Coach Lee

Chapter 780 All-Star Game: 03vs96
Although they won the Lakers and Cavaliers, the Nuggets did not rise, they just couldn't do it.

The continuous failure of the Nuggets has also confirmed Barkley's crow's mouth name again.

In 2009, the failure of the Nuggets continued, and they sat firmly in the number one position!
Kobe and Yao Liang's Lakers ranked first in the league,

Zhu Fangyu and James' Cavaliers are second in the league
The third is the Celtics of the Big Three.

The fourth is the Eagles led by Wang Dazhi

The fifth is the Bobcats where Paul and Yi Jianlian are.

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It's been a fantastic NBA season!

However, without the Nuggets, it always feels like something is missing.

I am used to seeing the invincible basketball of the Nuggets last year, and then I saw the Lakers and Cavaliers this year.It always feels like something is missing.

Although I don't want to mention the Nuggets, the Lakers and Cavaliers are always compared with the Nuggets.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Then, there are some media people who are guessing what the Nuggets think.

Training newcomers is sure to train newcomers.

However, if they continue to lose like this, the Nuggets really have no chance in the playoffs.

Are the Nuggets just giving up?
Some people think: "The Nuggets have made a lot of money over the years, and they don't care about a playoff gain or loss."

Some people think: "This is the championship background of the Nuggets, what they think is the future."

Some people also think: "The Nuggets are aiming for the No. [-] pick in next year's draft!"

And Barkley popped up again.Different, Barkley still insists on his persistence!
"In the second half of the season, the Nuggets will definitely rise. Lee has been in the league for 13 years, and he never missed the playoffs in the first 12 seasons! I believe in Lee, and I believe in the Nuggets!"

However, TNT's veteran groom Albert expressed his opinion at this time: "Lee is now enjoying the game! Victory in the game is easy for Li. He doesn't pursue these things, he pursues his own happiness!"

Each statement is very plausible, and the old groom's statement is even more intriguing.

Enjoy the game and don't care about winning or losing?

Someone deliberately studied each of Li Nan's games, and then they found that Li Nan played every game very seriously and enjoyed himself.Although every game is faced with heavy interceptions from the opponent, Li Nan really played very relaxed and enjoyed it!
Although the Nuggets are losing, some people feel uncomfortable seeing Li Nan in such a state.

Of course, some people said that Li Nan was just forcing a smile on his face...

There was a lot of public opinion, and the 08-09 season came to the All-Star Weekend.

This year's vote leader is Kobe Bryant, who is in the limelight, with 280 million votes.

No.2 is the little emperor James, with 260 million votes.

Li Nan received 200 million votes, which was lower than Yao Liang's 210 million, ranking only sixth in the league.Of course, he is still the All-Star Game starter.

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The 09 All-Star Game was held in Phoenix.

Fan Carnival, Celebrity Tournament, NBDL DreamWorks, Rookie Tournament, Individual Tournament...

This All-Star game is quite lively.

On February 2, the last day of the All-Star Weekend, the All-Star Game.

Eastern team starters:
Paul, Wade, James, Bosh, Howard
West starters:
Nash, Kobe, Li Nan, Duncan, Yao Liang.

This year's All-Star Game is like the 03 vs. 96.

In the first half,
The young people in the class of 03 are more good at playing, all kinds of indiscriminate bombing, all kinds of flying and escaping.Their desire to express is very strong.Especially James, he seems to want to win today's MVP trophy very much, and he is very active.

As for the western team, everyone played a little slack.For them, this All-Star game is actually a vacation.During the various bombings of the Eastern Army, they played casually, and as soon as they came over, it was a three-pointer, regardless of what was there or not.

Soon, the head coach of the Western team couldn't stand it anymore, and quickly replaced Roy, Arenas, and Stoudemire on the bench.

With young people playing, the two sides finally fought back and forth.Both sides contributed wonderful performances.

Unexpectedly, in the second half, especially in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, after a timeout, both sides changed the state of the game very tacitly.

The game suddenly became tense.

Really hit!

In the last 5 minutes, the two sides 120-120, the same starting line, the two sides began to compete.

The Celtics' Big Three connected, and Pierce picked and rolled Garnett in a high position.

With the help of cover, Pierce directly killed Stoudemire's defense and went in.Facing West's supplementary defense, Pierce passed the ball without looking at anyone, and passed it directly to Ray Allen at a 45-degree angle.

Ray Allen caught and shot.

Three points!

The western team's quick serve and counterattack came immediately.

Roy took the ball in the backcourt and soared quickly.

On the other side, Arenas and Roy went hand in hand, and the two small ones quickly shot towards the backcourt of the Eastern team.

Roy dribbled past Iverson with a back dribble. When Ray Allen came up to defend, Roy directly passed the ball to Arenas.

Arenas received the ball at a 45-degree angle, took advantage of the situation, and directly challenged Pierce's defense.

Pierce is one of the best defensive small forwards in the league today, and it's not easy to score from him.

However, Arenas was not afraid at all,
"I don't even care about Brother Li, let alone you?"

