525-Nuggets vs. Clippers (1)

Before the game started, Ace was betrayed by the guy Reggie Miller during the warm-up, and the result was that he was dumped on his sister Mickey Miller who was a live reporter at ESPN.

As the captain of the Clippers, Ace has only participated in a press conference before or after the game. Howard did the rest of the time, and it was also interesting that the team asked Howard to replace Ace as the captain. The main reason was that he was too irresponsible. This time, Reggie Miller used him as the captain and should be promoted for the team, so he was pulled to his sister for an interview.

"Ace, can you start?" Although Mickey Miller gritted his teeth in his heart, he still had a professional expression on the surface. It's also true that anyone who wants to interview someone who has not interviewed for two seasons will be so angry that he will stand in front of you now.

"I said I wasn't ready, would you not be interviewed?" Ace spread his hands.

"This is a live broadcast!" Mickey Miller gave Ace a blank look and immediately signaled to the photographer behind him to prepare. He didn't want to give Ace a chance to speak, at least he had to let him speak after the live broadcast.

"This is the scene of the Pepsi Center Stadium in Denver. I am Mickey, an espn live reporter. Today we interviewed Ace, the legendary star on the basketball court, Ace!" Mickey turned naturally to look at Ace next to her, but what made her teeth gritted was that Ace was half-sided with the phone and chatting with someone, so she didn't look like she wanted to be interviewed.

"Ace!" Mickey shouted patiently again.

"Ahhh, sorry, sorry, everyone, I'm Eswook, the current captain of the Clippers!" Ess quickly hung up the phone and greeted the camera.

"Can you ask if you were calling your wife just now? Ace is now everyone is paying attention to your baby who will be born next year." Mickey asked.

"Yes, I'm calling her. Just follow the baby. If Avril, I'll just follow it myself, haha!" Ace blinked at the camera.

"Then you must be very confident in today's game?" Mickey returned to sports in a few words. Although she was like gossiping about Ace's entertainment news, who made her a sports reporter?

"There must be confidence, but it's still very serious when facing Anthony and the others. The Nuggets are second in the Western Conference this year, and we also lost two games in the regular season." Ace also followed Mickey and squirted randomly. As long as he didn't interview his personal life, he would be at will.

As the interview lasted nearly 5 minutes, Ace and Mickey finished in a Q&A question and answer. Everything was asked around the team. Even so, the Clippers still had a lot of news, such as starting, ah, targeting, anyway, a lot, a lot.

Of course, if the Clippers can win the championship this year, Ace will truly become a legend in the basketball world. The reason is very simple. The old guy who has played all his life finally got the ring he had dreamed of in his later years. What is this concept?

There are victims of the Larry Bird era, victims of the Jordan era, and victims of the Olajuwon era. In short, after these people retired, they are already old and have no motivation from that time. But now their super All-Star team has once again reached the playoffs, so who dares to underestimate them?

Even without them, Ace, Howard, Turiav, and Kwamebron, the four new forces are enough for all teams to eat.

After Ace was interviewed, he ran back to the stadium for pre-match warm-up.

"Hey, Ace, let us go today!" Anthony said hello as soon as Ace came back.

"Ha, Anthony, okay, I'll turn around and say to Barkley, you're afraid of him, I'll ask him to put some water for you, then see if you put some water in my position too!" Ace said with Anthony's shoulder.

"Don't shit, I know you've never suffered a loss! Also, when did I be afraid of people? We are the second in the West!" Anthony said proudly.

"Tsk, that's your fate. When I was shooting a movie, I played against the Clippers. With me, you're a little tender. Look at LeBron. This is your lesson!" Ace said with a pouting mouth and ridiculed Anthony.

The two of them stood in the center of the court, sarcasticating each other, or bragging about their team, which became a habit. This was the case before the game started, but after the game, although they still had a hand in the face, the destination there was a bar.

Originally, Ace and Billups had a good relationship before, but after last year's playoffs, he and the Pistons didn't catch a cold, so the two of them who transferred to Billups had no communication, even if there was a matchup later.

It was not until the players of the two teams returned to the locker room, Ace and Anthony were intimate. In everyone's opinion, this was the last etiquette of a pair of good brothers before the game, and the battle of life and death is about to usher in, so at least what should be said must be finished.

The Clippers' TV commentator would at least release the topic. Everyone knows that Billups and Ace had a bad chance of winning and losing on the court, so Anthony and Ace's joke also turned into a satirical Billups.

Everyone who returned to the locker room began to get ready, especially the old players inside. They finally stood here again after years of playoffs.

"Ewing, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, Stockton, you five starters!" Old Nelson announced the starting list directly after seeing all the players coming back.

