Chapter Seventy-Six: Two Consecutive Defeats
When the plane arrived in Denver, it was the first time Lin Sen had come to the plateau.
Despite the physical fitness of the athletes, the moment of getting off the plane was still a little uncomfortable.
The game against the Denver Nuggets starts at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, with the Timberwolves having a day off as a team.
The Denver Nuggets have embarked on a resurgence since they drafted the best of the world's best in 2003, Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony and James were the objects of David Stern's admiration, but Anthony's poor off-court made him gradually fall behind in the competition with James, but despite this, Anthony led the Nuggets to the playoffs for three consecutive years from the beginning of his first season.
However, to Anthony's embarrassment, they were eliminated in the first round for the third year in a row, and due to the change in league rules, the Nuggets will no longer rely on the weakness of their division to get to the third place as they did last season.
Therefore, the Nuggets must work hard for the record in the new season, and the Nuggets uniform team also made a lot of efforts in the offseason, not only retaining the core of the team, but also trading for JR Smith with great potential.
In the new season, JR Smith also used his performance to show everyone how right the Nuggets were to trade him, and in the eight games he played for the Nuggets, JR Smith averaged 12 points per game off the bench, especially his three-point shot and dunk were impressive.
The Nuggets also have Marcus Camby and Brazilian Nene at center for rebounding and defense, and the power forward position also has the Beast power forward Kenyon Martin and rebounding maniac Reggie Evans.
Although the small forward position looks weak, the small melon alone can put Hassel in a tragic state all night.
Lin Sen needs to face the league's famous iron man Andre Miller, as a playmaker who is not an All-Star but his strength is undoubted, especially the tonnage.
Far away in San Francisco, Nelson Sr. turned on the TV and found Denver Cable TV, which will broadcast the Denver Nuggets and Timberwolves game live tonight.
Nelson Sr. wasn't expecting Linsen to perform well, he was expecting Linsen to perform badly.
Even if the Warriors offered two rich trade proposals, only Linson's continued poor performance would make the Timberwolves' uniform team completely determined, and he knew that the Timberwolves would not agree to the Warriors' trade plan for a while.
The Timberwolves were in a state of desperation when the game began, with Nene and Kenyon Martin making Garnett's offense difficult, while Camby and Rejay Evans took turns on the bench.
Although Garnett hit six of eight free throws from the free throw line four times in the first quarter, the five fouls he caused were not committed by the same person, especially since the main players all had only one foul.
Except for free throws, Garnett's offensive efficiency was not high, and he only shot 2-of-6 in the first quarter.
And Linson's performance is also average, the Nuggets' defense is relatively bad in the entire league, but this is also related to George Karl's tactics, but the Nuggets' defense in the face of the weak Timberwolves is not bad.
Although Andre Miller is not fast, he constantly presses Linson with his body, and JR Smith's quick defense is very similar to the Warriors' tactics of defending Linson.
However, with the experience of the previous game, Lin Sen also found some ways to play, but it was not completely solved, so at the end of the first quarter, Lin Sen's performance was far from meeting the expectations of Timberwolves fans.
The Timberwolves were even more blown up by the Nuggets on the defensive end, except for Garnett on the inside, who can also play a defensive role, and almost everyone else is in a passive position.
Lin Sen once again experienced the feeling of being sat and beaten by a big ass, and Old Nelson looked at Lin Sen on the screen with a smile.
In the box at Pepsi Center, Kevin McHale frowned all the time, and after talking to Devin Casey, he decided to observe for a while.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Linson did not take a break but continued to play, and George Karl also left JR Smith on the court.
After Linson hit a breakaway shot from Anthony Carter, J.R. Smith turned around and hit a three-pointer.
And Linson was not to be outdone, and directly pulled out a three-point shot in front of Anthony Carter, giving JR Smith a powerful response.
However, J.R. Smith was clearly in a state of convulsion and also scored in a row.
The outburst that led directly to Linson did not help the Timberwolves narrow the score to single digits.
By the end of the first half, the Timberwolves were as many as 17 points behind the Nuggets playing at home.
In the second half, the Timberwolves did not find a chance, and more offense revolved around the duo of Linson and Garnett, but the failure on the defensive end made it impossible for the Timberwolves to fight back effectively.
Devin Casey looked helplessly at the big screen, 123:100 was so dazzling.
The last home loss to the Golden State Warriors was 18 points, and this one was a 23-point loss to the Nuggets, and two consecutive big losses shattered Devin Casey's beautiful illusions in the first six games of the season.
Old Nelson turned off the TV with a smile, and his mind was already thinking about how to make Linson better.
Garnett walked straight into the players' tunnel, with Linson following closely behind.
Like Devin Casey, Garnett and Linson were blinded by their excellent results at the start of the season.
Bang!
Lin Sen was stunned, and watched in a daze as Garnett slammed his fist into the wall of the locker room.
Opening his mouth, Lin Sen wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start, so he lowered his head and took off the arm guard on his arm.
Garnett also realized the existence of Lin Sen in the locker room, turned around, and what caught his eye was Lin Sen who looked a little lost with his head down.
"He's just a rookie." Garnett sighed in his heart, and before he knew it, he realized that his expectations of Lin Sen had become normal, but in fact, Lin Sen was still a rookie with a lot of shortcomings.
Lin Sen also felt Garnett staring at him, and raised his head just in time to meet Garnett's gaze.
Neither of them spoke, but they could clearly see the unwillingness to lose from each other's eyes.
"I'll work harder!"
Lin Sen opened his mouth, and his tone was extremely firm.
Ganeji nodded: "Just work hard, in fact, you have done a great job." ”
"But it's not enough, is it?"
Lin Sen stood up, opened the locker, picked up his things, and walked into the bathroom.
Push the water to its maximum and let the water wash over your body.
If you just look at the data, 18 points, 9 assists, rebounds and 2 steals, Lin Sen's performance is undoubted, but the data does not represent the performance on the court.
The Timberwolves flew to Memphis overnight, and the Timberwolves, who had lost two in a row, urgently needed a victory to regain morale.
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