I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 454 Another Challenge (Second)
On the night of January 1, the Clippers played an away game against the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

For this kind of short trip, Min Congda went to the Denver Plateau with the whole team.

The Nuggets have entered a rebuilding period after undergoing a big deal last season.

Carmelo Anthony's departure brought a lot of leverage to the Nuggets.

Chandler, Gallinari, and Mozgov sent away an Anthony to make up half of the team's rotation.

In the eyes of most fans, especially New York fans, this deal is definitely worth it.

According to past experience, superstars like Anthony are hard to come by.

Once a trading opportunity arises, stud must be made, even if the team is emptied out, such a superstar must be obtained.

Before the Celtics got Kevin Garnett and the Heat got O'Neal, they both brought enough competitiveness and a championship for the team.

The so-called ten-dollar exchange for whole money, five yuan for one five yuan, is the truth.

It's just that whether Anthony can reach the heights of Garnett and O'Neal in terms of strength and influence is a big question mark.

At least in the 2011 playoffs, the combination of Anthony + Stoudemire did not show enough competitiveness.

They were easily defeated by the old Celtics in the playoffs, and there was no resistance.

In the new season, the New Yorkers have signed champion center Chandler to strengthen the team's interior basket protection.

Whether or not they can revive New York remains to be seen.

The Nuggets undoubtedly entered the reconstruction again. The No. 2003 pick in [-] brought Anthony to Denver, bringing hope.

In 8 years, the two sides broke up unhappy. Anthony left some good memories for the Nuggets, but the mark left seems not deep enough.

After all, they still lack a championship trophy and a championship ring.

The Nuggets that were overthrown and rebuilt did not suddenly become the belly of the Western Conference, and began to fight for the next No. [-] pick.

On the contrary, under the leadership of George Karl, the Nuggets re-emerged as the front guard and took the team basketball route.

Since the Supersonics in the 90s, George Karl has loved to build a multi-strike, flexible offensive team.

In his team, there will never be a shortage of beast-level forwards, as well as a large number of versatile forwards, and a solid traditional point guard as an adjuster.

From Payton, to Cassell, to Billups, to Andre Miller, this is George Karl's old bottle.

This time the old bottle is new, and the Nuggets have had a pretty good start to the season.

Before this game against the Clippers, the Nuggets had won 6 consecutive victories!

The record climbed all the way to the fifth position in the West.

Including a five-game winning streak, showing the strength of the Nuggets.

It feels like the Denver Nuggets will be a dark horse this season.

Among them, on January 1, the Nuggets challenged the New York Knicks away.

It can be said that the newcomer and the old master are extremely jealous when they meet. They have experienced a double overtime battle!
Carmelo Anthony performed poorly against the Nuggets, scoring 30 points on 10 of 25 shots.

Gallinari, who was sent away by the Knicks in exchange for Anthony, scored a game-high 37 points.

He slapped the Knicks management and fans in the face with a stunning performance.

The morale of the Nuggets also soared because of this, and they won consecutive victories, with no second in the limelight.

Therefore, before the game, Min Congda boldly predicted that the Clippers would lose this game!
"According to Tyronn Lue's law of character conservation, the Clippers defeated the Grizzlies in the last game. They will definitely lose this game. There is no chance!"

As the saying goes, the end of science is metaphysics. When you couldn’t use science and reason to explain some things, you might as well believe in character, merit, and luck.

Min Congda found that since Tyronn Lue coached the Clippers, the team has not won or lost in a row. They have lost one game, won one game, lost another game, and won another game.

The Grizzlies won the last game, so is it not too much to lose to the Nuggets this time?
The Nuggets are so strong, the striker is so strong, and there are so many talents at the third position, the Clippers should lose a game.

Since the Clippers started the 09-10 season, the third position is a shortcoming, and Min Congda knows that this is not a reinforcement.

He also knows that the importance of the third position in the league will become more prominent in the future, but the more he does this, the less he will strengthen the small forward.

He refused LeBron James, and there was a trade for Iguodala, etc. The Clippers still haven't taken off after the real deal?

In the past two years, although three players at the third position have been selected in the draft, in Min Congda's opinion, none of them are good.

George is too soft, Leonard is too stiff, and Butler is too short, it is difficult to become a big player!

George's performance this season is not bad, and he has become a stable rotation.

While Leonard and Butler show up occasionally, they still sit on the bench to study most of the time.

The team's starting small forward has always been Ricky Davis, Min Congda's good brother.

Davis has changed his mind, enhanced his strength and shooting, and has become a solid 3D player for the team.

However, this season he is one year older, his state has declined significantly, and his defensive efficiency is much worse than last season.

Facing the younger and more talented three players in the league, Davis is a little bit powerless.

Like the last game against the Grizzlies, Butler scored 21 points on the head of Ricky Davis.

The greater significance of Ricky Davis lies in his versatility, SG attributes, and ability to attack with the ball.

His offensive significance and connection significance are greater than his role in the starting lineup.

Tyronn Lue is also aware of this, but he doesn't have the courage to put Davis on the bench yet.

After all, Ricky Davis' starting position was promoted by Min Congda, so how could he move casually?
The biggest problem with Ricky Davis playing the three position is his height.

Although his registered height is 201, he is actually around 198, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play shooting guard.

Now the strikers are developing in the direction of tallness. Gallinari and Chandler are both tall strikers.

This makes Ricky Davis obviously suffer when defending.

After the start of the game, the two sides carried out tentative offense and defense.

At the beginning, the Nuggets successfully attacked the inside line after two consecutive pick-and-rolls.

On the contrary, the Clippers' shooting touch is not good.

Curry, as the team's shooting vane, missed two three-pointers in the opening game.

As soon as he saw that Curry failed to make a three-pointer, Min Congda was happy and thought, "It's safe tonight!"

As a third-year player, Curry's three-point stability needs to be further improved.

Compared with when he first entered the league, Curry has become a lot stronger, but still not strong enough.

And being strong is the foundation of stability. In comparison, Harden is much stronger.

But Harden didn't know if he went to some villa to hold a party yesterday.

Today's first mid-range jumper shot from the outside line turned out to be three-dimensional, allowing the Nuggets to get a backcourt rebound and counterattack.

Andre Miller made a long pass to the frontcourt, and Chandler squeezed Ricky Davis in at a slow speed.

A layup was made and Davis fouled!
With a successful three-pointer, the Nuggets beat the Clippers 7:0 at the start.

Plateau home, poor touch, has been cursing their general manager.

Tonight is another challenge for them.

(End of this chapter)