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Chapter 137: Is DPOY’s defense still improving?Guard the Spurs' perimeter alone!

The Nuggets have 39 home wins and only need one more win to tie the record of 86 home wins set by the 40 Celtics.

This is a record that the Bulls have not even achieved with 72 wins, and have been dusted for 21 years!

All fans will witness history tonight!
Of course, what everyone is witnessing is not the history of tying the 40-win record, but the history of undefeated season wins!
The Nuggets' opponent in the last regular season game was the Memphis Grizzlies. In this game, it was harder for the Nuggets to lose than to win.

Because the 2007 draft was very attractive to the Grizzlies.

After all, in 07, there was a guy with Ewing-level rebounds and blocks, Chamberlain-level body, and O'Neal-level offense.

Although he was plagued by wrist injuries throughout the season, he still defeated the invincible Horford and Noah in the NCAA Finals with one hand, finishing with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks.

I don’t know if Oden will be picked every [-] times, but if the Grizzlies get the No. [-] pick, they will definitely pick Oden.

After all, the Grizzlies selected Thabeet with the second overall pick in 2009, which shows how eager they are for the birth of a great center.

So in order to get Oden, the Grizzlies will never have any idea of ​​winning at the Pepsi Center.

Victory is like a female goblin, and the grizzly bear is like Tang Monk at this moment. Even if the female goblin is close to him, the grizzly bear will try his best to avoid it.

Although there is a lottery thing, not the team with the worst record will definitely get the No. [-] pick.

But the last one has the highest probability of getting the No. [-] pick after all.

For the sake of Oden, the Grizzlies will never resist too much in the last game.

After losing all season, is there still one game left?

Therefore, as long as Ryan can defeat the Spurs in the penultimate game of the season, 41 wins will be a certainty!

As for the Spurs, Popovich doesn't want to be eliminated in the first round.

Or put too much energy into the first round.

If you get eliminated in the first round or lose miserably, all the hard work this season will be in vain, and all the money spent last summer will be in vain.

The Spurs' goal this season is still to win the championship. According to the "invincible in odd-numbered years" theory, it must be the Spurs' turn this year!

It is indeed difficult to win consecutive championships, but the tradition of winning a championship every other year must not be lost!
With this determination to win, both teams faced each other for the third consecutive time at the end of the season.

On the night of the game, when they saw the Spurs taking the field, the Denver fans at the scene clenched their fists.

Although Ryan beautifully avenged the Spurs in the playoffs last season and successfully won the championship.

But in the last game, the Spurs did almost capture the Pepsi Center.

If the Nuggets lost their home game midway and the plan to win at home was aborted, everyone might not be too upset.

But now the record is right in front of me. If I miss in this penultimate game, I really won't be able to sleep at night.

Barkley and Reggie Miller, who is unhappy in life, also came to the scene today to serve as commentators for TNT's national broadcast.

Barkley wore a bright red suit and yellow shirt, which was very eye-catching, like a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Still a bigger portion.

With this look, Reggie Miller would be embarrassed to stand next to him.

When Reggie Miller asked him why he looked like this today, Flying Pig said without shame:
“Because I heard that red represents joy and good luck in China, I wish Ryan good luck in winning this game.

In fact, I also heard that in China, wearing a cheongsam also represents good luck. They have a word for success.

But I really couldn’t find the right size, so I didn’t wear a cheongsam.Otherwise, with my butt and the cheongsam, the whole audience would be unable to take their eyes away. "

I don’t know if Feizhu was ashamed when he said this, but Reggie Miller felt ashamed when he heard it!
It's a good thing I don't have your size, otherwise wouldn't I have to explain the game to two black-haired legs today?It makes me sick just thinking about it!
After Barkley made a joke, he glanced at Ryan who was warming up:
"In the last game, Ryan only scored 18 points. If the AK47 hadn't hit 5X5 data, the Nuggets might have lost.

But I believe Ryan can turn the tide. After 82 games, it is normal for him to be in bad shape occasionally.

