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After experiencing the baptism of the mysterious atmosphere, the atmosphere in the Sonics team became more relaxed. They didn't feel nervous because it was an away game, and they didn't relax because they led the opponent [-]-[-]. The mood began to prepare and adapt.

Being able to lead the opponent [-]-[-] made most of the people on the team who were worried that the Sonics would lose in the semifinals all of a sudden. Who told the team to lose in the semifinals last season? The record against the Nuggets is not dominant. The Nuggets eliminated the San Antonio Spurs.

But now, these worries are almost gone, including among the fans and the media, they are very optimistic about the Sonics' ability to enter the Western Conference Finals. Now most people guess that the Sonics can beat the Nuggets by what score.

A four-to-zero sweep is not impossible. Although the Nuggets are at home, it does not mean that the home team will definitely win. Judging from the first two games, the Sonics did not enjoy any home advantage. , but this argument is only popular among a very small number of fans. No one dares to underestimate the Nuggets to this point. They can reach the fourth place in the Western Conference and at the same time eliminate the San Antonio Spurs. They are not that weak.

[-] to [-] elimination, this is the mainstream, get a home victory by the Nuggets, and then return to the home of the Sonics to eliminate the Nuggets, this script is the most popular among Sonics fans, there is nothing to watch this team In the regular season, he was defeated by himself, but now he is happy to be eliminated by himself. [

There is also talk of six games and seven games, but it is also not mainstream. If it reaches the seventh game, there is no advantage for both sides, and if it really reaches that step, it will be a big deal for the Sonics. It would be fine for six games, but in that case, they would have to return to the home court of the Nuggets.

After arriving in Denver, I had an afternoon of training to adapt to the climate of the Colorado Plateau. The altitude here is as high as 600 meters. Most people will have a slight altitude sickness when they come here. Although athletes do not, when it comes to strenuous exercise, I also feel extremely tired, especially those who are not in good physical condition like Yao Ming and Kurt Thomas.

On the second day, the league announced the candidates for the best team of this game. Due to different voting rules, the best team is divided into the first team, second team, and third team according to the votes.

The first team is: Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Stephen, Kobe Bryant. Like the All-Star or other voting lineups, the position requirements are not so strict.

There is basically no controversy in this lineup. Dwight Howard not only leads the league in rebounds and blocks, but also maintains his score this season after increasing to [-] points from last season. He is the best choice for the center position. First, Yao Ming has a gap with him in terms of statistics, and second, he is not the leader of the team, so he has not been able to compete with Dwight Howard.

Dirk Nowitzki, averaging 25 points and [-] rebounds per game this season, led the Dallas Mavericks to become a strong team in the Western Conference; LeBron James, Stephen, and Kobe Bryant, needless to say, averaged points per game. With more than [-] points, the teams also ranked second, first and third in the league respectively.

The second team is: Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul.

Among these people, except for Yao Ming, the others are also at the level of the team leader, and their personal statistics are excellent. For example, Dwyane Wade averaged 31 points and [-] points per game. Te and Stephen are definitely in the first team.

The third team is: Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker.

This lineup is basically the second leader of the team, except for Carmelo Anthony, Shaquille O'Neal is not even the second leader, but being able to enter this list, in addition to showing that he is old but still majestic, it also shows that the center Zero adjustment at this position, otherwise O'Neal, who averaged [-] points, [-] rebounds per game, shouldn't have entered this lineup at all.

Kevin Durant is the closest player to Carmelo Anthony, and besides Kevin Durant, Coupard's name entered this list, becoming the player with the most votes, and he also entered this list alone LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade are on the list. The quality of the team's record also shows the gap in the abilities of the three of them.

But no matter what, being able to enter this list represents everyone's approval, and there is basically no controversy on the list. Many people expressed sympathy for what happened to Kevin Durant. There are too many, and secondly, because of the status of the team, it is normal that his statistics are not as good as Carmelo Anthony. Of course, this kind of argument has a little intention of sowing discord, but no one will pay attention to this at this time, because The third game is imminent.

In this game, the Nuggets lineup has been adjusted. The center Nenehilario has not changed. The power forward has given up the offensive and defensive Balkman and replaced Linas Kleiza with stronger offensive ability. Carmelo Anthony And Billups are naturally unaffected, and Daddy Jones has also been replaced by jr Smith at the position of shooting guard.

In other words, the Nuggets put out their strongest offensive lineup. Although it is on paper, it is also intended to use offense to defeat the Sonics in one fell swoop. At the same time, this lineup can be regarded as a big and four small The lineup, the Nuggets plan to completely abandon the inside and speed up the offensive rhythm, which is equivalent to abolishing most of Yao Ming's skills.

The idea of ​​the Nuggets allows people to guess his lineup at a glance, but guessing is guessing, and it cannot be dealt with immediately. The Nuggets really can't cope with the lightning-fast and tiger-like offensive

Carlesimo thought about it for a while, and decided to stick to his own style of play and rhythm, because facts have proved that this is correct, but sometimes it doesn’t mean that you can stick to your own rhythm if you want to stick to it. At the same time, you want to be fast unconsciously, and the Sonics don't have the control ability of the San Antonio Spurs for the time being, and Carlesimo doesn't have Popovich's vision. When you are dragged into the opponent's rhythm, it is too late to adjust.

After he replaced Yao Ming, Kurt Thomas, Serge Ibal, and Damien Wilkins, the team was already twelve points behind, and if it wasn't for Stephen to turn the tide and score six consecutive points, even more behind, but because Stephen didn't have the mental preparation to make an effort in the first quarter, so his state didn't look very good.

After Damien Wilkins came on the field, he missed three consecutive shots, and because of the confusion caused by the substitution, the point difference was further widened. At this time, Carlesimo was cruel and replaced Earlwater Sen, replaced by Russell Westbrook, since he is playing offense, he will simply attack to the end.

After switching to this lineup, after about 2 minutes of running-in, the team finally found its own rhythm, but at this time it was already [-] points behind the opponent. It didn't stop, and by the end of the first half, the Sonics still trailed by fifteen points. [

Could it be that the Supersonics are going to lose today? During the intermission, many people guessed this way. The fans in the Pepsi Center arena are naturally laughing and laughing, and various activities are going on in an orderly manner. Supersonics fans They are worried that although losing this game does not mean losing the series, no one wants the team to lose.

After the second half, both sides made adjustments to the lineup, but the Nuggets insisted on attacking and accelerating the pace of play. On the other hand, the Sonics still didn’t know whether to stick to their usual style of play or to play the same offense with the opponent. , Carlesimo didn't have any opinions, so Yao Ming returned to the court.

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But this lineup has achieved very good results. In just 4 minutes, the score was only eight points away. But at this time, with Carmelo Anthony returning to the court and Billups He started to show off his power, and expanded the point difference to more than ten points.