Chapter 574: A Contest Between Young Talents
The Nuggets are a team of young talents.
Although their talent is not top-notch, when a group of people unite together, the power that bursts out is still quite good.
And the Spurs, although the team is still a little bit more old, but there are not no young people, Qin Yan, Leonard and Whiteside are also great young talents, if the control of age is not particularly strict, Green and Mills are actually "young" talents.
Therefore, the Spurs playing the Nuggets can actually be said to be a contest between the young people of the league, and of course those old men often steal the show.
Home of the Nuggets, Pepsi Center.
From the beginning of entering Denver, the slight altitude sickness on the plateau made the Spurs a little uncomfortable, and the low oxygen content in the air was a test for the athletes.
In particular, basketball is a sport that requires special oxygen, so it is cheaper for the Nuggets to play at home.
After all, not everyone can train on the plateau every day like them, and they have long been accustomed to this kind of geographical factor.
And as soon as you step on the field, the enthusiasm of Nuggets fans will really scare people to death, and the enthusiasm that bursts out will instantly make people feel a sense of suffocation, and the oxygen content in the air is less.
But the Spurs are not a rookie team, and a group of old men have long been familiar with Denver's home court, and Duncan once overturned the Nuggets' dreams of going further in the playoffs here.
As for the three young Spurs, they are now warming up like no one.
"Hey, Qin, you're good, you didn't have altitude sickness when you came to this place." Watching Qin Yan stage all kinds of explosive buckles like no one else, a few old brothers who are already old say that it is fake not to envy, these young people are just energetic.
"It's okay, it's a little more tired than usual." After Qin Yan's activity started, he also felt that it was indeed a pit here, and the physical energy consumed by a few dunks was indeed greater than usual, and the slight panting feeling was very real.
It seems that if you can go to the basket today, you won't dunk, otherwise you will definitely be tired after the game, after all, Qin Yan is going to hit the scoring record today.
"Hey, Qin, long time no see."
On the Nuggets' side, Lawson, Chandler and Gallinari came over to say hello to Qin Yan, they also met last season, although the relationship between them is not particularly iron, but they are also ordinary friends.
"Qin, here tonight, you don't want to get a high score." Chandler said to Qin Yan half-seriously and half-jokingly, after all, Chandler was defending Qin Yan today, if Qin Yan's score was too high, Chandler's face would definitely not be able to hang up.
"Wilson, you're not authentic like this, you want to release water, right?" Qin Yan and Chandler hugged, he actually likes this kind of jack-of-all-trades player, easy to use and down-to-earth, the key is that it's not expensive yet.
If it weren't for the fact that the Spurs were already full of talents on the front line (Qin Yan, Leonard, Maddy, Ginobili, Green), Qin Yan really had a plan to poach Chandler.
But today, if Qin Yan wants to break the record, then he can only be sorry for Chandler.
Brother, I'm sorry.
……
"Tick-"
The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and two tall figures instantly rose into the sky, and the two big hands with obvious color difference (McGee was whiter, Whiteside was really black) slapped the basketball the left and right!
"Hey!"
"Hah!"
The two didn't expect to touch the ball at the same time, and now the duel between the two began, especially McGee, this guy took the lead and tried to take the ball!
But Whiteside is a person who has been trained by Uncle Mu for a summer, how can that kind of rapid change in strength not be discovered? Before McGee's power could fully burst out, Whiteside also slammed into it! For a while, these two people exerted force at the same time, and the two huge forces directly converged on the basketball, and then canceled out.
"Tick-"
Because they couldn't help each other, a very embarrassing scene appeared, the two people landed in a state of confrontation, and the basketball was firmly controlled by the two in the middle, and no one could snatch it away.
The referee had to blow the whistle, and after so many years of law enforcement, this kind of stalemate on the kick-off of the center was the first time he had seen it, and he had no choice but to blow the whistle and prepare to jump again.
"Hey, you can." McGee is a brainless optimist, well, referred to as comics, the center duel just now made him very satisfied, this is a bloody basketball duel!
"You're not bad either." Maybe it's because the two are rarely the same type of person, so Whiteside feels good about McGee, and the PK just now, although there is no victory or defeat, but it also successfully mobilizes Whiteside's desire to win.
"Di-" blew the whistle for the second time, and the two jumped the ball again!
"Drink!" Whiteside broke out in full force this time! His instantaneous ability is very strong, and when he soars into the sky, he is like a rocket, and after hard training in the summer, this guy is now doing better in terms of seizing the timing.
After McGee's injury, his athleticism has declined a bit, and in the case of one or the other, McGee's advantage may be more experience than Whiteside.
"Smack!"
This ball Whiteside was the first to click, but before the ball could change direction, McGee's hand followed and clicked again!
Now the basketball flies out in a strange direction.
"Tony!"
"Thai!"
Whiteside and McGee, who have done their best, can only shout the names of their point guards, and then they can only watch them.
Parker spread his legs and ran in the direction of the basketball, and the Nuggets were also ruthless, the moment the ball flew out, the scoring guard and small forward were entangled with Qin Yan and Leonard (when jumping the ball, as usual. Shooting guard and small forward on the center side)
So the point guards on both sides are undoubtedly the fastest guys!
To be honest, the direction in which the ball flew was still more favorable to the Spurs, and Parker ran two steps to grab the ball.
But Lawson is faster! At 180, he was more flexible than Parker, and before Parker could catch the ball, Lawson also rushed over and reached for the ball at the same time!
"Interesting!" But Ginger is still old and spicy, Parker is a veteran after all, one sideways, with his body slightly against Lawson, and then snatched the ball first.
“Go! go! go! ”
After Parker grabbed it, he turned around and pulled the ball directly, instantly pressed Lawson behind him, and then decisively fast-attacked!
In an instant, three figures in the Spurs formation rushed out at a gallop and rushed straight to the Nuggets' defense!
“Defense!”
Lawson was pressed behind Parker, but it didn't prevent him from commanding the whole team, the Spurs' first shot was a fast break, it was too fierce, it must be blocked!
Parker trots two steps, then directly raises his hand, and the basketball flies high, and the goal is the basket!
"Air combat!" McGee sat under the basket, he didn't jump at the first time, but was ready to make up for it at the end!
Qin Yan jumped while running, and Chandler and Faried jumped at the same time as him, but these two didn't want to stop him from catching the ball in the air, they just wanted to block his aerial route!
Qin Yan found this problem after receiving the ball, but it doesn't matter, air combat, if you want to block yourself, two people are still not enough.
Lean back in the air and wave your big hand hard! The basketball in Qin Yan's hand drew a big arc and flew straight to the basket!
McGee was a little stunned, because the two teammates flew up and directly blocked his vision, so he didn't see how Qin Yan made a move.
All he could see was the basketball flying high over his teammate's head, a height that even he couldn't interfere with even if he jumped with all his might.
"Bang-boom-"
This ball hits the board and goes into the basket! Without seeing the basket, Qin Yan scored the first goal of the game!
The competition between young talents has officially begun!