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Chapter 1086 Selected as 1st Defense
Chapter 1086 Selected for First Defense
The Clippers and the Nuggets, the Nuggets as a proper underdog, their biggest advantage is not with Murray, but with the teacher.Because no matter how good Murray is, he is not as good as Harden and Lillard. Xie Kai and Beverly are two first-defense players who take turns to "take care" of him. It is difficult for him to really do whatever he wants.
The biggest advantage of the Nuggets is actually about teachers.Teacher Yue has an absolute advantage over Zubac and Harrell.If he can blow up his opponent and force the Clippers to adjust their defensive strategy, then other Nuggets players will also get a chance.But if he doesn't even play well with Zubac and his like, and the efficiency is low, then basically the Nuggets will be GG in this round of the series.
Don't expect Harris to return to the top, don't expect Plumlee to become a thick eyebrow, and don't expect Xie Kai's old teammate Grant to become the league's top 3D in an instant. These are unrealistic.The playoffs are all about matchups, and the depth of the lineup has an impact, but it doesn't play a decisive role.
On September 9, G4 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Clippers and the Nuggets kicked off.
In this game, the Clippers' starting lineup remains unchanged from the previous round.The starting lineup for the Nuggets is Teacher Yue, Millsap, Grant, Harris and Murray.
Coach Malone let Harris start not because he has dreamed of returning to the top, but because in this position, the opponent has Xie Kai, and Harris is the team's best defender in the 2nd position.
In other words, even if Harris doesn't score 1 point on the offensive end, as long as he can limit Xie Kai to some extent, his mission will be completed.The task of him and Grant is to defend, and the offense is about the teacher and Murray.
Murray scored 50+ in the game against the Jazz. He is currently feeling very hot, and Beverly's existence is here to cool him down.If he can score 50+ on Beverley, he basically indicates that he has officially become one of the league's top backcourt scorers.
At the beginning of the game, the Clippers' strategy was not to flank the teacher, but to help defend when Murray broke through, and then missed a 3-pointer to Harris.
Harris' 3-point shooting has been a mess since the start of the playoffs, and it's okay for him to make a shot occasionally.
For the teacher, the Clippers' strategy is to let Zubac defend alone, unless the teacher is red-eyed, and then assist in the defense.
I don’t know if it’s because the tiebreaker consumes a lot of energy. In this game, I asked the teacher to face Zubac, an ordinary insider who used to be a one-size-fits-all. , On the contrary, he has been thinking about passing the ball.
The Clippers made consecutive steals and converted, and the Nuggets' defense was pierced at once.
Murray has the same problem with CJ when he is flanked, that is, the field of vision is limited, he is not fast enough or accurate enough, and he always wastes offensive opportunities.
In this way, the Clippers are more determined to attack him.
As for the Nuggets, Grant did a good job of defending against pickled peppers, but they did a mediocre job against Xie Kai's defense.
Coach Malone didn't dare to attack Xie Kai, that is, Harris was beaten by Xie Kai, and Millsap and Mr. Yue were given military training by Xie Kai.
When Teacher Yue is defending the pick-and-roll, his speed is still slow, which is a common problem of big men.He is not like thick eyebrows, he can sweep, and is a big spider on the defensive end. His strengths are still in top defense and backcourt rebounds.
The Nuggets were beaten continuously, and the game soon reached the transition stage.
The Nuggets in the transition period are Monte Morris, Plumlee, Michael Porter, and Craig.
Porter can indeed attack, but he also has a bit of nerve knife attribute.His problem is on the defensive end, he always flies at one point, and his defense is poor.
On the contrary, Monte Morris and Plumlee are conscientious, very stable and do not make many mistakes.
On the contrary, if Porter Jr. cannot play an efficient offense on the offensive end of the Nuggets' 2 lineup, their offense will lack momentum.
The Clippers' 2-team offense doesn't have to worry about it at all, but the defense always makes mistakes from time to time.Luha's combination defense is not good, but fortunately, the opponent's inside offense is not so powerful, so it is not so deadly.
Because of the sudden loss of Teacher Yue, the only huge advantage that the Nuggets had over the Clippers disappeared, and the result of the game can be imagined.
In the end, the Clippers took the lead and took a 1-0 lead.
谢开本场比赛打得很轻松，但是极为高效，砍下全场最高的40分7个篮板7次助攻1个抢断2个盖帽，而且只出现了1次失误。
When Lao Li was interviewed after the game, he couldn't close his mouth from laughing. It feels so good to have the king in his hand. As long as there is no moth, even if I show my card to you, you can't do anything with me.George didn't play well?It doesn't matter, Xie Kai can't be defended, unless you attack, do you dare to attack?
The Clippers didn't dare to flank Teacher Yue, because Teacher Yue's pass was too powerful.In the same way, the Nuggets didn't dare to pinch Xie Kai, Xie Kai's shots are also amazing!
The difference is that Mr. Yue seemed a bit lacking in energy when facing a single defense, scoring only 11 points in the game, while Xie Kai easily scored 40 points against a single defense...
Two days later, in G2, the Nuggets made a change. Defensive giant Craig replaced Harris and made his debut.Obviously, Craig started to defend Xie Kai.
Coach Ma Long can only try it out among the flanks in his hands to see who is better at defending Xiekai.But he knew very well in his heart that if he still behaved like G1 when he invited the teacher, it would be the same whoever would guard Xie Kai.
In this game, Teacher Yue's energy recovered a bit, but for the Nuggets, this energy was still not enough, because Craig was being beaten by Xie Kai.
Coach Malone later arranged for a flank attack, but Xie Xie drove the ball to his teammates, and played an excellent offense with a point, destroying the Nuggets' defense in one fell swoop.
There is no suspense about the result of the game. The Clippers made another victory and won two consecutive victories in the series.
After this game, if anyone still thinks that the Nuggets can reverse, it must be sunspots.Because no matter from the process or the result of the game, the gap between the two teams is very obvious.
If it is said that the Nuggets have an appointment with the teacher's potential that has not yet fully exerted his strength, but for the Clippers, George actually did not play well in the two games, and the most important point is that Xie Kai has not done his best.
Xie Kai "only scored" 31 points in this game, but the Clippers won by 20 points.
On September 9, the NBA officially announced the league's best defensive lineup for this season.
The five players selected for the best defensive team are: Xie Kai, Smart, Antetokounmpo, Big Eyebrow, and Gobert.
This is already the seventh time Xie Kai has been selected to the All-Defensive Team in his NBA career, and it is also the sixth time he has been selected as a first defense.
(End of this chapter)