At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 77
Three days later, Denver played at the Pepsi Center Arena.

The second meeting between the Warriors and the Denver Nuggets is about to begin.

The last time the team played against the Nuggets, Du Zhe was unable to play with the team because he was suspended. Today is also his first time in the city of Denver.

Although the Nuggets are famous for sitting on the Devil's Plateau home court, Du Zhe didn't show any physical abnormalities when he first arrived here.

It seems that the altitude of 600 meters is nothing more than that, and it may be because of my great physical fitness...

Du Zhe, who has lived in the plains all year round, felt a mysterious sense of self-confidence in his heart.

Like their opponent the Trail Blazers in the previous game, the Nuggets have also been plagued by injuries recently.

Although there was no widespread injury wave within the team, the two most critical players - Anthony and Billups - were both injured and could only sit on the sidelines.

Among them, Anthony accidentally sprained his right knee in the first few games
And Billups strained his groin in the game with the Rockets last month, and has been out for more than half a month.

After all, the NBA has a dense schedule and fierce confrontation. In the middle of the season, many players will suffer injuries of varying degrees due to various reasons.

The reason why the Warriors' record was so hip last season, in addition to their own poor strength, the team's continuous injuries are also an important reason.

At the beginning of this season, the Warriors also suffered a round of extensive injuries. At their most embarrassing moment, only six or seven players were able to rotate on the court.

But fortunately, the team's main players are all there, and Du Zhe's basic salary has stepped forward, so the team's record has not been greatly affected.

It can only be said that tolerance is also one of the vital talents of NBA players.

Du Zhe feels that if he had not been suspended for five games before, he would have suffered some injuries now.

This may be a blessing in disguise, but who knows it is not a blessing.

After losing their two core players, the Nuggets started with point guard Ty Lawson, shooting guard Afflalo, small forward Joey Graham, power forward Kenyon Martin, and center Nene. line-up.

Among them, Ty Lawson, who replaced Billups, is this year's rookie. Although the young man likes to drink two bottles when he has nothing to do, he has played very impressively in the recent games he has started, and his scoring and organizational efficiency are quite good.

This also made the team list him as a key training target, planning to let him take over Billups's gun in the future.

Another Anthony substitute, Joey Graham, is known as the "poor man's version of James" due to his excellent physical fitness.

However, Graham has a lot of strength, but in terms of technology, he is a little bit good at everything, but not good at anything.

What's more terrible is that after playing for several years, Graham basically stood still.

Even the three-pointer that was still usable in the past has degraded to the point where it can't be seen at all.

……

“We have won five games in a row and I believe our momentum can continue!”

"Today's game may be difficult for us, but I believe you guys can do it!"

Nelson was giving his final pre-match training. The team was gaining momentum, and all he had to do was maintain the momentum.

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors' main lineup launched a fierce confrontation with the Nuggets.

On the one hand, it is because the Warriors' offensive firepower is really good, and on the other hand, it is because the defensive ability of the lineup on the field is also really unbearable.

Although Ellis did not perform well after the start, fortunately Maggette and Curry felt good and were able to play back and forth with their opponents.

Maggette continued to enter the paint and had "intimate contact" with the Nuggets players.

He deftly stepped to the free-throw line whenever the referee whistled.

In this way, by relying on head-on confrontation again and again, he also created many scoring opportunities.

It's just that although Maggette scored a lot of points in the beginning, due to his personal defense, he returned them all to his opponents intact.

Joey Graham, who faced off against Maggette, had his best start in recent times. On the offensive end, he was abrupt and tough.

Old Nelson frowned at Maggette's style of play.

It can be said that his performance on the defensive end is a microcosm of the Warriors on the court.

There is offense, but no defense.

It would be fine if the offensive firepower can be maintained all the time, but once the opponent slows down and increases the defensive intensity, the team will often usher in a sudden collapse.

In the past few seasons, Nelson has experienced countless sudden power outages in the team.

It is an exaggeration to say that during those days, every game was a severe test for his heart.

That is to say, he has been in the NBA for decades, and he has seen a lot of strong winds and waves.

If I change to another coach who is younger, I am afraid that I will be sick from anger.

That is to say, this season, with Du Zhe supporting the situation, the situation has improved, and Nelson feels a little better.

Fortunately, the Warriors played relatively smoothly as a whole in the first quarter, and Curry hit two consecutive three-pointers in the middle of the game.

This allowed the team to hit a small climax and establish a lead.

At the end of the first quarter, Du Zhe and Biedrins joined forces to replace the starting inside duo who had not performed well.

This time, only Biedrins, an orthodox inside man, was substituted, which meant that Nelson had to speed up again.

After several rounds of experiments, Nelson now only dares to play like this when Du Zhe is present.

Because without Du Zhe's three-pointers and defense, once this deformed lineup feels bad, it will be easily taken away by the opponent.

After his debut, the player Du Zhe faced was JR Smith, the guard with a knife next to James in the future.

At this time, JR Smith has grown into a sharp knife on the Nuggets bench.

Last season, as the team's sixth man, he averaged fifteen points per game.

If Jason Terry of the Mavericks wasn't so strong, he would have won the Best Sixth Man award.

And from beyond the three-point line, he can also hit nearly [-]% of the shots and produce more than two three-pointers per game. In this era, he can definitely be regarded as a high-quality shooter.

As the famous nerve knife, JR Smith has an unruly character, does whatever he wants, and is an extremely individualistic player.

Except for the strong men who could convince him, he was dissatisfied with everyone and resented that one.

Among the current Nuggets, only "Melo" Carmelo Anthony can truly convince him.

On the one hand, it's because Anthony has amazing skills and can dominate JR Smith in terms of strength.

On the other hand, it is because Anthony has a complicated background and is a rare social brother in the NBA.

So despite Du Zhe's recent fame, JR Smith is still casual about him.

JR Smith doesn't want to, and doesn't bother to know, what is the origin of the Huaguo player who is facing up.

And Du Zhe also knows that with JR Smith's personality, he will definitely play as he pleases today when the team's two core players are absent.

This is just right, Du Zhe was just wanting to see if this nerve knife can still go crazy under his own hands.

(End of this chapter)