After training in the morning, Jokic couldn't help but curse.
The teammates all laughed, their words were rude or not, and Jokic could say what they were thinking.
Wang Zelin also smiled at this time, which is a reflection of the atmosphere within the Trail Blazers team.
But after he finished laughing, the look he looked at Jokic was a bit strange.
It’s hard to imagine how the fat white man in front of me overcame many difficulties and became the King of Denver in the original time and space?
After the training, the teammates got on the bus one after another and prepared to go back to the hotel.
At this time, Wang Zelin noticed that Jokic had not gotten in the car, and after asking Van der Poel, he found out that the guy actually stayed in the training hall for extra training.
It seems that Jokic was really frustrated by his poor performance in the first two games.
Tonight, he came to a course with a tough environment like Denver, and he wanted to prove himself more and more with a good game.
When he learned that Jokic was practicing more, Wang Zelin showed a happy smile on his face.
Since Jokic works so hard, I have to prepare a good surprise for him tonight.
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At 18:30 in the evening, the game between the Trail Blazers and Nuggets started at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
The attendance rate of fans at the venue was around 70%.
Although the city center later became a famous devil's home stadium in the league, in the years after Anthony left, the team's record improved, but the attendance rate of the arena plummeted, and could only maintain around 50% most of the time.
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Without Anthony, the city of Denver seems to have lost some of its star flavor, and the outside world's attention to them has naturally decreased.
The extra 20% tonight is related to the fact that the opponent is the Trail Blazers.
Although many fans feel that the Nuggets will basically lose again tonight, the Trail Blazers are now actually number one in the league, and they are very likely to become the first team in the new season to win more than ten games in a row.
Therefore, given that the Nuggets are very likely to become one of the dead souls of the Trail Blazers during their ten-game winning streak, a large number of fans came in unexpectedly tonight, wanting to witness the record of the first ten-game winning team in the new season.
Birth.
Many fans will buy into playing such a strong team at home.
After the opening ceremony, the 12-man rosters for both sides were released one after another.
The Nuggets' regular lineup remains unchanged.
For the Trail Blazers, two veterans, Garnett and Carter, took a rotation today. Of course, they still came to Denver with the team.
In the opening jump ball, the Nuggets' Mao Xiong national center Timofey Mozgov decisively lost to Wang Zelin.
Wang Zelin moved the ball backwards, and Lillard advanced with the ball.
Looking at Ty Lawson who was full of fighting spirit on the opposite side, Lillard remained paralyzed, which made Ty Lawson furious.
Even if the team is going to fail this season, Ty Lawson has always maintained a high fighting spirit. Putting aside the messy things off the field, Ty Lawson on the court is definitely an excellent player.
It's just that Ty Lawson never imagined that his excellence would be an indirect damage to the future of the Denver Nuggets to some extent.
After advancing past half-time, Lillard looked at his teammates and saw that there was no chance, so he began to steadily move into position.
Because of someone's weird taste, Coach Terry let Jokic go in today's personnel arrangement.
Um……
Of course Jokic is not playing center but the fourth position for the first time. The reason why Coach Terry agreed with Jokic may not have been affected by some comments on the Internet.
As far as Jokic's current potential is concerned, he is likely to develop into an All-Star insider who is good at offense and organization in the future. Four years later, Wang Zelin will only be around 25.6, which is exactly at the peak of a player's career. But
Aldridge was different. He was 33 years old at that time, and the grown-up Jokic could just fill Aldridge's original position.
Considering that tonight's opponent, the Nuggets, was average, Coach Terry agreed to Wang Zelin's suggestion.
Lillard came outside the three-point line and played the No. 1 tactic that fans are familiar with, which is the pick-and-roll tactic between Lillard and Wang Zelin.
Nuggets players and fans on the court are already very familiar with this.
However, everyone was surprised to find that this time the player who was mentioned to cooperate with Lillard in the pick-and-roll was no longer Wang Zelin, but the fat and white No. 14.
What's his name?
By the way, Nikola Jokic.
Jokic took over Wang Zelin's original core position as the playmaker as soon as he came up. It would be a lie to say he was not worried, but he was more excited.
He knew that he could never live up to the expectations of Wang Zelin and his coach, and he must hit the first ball well.
Everything on the court now can obviously be arranged by Wang Zelin before the game. Sooner or later, the young bird will spread its wings and fly high. As a future MVP level player, he does not want Jokic to fall into his hands like this.
Fortunately, for the first time, Jokic did a good job in supporting the high-level coordinator position.
After a few attempts, Lillard assisted Lillard to score a layup.
The Trail Blazers are very adaptable to playing on the road and have great confidence.
Nuggets offense.
When Ty Lawson broke through to the mid-range with the ball, Batum was already in place to help defend. Although Ty Lawson also had the offensive ability, his shooting was never stable enough and it was difficult to put the ball into the basket in the face of interference.
