Chapter 18: The First Victory
What is the value of Javie McGee coming to the Nuggets, George Carr has already given the answer with a substitution just now, strengthening the team's interior impact, Winnie the Pooh has a super ability to break points, and McGee's athletic talent is enough to convert it into effective scoring, although he will make a little silly from time to time, but in general, McGee's arrival is not just as simple as increasing the height of the interior, not to mention that he will have a stronger control of the rebounding ball in the front court as soon as he comes up, so that he can maximize the Nuggets' defensive counterattack.
If the Warriors were still in the style of the old Nelson, it is estimated that the current Nuggets would definitely be more than so many points ahead, and the Warriors would have been beaten into a sieve long ago.
As the game progressed, George Karl also replaced Loyun off the court, and then asked Miller Sr. to organize the offense, and by the way, rookie Evan Fournier went up to play, for which Jordan Hamilton was very dissatisfied, but Loyun didn't say much, just patted him on the shoulder to comfort.
The game on the court began to become stalemate, Curry and Bogut also sat on the bench after Luo Yun got off the court, Mark Jackson didn't dare to let the white fat man play for too long, otherwise there would definitely be a big mistake in the Zuihou section, you must know that Bogut's role in the Warriors' interior line cannot be reflected in the data, although he can't be like Yao Ming in the Rockets back then, but in today's league where centers are scarce, his role in the interior is undoubtedly huge.
However, the Warriors' rookie this year Barnes has not performed well, the No. 7 pick does not seem to be a rookie, and he is also very thorough in the execution of tactics, with height and shooting, although the first step is slower to start. But on the whole, it is completely worthy of the name of No. 7.
George Carr and Winnie the Pooh were talking in whispers on the sidelines. From the television footage, we can see that old Carl looks down and smiles from time to time. This is undoubtedly a very good message for Nuggets fans, since last season's conflict between the pair of mentors and apprentices has been worried that there is still some kind of estrangement between them, just for the playoffs chose to compromise temporarily, but now it seems that the two have reconciled as before, to be honest, George Karl during that time not only had to face pressure from management but also to fight against the disease of cancer, and Winnie the Pooh as a rookie wants to prove himself and lead the team to victory, Therefore, this pair of masters and apprentices have their own difficulties, and friction is inevitable.
But from this season onwards. The two seem to be extraordinarily close, in an article by ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, we can expect that George Karl's attitude towards life has changed dramatically when he fights the disease, and Winnie the Pooh's personality is destined not to take the initiative to provoke conflicts, of course, this is only temporary, because no star is docile, they always have reverse scales, just not exposed, but as long as Winnie the Pooh and George Karl are not separated. Then sooner or later the contradiction will be resolved, as we can see from the first game of the new season.
The situation of the game in the third quarter was relatively optimistic for the Nuggets. Farid became the team's No. 3 man after Iguodala's arrival, but the black boy did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, he was still so conscientious, it can be said that this kid is the second most popular figure in the Nuggets team after Winnie the Pooh, but this seemingly honest guy has been pulled into the thief ship by the two bastards Hamilton and Daniro, because in the preseason, Farid asked Winnie the Pooh to introduce him to a girlfriend, which was simply impossible before.
However, just when Luo Yun felt that he could rest, the Warriors' counterattack suddenly came, when there were two minutes left in the third quarter of the game, Curry returned to the court, and two consecutive three-pointers directly brought the score closer, one was an empty three-point after the block, and the other was a catch-and-shoot that slipped to the bottom line, which was ridiculously accurate, especially the goal he slipped to the bottom line actually reminded the little guy of Ray Allen.
But this guy has a baby face!
There was no way, Winnie the Pooh could only take off his clothes and go on again, but unfortunately time was running out, and at the end of the third quarter, Luo Yun made an ultra-long-distance shot and was directly reimbursed, and the score of the two teams also became 75:78, and the Nuggets were only three points ahead of the opponent.
In the first quarter of the game, George Karl used the configuration of McGee, Anthony Randolph, Iguodala, Loyun and Miller, obviously the Nuggets were ready to run to death the Warriors in the fourth quarter, although the Warriors' boys were not afraid to run, but Bogut was a big fat man, so when the game began, the Nuggets gave the Warriors a strong counterattack.
