basketball swingman

Chapter 280: Playing Nuggets

At the end of January, the results of the All-Star voting were officially released.

This time the All-Star Weekend is in Houston.

Therefore, domestic fans are very enthusiastic. They want to vote for Yao Ming as the final "voting king", but in the end, this year's voting king belongs to Jiang Dalin!

In domestic votes, Yao Ming is slightly higher than Jiang Dalin...

But here in the United States, the gap between Yao Ming and Jiang Dalin is not just a tiny bit.

Averaging nearly 50 points per game, this performance can no longer be described as terrifying...

This is simply...

horrible!

How could such a performance not arouse the admiration of fans across the United States?

In this way, Jiang Dalin became the undoubted vote king in 2006.

With the selection of head coaches on both sides, the starting list for the 2006 draft was also released on the first day of February!

This side of the west.

Starting: Yao Ming, Duncan, Anthony, Kobe, Nash;

Substitutes: Brand, Shaquille O'Neal, Garnett, Nowitzki, Marion, Ray Allen, Tony Parker;

Then comes the east.

Starting: Jiang Dalin, Jermaine O'Neal, LeBron James, Wade, Iverson;

Substitutes: Ben Wallace, Arenas, Bosh, Pierce, Vince Carter, Rasheed Wallace, Billups, Marbury;

When the All-Star lineup was released, the New York Knicks also ushered in their first opponent in February.

After defeating the imaginary enemy Pistons in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks welcomed the Nuggets, currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference.

It is worth mentioning that this season's Nuggets originally ranked third in the Western Conference and were an out-and-out strong team.

But it was also because this season's record was very good, but in the end the team still fell in the first round of the playoffs, so they underwent a major overhaul.

Allen Iverson also came to the Denver Plateau at this time, and formed the "Golden Double Gun" with Anthony, and at the same time turned Anthony into a "large Allen Iverson" until Billups arrived.

Nuggets, in the place where he was born and raised, after playing some fun things, it was "all right"...

The Nuggets attach great importance to this game. There is only one win gap between them and the fifth-ranked Suns. If they lose this game and the Suns win the next game, then they will fall to

The fifth position in the Western Conference.

Because of the previous confrontation between the two teams, the Suns had the last laugh in the end, having the advantage of a win difference between them.

Therefore, the Nuggets must not lose this game!

It seems that they are in good condition recently.

After welcoming the return of Ruben Patterson and Nene, the Denver Nuggets had an amazing record in January, fully demonstrating the power of the Western Conference.

Throughout January, they had a record of 10 wins and 3 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference, and maintained a high state of 4 wins and 0 losses at home!

The three games lost were lost because Carmelo Anthony was in foul trouble and missed a game due to the flu.

As we all know, Carmelo Anthony has rediscovered himself this season, averaging 26.5 points, 4.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. His personal strength is self-evident. It vaguely reminds people of the man who single-handedly pulled Syracuse University all the way to the top.

finals, and then rely on personal ability to defeat the opponent in the finals...

That year was the first time in NCAA history that a "single-core championship" occurred!

In the NCAA, where tactics are everywhere, emphasis is placed on player cooperation, and the cooperation of n "strongest high school students", this is almost impossible to happen.

But it just happened.

This is the aura Carmelo Anthony had before entering the league.

In his first season in the league, his statistics were comparable to LeBron's, but the league didn't even plan to let him share the "Rookie of the Year" award with LeBron James, which made him confused.

However, in the third season of his career, after failing to advance but retreating last season, Carmelo Anthony played the strongest season of his career this season!

He also fulfilled his reputation as the "Peerless Twins" in 03!

It can be said that it was his big breakout in the third year of his career, which led to the formation of this extremely energetic Nuggets team!

Of course, what made this team rise was not just Carmelo Anthony. Nene, who had previously played the backup center in the team, became the starting lineup.

His immediate combat ability is definitely worthy of recognition.

