Chapter 484
The All-Star voting is about to begin, and Xiang Chu also started his own work, which is to post social media to canvass votes for his teammates.
As the defending champion, he is the All-Star every year, which is obviously not true
Last season, it can be said that their players were young and had no statistics, but they could not use them for two seasons in a row.
Although they would have been selected for a few teams in the Eastern Conference, they should respect teams that have won two consecutive championships in the Western Conference.
Their championship lineup was disbanded, but Gallinari and Middleton both improved their numbers.
Xiang Chu plans to build momentum first, and the league cannot ignore small football markets like them.
However, the team will play away next, and they will play five away games in a row, as well as back-to-back away games.
I guess it will be difficult for rookies to adjust this trip. They should not play so many games in college.
Professional competitions are too intense and too dense for ordinary players.
However, players still hope to fight on the court, otherwise they will be unable to adapt even if they sit on the bench.
The Nuggets are more willing to give young people a chance because they want to find seedlings worth cultivating among young people. Unlike some teams who are unwilling to train newcomers, newcomers have no chances.
I am willing to develop a coaching style, but it is mainly due to the environment.
The Nuggets cannot sign mature big names, of course they have to be cultivated among young people, and young people are cheaper.
The last game in November was the Nuggets away against the Bucks.
The Bucks didn't start well, and there was no longer the eye-catching feeling last season.
The Bucks defeated Monroe in the summer, intending to build a team with stronger attack power.
Now it seems that the attack end may be a little stronger, but it is definitely not because of Monroe. There is a problem with the defense, and Monroe is a bit eye-catching in the fifth position.
At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets beat their opponents with unstable outside feel, and their advantages in the inside are very obvious.
The main reason is that Xiang Chu can crush Monroe, but Joditch actually doesn't feel very comfortable meeting Antetokounmpo.
Fortunately, Antetokounmpo is not the kind of forward with strong shooting ability, and it will not have much impact on the game situation.
However, during the rotation period, the Nuggets encountered trouble.
In order to target the Nuggets, the Bucks put McAveway and Jabbarri Parker on the bench.
McArway was still talking, but Jabary Parker scored consecutively and helped the Bucks overtake the score.
In addition, the Bucks' substitute John Hansen also performed well, and the opponent gave people the feeling that the substitute lineup was stronger in scoring.
Of course, because of the defensive strength, after the Nuggets lineup was adjusted, the attack power of the rotation lineup also increased a little, but the defensive ability was still much worse.
Now the team is also looking forward to Nurkic's comeback, so that the team's defense will be improved to a higher level.
In the first half, the Nuggets fell behind by 2 points due to the performance of the Bucks substitute player.
This is normal in the away game. The Bucks actually lack scoring ability, so the team only has the main points.
But I didn't expect that the Bucks played better in the third quarter than in the first half. Jodjic had never played Antetokounmpo. This Greek buddy had excellent arm span and strong defensive awareness. Both times caused Jodjic's pass mistakes.
This is a situation that has not been encountered before. Antetokounmpo is not a traditional fourth position, but he has caused great trouble to the Nuggets.
The key is that the Bucks substitute group showed their strength again in the rotation time, reversed the score and increased the advantage to double digits.
After the main players of both sides came on the court, the Bucks defender Oj Mayo played several more fairy balls to stop the Nuggets from chasing points, so the Nuggets lost the game.
Xiang Chu discovered that losing games always happens inadvertently.
Before fighting against the Bucks, no one thought they would lose, and the Bucks were not the type that could restrain them.
But the thing is that it happens when everyone is not paying attention. The regular season is so long that players cannot concentrate on every game.
They were not alert in the first half, but it was too late to exert force in the final quarter.
In addition to the outbreak of the Bucks' bench, the most important thing in this game is Antetokounmpo's restrictions on Joditch.
Xiang Chu also got to know this young man again, and this guy has grown up again in the new season.
With talent and hard work, the Bucks may soon have their own All-Star player.
If you lose, you must recognize it, and then find the problem to solve it, and try not to make the same mistake next time.
But because of this, the Nuggets are temporarily unable to break through the third place in the West.
The Eastern Conference Cavaliers are already the first, but the Heat, Bulls, Pacers and Raptors are closely behind, and the competition is now more intense than the Western Conference.
Many teams have not started well in the new season of the Western Conference due to lineup changes and other reasons.
Otherwise, the Nuggets would not be able to occupy the top three in the Western Conference during the running-in process. You should know that it was not easy for them to start last season. The only one with a good record in the running-in was Aldridge's Spurs, but they lost to the Nuggets.
November passed, but the Nuggets' East away trip was not over.
Their first opponent in December was the Eastern Power Bulls.
The Bulls started well, with Ross, Butler and Grand Gasol forming the Bulls' new triangle, which looks promising.
The Bulls have been suffering from injuries these seasons. Now that Rose has come back and has Butler again, the team must have ideas, but their chemistry is not particularly good.
Moreover, the team's defense has also declined a bit by using Gasol Gran to replace Noah.
Now the Bulls are Gasol and Mirotic partnering with the inside, and their attack power is stronger.
But their combination was beaten up today. The weight of these two people is really not worth mentioning in front of Xiang Chu and Jojiqi. Moreover, they are not athletic, so they cannot pose any threat to the Nuggets' inside. They can only use this trick to go back and forth.
So not only half a quarter, the bull had to honestly replace Noah to make a meat shield.
Noah is actually not a qualified meat shield, but he can put Gasol in the fourth position to deal with Jodjic, so that the team's defense will be much better.
The Bulls' adjustment played a big role, and Gasol was very good at bullying Jodzic.
Joditch is still too young now. Old fried dough sticks like Gasol are very good at dealing with young people in Europe.
Jodjic should have a little bit of a heart-wrenching shadow after being reversed by the Bucks on the field, after all, he was too young.
So in the second half of the first quarter, there was obvious problems with his performance. Gasol took the opportunity to take the initiative and helped the Bulls turn the score over.
George Carl quickly replaced Joditch and calmed him down.
In comparison, the Bulls' substitute lineup has always been a weak link, and the Nuggets also have time to calm the players.
Chapter completed!