super heavy artillery

Chapter 581
Dec. 12, Denver, Pepsi Center.

The No. [-] Nuggets in the West played against the No. [-] Thunder in the West. This is the second time they have played against each other this season.The first meeting between the two sides was in Oklahoma City. In that game, the Nuggets had the last laugh.I thought that this time the fight against Thunder would succeed in revenge.But now it seems that they may not be able to retreat from each other's home court.

Prior to this, the Thunder moved to Detroit after getting off to a good start in December and easily defeated the opponent.Then, they headed to Brooklyn for 53 minutes against the Nets.In this game, the Thunder fell behind the Nets by 22 points.But after Paul George stepped up in the second half, he led the Thunder to tie the game before the end of regulation.And in overtime, he used a difficult drifting fadeaway jumper to kill the opponent.Throughout the game, Paul George played 45 minutes and contributed 47 points and 15 rebounds.Shocked!
But the last game of the three-game streak was against the Chicago Bulls.Regardless of the trend of the game or the final score, this game is exactly the same as the previous one.However, the Bulls had the last laugh.Zach LaVine took on the role of Paul George.

For this senior, the UCLA guard who is also the No.13 pick, An Luo really admired the five-body shooting in this game.In the 36 minutes he played, on the offensive end, super long three-pointers, mid-range jump shots against An Luo, layups against Adams, strong kills to the basket for two, one for three... On the defensive end, he almost played the whole game. Haunting An Luo, just like An Luo defended Thompson before.

In the end, after carrying Adams and An Luo to complete a layup at the buzzer, Zach LaVine's data was frozen at 38 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.The Bulls' No. 8 reminds all fans of Jordan, omnipotent.

The so-called heaven has reincarnation, but Thunder's retribution seems a bit too fast!He had just completed the lore, and before he had time to celebrate, he was killed by someone.This makes people very unhappy.

So, after going back west.They vented their anger on the next opponent.

12月10日，雷霆主场132：113大胜爵士；12月12日，雷霆客场124：108轻松击败鹈鹕。

At this point, the bad breath is over.The satisfied generals of Thunderclap ushered in two very powerful opponents with the momentum of two consecutive victories.The first one is to win their Nuggets.

The Thunder, as far as the Nuggets are concerned, can be regarded as an old enemy.In the previous two seasons, in the final moments of the playoffs, the Nuggets met the Thunder.Moreover, they fell under the thunder's iron hoof twice in a row.Among them was a super long three-pointer by Westbrook.In fact, whether they win or not, the Thunder will make it to the playoffs.But if the Nuggets want to enter the playoffs, they must win the game.

This season, Nuggets star Jokic has fully grown up.This NBA player who is called "the worst body management" by fans has become the absolute core of this Nuggets team.Comprehensive skills, no matter in the high post or low post; soft touch, good three-point shooting ability; wide vision, passing coquettish; defense and frame protection ability are also above the standard.

Jokic has excellent scoring ability, but he pays more attention to teamwork, and he is not greedy for credit or likes to collect statistics.Of course, maybe he's just "too lazy to score."Lazy and fat should be everyone's first and deepest impression of him.Perhaps it is because of laziness that Jokic has perfected his passing ability.

In the Nuggets' game, almost all offenses revolved around Jokic.He started with off-ball screens and moved to the high post.Let the team's top guards run around him, creating a lot of opportunities for empty-handed cuts, easy to go directly to the basket to score points.After the defensive end grabs the rebound, it can advance to the frontcourt in one go, and simply cover the ball so that the shooter who goes up to the three-point line can get enough space and time.Young people like Harris and Murray, who are full of athletic talent and outside shooting ability, can demonstrate their value against the backdrop of Jokic.And this season, they have never fallen out of the top three in the Western Conference.

The Warriors lost a game yesterday and dropped from second to third.The Nuggets returned to second.However, the records of the two teams are the same. If the Nuggets want to temporarily stabilize the second position, they must win the game against the Thunder.Therefore, they played very strongly in this game.Coupled with the poor state of the Thunder, they have always had the upper hand on both offense and defense.

The game is coming to an end, and the fourth quarter has been played for more than 5 minutes.However, the situation of the game is very pessimistic for the Thunder.Because they are still 10 points behind the Nuggets.

Westbrook held the ball beyond the three-point line, he reached out and waved, calling for Adams to screen.After the latter was pulled out, Westbrook went in the dirt.Jokic and Murray appeared in front of and behind Westbrook almost at the same time, forming a pincer attack on him.At this time, Westbrook did not pass the ball to Adams who had already reached the free throw line, but transferred the ball to An Luo in the right corner from behind very covertly.After the latter received the ball, he made a three-pointer against Clegg.

"boom!"

The ball didn't go in!Jokic grabbed the rebound and directly advanced with the ball.The basketball bounced back and forth in the hands of the Nuggets and eventually returned to Jokic near the free throw line.After he received the ball, he turned around and was beaten by Adams.But Adams is not afraid of such singles. He controlled his strength and stalemate with the opponent in the left elbow area.At this time, Robertson, who followed Plumlee to the left corner, suddenly double-teamed Jokic.His speed was very fast and his movements were very sudden, which scared Jokic to quickly put the ball away and hold it high.

The moment Robertson dropped Plumlee, the latter turned back.In a defensive position, Jokic passed the ball along the way.After receiving the ball, Plumlee took two steps forward, then shot straight into the sky, dunking with both hands!
Ugh……

With 2 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game, the Thunder chased the score to 97:102 with Westbrook's "two plus one".However, Jokic's subsequent three-pointer helped the Nuggets stabilize the situation.

In the end, the Thunder lost the game 105:111 in the away game.

This is their second loss to the Nuggets this season.All of a sudden, the Nuggets' title of "Thunder Buster" became even louder.In this regard, Thunder is quite helpless.They also don't understand why they can't beat the Nuggets this season.

(End of this chapter)