NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

After defeating the Clippers in the same city derby, the Lakers will have two home games.

One is the Nuggets, and the other is the No. [-] Celtics in the East.

These two games were not easy for the Lakers.

The Nuggets are now ranked ninth in the West, and every game is very important to them.

And the Celtics game, needless to say.

How can the two teams reconcile?

So these two games are tough battles.

Neither game is easy to play.

But the good news is that the team's state has finally adjusted back.

Otherwise, it is really a problem.

The Lakers, who took a day off, once again played against the invading Nuggets at home.

The Nuggets' results this season are still very good.

The rise of Murray gave the Nuggets hope again.

Although whether they can make the playoffs this season is still a question.

But now the whole direction of the team has been determined.

In fact, this season, the Nuggets' lineup is really not bad.

Nurkic and Millsap on the inside, and Murray and Button on the outside.

It can be said that both offense and defense are very balanced.

It can only be that the Western Conference this season is too chaotic.

Now the top four teams in the West, the Spurs, Pelicans, Lakers and Warriors.

The Warriors' record was affected a little because of Curry's injury.

But the Warriors have a good record before, so they can afford to lose.

And the fifth is the Thunder. They have found a way to win, and they have already started the road to victory.

The sixth is the Jazz. Under the leadership of Mitchell and Gobert, they are also catching up.

The seventh is the Suns who just defeated the Lakers.

And the eighth is the Timberwolves with Clay.

So the ninth Nuggets and the tenth Trail Blazers are catching up with the previous teams.

It can be said that the pattern of the West this year has not appeared for many years.

The last time this was the case was in the 09-10 season.

So it's not that the Nuggets are not strong, it can only be said that they haven't caught up with the good times.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the game between the Lakers and the Nuggets also started.

As soon as the game started, Murray scored a three-pointer directly.

It can be seen from Murray's expression that they are determined to win.

After all, for the Nuggets, they can't afford to lose every game now.

What's more, they are facing the defending champion Lakers.

In turn, Jokic found Chen Tian and easily assisted Chen Tian to score a layup.

After that, Millsap also hit Anthony with his back, turned around and made a hit.

It can be seen from the first two offenses that the entire Nuggets team is going to fight for this victory.

Millsap has basically been lying down for a season, and suddenly broke out at this time.

He also saw that the Nuggets are now in jeopardy.

As the game progressed, the offensive tactics of the two teams were also in full swing.

For the Nuggets, it's the pick-and-roll of Murray and Nurkic.

Then Button and others waited for the pass to shoot.

I have to say that although this tactic is simple, it is very effective.

Seeing this scene, Monty hurriedly replaced Matthew.

Let Matthew guard Murray.

Then Monty also made a gesture to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian also nodded after seeing it.

Then Chen Tian grabbed Tucker and Anthony and whispered a few words.

After the two nodded, the game continued.

Murray also had Nurkic pick and roll again, and Matthew and Jokic also immediately switched defenses.

When Murray hit the basket with the ball, Chen Tian suddenly came over to help defend.

When Murray saw this scene, he immediately distributed the ball.

But it was cut off by Tucker on one side.

"Oh, the Lakers actually adopted a zone defense tactic. Now the Nuggets' pick-and-roll tactic is not easy to play."

The Lakers started zone defense, and the Nuggets' pick-and-roll tactics didn't work anymore.

But Murray and Button's impact with the ball is still very effective.

Soon in the second half of the first quarter, both teams began to make substitutions.

Nick Young, the veteran signed by the Nuggets, stepped forward.

With a nerve knife-like feel, this game is very good.

Three consecutive three-pointers after playing also made the Nuggets bench boil.

Sitting on the sidelines, Chen Tian never expected that Nick Young would stand up in this match.

And Nick Young's touch also stimulated jr.

When jr received the ball, he directly forced a three-pointer.

Monty jumped up from the bench when he saw this scene.

He was afraid that jr would go crazy, but he still went crazy.

But just when Monty was about to swear, the ball went in.

Monty was suddenly embarrassed, touched his head, and sat down again.

When Chen Tian saw this scene, he also covered his mouth and laughed.

On the other hand, Jokic laughed outright.

This time Monty also became angry.

"Jokic, you go up for me!"

When Chen Tian heard this, he immediately walked to the water dispenser.

Dead poor, not dead friends.

Seeing Chen Tian like this, Jokic immediately gave Chen Tian a blank look.

But the coach has spoken, and he can only return to the court.

But soon the first quarter was over.

Although Nick Young became a surprise player, the Lakers still lead the Nuggets by 4 points.

In the second quarter, Murray and Millsap also returned to the court.

Murray came back early just to overtake the score.

But the Lakers didn't let the Nuggets get what they wanted, because Chen Tian also returned to the court.

Immediately, a trace of despair appeared in Murray's eyes.

After all, no one on the team could guard against Chen Tian.

It can even be said that it is difficult to restrict Chen Tian.

When Chen Tian returned to the court, his first goal was a three-pointer with a step back.

Fortunately, Millsap returned a three-pointer in the bottom corner.

But then Murray missed two consecutive shots.

Let the Lakers also open the score.

Coach Ma Long on the sidelines also had a headache watching the situation on the court.

Not being able to restrain Chen Tian was the most difficult part of this match.

After the entire second quarter, under Chen Tian's organization, the Lakers suppressed the opponent on both offense and defense.

At the end of the half game, the Lakers also led the Nuggets 66:49.

After the Nuggets team returned to the locker room, the entire locker room seemed particularly quiet.

Being behind by a big score at halftime has really affected their morale too much.

But the Nuggets have a good coach, and that is coach Mike Malone.

Coach Malone is a very passionate coach.

So under his roar, the Nuggets gradually regained their confidence.

They don't believe it anymore, and they can't beat the Lakers.

Soon the halftime break ended, and the third quarter began.

Back in the third quarter, after motivating everyone in the locker room, the offense and defense of the Nuggets are really different.

In the third quarter of the game, the Nuggets' defense fully presented their strongest time of the entire season.

Relying on such defensive strength, they caught up with the score bit by bit.

Chen Tian didn't expect that the Nuggets would be so tenacious.

This also raised Chen Tian's competitive spirit.

Then Chen Tian started to take over the game.

Seeing Chen Tian succeeding in consecutive singles, Ma Long yelled at the sidelines for everyone to double-team.

After that, the Nuggets began to double-team Chen Tian.

But in this game, other people's touch is also good.

So every time Chen Tian passes the ball, the rest of the team can score the ball.

When Ma Long saw this scene, he knew it was over.

The entire Lakers team is in the state, so it is not something the current Nuggets can fight against.

But Ma Long still held a trace of fantasy.

That is to expect a savior for the Nuggets to appear.

But after the third quarter, the difference between the two teams has reached 20 points.

Malone shook his head, there was absolutely no suspense in this game.

After the fourth quarter of the game, Malone also completely withdrew.

Although they lost this game, they still have hope.

So the most important thing is to focus on the next game.

Monty's side was also in the fourth quarter, and all the newcomers were replaced directly.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 115:99.

In the whole game, Chen Tian scored a large triple-double with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

And the big victory in this game made all the haze on the Lakers' side dissipate.

The team once again returned to the atmosphere of the championship.

This is a team, when there are victories and losses, when there is passion, there will be exhaustion.

After playing against the Nuggets, the next game is against the Celtics.

This game is very critical for both the yellow and green sides.

Because they both regard each other as opponents in the finals.

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