Fast forward, half a meter away from Pierce, a right-to-left crotch, the ball hit the left hand, Arenas took advantage of the situation and turned left.With just such a light step, Pierce missed half a body.

Keep rushing forward.

Pierce was on the side, Arenas repeated the same trick, a right-to-left crotch dribble, the ball reached the left hand, Arenas took advantage of the trend, turned around left, bounced directly to the ground, and made a fallback jumper !
Pierce originally thought that Arenas was going to drill in, but who knows that he actually withdrew out. A little slower, Pierce still tried his best to reach out and pounce.

It's slow.

One step at a time, one step at a time!

Defense is what it is, passive!
The basketball flew over Pierce's head to the hoop.

Arenas didn't even look at it, and ran back directly.

After a while,
Whoosh!
Straightforward goal.

Pierce turned a blind eye to the flamboyant Arenas.

The fans at the scene gave thunderous applause and cheers to the confident general Arenas.

"Wow!!!"

The game continues.

Both sides come and go.Whether it is offense or defense, both sides played extraordinarily seriously.The score was also very tight.

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In the last 3 minutes, the score of the two sides was 130-130, and the two sides suddenly changed the lineup on the field.

Western All-Stars:
Kobe, Li Nan, Duncan, O'Neal, Yao Ming,
Eastern All-Stars:
Paul, Wade, James, Anthony, Bosh,

The Three Horror Giants vs. The Five Dead Little Ones!

The Eastern team took the lead in launching its own offense.

In the positional battle, five players from the Eastern team settled outside the three-point line.

The western troops couldn't defend against it at all, and they seemed to have no plans to defend against it at all.It is to stand up to his own 2-3 zone defense, and the defense on the outside depends entirely on the two small men Li Nan and Kobe.

With the lineup of the Western team, it will be troublesome to defend the perimeter.

Guide the ball, guide the ball, guide the ball.

Just three or two hits, and the East team immediately had a chance.

James!
James gets the ball from outside the three-point line.

Then, everyone saw that none of the three great masters on the inside moved. Li Nan and Kobe on the outside also guarded Wade one by one, and defended Anthony by the other. They turned out to be completely empty of James.

"LeBron, come on!"

Many fans at the scene were cheering for James, but James frowned.

"Damn it! How dare you underestimate me!"

Seeing Kobe and Li Nanruo's seemingly innocent smiles, James also gritted his teeth.

This ball must be thrown!

Although James knows that his three-pointer has yet to be developed, but this ball must be shot!
Bang bang bang, after a few dribbles on the spot, under the attention of the audience, James made a jumper.

The shot was right on.

"Tell you to underestimate me, today I want to let you know how good my three-pointer is!"

James' shooting hand is still high in the air.

However, this ball is,

""

Big hollow outside the basket!
"Oh~~~"

There were sighs at the scene, but of course some people laughed happily, such as O'Neill, Li Nan, and Kobe on the field.

"Hahaha~~~"

The attack of the eastern army failed, and the attack of the western army is coming.

"Guys, come on!"

Li Nan slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, and with one move, the three insiders entered the Eastern team's restricted area.

Card slot, card slot, card slot!

The Eastern Troops are too small to hold up at all.

Li Nan lobbed the ball, this time directly to Yao Liang.

Yao Liang squeezed James, arched once, arched twice.

oops~
James bounced off and retreated.

Yao Liang jumped up easily, dunked the ball with one arm, and pushed the ball into the basket.

"Wow!!!"

The league's No. [-] center, playing a short small forward, even if James is such an excellent small forward, he still has no resistance.

"Sigh~~~"

James rubbed his chest under the basket, feeling a little stuffy.But he still encouraged his teammates.

"It's okay, they only have the inside line, we will directly defeat them from the outside line!"

The Eastern youngsters did exactly that.

This time, James and Bosh pick and roll, one set and one roll, James hits the three-point line, and when Yao Liang blocks it, James directly distributes the ball to Anthony in the corner.

Anthony raised his hand and fell!
Three point hit!

Turn around.

This time, Li Nan gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe lobbed the ball to O'Neal inside.

O'Neal squeezed Bosh.Bosh was arched for a while, and then pulled with his hands. He didn't pull the ball off, so Bosh had to get out of the way quickly.

O'Neill jumped up, boom!

The brutal dunk always feels like the basket will be broken by him.

"Wow!"

The fans at the scene also exclaimed!

O'Neill is so old, but he is still so cruel.No wonder the Suns are willing to give an annual salary of 2000 million.

However, O'Neal just scored a goal, and the Eastern team directly served the ball quickly.

Fight back!

The three big players in the western army can't keep up!

2 against 4!

Paul took the lead and advanced in the middle. Just after halftime, Li Nan and Kobe, who were still in front of them, suddenly turned their heads and shot back.

Double team!

Paul hurriedly hugged the ball.

Dodging to the left and dodging to the right, Paul was almost yanked away by Li Nan and Kobe directly from his arms several times.

Obviously the three of James are nearby, but Paul just can't pass it on.

"Chris!"

When Paul was in danger, James' voice came.

Paul was a little careless, and four more hands were placed on the basketball.

beep!
It's a scrimmage!
To Kobe and Paul!

