Chapter 134: Fighting the Spurs Again
The Denver Nuggets have played a total of 14 games so far this season, and they have only managed to get one victory, and the Lakers have been lucky to have two consecutive opponents who are at the bottom of the league, and compared to the Raptors, who at least have a player like Stoudemire who can barely squeeze into the ranks of first-class stars, the Nuggets can't even get a star this season. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's very embarrassing.
In this game against the Lakers, the Nuggets were also ready to act as an experience baby, and they symbolically resisted in the first three quarters, and then easily surrendered in the fourth quarter.
Since the Nuggets are so generous, the Lakers' players will naturally not be polite, and they have all brushed up on the data.
At the end of the game, Tony, Kobe and Jones scored 25 points and 12 boards, 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists and 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and a total of seven players on the team scored double-doubles, but they did not let the Nuggets lose too ugly, and in the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 107-89.
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"Tony is really strong, but I didn't play to my full strength in the last game, I think that if we play our own style, Ping me and Tim can completely block the Lakers, maybe Tony will become a good big man in the future, but now, it's not his time."
Looking at the provocation from San Antonio in the newspapers, Tony couldn't help but shake his head, this is already more than one time he has been challenged by others, it seems that he does not have a very good reputation in this league.
I haven't offended anyone, have I?
Tony has some grief and anger in his heart, he is not a person who likes to fight with people too much, in the entire league, even Ewing and Olajuwon, who played several times last season, the relationship between them is not very tense, and O'Neal, the second person in the other league, has a good relationship with him, but on the contrary, it is this David Robinson, the two did not meet last season because of his injury, and in the previous matchup this season, Tony finally had the last laugh.
It was just an ordinary regular season, and Tony didn't take it too seriously.
Unexpectedly, David Robinson still lingered on his mind, which made Tony a little helpless.
Since the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan this season, their goal is no longer to be a mess, and the return of the Admirals, Popovich is completely aiming for the Finals.
However, the reality is not as they hoped, and although Duncan has adjusted after getting familiar with the confrontation in his first few games in the NBA, and is getting better and better, the Spurs' record has not skyrocketed.
Since the start of the season, the Spurs have fallen into a stalemate, they have only achieved a 10-8 record, although the winning rate can still remain above 50%, but Popovich is not very satisfied, because in his vision, the Spurs should not only play such a performance, after they lost to the Western weak team Clippers by four points the day before, Popovich finally issued an ultimatum, the next game against the Lakers, they must win.
The struggle of the record also made David Robinson a little disgraced, so he changed his usual steady approach and took the initiative to provoke the Lakers.
So, this is what makes Tony feel depressed, and it can't be entirely blamed on Robinson.
Of course, Tony didn't know what was going on with the Spurs, and since they had made a provocation, he had to brace his spirits and prepare for the fight.
On December 5, US time, the game between the two sides began.
Now the Lakers' players have completely conquered the fans in Los Angeles with their performances, and basically as long as there are some important games at home, the Los Angeles Forum Arena is almost overcrowded.
Players from both sides enter the pitch.
The Spurs lineup features Avery Johnson, Vinnie Denat, Sean Elliott, Tim Duncan, and Admiral David Robinson.
The Lakers lineup, Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, Eddie Jones, Eldon Campbell, Tony Marles.
After these few games, Harris has basically determined the lineup with Kobe Bryant as the point guard, and the performance of this lineup in these games is quite good, and Harris vaguely has some ideas about treating it as a regular lineup.
However, the Lakers have basically not faced too strong opponents in these games, so the convincing is not very high, and Harris needs a slightly stronger opponent to experiment.
Spurs, on the other hand, are a very good choice.
Back to the game.
After Tony won the jump ball, the Lakers quickly attacked. After a summer of hard work, Kobe Bryant is two sizes bigger than last season, and as a point guard, Kobe Bryant is a big man.
At least for Avery Johnson, he doesn't have a good way to limit Kobe.
Kobe Bryant used his body to prevent Johnson from stealing the ball, and he quickly advanced through the half, and the 20-centimeter height difference between the two also made up for Kobe's not-so-good overall vision.
Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball while directing his teammates' runs, looking at this posture, it was very much like a court commander, taking advantage of the Spurs' unstable defense, Kobe seized the opportunity.
He watched as Fox ran out of space with an easy reverse run, and Fox's defending Vinnie Denate hadn't even had time to settle down.
With a flick of Kobe's wrist, the basketball flew into Fox's hands like a precise missile, and the ball was passed very comfortably.
While receiving the ball, Fox couldn't help but admire Kobe's passing skills, although Kobe Bryant has played several games as a point guard, but he rarely passes good balls to the guard, basically, he relies on breaking through the ball to assist the inside, and today's eye-catching pass, Fox is also the first time to see it.
I didn't expect this guy to have such a hand.
However, admiration in his heart was admiration, but Fox was dissatisfied in his hands, and he immediately jumped before Denate could defend it.
swish
The basketball slices through a graceful arc and deftly burrows into the hoop.
Pretty!
Fox clenched his fist and stepped forward to give Kobe a high-five.
From the half-time to the completion of the offense, it took less than seven seconds to get hot, and this lightning-fast offensive method made the Spurs with the inside twin towers as the core only sigh.
Switching to the Spurs' possession, a paralyzed face ran forward to take the ball, and then began to serve.