Chapter 1241 Nuggets Are so Strong (Dear Book Friends, Happy New Year’s Eve to Everyone!)

"OK! BOSS, I will have a good rest." Ji Feng looked at the sky speechlessly, okay, just eat it if it hurts your stomach. This is not a bad reason at all. If you give him a rest day because of his weak body, then He couldn't explain it clearly.

Putting the information aside, it seemed that he wouldn't need this thing for the time being.

"Haha, don't throw it away. I suddenly feel that one copy is not enough. I need one more to better understand the next game!~" Old Yu Ga Ga smirked and took Ji Feng's information into his arms, but the next second He couldn't laugh anymore.

"Oh, by the way, in addition to Ji Feng, we have to rest one person in this game. Derek, I heard that your knee is uncomfortable. Denver is a plateau. It snowed heavily there yesterday. It is said that the lowest temperature was minus 20 degrees. This It’s really not a wonderful journey, so you should stay in the training hall with Ji Feng.” The Zen Master looked at Fisher and announced his decision lightly.

"Hahahaha... That's right, buddy, thank you for staying with me." Ji Feng was happy. He was really unhappy about retribution, but he had to admit that this reason was really good and powerful!

Lao Yu: "...good coach."

The rest of the two absolute main players made all Lakers players realize that Jackson began to accumulate strength for the playoffs, which meant that Jackson did not have too much desire for the outcome of the subsequent games, and would not issue orders to win. They continued The preparations for the next period of time will be mainly for the playoffs.

And everyone else knows that Ji Feng and Lao Yu's rest rotation is not the end, but the beginning. Master Jackson will use these last four games to adjust the Lakers' status to playoff mode.

However, although resting is miserable, after all, no one likes resting. In a long season, it is very difficult to maintain the state, and resting may disrupt this state. However, Ji Feng is open to it. He has long known that Zen Master has the idea of ​​resting the main force. , but because of the need to break the record, it has not been carried out until now. After finally tying the Bulls' 72-win record, Jackson finally made up his mind to relieve the team's tense nerves. The best way is naturally to take turns .

In fact, in the last few games of the season, whether it is a team with a good record or a team with a poor record, the main players will be rested more or less. Only in this way will the players be fully rested in the long season, so that they will not Excessive fatigue leading to accidental injury.

The most famous one is naturally the Spurs' old man Popovich. He even arranged for all five main players to rest at the last moment of last season. It caused a sensation at the time. Many fans criticized Popovich for ruining the normal progress of the game. The league also issued a clear order. Taking turns without any reason is prohibited. However, this reason is like time. There is always a squeeze, so many powerful players in the league are still happy to do so.

For example, in the last round, it was originally the top showdown in the Eastern Conference between the Cavaliers and Celtics. However, 12 hours before the start of the game, the Cavaliers suddenly announced that James was missing training due to discomfort in his left calf. Later, he naturally took a rest, and the Celtics next door did not succeed. Duo Rang, Ray Allen and Pierce stayed in Boston together and did not go to the away game at all. This also caused the game to be instantly downgraded, and the powerful matchup became a rivalry between rookies, which made the fans very angry.

But as Kobe said last month: "To be honest, no one really likes to rest. Everyone is a competitor, but this is a decision for long-term considerations. To be honest, after a day of rest, it is really a little bit... It’s different. I feel like my legs are more capable and my energy is back. We have 10 games left before the playoffs, which is very important. I don’t know if I will have a rest, but I will make good use of it.”

That's right. In order to perform better in the future, proper rotation is essential.

Of course, the peak off-season matter made many fans who came to Denver specially to watch the Lakers and Nuggets battle for the top two in the Western Conference and whether the Lakers could break the Bulls' record and achieve an unprecedented 73 wins.

However, what makes Nuggets fans happy is that the Nuggets did not choose to rest. Billups, who rested in the last game, also announced his comeback for this game. The Nuggets will face the Lakers with all their main players!

April 12th, Denver!

The battle between the Nuggets and the Lakers has been filled with smoke before. This is the last time the two teams meet this season. The Lakers defeated their opponents in the previous three games, so this game is even more critical for the Nuggets.

Even if we don't talk about the winning relationship between the two teams, the Nuggets players certainly don't want the Lakers to break their 72-win record, let alone the offseason. If they lose, they will be completely eliminated. It cannot come down from the pillar of shame in history.

So the Nuggets played very proactively from the beginning of this game!

In this game, the Nuggets adopted a 2-3 zone defense tactic, with Anderson in the middle, Anthony and Martin on both sides, and Billups and Dengta Jones on top.

Billups is worthy of being from the Pistons. He successfully restricted Farmar on the first ball. Farmar obviously did not have the sophistication of Fisher. He almost made a mistake under Billups' defense. Fortunately, Kobe responded in time. , but failed to score the three-pointer after receiving the ball.

"Damn, the Nuggets can do it! You're just bullying me, right?" Ji Feng looked at the Nuggets' defense and clenched his hands.

On the court, the Nuggets continued to implement their defense, which was to let the Lakers play small and shrink inside desperately. Anderson was like a wall, rejecting the Lakers' shots twice. Gasol and Bynum's offense was not very smooth. George Karl's strategy is very targeted, it is to bet that your three points cannot be separated without Ji Feng.

It’s really not open!

The Lakers made 0 of 5 three-pointers in the first quarter, giving the Nuggets a 6-point lead, 28-22, entering the second quarter.

The second quarter followed the same pattern. Although the Nuggets switched back to man-to-man marking, the Lakers still did not open up from the outside. In the last 2 and a half minutes of this quarter, Ariza made a three-pointer from the corner, and the Nuggets opened up. JR led the team to a 10-2 wave in the transition period. After Anthony returned, he helped the Nuggets maintain the point difference.

45-57 at halftime, the Lakers trailed by 12 points.

The commentators began to miss Ji Feng. They believed that with Ji Feng around, it would be difficult for JR to play such an efficient game in the title stage.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers caught up with the score. This was due to Kobe's explosion. Kobe scored 11 points in this quarter, helping the Lakers enter the fourth quarter 70-76. However, Ji Feng knew that the Lakers had no chance in the third quarter. If we have an advantage, the fourth quarter will be difficult.

However, in the fourth quarter, the Lakers' internal twin towers began to show their power. Anderson was continuously punished by Bynum's height and weight. The Lakers tied the score at 93 with 4 minutes left in the game!

In the next 3 minutes, the two sides took the lead alternately, and time became less and less.

"Is this a game-winner?" English, the ESPN commentator, began to wonder.

But before waiting for the buzzer-beater, Anthony suddenly broke out and hit two consecutive three-pointers on the offensive end, widening the point difference to 6 points!

This is Anthony's biggest change this season. From attacking with the ball to attacking with the ball, Anthony finally shined at the last moment.

The Lakers did not score after that, and the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 102-99 at home with a three-point advantage, ending the Lakers' winning streak and bringing the Lakers' record to 72 wins and 7 losses.