As for this kind of life-and-death battle that determines history, I simply don’t believe that Ryan will lose!
He never pulls his hips at critical moments!
He will win a home victory record, then proudly enter the playoffs and successfully defend his championship!
Reggie, you think so?
Reggie, why don't you speak? "

Reggie Miller waved his hand helplessly: "I don't dare to comment casually on the playoffs. I'm afraid of being criticized."

Last time, Reggie Miller just said, "If the Cavaliers and Nuggets really play in the finals, then this year's finals will be too boring." The blog homepage was directly exploded.

Now he doesn't dare to say a word. He had a big heart when he played, but now he doesn't have the courage.

Sure enough, at this time, Barkley had been criticized on the Internet as a "unsatisfactory life without a crown."

I don’t know if Ajan is strong or not, but his traffic is indeed at the top of the league.

As long as there is enough traffic, Yu Wenliang can make a lot of money, let alone James.

It's normal for Reggie Miller to choose not to mess with him.

Barkley didn't care at all about the voices on the Internet. He just wanted to see Ryan win a home victory and slap Jordan in the face.

But what Popovich said in an interview before the game also made Fliggy a little worried: "It is impossible for Kirilenko to play another 5X5 game, and it is impossible to complete the steal at a critical moment."

Indeed, it is impossible for Ryan to rely on Kirilenko to win again today.Creating miracles is never easy.

The starting lineups of both sides quickly fell into place. The Spurs' lineup this season has not changed much compared to last season, with Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Harrington, and Duncan.

The Spurs' starting No. [-] position is the most frequently adjusted. Ginobili, Barry and Finley have all started for a period of time.

But today, after Popovich saw the Nuggets' starting five, he felt that he made the right decision to start Ginobili.

Because today, the Nuggets start with Turkey, Ellis, Ryan, Kirilenko and Nene!

Bird asked Kirilenko to take the fourth position, and Turkey and Ellis partnered on the back line!

Popovich's eyes lit up. With the two-handed turkey and Ellis's back line, isn't the defense equal to nothing! ?
Since Kirilenko is playing the fourth position, Bird must want him to contain Harrington while also helping to defend Duncan.

In other words, AK47 cannot worry about outside defense today.

Where's Ryan?At most he can lock down one of Parker or Ginobili!
Why was it difficult for the Spurs to beat the Nuggets last season?It's because AK and Ryan teamed up to completely lock the Spurs back line.

Especially in the playoffs last season, Parker was almost shut down by Ryan.Why?Because Kirilenko is looking after Ginobili, Ryan can safely defend Parker alone.

But now, Ryan must use one-on-two on the outside, and the Spurs' offense will undoubtedly be easier!

As for the inside, Popovich doesn't think Kirilenko can contain Harrington and Duncan at the same time!

Bird's new starting lineup aroused heated discussion, because every time Bird changes lineup, the Nuggets can perform unexpectedly strong performances.

But Popovich believes that even Bird can't make mistakes every time!

In his first start this time, he made a mistake!

The game started and Nene fought for the ball.

The Nuggets' first attack was very smooth. Kirilenko leaned on Harrington in the low post, then turned his back and broke through directly.

Seeing this situation, Duncan had to make up the defense even if he didn't want to.

But after attracting the attention of Duncan and Harrington, AK47 passed the ball from behind while dribbling, and gave the ball to Ryan who happened to cut in.Because the idiot was already attracted to AK, Ryan easily dunked!From the very beginning, AK and Ryan had an extremely exciting cooperation!

This is why, against a team like the Spurs, you need a low-post support point to play well.

A low-post threat can always distract Duncan.

And if Duncan can be distracted and pass the ball from this low post, Ryan will be able to play like a fish in water!
The Spurs' defensive system has always been a two-pronged approach with an external defense point and an internal defense point, both of which are indispensable.

Why were the Spurs able to thrive again in the 10s when everyone thought the Spurs were not good?Because Kawhi and Duncan formed a closed loop in the defensive system.

And Bird asked Kirilenko to play the fourth position and harass the low post, which is equivalent to reducing Duncan's defensive power at this point by half.

Once Bowen and Duncan can't deal with Ryan at the same time, Ryan will have a chance to score high!Kirilenko has no problem playing the fourth position, especially when facing the Spurs. Because Harrington is not a traditional fourth position, Kirilenko does not suffer at all.

