Chapter 505: Consecutive blocks, close to four doubles
After the third quarter, the Pacers have expanded their lead to 14 points. The Nuggets still have the idea of turning the tables in this score. This is their ninth game for the playoffs! They have been the ninth for two consecutive years, and this year they have spent a lot of money to get Millsap. Such a result is not something they can accept.
Since the game has been played, no matter how you look at it, it is also the time when the Nuggets have to make a comeback. At this time, they simply used their strongest offensive lineup to attack the game. Lin Sen's data is still in good condition now, with 24 points, 11 assists, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks and 2 steals.
In this game, Lin Sen scored on the offensive end, except for the second quarter of the highlight period, he was basically under the double-team of the Nuggets, but this also made Lin Sen more easily assisting and focusing his attention elsewhere, such as defense.
The Pacers did a good job in the outside defense. They limited the Nuggets' top 10 three-pointers in the league. There is no extremely outstanding three-pointer on this team. The player with the highest three-point shooting percentage this season is Murray. His three-point shooting percentage of 38.7% is related to his playing style. But tonight his three-point shooting was considered a deadly shot by Oladipoca. It was also a difficult move. It was not that he was completely blocked by others in the face and did not make a phone call.
Therefore, the Nuggets play more in the inside, and this is actually a scene that the Nuggets see more, inside? There is Lin Sen in the inside. This is also the reason why Lin Sen won 7 blocks in this game.
But now is obviously the time for the Nuggets to catch up with points. They have to shoot more three-pointers anyway, which is not a good opportunity for Lin Sen to continue to block the shots.
Lin Sen did not win a four-double in the regular season, and the only four-double in the All-Stars was won. Of course, this was not included in the list of players who won four-double in history. This time, Lin Sen had a great chance.
The Nuggets' offensive was very fierce. At this point in time, McMillan was a little relaxed. They used the defender combination of Collison and Gordon when they paired with Linson.
The Nuggets' offense this season is definitely very strong, and except for Jokic, their core on the offensive end, their scores are very average. This season, no Nuggets can average 20 points per game, but their offense is in the top ten in the league. This is because they can play as many people as the Pacers. Behind Jokic, their double guards are obviously more reliable on the offensive end than Millsap, who is 30 million this year.
Collison is still quite active in defense, but due to his height, he can do very limited things when defending the opponent's double guards' three-pointers. Not to mention Gordon, he can beat anyone and be equally beaten by anyone.
The Nuggets' three-point shootings have quickly narrowed the score. For such an offensive team, whether they can recover the score is not how much difference they have, but whether their own feels amazing. This is the key point.
The difference between the points has returned to less than 10 points. McMillan finally understood what situation would he face if he puts two defenders who are just defenses on the court. Fortunately, what he faces now is not the Celtics, Raptors, and Warriors you will encounter in the playoffs and in the finals. If they encounter such a defense with two guns in the backcourt, wouldn’t it make the opponent laugh?
In the next round, Lin Sen faced Murray, who was last year's rookie. He had a good talent and could only be considered medium-level in terms of his position. His speed and explosive power were also very average. Murray's number one killer move was accurate outside shooting, and the Nuggets' best outside shooting point. His movements were natural and smooth. Murray's outstanding offensive instinct was also reflected in the excellent speed and rhythm changes during offense and defense conversion. Through excellent footwork and tricky shooting timing, he used various unconventional shooting methods to end the attack.
His dribbling rhythm was very good. When facing Lin Sen, he did not rush in because he was an inside line. His speed did not have much advantage when facing Lin Sen, so he fully dribbled to find the rhythm, and turned around and broke from the left after several changes of direction.
Lin Sen is not a left-handed. His defense on the left is not as strong as the right. Another point is that the center of gravity is still moved. Murray is ready for him to attack Lin Sen. These things made him rush into the bottom of the basket and take action. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity.
But this is not enough to support Murray to complete this score. Lin Sen's retreat was a little bit unexpected. Lin Sen's shot that was ahead of him was chased back by Lin Sen. At this time, it became unrealistic to make a layup with his left hand. Murray cleverly chose another position to make a layup, and his trolley did not play any role in this position. Lin Sen's right hand easily blocked this attack on the other side.
"Man, are you planning to give me a four-double? It's hard for you, but there's still one left. Welcome to continue to break through next time." Lin Sen happily completed this defense and raised his block to the 8th. By the way, he used trash words to mock the opponent who gave him the block.
After this block, the Nuggets began to silence their time on the offensive end. The inside line did not dare to enter, because just now, another empty attack box of Wilson Chandler who was unbelieving was pressed down by Lin Sen. This block became Lin Sen's ninth block, and the score difference once again widened to double digits.
Lin Sen is about to have a four-double, but he lost the game and failed to enter the playoffs, and was won by his opponent! If all such records appear at home, I'm afraid they won't have a good idea this year.
Chapter completed!