"Okay, head!" the five people responded in unison. This was agreed before the game, and it was Ace's intention. They wanted them to start in the first and last games, especially if they reached the finals, they would start in each game.

This moved these people very much. The three timely super combat powers of Ace, Turiaf and Howard are the absolute main players in any team, but in this way, they gave up their starters to make them all the old guys.

Then Old Nelson began to pull everyone into explanation of tactical arrangements, at least no one dared to do it at this time to listen carefully. Now they have to end all the games in the playoffs with a record of complete victory. This is their declaration, and they must be so strong, because they only have to play in one go, and slowness will cause various reasons for their old teammates.

"Okay, prepare to go on the field and let them know that our aircraft carrier is officially "!" Finally, Old Nelson said to all the players.

"roar……!"

The game officially started at 8:30 pm Denver time, and the Clippers' lineup was both reasonable and unexpected. Ace sat on the bench this time next to Old Nelson, next to Howard.

As the game sounded, Ewing and Nene Hilaryo jumped at the same time, reaching for the basketball.

"Bang!"

When Ace saw Ewing actually gave the racket to Charles Barkley, he stared out his eyes because throughout the season, as long as Ewing jumped the ball, 90% of it would fail. It seems that Ewing still has a group of old guys today who have taken out all the energy.

Charles Barkley has recreated his classic hairstyle today, bald!

This was also done by him at the hotel before coming to the stadium. In the words of Charles Barkley, this head shape is his lucky symbol, and he has to cut his head every time he enters the playoffs over the years. This time he joined the team a bit hasty, so Barkley has hair throughout the regular season.

So Barkley's bald head also won the applause of many neutral fans today. The unlucky Barkley has already dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, as if he was the defender, and he was still yelling to direct his teammates to the place.

However, just when everyone was surprised that Barkley would continue to command, he watched Stockton hook his finger at Barkley, who obediently passed the basketball over.

"Shhh!" Then there was a burst of laughter. There was no way for the big screen to record all the expressions of the two of them.

Stockton and Malone's pick-and-roll skills have been re-entered today. Not only that, but also the strong cooperation of Barkley, Reggie Miller and Ewing.

With one block and one break, Malone easily cut into the inside and passed the ball to Ewing in the open position, and Ewing, the gorilla, gently hit the board and entered the frame.

Yes, this guy just returned from injury, but he played too seriously in the regular season, which caused another back strain. The doctor has already told him to try to avoid dunking as much as possible, otherwise he would have ended the playoffs early.

Such news is fatal to Ewing. He is not afraid of the ferocity of his opponent, nor is he afraid of his injuries that will bring to his future life. If he is not allowed to participate in this season's game, the blow to him will definitely be fatal.

So Ewing played in this clever way and it was a bit dazzling. It seemed that Ewing had played the center in another way, unlike his previous way of playing.

Kenyon Martin and Chauncey Billups have no way to deal with the golden combination of Malone and Stockton. Even if they are in good condition, they are hard to defend. This move is at least invincible for the Nuggets and no one can crack it.

Although the Clippers lost all the Nuggets in the regular season, they had no way to conquer points from beginning to end with Karl Malone and Stockton. Not to mention them, the entire league had no way to do it. If they weren't physically strong enough, how could the Clippers lose?

Although the game has just begun, there is an absolute new force off the court today. At least everyone believes that the Clippers will at least reach the Western Conference Finals.

Moreover, for the last game that the Clippers deliberately lost, falling into the seventh and falling into the off-duty zone was their intentional approach. The two strong men in the Los Angeles separated. Moreover, the opponents in the off-duty zone are relatively easier to deal with than those in the Lakers in the work zone.

Then the offense and defense were changed, Anthony used a forced breakthrough, shook Barkley, who was slightly slower, and returned with a mid-range shot.

Then they seemed to be the event repeating, the stream of light reappeared, and the cycle of history was like a cycle of reincarnation, and they were unable to stop the pick-and-roll combination again.

But this time it was Karl Malone who scored the most data on the court, with one assist and two points.

The Nuggets are now barely supported by the cooperation of Anthony and Billups, but they play well with the Clippers, just like they were in the regular season, but they knew that there were still a demon and a slutball sitting off the court.

In the fifth minute of the game, Ace and Howard stood next to the technical stand, looking at the stadium with a good look.

But in this battle between the two of them, the Nuggets lost 6 points in a row. The Clippers scored a 9-0 attack wave, especially Reggie Miller made a three-pointer, which completely widened the score.

15-24, the Clippers lead.

"Beep!" the Nuggets called out a timeout.

After everyone in the Clippers came back, Old Nelson immediately said, "Turiaf, replace Ewing and Malone with Kwamebron."