Popovich also knows that Kirilenko playing the fourth position will make Ryan's offense easier.

But what are the defenders planning to do! ?
After halftime, Parker prepared to see if Ryan was facing him.

The result made Parker overjoyed. The person defending him was actually a double-sword turkey!

The double-sword turkey's defense is not a hindrance, but it is not much better.

Parker is very confident about beating him!

But on the sidelines, Popovich frowned.

Ryan didn't guard Parker, but he also didn't guard Ginobili. Instead, he guarded Bowen, who had the least offensive threat!
Although everyone knows that Ryan usually focuses on offense in the first half this season, but this defensive end is too much, right?

Parker didn't care so much. This lightning-fast French sports car rarely ran wildly against the Nuggets.

There is no Ryan to stop him from rushing today, so he must rush to the fullest!

Parker used a change of direction to pass Miller, and then was about to use his small top killing move.

But at this moment, Parker saw Ryan coming up to defend!

Without thinking, Parker immediately passed the ball to Bowen.

If it is Tielin who receives the basketball in the open space at this time, then the defense will be completely defeated this time.

But Bowen.
This old boy has a high three-point shooting percentage, but his production is too low.

For a player whose career total of 20+ times is less than 10 times, how lethal do you think his scoring can be?
Although Bowen is a basketball player, he basically relies on his feet to kill people.

To put it bluntly, Bowen rarely takes action unless he is absolutely wide open.

And Ryan is definitely capable of making up for Bowen from Parker immediately!

Although Bowen will still be given a fleeting shooting opportunity, after all, the game is absolutely open!

Sure enough, Bowen didn't shoot. Facing Ryan who pounced hard, he hesitated!
Bowen was about to pass the ball and just held the ball in his chest, but Ryan did everything he could to intercept the ball!
Bowen was a little surprised. He was indeed not too careful in protecting the ball just now. That's because Ryan rarely steals the ball holder.

But this time, Ryan made a decisive move and really stole the basketball!
As a star player, Ryan will naturally not take risks and commit fouls just because he wants to grab the ball.Therefore, when Ryan knows that his steal ability with the ball is not high, he generally will not start to steal.

But now, Ryan's ball-handling steal attribute has reached 70.He still can't, like Garnett, directly intercept the defender despite the height difference.But facing a forward like Bowen who is not very careful with the ball, he can still cut it off!

The basketball was stolen, and Ryan turned around and started to fight back!
Bowen, Parker and Ginobili all ran towards Ryan, but Ryan threw the ball to the side and behind, passed an alley-oop to Kirilenko, and it was a defensive counterattack!
As soon as the game started, Ryan frustrated the Spurs' outside attack!
Popovich frowned, Ryan actually helped defend the sports car, but it doesn't matter, I still have the demon knife!

Parker did hand the ball to Ginobili in this round. Ginobili made a fake pass to Duncan, deceiving the restless Ellis and then broke through directly.

In the mid-range position, Ginobili made a sudden jump shot.

The Argentinians laughed, letting an inexperienced second-year rookie like Ellis guard me?

I want to eat fart!
But as soon as Ginobili took the shot, Ryan rushed out from the side in time and slapped his shot beyond the three-point line!
It's Ryan again. After guarding Parker just now, Ryan assisted in timely defense and guarded Ginobili!
In two rounds, Ryan defended Parker and Demon Sword respectively!

Indeed, after Kirilenko was moved to the fourth position, he could no longer worry about the outside on the defensive end.

It is already very hard for him to repeatedly jump between Duncan and Harrington. If he is concerned about the outside, it is equivalent to one person having to guard three or four players.

Isn’t it true that some people think it’s fun to do three or four at once?That would just be tiring!

The biggest disadvantage of letting AK47 play the fourth position is the tight perimeter defense. Bird was aware of this shortcoming before.

But Ryan does what he says, he handles perimeter defense himself!

The reason why he went against Bowen, who had the lowest offensive threat, was so that he could step away at any time to help defend Parker and Ginobili.In this way, it doesn't matter even if Bowen is shorted!
Therefore, Ryan was not actually facing Bowen, but the entire Spurs perimeter at once!
Popovich also reacted. No wonder Ryan didn't directly defend Parker or Ginobili today.

