pinnacle swinger

Chapter 70 Denver Nuggets
Denver, Colorado.

Located on a plain close to the Los Angeles Mountains, Denver is a transportation hub in the west, where 7 main railway lines and multiple highways meet, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.

The Denver Nuggets are also one of the oldest teams in the NBA. Historically, before joining the NBA, they reached the ABA Finals in the 1975-76 season, and later in the 1977-78, 1984-85 and 2008-09 seasons. It has reached the Western Conference Finals three times, but it is a pity that after such a long time, the Denver Nuggets have never won an NBA championship.

Today, the head of the Denver Nuggets is Tang Wenlong's college senior, Carmelo Anthony.It was also Tang Wenlong's favorite star before entering the NBA.

Anthony naturally knows that the hottest rookie in the league is now the hottest rookie in the league, and he is also leading the team to visit. He was on ** early, @唐文龙, expressed his welcome to the junior, and hoped to be able to stage a wonderful show with the junior the match of.

However, in Collins' tactical arrangement, it was not Tang Wenlong who faced Anthony Trump, but Iguodala.

When night fell, light rain suddenly fell from the sky, pattering down the plain.Denver under the curtain of rain is intertwined with the heavy water vapor on the South Peret River, exuding a unique atmosphere.

Fans in the Pepsi Center Arena in Denver sat sparsely watching the game. The fans in the back row saw the empty front row, so they moved their positions to find a more favorable position forward.

The year before last, the Nuggets traded Iverson for Billups, which suddenly changed the Nuggets from a bombardment team to a balanced offensive and defensive team. That year, they won one of the three times in team history to enter the Western Conference Final , For this reason, Rockets fans are still worried, because they could have exchanged Billups for the already injured McGrady to strengthen the team's long-term shortcomings.

Last year, the record of the Nuggets was once stable in the second place in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, the team coach George Karl was found to have cancer in his neck and throat. He missed all the remaining games of the Nuggets. The record of the Nuggets declined. When the coach was absent, it was like a lack of a helmsman, and the Jazz lost to Sloan 2-4.

In the past two years, Anthony's ability to kill the ball has become more and more outstanding. At the end of November, in the game against the Bulls, Anthony took on the important task of the team at a critical moment, and completed the winning goal in the last four seconds, allowing the team to beat The Bulls now rank first in the Eastern Conference.

Players from the two teams entered the arena almost at the same time before the game started.

Tang Wenlong looked curiously at the players on the opposite half of the court, and his eyes scanned them one by one. Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a tall and burly young man.

The young man seemed to sense Tang Wenlong's gaze, and slowly turned his head.

It was Carmelo Anthony, with a yellow headband tied on his head and a round face. Although he was troubled by the rumors of the transaction, he could still see the spirit in his eyes.

Anthony smiled at Tang Wenlong, and Tang Wenlong responded with a smile. The two most outstanding players in the history of Syracuse University met at this moment.
"I didn't expect you to adapt to the NBA so quickly. Did you feel that the rhythm was too slow when you were playing in the NCAA?" Anthony and Tang Wenlong walked to the middle circle and hugged each other with high fives. Like an old friend I met, there was no sense of separation.

Tang Wenlong nodded, and should say: "That's right, when I was in college, I always wanted to speed up, and I pushed down this idea deeply."

Anthony smiled and asked, "What tactics are you playing now? Bombardment or something else?"

Tang Wenlong shrugged and said with a smile: "There are always changes. The pick-and-roll is the main thing. The coach always thinks about some complicated tactics. It's a pity that we are too stupid."

Anthony laughed twice, and said, "Don't be modest, the players in the NBA are generally very good at tactics, no matter how complicated the tactics are, it's actually not much to allocate to one of the players."

"So, the coach is the hardest?"

"The point guard is also very hard. Like our team's Chauncey Billups, he has recorded nearly a thousand tactics in his mind. He can be called a master of tactics, an encyclopedia." Anthony said.

"I buy it, so powerful?" Tang Wenlong blinked his eyes, a little surprised.

Anthony said with a smile: "So if you want to become an NBA superstar, you can't achieve it simply by improving your skills and tactics. The key is to look at the ball quotient and the ability to read the game."

Tang Wenlong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, remembering what Anthony said one by one.

