Chapter 200: Black Two Minutes
"Lin, have you noticed that no matter how the opponent plays, they have nothing to change. That is, Jokic is their offensive starting point and the biggest offensive strong point. Most of the time, opportunities are due to his attraction or his passing." McMillan began to discuss their next defensive issues with Lin Sen during the break.
It is obviously unrealistic to let Lin Sen defend the group of madmen who cannot run to death, so he can only strangle Jokic to death so that the rhythm of the opponent cannot be activated from the beginning.
However, in the second quarter, the Nuggets took the initiative to slow down at the beginning, and the track and field teams were tired of running. More importantly, their team's scoring champion was Gallinari, who once again came on the court, and this small forward carrying Italian cannons did not have the ability to run with them in this style of play.
Now is the time for the Pacers to show their ability to be number one in the East. Lin Sen, who had been resting for half a quarter, went straight to the low post and asked for the ball. Behind him is Nurkic, the European center was still the key training target for the Nuggets in the first half of last year, but after half a season, this target has become Jokic, and he has also become the latter's substitute.
He has height, weight, good offensive skills and good rebounding ability. Apart from speed, he has almost no major shortcomings, but this shortcoming made him kill Lin Sen when facing Lin Sen.
He took the ball at low post without stopping and turned around and wiped the defense. He made a fake move and shook Nurkic, who was rushing to jump out of the position at the beginning, and then turned around in reverse to pick the basket from the other side.
Under Lin Sen's footsteps, Nurkic couldn't find the position he should defend like a headless fly.
The Pacers' benches have all stood up and waved towels for Lin Sen this round. For them who are behind, they really need such a goal to boost their morale.
The Nuggets definitely want to counterattack, but the outside line has no chance under the Pacers' strict defense. George, Hill, CJ Myers, this outside line defensive chain is not to mention the top three in the league, but the top five in the league is absolutely at the level. What's more, they have enough courage to interfere and press the opponent's outside line at high positions, and behind them, Lin Sen, who is now the best defensive player, is behind them.
Garlinari's Italian cannon lost his accuracy. His three-point shooting percentage this season is as high as 41%, which is second only to his rookie season, but he only played 28 games that season, which is actually his best season.
But in the first quarter, their team played their style, and he couldn't integrate into that style. It doesn't matter. After all, such a physically consuming style cannot last too long, so in the positional battle, he is still the most reliable scorer for the Nuggets.
But he met George tonight. His 208cm height was definitely a big size in the small forward position, and his wingspan was completely at a disadvantage. The problem is that his speed is not as good as George after the serious injury. George just stood in front of him. No matter he wanted to shoot, he had no choice.
A fairy goal was already scored in the first quarter, but he was not a real fairy after all. Facing George's defense three-pointer, Nurkic and Linson's rebounding competition was fierce, and Nurkic was obviously stronger.
At this time, Lin Sen is definitely very smart, for example, it is time to take out small movements that have not been used for a long time. Lin Sen's elbow stuck in Nurkic's waist, which directly made Nurkic unable to jump up, and he jumped with the opportunity to grab the ball with one hand.
After sucking, Nurkic had not had time to vent his anger. The problem of slow movement on the defensive end was that Lin Sen was once again caught. This time, he did not choose to play in the inside, but ran to the three-point position and suddenly turned to a 45-degree angle. Before Nurkic could react, he received the ball, made a three-pointer, and scored in one go.
"Hey, now is the time for the main players to play. You have changed, man." You have to mock him as a fight as an offense. This is the real Lin Sen.
Lin Sen's continuous scoring and the small movement just now made him very unhappy, but immediately, coupled with the ridicule of Lin's trash talk, Nurkic felt even more uncomfortable.
Nurkic really can't defend himself on the defensive end, but there is no way to do this. This is his disadvantage, but he has to find the field on the offensive end.
Just on the offensive end, Garlinari couldn't play against George, and Mudie from the outside had already made the Nuggets lose the idea of continuing to train him in the repeated games. Wilson Chandler and Faried have never been a ball-holding player.
The basketball was given to the key position and Nurkic was at the basket. He turned around and ate it hard, and then brought a little physical confrontation. He had to give Lin Sen a little bit of pain. He was very angry about Lin Sen's mocking of being just a substitute.
However, this incident has never been just Lin Sen wants to make him angry. The greater the offensive action, the more comfortable Lin Sen can show his acting skills.
He fell to the ground directly, and Lin Sen took out the Actor's skills that he had not used for a long time and directly allowed Nurkic, who had not been able to control his body, to take an offensive foul.
After blowing the whistle, Nurkic looked innocent. He did exaggerate, but this guy is too exaggerated. Do you really think he is still a high school student?
Looking back, Lin Sen immediately made another jump shot from in your �
The first quarter was 32:24 between the Nuggets and the Pacers, but at the beginning of the second quarter, this was 7:0 between Linson and Nurkic.
Finally, the Denver Track and Field team won 8 points. Before they sat down on the court, they recovered their physical fitness. The opponent's center came back 7:0 at the same time?
The Pepsi Center sounded overwhelming booing to their substitute center. Lin Sen completely regarded the showdown with him as a skill show match, and Teacher Lin's class started again.
On the offensive end, fantastic footsteps, three-pointers, pull-out jump shots, various small moves and fake falls on the defensive end, Nurkic himself doesn't know what he has experienced in these just three rounds. This is a black two minutes for Nurkic.
Chapter completed!