Chapter 116 The Lamentation of the Pepsi Center "Scheduled victory, haha, man, look, what an arrogant guy!" ”

In the Pepsi Center arena in Denver, players from both sides are warming up and making final preparations for the upcoming game.

Similarly, in the studio, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith are doing pre-game analysis for this game.

"Haha, it's an arrogant guy, but I like it very much."

"Yes. Ray gave me a big surprise in the last game, and I'm looking forward to this game, what kind of surprise Ray can give me. I think as a man, he has to do what he says he will do, so that he can be called a real man. ”

"Oh God, do you think we men can't do what we men say? Don't you think we're real men? ”

Barkley looked at Kenny Smith with a puzzled look on his face as if he were saying that you weren't a man.

"As a man, of course I can do what I say."

In the Pepsi Center arena, in front of the bench, the Rockets players have made their final preparations.

Listening to Maddie's question, Leylin replied with a serious face.

For this match, he has the confidence to win.

"OK, man, then it looks like I'm going to have to book the next game."

"Haha......"

After Maddie finished speaking, the two of them laughed out loud in the arena.

……

"Allright, we're all real men."

Listening to Barkley's words, Kenny Smith's face was gloomy, and after affirming that he was a real man, he immediately began to change the subject.

'Now the game is about to start and the starters are already in the stadium. Let's take a look at the starting five of both sides. On the Rockets' side, Ralph Alston returned from injury as the starting point guard, scoring guard Tracy, small forward Sean Battier, power forward Luis Scola, and center Rayling. There is also good news for the Nuggets, which is that their Brazilian center Nene Hilario is also officially back, but he is not in the starting lineup, and there is no change from the starting lineup from the previous game, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Linas Creza, Edondo Nahoola, Marcus Camby. ”

In the stadium, the players were greeting each other.

Although there are times when the game is out of line, or even retaliatory action, this does not prevent the players from becoming friends, and the pre-game is the best moment for the players to witness their friendship.

"Hey, you're very arrogant, but I like your personality."

When Leylin stretched out his hand of friendship to Iverson, Iverson said with a wicked smile.

"Haha, little meaning, aren't you the same?"

Of course, Raylin knew what Iverson was talking about, and Iverson knew what Leylin was referring to.

"OK, I'm not going to let you get away with it."

Leylin shrugged his shoulders with a smile and walked to the center circle.

Beep!

A whistle blew, officially announcing that the third game of the Rockets vs. Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs had officially begun.

Not to anyone's surprise, Ryling easily got the ball for the Rockets.

After the jump ball, the visiting Rockets were mainly anti-visitors, and the Rockets took the lead with Maddy's wing jumper three-point shot.

Then the Nuggets also launched a counterattack with more than 10,000 fans cheering.

Swish.

After Iverson broke down the flank, he made a cross and handed the ball to Anthony, who hit a direct jumper for two points in the face of Battier's close defense.

"Cameron...... Anthony! ”

The DJ in the stadium immediately threw out his throat and shouted.

The entire stadium immediately erupted in earth-shattering cheers.

"Wow, the atmosphere at Pepsi Center is good, and it seems that the fans have high expectations for the Nuggets."

"Yes, but it looks like that little guy Ray won't say yes."

After the Nuggets completed the offense, the Rockets' offense hit the interior directly, and after receiving the ball, after Raelin made two consecutive duffles, one turned and slipped to the bottom line for a layup, and easily scored two points.

"It's incredible, I didn't expect Leylin to be so nimble under the basket."

"It's always been so flexible, it's just that you don't care."

After Reelin made a successful layup, the Nuggets immediately returned the favor with a fast break.

The fast pace of the transition between offense and defense has made many fans addicted.

Unlike the previous two games, in this game, the two sides immediately entered the state as soon as they started, and the back and forth of the attack and the high shooting rate directly dragged the game into a white-hot state.

At 36-31, the Nuggets led the Rockets by five points at the end of the first quarter.

"Wow, if the Nuggets can show their form today in the first two games, I believe the Rockets at this time have reached the point where they are struggling."

In the first quarter, Anthony scored 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Iverson scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and the two combined for 24 points. The Nuggets shot 54.2 percent from the field throughout the first quarter.

"Haha, that's not necessarily, if Maddie can maintain his excellent form today, the Rockets won't win the first two games so hard."

In the first quarter, he shot 4-of-5, made 2-of-2 three-pointers, and made 4-of-4 free throws, scoring a total of 14 points.

But without ifs, the Nuggets can't salvage the two games they lost, and all they can do is keep that hot run going for the rest of the series.

However, judging from the course of the game, it seems that they will not be able to continue this hot form.

In terms of offense alone, the current Rockets team is certainly no match for the Nuggets, so Adelman strengthened the team's defense at the beginning of the second quarter.

Although Adelman put more emphasis on offensive fluidity, the defense of the Van Gundy era helped him a lot after taking over the Rockets.

After the Rockets strengthened their defense, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency remained efficient, but the offense was not as fluid and easy as it seemed in the first quarter.

……

Clang.

The Nuggets missed the offense, and Leyling grabbed the rebound and directly assisted Maddy for a fast-break layup.

With four minutes left in the third quarter, Maddie's layup directly helped the team tie the score at 79. The Nuggets went straight to a timeout.

It's just that after returning from a timeout, the Nuggets still haven't been able to get back to their form in the first quarter.

"It looks like this game has really been booked by that guy from Ray."

"yes, that's a man's promise. Haha, it looks like there's really only one game left in this series. ”

By the end of the third quarter, the Rockets had already established a three-point advantage. After entering the fourth quarter, the Rockets were even more on the defensive end, suppressing the Nuggets and always in the leading position.

Bang dang!

“BOOM！”

Barkley watched as Leylin hung from the basket and roared excitedly.

"Wonderful dunk! It seems that the lad is about to fulfill his promise, and there is really only one game left in the whole series! ”

When Leylin completed a dunk to give his team a five-point advantage, the court booed loudly.

Although the earth-shattering boos were very uncomfortable, Leylin still laughed, because this burst of boos, in Leylin's opinion, was like a sad farewell to the Nuggets......