"Will you not change Ace and Dwight?" Ma Long asked blankly. He saw Ace and Howard standing on the technical desk just now, and thought he was going to change people.

"You are the coach, I am the coach!" Old Nelson gave Ma Long a blank look.

"Ahem, I didn't mean that!" Ma Long explained quickly.

"Then they will play pick-and-roll, Kwame and Stockton cooperate, but the focus of the second pass is on Reggie Miller and Barkley, and Turiav mainly strengthens the rebounds and attracts the opponent!" said Old Nelson.

"clear!"

The short 30-second pause passed quickly, which was enough for the two teams to exchange a little after the two teams made a substitution.

The Nuggets also made adjustments, JR Smith replaced Dengtai-Jones, and Linas Creza replaced Kenyon-Martin. Both sides made two substitution plans.

But when the Clippers came on the court, they were so angry that George Carl, JR Smith and Renas Creza were all prepared for Ace and Howard, but this change of formation made the Nuggets extremely uncomfortable.

"Aren't you two going on stage?" Malone asked Howard quietly.

"I can't go, Ace said to give the opponent some pressure and let me go with him and stand for a while." Howard looked proud.

"Ahem, it's sinister!" Ma Long said in admiration. He was the one who had the most experience. When Ace and Howard fought to the sidelines, the Nuggets' attention was obviously stagnant, which gave him a more relaxed way of moving.

"This is called tactics, Ace's mental tactics!" Ace said proudly. Recently, the media has been discussing Ace's mental tactics constantly. His basketball skills and business achievements have already begun to study him.

So "Ace's psychology" has also become a science, especially for such a book interview, but Ace also got 70% of his royalties. There is no way for Ace to leave a preface in the book, and it was written by a tutor of his university.

"Tsk, then why are you sitting here now? Keep standing there!" Ma Long said with a sneer.

"You don't understand. I told you to see Sun Tzu's Art of War. Do you know what the truth is?" Ace stretched out his middle finger at Ma Long and turned to watch the game.

Old Nelson, who was sitting next to him, said nothing. He didn't know or understand Ace's approach. Anyway, he was ready after the game and said, at worst he would say that Ace was tired of sitting and went for a walk.

The game continued, and Stockton and Kwamebron's cooperation was not as elegant as Karl Malone, but Kwamebron was doing it seriously. His movements were not good-looking, but practical. Stockton would also feed the ball, as long as he ran to the position.

That's it. The Clippers' attack power is still full, and a little miss can maintain the leading momentum. Moreover, the Nuggets have a short run-in, which has widened the gap to 13 points and brought back 9 points.

But they also missed occasionally, but Kwame Brown and Turiav did a good job of protecting rebounds, not allowing the Nuggets to grab a frontcourt rebound.

Of course, the most noteworthy one is Turiav. He is a dirty and tiring job in the Lakers. He still does this when he goes to the Clippers, but he is still outstanding. In the words of old Nelson, this kid is so easy to use. Whether it is the main player or the substitute, he is simply a omnipotent power forward. Unless he can't play or doesn't want to stay in the Clippers, as long as he is there, I will always use him."

As soon as Old Nelson's words came out this season, Turiav's offer doubled during the transfer period before the playoffs, but in the end he chose to stay and compete with the Clippers.

Especially the Lakers, they are very interested in Turiyaf and are willing to exchange Fisher and Sashav Jasic for Turiyaf with 3.5 million. You should know that Ace took Turiyaf away from the Lakers only for 3 million and Sashav Jasic. Now the Lakers' double-team has doubled.

At least in the slight transfer turmoil before this playoffs, Ace did not guarantee or express any of the players, and also developed transfer conditions for everyone, so they could leave if they were willing.

But no one was so stupid that he left the Clippers. The Clippers are now nouveau riche in the league. Not only are the equipment, good conditions, and good training, especially the salary, the Clippers have no salary cap, only Howard has a super contract, and everyone else is pitiful, and everyone is optimistic about the Clippers' future.

Because two years later, Ewing and his group decided to retire in Los Angeles. As for work, they had agreed to the Clippers' assistant coach.

Think about how many centers the Lakers have achieved with one close to Jabbar. Now in the five positions of the Clippers, the Clippers' coaching team is terrifying. There are also the top combat powers of the two leagues, Ace and Howard, you can know which team has a better prospect. Moreover, the Clippers' substitutes are all young, so they can be said to be united and win the championship.

The game continued. After a brief run-in, Pejastoviaekovic and Chancey Billups, a three-pointer who was in the same era as Reggie Miller, and a three-pointer who was the Pistons who was the Pistons, began to show off. Finally, at the end of the first quarter, the score was 29-32 and a three-pointer difference was 3 points.

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Chapter completed!