Chapter 406 Victory and Trouble
"We need to keep our scoring efficient and then... prevent some unexpected happenings."
The Grizzlies are a team that likes physical confrontation, and the same is true for the Nuggets, so they should think more about it.
The team adjusted the starting lineup, Farid replaced Belinelli, he was going to fight Randolph, and Garlinali went to the third position.
Farid also has difficulty limiting Randolph, but it can be consumed in advance.
The Nuggets will not care about the melee fighting with the Grizzlies in the final quarter. The key is that they cannot allow the opponent to have such abundant physical strength in the final quarter.
There must be fatigue, but the Nuggets players remain excited.
They only conducted the simplest pre-match training, which is one of the inconveniences of away games.
The Grizzlies started with Yudri at the top of the No. 1 position, but their offense was more inwardly.
When Xiang Chu is not as strong as he is now, it is not easy to fight the Grizzlies.
But it is not easy for the Grizzlies to meet Xiang Chu now, and Xiang Chu's defense in the inside has a great impact on them.
The Grizzlies can only focus on the inside, and they even hope to have a chance to commit Xiang Chu's foul.
However, Gasol Jr. was unable to perform on the offensive end at all under Xiang Chu's defense.
The Grizzlies can only use Randolph to bully the Nuggets' No. 4 position. It is still easy for Randolph to do such things when he is full of energy.
But it was just his point, and he couldn't lead the entire team.
The Nuggets will not give the Grizzlies too many opportunities on the outside, and Xiang Chu is actually more efficient than Randolph in the inside.
Gasol Jr. is a good defender, and the Grizzlies have not made any pincer attacks for the time being because they have to limit the Nuggets' outside shooting.
The Grizzlies' outside shooting is average, but the Nuggets are different. If the Nuggets let go of the shooting, there is no need for the Grizzlies to continue in this game.
They had no idea that Xiang Chu's single-defense consumption strategy would not be successful.
They played slow pace with the Nuggets, and it seemed like they were just a little bit away every time, or they knew it, but they had to play like this, which was their little chance.
The Grizzlies do have a good defense against the Nuggets' perimeter, but the Nuggets can still get a cold shot, but it is difficult for the Grizzlies to do it.
Therefore, at the beginning of the game, the Nuggets are gradually establishing their advantages.
When it comes to rotation, Williams' performance is also very good. His performance depends more on the feeling, not because it is back-to-back. On the contrary, this is a performance that he has a good feel during this period.
However, the Grizzlies' substitute also performed unexpectedly well.
Tony Allen and sophomore Nick Carrass both felt good, but during the rotation period, the Grizzlies had an outside line, which reduced Williams' performance.
Using Williams will have to bear this consequence, and the players he faces often perform well.
Heavy inside lines are always affected by physical strength problems, and a large weight means greater consumption.
Randolph's efficiency declined in the second quarter. It was not that he really couldn't play anymore, but that there were four quarters of the game and he couldn't give it all in the first half.
As for Gasol, he fought for a shorter time because he had to defend Xiang Chu.
Kufoss wants to come up to help with it for a while. Randolph sometimes has the main defense, but he is more of an attack point.
There are too few inside players who can defend Xiang Chu alone in the league. Gasol can take the lead, but the Grizzlies do not have enough firepower to support the outside, so the impact on the Nuggets is not that big.
In the second quarter, Yudri played well on the Grizzlies, but the Nuggets kept the lead.
Although the lead is not much, a few points are also an obstacle that is difficult to overcome for the Grizzlies' slow pace.
At the end of the first half, the Nuggets only led the Grizzlies by 3 points, but their defense was very successful. The Grizzlies only hit one 3 points, and their scoring was very difficult.
The Nuggets are not as efficient as usual, but their scoring distribution is not a problem.
It can be imagined that after the Nuggets' defense is targeted, which side will be more troublesome after the targeted defense is upgraded in the second half.
In the third quarter, Randolph was still the Grizzlies' first scoring point. Whether it is his tactical role in the Grizzlies or his targetedness to the Nuggets, he is the best.
But the other Grizzlies couldn't get any points at all, and Xiang Chu had already given out three big hats.
If the Grizzlies want to score points on the outside, they can shoot from the outside. Moreover, they must face the Nuggets' strict defense at the three-point line. Obviously, the Grizzlies cannot do this.
Xiang Chu's efficiency is still stable, while the Nuggets' outside, Belinelli and Gallinari both hit three-pointers.
This is the difference between the Nuggets and the Grizzlies. The Nuggets are not only strong inside, but also have a group of outside shooters that match them.
The Grizzlies' offense is difficult, but the consequence is that their backward score has become double digits.
During the rotation period, the Grizzlies still recovered a little blood. When Xiang Chu went down to rest, the Nuggets' defense instantly dropped from a good time to an average level.
Tony Allen and Carrasse are still good. Although it is difficult for character players to maintain the feel of the whole game, many times when they are in good condition, the feel of the feel will not disappear so quickly, but their level of dealing with defensive players is not as high as a star player.
In fact, when the Nuggets did not deliberately target the two, they helped the team.
The Nuggets did this deliberately. They restricted role players when they were with the Pelicans. This game restricted the main scoring points, and the nature of them was actually the same.
However, the attack points of the two teams are different, Davis is more flexible, while Randolph is a heavy inside player, and defense is to choose a relatively more effective solution.
For the Grizzlies, consuming their inside strength is obviously a better solution.
Because at critical moments, Xiang Chu can expand the defense area and trouble the black and white bears, and Davis can go outside, so there is no need.
The score gap between the two teams has returned to single digits, but the Nuggets are not panicked at all.
Xiang Chu came on the court again, and the Grizzlies' pursuit ended here.
Although they adjusted the lineup in the final quarter and matched the two substitutes who performed well into the God of Desperate Lineup, the defense they will encounter is not the same level.
With three points blocking and Xiang Chu's super large assisted defense area, there are too few attack areas left for the Grizzlies on the outside.
And they are not the kind of powerful outside line that can create offensive opportunities, so at the last moment, the Grizzlies still have to rely on the inside line.
Not to mention the Nuggets' defensive targetedness, just talking about the offensive efficiency of the inside, the Grizzlies' slow playing style, it is impossible for them to smooth out the score gap of more than 5 points in a few minutes.
Not to mention that the Nuggets' offense continues, their offensive efficiency will not be lower than that of their opponents.
At 1 minute and 28 seconds, Middleton hit a three-pointer and lost the suspense in the game.
The Nuggets took all the back-to-back away games that were difficult to play.
Chapter completed!