legendary point guard

When the plane arrived in Denver, it was Lin Sen's first time on the plateau.

Although I have the physical fitness of an athlete, I still felt a little uncomfortable the moment I got off the plane.

The game against the Denver Nuggets starts at 7 o'clock tomorrow night, and the Timberwolves still have one day to rest.

The Denver Nuggets have been on the road to renaissance since they drafted their favorite, Carmelo Anthony, in 2003.

Back then, Anthony and James were the targets of David Stern's praise. However, Anthony's poor performance off the court gradually caused him to lose in the competition with James. However, despite this, Anthony won three consecutive games from the first season.

Led the Nuggets to the playoffs in 2016.

However, what embarrasses Anthony is that they have been eliminated in the first round for three consecutive years. Due to changes in league rules, the Nuggets will no longer be lucky enough to get third place by relying on the weak strength of their division as they did last season.

Therefore, the Nuggets must work hard for their record in the new season, and the Nuggets uniform staff also made great efforts during the offseason, not only retaining the core of the team, but also acquiring JR, who has unlimited potential, through a trade.

·Smith.

In the new season, JR Smith also used his performance to tell everyone how right the Nuggets were in trading him. In the 8 games he played for the Nuggets, JR Smith averaged 12 points per game as a substitute, especially his three-pointer.

The points and dunks left a deep impression.

The Nuggets center also has Marcus Camby and Brazilian Nene responsible for rebounding and defense. At the power forward position, there is also the beast power forward Kenyon Martin who has returned from injury and the rebounding maniac Reggie Evans.

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Although the small forward position seems weak, Melo can put Hassell in a tragic state all night long.

What Lin Sen needs to face is Andre Miller, a well-known iron man in the league. As a point guard, although he is not an All-Star level, there is no doubt about his strength, especially his full tonnage.

Nelson, who was far away in San Francisco, turned on the TV and found the Denver Cable TV Station. This station will broadcast the game between the Denver Nuggets and Timberwolves tonight.

Nelson is not expecting Lin Sen to perform well, he is expecting Lin Sen to perform poorly.

Even if the Warriors offered two rich trade plans, only Lin Sen's continuous poor performance would make the Timberwolves' front office completely determined. He knew that the Timberwolves would not agree to the Warriors' trade plan for a while.

When the game started, the Timberwolves fell into helplessness. Nene and Kenyon Martin made Garnett's offense very difficult, and Camby and Ray Jay Evans took turns playing on the bench.

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Although Garnett stepped to the free throw line in the first quarter and hit six of eight free throws four times, the five fouls he caused were not committed by the same person, especially since the main players only committed one foul.

Except for free throws, Garnett's offensive efficiency was not very high. He only made 2 of 6 shots in the first quarter.

Lin Sen's performance was also mediocre. The Nuggets' defense was relatively poor in the entire league, but this was also related to George Karl's tactics. However, the Nuggets' defense was not bad against the weak Timberwolves.

Although Andre Miller is not fast, he constantly uses his body to force Lin Sen. Coupled with JR Smith's quick defense, it is very similar to the Warriors' tactics to defend Lin Sen.

However, with the experience of the last game, Lin Sen also found some ways to play, but it was not completely solved. Therefore, Lin Sen's performance at the end of the first quarter was far from the expectations of Timberwolves fans.

The Timberwolves were even beaten by the Nuggets on the defensive end. Except for Garnett inside, who could also play a defensive role, everyone else was almost passive.

Lin Sen once again experienced the feeling of being hit by a big butt. Nelson looked at Lin Sen on the screen with a smile.

In the box at the Pepsi Center, Kevin McHale had been frowning. After communicating with Devin Casey, he decided to observe for a while.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Linsen did not take a rest but continued to play. George Karl also left JR Smith on the court.

After Lin Sen faced Anthony Carter's defensive breakthrough and hit a floater, J.R. Smith turned around and hit a chasing three-pointer.

Not to be outdone, Lin Sen directly hit a three-pointer in front of Anthony Carter, giving JR Smith a powerful counterattack.

However, JR Smith was obviously in a state of convulsion and also scored consecutive goals.

The outburst that directly led to Lin Sen failed to help the Timberwolves reduce the score to single digits.

When the first half ended, the Timberwolves trailed the Nuggets at home by as many as 17 points.

In the second half of the game, the Timberwolves did not find any good opportunities. More of the offense revolved around the duo of Lin Sen and Garnett. However, the failure on the defensive end prevented the Timberwolves from effectively counterattacking.

Devin Casey looked helplessly at the big screen, 123:100 was so dazzling.

They lost to the Golden State Warriors by 18 points in their last home game, and then lost to the Nuggets by 23 points this time. Two consecutive big losses shattered Devin Casey's beautiful illusions in the first six games of the season.

Nelson turned off the TV with a smile and started thinking about how to make Lin Sen better.

Garnett walked directly into the tunnel, with Lin Sen following closely behind.

Like Devin Casey, Garnett and Linson were blinded by their excellent results at the beginning of the season.

boom!

Lin Sen was stunned and watched in shock as Garnett punched the wall of the locker room.

Opening his mouth, Lin Sen wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start. He lowered his head and took off the arm guard.

Garnett also realized that Lin Sen was still there in the locker room. He turned around and saw Lin Sen, who looked a little disappointed with his head lowered.

"He's just a rookie." Garnett sighed inwardly. Unknowingly, he discovered that his expectations for Lin Sen had become normal, but in fact Lin Sen was still a young man with a lot of shortcomings.

The rookie.

Lin Sen also felt Garnett staring at him, and raised his head to meet Garnett's gaze.

Neither of them spoke, but they could clearly see the unwillingness to lose in each other's eyes.

"I will work harder!"

Lin Sen opened his mouth and his tone was extremely firm.

Garnett nodded: "Just work hard. In fact, you have done a great job."

"But it's not enough, is it?"

Lin Sen stood up, opened the locker, picked up his things and walked into the bathroom.

Turn the water on to maximum and let the water wash over your body.

If you look at the data alone: ​​18 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, there is no doubt about Lin Sen's performance, but the data does not represent the performance on the court.

The Timberwolves flew to Memphis overnight. After losing two consecutive games, the Timberwolves desperately needed a victory to regain their morale.

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