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Lin Ying's judgment was correct.

After the game against the Nuggets, Duncan did not go back to the locker room and went directly to the infirmary with the team doctor.

And after simple treatment, he even went to the local hospital in San Antonio for examination.

Although the test results showed no major problems, he actually knew his own body best.

The Spurs are having a hard time this year.

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The Nuggets flew back to Denver the next day.

There are three days between the second and third games of the playoffs, which will give them sufficient rest and preparation time.

During the training session, the Nuggets players were all in high morale.

In addition to what Lin Ying said before, there is another important reason which is the home field advantage.

After all, Denver is a plateau home court, and the average age of the Spurs is older, which will have some positive impact on the game.

Karl's eyes fell on Lin Ying from time to time on the sidelines, and he couldn't hide the fondness in his eyes.

Generally speaking, the head coach of a team will look for an "eyesitter" among the players so that he can control the team's movements.

For the Lakers, "Old Fish" Fisher is Phil Jackson's spy.

As for the Nuggets, Carter Sr. is the one.

Of course, players also have their own ideas.

Carter Sr. didn't talk to Karl about the players' meeting before because he didn't think it was suitable.

But Lin Ying's "super performance" in the locker room, he still told Karl Lao truthfully.

So it doesn’t matter if Karl doesn’t like Lin Ying.

Even like Barnes, he also realized that Lin Ying actually had potential "leadership ability".

Leadership ability on the basketball court, or leadership ability, is not necessarily the strongest role.

For example, Anthony is not suitable to be a leader.

Therefore, in history, only Billups, the "leader" who is more qualified than him and has championship experience, can lead him to the Western Conference Finals.

From this example you can understand:

A qualified leader should be someone who can stand up when the team is in trouble, help the team rebuild its confidence, generate cohesion, and fight to the end.

There are many ways, such as chicken soup, leading by example on the court, etc., including Lin Ying inadvertently helping the team rebuild its self-confidence on several occasions.

Karl is even more grateful to ESPN for the original scouting report.

In that report, "potential" and "leadership skills" were the two points where Lin Ying scored the lowest.

But after this season, these two points have become Lin Ying's most underestimated points.

This is truly a treasure found.

…

During extra practice that night, Lin Ying practiced for a while when the door of the training hall was suddenly pushed open.

He turned around and looked again with extremely surprised eyes.

This time I didn't see Iverson, but... Anthony!

"What's that expression on your face? Wait for me to warm up, and we'll be one-on-one."

Facts have proved that Anthony is really a casual person.

It's obvious that this year's team's fighting capacity makes him feel that winning the championship is no longer a matter of shouting slogans.

And he himself knows very well that if he had been more accurate, the Nuggets would have won the last game.

Lin Ying didn't refuse either.

Anthony's current one-on-one ability is at least one level better than Durant's, and he is also very close to Kobe.

If it weren't for the fact that Anthony wasn't a training freak like Durant, he would have wished that the opponent would challenge him every day.

Because that's the fastest way to polish his defensive skills.

Soon, all kinds of cries of real men fighting against each other came from the training hall.

Anthony really likes confrontation.

It's no wonder that he started to gain weight as soon as he hit him, because he was good at it.

Commonly known as: The pleasure of using your body to ravage others?

However, this was also to Lin Ying's liking, as he was worried that he had no place to practice his small moves.

Anthony: You are so polite!

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During the two days when the Nuggets did not play, the league successively announced some other awards for the season.

Byron Scott of the Hornets defeated Doc Rivers of the Celtics and was elected the best head coach of the 2007~008 season.

It was the Scott who would later become the head coach of the Lakers.

The Hornets' lineup has not changed much, but they did not make the playoffs last year and are second in the Western Conference this year. This honor is well-deserved.

You have to know that the best player is called the "best statistical player" and the best coach is also called the "head coach of the most improved team."

After talking about the most improved coach, then there is the most improved player.

Turkoglu of the Magic was selected for his career-best performance averaging 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5 assists per game, with three shooting percentages of 45.6%/82.9%/40%.

It is worth mentioning that JR Smith also received votes and ranked last.

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Three days later, G3 between the Spurs and Nuggets officially kicked off in Denver.

Before the game, a Denver reporter interviewed Popovich.

Duncan's condition after the last game was not only seen by the Nuggets players, but also by reporters.

"How's Tim doing?"

So during the interview before the game, the reporter naturally asked about this.

"Are you asking about Tim Duncan?"

Popovich asked the reporter in return.

After seeing the reporter nodding, he immediately continued:

"I haven't seen this guy have a bad time, but if you count the 20 points, he should have a lot."

Popovich returned the favor.

But if Lin Ying heard this, he would probably find it very interesting.

In G1, he used the provoking method and Popovich was hit. Now in G3, you have learned to use the empty city strategy!

But it's a pity that the Nuggets don't have Sima Yi.

Because it is the home court of the Nuggets, this time the Nuggets will appear behind the scenes.

The lights on the scene were focused, and when Lin Ying appeared on the stage, his exclusive opening moves instantly lit up the arena.

As more and more people understand the meaning of clasping fists, this action has become more and more popular on social media.

And this is a Spurs fight! Use force to make "friends"!

The lineups on both sides have not changed much.

Martin beat Duncan and the Nuggets took the lead in attacking.

Lin Ying came up to organize a wave, and Anthony caught the ball and played singles.

He caught the ball and raised his elbow in a big circle. The moment Bowen dodged his head, he jumped into the paint and scored a dunk before Duncan could help defend him!

Good guy, this is because I was angry with Lin Yingjia because of his little moves before and didn't finish venting it, so I vented it on the Spurs.

But seeing this, Lin Ying was relieved. Anthony's desire to attack is not a bad thing in the playoffs.

And the control of the ball is in Lin Ying's hands.

To use a less vivid metaphor, Anthony is a strong man rowing a boat, and Lin Ying is the one at the helm.

In this rowing competition, as long as you grasp the direction, you can use whatever force you use.

The Spurs' offense still relies on Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll.

Parker then broke through the pick-and-roll and shot to the basket.

Both teams scored one goal each in the opening game.
To be continued...