Coach Lee

Chapter 742 The Chinese Li who did his best

November passed quickly.

The official gave the best of the month to McGrady of the Wizards and Nash of the Suns.

Nash averaged 19.8 points and 12.2 assists per game. He led the Suns to lead the league's offensive basketball boom.

McGrady averaged 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game. Under the leadership of the MOST combination of him and O'Neal, the Wizards swept the Eastern Conference.

December goes faster, and it will be 12 in a blink of an eye!

The best of the month in the West was given to Kobe and Yao Liang of the Lakers, and the best of the month in the East was given to sophomore Dwyane Wade.

In December, the Suns and Wizards were still hot, but some teams were hotter than them.

Los Angeles Lakers.

Throughout December, the Lakers were undefeated. With the addition of 12 victories in November, they had the second-best winning streak in team history, 11 consecutive victories! Fourth longest winning streak in NBA history

排在前面的是湖人队71-72赛季的33连胜，第二是雄鹿队71年的20连胜，第三是公牛95-96年的18连胜，

The Lakers directly put the current 13-game winning streak of the Suns and the 9-game winning streak of the Wizards under their pressure.

The performance of the drug group is more and more satisfying.

The players of the Lakers also have a high desire to fight, and their competitive state is very good.

The Lakers directly became the league's biggest favorite to win the championship.

The Suns and Wizards followed suit.

Unlike the fiery competitive state of all teams in the league, the Denver Nuggets follow their own rhythm.

There are wins and losses.

Currently, the Nuggets are 16-13, ranking eighth in the Western Conference, mid-level.

For such a record and ranking, the Nuggets are very Buddhist.

The players are in no hurry, the coaches are not in a hurry, and the fans are not in a hurry.Everyone has confidence in the team.

Even the big-mouthed Barkley stopped questioning Li Nan's ability to lead the team.

However, the beginning of January of the new year is very unfriendly to the Nuggets. Many media people and experts also don't pay attention to the Nuggets.

On New Year's Day, the Nuggets' opponent is the 17-game winning streak Lakers!

Back to back, on January 1, the Nuggets' opponent is the 2-game winning streak of the Suns!

After that, on January 1, the Nuggets will start their road trip, playing the Wizards, Nets, Pistons, and Pacers in a row.

6 consecutive games, all strong enemies!

Visually, the Nuggets, who have lost two games in a row, are about to suffer an eight-game losing streak!
The Nuggets are about to be beaten into salted fish.

Many experts also stood up to watch the show.

"0-8, China's Li Dingfeng is no longer."

"Leading the team with a single core, the Chinese Li alone cannot support it."

"It is impossible for Chinese Li to win the championship by himself."

Many media outlets have prepared press releases.

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In Los Angeles, Li Nan received a call from Nuggets general manager Vince.

"Li, I need to ask you something."

"Okay, Vince, you're welcome, we're all on our own."

Li Nan has said so, Manager Vince is naturally not being polite.

"Lee, here's the thing."

Li Nan was also slightly surprised when he heard what Manager Vince said on the other end of the phone.

"The All-Star Game? In our Denver? Let me promote it? It's not necessary, is it?"

"No, no, Li, you watched all the All-Star games in the past few years. It was very lively, but it didn't get better every year. It was very embarrassing to watch."

"Vince, I actually have a little idea."

"Well, you said."

"In this way, we will develop a new project to allow more people to participate in the All-Star Game"

"Well, Li, your suggestion is very good. I will respond to it. However, this is a matter of publicity~"

"give it to me."

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Then, surprisingly, on New Year's Day at the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets won.

114-100
The 17-game winning streak and the high morale of the Lakers was severely trampled by the Nuggets, and the winning streak came to an abrupt end!

After the game, media reporters also photographed Li Nan, who scored a game-high 50 points, comfortingly holding Kobe and saying a lot.

The next day, the Nuggets flew to Phoenix.

130-115
The Nuggets have won again!

The Suns' 13-game winning streak also came to an end.

The offense of the Suns is crazy, but today, the offense of the Nuggets is stronger than that of the Suns.The fast break is faster than the Suns, and the three-pointers are more accurate than the Suns. The Suns are like a younger brother today.

After the game, the reporter took photos. Li Nan, who scored 52 points, hugged Nash and said a lot of comforting words. He also took photos of Li Nan patting Nash's butt, and Nash nodded repeatedly.

After winning the top two in the Western Conference back to back and interrupting their winning streak, the Nuggets also have the title of record terminator.

However, the record-breaker's journey is not over yet.

114-98, the Nuggets beat the mighty Wizards in the East by 16 points in an away game.

MOST combination, Tracy McGrady 44 points, O'Neal 28 points.

But for the Nuggets, Li Nan scored 50 points, plus four teammates scored in double figures.

O'Neill and McGrady are indeed strong, but they are just the two of them.

After the game, Li Nan and McGrady also talked shoulder to shoulder for a while.

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106-89, 17 points to beat the Nets of the Four Musketeers.

In this game, the Nuggets guards implemented a battle plan against the old-fashioned Kidd.Under Payton's guidance, the guards restricted Kidd, the core of the Suns, to play. The Nets only rely on personal offense and are not the opponents of the Nuggets at all.

Kidd's shooting percentage was very ugly, 12%, and only scored 5 points.Nowitzki 16 points, Carter 14 points, Jefferson 12 points

Li Nan scored 50 points!More than the four musketeers combined.

After the game, Li Nan hugged Nowitzki, hugged Carter, and said a lot of words.

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99-90, the Nuggets won the Indiana Pacers.

Without Stephen Jackson, the Pacers did not have the Palace of Auburn Hills incident, Artest and O'Neal were not suspended, and the Pacers are still extremely strong.

It's just that when Artest met the guy whose ribs were broken by him, he suddenly couldn't be strong.

In the whole game, Li Nan scored 51 points under the defensive giant Artest's "strict defense"!
The Nuggets easily took a win away from Indiana.

After the game, Li Nan had a good talk with Artest.

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70-65, the Nuggets beat the Pistons by 5 points.

This is a defensive battle between the Nuggets and the Pistons!
In the end, it was the Nuggets' zone defense that was even better.

After the game, Li Nan walked shoulder to shoulder with former teammates Billups, Hamilton, and Ben Wallace into the player tunnel
The record-breaker Nuggets won all the top teams in the East and West.

In the 6 games, everyone saw a Chinese Li who did his best.

Li Nan averaged 45.6 points per game. Except for the Pistons, he scored 5+ in the other 50 games.

It turns out that the Nuggets can win!

The Nuggets' six-game winning streak also slapped someone in the face.

"China Li is telling some people that his ability to lead the team is not weak at all!"

"Why is Barkley's face swollen?"

"The Nuggets rank at least the top three in winning the championship!"

Barkley was frequently quoted in various media reports, and Barkley's face on TV did look more swollen and fatter.

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Some media people also noticed that Li Nan talked happily with his opponents after each game. Afterwards, some reporters interviewed the parties separately.

Why are they still so "happy" after losing the game?
Then, everyone's answers were very consistent:
Kobe: "Because we made a bet before the game. If we lose the game, then I will participate in this year's Denver All-Star Game dunk contest."

Nash: ".Skills contest."

McGrady: ".Slam Dunk Contest!"

Carter: ".Slam Dunk Contest!"

Nowitzki: ".Three-point contest!"

Hamilton: ".Three-point contest!"

Only then did everyone realize that the winning streak of the Nuggets was just an advertisement!

At this time, Li Nan also published the latest news on Facebook:
"Welcome to the Denver All-Star Game!"

(End of this chapter)