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Chapter 115 Being Trained by the Team
Chapter 115 Being Trained by the Team
In this game, the attendance of the Kings' home sleep train arena was much better than the previous home games.Of course, the group of fans who came here did not come to watch the home team perform badly. Many of them came for the Nuggets, and to be precise, they came for "Little Melon" Anthony.
The box office appeal of superstars cannot be underestimated. Even if they play away games, there are still a group of fans who go to the scene to support them.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Kings at home is: center - Spencer Hawes, power forward - Jason Thompson, small forward - Andy Nocioni, shooting guard - Kevin Martin, Point guard - Bobby Jackson.
The previous starting point guard Benno Udri will not play in this game due to physical discomfort.And Nocioni, as the only small forward in the team currently able to compete with Anthony in terms of tonnage and strength, was ordered to start the game when he was in danger.
The starting lineup of the Nuggets in the away game is: center - Joel Petro, power forward - Nene Hilario, small forward - Carmelo Anthony, shooting guard - JR Smith, point guard - Chauncey Billups.
Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups switched clubs, but JR, who was forced to play as a substitute, got a chance to start.Judging from the current record, the traditional point guard Chauncey seems to be more suitable for Anthony's side.
The commentators for this game are Marv Albert and Jeff Van Gundy.
"Jeff, Sacramento was the team with the most trades in the league before the trade deadline, and their lineup seems to have changed all over the place." Mav Albert said with a smile.
"With so many new faces, running-in is a problem. It's just that for Sacramento, training Jason and Kane seems to be more important! Hahahaha..." Jeff Van Gundy said.
"Cultivating rookies is the common task of every NBA team, hahaha..." Groom Albert laughed.
The star gap between the two teams' starting lineups is too great. The Kings' starting lineup is old, weak, and sick. If Kevin Martin is excluded, it may be the level of the third team of some strong teams playing garbage time.
With such a lineup, if they want to enter the playoffs in the West, they don't even believe it.
Before the start of the game, the Nuggets had been replaced by the Jazz at the top of the Northwest Division.However, as long as the Nuggets win this game, they can return to the top spot.
The first quarter started soon.
The much stronger Nuggets did not gain an advantage at the beginning of the first quarter, and the two teams played extremely anxiously.Nuggets leader Anthony's shooting percentage is not good. The opponent's flanking attack on him and Nocioni's tough defense have had a great impact on him.
"Carmelo is still a little slow to play the ball in the flank. He seems to prefer 1 to 2, and he is not willing to play the ball easily!" Mafu Albert said.
"This is also the biggest difference between him and LeBron. LeBron's ball speed and passing skills are indeed historical in the 3rd position." Jeff Van Gundy sighed.
Just halfway through the first quarter, because the outside shooting rate was not good, the inside Nene and Joel Petro were stuck in the inside, which affected the offensive space, so the coach George Karl waved his hand and replaced Petro when the ball was dead. Linas Kleiza was replaced.
"George has started to change his lineup, replacing Linas, it seems that he will play a big and four small lineup." Marv Albert said.
"In this way, Carmelo will swing to the 4th position. Hehe, he is completely competent with his height and weight!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
For the Kings, coach Kenny Knight quickly removed Jason Thompson and replaced him with Xie Kai, who also played a major and a junior.
"Kenny's reaction is really quick, and he also made the lineup smaller!" Mafu Albert said with a smile.
"Everyone plays against the small four. It seems to be a competition of offense, but it is actually a test of the defense of both sides. The biggest problem with the small lineup is the inside defense. It depends on who is better at defending at the 5th position, Spencer or Nene! said Jeff Van Gundy.
"Kane has played more and more playing time recently, it seems that the team wants to focus on training him!" Mav Albert said.
"Kane and Jason are the rookies of the team, and the team will train them, so it is reasonable for him to be the first choice of the bench now!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
At this time, there are 6 minutes and 01 seconds left before the end of the first quarter. The score on the field is 12:13, and the Kings at home are 1 point behind.
Bobby Jackson dribbled the ball, faced Chauncey Billups' defense, and gave the ball to Kevin Martin who came out.
Facing JR's defense, Martin took the ball to the side and scored Nocioni near the free throw line.
Nocioni slams into Anthony and points to Xie Kai in the corner on the weak side.
Xie Kai catches the ball and makes a 3-pointer——comes out of the frame!
Nene retracted the rebound and handed it to Billups to advance.
"Kane shot 3-pointers when he came up, so confident!" Mav Albert said with a smile.
"This opportunity came up, and there is nothing wrong with him shooting. As a young man, daring to take responsibility is the first step in growth. As a No. 2 player, he is currently positioned as a shooter. If he dare not shoot when there is an open spot, he will really become more and more in the future." The harder it is to survive," Jeff Van Gundy said.
For the Nuggets, Anthony received the ball from the waist, faced Nocioni, and slammed his back, but was blocked by a tough opponent. He turned around and went inside to kill, and was assisted by Hawes.
"It's empty!" Albert the groom exclaimed.
But Anthony didn't pass the ball in time, he hesitated, and then passed again, at this time Xie Kai's help defense had arrived, and he went around and intercepted the ball!
"It's a pity, it's only 2 seconds behind!" Mafu Albert sighed.
"Two seconds to complete a lore!" Jeff Van Gundy joked.
The Kings counterattacked, Bobby Jackson scored the frontcourt, and the latter scored the right-wing Kevin Martin without stopping the ball!
Martin caught the ball and made a dunk with a tomahawk!
"Wow -" the fans screamed!
The Kings overtook at 14:13!
"Kane passed the ball so well, the rhythm was just right, and Kevin performed a dunk!" Mav Albert said with a smile.
"Kevin usually dunks less often, and fans who watch less games may not know that he is actually a No. 2 with outstanding bounce!" Jeff Van Gundy said.
"What fans remember more is his weird shooting posture and ability to draw fouls!" Mav Albert laughed.
"Great pass, Kane!" Kevin Martin gave Xie a high-five when he returned to the defense.
For the Nuggets, JR Smith shot a 3-pointer against the opponent without losing his position-directly 3 without touching the bottom line...
Many fans of the home team gloated and laughed at him!
"JR's shot is really a bit crazy, and there is still so much attack time!" Mafu Albert shook his head and said dissatisfied.
"This is JR! He can hit that kind of unbelievable 3-pointers, and he can also shoot this kind of non-marginal ones. You want him to be a quiet shooter, just like Kyle Korver, but he is obviously not!" Jeff Van Gundy had a helpless expression on his face.
(End of this chapter)