense and defense, is not used to the Warriors' defense, so he can only follow the Warriors' fifth position.

The Nuggets' starter is small on the outside, but the three inside are all big. Zhang Xiaotian is facing Faried.

Faried is fierce, but his shortcomings are also too fierce. 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 pick-and-roll, which caused Zhang Xiaotian and Draymond Green to often switch.

The scores of the two sides rose alternately at the beginning, but when it came to the rotation period, the Nuggets took advantage.

Will Barton, Darrell Arthur, and Nurkic are all in good shape. On the contrary, Mudiay, who deliberately played as a substitute, is not in good shape. The Warriors deliberately force him to shoot.

In the first quarter, the Nuggets took the lead by rotating players, but the main reason was that the Warriors' own offense had some problems, and Curry was still adjusting his touch.

In the second time, Zhang Xiaotian stepped up his offense, Curry improved, and the Warriors caught up in the score immediately.

At the end of the first half, the score difference between the two sides was only 1 point.

The Nuggets have not performed well this season, and the Warriors should not have played fiercely with each other.

But the team's tactics are 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 made a lot of damage in singles after the pick-and-roll, and Gallinari made more than a dozen free throws before finishing the third quarter. benefits.

There is also Thompson's point. In the first quarter, Curry felt good when he hit the iron. When Curry's feel slowly returned, he kept hitting the iron. They can definitely punch the card when they show off at the same time, but that time is too rare.

There is also the substitute. The level of the Warriors' substitutes fluctuated too much. Barnes was okay in the first half, but no one scored in the second half.

Iguodala is good, but he is also a flawed player and can only be a green leaf.

When Zhang Xiaotian was on the court, the team was behind by 2 points, and after 3 minutes, the team was behind by 10 points.

During this period of time, the Warriors gave people the feeling that they had stepped down from the altar. Although they were still a strong team, they did not have the momentum they had at the beginning of the winning streak.

But Zhang Xiaotian was still very stable. In the fourth quarter, when he led the team to play, the Nuggets' substitute was playing happily.

Then one and a half minutes later, the score difference between the two sides was only 4 points.

The Nuggets hurriedly made substitutions, and they were even more resolute in flanking Zhang Xiaotian.

The Warriors didn't let Curry rest this time either, so he replaced it 2 minutes earlier than usual.

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

Curry didn't show off immediately after coming up, but just contributed a steal.

Zhang Xiaotian is still assisting, and the Nuggets don't have many ways to deal with him. They are strong and fast. There are not many players who can defend him with these two items together, they can only attack him.

But with Curry and Klay Thompson, it's not so easy to flank.

And after making Zhang Xiaotian hit twice in a row, the Nuggets also went all out and attacked resolutely. The Splash Brothers' three-pointer this time was not so magical, so they decided to bet.

But at this time, Zhang Xiaotian sent the ball out and Curry made two consecutive three-pointers.

The score was tied at once, and the Nuggets felt like they were dying, and immediately requested a timeout.

When they were leading before, they once felt the victory, and they did not lose against the Warriors twice, which also cultivated their confidence. If they can win the Warriors, it will definitely be exciting for any team.

Public Enemy exists every season, but the Warriors have taken Public Enemy to a new level this season.

After the timeout, Will Barton scored a three-pointer, but this player has a certain strength.

But at this time, Curry had already felt it, and hit two more shots with the ball, feeling like he was about to go berserk.

The pressure on the Nuggets on the defensive end suddenly increased. Zhang Xiaotian's side hadn't done it yet, and Curry couldn't do it anymore.

They tried Nelson, Mudiay and Gary Harris, and then found that Curry, who was in the top All-Star state, couldn't do anything except flank.

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

The Nuggets also performed very well at this time, Darrell Arthur made a mid-range hit under pressure.

It was just that Zhang Xiaotian's three-pointer helped the Warriors lead again, and then the Warriors' defense tightened, and the opponent's veteran Nelson made a mistake. After getting the ball, Curry stopped outside the three-point line and made a hit.

Zhang Xiaotian used this trick before, that was when he cheated, but this situation is very common in the Warriors.

Time entered the last minute, and the Nuggets were in danger.

(End of this chapter)