Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 613 High Score Competition
With the surprise victory over the Bulls in the opening game, the leisure time of the past came to an end, and it switched to the busy regular season in an instant.

With just one day off, on November 11th, the Warriors came to the Denver Plateau to challenge the Nuggets away.

This offseason, many teams have undergone major changes, including the Nuggets. It can almost be said that compared with last season, the Nuggets this season are completely different.

Ranked ninth last season, it was the first time since 82 that the Nuggets did not make the playoffs. This made the Nuggets management disappointed with the Nuggets' twin stars, and finally decided to give up this combination with bottomed out potential.

Therefore, during the offseason, the Nuggets made a deal, a three-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.

Among them, the Nuggets sent Fat Leaf, got the No. 8 pick that the Mavericks got from the Warriors, and the Lakers' first-round pick in 1991, as well as Ulrich.

The Lakers sent Ulrich, a first-round pick in 1991, to Sam Perkins.

The Mavericks sent the No. 8 pick, Sam Perkins, and got Fat Leaf.

And this was just the beginning, and then the Nuggets used this No. 8 pick plus their own No. 15 pick to exchange for the No. [-] pick in the first round from the Heat, and signed Mohammad Abdullah Uff.

Then he gave up the contract renewal with the team's meritorious veteran Alex English, and the 36-year-old English chose to go to his little brother and went to Dallas to sign a contract with the Mavericks. One-year, $150 million short-term contract.

In this way, the Nuggets have officially entered the reconstruction period.

Not only that, the new core of the Nuggets, Rauf, missed the game due to injury. The team's starting five are: Michael Adams, TR Dunn, Todd Rihedi, Orlando Ulrich and Blair Rasmussen.

Among them, except for center Blair Rasmussen who served as the starter last season, the other four played as substitutes in their respective teams last season.

Facing such a substitute team, the Warriors thought they could win easily, but they didn't expect that the Nuggets tonight are simply all soldiers.

In addition to the breakthrough of the three on the outside and the help of God, Ulrich on the inside is unstoppable.

Fortunately, due to the limited height of the Nuggets outside, Adams is 178cm, Dunn and Rihdi are 193cm, it can be said that they are lower than the Warriors in all positions, so the Warriors' outside touch tonight is even more amazing.

Therefore, after the first quarter, the two teams played 43:41 quite anxiously.

The confrontation in the substitute stage is equally inseparable.

The Warriors' substitutes John Starks, Petrovic, and Lewis stepped out of the bench one after another. The Sanying battle against Lu Bu was very fierce with Walter Davis on the Nuggets' bench.

As the winner of the six-time All-Star in the past, the 36-year-old Davis seemed to be rejuvenated tonight. It was almost like a miracle, and he supported the Nuggets' substitute entirely by himself.

In this way, until the return of the starting lineup, the point difference between the two teams still failed to narrow, and in the subsequent games, the two teams still could not limit the opponent's offense, so in the second quarter, the two teams scored 40+ points again. 87:83, the Warriors lead the Nuggets by 4 points.

In the second half, the offensive of the two teams remained undiminished, the score was also rising steadily, and the suspense of the game was kept until the last moment.

Thirteen seconds before the end of the game, Li Weisi assisted Mullin to hit a key jumper, establishing a 13-point lead. Then the Nuggets Adams tied the jumper and missed. The Warriors grabbed the rebound. The Nuggets could only foul the Warriors and send the Warriors to the free throw line.

With Rodman's two free throws, the Warriors finally defeated the Nuggets 162:158 and took the victory from Denver.

Yes, you read that right, the two teams scored a total of 320 points in a single game without playing an overtime game.

It's a pity that this score can only be regarded as average in NBA history. After all, the single-game record was December 1983, 12. After three overtimes, the Pistons defeated the Nuggets 13:186, with a total score of 184 points.

Yes, you read that right, it's the Nuggets again!It can be said to be the background board with the highest score.

However, if this is the case, after such a score came out, it still caused a lot of discussion from the outside world. While people lamented the high scores of the two teams, they also questioned the Warriors' defense. After all, they were also won by the Bulls in the last game against the Bulls. Scored 116 points.

Regardless of the state of the Warriors' game, they still have two straight victories.

And for the players of the two teams, tonight's game can be described as a data explosion.

Among them, Li Weisi scored 32 points and 18 assists, but he was still not the team's scoring leader, and he didn't even rank in the top three.

The Warriors' Mullin had the highest score in this game, scoring 38 points, 5 assists and 9 rebounds.

In addition, the Warriors Richmond, Divac, Starks, Petrovic, and Lewis all scored in double figures.

As for the Nuggets, Ulrich scored a team-high 37 points, which can be said to have completely blown Rodman and Divac.

In addition, Walter Davis, who came off the bench, was still alive and scored 33 points, which was also amazing.

In addition, the other four starters of the Nuggets scored in double figures, while none of the substitutes scored in double figures except Davis.

It can also be seen from this that the hard power of the Nuggets is indeed not as good as the Warriors. It is a pity that the Warriors were forced to this level by relying on the explosion of the whole team. Unfortunately, because there is no superstar who gave the final blow, it is a pity that they lost .

After that, the No. 6 Warriors challenged the Clippers away.

The current Clippers are extremely pitiful, with no draft picks, and the heavily funded "glass combination" Ron Harper and Ralph Sampson are still free from the fight, and there is not even a specific time for their comeback. Such a bleak situation, Sympathetic.

Therefore, in order to express their gratitude and sympathy for the Clippers, the Warriors beat the Clippers 117:109 in this game.

Fortunately, the Clippers will finally have their own first-round pick next year. Looking at it this way, it seems that playing bad is also a good choice. Of course, the Clippers are not playing bad now, but really bad.

In any case, I finally saw a little hope for the dawn, but if the dawn really comes, I am afraid that Sterling will have to sell the team first.

In short, despite the stumbles, the Warriors started the game with a wave of three consecutive victories, which is worth celebrating.

On the contrary, the Bulls actually lost all three games at the beginning of the game. In addition to losing to the Warriors, they lost to the Celtics and Timberwolves one after another. It's like adding a cover to the basket, no matter how hard you shoot, you can't make it.

For a while, the media, which was already full of sloppy attributes, began to clamor again, Jordan's leadership is not good, and the Warriors have no suspense for three consecutive championships this season. The slaps came faster and faster.

(End of this chapter)