Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 186

After half a quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Jazz, the game between the Nuggets and the Rockets finally started.

The Nuggets players also left the locker room and started their journey to the last regular season game of the season.

The Rockets had all their first starts, and it could be seen from their resolute faces that they were determined to win this game. However, after the game started, the Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy saw that the Nuggets also had all their first starts. There was a dignified look on his face. The coach who only took over the coach from the Rockets star Tomjanovich in the second half of last year showed his strong defensive skills in Houston, but this game is definitely for him. It is decisive, and because he fell behind 1-3 in the regular season against the Jazz, he also felt unprecedented pressure.

But the whistle on the sidelines quickly pulled him back to the game. Nene and Yao Ming jumped up from the center of the court at the same time. chance to attack.

Seeing the Rockets taking the lead, Van Gundy heaved a sigh of relief, withdrew his thoughts, and shouted at the Rockets running forward. Roaring mode is on.

Anthony was on the court at the moment, seeing Van Gundy's expression, he couldn't help showing a knowing smile in his heart, and then looked at Yao Ming, and he felt very kind, but he knew that there should be no personal emotions on the court, so He quickly put away his thoughts and turned to defending.

This is not the first time the Nuggets have played against the Rockets, but it is clear that the strength of the Nuggets has been significantly enhanced compared to before.

At the beginning, the Rockets continued to attack the inside line. Yao Ming turned around and hit Nene with skill and ease. Nene was so big, but he seemed helpless, and it was too late for Brand to help defend at the moment. For Yao Ming, Mengmeng's height difference makes him look like an outside player.

Yao Ming made a hit, but the Nuggets players didn't feel much. They still played according to their own rhythm. Looking back, Anthony used the pick-and-roll to easily hit a mid-range hit and scored the first point for the Nuggets.

After conceding a goal, Van Gundy immediately roared to his teammates to pay attention to the pick-and-roll, which shows the tension in his heart.

Yao Ming also showed his arrogance at this moment. He was in the position to stay in the position, and then continued to hit Nene with his back. The confused Shanghai dance steps immediately made Nene dizzy. He forgot the position of Tiannandibei. The shot again scored two points for the Rockets.

Yao Ming scored easily, and Nene was so angry that he almost jumped up, but Brand went up and held him down at the right time, which calmed down the beast's anger on the inside.

The Nuggets scored a lot of points. Compared with the Rockets who played hard on the inside at the beginning of the game, this time, Williams made a breakthrough and attracted Yao Ming's help defense. After Nene received the ball, he made an incredible assist. After the three-step dunk, he screamed excitedly after the dunk, which can be regarded as venting his previous unhappiness.

The first few rounds thus became the epitome of the entire first half. Yao Ming showed strong lethality in the interior. The hands and the mid-range, as Anthony had expected, caused headaches for the two insiders of the Nuggets. In the end, D'Antoni had to send in veteran Mutombo, which made Yao Ming slightly relieved, but Yao Ming was reduced. Offensively, Francis began to attack the inside line desperately. Mutombo's slow pace made the Nuggets show a disadvantage.

However, although Yao Ming was not able to restrain Yao Ming very well, the situation on the court was still on the side of the Nuggets. Compared with the offensive focus of Francis and Yao Ming of the Rockets, the Nuggets were completely more blooming, and Their offensive rhythm was very fast. Even if Yao Ming ran back and forth on the field, his physical strength was very exhausted, and he had to leave the field after half a quarter of the game.

With Yao Ming off the court, the Rockets, which had no advantage in the first place, seemed to be even more stretched at the moment. They were already trailing by more than ten points in the second half of the first quarter.

By the end of halftime, the Rockets had fallen behind by nearly 20 points. After falling behind so much, the faces of the Rockets players showed a look of disappointment that could not be concealed. However, because it was the home court of the Nuggets, the fans at the scene Without being able to empathize with the Rockets, they can only suffer alone.

The halftime between the Nuggets and the Rockets is over, and the third quarter between the Lakers and the Jazz has begun. Unlike this game, the Jazz showed strong competitiveness. Also trailing by nearly 15 points, but beat the Lakers 6-0 at the beginning of the third quarter, and even Kobe almost twisted his ankle in an attack.

