NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 214 The All-Star Weekend Is Coming

After returning from the second half, the two sides sent a substitute lineup to continue the contest.

This season, from the perspective of the lineup, the Nuggets are not only reasonable but also very strong, but they are currently only ranked seventh in the Western Conference, and there is only one win gap between the Grizzlies who are ranked eighth in the Western Conference.

It is because the Nuggets do not have a strong candidate on the bench who can lead the team to grab points.

This allows the Nuggets to rely more on the main lineup, resulting in a very high average playing time of the main lineup.

In the second quarter, due to the Nuggets' inside twin towers Kenyon Martin and Camby, they can complement each other to the maximum in style.

So both are usually on and off at the same time.

On the inside of the bench, the Nuggets sent Nene to play. Nene also had to play on the bench because of the joining of Kenyon Martin this season.

And the average playing time per game has been further compressed. So far this season, Nene has averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game.

It can also be regarded as one of the few candidates who can contribute to the Nuggets bench.

Nene is an inside player who likes to attack from the middle distance, but his defense is biased.

In his 17-year career in his previous life, Nene has only averaged more than one blocked shots per game in three seasons.

Facing Nene's defense, Jefferson asked his teammates for the ball, and tried to force him many times in the low post one-on-one.

But this game may have been too bad luck. Several times the ball was steadily scored, and finally turned out of the basket.

Instead, the Bobcats are still on par with the Nuggets in the second team.

Failed to take advantage of this opportunity to further expand the score, as the main lineups of both sides gradually returned to the field at the end of the second quarter.

At halftime, the Bobcats were at home:

49:48
Leading the Nuggets by one point, the two sides ended the contest in the first half.

After returning in the second half, the Bobcats significantly increased their offensive threat.

And gradually found the feeling outside the three-point line.

Kevin Martin made three three-pointers in a single quarter, helping the Bobcats stop the Nuggets twice.

At the end of the three quarters, the Bobcats ended with:

79:75
Leading the Nuggets by four points, ready to enter the fourth quarter.

After returning from the fourth quarter, Kevin Martin still continued his touch. In the fourth quarter, he personally took over the game and completely staged a personal heroism.

It may also be before the All-Star rookie game to prove to the league how wrong it is not to invite him to the rookie list.

In the fourth quarter, Martin made 11 of [-] shots in a single quarter, [-] of [-] from beyond the three-point line, and scored [-] points.

Help the Bobcats all game with:

109:102
A seven-point victory over the Denver Nuggets.

While helping the team win two consecutive victories again, it also improved the team's record to 22 wins and 24 losses.

Further shortened the distance with the Cavaliers in front of him.

Throughout the game, the Bobcats were able to beat the Nuggets at home, thanks to Kevin Martin.

马丁出场32分钟，17投13中，三分线外8中6，罚球7中6，砍下了38分3篮板4助攻的数据。

The 38 points not only created Martin's personal career scoring high, but also created a personal scoring record in the history of the Bobcats.

Let the Bobcats home fans eat a big reassurance.

Because the Bobcats not only showed the strength of hitting the playoffs this season, but also fully demonstrated the potential of this team to the fans, making them believe that everything is possible in the future.

And what's interesting is that Kevin Martin's six three-pointers in the game all came from the second half.

Throughout the first half, Martin's scoring methods all came from the mid-range inside and the killing after fouling.

Mo Williams, another player in the double shot in the backcourt, is also remarkable in this game.

全场比赛出场了30分钟，13投6中，三分线外9中3，拿下了15分4篮板2助攻的数据。

Especially in the offensive firepower in the first half, he helped the Bobcats to bite the score, which ushered in the outbreak of Kevin Martin in the second half.

Gerald Wallace, the only player on the team who is expected to be selected as an All-Star, feels a bit cold in this game.

It may also be because Kenyon, Martin, and Wallace lost too much advantage in terms of the speed they are proud of.

Coupled with the poor touch outside the three-point line, Wallace only made 33 of 11 shots in the 3 minutes he played in this game, and 4 of 0 from beyond the three-point line. In addition, he made 3 of 2 free throws and barely scored 8 points.

And this season, since Wallace was listed as the core of the team by Liu Rui, there are only a handful of games where he failed to score in double figures in a single game.

Fortunately, although Wallace only contributed 8 points on the offensive end, he still has 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.

Even though he didn't feel good on the offensive end, on the court, Wallace still used his own way to help the team win the game.

Before the All-Stars came, everyone worked together to defend the victory at home.

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April 2

The All-Star weekend is coming as scheduled, and on the first day, the league will stage a rookie challenge.

The rookie challenge at this time is still a duel between a first-year rookie and a second-year rookie.

This time the Bobcats can be described as a bumper harvest. In this rookie challenge, a total of ten players were selected from the first-year rookies, of which the Bobcats occupied three places.

The starting lineup for the first-year rookie game is:
Howard, Okafor, Josh Smith, Ben Gordon, Harris.

Ariza, Al Jefferson, Tony Allen, Luol Deng, and Iguodala will come off the bench.

The starters for the Sophomore Rookie Tournament are:
Boss, Anthony, James, Wade, Hinrich.

Haslem, Josh Howard, Kaufol, Ridnour, and Kaman will come off the bench.

Bobcats has three rookie players selected for this Rookie Challenge, as the head coach of the team, of course Liu Rui came to the scene to watch.

But unexpectedly, besides Liu Rui, there were two people sitting beside Liu Rui.

Limia and Ivanka.

Naturally, no one was too surprised by Limia's arrival. With such a tense season, the All-Star Weekend was a rare time for Liu Rui to be free.

Since we are going out to play, we naturally have to take the little one out to breathe.

As for Ivanka, it was Liu Rui who took the initiative to call to invite her.

Liu Rui knew that Ivanka would take a break during the weekend, and before that, Ivanka made a special trip to San Antonio to watch her game.

Although later, I invited him to a meal, but it was more like offering flowers to Buddha.

The reborn Liu Rui has two lives, no matter how low his EQ is, he knows that girls can't always call and invite them out.

It's rare to be free during the All-Star Weekend. Anyway, it's all about relaxing and playing, and with a fluke mentality, Liu Rui called Ivanka...

(End of this chapter)