The picture of the two people standing in the middle circle communicating with each other was transmitted to the eyes of every fan who followed the two teams, especially the students of Syracuse University. Seeing the conversation between the new and old Syracuse Kings, they couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. time flies.

After another period of time, the number of fans in the Pepsi Center gradually increased, and the referees also entered the field.

At this time, the warm-up training of the players of the two teams is almost done, and Collins once again emphasized to everyone the tactics he arranged before the game.

At this time, the lights went dark, and then a row of illuminating lights was suddenly turned on.

Tang Wenlong knew that this was the entrance ceremony for the home players. He also experienced it when he was in Philadelphia, and that feeling was like a spiritual encouragement for the home players.

This game was also broadcast live on the court station. Today, when high-definition broadcasting on the Internet is not yet popular, watching the game through traditional TV is still the choice of most fans.

In the studio in the capital, Yang Jian and Yang Yi formed a double-yang combination, and started today's commentary in a random way.

Yang Jiandao: "Director Yang, we know that Tang Wenlong has just won the Rookie of the Month award in the Eastern Conference. His performance in the NBA in the first month is very eye-catching. How would you describe this player?"

Yang Yi was obviously well prepared. As soon as Yang Jian's voice fell, he talked eloquently: "Yes, Wenlong is indeed a very good player. His talent and hard work are obvious to all. When he was in the NCAA, he already showed the demeanor of a leader, just like Coach Doug Collins said, only the sky is the limit for him."

Yang Jian jokingly said: "You know, after Tang Wenlong won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award last month, his performance in two consecutive games was sluggish. Our colleagues in the United States said that Tang Wenlong had award syndrome, so this time Tang Wenlong won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award The best player, will he also discount his performance?"

Yang Yi secretly gave Yang Jian a blank look, wondering what the problem is, but he still laughed a few times with a cooperative "hehe" on his face, and then said: "Probably not, because the Nuggets are not a very good perimeter defense team." Excellent team, even though they have Chauncey Billups, even though they have Carmelo Anthony. Statistics show that the Nuggets' perimeter defense this season is only No.14 in the league. Intermediate level."

"Hey, the game is about to start, and the starters from both sides are on the field." Yang Jian saw the Nuggets and the 76ers starting, and began to broadcast the starting players of both sides very professionally: "76ers, control The ball guard is Holiday, shooting guard Tang Wenlong, small forward Iguodala, power forward Brand, and center Hawes. The Nuggets have not changed, they are still their regular lineup, point guard Billup S, Alfalaro at shooting guard, Anthony at small forward, Kenyon Martin at power forward, Nene at center."

The camera of the imperial court immediately switched to the scene, and at this time the referee had already walked into the center circle with the basketball.

The screen flashed in the camera, and the English abbreviations and real-time scores of the two teams appeared at the bottom of the screen, and then a telephoto zoomed in, giving Anthony a close-up, and then returned to the normal wide-angle screen.

Throw the basketball and the game begins!
The disheveled Nene, like a flying Yaksha, easily surpassed Hawes who was facing him, and clicked on the basketball.When he landed, he snorted disdainfully at Hawes: "Fatty."

Hawes was so angry that blue veins popped out of his forehead, where did he gain weight?It's just a little round.

The ball was transferred to Billups through Kenyon Martin's hand. The 34-year-old Billups is old and strong. With such self-confidence, even Anthony, who is a superstar, can only obediently obey orders and run honestly according to the line.

Some people say that Billups' strongest point is not his passing, but his ability to integrate the team into a whole at all times and always show a big heart at critical moments.

The ball was distributed to Kenyon Martin on the wing. Martin and Anthony made a hand-to-hand pass and screened. Anthony was able to lead Iguodala by half a body, and this little space allowed him to catch it He jumped up without hesitation, and made his famous jumper like pulling onions on dry land.

"boom!"

At the beginning of the game, his hands seemed to be a little stiff. The ballistic trajectory of this shot was very straight, but the force was slightly weaker, and it hit the front edge of the rim.

The rebounding basketball was fast, and Hawes and Nene, who were entangled in the basket, reached out their hands almost at the same time subconsciously. After the basketball was tapped by Hawes, it flew back.

A pair of big yellow hands pressed on the flying basketball.
Tang Wenlong shot out obliquely and picked up the rebound by accident.

(End of this chapter)