Updated: 2013-01-25

After defeating the Timberwolves, the Supersonics rushed to Denver and went to challenge the Nuggets. The Nuggets have been in a sluggish state recently. They have lost to the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. Their playoff positions are already in danger and are about to lose.

Such a team is definitely not easy to play. For their playoff spots, they will do their best to fight to the death. In particular, Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony have the ability to turn the game around and will never be so willing to not even be able to enter the playoffs.

In addition to his player strength, George Carl is also a very capable head coach. He first coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and then went to the Golden State Warriors. In the 1990s, when he coached the Seattle Supersonics, he created the glory of the Supersonics.

If it weren't for Michael Jordan who made a comeback, Gary Payton would have been able to win the first championship ring of his career, and would not have retired with a loneliness like he is now. In addition, he has coached Real Madrid and Dream Team in Europe.

Among the top coaches in the winning rate and winning games, he and Phil Jackson are both not very strict coaches, and they don’t like to use strict discipline to manage the team. The two have one thing in common, that is, they are not successful in their players’ days, but their coaching and personal styles are very different. Although Phil Jackson is gentle, he will not be in harmony with the players, but maintain a vague distance. He will never be rude to players who dare to despise his authority.

However, George Carl is very close to the players and is famous for his good at adjusting the relationship between players. Especially when dealing with big-name players in his hands, he likes to let the players solve problems by themselves. Combined with his offensive tactical style, this can make the players play very happily and the team can maintain a certain record.

However, such teams usually have problems with execution. If players make decisions, what else should the coach do? They are only responsible for formulating tactics. However, it is useless for players not to play according to tactics. In addition, George Carl does not emphasize offense, so the teams he coaches usually have poor performance in the playoffs.

The most successful era is also about the Seattle Supersonics. At that time, the Supersonics were both offensive and defensive, relying on the defensive consciousness of "Gloves" Gary Payton and "Rainman" Kemp, especially Gary Payton. The quotes of "Gloves" are the only one in history who has become the best defensive player with a point guard, and even dares to challenge Michael Jordan.

The current Nuggets' defense relies heavily on the players' consciousness. However, neither Allen Iverson nor Carmelo Anthony are willing to defend. In his team, it is really difficult to find a player who is willing to defend. If it is considered defensive to grab rebounds and blocks, Camby should be considered one.

Apart from Camby, both the main player Kenyon Martin and the defender JR Smith on the bench are those who like to score goals and surpass everything, but speaking of it, the Supersonics are not a defensive player, especially good player, but one is ranked in the middle of the league and the other is in the final.

However, both teams ranked in the top five in the league in offensive firepower, with the Seattle Supersonics ranked third in the league in scoring average, second only to the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, and the Denver Nuggets ranked fifth, and ahead of them were the Dallas Mavericks.

If these two teams meet together, it will definitely be an offensive battle. This is also the two teams have played in the previous confrontation this season. In the last game between the two teams, both in the Pepsi Center Arena, the two teams played a high score of 138 to 135, which also made the fans who watched this game feel addicted to scoring goals.

Both sides attach great importance to this game. The Supersonics have fallen to fourth place in the West. The Los Angeles Lakers have made great progress recently. In addition to losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, they have won all other games. Not only did they surpass the Supersonics in their record, but they also tied the Dallas Mavericks' record. They temporarily ranked third in the West because of the victory or defeat.

If the playoffs start now, the Supersonics, ranked fourth in the West, will be against the San Antonio Spurs, ranked fifth. For the media, such a matchup situation is the most popular for them. For fans, such a matchup situation is quite popular, but for these two teams, such a matchup situation is the least unwilling to see.

Before the Supersonics rose, some people called the Supersonics the "Spurs team". After the rise, there were even more such statements, because the current Supersonics team, the boss is the former Spurs' small shareholder, the general manager is the Spurs' executive, the head coach is the Spurs' first assistant coach, and the core player is the original important main force of the Spurs.

Although the Spurs know the Supersonics well, the Supersonics also know the Spurs well. If the two teams meet, don't think about any surprises or tricks to defeat the enemy, because it won't be of great use.

