Chapter 198: Lin Sen VS Teacher Yoo, the second round of the battle for the strongest rookie
The Nuggets are not a strong team among the seven consecutive away games in the West. They are still in the pain of rebuilding after Anthony left. Ty Lawson has proved not to be a player who can lead the team further.
They were once again caught in reconstruction, and now, their most important cornerstone is the second-year center Jokic. Interestingly, Jokic's pick is lower than Lin Sen, who is the 41st pick in the second round. The strongest second-round rookie competition, before the game began, the reporter had already thought of half the title for his post-match news.
Coming to the Nuggets is a good opportunity for Jokic. There is no qualified center in their lineup. Nurkic is still recovering from injury. In the first game of last season, the starting center they used was Jeffrey Lovingji. According to the performance of last season, this name may disappear into the NBA after a few seasons.
After using it for more than a dozen games, the Nuggets finally discovered this problem, but they did not use the second round pick at the first time. Compared to the Cavaliers' trust in Lin Sen, their trust in Jokic came a little later.
In the next period of time, the Nuggets tried to directly start the starting lineup of five small players, and their offensive ability was indeed out of reach, but relatively speaking, their penalty area also became the back garden of the opponent's inside line. The orc Farried can jump on the offensive end, but the defensive end can not be solved by adjusting it. Static physical fitness is also extremely important.
Fortunately, after about thirty games, they finally realized that they were not the Warriors and there was no way out to play the five-small game. After that, Jokic basically settled in the team's starting lineup like Lin Sen. When Nurkic, who was originally going to focus on training, came back and found that he had become a substitute. He should consider whether to call David Lee.
Jokic averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in his first season. Note that there were only 20 minutes. If it weren't for the perverts like Towns, Okafor, Linson, and Porzingis in this class, he would definitely be the first team of rookies. In fact, the last season was indeed a big year for the inside. In addition to Booker, the other four of the other rookies were all inside.
This game was the first seventh consecutive away game in the Eastern Conference, and it was also the duel between the two national insiders who performed the best second-round picks last year. The Cavaliers' match against the Nuggets came too early last year. At that time, Jokic basically had no playing time. In this game of this season, the two of them were considered to be a real showdown. Now these two young people have become the core of the team. Of course, compared with Jokic, Lin Sen is still better than Jokic, and the Pacers' performance is also better than the Nuggets.
But Lin Sen did not relax his vigilance towards the Nuggets at all. It was not so much that it was Jokic. He still remembers how surprised Jokic was when he saw Jokic in the purple skill pack column in the skill pack a few days ago.
He has not visited domestic forums in the United States, and he seems to have found the reason why many fans call Jokic a teacher.
However, in any case, the East is the first to the seventh to the West, and this game is not a difficult task for the Pacers.
This game was not broadcast live across the United States, but it is definitely a must in China.
"Lin Sen plays against Teacher Yo. After watching the last match of the number one in the Eastern Conference, I am a little looking forward to their passing battle."
"Lin Sen will use singles more to attack! After all, the fat white guy in the teacher didn't run fast enough."
"Lin Sen has a defensive advantage. Tian Ji and the Chinese all know that Lin Sen will not use passes to fight Jokic head-on."
In the eyes of Chinese fans, Lin Sen has replaced Yao Ming's position in their hearts. His average of 2,510 in the first month and subsequent performances all show that Lin Sen has become a superstar step by step, and all it takes is time to settle down. Jokic, a rookie in the same class who is one year older, is not that mature.
Central Sports Channel scored the starters of both sides, and the Nuggets were no surprises, including Moodie, Harris, Garlinari, Orcs Faried and Jokic. The Pacers' side was replaced by Hill, Gordon, George, Thadis Young, and Linson.
This is a targeted substitution, the mini 4 position is used on the opposite side. The Pacers also used Sadison Young to keep up with the speed of the 4 position. Although Turner's speed is OK, it is still a certain gap compared to the Orcs.
The scene of jumping the ball directly made all the fans laugh. When the referee threw the ball out, Jokic symbolically pointed and then retreated directly. Although almost everyone knew that there was no suspense in this jump ball, is it appropriate for Jokic to be so obvious?
"Hey! Strategic retreat, ask the teacher, the tactical master! I know that my speed is not good, and I want to prevent the Pacers from playing fast attacks!"
"Sure enough, my heart was so terrible that I thought I had made a mistake in my teacher. It turned out that this was what he thought from the beginning. I admire him."
Chinese fans, thousands of miles away, have begun to crazily joke about jumping balls this time, but since Jokic has done so, he is not afraid of any comments. Lin Sen attaches importance to him, and he also attaches more importance to Lin Sen. In his eyes, Lin Sen, who is also a second-round pick and has become one of the cores of the East's No. 1 team, is much better than himself. He knows that Lin Sen's speed will not give Lin Sen a chance to start this fast attack.
The Nuggets are an offensive team. They are not good at defense. With a few simple runs and pick-and-rolls, there is a chance of open space easily on the outside. Gordon directly made a three-pointer and took the lead away.
"Lin Sen played this ball very reasonably. He did not forcibly challenge Jokic in the inside, but instead of back-running after pick-and-roll from the outside attracted the defense to create opportunities for his teammates. He believed in his outside teammates' touch. Gordon did not disappoint Lin Sen's trust." Director Zhang's commentary was still full of rationality. Although Lin Sen was just a breakup, this three-pointer in his tone was like Lin Sen's shot.
However, the Nuggets did not disappoint their name as a strong offensive team. Gallinari directly scored a three-pointer at the 45-degree angle. The arc was very beautiful. This was an Italian cannon in the sword. With one shot, he directly tied the score to 3:3!
Chapter completed!