After the victory, the Nuggets celebrated their first playoff win, despite the fact that it was the Jazz's home court.

The Jazz players were very unhappy, with the second record in the West and home-court advantage, but they were won by their opponents.

After winning the away game, whether it is the management, coaching staff and players of the Nuggets, they are full of confidence for a while, full of hope that they can defeat the strong with the weak and complete the 'Black Seven'!

In the post-game press conference that followed, the media expressed surprise and praise for the Nuggets' performance.

There is not much difference in strength between the two sides, but the Nuggets' response has obviously restrained the Jazz, resulting in the Jazz's blocking and pick-and-roll operation is not smooth and limited.

In the next game, the Jazz must change, otherwise there is a possibility of being 'black seven' by the Nuggets.

After tonight, the second round of the East and West games was over, and apart from the Nuggets' big win over the Jazz, there were no surprises.

On the second day back in Denver, the league again announced several awards, including Best Rookie, Best Coach, Best Manager, Most Improved Player, and more.

This award is the least suspenseful in the selection of Rookie of the Year, with the Denver Nuggets' Chi Liang winning with 96% of the vote, followed by the Raptors' Vince Carter in second place and the Celtics' Paul Pierce in third place.

In this season, Ji Liang played 41 games, 20 of which were starters, and played an average of 34.2 minutes per game, ranking first in rookies, second in rebounds and third in blocks in points, assists and steals.

Even in the history of the Nuggets, many of Ji Liang's rookie statistics can be ranked in the top three.

Winning the Best Rookie Award naturally means that Ji Liang has entered the Best Rookie lineup, which is naturally beyond doubt.

Best Rookie Team: Ji Liang, Carter, Pierce, Bibby and Jason Williams.

Rookie Second Team: Matt Halplin, Dixon, Mobley, Jamison and Michael Olovokandi.

Poor Lavrenz, due to season reimbursement, was not selected.

As for Nowitzki, neither the team's record nor personal data is outstanding, averaging only 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, which is a certain gap with the selected players.

After the award was announced, Chi Liang received a lot of congratulations. For a whole day, he received phone calls or text messages from relatives, friends, players, teams and even endorsers, congratulating him on winning the award.

In addition, the team also held a small celebration for him, the staff sent him flowers, and the Nuggets players and coaches personally congratulated Ji Liang.

In addition to the best rookie award, then-Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy received the award in the Coach of the Year selection, which is also the first time he has won the best honor for this representative coach in his career.

Under Dunleavy's direction, the Trail Blazers went 35-15 and had a 70 percent win rate, ranking third in the West.

There wasn't much to be said for this season's Manager of the Year award, and this time it was the Nuggets who won the award, an award voted by the general managers of each team, and George scored nine points, which means that nine peers recognized his ability.

In the operation of the shortened season, George first selected the 'Denver Lights' Chi Liang with the No. 23 pick in the first round, then traded the cabbage price for the all-star Van Exel, and finally caught the top power forward McDyce in the free market, which also created the conditions for the Nuggets to enter the playoffs.

After receiving the news, Chi Liang immediately called to congratulate George, in which George was a little choked up, this was his first season as the general manager of the Nuggets, and he never thought that he would have the opportunity to win the best agent award.

This season's Fastest Player award went to Darrell Armstrong, who was a significant improvement in his stats compared to last season, which was the main reason for his award.

Before the start of the third game, the league also announced the winners of the sportsmanship award.

The Sportsmanship Awards were created in the 1995-1996 season to recognize the ethical behavior, fair play, and honesty of players in the NBA, and are named after its inaugural winner, Joe Dumas, so it is also known as the Joe Dumas Award.

The award is based on the nomination of one player from each team, followed by a panel of former NBA stars Mike Banton, Eddie Johnson, Tom Saunders, Kenny Smith and Steve Smith who select the winners of each division from a pool of nominees, and the winner is voted on by all players.

Most of the winners of this award are players who play elegantly, have a good reputation and popularity. So usually, players who perform strongly are generally unlikely to win this award, and at the same time are more enthusiastic about outside players.

Among them, the Nuggets nominated Chi Liang and successfully won the right to qualify.

It's a pity that Chi Liang has just entered the league and has no popularity, so he didn't win this award.

Eventually, Hussey Hawkins, who was presented by the Seattle SuperSonics, won the Joe Dumas Award.

After a full day's rest, the Nuggets sat on home and began to take on the Jazz challenge.

Denver, Pepsi Center!

A large number of fans began to gather, and for a time the stadium became a sea of sky blue, filled with endless hustle and bustle.

Before the start of the game, players from both sides came to the players' tunnel to begin the entrance ceremony.

"First of all, please be our Denver Light, the King of the Fourth Quarter and the King of the Three Pairs - Chi Liang!"

When the live DJ introduced, the atmosphere of the scene boiled instantly, and countless fans cheered, releasing all their enthusiasm and energy to express their welcome to Chi Liang.

In terms of popularity, even McDyce has enough gap with Chi Liang.

Under the introduction of the DJ, the players from both sides soon came to the court and began to warm up.

Ji Liang picked up a basketball and started shooting.

唰~唰~唰~

"Hey, you're in good shape!"

threw a few three-pointers in a row, and they were hollow into the net again and again, which also made Ji Liang smile.

Maybe it's because he became the best rookie, or maybe it's some other reason, in short, Ji Liang is full of strength, which can only be described as being in excellent condition.

However, individual form is important, but if you want to win, the form of your teammates is just as important. Otherwise, no matter how good he is, it will be difficult to win.

"The Nuggets' home court feels hotter than last time!" Stockton frowned as he shot.

"yes, this game is not going to be good!"

Feeling the frenzied atmosphere of the scene, Malone was full of worries. Judging from the atmosphere of the scene, the Pepsi Center is not inferior to the Energy Solutions Arena.