The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 327 The plateau problem!Deserted Toyota Center!
November 12, Pepsi Center Arena.

The Warriors flew to Denver in the Colorado Plateau with the Nuggets.

After the last double-overtime battle, the two teams switched hosts and guests and fought again at the Nuggets' home court.

Unlike the Energy Solutions Arena in Utah, the fans here are not as loud and noisy, but the altitude sickness of this course is also a headache for challengers.

Only an unyielding fighter like Kobe, or a physical monster like Zhang Bolong, can completely ignore the debuff of the plateau environment, and even use it to their own advantage.

But unfortunately, the NBA is a competition between teams.

Even though Zhang Bolong is full of energy, his physical fitness cannot be distributed to others, and other players of the Warriors will inevitably be affected to varying degrees.

After the first quarter, the Warriors trailed by five points at 21:26.

In addition to Zhang Bolong scoring 5 points on 3-of-8 shooting, Jackson made 3-of-0 shooting from outside the three-point line, and Gasol missed two strong shots at the basket, which can be regarded as the epitome of this entire quarter.

The next two quarters were uneventful. Both sides consumed too much from the previous magnificent offense, and the offense was also lackluster.

Especially Iverson, who played all the first three quarters, only hit one goal in ten shots. From his wanton sweat, it can be seen that his body is exhausted and in poor condition.

If it weren't for Iverson's undercover performance, the Nuggets would probably take the game away with the play of the bench.

The bench bandits headed by JR and Kleiza are still there. They have already adapted to the game conditions and atmosphere here.

JR scored 15 points in 11 minutes, making Ellis' defense useless.

Kleiza also used his strength to support his superb shooting skills and hit shots again and again.

Fortunately, for the Warriors, in addition to Zhang Bolong struggling to output and carry the team, Jackson and Harrington finally found their hands.

As the two continued their lives with three-pointers, the Warriors entered the final quarter with a 6-point disadvantage.

In the last quarter, the Golden State people who tried to counterattack exhausted their physical strength faster.

Even though Zhang Bolong and Diaw occasionally sent good passes, the low shooting percentage was still unable to efficiently convert shots into points.

At 95:105, the Warriors, affected by the plateau, lost to the Nuggets.

张勃龙全场24投11中，三分球7投3中，砍下29分9板6助。

Besides him, no player on the team scored more than 15 points.

On the opposite side, although Iverson made 12 of 2 shots and 11 of 9 free throws, he scored only 13 points, but with the help of Anthony's 26 points and JR. Smith's 22 points, the Nuggets still kept their victory.

After losing this game, the Warriors will face another big challenge.

They will go to Houston back to back to fight against the Rockets, who are full of energy and have won two consecutive victories.

Compared with the grand occasion of the first China Derby, except for the Chinese media and fans who are still eager to pay attention to this China Derby, the local fans in Houston are not too keen.

Before the start of the game, the entire Toyota Center was only sparsely filled with [-]-[-]% of the fans.

Zhang Bolong looked around, only to feel that there were empty seats everywhere, and even the camera was a little embarrassed to find a location with more fans to shoot.

Many of the fans who came to the scene were Chinese faces wearing their own Warriors or Lakers jerseys, holding signs to cheer for the visiting team.

In the entire league, there are not many arenas with such an atmosphere at home.

In fact, the sales of the Rockets' tickets are pretty good, but what's interesting is that many fans in Space City don't come to watch after buying tickets.

Especially McGrady's injury, the Rockets' record so far is only a disappointing 15 wins and 15 losses, with a [-]-[-] win and loss!

This seems to announce that the Rockets' goal of 50 wins has been shattered ahead of schedule.

Many fans are too lazy to make a special trip to watch a team game.

Even after the arrival of Adelman, the Rockets' offensive coordination has improved somewhat, but looking at the league, their style of play is absolutely slow, which has nothing to do with adjectives such as "brilliant and gorgeous" and "pleasing to the eye".

Averaged 96.7 points per game, ranking 22nd in today's league.

Because of the presence of super center Yao Ming, they have been unable to give up this big killer to speed up and increase the number of rounds.

The generals of the warriors, who were thinking of gritting their teeth and ushering in a fierce battle, played unexpectedly smoothly after the start of the match.

Facing the "Streetball King", Zhang Bolong started with a fancy three-pointer on a street court.

Immediately afterwards, Dior also bullied Hayes and couldn't defend against it, and gave him a blow from a long distance.

Although Dayao forced Xiaojia to complete the offense, the rest of the Rockets seemed to be out of shape.

Battier, the only outstanding defensive player, can only be consumed by Jackson's continuous running.

In the Warriors' tactics, apart from Zhang Bolong's nominal unlimited shot rights, every other player on the field also has unlimited shot opportunities.

As long as you run in place, as long as you play smoothly, the passing center headed by Zhang Bolong, Dior and even Lowry will definitely try their best to give you the ball.

In the same way, in the face of Battier's defense, Jackson will not stick the ball to play by himself, but is more willing to involve the team.

After half a quarter, Dayao, who was replaced, looked at the Warriors players running all over the court, and he couldn't help showing a look of envy in his eyes.

At 28:22, the Warriors in the away game led by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the Rockets broke out.

Steve Novak on the bench made consecutive three-pointers to even out the difference.

These two three-pointers also made the scattered audience give out untidy cheers.

Soon, Bunch Wells took advantage of his body to overpower Barnes, broke through for a layup and scored the ball;

"Diamond" Scola staged "Pampas Footsteps", shaking Harrington and hitting a small throw.

The Rockets hit a counterattack spurt for a while, and in turn led by 6 points in the middle of the second quarter.

Old Nelson saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly replaced Zhang Bolong and Dior to control the situation.

And Adelman also put Dayao up, trying to take the initiative by relying on the dislocation advantage.

It's just that this season, the Warriors with Gasol are no longer like last season, allowing Dayao to get whatever he wants in the paint without any scruples.

At the end of the half, the Warriors trailed by two points, and the Rockets won by 8 points in a single quarter with a burst of substitutes.

In the third quarter, the Warriors' touch declined and they missed all five opening shots.

But the Rockets did not seize the opportunity.

Under the defense of Zhang Bolong, Bell, Pietrus, Tucker and Gasol, the Rockets began to make frequent mistakes.

Although the Warriors are inaccurate in shooting, they are very good at counterattacking with mistakes.

Gasol even made two long quarterback passes, assisting Pietrus and Ellis to score fast break dunks.

The Rockets rely on their own touch to maintain the point difference.

他们单节17投11中，其中大姚一个人4投3中，得到8分，帮助火箭领先5分进入末节。

(End of this chapter)