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Although the Cavaliers lost this game, they had little impact on their playoff rankings. They almost determined that the second place in the East. The Pistons, ranked third, and the Magic, ranked fourth, were still several wins away, so there were no need to worry.

But it's different for the West.

Compared with the East, which has a stable ranking, the West is much more chaotic.

Since the beginning of this season's preseason, all fans have known the ranking of the Eastern Conference team's record. The Celtics, who gathered the Big Three, will definitely be the leader. The Cavaliers, with the Little Emperor, rank second, and Howard's Magic team led by Terengganu is the Tanhua position.

From today's perspective, experts have only guessed one thing wrong, that is, they overestimated the growth rate of Warcraft and underestimated the Pistons' cohesion. Despite losing the core of tactical foundation, the Pistons' performance this season is still full of highlights.

However, overall, this ranking is still very reliable. From the beginning of the season to the present, the Eastern Conference's record has basically no ups and downs, while the Western Conference is different.

The cruel competition in the West was exclaimed by experts from various media as the "No. 1 melee in history". First, the Spurs, Suns and Mavericks took turns to occupy the throne of the West. Then the Warriors appeared in a flash under the leadership of Chamberlain and made a kick. Then, the Lakers were unwilling to be eliminated. They traded Gasol and joined the battle for the No. 1 in the West.

This is not the end. The Hornets led by Chris Paul are soaring all the way. After experiencing 10 games and 6 losses at the beginning of the season, they began a magnificent road of winning streak. There are countless powerful people falling in front of them. Once, they also rushed to the No. 1 position in the West.

The teams in the Western Conference are like playing cards, and there are also playing cards that are constantly shuffling, from the West to the Ninth. These teams are just a quick trip and have a lot of fun. The Warriors rushed to the West when they were the strongest, and were also left to the Eighth in the West when they were the worst. However, now relying on their unbeaten record after the All-Star Game, the Warriors ranked fourth in the West. Behind him are the Nuggets, who are ranked fifth.

After leaving Cleveland, the Warriors players immediately took a plane to the Denver Plateau, and they were going to play against the Nuggets.

It's really nonsense. This season has been going on until now, and the war has ended for half of the time. The Warriors and the Nuggets have not started yet. In other words, they have to fight three times in the remaining two months, and this is the first time.

Chamberlain is quite looking forward to this game, but the reason is very simple. He has learned countless experts from NBA, and one of them has not yet fought, that is, Allen Iverson.

For American children born in the 1980s, the golden generation of 1996 is their impression of NBA, and in this impression, Ai is the best part.

Allen Iverson, his fans are everywhere in every corner of the world, especially in the slums. For those fans who like basketball in the slums, Ai is their spiritual leader. Once, the young Chamberlain also regarded Iverson as his savior, but later as he grew taller, he found that his dream of becoming the second Ai was shattered.

No one can understand how frustrated Chamberlain was when he found out that he could not be the successor to Iverson.

During the All-Star Game, Chamberlain asked Iverson for an autograph. The latter was also very interested in him and asked him if he had any intention to come to Denver to develop together, but he refused. After all, he was no longer the young slum kid, but a man who needed to be the only one.

The Warriors and the Nuggets, no matter which team, now have strong appeal. The former has crazy offense and defense and the rise of Comets, and the latter has two box office selling points, Iverson and Anthony. Therefore, the tickets for this game were sold out long before the All-Star Game.

The only thing that makes American fans feel regretful is that neither TNT nor ESPN expected that the Warriors would be so outstanding this season. Neither TV station purchased the All-American live broadcast rights in this game, which means that many fans can only watch the game online or watch the game after the game.

This is something that fans can't stand.

How can I miss this kind of event with the Warriors and Nuggets, a head coach with the league's favorite attack and a player with the league's favorite attack?

At the Denver airport, Chamberlain did not take the bus to Pepsi Center directly, but watched the plane carrying Ellis set off to San Francisco. The plane flew directly from Cleveland to Denver and then refueled here, and flew back to San Francisco. Chamberlain just wanted to be speechless about this route.

According to the team doctor's preliminary diagnosis, Ellis' waist cannot withstand any twisting movements for the time being. I'm afraid that until before the playoffs, they would have to endure the pain of the first-ever gun on the outside. This made the Warriors players feel very depressed, because they were not very good at attacking, but now they are even less good at attacking.

