On October 7th, Beijing time, the NBA preseason continued, in the early hours of this morning, the Nuggets and the Celtics ushered in the second game of the preseason, the result of this game may be known to many fans, the Green Army relied on more flowers, and finally defeated the Nuggets, although the results of the preseason are insignificant, but from the game we can see the state of the players on both sides, and then let's briefly talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Strausser scored the Nuggets with an inside kill, White and Brown responded with 4 points, Murray and Jokic combined for 9 points, White and Tatum hit three points in succession, and the two sides played very close in the first quarter, but after coming off the bench at the end of the quarter, under the leadership of Holiday and the Green Army led by 5 points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, Strauser hit three free throws to help the Nuggets narrow the difference, Hauser hit three three-pointers in a row to help the Green Army extend the lead, and the Nuggets failed to narrow the gap after the start, and the Green Army led by seven points at halftime.
Yibian replayed Strauser and Brown exchanged three points, Tatum and Keta combined for 5 points, because Jokic and Murray did not play in the second half, so the Green Army relied on Tatum and other core play to widen the difference, they once led by 38 points, and the Green Army led by 33 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the core of the two sides went off the court, and it became a contest between the benches, and as a result, the Nuggets gradually narrowed the gap under the leadership of Trae Alexander, but because they lost too many points in the first three quarters, they finally lost to the Green Army 104-130.
Jokic did his best
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, Jokic did his best in this game, he faced the Celtics such an inside, it was like no one, 7 of 13 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers got 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Jokic only played 18 minutes to play such a performance, it can be said that his scoring efficiency is excellent, but it also shows the fact that he has no helper, Jokic is unwilling to score high, but his teammates can't score, he can only stand up.
The problem of poor thickness of the Nuggets lineup still exists, and Wei Shao failed to play in this game, which also led to their bench firepower not being as good as the Celtics, Murray's performance in this game is still unsatisfactory, 4 of 9 shots in the game, 1 of 4 three-pointers got 11 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists and 3 turnovers, such a second-in-command is really not worth the 209 million contract, Murray is likely to hinder the possibility of future reinforcement of the Nuggets, he and Porter Jr. are very premium.
If you want to say the biggest gain of the Nuggets in this game, then it is Strawther, he shot 6 of 12 in this game, 2 of 5 three-pointers got 17 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Strawt's projection ability is very good, he is very suitable for playing next to Jokic, the last preseason game against the Green Army, 4 of 8 shots got 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the performance is also very good, and it is estimated that he will get more playing time in the new season.
It's just that Braun's play is still not satisfactory, this game shot 2 of 6, 0 of 4 three-pointers got 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Braun's defensive ability is good, and he handles the ball better than Pope, but his spatial ability is very average, and he can't replace Pope's role in the starter.
Double Tanhua plays steadily
The Celtics played a good performance in this game, Brown shot 8 of 16, 2 of 7 three-pointers got 21 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, since winning FMVP, Brown's confidence is more than before, this game faced Murray after throwing and playing directly put on the Too Small gesture, in the game many times single-handedly Murray, directly Murray into an ATM, now Brown is facing players in the 1st and 2nd positions, his back is too advantageous after gaining weight.
Tatum also played well in this campaign, 6 of 14 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers got 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, since the Green Army won the championship last season, they give people the feeling that the team is more tacit, and the players believe in their teammates more, Tatum is a good tandem team, and his teammates can also play a stable output, the Green Army scored 6 double-doubles in the game, and their three-point shots are now too much, 61 shots were made on the court, and 47 shots were made in this campaign.
After winning the championship, it can be seen that the young players of the Green Army have grown, especially the sixth man Pritchard, after the start of the preseason, he has become the key to the team's victory, not only can be a good tandem team, but also can provide stable output, and he is not blind, he shot 5 of 7 from the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range, and got 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. In the last game, he shot 6-of-13 and 2-of-3 from three-point range to finish with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
After the start of the preseason, he averaged 17.5 points, 3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 53%, and an average of 4 three-pointers per game, he is simply a super sixth man! The Green Army will be stronger in the new season than last season, and with that said, what do you have to say about these two teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.