But you don’t really think you can set up a barrier on the outside by yourself, do you?
The basketball that was slapped by Ryan fell into the hands of the double-handed turkey. The double-handed turkey made a long pass from the backcourt and assisted Ryan to attack the frame and score!

6 is better than 0!

Ryan broke off and took risks on the defensive end, hindering both Parker and Ginobili's offense!
Popovich doesn't believe that Ryan can guard his perimeter on his own, but Ryan, he specializes in dealing with dissatisfaction!

The Spurs continued to attack, and Parker first gave the ball to Bowen at a 45° angle on the right.When Bowen holds the ball, Ryan naturally has to stand in front of him no matter what.

After attracting Ryan, Bowen immediately gave the ball to Parker, and Parker immediately started to catch the ball!
He still didn't believe that Ryan had time to stop him.

As a result, as soon as Parker took a step inside the three-point line, Miller and Ryan were like a door, sliding to the middle from both sides at the same time, closing in time, blocking Parker from outside. The entire defense was like an iron wall!
Ryan's lateral speed that has been increased to the full level is not a show-off. Even if Bowen attracts Ryan to one side, Ryan can still quickly join forces with Miller to hold down the French sports car!

"Beautiful assist defense, perfect timing! Although Ryan did not face Parker directly today, he still made the French sports car despair!"

Popovich looked at the human wall that seemed to be formed on the three-point line and swallowed his saliva.

Ryan was already DPOY last season, but has his defensive sense become stronger again?

At this time, Ryan really loves Garnett to death. His trait rewards are the source of confidence for Ryan to defend the Spurs' perimeter alone!

On the field, Ryan looked down at the petite French sports car in his arms and smiled:
"No French cars allowed, Tony!"

Parker cursed secretly and passed the ball to Ginobili on the other side during the double-team.

But because he was passing the ball in a pinch, the pass was not very stable.

So Ellis rushed out at extremely fast speed and intercepted the pass directly!

Although Ellis' overall defensive ability is not very good, in terms of stealing ability alone, he is still very good.

After all, he is also the player who has ranked in the top five in the steals list three times in the original history.

Ellis counterattacked after stealing the ball. At this time, Bird's second advantage after changing formation also appeared, that is, fast!

If the traditional inside combination of Nene + Birdman is used, the Nuggets' counterattack will not be so fast.

But now the Nuggets are actually one big and four small. Ellis, Miller and Kirilenko can all launch fast breaks immediately!

So once you counterattack, it will be lightning fast!

Under Ginobili's persistence, Ellis, who took a step forward from the three-point line, passed the ball back to Ryan who followed up.

The ball was not passed very well, it was a bit too high.

Ryan had to jump up to catch the ball, but when he landed, Bowen and the others would definitely catch up.

So, Ryan reached out to Ellis with both hands in the air, seemingly trying to give the ball to Ellis again in the air.

This fake action attracted the attention of Bowen, Ginobili and Parker, making them move in the direction of Ellis.

Little did they know that Ryan just made a fake pass in the air. After deceiving the Spurs defender, he took the ball back. When he landed, he took two steps into the penalty area and scored with a one-handed dunk!

After this dunk, the referee's whistle sounded.

The Spurs who shouted "Kirilenko can't save Ryan without getting 5X5 data" were stopped in embarrassment as soon as they started!
Ryan put the ball on the ground, then stepped on it with one foot, staring domineeringly at the Spurs bench.

That meaning is simple: "No one can conquer the Pepsi Center beneath my feet!"

Bird smiled. He knew how difficult it was for Ryan to withstand the defensive pressure from the outside.

But for now
This difficulty seems to be unable to stop Ryan at all!
From the beginning, Ryan used his terrifying defensive ability to put the Spurs into a tough battle on the outside without the support of AK47!

This time, even King Bee was a little uneasy and took a deep breath.

If Ryan's performance can be maintained, a historic single-season home win, that will be...
Bird had goosebumps all over his body. Even he thought this defense was abnormal!
Bird realized what he was coaching.

Truly possibly the greatest player of this era!
And the home victory record is just a stepping stone for Ryan to enter the ranks of the greatest!

(End of this chapter)