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Chapter 92
Chapters 1, [-] and [-]
On the evening of January 1, the Timberwolves went to the Denver Plateau to challenge the Nuggets in an away game. The third match between the two teams this season began.

To be honest, the Timberwolves are still not favored in this game. Although the current Nuggets are not considered the top team in the league, in the eyes of many media people, the upper limit of this plateau jumper team is limited to the Western Conference Finals. It is still a distant dream.

But in the long regular season, the Denver plateau is still an insurmountable peak, which makes all the challengers in the league feel sympathetic.

This is not a lie. The fans in the Denver Plateau are fanatical, and they will automatically apply a layer of group buffs to the plateau jumper team. The Denver Nuggets, who are full of morale and physical strength, are not to be underestimated by any team.

Not to mention, the people of Denver still have dreadful altitude sickness. Denver is located in the Colorado plateau, and the altitude of the Pepsi Center, home of the Nuggets, is 1606 meters above sea level.

You must know that the Utah Jazz Energy Solutions Arena is located in Salt Lake City, which is about 1300 meters above sea level.

The altitude difference of more than 300 meters is enough to make people's hearts tighten.

This is the deterrent power of the NBA's highest arena in the league!
The highlight of this game is whether the Nuggets leader Anthony can play an amazing scoring performance. To be honest, the Minnesota's defeat record to the Denver Nuggets in the first two games has already left many expert media with deep-rooted impressions.

"The Timberwolves are no match for the Denver Nuggets!"

Many data flow experts even use "facts" to prove this. They listed the field efficiency values ​​​​of the Denver Nuggets and Timberwolves. A series of professional basketball data analysis, such as "average shooting rate" and "return on average shot per game", are used to enhance the correctness of their conclusions.

Finally, they talked about their views on the Timberwolves, saying that the future of the Timberwolves is still long, and they need a longer season to grow and accumulate experience.

A simple and clear sentence, "Pattern Tucson is broken!" fully exposed the inner complex of a group of arrogant experts in North America towards the Timberwolves.

On the night before the game, Li Shihao blocked all outside interference and sat alone in the team's video playback room. The whole room was dim, with no lights on, only the lights and shadows on the screen were constantly flickering.

Li Shihao was watching Chauncey Billups' game video, and he was preparing for the upcoming game.

To be honest, Chauncey Billups is a very threatening opponent. Even though he is 33 years old this year, the former champion guard of the Pistons still maintains his true qualities of a killer at critical moments.

The year before last, Chauncey was traded to the Denver Nuggets by the Pistons. This wanderer, who had been to many teams, finally returned to his hometown of Denver.

After returning to his hometown Plateau after a long absence, Chauncey Billups obviously rejuvenated his second career. Not only was he selected for the third round of the NBA, but he also led the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference finals, making it impossible to break through the first round for many years Denver people rejoice.

In Li Shihao's view, the most terrifying thing in the Nuggets' lineup is not the super scorer Carmelo Anthony, but the low-key and simple Billups who sits in the backcourt. This 33-year-old veteran has lethality at critical moments Extraordinarily amazing, anyone who dares to underestimate him will die a miserable death.

In the playoffs last year, in the first round of the first round against the New Orleans Hornets led by "Queen Bee" Paul, Chauncey went berserk in the first game, and made eight of nine three-pointers in the first game, almost tying NBA history Record [-]-of-[-] three-pointers.

Last year was the peak period of the queen bee Paul. "Boxing champion" Tyson Chandler was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for the young Emeka Okafor, and Chris Paul became the absolute core of the Hornets.

That year, he ushered in a year of explosive data and honors, averaging 22 points, 8 assists, and 11 steals per game. He was not only selected to the NBA's best defensive first team and best second team, but also defended the league strongly Assists and steals king.

In this way, the queen bee Paul, who was at his peak, was still strongly defeated by the Denver Nuggets led by Chauncey Billups in the playoffs, and the queen bee Paul could only regret to be out.

It was that round of fierce playoffs that everyone realized the horror of Chauncey Billups. This key man is not old yet, and he still has the ability to influence the game situation.

This season is Li Shihao's first season. He was defeated by Chauncey Billups twice. He was severely restricted by Chauncey Billups twice in a row. As a result, the rhythm was affected and fell into stagnation.

After experiencing it himself, Li Shihao realized that this grassroots former FMVP is definitely one of the most threatening killers in the league's No. [-] position today. He is far from being as mediocre and harmless as his appearance.

To be honest, although Li Shihao was at a disadvantage in the first two games against Chauncey Billups, he still learned a lot. Chauncey Billups did a great job in terms of defense, shot timing and stable rhythm. Well, the game experience is much better than the young Li Shihao.

It is for this reason that Li Shihao will carefully watch Chauncey's game video before the game, and study the method of facing Chauncey Billups from it.

In the end, after four quarters of fierce fighting, Li Shihao led the Timberwolves to a victory from the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Li Shihao scored 19 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, and 3 steals. He scored the first triple-double of his career and led the Timberwolves to defeat the Denver Nuggets.

In this game, Anthony scored 44 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. In the third quarter, he took a lot of shots and scored 13 points alone, which was still difficult to win.

Under the organization of Li Shihao in the first two quarters, the Timberwolves established a huge advantage of 22 points through stable offensive and defensive efficiency. This time, Li Shihao's scoring data was not high, only 19 points, far lower than his field Average score.

But in tonight's game, he successfully suppressed the Denver Nuggets in terms of rhythm, especially in the third quarter, causing Anthony to frequently fall into a singles cycle, and the offensive and defensive rhythm of the entire Denver Nuggets was greatly damaged in the third quarter .

When Anthony was obsessed with fighting alone, the chemical reaction of the entire team dropped to freezing point in an instant, and there was no tacit understanding at all.

Even if Chauncey Billups wanted to regain his strength and find his rhythm, he was powerless.

Li Shihao successfully defeated the Denver Nuggets led by Chauncey Billups and avoided the crisis of being swept away by the season.

With the way of the people, also treat the body of the people.

The Timberwolves have won two consecutive victories, and the Western Conference ranking has risen to ninth place, tied for ninth place with the original Houston Rockets.

(End of this chapter)