The last stop of the Heat's road trip was a confrontation with the Nuggets, and after Yang Di arrived at the hotel the next day, everyone took a plane to Denver in the afternoon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

That night, the Houston Rockets' game against the Timberwolves, the No. 1 player in the West, received a lot of attention, especially from domestic fans.

As a result, the Rockets beat the Timberwolves by 19 points 95-76, and Yao Ming shot 9 of 16, cutting down 22 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Yang Di was overjoyed, and talked to Yao Ming on the phone as soon as the game ended.

"Awesome, big brother, this one is really uplifting!"

Yao Ming replied to him triumphantly: "I said a long time ago that the Timberwolves can't do it, they can't stop me, you look at this game, the rebounds are twenty points behind us, how can we win." ”

"Angbri no wave!" Yang Di showed a frightened expression.

"I'll teach you a small turn when I'm free, your strength is so strong, it's a waste not to learn the low-level turning skills!" Yao Ming said enthusiastically.

Yang Di was stunned, then took a bite and laughed: "This is okay, teach me to shoot too, how to do it when I turn around and shoot with straight arms, I can't learn it." ”

"Oh, let me tell you, this thing is always exquisite......."

The two of them chatted so much that if it weren't for Yao Ming's head coach Van Gundy asking him to attend a press conference, the two would even have to talk.

Last season, the Nuggets tied for the bottom of the league with the Cavaliers in the East.

At that time, the combination of Juvan Howard and James Posey proved that this was not the competitive combination that the Nuggets were looking for, and then sent James Posey to the Rockets for half a season, and then at the end of the season, he did not renew his contract with Juvan Howard and let him go to the Orlando Magic.

This season, the Nuggets selected the talented NCAA small forward Carmelo Anthony, who conquered Denver in less than a month, and the uniform team identified Anthony as the core of the Nuggets' team and will build a team around him.

This is the current Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Miller, Ne Hilario, Marcus Camby, a gang of gang members on the Colorado Plateau, gradually showing the true colors of the West powerhouse.

The seventh-place record in the West is still ahead of the Houston Rockets.

In the afternoon of the next day, everyone came to the Nuggets' Pepsi Center arena for daily training, and Yang Di completed the third template dribbling training, and his dribbling ability value rose to 67 (C+ level), and the overall rating of all rose to 80 (B+ level), and the system evaluation became a qualified substitute defensive player.

Yang Di felt the specific changes in his steadily improving ability value on the court, such as during this time, it was obvious that some bench players were no longer his opponents, basically in the bench lineup, he could easily complete the tasks assigned by the coach, and steadily grabbed 5 to 8 rebounds in 20 minutes.

It's just that because I don't know the ability values of other players, I can't have much reference comparison.

The only players who know, such as Yao Ming, have A+ level ability values, such as Nash is also A+ level ability values, and he estimates that people like Wade may also have A-level ability values, and Odom, Eddie Jones and others are almost in this grade.

The reason why the on-field data is high and low is related to the difference in special ability value and physical talent, and even some of them involve team arrangement, tactical position, personal tendencies, playing time, etc.

Anthony's stats are very good now, averaging almost 22 points per game, and he is the Nuggets' top scorer.

So before the game, Stan Van Gundy said, "Try to let him finish the round with a shot, stay away from the basket, and avoid being fouled by him." ”

Anthony is too good in physical fitness, and he has a good hand in breaking through the face frame, if he scores inside, the damage to the Heat is a bit high, but if he projects from the outside, is it more fierce than Maddie in this period? Stan Van Gundy thinks so, as for the Nuggets' interior line, they are still mainly good at defense, and if they do a good job of fighting for rebounds, the Heat should be able to win this game.

In the evening, the game between the Heat and the Nuggets officially began at half past five local time.

Grant lost the jump ball to Ney Hilario, a sophomore who was the 7th pick in Yao Ming's draft year the year before last, from Brazil, and is a strong, fast big man who can shoot and finish offense, has an aggressive and excellent defensive pick-and-roll, and has some skills in rebounding, blocking, and passing.

Yang Di is the first time to meet Carmelo Anthony, Anthony is not as strong as an NBA player who has been honed for several years, but he is not as thin as the average college student, his strength, bounce, speed are all first-class configuration, and more exaggeratedly, I heard that he is also proficient in various offensive skills.

The Nuggets' first wave of offense was handed over to Anthony to control, and Anthony spread his shoulders in the low post and moved sideways with a small step jumper that missed.

Yang Di has some envy in his eyes, this is probably the position of the core of the team, all the people, all the tactics revolve around him, the victory and defeat, the rise and fall, honor and disgrace are all in the hands of one person, the so-called boss and leader of the team, this should be the real interpretation!

In the East, the Cavaliers cleared Ricky Davis out of the team a few days ago and sent him to Boston half-sold, half-sold, half-sold, half-sold, to clear the last obstacle for James and completely correct James. And the Nuggets in the West, too, almost 100% see Anthony as a hope for future revival.

Wade obviously doesn't have such treatment compared to these two people, and he still needs to prove himself. Not to mention Yang Di, he thought about it carefully, and no one thought that he would be a player of the same level as these characters, he was just an excellent rookie, and the team puzzle was just a piece of the puzzle.

This is really a sad story, thinking of this, Yang Di silently lowered his hair and became stunned, too lazy to watch the game on the field.

Stan Van Gundy's tactics were successful, putting Anthony to shoot without letting him get close to the basket, and Anthony felt good at the beginning of the game, scoring 10 points in the first quarter and giving the Nuggets a three-point lead over the Heat 24-21.

In the second half, after expanding the defense, the sudden tightening of shooting pressure made Anthony a little uncomfortable.

Anthony also has not exercised in place, such as the strength of his feet, his pace, technique, reaction and consciousness are all there, but when he forcibly uses one leg to exert force under the basket, his feet are weak, and the height of the shot is immediately lowered by a notch, coupled with the lack of balance, Yang Di can easily wait in the air for him to finish the action, and then press it.

The two men stuck to the ball and were blown a scrum.

Yang Di was overjoyed, clapping his hands to signal a good ball, which made Anthony extremely unhappy, and looked at Yang Di's eyes a little unkindly.

After Yang Di went off the court, Anthony's offense still did not improve, and several times he broke through to the basket but was also destroyed by Grant or Haslem who assisted in the defense.

In the end, the Heat won the game 94-86, and Anthony scored 25 points and shot less than 4 percent.

However, the Nuggets fans or coaching staff were not disappointed at all, Anthony cut a high score, which was enough, in their eyes, this is probably the necessary training for the growth of superstars, and the team's temporary wins and losses seem a little insignificant compared to the future.