Chapter 197 Master of the Stadium
The playoffs are different from the regular season. What is different is not very clear to fans. They only know that the most exciting time of the season is coming.
In the West, the first ones to play against the Spurs and the Warriors.
The two teams started an attack war, and the Spurs, who pretended to be dead at the end of the season, came alive.
Curry scored 44 points, but was eventually defeated by Ginobili with three-pointers.
It is worth mentioning that the Spurs hit more three-pointers than the Warriors, and the styles of the two teams also show that the changes in the league teams are now, with more and more three-pointers.
Judging from this game, the gap between the two sides is not very big, it depends entirely on who is more accurate.
The Warriors are growing too fast, and there are only two weak points in the Western Conference this season. It is still necessary for the Nuggets to make efforts to become the second in the West at the last moment.
In another game in the West, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies at home.
The Clippers had an accident at the end of the season. Their boss was ordered to sell the team by the league for racist remarks. At that time, the Clippers, whose record was already a bit unstable, were affected, but finally saved their home advantage in the playoffs.
They completely won in this game, the Grizzlies' substitute was too weak, while the Clippers had Crawford, Barnes and Bledsoe.
However, the Grizzlies' team is a bit slow and resilient, and the outcome of a game cannot explain anything.
The Knicks and the Celtics fought a defensive battle in the East. Relying on Anthony's 36-point unsolved performance, the Knicks reversed their opponents to win the game in the last quarter.
No one could score in the fourth quarter, Pierce and Garnett were really old.
No one in their rotation lineup can match JR Smith, so it's normal to lose.
In the game between the Nets and the Bulls, the Nets relied on the multi-point blossoming to win the Bulls.
The Bulls’ problem is that their scoring ability is worrying, but they are also a team with resilience. If the Nets can’t withstand their entanglement after a few games, it is still unknown which teams can enter the next round.
On April 21, it was finally the Nuggets' turn to appear.
Xiang Chu was very domineering in an interview before the game, "It is obvious who can win the game. If you don't understand, you can check our home results."
Howard was also very imposing, "I know how to win the game in the playoffs."
The words before the game are insignificant. The key to who can win the game depends on the performance in the game.
The Nuggets did not change their lineup because of the two towers, and they were still one big and four small.
The Lakers play as a double guard, Nash is partnering with Blake, and Artest is the third position.
Howard won the jump ball, and Nash hit the shot after the screening of Gösol.
Howard was proud, "Boy, I said, the playoffs are completely different, you still need to learn."
Unfortunately, this guy always talks too early. Xiang Chu hits at low posts twice in a row, but Howard's counterattack is ironclad.
It gives people the feeling that Xiang Chu's skills are already stronger than Howard.
Fans who are familiar with each matchup of the two also sighed that at first Xiang Chu did not show any skills on the offensive end, except for dunks or tip-offs, but now they are hooking and jumping over and jumping in one set.
Xiang Chu had an absolute advantage in rebounding, which led Howard to quickly become a pure blue-collar worker. When grabbing rebounds, he pushed Xiang Chu out, allowing Gasol to grab it.
"What, are you just having this ability? The playoffs are different, are you weaker?"
Under Xiang Chu's provocation, Howard couldn't help but want to block the shot and ended up fouling.
D'Antoni was very anxious and shouted at Howard from time to time on the court.
The Nuggets want to block Howard, and the Lakers also want to deal with Xiang Chu. The Nuggets' outside line is as slow as ever.
Fournier may have been a little nervous in the first playoffs and did not make any shots in both open positions.
But overall, the Nuggets are a little better, and the Lakers are also in a mess on the outside. Nash couldn't do it after entering one at the beginning.
Xiang Chu had the advantage again in the inside line, and Gasol scored, but their lineup of the two towers could not keep up with the Nuggets' footsteps. On two occasions, Xiang Chu got the rebound and handed it to his teammates to counterattack. The Nuggets' shooting was slow, but the counterattack was good, and they also got the lead.
"Niu Bi, the Overlord was not afraid of being a substitute in the Lakers last season. This is his second playoffs, and I knew he wouldn't lose his links."
"Don't look at me like that. I'll be able to be a fan in the future. The Nuggets don't play the Rockets, and both of my teams support me."
"It's so good. I was worried that the Overlord would not be so smooth this time when he faced the Warcraft. I'll review it, the Overlord is mighty."
Xiang Chu defeated the monster in the first quarter and harvested another wave of fans in China.
There are fewer redirects in the Nuggets competitions in China, and the fan base there still has great potential to tap.
The Nuggets now have both rotation players become the main players, but when the substitutes come on the bench, they still have the advantage. The Lakers' substitutes are really not enough to watch.
The game continued to expand to double digits.
The monster who appeared on the stage again was finally furious and fought with Xiang Chu at all his energy.
Unlike the Nuggets, the Lakers have a good pass point, not Nash, but Gasol, who passes inside at high positions.
The Nuggets don't have a point to match Gasol, and it's hard to interfere with his pass.
Xiang Chu was also envious. If the Nuggets had a player like Gasol, he might still be able to win the scoring champion, and he and scoring champion Anthony were only 3 points a game.
It’s not that Gasol has better passes than Nash, but it’s not that easy to pass from outside and inside, so it’s much easier to have a big guy to do a transfer station.
With all his strength, the Lakers narrowed the gap between the two teams to single digits. Xiang Chu also paid the price of two fouls, but Howard had already made three fouls.
After several consecutive fights, Howard became tough and his elbows were spurted up inadvertently.
"Boy, you are not arrogant, you are nothing."
"You can win if you are bragging."
Xiang Chu suffocated Howard to death with just one word. Howard felt that he was sick and was talking to Xiang Chu.
The lead was 7 points in the first half, which was still the performance of the Nuggets not opening on the outside, and Xiang Chu was still quite satisfied.
George Carl was also quite satisfied. The Nuggets did not let the Lakers shoot in the first half, nor did they make any shots from the outside, but it is also possible that they can't run with the double towers now.
"Young guys, this is Denver, just fuck them hard, don't worry, the playoffs are like this stage, we are fighting."
"Yes, we will win a victory today." Xiang Chu echoed, "I will deal with Howard, and you will deal with the others. We will win this game."
"Come on, come on." The Nuggets players gathered together and shouted slogans and walked outside.
Chapter completed!