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Chapter 188 The Last Game in November

To defend this kind of thing, besides the so-called technology, what is more important is concentration and enthusiasm.

Driven by Zhang Chen, the Warriors became more defensive.

In many cases, strengthening the defense for a few rounds will not show any effect at all. This requires long-term play to form inertia. Zhang Chen is already in the Warriors' second season, and their defensive inertia has already been established.

The key reason for successfully establishing defensive inertia in one season is that their defense is usually useful. The most professional defensive coaches can't guarantee this kind of thing, but Zhang Chen can.

"The Warriors' defense is getting tighter and tighter, and the physical contact between the two sides has also increased significantly. The Mavericks' scoring is indeed not so smooth, but the Warriors' own offensive efficiency has also declined."

"The rhythm of the two sides has been slowed down. Now the scores of the two teams are still relatively anxious. It seems that the Warriors are trying to control the rhythm and turn the game into a duel of positional warfare."

It's not that the Mavericks can't play slowly, but if they play that way, their rhythm will not be so smooth, the rhythm will be affected, and the shooting percentage will also be affected.

"Zhang Chen can also exert strength on the offensive end. With this rhythm, the Mavericks' defensive problems have been completely exposed."

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors led by 4 points, and Zhang Chen was determined.

In the last quarter, he immediately resorted to the magic weapon against the jump shooting team, the status seal.

And he and Larry Hughes desperately hit the opponent's inside line, scoring a layup or splitting the ball to let his teammates get a chance to shoot.

The hit rate dropped again, and the Mavericks' threat was completely reduced.

110:100, this is the final score, the Warriors won 15 consecutive victories.

If they win another game, they will be unbeaten in November, and the last opponent in November is the Spurs.

Enemies meet again, this kind of game is what both sides want to win.

After the Spurs lost to the Warriors last season, they learned from the pain and made up their minds to upgrade the backcourt.

They traded Steve Smith, got Bruce Bowen, Stephen Jackson, and selected Tony Parker in the draft, who, like Arenas, the Warriors, quickly became the team's main force. The main number one.

Now the Spurs' starting lineup is Tony Parker, Steve Smith, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan and David Robinson. David Robinson is one year older. The Spurs must take advantage of the "Twin Towers" When playing, create a competitive lineup.

On November 11th, the Spurs' home court, after the game started, Zhang Chen did not receive the same special treatment as last season, only Bruce Bowen was sticking to him.

The Spurs brought in Bowen this summer to defend the second team. The biggest purpose is to use him to defend Zhang Chen. Bowen and Zhang Chen used to be teammates, and the defense has been affirmed. No matter how you look at it, it looks like defending Zhang Chen. reliable candidate.

If he can really play a certain role, so that the Spurs don't have to struggle between flanking and not flanking, they will probably be too happy to sleep.

If Bowen knows Zhang Chen well, then why doesn't Zhang Chen know him well? When they were teammates, the two had exchanged defensive experience. Concentration, tough personal interference, and continuous pressure, in these aspects , The defensive views of the two are very similar.

The only difference is that there is a gap in physical fitness between the two. Zhang Chen can irritate the opponent's tough defense and add some trash talking, but Bo Wen needs to add a lot of small moves to achieve the same effect.

Similarly, because of the gap in physical fitness, Zhang Chen is not afraid of Bowen's defense at all.

Because of the advantage of strength, if Zhang Chen plays back in the low position, it will be difficult for Bo Wen to interfere.

Not to mention the defensive second team players, even the same first team players, it is difficult to restrain Zhang Chen.

Speed, strength, concentration, how many people have reached Zhang Chen's level at the same time, and whether players who have reached this level are willing to put most of their energy on defense.

Why are there only a few people at the top of the NBA in each era, because many things are not so easy to do.

"Bruce, this feeling is very familiar, you know the result." After the two people's body contact, Zhang Chen's body resisted each other, stiffened and still threw the ball in his hand into the basket.

Bowen smiled wryly. He really did not guard against Zhang Chen, not only when the teams met, but also when they were teammates, they often faced each other, "Zhang, I will go all out, even you can't attack all the time. That went well."

"Bowen's defense is very active, but the player he is facing is Zhang Chen. He is not a player who can be restricted by being active. He must come up with more effective means."

"But the Warriors still have nothing to do with Duncan. The two teams feel that they haven't done their best yet."

The Spurs still play in multiplayer rotations. Except for Duncan, other players will not stay on the court for a long time. In this case, the Warriors' rotation is also very frequent. In January, these two teams belonged to the few teams with a rotation of ten players.

