Yang Di is in good shape now, but when he encounters some center forwards who weigh more than 120 kilograms, the physical exertion on the defensive end is still a bit large. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Fortunately, there are not many centers of this tonnage in the entire NBA, O'Neal, Yao Ming, Eddie Curry, Dampier and so on. Usually this kind of center forward, when defending Yang Di, will also feel a little difficult, after all, Yang Di's movement speed and flexibility are far superior to them.

Yang Di has become the league's most rebounding and defensive interior representative, averaging 15.3 rebounds per game to sit on the throne of the rebounding king, nearly two ahead of Kevin Garnett, who is in second place. His 2.7 blocks per game is second only to the Nuggets' Marcus Camby, who averaged 3.3 blocks per game in '96.

And just after defeating the Kings, the Warriors, who returned to their home court, ushered in the challenge of the Nuggets.

It stands to reason that the Nuggets are waiting for work, and their record is similar to that of the Warriors, so it makes sense to beat the Warriors. However, the team's new signing, Kenyon Martin, and the team's leading scorer, Carmelo Anthony, are both injured and miss the game against the Warriors.

Nuggets coach Jeff Buzderrick can only line up a lineup like PG Andre Miller, SG Greg Buckner, SF DeMar Johnson, PF Nene Hilario and C Marcus Camby, the lineup lacks mobility and is clearly lacking in outside projection.

Previously, the Denver Sentinel rumored that Nuggets head coach Jeff Buzderrick was in an unstable position. Because after bringing in a superstar like Kenyon Martin, the results still did not improve, and the whole group began to question the manager's coaching ability.

And there are also conflicts within the Nuggets, Kenyon Martin has a poor relationship with Nene Hilario, and Anthony, a sophomore, is just a twenty-one-year-old who can't do the right mediation and leadership.

Therefore, this game will be a more crucial game, and for Coach Jeff, winning or losing is particularly crucial.

At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets played well, Nene hit a mid-range shot, Miller assisted Greg to make a three-pointer, and through standard transmission and ball sharing, the Nuggets scored 31 points, while the Warriors only scored 22 points.

The Warriors all had a physical decline, a low shooting percentage from the outside, and the last layup after the breakaway was always bad because of lack of energy, and Yang Di remembered that he alone made two layups under the basket.

Marcus Camby isn't a heavyweight player, but he's good at tackling and always gets his opponent's dynamics right, with excellent bounces and reach to get his blocks covered. And Camby is average in offense, and more focused on the defensive end.

Yang Di was hated by Camby in the first quarter, and the basket was very embarrassing. With the increase in the number of shots, the number of Yang Di's covers this season has also increased a lot, but compared with the starting centers of the other 29 teams in the league, it is still much less.

Second quarter of the game. The Warriors' bench team battled wildly, closing the score to just five points.

Denver Nuggets' point guard Earl Boykins is the shortest player in the league today, he is only 1.65 meters tall, but he has lightning speed and super flexibility, and when the Nuggets were in trouble, Boykins stepped up, broke through to the Warriors to score, not to mention, and caused a defensive foul by Dale Davis.

Yang Di came on from 5:18 and disrupted the Nuggets' air-to-air offense at 3:01, with a long pass to Richardson to complete the assist.

At 2 minutes and 19 seconds, Yang Di switched positions and went out of the perimeter, and Camby grabbed the offensive rebound in the frontcourt.

Camby's basket was also strong, and Yang Di, who rushed in from the side, covered it off, and the audience applauded.

People cheered, remembering the scene when Yang Di was dropped by Camby's hat in the first section, and suddenly knew in their hearts, Yang Di was waiting for Camby at this time, this kid is so eager to repay.

At halftime, the Warriors trailed the Nuggets by five points, 48-53.

The Nuggets are 13-14 and the Warriors are 15-13, and the two teams have similar records, but the Warriors are back-to-back games, and the players themselves have already consumed a lot of physical energy in Sacramento, and the physical disadvantage is more obvious after entering the second half.

Throughout the third quarter, the Nuggets used up the Warriors' physical strength by constantly attacking inside, or bullfighting, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets led the Warriors by 9 points at 78-69.

Warriors legend Nate Thurmond, who was watching the game, said: "The Warriors have been very resilient this year, and there are few young teams that have such qualities, and they have been able to continue to have a strong fighting spirit in the second game of a back-to-back, showing a tenacious fighting spirit, and the playoffs are expected." ”

The Warriors are a combination of veteran play and bombardment.

Under normal circumstances, warriors like to use positional warfare and the toughness of others with a knife and a gun, fighting defense. But sometimes, the Warriors will suddenly change their rhythm, the offense becomes very fast, and after running, sometimes there are more mistakes, but in the transition offense, they will encounter a more obvious mismatch advantage, or a heads-up situation formed after the misalignment.

This time is obviously not an ordinary time, Yang Di, who left the break early, came on the court in less than 8 minutes of the fourth quarter, Montgomery gave Yang Di the right to hold the ball and advance, signaling them all to run and fight to the death.

After the first wave of defense, Yang Di advanced to the front court to complete a layup, helping the Warriors regain the margin back to single digits.

Then it was Yang Di's advance, finding Richardson in the frontcourt, Richardson forced Miller, and hit a mid-range pull-up jump shot.

The Nuggets' Coach Jeff felt very painful, and the Warriors turned into a running bomb that made him a little uneasy, and the No. 3 position was replaced by the 2.06-meter DeMar Johnson, although the position control was enhanced, and it was also able to limit Dunleavy's shooting, but the defensive efficiency in the offensive and defensive transition decreased significantly, and the Warriors' run bomb just hit the soft underbelly of the Nuggets.

"If only Carmelo Anthony hadn't been injured!" Jeff Buzdrick thought.

He could only call a timeout to alert the players on the court and tell Miller to control the tempo.

Bay Area fans cheered on the Warriors, and the Warriors players came out of nowhere to catch up with the score in the half-quarter with a rush of young players such as Yang Di, Petrus, and Richardson.

In the end, the Warriors won the game 104-101 at home, scoring 35 points in the final quarter.

Petrus scored a game-high 24 points, a career-high for him. Yang Di has 14 points and 12 rebounds, which is not as good as Camby's 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

After the game against the Nuggets, the Warriors were left with only one last game of the entire '04 season.