As for the starting lineup, the Spurs still haven't changed anything.

Their current tactics are also divided into two sets. Parker and Duncan still use a lot of pick-and-rolls, but they have increased the proportion of Leonard holding the ball from the side.

At the beginning of the game, Leonard completed a breakthrough pass on the front line, with Danny Green hitting a three-pointer.

Although Leonard has become stronger and stronger, he still has weak links as the strongest point, but the strongest thing about the Spurs is that they have many role players who can play.

The results of the game against the Spurs are often unpredictable, and it is also because of their role players.

To be honest, Duncan can no longer play the trick of short-term explosion this season, so they rely more on role players, which is the reason for the uncertain record.

The characteristic of role players is instability. The Nuggets have the big killer Xiang Chu, which is all worse than last season due to the instability of role players. Of course, the Spurs are inevitable.

The Spurs started off well, but problems soon broke out.

Spritt has made no progress in the past few seasons, and there is still a tendency to regress, mainly because his body is increasingly unable to withstand high-intensity confrontation.

And Duncan, now the inside is more hiding and playing.

On the outside, the Spurs' defense also had some problems. The Spurs' two relatively slow inside lines may be more restricted by Xiang Chu, but it is more difficult for them to deal with the Nuggets' forward line.

Middleton couldn't feel the touch in this game, and Leonard often had no choice but to play when he caught the ball.

The Nuggets' outside players are too strong, and it is difficult for the Spurs to arrange defense.

If there is no core on the outside, it will sometimes be difficult to open up the situation, but sometimes it will confuse the opponent's defense.

The Spurs' disadvantage continued to the rotation period, and then their substitutes changed the situation.

Ginobili and Mills are both experts in the outside world, and Williams does not perform well without the other side.

Due to injuries, the Nuggets are now all players on the field, but functional players like Amino perform very mediocre on the offensive end. Now the Nuggets' substitute lineup is really a problem.

After the main Spurs played again, it continued the feel of the substitute player.

Leonard, Parker and Duncan both played well, but they still couldn't defend against the Nuggets' main players.

In fact, the Spurs focused more on offense. They deliberately shortened Duncan's playing time and then accelerated. Anyway, they had more inside rotations, but the Nuggets were tight.

If Xiang Chu is not strong enough, he will be dragged down by the Spurs' attack.

But Xiang Chu was not afraid of speeding up, so the two sides are now exploding each other.

Now it depends on the offense over there that can last longer. If it continues well, it depends on the ability of the key ball in the last moment.

Both sides know very well that the Nuggets' lineup is at a disadvantage now, but the Spurs are older than last year, so it is still unknown who will win.

At the last moment of the first half, Xiang Chu grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored 2, and both sides also entered the midfield break with a score of 65.

Both teams have strong attack power, but the situation in the first half is still a bit special.

They can't keep a high shooting percentage all the time, and they have to consider what to do in the second half.

Facing his old opponent Spurs, the Nuggets also regard the game as a playoffs and are meticulous in all their responses.

"Give them the inside space, Xiang Chu will solve these problems."

"Duncan stepped up the confrontation when he came on the court, and we should let them understand that they couldn't do that this year."

"When they fight one-on-one, whether it's Parker or Leonard, we can't let them take action easily. We have to be at the upper hand in the fight one-on-one."

"They only shoot threes during the rotation, we should understand."

"We can do it, and keep our offenses going wrong, and we're completely able to do it. They're no longer an obstacle for us this season."

In the third quarter, the two teams strengthened their defense at the same time.

It is easy for one side to die suddenly, and neither side is willing to lose control of the game.

But at the slow pace, the Spurs are really no match for the Nuggets, and it is difficult for their inside line to provide more help to the team.

In less than half a quarter, Duncan was replaced.

This season, Duncan has not only reduced offensive efficiency, but also often loses position due to speed, and can only foul after losing positions.

Dior can pull out of the three-point line after coming up, their offense is slightly better, but Dior contributes less to the team on the defensive end.

The Spurs felt that the more they played, they were getting more and more difficult, and they finally fell behind by 3 points and ended the third quarter.

Their rotation in the second half also had no obvious advantage, and the final outcome of the game will be determined by the collision between the two sides at the last moment.

In the last quarter, the Spurs took the lead in seeking change and replaced Leonard in advance to let him play the fourth position.

But the effect was not as good as expected. Leonard still had difficulty playing with a substitute alone. He must let another strong point help him attract defensive attention.

The Spurs quickly made changes and replaced Parker.

But Parker and Leonard did not cooperate like GDP, but played singles on one side and Parker played pick-and-roll on the other side, so Leonard's singles efficiency became higher.

Obviously, he has stronger attack power, but he has not learned how to deal with double-teams well.

Of course, when the Spurs replaced the decisive lineup, the Nuggets also replaced Xiang Chu.

At this time, the two sides entered a short offensive duel, but after Knight and Middleton both hit the outside, the Spurs chose to admit defeat and no longer fight for the offense.

They finally limited the Nuggets' forward one point, but they really couldn't do it if they had more than a few points.

The Nuggets have the advantage of rebounding, and they really don't dare to fight.

Slow down and slowly hit the Spurs, they felt they still had a chance, especially after Danny Green scored another three-pointer.

They didn't use Ginobili in the last moment, so they let Parker and Leonard take the main attack, and the rest of the positions were defense.

There was not much difference in the scores between the two sides, and George Carl chose to adjust when entering the last five minutes.

He replaced Farid. Farid always faced the Spurs and rebounded well. Fournier was on the verge, and Belinelli was not so tacit in cooperation with the main lineup. The main reason is that Belinelli was shorter than Fournier, and it was still useful to block the height of the three-point line.

After Farid came up, Xiang Chu went out to catch the ball and let Farid run back. This move was not useful to some teams, but it was very effective against the Spurs inside who couldn't jump much.

After Farid rushed in and deducted two consecutive times, the Spurs felt great danger.

Duncan blocked one, but he next made his fifth foul.

Vicci gritted his teeth, replaced Duncan and went to Ginobili to bet on the outside.

Because there is not much time, they will lose if they don’t bet. Sometimes there is no way to tactics or anything else.
Chapter completed!