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Chapter 87. 87. The Most Terrifying Home Stadium in the League——Pepsi Center

On November 11, the entire Lakers team flew to Denver to challenge the Denver Nuggets away!

As the capital and largest city of Colorado, Denver is not only famous for its "altitude", but also a famous food capital.

The Pepsi Center Arena, home of the Nuggets, is known as the home of the devil in the NBA. The altitude of this stadium reaches 1606 meters, which is higher than that of the Energy Center, the home of the Utah Jazz.

Coupled with the crazy fans of the Nuggets, the Nuggets have maintained a high home win rate over the years!
However, the recent situation of the Nuggets is very bad. At the beginning of the new season, there was a 3-game losing streak, and they have only won two games so far. It is still a victory stolen from a weak team!
This season, the Nuggets are full of injuries. Gallinari almost didn't play a game for the Nuggets all season because of the torn cruciate ligament of his left knee!
"Little Potato" is also playing and stopping because of the torn anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee!

JaVale McGee was injured and only played 5 games for a whole season!
Hickson was also reimbursed early due to injury in the second half of the season, and there were also large and small injuries on the bench!
In general, the Nuggets this season have encountered a catastrophic wave of injuries!

This situation directly doomed the tragedy of the Nuggets this season. In the end, the Nuggets ended the regular season with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses. This result ranked fourth in the Northwest Division and 11th in the West. Missed the playoffs again in 9 years!

In fact, starting from the 10-11 season, the Nuggets' tragedy script has been written in advance.

During the offseason, the team management traded the team's core players Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter, and Renardo Balkerman to the Knicks!

Although after this deal, the ranking of the Nuggets did not fall but rose, but because the team did not have a stable superstar, they eventually lost to the Thunder 1-4 in the playoffs and fell in the playoffs again. First round!

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Before the game started, Tang De specifically asked Nao about the situation of the Pepsi Center, home of the Nuggets.

Because although Tang De has been here, he hasn't really played a game here since he traveled here!

After all, Nao Ke has experienced many battles and has encountered all kinds of situations.

Kobe told Tang De that there will definitely be altitude sickness, but this is not the most important thing. The most terrifying thing about the Nuggets is their home atmosphere.

In Kobe's words, the Pepsi Center is the most terrifying home court among all teams in the league!
Kobe has said that, enough to show that the Pepsi Center is so terrifying!
In fact, for the Nuggets, none of their fans do not hate Kobe, their emotion and even hatred for Kobe!
Because the "Eagle County Incident" that was raging that year happened in Denver, and Kobe led the Lakers to eliminate the Nuggets in the semifinals!

So in the eyes of the Nuggets fans, not only is Kobe disgusting to them, what's more, they think that Lakers should be "burned to death"!
Really are.

How much hatred and hatred?

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The Pepsi Center, which can accommodate more than 2 people, is almost full tonight.

There is absolutely nothing to say about the fans of the Nuggets, and even more nothing to say about their loyalty to their home team.

It is normal for them to support the team with a good record, but they can continue to support the team with such a poor record, which is very telling.

"Hi, Don!" To Tang De's surprise, before the start of the game, Lawson, the star of the Nuggets, ran up to say hello to Tang De.

This was something Tang De didn't expect. He knew Lawson well. Although this guy performed well on the field, if he talked about it off the field, he couldn't describe it with a random word!
This guy sticks to everything that can't be touched.

Including when he went to play domestically in the future, he also messed up the team.

But since they all took the initiative to say hello, it seemed a bit bad for Tang De not to respond.

"Hey man, your home fans are really good, I can't breathe with such enthusiasm!"

Tang De said with a haha, but what he said was the truth.

The atmosphere at the Pepsi Center has something to do with it.

"Listen man, I've seen your brilliance highlights on youtube, believe me, it's so cool, you're a big guy who can swing a small guard, so cool!"

While Lawson speaks, his body language is rich.

Americans are all like this, talking and shaking their heads...

"I'll go. Why is this guy bragging about me like that? It doesn't make sense. Could it be that he has predicted that he will go to China to play in the future?"

Tang De laughed in his heart.

It doesn't make sense, aren't the Nuggets and the Lakers sworn enemies?
"You too, your ability to control the court is great!"

After leaving this sentence, Tang De quickly went back to warm up with his teammates before the game.

Tang De understands that tonight's game will definitely be a fierce battle.

Penguin Sports Live.

"Director Zhang, what do you think about tonight's game? Let's talk to the fans together," Wang Meng said.

Weiping: "I don't think the Lakers are easy to play in this game. Although the Lakers' strength on paper, including record, is better than the Nuggets, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the Lakers must not only adapt to altitude sickness, but also Take the pressure from the Pepsi Center fans!"

Yang Yi: "As director Zhang said, the physical problems caused by altitude sickness will be the biggest challenge for the Lakers. In addition, whether the Lakers can limit the connection between Lawson and their insiders is also a big problem!"

Yang Yi's words hit the point. For the Nuggets, their main tactic is the cooperation between Lawson and the inside.

TNT also broadcast the game live. This year, 51 Lakers games were broadcast live across the United States. The number of games ranked first in the entire league, followed by the New York Knicks!
This is the benefit of big cities, no matter how bad the team's record is, there will be no shortage of live broadcasts!
Barkley: "Shaq, please use your sixth sense to predict the trend of this game!"

O'Neill: "Well, what I want to say is that I left my sixth sense in my big villa today!"

Charles: "What are you talking about?"

O'Neill: "Well, I admit that I don't know what the outcome of this game will be. Denver's home court is too unpredictable!"

"And you Kenny?" Barkley continued to ask.

"I don't know, but tonight is not an easy game for the Lakers. It mainly depends on the performance of Tang and Hassan. If these two guys can defend well, the Lakers will be easier to play!"

Under the crazy sound of Pepsi Center, Baibian and Faried walked towards the middle circle...

(End of this chapter)