The 3-0 total is undoubtedly a huge burden for the Nuggets, not just a monkey on the back, and almost no one is optimistic that the Nuggets can win this series, and in more people's words, the Nuggets need to try to save face as much as possible and win the next game instead of being swept away.

April 26, 2009, Denver Nuggets home to Pepsi Center.

The fourth game of the first round of the playoffs between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets, all the first three losses made this undoubtedly a battle for the Nuggets to defend their dignity, and no one wanted to start the offseason with a swept hat.

Although the morale of the Nuggets has completely burst out to this point, and fighting for honor has become their biggest idea, but they will still unknowingly carry a lot of baggage games after losing three games in a row and basically standing on the edge of vacation, while the Los Angeles Clippers are obviously the opposite, according to statistics, the defensive and offensive efficiency of the Clippers in these three games is higher than that of the regular season, and the interior line, which is recognized as a weakness, does not show a huge hole because Nene scored 54 points in three games, Instead, according to statistics, Tyson Chandler has further improved his defensive efficiency in the playoffs. Cameron's three-game performance can only be said to be average compared to the regular season, if he still can't play his strength today, then the Nuggets are likely to start their vacation with four consecutive defeats, and Cameron will also get his fifth first-round exit, and on the contrary, the Clippers are eager to advance under the leadership of Gu Fei, and the strong desire to advance will allow them to continue to work hard, and this game I feel will be a fierce game. "This is the match analysed by Jeff Van Gundy in the pre-match commentary box.

The game quickly kicked off, and the course of the game was completely based on Van Gundy's prediction for this game, and the Nuggets refused to be swept by the Clippers, whether it was offensive or defensive, they did not spare their physical strength to cause huge problems for the Clippers.

When the end of the half, people will be surprised to find that Gu Fei's shooting rate is only 43 percent, you must know that Gu Fei's regular season shooting rate is as high as 58 percent, even in the first three games of this series, Gu Fei still has a 53 percent shooting rate, a full drop of 10 percent The shooting rate can be imagined how much defensive pressure Gu Fei has suffered.

But with that 43 percent shooting percentage already the highest of the two teams among players who have taken more than four shots, the defensive pressure of the game can be imagined.

At halftime, the two sides were tied at 33-32, and the Nuggets, playing at home, led the Clippers by one point.

"The game is really tangled, my ears don't have the listening function? The loud sound of striking iron almost deafened my ears. Mark Jackson complained.

"Mark, I wonder if you've found a pattern?" Van Gundy turned his head to Jackson and said.

"What law? Ironclad rules? Mark Jackson made a joke with a blank look on his face.

"It's the Clippers' bench that someone always stands up and becomes Gu's biggest helper, the first game is that he got up from the bench and got the 18+7+5 data that the main players don't necessarily get, which is the best player other than Gu Fei, and the second game is JR Smith facing his old club, he threw 6 three-pointers in the second game, which is the most of the two teams, and the three points in the last minute are even more fatal, and he also got the highest score except for Gu Fei, 24 points, In the third game, another bench player stepped up, rookie Mario Chalmers, he was like he was born for the playoffs, and he was not nervous because he was his debut season in the playoffs, he played well in the first two games, and in the third game, he sent 10 assists on the bench, one more than the starting Andre Miller, and made 4 three-pointers, and now it is the fourth game, and no one was outstanding in the first half, and Mario's performance was very different from the third game, and even a little bad, If it's really a rule, I'm wondering who's going to step up from the bench. Van Gundy's analysis made Mark Jackson smile, the Clippers' bench is undoubtedly strong, but it is not as Van Gundy said, if it is, he really expects the one who stepped up to come early to save his poor ear.

The 20 minutes of halftime passed quickly, and the players of both sides came back on the court, and it was the Nuggets who started the attack, Anthony used his ****** to catch the ball against Artest, then turned and burst inside to put the ball in the basket.

"Well done, Cameron should be like this, he has so many offensive skills that he can't count him, he really shouldn't be obsessed with his shots, this kind of impact on the interior is definitely a smart and rational choice, and the Nuggets can't do without him if they want to win."

