The Trail Blazers' first game of the regular season was at home against the Denver Nuggets, and the next two games were also the home of the Trail Blazers.

After playing the Nuggets, the next two opponents are the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks!

All three teams were lottery teams from last season, and they are all home to the Trail Blazers, so the Trail Blazers' starting schedule is relatively easy.

In the first game against the Nuggets, Richard definitely doesn't want to lose, he wants to win this first game for a good start to the season!

"Lee, the Nuggets' number one star McDyce, I think Big Ben should be able to parry!"

"As long as you can limit McDyes's play, it's going to be hard for the Nuggets to win!"

Carlisle said with a smile.

On the afternoon of the game, Richard had a meeting with his four assistant coaches, mainly to discuss how to deal with the Nuggets.

Richard nodded, the Nuggets' lineup is really not good, in the first two seasons they had Mutombo in the team, which made their interior defense intensity scary......

Last season's Uncle Mu averaged 4.5 blocks per game!

But the Nuggets may be trying their best to develop McDyce, the top pick they got in the draft last season and traded with the Clippers, but they saw Uncle Mu's contract expire and did not renew it......

The interior defensive intensity that they were originally proud of has slipped more than a notch.

This led to the strength of the Nuggets plummeting!

The interior defense is down, and that's not the deadliest of all......

With power forward McDyce as the absolute offensive and defensive core of the team, this causes their pace to be slow and embarrassing......

The rebounding strength has also plummeted, and the outside defense, which was not very strong, is now a mess!

In the case of opening God's perspective, in fact, it may not be a wise choice for the Nuggets to bring in McDyce in the first place, it seems that McDyce is very powerful, but the practicality is not as good as leaving Uncle Mu, and then trading McDyce's chips to trade a strong scorer in the backcourt!

Even if it's just a scorer of Ryddle's level, not to mention how far the Nuggets can go in the playoffs, they can at least make the playoffs.

If Richard had come to coach the Nuggets, he would never have traded for McDyes, and it was more likely that he would trade with the Toronto Raptors and get the seventh pick in the "flying squirrel" Damon Stoudemire.

In this way, with a little bit of reliable role players, it is not impossible to make the playoffs, or even reach the second round of the playoffs!

All in all, it's a standard belly team with all the labels a belly team should have.

For example, the defense is terrible, the offensive rhythm is not good, and there are no stars on the team who can handle it except for McDyce......

Playing such a team, if the two sides play normally, if they can't win, then Richard simply goes back to his hometown to sell sweet potatoes.

The reason why it is said to be a normal play is because Richard does not dare to guarantee that the other party will explode......

However, it is expected that with the defensive intensity of the Trail Blazers, it will not be so easy for this fish belly team to explode!

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At 8 p.m., after warming up, the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms.

Big Ben is already gearing up, and he hasn't played much in the entire preseason stage, and now it's finally time to show his talents!

"McDyce handed it over to me!" Big Ben pounded his chest and said excitedly.

"Ben, don't be beaten up, it's going to be ugly...... Rashid quipped.

The relationship between the two of them gets along quite well, and it has reached the point of casual jokes.

"How is that possible?! I'm afraid you won't believe it! Big Ben gave Rashid a blank look.

Rashid shrugged: "I really believe ...... this"

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"Okay, guys, we will still be the No. 1 starting lineup in the game for a while, do our own defense on the field, and resolutely fight in the position!"

"We want to get the opponent into the rhythm of our positional battles, not play with the rhythm of others!"

"No matter what, hold your ground!"

Richard was still reminding his young players before the game.

"Ben, remember, the things we learn are all for self-defense, don't use them without moderation on the field!"

"McDyes, who you are opposing, has a good reputation last season, and is not the kind of interior ...... who likes to play tricks"

"So, you take it easy in this game......"

Before debuting, Zhang Weiping explained another big book, he was afraid that Big Ben would turn over McDyce on the court at that time, and he would not be able to explain to Richard......

"Assistant Teacher Zhang, I'm not that kind of person, you can rest assured!" Big Ben nodded, the last time he did something to a madman, it was for a reason.

Although the big book in history, although the defensive end is not a white and flawless white lotus, it cannot be called an absolute villain!

Zhang Weiping nodded, and Da Ben's words reassured him......

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the starters for both sides began to take the field.

Nuggets' starting lineup: Earvin Johnson at center ......

The name is exactly the same as that of a magician, but it doesn't have the strength of a magician, so he can only be regarded as a good blue-collar center at best......

Although the style is very similar to Uncle Mu, the overall strength is completely incomparable compared to Uncle Mu, and it is almost a slum version of Uncle Mu......

The power forward position is the Nuggets' offensive and defensive core McDyce, last season was his rookie season, averaging 13.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

However, this season, he has been righted and has become the absolute core of the team, and it is expected that the statistics will definitely improve.

The remaining three positions are Lafonso Allist, Dalle Allist, and Mark Jackson!

The Trail Blazers have two Wallaces, and the Nuggets have two Allists......

However, the strength of the Nuggets is really not very good, otherwise, they would not be unknown in the future generations, and there are few fans who know about it.

Dalle Alice was extremely strong at his peak, and was the leader of the Seattle SuperSonics before the 90s, averaging close to 28+5 super performances per game in his strongest season......

In the 88-89 season, Daller's points ranked third on the scoring list per game, with Jordan at the top and Postman Malone at the second!

You can imagine how tough Dahler was at his peak!

But unfortunately, his peak did not last long, only lasted three seasons and then ended, and by the time the time he entered the nineties, he was already unknown to everyone, and he could not find a presence in the league at all......

The other Lafonso-Allist, there is nothing to say, the strength is there, but the glass man attribute is too serious!

If Grant Hill is fragile glass, Lafonso is glass flour that has been shattered into slag......