However, at the beginning of this game, the Knicks, who were playing away from home, took the lead in getting into the state and achieved the feat of taking the lead.

Jiang Dalin made 5 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws in the first quarter, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. He led the team to a 30-27 quarter score and a 3-point lead.

If Marbury hadn't lost himself a little under the defense of Andre Miller and played like he did in the game against the Pistons, then the Knicks would only have won by 8 points in the first quarter, which would have been small.

Of course, if Marbury acts like a god of war every game, then the Knicks will not be first in the Eastern Conference, but first in the entire league.

You must know that they are ranked first in the Eastern Conference, but they are only ranked third in the entire league.

But thinking about the fact that being number one in the league made them cry, this feeling is quite satisfying!

Marbury's own score was only 3 points, but he played well on the assist end and got 4 assists.

For the "Wolf Nanny", this can only be considered a normal performance.

As far as assists are concerned, Marbury has made clear arrangements for everyone this season.

This point difference did not affect the morale of the Nuggets on both offense and defense.

Entering the second quarter, the Nuggets, who were lagging behind, quickly launched an effective counterattack.

Especially Carmelo Anthony, who made consecutive shots in this quarter and scored 7 points in a row!

Jiang Dalin continued to deliver 12 points and 3 rebounds in the second quarter, which was much better than Anthony.

But it's a pity... The players on the Nuggets team were all in high spirits, and took advantage of the trend to recover the 3-point deficit with a score of 27-20, and even surpassed the 2-point difference.

By the end of the first half of the game, the Nuggets also turned away at home and took a half-time lead.

Carmelo Anthony relied on his performance in the second quarter and scored 15 points in the half.

Although not as strong as Jiang Dalin, he has already scored 26 points!

But the Nuggets were definitely in the lead, so when he came off the court, he had a relaxed expression on his face.

However, the Nuggets fans at the scene finally knew why Jiang Dalin was able to average so many points per game this season.

What can I say about this performance!

One word:

Absolutely!

Many fans came to challenge after watching Michael Jordan in this arena.

But I don’t know if it’s because Jiang Dalin is an inside player. They feel that Jiang Dalin scoring points is much easier than Michael Jordan!

Speaking of which...

This is really not an illusion!

After all, the NBA's defensive intensity is not as strong as before, and the "center era" has quietly passed away.

In this league, Jiang Dalin plays like Chamberlain. In fact, his dimensionality reduction attack on the inside is also at the Chamberlain level.

In other words, the "four major centers" of the 1990s could challenge him when they were at their peak. Even those like Shaquille O'Neal who only had a little tail left in their prime, he could have the upper hand.

Jiang Dalin felt bored without even looking at him, so he went to play outside the three-point line!

Uh-huh……

It's definitely not because the New York Knicks are too weak and don't have a reliable ball-handler on the outside. They can only rely on him to chase points at critical moments.

Ariza returned to the locker room with a depressed look on his face.

After the first half of this game, his score was... 3 points!

Made 1 of 4 three-point shots.

You can vaguely see the appearance of the "iron tie" later.

Seeing how frustrated he was, Jiang Dalin patted him on the shoulder and said to him: "Don't be discouraged. You are just a newcomer. Ups and downs are normal! This is how everyone gets here!"

As soon as Ariza heard this, he immediately felt that the distance between him and Jiang Dalin had become closer.

Since Jiang Dalin arrived, looking at his destructive power in the team, and looking at his explosiveness in front of the media, in front of these people...

He has always been like a superstar.

But at this moment, listening to Jiang Dalin say, "This is how everyone comes here," he suddenly felt that Jiang Dalin was actually an ordinary person who liked chatting with beautiful women just like him.

Seeing Ariza's sudden bright eyes, Jiang Dalin didn't react at first. When he figured it out, he waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, you misunderstood. I am talking about ordinary people, and this ordinary people does not include me!"

Ariza:……

Sure enough, this is a super star!

