rpbooks Chapter 203 Stan's Wrath (Part 1~)
Chapter 203 Stan's Wrath (Part 1~)
Chapter 203 Stan's Wrath (First Update~)
2 Chapter Thirty: Stan's Wrath (First Update~)
The Timberwolves unexpectedly regained another round and led the Dallas Mavericks, the second in the West, 2:1. This result surprised many people, but at the same time, they also felt the amazing resilience behind this young team.
There are many teams that play in the regular season, and there is never a shortage, but in the playoffs, the team that can still withstand the pressure and win is commendable.
However, the Timberwolves are not the only example of the weak defeating the strong, and it takes four victories in the playoffs to decide the winner. For now, the Timberwolves can only temporarily stabilize the situation and have a lead advantage, more hope of advancing that's all.
The Dallas people are ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves in terms of record, and they have two home games next. Their chances of winning are not small.
In the Western Conference matchup, the Portland Trail Blazers faced the aggressive Phoenix Suns, lost two consecutive away games, and then desperately won a victory at home.
This season, the Portland Trail Blazers suffered a lot of injuries, and the team suffered a lot of injuries. They have been able to withstand the pressure, and the reason why they reached the playoffs all the way is the strong leadership ability of the team's core Brandon Roy. .
Brandon Roy has given confidence to all Trail Blazers fans this season. He can say that he has brought the team to the playoffs on his own. Although he has an average of 20+4+4 per game, although he does not have Li Shihao's personal The data is luxurious, but in terms of gold content, Li Shihao is too high.The miracles created by the Portland Trail Blazers led by Roy can be said to be no worse than the Timberwolves. Roy Huang led this semi-disabled lineup, advancing step by step, and even repeatedly defeated the league's powerful players in the regular season. Said to be far stronger than the Timberwolves.
Li Shihao once asked himself, swapping him with Brandon Roy, maybe he can't do what Brandon Roy did, leading the team to the playoffs with his own strength, after all, this year's Western Conference The competitive pressure is too great, and without 50 wins, it is impossible to enter the playoffs.
However, when the regular season was about to end, the Portland Trail Blazers revealed a news that their head star Brandon Roy suffered an injury and tore the meniscus in his right knee. He will undergo surgery and will be absent. 4-6 weeks.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the ship was late and hit the wind again.
For the Trail Blazers fans, this news is no less tragic than the worse. Brandon Roy, who led the team to the playoffs, did not hold on in the end. The meniscus of his right knee was torn. Not light at all, and without the support of Brandon Roy, what would the Portland Trail Blazers have against the Phoenix Suns led by two-time MVP Nash.
There is no suspense in the first two away games. The Portland Trail Blazers are not the opponents of the Phoenix Suns at all. They suffered two consecutive defeats in Phoenix.
However, fortunately, they have not yet reached the edge of the cliff. In the third home game, the Portland Trail Blazers rallied and led the team to grab a victory from the Phoenix Suns and pull back a game.
At the same time, the San Antonio Spurs also recovered from the 2:0 momentum and returned to Texas to give the Los Angeles Lakers a head-on blow. They defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by a big score and slaughtered the Los Angeles Lakers 110:89, declaring that veterans are not dead The spirit of the game also brought back a game and returned to the 2-1 situation.
No one in this league can underestimate the veterans!
The experience of the Denver Nuggets is very similar to that of the Dallas Mavericks. They are ranked fourth in the West, but they seem to be under the same gram. The Utah Jazz broke out in the playoffs and grabbed a victory from the Denver Plateau in the first game 104-112. Then they lost to the Denver 116-102, and then returned to the home court 117-106 to pull back another game, also completing a 2-1 lead.
It seems that the Denver Nuggets' style of breaking into the Western Conference finals last year is gone. This year, their fighting spirit is low, and they can't see the slightest chance of competing for the championship. Even their head star Carmelo Anthony also told the media after the team lost. Criticized that the inaction of the team's management even hinted that they would leave the team in the summer.
Melon Anthony’s five-year $5 million contract has not yet expired. The attitude of saying this is undoubtedly to try to put pressure on the team and at the same time make his teammates more vigilant. However, this method does not seem appropriate. The Denver Nuggets are not in a good position in the playoffs , It has come to a precarious moment. As the core of the team, Melo Anthony's remarks have chilled many people's hearts. There are even some different voices among Denver Nuggets fans.
Even the management of the Denver Nuggets even had undercurrents gushing out, and some secret rumors came out, "The team seems to have already thought about trading Melo Anthony, just like the Philadelphia 76ers traded Iverson."
"Iverson won the Eastern Conference Championship for the Philadelphia 76ers and led the team to the playoffs, but what did Carmelo Anthony do? Is it just the Western Conference Finals? You must know that this year he seems to have not even played in the first round of the playoffs. Can't break in!"
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There are not a few high-level executives in the Denver Nuggets management who have this idea. They were indeed stimulated by Melo Anthony’s radical remarks. After all, the Denver Nuggets bought a lot of helpers for Anthony’s trade. Melon Anthony's accusations and criticisms are really chilling.
Just look at the signings of the Cleveland Cavaliers over the years. The signings of the Denver Nuggets are actually doing pretty well, especially the decision to trade Chauncey Billups, which brought the Denver Nuggets to the West in one fell swoop. In the finals, it is a pity that the Denver Nuggets seem to be facing a change again.
Melon Anthony's remarks are indeed out of timing. Maybe he wants to emulate what Kobe did in Los Angeles in the previous two years, but the effect seems to be different.
Melon Anthony didn't know that his remarks had reached the ears of team owner Stan Kroenke. For this sports tycoon with a net worth of 26 billion US dollars, the Denver Nuggets are actually not too valuable. There are three teams, which add up to only 13 billion US dollars, which only accounts for half of his net worth.
But Anthony has always been the core of the team he is optimistic about supporting, but Melon Anthony let him down. Not only did the rookie season burst into a scandal of not wanting to play, so he missed the best rookie competition, the subsequent brawl, and this time Speaking to the outside world disappointed the man in power of the Denver Nuggets.
Stan Kroenke has a wealth of wealth, but he is extremely low-key. He is used to giving the team's managers more power and letting them take care of it. The general manager of the team, Van der Wegge, gave an order to prepare for the trade of Melon Anthony. If the latter wants to leave in the summer, then make a decisive trade without leaving any room for it!
(End of this chapter)