On November 5, the Clippers faced the Denver Nuggets away.

The Nuggets endured a disappointing 2010 season.

They had maintained a good momentum in the regular season, but finished fourth in the West.

Originally, I wanted to meet the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals and avenge the Western Conference Finals in 09.

Who knew that he was blocked by the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs and lost without temper.

Look at the Jazz again, the Lakers shaved their heads in the semifinals, and the pride that the Nuggets have accumulated from the 09 season has instantly disappeared.

This summer, a young generation of superstars about the same age as Anthony has made a decision.

James stayed, Wade and Bosh met on the South Coast, and Stoudemire went to New York.

Now, New York has thrown an olive branch to Anthony, hoping that Anthony can return to his hometown to play and form a strong offensive combination with Xiaosi.

Although the defense of the two people is not very good, after all, it is a superstar team, and even if they sell tickets, they can sell a lot.

After the start of the new season, the Nuggets' current performance can only be described as mediocre, without the morale that was at the beginning of last season.

In fact, if the team maintains enough stability, with the strength of the Nuggets lineup, there is no problem in maintaining competitiveness in the West.

Anthony is still in his prime, and Billups is 34 years old, and he still has quality as a point guard.

However, being eliminated in the first round in 10 years was not a small blow to the Nuggets team and management.

The turmoil in the summer of 10 years has made the minds of the team change.

Once the people's hearts are scattered, the team is not easy to lead.

Of course, the season has just begun, and if the Nuggets have a good enough record, they will be able to suppress all the controversy and dissatisfaction.

In the professional league, victory is the foundation of everything.

The Los Angeles Clippers are also desperate for a win to end their losing streak.

Of course, the mentality of the Clippers is much better than that of the Nuggets, and they don't have much pressure.

The general manager never argues with them about winning, winning, and desperate.

The boss does not exist, even the head coach and assistant coach, and never talks about winning.

Clippers players want to win, most of them are competitive from the heart, the desire to win, and it is an endogenous motivation.

For example, last season desperately tried to make the playoffs, why? For Mr. Smart, of course.

Although it was later confirmed that Mr. Smart was going to die as a rumor, Smart can continue to serve on the team, and who said that it has nothing to do with the team making the playoffs?

From last night to today's day, another rumor about Mr. Smart began to circulate within the team:

Mr. Smart is an orphan whose parents died shortly after he was born, and when he was a little older, he was trafficked to work in a Cantonese restaurant in Southeast Asia (this one is from Curry, because Curry says his Cantonese food is delicious).

As an adult, Smart was taken to San Francisco, USA by a smuggler, to work as a black worker in Chinatown (no wonder his English is not very good and his handwriting is ugly). ）

However, he did not give up hope in life, and while studying cultural knowledge diligently, he fell in love with basketball and began to play wild ball (this is also from Curry, who said that Smart is actually very good at basketball). ）

Because of the high level of the wild ball, he should have been discovered by Raheem Sterling one day, and for some reason Smart was put into scouting (Milicic added, he said Smart has a strong ability to recruit. ）

Later, by chance, he gained Sterling's trust and gave him a chance to be the general manager of the Clippers (Ricky Davis thinks there must be something hidden in this, and Sterling may have a handle on Smart). ）

Unexpectedly, Smart achieved great success in his first season, but for the growth of young players, he always withstood the pressure and did not carry the burden of winning.

In Curry's words, "Mr. Smart must have tasted all the suffering and darkness of the world, and rose up from the suffering to have such an optimistic and open-minded spirit, and he was a man of great character." ”

Harden heard about Smart's various deeds last season in the gym, and his admiration for Min Congda was spontaneous.

It turns out that he is such a great person, a person with such noble sentiments, as long as you play well in the Clippers to gain his appreciation, you don't have to worry about your future at all.

Curry told Harden, "You will slowly appreciate Mr. Smart's good intentions. You look at my ankle, if it weren't for Mr. Smart, I wouldn't have had surgery so early. ”

Because of Curry's ankle surgery and early contract extension, he became the first player in the 2009 rookie to get a max contract, albeit only verbally.

This made Harden very envious, thinking that as long as he played well and won Smart's appreciation, he would be offered a big contract even if he was reimbursed for the season.

Such an early renewal of the contract has greatly improved the morale of the whole team.

Now the NBA's longest contract can only be signed for five years, and the ultra-long contracts of the past that can not last for seven or eight years, ten years, or even fifteen years are no longer allowed.

Therefore, the sense of security of the players has greatly decreased, and the degree of competition and involution has also increased greatly.

A general manager who is generous to the players is definitely very popular with the players.

Of course, there are some generous teams that are often called fools by fans and other teams.

Take the New York Knicks, for example.

The Clippers look just as risky, and Curry's early contract extension has been met with a lot of controversy.

But Min Congda thought: "This contract only came into effect in 2013, 2013? Clippers TM's has long been bankrupt! What's the matter with me? ”

With this kind of indifference, Min Congda didn't blink an eye when he gave the big contract, and it wasn't his money anyway.

Before the game started, the Nuggets players, the Clippers players, the Nuggets management, and Min Congda all had different mindsets.

The game between the two sides was also full of twists and turns, which was very exciting.

After a four-game losing streak, the Clippers made changes to their starters.

Koke Hinrich is experienced and solid on the pitch.

However, his lack of offensive power on offense has made the Clippers' offensive efficiency diminished.

Having an old man like Baron Davis on the field is enough to drag the pace.

It was really unbearable to have another Sinrich, and Dunleavy didn't understand why Min Congda had to let go of Gordon and get a Sinrich back.

After some deliberation, Dunleavy boldly brought in the newcomer and promoted Bledsoe to the starting point guard position.

Bledsoe, who is the 19th pick, is young, impactful, and has excellent shooting and breaking, which can make up for Curry's absence on offense, allowing the Clippers to continue to maintain their previous fast and free offensive rhythm.

On the Nuggets' side, their main takeaway from free agency over the summer was Al Harrington.

However, they suffered injury problems on the inside at the beginning of the season, with Nene and Kenyon Martin missing due to injury.

In this way, the Nuggets' interior line was stretched, and they were ravaged in the opening game against Randolph and Gasol Jr., trailing the Clippers by 9 points at 21:30 in the first quarter.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, Carmelo Anthony took over the game and ate Ricky Davis one-on-one in a row.

After years of tempering, Anthony's jump shooting skills have reached the pinnacle, and after the triple threat, he directly pulls out, and the touch is unstoppable.

The Clippers insisted on one-on-one defense, not wrapping up, and at the same time using Baron Davis to stalk Billups and undermine the Nuggets' offensive integrity.

But the scary thing about superstars is that if you insist on not wrapping up, he may really kill you one-on-one.

In the second quarter, Anthony scored 19 points in a single quarter, single-handedly helping the Nuggets to overtake, 55:52 at halftime, leading the Clippers by 3 points.

When Min Congda saw Anthony's amazing mid-range jumper skills, he sighed in his heart, "James must have this jumper to be invincible in the world." ”

(End of chapter)