Curry hoisted the ball to Klay Thompson who pulled to the outside, this kid wanted to give the ball to David Lee near the free throw line, but as soon as he shot, Iguodala, who was strictly guarded, cut off the ball, followed by Luo Yun, Miller Sr., Randolph, Iguodala four people ran wildly, Iguodala gave the ball to Luo Yun with a horizontal pass, the little guy came to the free throw line and turned to Bogut to throw the ball, Randolph scored in the air, and the white fat man who just retreated to the basket hit four, and there was no room to fight back, The fans at the scene exclaimed.
And Mark Jackson was also overwhelmed by this scene, to be honest, the best way to contain the Nuggets now is to prevent them from counterattacking, because this mistake is over, and there is no way to crack it.
Then the Nuggets came up with their killer feature, pressing the defense to use mistakes to counterattack, although this routine is used by many teams, but it is very rare to be as crazy as the Nuggets, and it simply does not leave people alive.
The Warriors couldn't find a way to Haode for a while, so they let Curry take the ball and play with others to find an open position to shoot, however, what people didn't expect was that this style of play really worked, Stephen took the ball and used the cover of his teammates to pull three points directly on Winnie the Pooh's head, and the basketball drilled into the basket as if he didn't need money, and Luo Yun couldn't take Curry at this time, okay! Since this is the case, the little guy simply fired directly to the basket to break through the ball, zuihou actually let the old Miller hit one in the three-point low corner, and the fans in the audience were daxiao.
In fact, the old Miller also has a basket, but the shooting rate is a bit outrageous, so he usually doesn't shoot, even if no one has to rush in front of the ball in the empty position, but today he came with a three-pointer.
Next, Mark Jackson still refused to replace Bogut, and the Nuggets' fast break also launched an impact under the leadership of Luo Yun, Anthony Randolph is a slim interior big man, although he is a big forward, but the range of flexible movement is also very large, so his participation in the fast break is also a big help, in the face of Stephen Curry, Luo Yun once again turned into a brave little white dragon, continuous disguised to get rid of the defense and then hit the basket to divide the ball, flashing and moving like a white elf, causing the women in the audience to scream wildly, The audience at the Pepsi Center directly brought the atmosphere of the entire court to the top, and every time Curry got the ball, there must be a boo, damn it, Stephen is very cute, but Winnie the Pooh is the handsome guy of LM!
The women of Denver solemnly declare that we want the all-powerful Koshota!
So Stephen Curry was ruthlessly pushed down, and the insidious hookup between Winnie the Pooh and Iguodala was also successfully born, that is, a Gola hatred, Luo Yun played a black hand, one defended and the other pulled the ball from behind, and then fought back in a grand manner.
The specific situation is like this, when Stephen Curry was ready to shoot on the head of Winnie the Pooh, Iguodala took advantage of Curry and his teammates to play the opportunity to block and turn to the former, according to the previous habit Curry saw the handsome face of Winnie the Pooh after each block, but in the fifth minute of the fourth quarter, Stephen unexpectedly found that the handsome guy became a wrinkled old man, and then he felt empty in his hands, thinking: It's over!
"First brother!"
Winnie the Pooh took the ball and threw away Barnes, who came up to make up for the defense, and then directly turned two sharp knives into the opponent's heart with Iguodala, and the audience roared hard, and then saw Luo Yun wave his big hand, Iguodala attacked the basket, and a huge roar resounded throughout the court.
And this attack also completely pulled the warriors into the pit!
Iguodala had chemistry with Winnie the Pooh as fast as possible, which is the most satisfying result for George Karl so far, in fact, the Warriors played remarkably in the later games, but they did not play their due strength in front, if Curry can fire earlier, then the Nuggets' defense will definitely be inclined to Curry, and when the time comes, whether it is the liberation of Klay Thompson or Jack, it will not cause the current situation, which is a typical case of digging too deep in front of him and not being able to climb up.
Next, George Karl decisively replaced Faried and Brewer, a lineup that lost to the Warriors in shooting ability, but this combination allowed Luo Yun to send assists again and again, Luo Yun began all kinds of unbelievable passes, all of which were extremely spanning and extremely dazzling long passes, such as the air catch after crossing the two passes, and the hitting the ball that passed under David Lee's crotch, in short, when Farid cut 25+, Winnie the Pooh's assists also reached 13.
Stinky boy, you're going to steal a lot of Curry's female fans tonight, Ricciardo sat in the commentary booth and watched the little guy keep putting on wonderful shots, and the fans also began to celebrate the Denver Nuggets' first win of the season, although there was still some time before the game, but the ending was already predetermined. (To be continued......)