NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 151 Meeting Delong again!

Presti also expects Paul to enter the second round. Talking about a deal at this time will inevitably lead to chaos. Of course, Presti listened to the offer seriously, which is also showing his attitude. As long as the price is right, he will consider it and hang them.

After experiencing a wave of happy home games, the Hornets ushered in an away trip. There are still three games before the All-Name Game, against the Nuggets, Jazz and Washington Wizards.

The Nuggets traded Anthony this summer and got Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, and Danilo Gallinari. Many people thought that the Nuggets might be in the lottery, but George Karl miraculously brought this team to fifth place in the Western Conference. The team's chemistry was excellent, averaging 107.5 points per game!It can be said to be the pinnacle of the civilian team.

However, the biggest problem with this team is defense. Although they can average 107.5 points per game, they can lose 103 points!And the Hornets' favorite team is a team with insufficient defense. Don't forget, the Hornets can score 109 points now, while only allowing their opponents to score 99.8 points.

Nuggets starters: Ty Lawson, Efflalo, Wilson Chandler, Kenyon Martin, Nene.

Hornets starters: Paul, Bradley, Paul George, Okafor, Whiteside.The reason why David West was not included was that he wanted him to bring a substitute to increase the firepower of the substitute, because the opponent's Gallinari was put on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets played a wave of 12-5 to take the lead. Paul and George hit three-pointers one after another. The Hornets caught up with the score.In the second quarter of the game, the Hornets made a 5-0 lead. Bradley and Paul's three-pointers helped the Thunder open the score. Then Paul singled out Lawson at the top of the arc and hit a three-pointer again. After that, the difference between the two sides came to 3 points. At the end of the quarter, Afflalo made a three-pointer to help the Nuggets narrow the gap. At the end of the first half, the Hornets led by 5 points.

The Hornets still controlled the situation in the second half. After Paul scored 7 points in a row, the Hornets led by 18 points. At the end of the quarter, the Hornets played a wave of 11-0 under the leadership of George. After three quarters, the Hornets had a 26-point lead.In the final quarter, although the Nuggets replaced the main force again, but the point difference was too big before. In the end, the Hornets defeated the Nuggets 113-94.

Paul not only scored 22 points in this game, but also contributed 6 steals. It can be said that Lawson was completely blown away!

On February 2th, the Hornets challenged the Jazz in an away game. This game attracted the attention of many team executives. Since Paul paid, during the 15-game winning streak, the No. 13 positions of the 13 teams he faced can be said to be all blown up. At first glance, it seems that there is no No. 1 position that is Paul's opponent.

But Deron was an accident. Although he played very well in the game, Paul's statistics were much better than Deron's, and he also won the game. However, after replaying the game, many people found that Paul and Deron had very few direct matches.
If in this game, Paul can still win the game steadily like last time, and the matchup is not dominant, then the team managers who are interested in Paul will re-evaluate Paul's value, because before Paul still has opponents who can lower the price.

The Viint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City has always been the league's famous "devil's home court". When Presti led the Thunder last season, he was also the last person to come to this place. This is the plateau home court, and the high-altitude air is thin, which can easily lead to altitude sickness.

Second, the construction of the Weiyingte smart home arena is different from that of ordinary basketball courts. The fans stand is relatively steep, and the players seem to be playing in a deep well. It is so oppressive that the players are very uncomfortable.

Thirdly, the atmosphere of the fans here is very fanatical, and every player of the visiting team who comes here to fight will be booed and abused when they hold the ball, which will affect the performance of their strength.

In this game, the Jazz's starters: Deron Williams, Lagabel, Hayward, Millsap, Al Jefferson!
At the beginning of the game, Presti was given an unexpected surprise. George felt hot today. First, he received a pass from Paul and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc. Then, Millsap missed a throw.
Paul realized that George felt hot today, and he kept creating space for George, and George did not disappoint Paul's feeding the ball again and again. Only in the first quarter, George made 9 of 7 shots, including 5 of 3 three-pointers and scored 17 points.
The overall performance of the Jazz is equally good, especially Deron Williams!The performance in the previous game was completely different. Banks, who defended well in the last game, was completely crushed by Deron this time, and was passed by Deron several times!

Then, Deron used the pick-and-roll to avoid the defender and hit consecutive shots. He scored 15 points and 3 assists in the first quarter! , After the first quarter, the Jazz lead by 3 points.

In the second quarter, both sides played extremely anxiously. Today’s Jeremy Lin’s condition was mediocre. It should be the first time he was in a plateau environment. On the other hand, Ronnie Price felt hot. Therefore, even though the Hornets’ bench lineup was much stronger than the Jazz’s on paper, they did not open the score for a while. At the end of the quarter, George, who was feeling hot, returned to the game and led the bench to a 10-3 lead by 7 points to end the first half.

Entering the second half, the point difference between the two sides was basically maintained at around 7 points. Although Paul's continuous pick-and-roll with Whiteside once opened the point difference to 12 points, the Jazz at the end of the quarter, led by Kirilenko, played a wave of 5-0 approaching the score. After three quarters, the Hornets only led by 7 points.

Entering the last quarter of the game, the two sides replaced all the starters again. The Jazz played a wave of 6-0 to narrow the point difference to 6 points. Deron forced Paul to score 2+1. Hayward made two free throws.
Then Presti replaced Keeson Smith and immediately played a wave of 5-0 to stabilize the situation. Then Deron hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and then Hayward shook Paul George at a critical moment and made a three-point foul. Hayward made three free throws! , the two sides return to the same horizontal line,
Presti immediately suspended!

"Paul's performance against Deron tonight was mediocre, not as good as last time," said David Wesley.

"Haha, let's say it was an accident last time. Deron has scored 29 points and 9 assists, while Paul has only 19 points and 6 assists. The most important thing is that just now Deron beat Paul twice 2+1." Barkley said happily, can you not be happy, and finally hit the mark once.

At this time, Presti was thinking about how to establish Paul's invincible image in the last two points. Deron's state is so good today, which Presti did not expect. Deron's two 2+1s against Paul just now are too impressive.

(End of this chapter)