There is no accident in this scramble, it is definitely the Western team's.

"yeah!"

Li Nan and Kobe smiled at each other and clapped hands in celebration.

"Nice! Dude!"

"Happy cooperation, hahaha!"

Paul and the others rolled their eyes.

"Old man, what is your ability to bully young people!"

Then, in the mid-circle scrimmage, Kobe unsurprisingly pulled the ball back from above Paul's head.

Li Nan grasped it firmly.

Another half-court battle for the West.

This time, with the help of Duncan's pick-and-roll, Li Nan went in.

Directly hitting the ground and passing the ball, Duncan took advantage of the situation and dunked successfully on top of Wade's head!

Don't take it too easy!
Afterwards, Yao Liang and O'Neal made an internal pass. O'Neal dunked brutally again, and Bosh was dunked one by one, and everyone flew out.

boom!O'Neill dunks again.

Whoosh!Yao Liang turned over and hit a jumper.

bang!Duncan made a mid-range hit.

The three giants of the Western Army casually knocked out the Eastern Army on the inside.The Eastern Force was completely unable to stop it.Even if the big men Howard and Garnett were replaced, there was still no way to stop the inside line.The inside line of the West team is too strong.

Moreover, the defense of the two outside guys in the Western team is even more uncomfortable.

Several times the East team played fast breaks, but they were abruptly defended by Kobe and Li Nan.

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boom!
As O'Neal sent an lob pass to Kobe at the last moment, Kobe lobbed a dunk.This game is over.

Beep beep beep!
138-150
In the last 3 minutes, the Western team scored 10 of 10 without conceding a goal and scored 20 points.With such terrifying efficiency, they can score 80 points in one game!
Horror!
The East team is even more miserable.In the last 3 minutes, he scored 8 of 3 and scored 8 points.Originally, I wanted to make a surprise small lineup, but it failed!It doesn't matter if you don't make a three-pointer, and there is no chance inside, and the fast break is still defended by two people.

Really embarrassing!

This year's AMVP was finally given to Kobe's predecessor and current, Yao Liang and O'Neal!
姚亮12中10得到了24分8篮板，奥尼尔13中9得到了24分。

This award is also very meaningful.

The league is now showing signs of drying up for such a traditional big center.

The league hopes to let everyone see the terrifying strength of the big center through this All-Star.

No matter how accurate the small lineup is on the outside, it can't match the destructive power of the terrifying giants on the inside.

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After the All-Star Game, all teams began to attack.

The Lakers, Cavaliers, Celtics, Eagles, Suns, and Mavericks all stepped up their horsepower to hit higher rankings.

The Bobcats are not so lucky.

Because of Paul's accidental injury and being reimbursed for the season, the Bobcats, which were originally very strong, suddenly became a broken kite.

Bobcats rely too much on Paul.

Now the outside line is not good enough, and Yi Jianlian inside has become the target of public criticism and is frequently taken care of.Although Allen played a decent average of 25+8 per game, it is a bit worse than the 28+12 when Paul was there before.

It's going to be tough for the Bobcats to make it to the playoffs this season.

The management of the Bobcats seems to have made a decision and directly chose to give up this season. They seem to want to find a treasure in the draft.

And many people set their sights on the Nuggets.

They all, like Barkley, thought the Nuggets would start to fight back.

however,
No!

The Nuggets don't have the slightest idea of ​​resurging.

lose!Lose again!
Even if Li Nan scored 50 points sometimes, the Nuggets couldn't win.

Some people think, "Li Nan's peak has passed, and he is no longer the former Li."

Some people think, "The management of the Nuggets has chosen too badly this time, which is the reason why the Nuggets can't go further."

Some people saw another point, "The Nuggets are definitely losing on purpose. Lee shoots three-pointers every game, enjoying the game, and not really pursuing victory. So, they are aiming at this year's No. [-] pick signed."

Finally, this point of view has been recognized by many people.

The Nuggets are playing badly on purpose!

If a team wants to rise and rise quickly, it is very important to get talented rookies in the draft.If it is selected, it will be more than 10 years of glory!
But, who is the Nuggets draft target?
Everyone recognizes the Nuggets' draft ability.

Wang Dazhi, Hamilton, Michael Reed, Arenas, Morris Williams, Blake, Tony Allen, Dior, Wu You…

Regardless of whether it is the first round or the second round, the Nuggets have a particularly good vision for drafting. Of course, their ability to cultivate rookies is even stronger.

Just look at Milicic.The rookie who was abandoned by the Pistons has now returned to the Pistons and has become the new king there.

So, who is the rookie in 09 worthy of the Nuggets' poor performance?
Physically talented Oklahoma student, Blake Griffin?
Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio?
Tanzanian giant center, Hashim Thabeet, known as Yao Liang in Africa?
Arizona State's James Harden?

Tyreke Evans of the University of Memphis?
Davidson's [-]-point shooter Stephen Curry?

Or is it the Harvard Double Gun King Qi and Jeremy Lin who led Harvard out of the Ivy League and broke into the top 64 of the NCAA?
(End of this chapter)