Chapter 499: The best four for the Pacers
The strongest inside line in the league. If you ask before the start of the season, ask 1oo individuals. 1oo individuals will answer the combination of Davis and Cousins without hesitation. If it weren't for Lin Sen's sudden rise last year, Lin Sen, who won the center and the finals mVp, would naturally be the first center.
But even so, Cousins is still a well-deserved top three player in the center, and Davis is also the undisputed number one power forward. This combination of theirs is very powerful.
Before the All-Star, the Pelicans have always been in a good position, with the fourth and fifth positions in the West, and the two inside players plus the first All-Star player to be selected from the 90s. The position of this big three seems to be not weak at all compared to Oladipo, Gallinari and Linson, and even only scored cards.
But judging from the results, it is obvious that the chemistry on the Pacers side is much better, and the Pacers are now the top in the league. Gallinari said this naturally not very happy for American fans.
Cousins and Davis are the inside players of the US team. Not to mention Cousins, Davis is a very popular player. After Garlinari said this, the forums thought that this guy who was selected as an All-Star for the first time was a little bit arrogant.
All Americans think that basketball is the United States in the world. Many American players believe that the nBa championship once a year is far more important than the four-year World Championships and Olympic Championships. Over the years, there are three international players who have won the finals mVp, Parker, Nowitzki, and Linson. In the United States, there are chains of contempt for international players, but at the level of top superstars, this will be relatively different.
Lin Sen is fine, but everyone's ideas about Gallinari are still different.
"Danilo is good, but he can also be considered a top inside player? It's still far from it."
"It's just a meal of dumplings in the offensive stage. In fact, when the Pacers were given 70% of the basketball at the critical moment, it was Lin, followed by Victor Oladipo, and then Eric Gordon. He is not a player who can compare with the Pelicans' double towers."
Everyone was saying that Gallinari was not at the same level as the previous players, and they were all very sure. Even after having just had a god-level swing, he felt like he was fired from the All-Star.
The Pacers' team was surrounded by reporters and wanted to ask about their opinions on this matter.
The reporter was curious and the fans were curious. There was nothing wrong with this, but the Pacers didn't want to satisfy the curiosity of this group of reporters.
The whole team trained for two days in closed training and did not accept interviews from any media, including the two top media, espn and sports pictorial. It has to be said that in this regard, the Pacers have always been extremely strong. As a player in the 80s, coach in the 90s, and when management has been striking the media in the 21st century, they have never stopped.
When the Pacers didn't speak, as the general manager, he had already stood up and responded: "He is the player I signed this year. In any case, in my opinion, he is a very outstanding power forward, and his personal ability is excellent enough from time to time. This is not important. What is important is whether it is suitable for this team. In my opinion, in the Pacers, he is the best."
This statement appeared before this game. After three All-Stars took a game one by one, the Pacers ushered in their fourth last game of the season. The teams against the Nuggets, Garinali's old club. The two teams were absent from the first match against Garinali due to a finger bruising, but the Pacers still won, but that game was finally played in Indiana.
This time when he was playing away in Denver, Gallinari would naturally not miss this time when facing his old club. This time, all the Pacers played, and Gallinari wanted to play a beautiful game, and the Pacers did not dare to relax. After losing to him, the Rockets behind him kept chasing and winning streaks. They had already turned against the four-star Warriors and became the number one in the West, only two wins behind the Pacers, and they had to end the game. One win was equivalent to no gap, so the Pacers must maintain the lead on both sides, and they were unwilling to lose any game.
This made the Nuggets feel a little depressed. Because they are now the ninth in the West, and for the Nuggets, they were also the ninth in the West last year. The difference was far from the playoffs, and this year, this is another ranking, which makes them a little depressed. And now they are 2.5 away from the Clippers. If they lose this game, they will completely lose the qualification to compete for the playoffs.
Just so happens that the opponent in this game is the Pacers, the Pacers in the league, and it is very uncomfortable to meet the Pacers who want to play with all their strength. Gallinari and the Nuggets will always become the loser in this game.
If it is normal for the Nuggets and Pacers to have a very high chance of not having to play, but this time, there are a lot of suspense.
The first point is that the Nuggets have to win. Even if the Clippers perform well in the future and win, they still have to perform in this game that they cannot lose.
The second point is that this time it is home court. Denver has always been a famous home court with a plateau effect. This game still has an advantage for Nuggets who have played on the plateau all year round. This is a very advantageous place for the visiting Pacers.
Espn and TnT both broadcast the game nationwide live, playoff qualification, league first, and recently controversial Gallinari returned to Denver, all of which were an opportunity for commentators to wield their imagination space.
The Pacers who had been in seclusion for two days were full of confidence in this game. Lin Sen directly joked with Gallinari in the visiting team locker room: "Danilo, tell me! How many points are planned to score in this game? 3o?4o? The center with the best assists in the league is always here to serve you! Of course, you have to pay the bill for the next dinner, and your salary is no less than mine."
The boss of the team has always had to pay for the team's dinner, because the boss usually receives the most salary, but Lin Sen was very depressed. There were 3 people in the team who had 20,000 yuan. Oladipo and Gallinari were still higher than him this season, so why did he pay the bill every time? Now he is preparing to find Gallinari to be the sucker.
"One meal with 3o! Two meals with 4o!"
Chapter completed!