To say that the competition on both sides is very fierce, it is a must-win game for the Jazz and Rockets, but for the Lakers and Nuggets, winning is their goal, but that is the premise as much as possible Under the premise that the Jazz and Rockets are desperate, if they use their full strength, it is easy to cause injuries. Of course, this is not what they want to see.

So after Kobe's thrilling scene, the Lakers replaced Kobe and O'Neal very decisively, and only allowed the other three starters to play with substitutes. caught up with the score.

Of course, these all happened during the intermission between the Rockets and the Nuggets.

Because the Jazz had already led by so many points in the first half, and the Jazz had a great tendency to win the game, so at the beginning of the third quarter, D'Antoni also removed the main force of the Nuggets in order to prevent players from being injured. The Rockets, who had been somewhat desperate, saw hope. They played a strong offensive firepower at the beginning of the third quarter.

Although the Nuggets' substitutes played well, they couldn't help the double impact of Yao Ming and Francis. After half the game, the point difference gradually narrowed from 20 points to about [-] points.

At this time, the staff of the Nuggets brought bad news to the head coach D'Antoni. On the Lakers side, Kobe couldn't sit still after sitting off the court for half a quarter, so he volunteered to play. The Jazz have been beaten back to their original shape by the Lakers, and fell behind by more than ten points in the fourth quarter.

This news forced the Nuggets to replace the main force again.

At such a dramatic scene, Anthony also smiled wryly, took off his coat and followed.

In this way, unknowingly, after the third quarter of the game between the Rockets and the Nuggets, the point difference between the two sides has always remained about ten.

By the end of the third quarter, there was very bad news from the Lakers. Kobe guessed Kirilenko's ankle in an attack and left the game early due to injury!

When Anthony heard the news, his first reaction was to pray that Kobe would not be too seriously injured. Since the All-Star break, he and Kobe have become private friends.

Kobe was injured, Jackson didn't dare to make a big deal anymore, and simply replaced the full bench. The Jazz regained the advantage at the moment, staged a big comeback in the fourth quarter, and slowly began to occupy the game form on the court. There is basically no suspense in the game.

At this time, the information of the two teams is interoperable. The most beneficial thing for the Nuggets is that the Lakers' game will be played earlier, so they can decide their own game based on the results. At this moment, the Lakers have given up. In the game, the winning or losing of the Nuggets became less important, and they quickly withdrew their main players.

Seeing the actions of the Nuggets, the Rockets immediately launched a swift counterattack. They repeatedly played climaxes in the first half of the fourth quarter and quickly smoothed the point difference.

But when the fourth quarter was interrupted, the Nuggets' bench was in chaos. It turned out that the game between the Lakers and the Jazz was over. The Jazz finally defeated the Lakers 105:96 and had already guaranteed to enter the playoffs. up.

However, the Rockets obviously didn't know the news, or they didn't tell the Rockets players when they knew it. The Golden Team won the last game of the season.

As soon as the game was over, Van Gundy came on the field with a lonely expression and hugged the players one by one. The players who didn't know at first saw the coach's expression and knew the final result. Francis even burst into tears. Boss, I couldn't control my emotions. The Rockets players couldn't hide their frustration. They walked towards the locker room without saying anything.

Anthony looked at the Rockets with mixed feelings, but that’s what happens when one wins and loses. Next year the Rockets will welcome Tracy McGrady to join. I believe they should have a better mood at that time, but unfortunately Francis, I'm afraid he is about to wave goodbye to Houston.

This is the league of the NBA, and the things that players can affect are very small.

After the last game, the regular season of the nba season has officially come to an end, and the final records of each team have also been released. In the west, the Nuggets have a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, occupying the top position in the west. After the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, Spurs, and Lakers occupy the 2nd to 4th positions respectively, forming the upper half of the Western Conference playoffs. In the lower half, the Kings, Mavericks, and Grizzlies occupy the 5th and 7th respectively. Ranked 43th, and with the last victory, the Jazz finally achieved a score of 39 wins and [-] losses. They successfully defeated the Rockets and were lucky enough to enter the Western Conference playoffs.

(End of this chapter)