In the second half, the Nuggets changed sides and fought again. The Nuggets, who had achieved certain results in chasing points, finally took the initiative to lead the score.

In the third quarter, Andre Miller was in good form and scored a three-pointer.

He also cast a provocative look at Marbury.

As a child who grew up in Queens, New York, what Marbury hates most are people who don't let him pretend to be compared, and people who pretend to be compared to him.

The hot-blooded feeling from those days on the street came to his head, and Marbury immediately challenged Miller with the ball.

A fancy dribble, rushed to the basket, and scored with a floater!

This is Marbury's 7th point in this game!

This guy's state in the first half was really not that good.

However, after scoring this goal, Marbury seemed to suddenly find his form. In the following time, he hit two three-pointers in succession.

As soon as Jiang Dalin saw someone taking action, he focused on assisting in this game to help Marbury create space to score.

Finally, at the end of the third game, Marbury scored 9 points in a single quarter, in addition to 3 assists. These three assists were all given to Jiang Dalin!

Andre Miller drooled with envy.

He is still weird!

Even with Jiang Dalin, he wouldn't be able to provide assists like this!

Now after seeing it at close range, he realized how wrong he was.

How useful is an insider like Jiang Dalin? How can someone like him who has never worked with him know?

Marbury is not getting assists here!

This is totally Jiang Dalin sending assists to him.

No wonder this guy averages 13.4 assists per game on the field...

At first, Miller thought it was a bit exaggerated, but after watching the cooperation between Marbury and Jiang Dalin, he only had one sentence:

What is this!

If Jiang Dalin were given to me, I would be sure to average 15 assists per game!

If I don’t give Jiang Dalin 10 assists in a game, my name won’t be Andre!

Under Marbury's performance, the team successfully launched a scoring wave, thus achieving a 4-point lead.

Then the decisive moment arrives!

People on the Nuggets side have been standing up, but...

Still encountered a strong counterattack by the Knicks!

Oh, no, it wasn’t the Knicks’ entire team’s counterattack, but Jiang Dalin’s one-man show of prowess!

He shot 100% from the field in a single quarter, delivered 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocks, helping the team to score 26-15.

Just his performance alone destroyed the opposing Nuggets team.

In the end, under the incredible eyes of the Nuggets fans in the audience, the Knicks won the game 109 to 97, with a score difference of 12 points.

Throughout the game, the overall performance of the Nuggets' role players was remarkable. Six players in the team scored in double digits, and two players scored at least 20 points. Among them, Nei

Nei scored 21 points and 9 rebounds in 32.5 minutes of play. Carmelo Anthony also posted 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in 37.8 minutes of play.

In terms of scoring, Carmelo Anthony performed a little better than usual.

However, there is no harm without comparison. Although the Knicks only had 5 players scoring in double digits, none of them exceeded 15 points.

But who allowed them to possess nuclear weapons?

Jiang Dalin scored astonishing statistics of 44 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. The Nuggets are missing one person who can compete with him and help the team stabilize the situation!

This person was originally supposed to be Carmelo Anthony, but judging from his performance, it is obvious that he is still a bit far from Jiang Dalin's level.

After the game, reporters asked Jiang Dalin what he thought of Carmelo Anthony's game. Jiang Dalin said: "His performance is very good and he has made great progress this season. I think he has reached what everyone expects of him.

expected……"

Um……

He completely looks like a senior.

Well, although Jiang Dalin only entered the league two seasons earlier than him, but...

In terms of honor, being a senior and commenting on him is completely qualified.

Of course, it's up to the child whether he listens or not...

Jiang Dalin can't control it.

Furthermore, judging from his performance in this game, his dominance on the court is not comparable to that of Carmelo Anthony.

After the game, Jiang Dalin learned a piece of news about him from reporters...

The Eastern Conference Player of the Year award in January belongs to none other than him!

If this continues, this year's regular season MVP will belong to him again!

After robbing Steve Nash, he came to robbing Nowitzki...