Defending champion

Chapter 66

Denver's game against the Hornets went on as scheduled.

"The game has officially started. Ladies and gentlemen, let's cheer for our home team players with the most enthusiastic applause!" Danny John, the ball commentator at the scene, explained very excitedly.

It can be seen that Danny John likes this job very much.Danny John is a loyal Denver Nuggets fan.It can be seen from the No. 15 Nuggets jersey he wears.Danny has been struggling in this position for more than 40 years.

The Hornets have just arrived in the Denver plateau, and they are not very adapted to the plateau climate here.The Hornets didn't score in the first two possessions of the game.The Nuggets seized these two opportunities and immediately launched a fast break counterattack.

After Denver center Marcus Camby got the rebound inside, Marcus Camby immediately found their point guard Andre Miller.Andre Miller saw that the Hornets' defense was not in time, and after receiving a pass from Marcus Camby, he immediately launched a fast break.

Except for Marcus Camby, the Denver Nuggets' players rushed towards the Hornets' defensive camp like tigers coming out of the mountain.

Johnson, Carmelo Anthony, and Nene rushing forward formed a three-man fast-break lineup.The Hornets' defense was not timely enough and was chased by the Nuggets.

Andre Miller handed the ball to Johnson, who was about to go down. After Johnson took the ball, he didn't stay in his hand too much, and threw the ball directly to the basket.

Carmelo Anthony pops out of nowhere and catches a pass from Johnson in the air.Without staying too much in the air, he just threw the ball into the air.Denver pulled off a very nice fast break.

"Carmelo...Anton...Ni!" Danny John deliberately pulled Anthony's name away and read it out loud.

The passion of the fans at the scene was also ignited by Anthony's alley-oop.Denver fans are cheering for themselves.

After the Hornets failed to score in the previous two attacks, as the leader of the team, Chris Paul immediately stood up.

Paul received a pass from his teammates at the top of the three-point arc. At this time, Andre Miller did not post it to defend Paul, because Andre Miller felt that defending Paul's breakthrough was more important than his shooting. many.

After Paul received the pass, he quickly adjusted his focus.Seeing that Miller still didn't come up to defend, Paul showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.A direct pull-up to take off, and a three-pointer in the open.Adre Miller also paid the price for this.

With a sound of "Swipe!", the basketball entered the basket steadily.

Seeing that Paul made a move, Carmelo Anthony was not willing to be lonely.Immediately, he asked for the ball like Andre Miller who was dribbling, and Anthony was going to singles.

Anthony received a pass from Miller, held the ball in a triple-threat position, and looked straight at Russell Butler, who was defending him.Anthony took a very fierce tentative step, butler was frightened and took a few steps back. Anthony showed a very contemptuous smile, and sprayed a trash talk at Butler, "you are like a piece of paper in front of me. Like paper."

After finishing speaking, he didn't give Butler any time to react, and he just threw Butler away in one step, lowered his center of gravity, and went straight into the penalty area. Anthony made a dunk and ravaged the Hornets' basket.

Facing such a strong first step by Carmelo Anthony, Butler also shook his head helplessly, expressing that he was powerless.The value of a superstar is reflected here.

Carmelo Anthony succeeded in singles against Butler, bringing the atmosphere of the scene to another climax.

Jack, who was sitting on the bench, also saw it in his eyes and kept it in his heart.

巴特勒和卡梅罗·安东尼根本就不是一个档次上的球员。2米03的身高、2米13的臂展、230磅的体重，不管是哪一项卡梅罗·都先领先巴特勒不只是01:30点而已。卡梅罗·安东尼号称是联盟之中的单打王也是不无道理的。

The Hornets relied on Paul and David West's pick-and-roll to stabilize the points for the Hornets.

On the side of the Denver Nuggets, Anthony didn't ask for the ball to attack before the first quarter, and he was acting as an organizer.Although Anthony didn't play much, the Nuggets all took a double-digit lead.

With 6 minutes left before the first quarter, it was time for the game to rotate.Because of the bad start of the Hornets, the game has only played more than 6 minutes so far.However, the Hornets have fallen behind by 10 points, with a score of 8 to 18.

The Hornets traded Jack for David West and Mason for Butler.On the Denver side, there was not much adjustment, they just took Nene and replaced it with Kenyon Martin.

It seems that the Nuggets want to strike while the iron is hot and want to get rid of the Hornets quickly, so that the players have enough time to rest and have enough energy for the next game against this year's number one favorite, the Miami Heat.

"Drip!" The game whistle sounded and the game continued.

"Hornets, No. 33, Michael...Jack...K..." The DJ at the scene shouted Jack's name loudly.

There was a commotion immediately above the auditorium of the stadium.The fans at the scene unceremoniously sent Jack a lot of boos.This kind of booing is not inferior to the cheers of the fans for Anthony's dunk just now.

Jack was able to get such a lot of "attention" from the fans in the away game, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad.This is probably unprecedented in the league.Jack's nerves are very big, so he chose to ignore it.

Denver Nuggets offense.

Jack and Jack are facing the Hornets' power forward. Kenyon Martin's offensive methods are slightly single and his skills are rough.The main scoring method is to slam dunk vigorously.Is a typical defensive type of player, known as a tough defender.When defending seriously, he will be very desperate.But his defensive awareness is just average.A comprehensive analysis of Kenyon Martin was immediately carried out in Jack's mind.

Although Kenyon Martin's skills are not very good, he is indeed very arrogant.As soon as he got up, he yelled that he was about to blast Jack. "Hey! You are the rookie of the Hornets, Michael Jack, right? Let me, Kenyon, teach you a good lesson today, so that you know how to respect your seniors."

Jack ignored Kenyon Martin's nonsense, and defended Kenyon Martin very seriously.Seeing that Jack didn't speak, Kenyon Martin thought that Jack was afraid of him, so he became even more unscrupulous.

Immediately turned his back to the basket to get a position, wanting to single Jack.Of course Jack understood Kenyon Martin's intentions.I thought: okay, since you want to know how many dishes you have, right?Then I will fulfill you! "

After Andrea Miller saw Kenyon Martin at the basket succeed.It is also very cooperative to give the ball to Kenyon Martin.

After Kenyon Martin received the ball, he turned around and faced the basket with the ball in one hand. He looked very arrogant and didn't take Jack's defense seriously at all.

Seeing that Martin looked down on him so much, Jack was very angry, and dared to face himself with the ball in one hand.Posted it right away.

Kenyon Martin wants to start directly and wants to break through from Jack's left side. The only reason Kenyon Martin can be so unscrupulous is because of the muscles on his body.Kenyon Martin, who was breaking through, still did not forget to challenge Jack: "Hahaha, rookie, your defense is really thinner than that layer of film, and it will be broken with just a little force."

Kenyon Martin, who was breaking through, saw Jack blocking his breakthrough route.Kenyon Martin wanted and was able to forcibly run over Jack with the strength of his team.

However, Jack couldn't let him get what he wanted, and immediately blocked Kenyon Martin's impact with his body, a primitive impact with his body.

"Crack!", and there was a muffled sound.Jack blocked Kenyon Martin's blow with his chest.Kenyon Martin didn't get half of Jack's advantage in terms of strength.Kenyon Martin just hit a wall.I thought: you fuck!How dare you play power with me, power is my forte!

Kenyon Martin felt a little anxious when he saw that he couldn't knock Jack over with his strength.Moreover, the final attack time is running out.As soon as my head became hot, I didn't even look at it, and threw it directly into the basket.This kind of ball is of course impossible to get in.

Jack occupies the best landing point of the basketball, and got the rebound in time.

(End of this chapter)