Before leaving, Ellis was very satisfied with his teammates. He smiled and said, "I'm very happy, guys, this proves that I'm very useful in the team. The only thing I'm worried about now is that I don't want to step into the back of Davis' unlucky guy. When I return to the arena again, I'm no longer in my position. The only hope is that you play ninth in the Western Conference and wait for me to come back to lead you into the playoffs."

After hearing this, Chamberlain and others cursed:

"You'd better sit in your iron coffin and go back to San Francisco..."

"Why do you still want to play the trick of returning to the king in the team? If you want to get down, you'd better take a shower and go to bed..."

"Without you, fans will no longer have to worry about our defense..."

The only regret is Chamberlain. He sighed and said, "Buddha, without you, I think my blocking data will drop. They can no longer enter and exit the penalty area so unbridled. This is a tragedy..."

While talking and laughing, the plane finally set sail. Chamberlain and others watched the huge Boeing 777 take off. Harrington said sadly: "Do you feel that this scene often appears in Hollywood blockbusters?"

"Is it a war movie? It's the scene where the federal government used planes to transport the bodies of soldiers who died in foreign countries back to China after a war?" Pitrus asked.

Chamberlain and others frowned, then nodded, and they thought of this.

The impact of Ellis' injury on the Warriors was quickly reflected. Their morale was rarely lowered, and they did not make a storm of eight consecutive victories. After entering the locker room of the Nuggets' home court, no one spoke, only Old Nelson was conducting tactical analysis.

Nelson, the Nuggets, who is likely to meet in the playoffs, has long been researched. Once he arrived in the locker room of the Pepsi Center, he began to instill his analysis into the players' ears: "Listen to the boys, today you will have the honor to open your eyes and learn about the team that the league is best at fighting in one go. Yes, you heard it right, the strongest weapon your opponent has today is to score through fighting in one go!"

Warriors players all know that the Nuggets like to use two methods when attacking. The first is fast break scoring, which is also their preferred method. Once they seize the opportunity to play a defensive counterattack, few people in the league can defend themselves. In addition, the Nuggets' half-court offense is also very effective because they are good at causing misalignment in three positions:

The most destructive one is naturally Anthony. His figure allows him to single out the opponent's small forwards at low posts, and his agility and ability to jump shots from outside make big players unable to defend. Anthony's best scoring method is to hit the basket. Whether it is facing attacks or back-attacks, he is proficient in any scoring methods.

Then there was Iverson, who, although he was 32 years old, was still second to none on the basketball court. Opponents often had to use their own speed small players to defend him, but most of them were not used to defending the scoring master scored through unball runs and singles on both sides.

What's even more terrible is that after coming to Denver, Iverson's passes were more and more. Last season, when Iverson's assists exceeded 10 times, the Nuggets' score was 11 wins and 0 losses. After summer changes, they are developing in this direction this season.

Finally, we have to talk about a Nuggets inside player, that is Nene. The Brazilian provides this team with a stable low post attack. His dribbling in the penalty area is as pleasing to Rooney's dribbling on the Green Field, especially after his knee injury gradually recovered in the first half of this season, he has a body of 6-foot-11 and 268 pounds. Unless he doubles the team, it is difficult to defend against such Nene.

However, the Nuggets' disadvantages are also obvious. One of their biggest weaknesses is that they do not have the fifth starter who can match the first four starters.

Compared with Blake, Atkins can be regarded as an improvement in the Nuggets' No. 1 position. Although he performed well last season, he is already 33 years old after all, and the backcourt of his partner with Iverson will become the team's weakness on the defensive end.

Other substitutes are not at ease: Smith is extremely talented, but he doesn't know how to use his brain. In the playoffs last season, when the Nuggets faced the Spurs so hard, Coach George Carl kept holding him on the bench. It was for this reason that this guy was crazy and West could rival him.

However, JR-Smith's talent is unquestionable. His physical fitness is super excellent. When he feels, his shooting is the best medicine to solve many problems in Denver. However, if he is arranged to play No. 2, Iverson will have to play in the role of organizing offense. But is Iverson suitable to organize the team?

Moreover, if Smith wants to partner with Iverson in the backcourt, he will have to be responsible for marking all the opponent's outside players, and no one can expect the 32-year-old Iverson to have a strong defensive ability.

In the final analysis, the Nuggets are a team with good combat effectiveness - of course, with players like Anthony, Iverson, Nene and Camby, no matter how bad the team's combat effectiveness is, they will not be much worse. If they are in the East, they can even challenge the Cavaliers with this configuration.
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