During the last rotation, the advantage of the more experienced players on the Spurs side was reflected. Their head coach Popovich did adjust/teach the team very well, and the efficiency of the substitute players was very good.

Especially when Zhang Chen was off the field, the Warriors were in a hurry for a while. Zhang Chen's comprehensive help to the team was huge, but sometimes doing too many things would make other players feel dependent. The degree is really difficult to grasp.

By the time Zhang Chen played again, the score had already fallen behind by nearly 10 points. The Warriors had played with Jamison for a relatively long time, and it was more difficult to play a high-quality defensive rhythm with a substitute lineup.

The terrible thing is that the team's outside touch in this game is not very good.

Opponents like the Spurs also have a lot of outside shooting players. To be precise, they have a lot more than the Warriors. With the "Twin Towers" to open up space, it is difficult not to have a chance outside, so they are good at defensive outside shooting. Experience, this is the direct reason why the Warriors feel bad.

And the Spurs' inside line is not easy to get in, Zhang Chen is also a little depressed.

Seeing that Zhang Chen is working hard on the offensive end, the score between the two sides has a tendency to continue to expand. Popovich on the sidelines is very happy, even in the regular season. This is a relatively rare emotion for him. You can see It showed how much he gritted his teeth towards Zhang Chen.

In the last attack before halftime, Zhang Chen missed a shot. When he was off the court, he saw Popovich smiling faintly.

"I'm really upset..." Zhang Chen was furious in his heart, even if he lost, he didn't want to lose this game.

Every time we play against the Spurs, it is a very troublesome process. In the regular season, everyone will not play like the playoffs. This is also a kind of rule that does not need to be said.

"Flash quickly, and run more aggressively when defending." For Duncan, it seems that this method can only be used. The only worry is the firepower of the Spurs' periphery, but now he can't take care of it.

"In the last game of this month, are you willing to leave with failure? We want to beat them. No matter how bad the situation is, we can beat any team, because our goal is the championship." Zhang Chen encouraged loudly A member of the team, he wants to win.

At this time, it is to fight for every ball, protect every rebound, and seize every opportunity.

"Work hard, work hard..." Entering the last quarter, it depends on whether you win or lose.

The Spurs are also determined to keep the victory at home. They have already led by 12 points. Even if Zhang Chen breaks out on the offensive end, as long as there is no problem with their own offense, the Warriors cannot win.

Moreover, Zhang Chen's touch in this game is not magical, and the game should not be a problem.

The Spurs' offense was handed over to Duncan as usual. Jamison couldn't stand the opponent. The Warriors double-teamed. Duncan put the ball in the hands of Daniels with one hand. This season, I played as a substitute for tactical arrangements.

Daniels made a decisive shot and missed the ball.

The Spurs were not worried, the lead was still there, especially when Zhang Chen rushed in and missed a layup under Duncan's interference, they were even less worried.

But then, the Spurs' shooting percentage dropped to a frowning level, and Zhang Chen either played low singles or hit the basket, pulling the score closer little by little.

The Spurs decisively made adjustments and replaced all the main players. Usually, they might not play Bo Wen at the last moment, and would let a player with stronger attack power come up. Now in order to limit Zhang Chen, they decided to use Bao Wen. Wen stayed on the field.

Although he can't restrict Zhang Chen very well, there is a comparison in this kind of thing. Compared with others, he has already done a good job.

"Zhang Chen's ball was bumpy, but it still fell into the basket."

"I feel that he is a little tired, but the outcome has undoubtedly become more suspenseful. Not to mention that Zhang Chen is just a little tired, even if he is too tired to run, he is still one of the most threatening players in the league."

The Spurs requested a timeout, and Popovich was a little crazy, "Pass the ball to the open space and then make a shot. It's that simple. Do you want me to teach you how to shoot at this time?"

"Tim, you have to make a tougher shot, go to his double team..."

After the timeout, Duncan missed a mid-range shot and David Robinson made a tip-up.

Zhang Chen is currently using a status seal, and he can't guarantee the status of his teammates, because he is afraid that the opponent will hit the basket.

Now the Spurs don't care about the opening situation, they just lean towards the basket. What to do, they can only fight back hard.

"Zhang Chen played the ball so resolutely, he rushed to the basket without hesitation, and immediately grabbed the basketball after being blocked, causing a foul by the opponent."

"His face is very determined. Whether the Warriors can win at the Spurs' home court and achieve a complete victory in November, we will wait and see."

(End of this chapter)