And Anthony opened his arsenal as Nuggets fans expected, making the Clippers' defense miserable, the sluggish shooting rate in the first half completely disappeared into how to play, and when the game reached the fourth minute of the third quarter, the Clippers received an unfavorable news, Andre Miller sprained his ankle while defending Billups and had to go off the court early, this scene gave the Nuggets hope.

"Does God want to see the Nuggets win? Andre Miller's injury is a huge blow to the Clippers, Mario has played a terrible game in this game, can he try it at this time, or use Gu direct ball control to organize the offense? Van Gundy raised his own questions.

"Mario, you take a rest first, Golan, you play." Mike Dunleavy first comforted Chalmers with a simple word, and it stands to reason that he, the first backup point guard, should replace the injured Miller, but now Dragic is inevitably a little disappointed in his heart.

Dragic, on the other hand, was a little surprised, he had very little playing time in this series, and he didn't expect to play now, but he was not rookie nervous but excited.

Gu broke through the defense and faced Nene ...... He opted for a pass, a 45-degree chance for Goran Dragic" As Jackson commented, Dragic received the ball and threw it into the face of Billups, who was hurrying to make up the defense.

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The basketball fell cleanly into the net, and it was his fourth three-pointer in a row.

"It's hard to believe that Mike Dunleavy made a great substitution, Goran Dragic doesn't look like a rookie at all, he seems to have a big heart that he was born with, and four consecutive three-pointers clearly beat the Nuggets, obviously they can't accept the fact that Karl's timeout calls for them to strengthen their defense of Golan."

The score on the court has become 55-57, and the Clippers have gone from trailing by 14 points at the most to just two points.

When the Nuggets came back from the timeout, they were surprised to find Dragic on the other side, "A weird break, Golan is like reading the Nuggets' defense in advance, it's just a juggling goal." ”

At this time, people remembered the law that Van Gundy said, when the away Clippers overtook the score by 7 points at the end of the third quarter, and Dragic was undoubtedly the biggest contributor, contributing 20 points in just 7 minutes in the third quarter, Dragic's outburst not only successfully resisted the Nuggets' counterattack but also hit the Nuggets' confidence hard.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Dragic reinterpreted what it means to be a point guard, and under his organization, the Clippers' bench was rejuvenated, and the cold situation in the first half was completely gone, and the Nuggets undoubtedly became the biggest victim.

At 83:73, the Clippers won by ten points, and when the whistle blew at the end of the game, Gu Fei saw the unwillingness in Anthony's eyes, but everything has become a fact.

4:0, the Clippers completed the sweep, in addition to the substitutes who stood up in four games, the biggest contributor to the burial of the Nuggets in this series was Gu Fei, who averaged 30.5 points, 6.5 assists and assists, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1 block per game in four games, and the overall shooting rate was as high as 52.4, and the Nuggets were given 16 three-pointers in four games, and the Clippers became the first team to advance to the division semifinals, and it was also the first time in three years to enter the division semifinals.

For the Nuggets, the pre-playoff rhetoric became the greatest irony, and they became the first team in NBA history to win 50 regular-season games to advance to the playoffs only to be swept in the first round.

Tonight is undoubtedly a festive night for Clippers fans, and a night of loss for Nuggets fans.

All the Clippers need to do is wait, waiting for their next round opponent, who will be the winner between the Lakers and the Hornets.

"I'm very lucky, our whole team is well integrated, this game is not only about qualifying, but also about the improvement of our whole team, last year we failed, this year we did it." ”

'Golan's performance was amazing, I felt like I saw him wearing the number 23 shirt and I'm so happy and proud of him, but the win belongs to everyone in the team, we came together and we did Mike's tactics to the best and that was the key to the victory.'

The losing side was naturally disappointed, especially his own rhetoric, which became a great irony, but after the game, Anthony did not run away and did not lose his mind as if he had suddenly matured, "The result is very disappointing, I don't know what to say, or what to review, I just know that we failed without any reason, I will not blame anyone, including myself, I will look forward and will always keep this game in my mind, I still need to do a lot of things I can improve, I will start again, Come back next year. Bless Gu and his Clippers and hope they go further, preferably champions. ”

At this time, the league announced its first award of the 2008-09 season, the Best Sixth Man. (To be continued.) )