However, he still focused on seizing the opportunity. He made a beautiful crotch pass and was turned away from Batum. Jokic had just turned around, and Ty Lawson had already reached the left side of the three-second zone.
Originally, Jokic saw Taimushan stepping out with his right foot, and thought there was still a chance to defend him, but he didn't expect Ty Lawson to grab the ball when he stepped out with his right foot, and threw it with the same hand and foot...
When the ball was sent out, he made an appointment, and couldn't help but smile on his face. He believed in his own touch, and this ball would definitely...
Snapped!!!
The smile that just appeared on his face froze. As soon as the ball left Ty Lawson's hand and flew to a position at the same height as the bottom edge of the backboard, a hand stretched out from the right side was nailed to the backboard.
The owner of this hand, Ty Lawson, is very familiar with it. Ask yourself, if he had such a partner, he would definitely have tasted the championship early like No. 0 opposite him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After landing, Ty Lawson saw Wang Zelin, Batum, and Jokic surrounding him, and he immediately understood that he had not lost unfairly.
The Pioneers actually adopted a joint encirclement and suppression strategy against themselves!
At this moment, no matter how confident Ty Lawson is, he can't help but feel overwhelmed!
What do these guys want to do?
It was so obvious, Ty Lawson felt like he was being targeted in the first attack!
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you do not say.
As far as the Nuggets' current lineup is concerned, the only one who has both sufficient combat effectiveness and strong fighting spirit is Ty Lawson.
As long as they take the lead in sanctioning Ty Lawson, the Nuggets' defeat will be absolutely unimaginable.
In fact, this is also in line with the result that the Nuggets management currently wants. Wang Zelin and the others are just doing a favor to facilitate the situation.
Ty Lawson, who played 29 minutes in the first three quarters, made 3 of 19 shots, and with some home whistles, he could score in double figures.
Facing the Trail Blazers' conscious and all-out suppression, Ty Lawson was tortured to the point of death, and his whole body was about to collapse!
The iron was so strong that people who didn't know it thought the old blacksmith from Los Angeles was possessed...
However, facing the score of 55:86 after three quarters, Ty Lawson was disheartened, but his eyes quickly regained their clarity because he saw the team clearly.
Since the Nuggets have made it clear that they are going to fail this season, why do you have to work so hard? Is it because the wine is not good or the girl is not good? Why do you have to go against the wind?
This game caused a wonderful change in Ty Lawson's heart...
Here are the pioneers.
Wang Zelin played 25 minutes in the third quarter and made 8 of 15 shots, including 2 of 6 free throws. He scored 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, which is the standard 20-10 data. He can be replaced and rested.
As expected, tonight will be another three-quarter punch-out trip that is not typical.
Jokic, who played for the first time, played 28 minutes in the third quarter, far exceeding his regular playing time in the past, and his overall performance was quite good. He made 6 of 11 shots from the field, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and 14 goals.
Scored 7 rebounds and a career-high 5 assists.
Um……
It is worth mentioning that 3 assists directly affected Wang Zelin.
The four mistakes were a bit eye-catching, but overall, Coach Terry was quite satisfied with Jokic's first performance.
Time quickly entered the fourth quarter.
The head coaches of both sides tacitly laid out their rotation lineups and entered training time.
The Trail Blazers' starting lineup, apart from crossing the line, actually stayed on the court. Wang Zelin and Lillard all put on their coats and gave directions on the bench with their legs crossed.
At 106:77, the Trail Blazers slaughtered the Nuggets with a score difference of 29 points, improving their record to 9 wins and 0 losses, still occupying the first place in the league.
After the game, I went through physical therapy and accepted the interview and returned to the hotel.
Playing against altitude sickness at the Devils' home court in Denver was already exhausting, so both Wang Zelin and Jokic gave up training tonight and rested early tonight so that they could return to Portland early tomorrow.
After a night.
As soon as they woke up in the morning, the management and fans received good news that made them very excited.
Counting from October 29th to the start of the new season, the Trail Blazers' record is much better than expected. As the star player, Wang Zelin is naturally the one who has gained the most.
He won the Western Conference Player of the Week from October 29th to November 5th.
Today, the Player of the Week for Week 2 from the 6th to the 12th is also announced.
On the Eastern side is Deron Williams, who led the Nets to 3 wins in 4 games. He also scored 20.8 points, 7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1 steal.
In the West, the award was unexpectedly awarded to Wang Zelin.
Not to mention anything else, just leading the team to 9 wins in 9 games and unbeaten in 1 game since the beginning is enough to crush any doubts.
Not to mention, during their nine-game winning streak, many of the Trail Blazers' games ended in just three quarters, which shocked the outside world even more at the dominance of this defending champion team.