Chapter 34: Who's Next to Fall Behind?
The Pepsi Center, which has been known since its opening in 1999, is no less designed and sized than the other teams' home arenas.
Today's Denver fans are as enthusiastic as ever.
The Diggers' strong roster this season, as well as the advantage of the plateau's home court, have made Denver fans more willing to pay to watch the team play up close and personal at the stadium.
And recently, the Nuggets' performance has indeed not disappointed them.
The team's ace Carmelo Anthony is in perfect form, scoring a new 31 points in the last game, and everyone is looking forward to his performance in this game.
And when the Wolves players got off the plane, Luo Long immediately felt a trace of altitude sickness.
This hell place, playing in this place is like dancing on Mount Everest.
However, Hortman quickly distributed the prepared oxygen bags to everyone, and the Wolves players finally temporarily relieved the lack of oxygen and discomfort caused by altitude sickness after a short period of oxygen inhalation.
Then, at noon the next day, the game between the Wolves and the Nuggets finally began.
When Luo Long stepped into the edge of the basketball court with his left foot after starting the game, the cold prompt sound of the system sounded in his mind again.
γDing! New Quest Released! γ
[Mission content: Defeat Nene Hilario, Chauncy Billups, and Cameron Anthony and finally win this match.] γ
[Reward: Jabbar's special skill proficiency is increased by 5%, and the host's speed attribute is permanently increased by 15.] γ
Luo Long was happy in his heart.
His Jabbar special move is about to reach full proficiency in the first phase.
This also means that from the next match, he will have a new special move.
With a whistle, the ball was tossed high by the referee, and then Nene snatched the jump ball from Jefferson without question.
It seems that the state of the inner state should not be underestimated.
The Tunnels started the game with momentum, and Guago scored two points with a turnaround jumper.
And when the next offensive round of the Wolves team, everyone was surprised to find that the arrogant Huaxia Fire Dragon actually played the inside line and countered with Nenei.
"I really don't know whether to live or die!"
"Nene, fix him hard!"
"Beat him up!"
The home fans let off steam, cheering on the Tunnelers and Nene Hilario with increasing enthusiasm.
And Nene, who has always been low-key and calm, smiled and said to Luo Long:
"I'm sorry, I've always cared about what the fans think, it seems that I can't keep my hands in the future, you have to be careful."
Luo Long didn't hate Nene, the low-key and introverted super-rich second generation in his previous life, so he showed a crazy smile and said:
"Hehe, I don't think you know the gap between us at all, yes, after I convince you, you will know how ridiculous your words just now are."
The trash talk had been sprayed, and then the ball was hoisted into Luo Long's hand.
At this moment, Luo Long is holding the ball and facing Nene.
Nei's mind is on defending Luo Long's breakthrough, so the position is a little close to the inside penalty area.
As a result, after Luo Long received the ball with his left arm to separate the distance between him and Nene at the moment of receiving the ball, after jumping into the air, he held the ball high above his head with his right hand and threw it softly with his wrist.
It turned out to be a long-distance fast pitch hook!
This caught Nene off guard, he knew that he no longer had the ability to interfere with the trajectory of the ball, and the angle of Luo Long's big hook was so high that the height of the ball in the air could not be touched at all.
Nene could only turn his head to look in the direction of the basket, hoping that the ball would not go in.
And countless ridicule and abuse resounded on the court.
No one believed that this Chinese man would hit such a difficult hook.
Only Luo Long's face was indifferent and arrogant, and the smile on his face became more and more flamboyant.
From the moment this ball was taken off his hand, Luo Long felt that he was more than ninety percent sure that this ball could be scored.
"Huh!"
The basketball is like a satellite guidance, falling steadily into the arms of the Nets.
The soft sound of the Nets was like a silencer, which plunged the already noisy audience into silence for a few seconds, and then the audience was surprised and exclaimed.
"Oh my God, he really threw in! Who is Abdul-Jabbar? β
"Oh my God, did this Chinese man eat spinach? Why is this kind of ball thrown? It's been years since I've seen a player use this kind of trick! β
"The sky hook is back! This ball, I'm really in the right place! β
Unlike the uproar at the scene, Hortman on the field smiled with satisfaction.
In just over ten days, Luo Long's growth speed made him, an old coach who had seen countless talented players, unable to help but feel proud.
It's all because he's coached well.
The take-off of every talented player actually represents the rise of the head coach's team, and the Wolves team with the Fire Dragon is no longer the bottom of the league before.
This season, he expects more from the team.
And in the next round, Melon quietly and easily hit another difficult mid-range shot, once again giving the Nuggets a two-point lead.
Wolves all knew it was going to be a tough game.
In the first quarter, with Gua Ge with plenty of physical strength, it was difficult for them to gain an advantage.
Therefore, Hortman's order to the starters is to withstand the bombardment of the Nuggets at the beginning, as long as they don't fall behind too much and drag until Guago's fitness declines, their hopes of winning will be greatly improved.
In the next round, Luo Long received the ball again in the same position and singled Nene.
This time, because Nene was very tightly defended, Luo Long changed his back and smashed into the inside line from Nenene's side, and then jumped up on the edge of the penalty area to dunk it.
"Boom!"
Nene was the son of the Petrobras tycoon, with a pang of shame on his face.
He really began to realize that this Huaxia man was not as easy to deal with as he thought.
The breakthrough speed of the fire dragon is definitely faster than all the interior players, this is a tall guard of more than 2 meters!
In the next game, although Luo Long did not have a head-on conflict with Guago, they ravaged each other's defenders.
Nene was struggling defensively.
Close-quartered to rob Luo Long, and Luo Long used a breakthrough to deal with him.
And if Nene slightly relaxes his defense against Luo Long, Luo Long will directly make a quick hook shot no matter what position he is, and the fire dragon's big hook hit rate is as odious as Abdul-Jabbar's, almost reaching more than 90% of the hit rate.
Faced with the current situation that Nene was completely blown up by Luo Long on the offensive end, the head coach of the Nuggets, George Carr, calmly and firmly implemented the operational arrangements made before the game.
By the end of the first quarter, the Wolves had barely withstood the Nuggets' bombardment with a seven-point deficit.
And Luo Long himself stubbornly cut 14 points, 1 assist and 1 block in front of Nene Hilario's eyes, and the block data was given to Nene Nene, which made the first-class center in the NBA even more frustrated to find: "He can't even beat a Chinese." β
During the intermission, Hortman again explained his new arrangement.
5 minutes before the second quarter, Luo Long will stay on the court and rest in turns, so that Love can lead the team to the top, and Hortman is expected to play a full quarter of the game, and Coach Karl will definitely let him off the court to recover his fitness.
And when Luo Long came on the court again, Hortman asked Luo Long to focus on defending Billups.
This guy belongs to the type of muffled people who make a fortune.
He never made a big presence on the court, but in the first quarter alone, Billups hit four shots, and most importantly, he had a total of four shots.
At this moment, Chauncey's total shooting percentage is 100 percent!
This is where Hotman can't bear it, and Hotman feels the need to let Luo Long defend him, making his hand feel cold.
Although this is indeed challenging for a newcomer, Hortman is still willing to believe that Luo Long can successfully complete the task he has assigned.
"Don't worry, Coach. I'll let him know how painful it is to shoot in front of me. β
Luo Long's eyes once again burst with a scorching fighting spirit, like a dragon about to erupt into the flames of extinction.