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Chapter 385 The Nuggets After the Transaction
Although the reversal is more exciting and easier to get the topic of attention, it is by no means a long-term way to win, nor should it be the way a championship team that aspires to win should have.

Although he had an impressive record of nine victories and was praised by the public, Rivers knew that there was a problem with the team.

Fascinated by the authorities, Rivers didn't find the root of the problem, and they immediately ushered in the extremely hot Nuggets recently.

Although the 2008-2009 season was a small year for trades, among those deals that did not involve many heavyweight players, there was one deal that was considered to be of great value. Ferson, Billups traded from the Pistons.

In the arena, only victory is the only criterion for evaluating everything.After Billups joined, the Nuggets won four of the five games.

"Joining a new team and integrating into it so perfectly, you can't ask Billups to do better!"

This is the evaluation of Billups by the always harsh media.

This also makes the media generally believe that this game may be the only game in November that can prevent the Celtics from continuing their winning streak.

Well, in fact, after the Pistons and Rockets have fallen one after another, if you take away the Nuggets they are facing now, the Celtics have no decent opponents in the entire month of November. , either a super bad team like the Knicks, or a team like the Warriors that is the most pursued in the playoffs.

The consecutive victories also gave Anthony the confidence to express his desire for victory in this game before the game: "Yes, we have played 22 games in the past, and we only won two victories, but this will become Our third win, yes, that's it, we've found a way to win!"

For the Nuggets, this is indeed the best chance to defeat the Celtics. The winning streak has boosted their morale, and this game is already the third game played by the Celtics within five days It's game.

Most of the team are old players with more than ten years of professional experience. Although Rivers has always controlled the rotation of players, after the previous consecutive reversals and wins, one can imagine the exhaustion of the Celtics!

This was not shown at the beginning. The Celtics are still playing well at home, but the Nuggets are also very tenacious today.Under Billups' organization, the Nuggets changed their offensive mode that relied too much on star singles or used their personal abilities to create passing opportunities, making offense everyone's business.

At the end of the first quarter, Anthony scored 6 points, Martin 6 points, Camby 5 points, and Billups 4 points. Almost everyone played, making them only two points behind the Celtics and entering the second quarter.

Not long after the start of the second quarter, Rivers replaced Shi Lei, but this didn't change the situation much.

When is Anthony the most threatening?
Anthony at this time!
Anthony, described vividly as an "offensive kaleidoscope", is definitely the most talented offensive small forward in history, at least one of them. He is proficient in almost all perimeter offensive techniques, and he has a back-up ability that is not inferior to Pierce.

This requires the Celtics to devote a lot of defensive power to him.

But at this time, Anthony usually does not hold the ball.

But Shi Lei still didn't dare to let go of his defense against Anthony. Players like them are like beasts. If the cage shackles on them are removed, they who seem docile will show their sharp fangs.

Then the rest of the Nuggets got more chances.

Rondo is too immature compared to Billups, well, now there is no "Big Three" to help him brush up data and tout him, he is now just a starting point guard with certain potential .

With Billups and Anthony, Shi Lei doesn't have the extra energy to provide defensive support for other teammates.So in the second quarter, the Nuggets' inside line became rampant.

Martin, who can run and jump well, and Camby, who is also flexible, have caused a lot of trouble for the Celtics' basket, including **** who came off the bench later, which made the Celtics play well. Next, the situation on the court has been anxious until the middle of the second quarter.

Rivers sensibly replaced the main force, and Shi Lei led the substitute to play the game alone.For the current Celtics, no victory in a regular season game is more important than the health of the players. Excessive fatigue is often the root cause of injuries.

But the Nuggets don't think so. They regard defeating the defending champion as the most important thing.

Nothing boosts morale more than a win over the defending champions, and in fact, the Celtics have been stymied by the rest of the team since the start of the season.

Facing such an opponent, falling behind is no longer something Shi Lei can stop alone.

Although the Celtics seem to be doing better defensively.After Anthony was handed over to Tony Allen, who was very good at one-on-one defense, Shi Lei devoted more energy to defending other opponents.

But the seasoned Billups immediately changed his offensive strategy, and frequently organized his teammates to complete the offense from the outside. In the end, Shi Lei was unable to provide more support for the team's weak inside, and the Celtics were defeated by halftime. At that time, they fell behind by 7 points and entered the second half.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Celtics replaced the main force again. When they finally chased the point difference to three points, the main players of the Nuggets also returned to the court again.

After Garnett dunked the ball in with a tomahawk dunk and caused Martin to foul, chasing the score to 84:84, Martin immediately returned the color, forcibly breaking through Garnett's defense and hitting a layup, and the score was over again. .

Immediately afterwards, Perkins was intercepted by a nimble **. After Billups got the basketball, he quickly completed the attack with the ball and caused a defensive foul by Rondo. Jin expanded his advantage with 3:89.

Rivers immediately replaced Shi Lei, but this time Shi Lei didn't save the team.

After the Nuggets handed the ball to the inside again and Perkins was transferred away, Shi Lei immediately rushed back to the inside to defend, but Martin sent the ball to Anthony on the outside.

Anthony used a three-pointer to tell the "broken" Shi Lei that leaving him was the biggest mistake.

This "mistake" allowed the Nuggets to extend their lead to 2 points in less than 8 minutes.

(End of this chapter)