NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 68 Denver’s Advantage

Marcus Camby’s inquiry was confirmed by Anthony.

“Of course, Marcus, we met in the Eastern Conference Finals of the Mad Three. To be honest, I had never heard of that guy before.”

Anthony recalled that time, and the bad clips flashed through his mind.

“You should know that in a league like NCAA, let alone Chinese players, even Asians are hard to see, but this guy suddenly appeared in the knockout stage.”

“Yes… We were careless!”

At this point, Carmelo Anthony’s face was full of unwillingness.

Marcus Camby also had a general understanding of this past.

He had heard many stories of favorites being overturned, but it was rare to see such cases around him.

He sympathized with Anthony briefly, and then asked the question he was concerned about.

“Is he very dominant under the basket?”

“Hmm…”

Anthony’s words seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he stopped halfway and shook his head.

“How should I put it? At that time, he was not a dominant inside player like Shaquille in the traditional sense!”

“But he was not completely without suppression under the basket. In short… it was a very strange feeling. The only thing I remember was that his passing and shooting choices on the court were almost all reasonable to the extreme.”

“He was not like those rough centers at all. Instead, he felt a bit like a point guard. He could always give the ball to the most suitable teammate in the first place!”

Camby nodded as if he understood.

“It sounds like he is not a phenomenal player. The main feature should be youth!”

Thinking of this, Camby felt relieved.

Originally, Wang Song had been under great psychological pressure yesterday because he had broken a record. Now, after listening to Anthony’s explanation, he has a deeper understanding of this Asian boy.

Carmelo Anthony is not sure how much Camby has listened.

However, he is not worried that Wang Song can play the same performance as he did against the Supersonics in tomorrow’s game.

After all, he is not facing those poor college players from Syracuse University, but Marcus Camby.

This is a top rim protector who averaged 3.7 blocks per game in his sophomore year!

And for this head-on confrontation between the two, Anthony and the entire Nuggets team are fully prepared.

With Marcus Camby guarding the Nuggets’ restricted area, he can just focus on output!

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Game day!

Pre-game press conference.

As the last game of this week and the finale of the first weekly best competition in the 2003 season, most teams conducted interviews before the game.

The Nuggets and the Knicks are no exception.

The coaches of both teams came to the scene and sat down in front of the press conference.

“Our players are ready! They can face the Nuggets at any time!”

“What? You said altitude sickness, this kind of thing does not exist in the strong players of the Knicks.”

“The Knicks are still a young team, and the problem of back-to-back is not a problem for the Knicks!”

Facing the camera, Don Cheney talked freely.

After a long talk, he left in style.

On the other side.

Jeff Bzdelik, the college coach who was recruited by the Nuggets from Wake Forest University, was promoted from an assistant coach to the head coach of the Nuggets last season, and he seemed much more low-key.

“As for victory, the Nuggets will do everything they can. I think we will avoid the recurrence of the Seattle tragedy. This is Denver, and we have an advantage!”

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Pepsi Center.

TNT TV sent two famous commentators to the scene to comment on today’s game.

“Kenny, I haven’t been here to commentate for a long time. Do you need oxygen this time in Denver?”

Kenny Smith laughed at his partner’s teasing, and then hit back:

“Charles, come on, let’s give your big ass some oxygen first, I think it’s going to deflate!”

“But then again, the visiting players do face a big challenge in today’s game. As the tallest stadium in the United States, the home team’s winning rate at the Pepsi Center is quite impressive!”

Barkley also echoed:

“Yes, even when the Nuggets’ record was the most difficult, they were able to maintain a pretty good winning rate in this stadium, especially since their opponent today was the New York Knicks, who were playing back-to-back games, which added a few points to their chances of winning.”

On the side, Kenny Smith raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: “Charles, it seems that you are going to give a bad word to the Denver Nuggets today!”

Feizhu turned his head away with disdain and tested the microphone.

“Kenny, your wording is not very appropriate. How can it be a bad word? The Nuggets have been reborn this season. They are no longer the last in the Western Conference in your impression. They have won two games in a row at the beginning of the season.”

“Besides, won’t Wang Song show some mercy to the Nuggets today?”

Barkley’s analysis was very clear… If Kenny was not very familiar with Feizhu’s nature, he would have believed what the fat man said.

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In China, New Fox Sports.

Looking at the broadcast screen from the video source, Bai Yang started today’s live broadcast.

“Today is destined to be a tough battle for the Knicks! With these objective conditions, what kind of resilience can the Knicks show? Let’s wait and see!”

“Wang Song, who played superbly in the last game and set a historical record, looks pretty good in today’s warm-up, but the Knicks’ opponent today, the Nuggets, is not comparable to the Supersonics.”

“The Nuggets have been very strong since the start of this season, especially with the return of Camby after his injury and the selection of Carmelo Anthony, which gives the team a chance to compete for the playoffs again.”

“Both teams start here!”

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On the scene!

Knicks starting lineup: Steve Nash, Alan Houston, Tim Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Wang Song.

Nuggets starting lineup: Andre Miller, Washan Leonard, Carmelo Anthony, Nene Hilario, Marcus Camby.

After both teams started, Bai Yang reported in real time in the live broadcast room, which attracted the opinions of domestic fans.

——[Both teams look similar, with two or three star players and two ordinary starters! It all depends on who performs well on the spot and how the coaching staff arranges before the game! ]

——[A strong matchup! If it were last year, this would be a battle between weak teams, and it would not arouse the interest of the audience at all. ]

——[Nene + Camby, plus Carmelo Anthony on the front line, it’s really bad, Anthony really found a helper, Wang Song is under a lot of pressure in this game! ]

——[A revenge battle! Carmelo Anthony: Half a year, a full half a year! Do you know how I spent the past half year? ]

(End of this chapter)