The Nuggets' next opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies.
The current leader of the Memphis Grizzlies is Spanish star Pau Gasol.
They performed well last season, finishing fifth in the Western Conference with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses.
However, the current NBA ranking rules are a bit strange. The Denver Nuggets, with 44 wins and 38 losses, are directly ranked third in the Western Conference because they are first in the division.
The 60-22 Dallas Mavericks were squeezed into fourth place in the Western Conference.
You must know that in the Western Conference, only the San Antonio Spurs, with a regular season record of 63 wins and 19 losses, beat the Mavericks.
The result was so tragic. The Memphis Grizzlies encountered the Dallas Mavericks in the first round and were shaved without any suspense.
The Mavericks are one of the strongest teams in the league this season. They eliminated the Spurs and Suns in the Western Conference and reached the Finals unrivaled, and once had a 2-0 lead.
If it weren't for "The Flash" Wade's magic weapon coming from the sky, the Mavericks would have won the championship.
It is not unfair for the Grizzlies to be swept by such a Mavericks.
It’s just that the wheel of history is rolling forward, and some things will never come back once they are lost. The grizzly bear’s spirit was thus shattered.
This season, head coach Pau Gasol was seriously injured and missed more than 20 games, and the Grizzlies' record has been eroding.
Although there are injuries and lack of strength, there is also the temptation of the draft.
Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are both rare talents who are completely worth fighting for.
As a result, the Grizzlies were in dire straits. The Celtics in the Eastern Conference lost 17 games in a row and were unable to compete for the position of the Grizzlies' deputy squad leader.
Facing such a Grizzlies, it is naturally not difficult for the Nuggets to win at home.
However, Li Yan still came to the training hall after a brief rest.
Training is an important way to improve your level, and this also applies to Li Yan.
With the system, Li Yan can see his progress through the system in real time.
For example, after Li Yan continued to practice shooting or dribbling, he could clearly see the increase in his ability in the system.
In this way, Li Yan's investment in training exceeds that of all Nuggets players, and no man will refuse the pleasure of becoming stronger.
Li Yan first warmed up for half an hour, and then started training with the ball.
As a point guard, he must always maintain a sense of the ball. After loading the "Magician" template, Li Yan's passing and control level is already at the top of the NBA.
But the more this happens, the more he finds that he likes to practice. Maybe this is why the top student has such good academic performance and likes to study so much.
After a period of ball-holding training, Li Yan began shooting practice.
Without skill support, Li Yan's shooting is only below the average level in the NBA.
The ability value of holding the ball and shooting less than 60 is very eye-catching. Fortunately, with Li Yan's focused training on fixed-point three-pointers, he finally went from 76 points to 79 points.
This gave Li Yan a sense of accomplishment. After all, he had actually improved through training.
"Wow!"
The door to the training hall was pushed open.
What surprised Li Yan was that the person who came was actually Iverson.
The ball in Li Yan's hand dropped directly. Doesn't it mean that Iverson doesn't like training?
"What's wrong?" Iverson asked with a smile when he saw Li Yan standing there.
"Um, boss, you're here quite early." Li Yan recovered and stretched out his hand to say hello to Iverson.
Iverson is very optimistic about his little brother. Li Yan has always been the hardest-trained player on the Nuggets. He has never been complacent about his achievements.
"Li, why have you been practicing three-pointers?" Iverson also discovered that Li Yan was extremely persistent in three-pointers.
Although he doesn't shoot much during games, he practices outside the three-point line whenever he has free time in training, and his teammates are not surprised.
"I have to create space for you and Cameron. Although three-pointers are not my strong point, at least I can't let my opponent leave me empty."
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "Besides, 3 points is one more than 2 points. My height is actually quite advantageous on the outside."
Iverson nodded in agreement. Li Yan's height is indeed a dimensionality reduction blow on the outside.
Now many teams directly let their small forwards play against Li Yan.
As a result, Iverson has more space in the offense.
This is also the reason why Iverson likes Li Yan. A backcourt partner who attracts firepower and delivers artillery shells for him in offense and can supplement his position in defense is really rare.
"Boss, why are you here for training?" Li Yan also started gossiping. After all, in his impression, Iverson had an unruly image in various reports that didn't like training.
"Haha, Lee, who told you that I don't need training?" Iverson smiled.
"Um, isn't that what is written in the news media?" Li Yan touched his head and said sheepishly.
"Do you believe what the media said?" Iverson explained: "To be honest, my original words at the beginning were that I didn't want to talk about training when I was unhappy. As a result, it was reported that I didn't like training."
"I can tell you that no professional player can win everything with talent alone. Hard training is a must."
Li Yan was thoughtful, saying such words from Iverson's mouth was still very shocking.
"Do you think that with my talent, I can win the regular season MVP, win the scoring title, and lead the team to the finals?" Iverson continued:
"Please, I'm only 5 feet 10.75 inches. I'm not Wilt Chamberlain. If I don't train, why do you think I can play in the NBA for so many years?"
Iverson communicated with Li Yan so earnestly, and Li Yan was very moved.
"Boss, I know that the media is all about chasing rumors. If you can suppress Kobe Bryant without training, that would be too exaggerated.
After all, Kobe is a man who gets up at four in the morning to train! "
"Um." Iverson looked at the excited "little brother" and said, "Lee, Kobe doesn't train at four o'clock in the morning every day, otherwise he would have died suddenly."
Li Yan: "Oh, indeed, the media exaggerated. It was previously reported that I got up at three in the morning to train. I clearly just said that one time I couldn't sleep at 3 in the morning, so I took out the tactical manual and read it, and fell asleep immediately. "
"Yes, it's great if you understand." Iverson smiled: "The media is like this. They will exaggerate whoever they want to praise. They say that LeBron James is the "Chosen Son." He If you don’t win anything, you’re the chosen one?”
"Boss, you are right, LeBron is not the chosen one." Li Yan was full of fighting spirit: "I am!"
Iverson: (⊙O⊙)…, it’s great that you are so motivated (shameless)! ! !
