"Crazy! They're all crazy! The whole fucking bunch of lunatics!"

At the end of the first quarter, Wang Zelin returned to the bench, and when he thought about two rough men with dark skins, he had to pester him for 12 minutes...

Ah, I'm dirty!

In fact, it's not that exaggerated. The main reason is that the Nuggets' strategy to deal with themselves is too good.

At the end of the quarter, he was not given a single opportunity to play in the low post. As soon as they received the ball, McGee and Fadry smelled shit and rushed over like hungry wolves.

Wait, this description doesn’t seem very friendly.

However, he no longer cares about so much: the routine in the city is too dirty, and he wants to return to the countryside.

Unlike Wang Zelin, who looked doubtful that life was different, Yi Jianlian, who was smiling crazily the whole time, was talking to himself:

"Hey! I'm hit!"

"Hey! I got hit again!"

"Damn it! I actually scored 7 points in a single quarter..."

Returning to his position, Yi Jianlian still looked at his hands in disbelief and almost couldn't help but want to utter a rant.

At 22:16, the Trail Blazers took the lead in the first quarter.

Among them, Yi Jianlian made 3 of 5 field goals and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring a game-high 8 points and 1 rebound.

Players with shooting ability play in Wang Zelin's first team. It's so exciting that no one can resist this temptation.

In just one session, Yi Jianlian was well fed and his face glowed brightly when he met everyone.

Nuggets dugout.

"Coach, do you want to continue?"

Fadri said gloomily.

Also, he couldn't be happier when he didn't score a single point in a single quarter, but his opponent scored 8 points.

"continue!"

Brian Shaw is confident and his confident smile has infected every Nuggets player.

They are miserable!

I encountered George Karl who was like a black-faced god before. He didn't necessarily smile a few times throughout the year. He was very strict in training and lenient in his management off the field.

As a result, although he is one of the few coaches in the NBA who has won 1,000 wins, this stubborn old man has never won the hearts of the team.

The new head coach Brian Shaw is different. He is funny off the court and jokes with the players from time to time. His speeches seem to have a magical power that always makes the players forget their worries.

Although he is also very demanding during training, he can't help but speak nicely.

Therefore, sometimes if you adopt different methods, you are likely to reap completely different fruits.

Beep~~~

The second quarter begins.

Watching the players take the field one by one with a smile on his face, Brian Shaw's smile disappeared.

Brian Shaw, who has a smart brain, is not only eloquent, but also understands the laws of basketball games, so he can gain the trust of the team owner and serve as the head coach of the Nuggets.

As early as the beginning of the season, the team management issued an order: If you can make it to the playoffs, do it; if you can't, do it as soon as possible.

After playing 5 games, the team is obviously heading down the path of failure.

If they choose poorly at this time, the Nuggets are likely to get a good draft pick in next June's draft, which will increase their chances of winning the big prize.

But Brian Shaw did not agree with this arrangement.

One is because he led the team to lose when he first arrived, which gave him a bad reputation.

Secondly, he is a typical person who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.

Brian Shaw was able to play from 1988 to the 2002~2003 season of the new century precisely because of his perseverance and never-give-up mentality. After first playing for 6 teams, he finally assisted the OK combination in the Los Angeles Lakers and won three titles.

A championship ring.

Because of his excellent eloquence and outgoing personality, he is regarded as a close friend by Shaquille O'Neal.

This shows how remarkable this person is as a person.

But it was his decision that laid the foundation for his subsequent dismissal from get out of class.

This season, because Brian Shaw refused to play badly, the Nuggets' record in the first two months was pretty good, and they even had a 7-game winning streak, giving the management hope of the playoffs.

But not long after, the Nuggets suffered another eight-game losing streak, and their hope for the playoffs was far away. At this time, they wanted to earn a good pick by playing poorly, but they could no longer catch up with the Cavaliers, Bucks, 75-man Magic, etc.

He ruined the pace of the team and the management wanted to kill him.

Although he obviously doesn't have the strength, he still wants to prove himself.

Without Brian Shaw's operation, the Nuggets would be stuck in the league's awkward position for the next two years.

Let's show off, they have some strength.

Let's not show off. A record of more than 30 wins is okay in the Eastern Conference, but if we want to grab a playoff spot in the Western Conference, our strength is still a bit lacking.

Two years were wasted in such an inexplicable way. When the players could no longer tolerate losing and could no longer accept Brian Shaw's empty promise, conflicts naturally arose.

At that time, the Nuggets management also had an excuse to dismiss him.

Now when Brian Shaw is still very proud, he still wants his players to give it a try even if they are facing the Trail Blazers, who he knows are invincible.

The price is nothing more than consuming the players' trust in the new coach in advance.

Both sides played half a quarter as substitutes, and the main players came on in the second half.

Needless to say, the Nate Robinson introduced by the Nuggets management this year does have something to offer, and he did a pretty good job as a bench thief.

He led the bench to score 16 points in half a quarter. He made 3 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and 1 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 9 points and 2 rebounds.

At 31:29, the Trail Blazers fell behind by one point.

The elderly Garnett came to the Devils' home court, obviously feeling a little unwell, as did first-year Adams, whose inside line was broken into pieces.

Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian continue to play together.

Trail Blazers offense.

This time, Wang Zelin took the ball from a high position, making his opponents afraid to double-team wildly.

The defender was still McGee, with his two long arms always touching each other, forcing Wang Zelin to hit high.

Suddenly, his left hand pressed against McGee in front of him, his right arm grabbed the ball and raised it high, he jumped decisively and made a straight-arm jump shot.

As his fame grew, his precise straight-arm jump shot became a mark of Wang Zelin.

Although he prefers to attack the frame and is not very useful for straight-arm jump shots, this does not mean that his lethality is not enough!

A mid-range shooting ability of 88 and a long-range shooting ability of 62 can even allow him to reach the three-point line. His attack range covers the entire three-point line, and his straight-arm jump shot is very sudden. If used by top players, it is even better than that of outside players.

Dry pulling is not easy to prevent.

Mikey jumped a little, half a beat too late, and didn't cover it.

"boom!"

The ball hit the backboard first, and then...

"Whoosh!"

Bounce into the net.

At 31:31, the Trail Blazers tied the score.

Wang Zelin spread his hands coolly: "Is this the only level of your defense? If so, then you should watch my performance carefully!"

"..."

McGee was silent and lowered his head to pick up the ball.

Nuggets offense.

Ty Lawson quickly dribbled the ball a few times and entered breakthrough mode, bursting past Lillard like a black lightning.

"Clang!"

It's a pity that Wang Zelin stepped forward quickly and was too honest to hit the south side.

Yi Jianlian protected the rebound and passed the ball to the nearest Batum.

Batum's offense is not weak, and the Nuggets have no players on the wing who can guard him. In this game, he has more independent offensive rights than before.

The Nuggets’ current lineup on the court:

Point guard Ty Lawson, guard Randy Foye, small forward JJ Hickson, power forward Anthony Randolph, center JaVale McGee.

In the battle between former teammates, Batum showed no mercy. After seeing through Hickson's lack of lateral speed, he was beaten by Hickson while holding the ball.

Just like that, he advanced to the mid-range. Batum shook his shoulders to the right and tried to turn over to the left in preparation for a jump shot.

Hickson stabilized his center of gravity on the first shot and didn't miss anything. He waited until Batum turned over on the second shot before jumping to block the shot! He was still thinking to himself: This fake move is too bad!
To be continued...