The NBA regular season continues, and the current Western frontrunner is the Timberwolves, followed by the Thunder, Nuggets and Clippers, but after entering the All-Star, we found that the Nuggets have obviously begun to exert their strength, and they have won 6 consecutive victories.
We all know Jokic's strength, he can be called the first person in the league today, his dominance of the game can be described as inexplicable, as strong as the thick eyebrows have repeatedly become his toys, Murray has a strong scoring ability, dare to fight at critical moments, Pope, Gordon and Porter are also balanced offense and defense, as far as the starting lineup is concerned, the Nuggets can't find shortcomings. Look at the Clippers again, they have a Big Four lineup, Leonard has strong single-handedness, Harden can attack and organize, George can attack and defend, Wei Shao plays with passion, and the Clippers have a bench Powell, so, who is stronger between the Clippers and the Nuggets? Let's take a look at what Su Qun and O'Neill have to say.
Just some time ago, a fan asked the famous basketball commentator a question, the content is that the Nuggets are too strong, do you think the Clippers can play? And Mr. Su also gave a reply, he said: "If it's just a game, it's hard to say whether it's a win or loser, and if it's a series, the Clippers face a greater challenge." This answer is very interesting, Mr. Su is divided into two situations, he did not directly say who is stronger, but it can be clearly seen that Mr. Su is biased towards the Nuggets, if the two sides play a series, the winner will be the Nuggets.
Mr. Su did not give a specific reason, but we can roughly analyze that the Nuggets actually have shortcomings, that is, the bench is not good, but the problem is that their starters are too strong and other teams cannot match, Jokic + Murray dual-core drive, plus three players with a balanced offense and defense, the Nuggets really have no shortcomings in the starters. As a comparison, the Clippers seem to have many giants, but in fact, there are hidden dangers in the lineup, Zubac, who started the game, moves too slowly, and Jokic will only be blown up when he encounters him, Theis can be better, but he definitely can't prevent Mr. Jokic, and as for Plumlee, it is even more unreliable.
It can be seen that the Clippers are destined to be unstoppable at Jokic's point, the Lakers can't do it, and the Clippers have no choice. There is also Murray, it is also very difficult for the Clippers to prevent him, because Harden's athleticism is not as good as his peak, I am afraid that he will not be able to keep up with Murray's pace, the Clippers want to beat the Nuggets, the only possibility is Leonard's explosion, but even so, the two sides are roughly 55 open situation, if George also feels explosive, God descends, then the Clippers may have hope to defeat the Nuggets.
When O'Neal was a guest on a TV show not long ago, he said about this year's championship, and the big shark said: "I'm optimistic about the Nuggets, I think they will win another championship, just this season, Jokic is very good, although I don't like the center to play like this, but he is really a talented guy, he can also affect the game by passing, I like Murray this guy, I like to watch him play." O'Neal was more direct, he thought the Nuggets could win the championship this year, and directly ignored the Clippers.
To sum up, both Su Qun and O'Neal think that the Nuggets are the better team, after all, their strength is here. The two sides have met 3 times in the regular season this season, the Clippers 1-2, the first meeting, the Nuggets did not have Murray, the second meeting, Murray and Jokic did not play, the third meeting, the Clippers defeated the full lineup Nuggets, that game Leonard, Harden and George all broke out, and the substitute Powell also scored 17 points, but even so the Clippers only won by 9 points, if the playoffs meet, the internal disadvantage will become the weakness of the Clippers, and the victory or defeat is more auspicious.