Although the Spurs are afraid of the impact of the Supersonics, the Supersonics are also afraid of the Spurs, which have experienced experience and balanced and reasonable styles of playing. The more they know the roots and bottoms, the more they understand the opponent's strengths, the less they don't want to meet the opponent.

The Spurs have experienced Stephen's unpredictability many times, but at that time Stephen was still the other side, and they were the beneficiaries. If Stephen explodes again, they will be the victims. The Spurs' ability on both offense and defense and their mastery of the game rhythm are not comparable to the current Supersonics, so the Supersonics also don't want to meet the Spurs.

But the reality is that the two teams are most likely to meet, because no matter whether the Supersonics record declines or the Spurs' record increases, the two teams have changed positions, and the situation against each other has not changed. If you want to change this situation, either a certain team will move upward or a certain team will move downward.

But sometimes, the game is not something you can control at will. If you want to lose, it is okay to say, but it is not that easy to win. Fortunately, there is still a long time before the end of the regular season, and there are still enough opportunities to adjust. The Supersonics play the idea of ​​moving upward. After all, if you are at the forefront, in addition to having a home court advantage, the opponent is also a little weaker.

If you want to move upward, you have to try to win all the games. The Supersonics are not the Spurs, so you don’t need to worry too much about the players’ physical strength. The main lineup is basically young players. Let them play more games, experience more games, and improve themselves more, and they will only perform well in the playoffs.

However, the Nuggets want to keep their playoff spots. They are now ranked eighth, but they are only one game ahead of the ninth-ranked Uta Jazz. The more this happens, the more they can inspire the Jazz's fighting spirit. Seeing hope is right in front of them, the Jazz are not chasing forward desperately, so for the Nuggets, they need to win every game to ensure that they will not fall out of the playoffs.

Moreover, in terms of game strategy, two experienced head coaches of the two teams have adopted an offense-oriented style. The Nuggets are not good at defense and have no defensive habits. The Supersonics consider that no matter how hard they strengthen their defense, they may not be able to defend against the Nuggets' offense. It is better to attack more. At least in terms of average scores, the Supersonics are higher than the Nuggets.

The two sides played very fiercely at the beginning of the game, and the Denver market has always been very good. More than 20,000 fans squeezed the Pepsi Center Arena, and ESPN also broadcasted the game across the United States. Bill Walton and Mark Jackson were responsible for commenting on the game.

The Nuggets won the jump ball, but failed to score in the first offense. Then Wilcox grabbed the rebound and handed the ball to Stephen, who organized the attack, but Coupard's first attempt also failed.

Then the two teams began to score goals in a row, and the scores of both sides rose rapidly. They only played halfway in the first quarter, and the scores of both teams were already twenty. Could it be that the two teams were going to play high scores today like the last game? Bill Walton said to Mark Jackson strangely: "Why can the Supersonics score high scores every time they meet the Nuggets? If it is just because of defense, there are also teams that are worse than the Nuggets' defense. If it is because of scoring teams, there are also such teams in the league. Why can't they play such high scores?"

"So what do you think? What's the situation?" Mark Jackson asked back without answering.

"I think this is because these two teams just match up and have a different offensive firepower, so if you want to defeat the opponent, you have to attack desperately, so both teams will score relatively high. Most of the other teams cannot compete with the Supersonics offensively or maintain the confrontation of the entire game, so you can't score such high scores." Bill Walton said lightly.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Although the Toronto Raptors and the Minnesota Timberwolves have very poor defense, the Supersonics do not need to exert force in their game. Unless they meet the opponent, they will meet the good players, it will be difficult to score more than 110 points.

Today's game looked like another high-scoring game, and it was only a point that the Nuggets increased their score to 30, and then Stephen tied the Nuggets with a three-pointer.

"Iverson is the four-time scoring champion. Carmelo Anthony almost won the scoring champion last season. This season, Stephen has almost put half of the scoring champion on his head. So many scoring masters appeared in one game, I think it is also the main reason why the two teams scored high." Mark Jackson said his answer next to him.

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