The Nuggets defeated the powerful Mavericks at home to end their three-game losing streak.
Li Yan returned from a 3-game suspension with a very comprehensive performance of 10 points, 18 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
The Nuggets took on a new look under Li Yan's teamwork, and the "golden guns" Iverson and Anthony finally no longer played independently.
Anthony scored 28 points, and Iverson also easily scored 27 points.
With six Nuggets scoring in double figures, the Mavericks, who ranked first in the league, surrendered.
Li Yan's popularity continues to rise, and his popularity in Denver can even rival Anthony and Iverson.
Since the league added Li Yan's name to the All-Star voting, Li Yan's number of votes has been growing rapidly.
It's just that the competition for the backcourt position in the Western Conference is too fierce, and the votes for Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, and Allen Iverson are horribly high.
Needless to say, Kobe, McGrady and Iverson, the "four major shooting guards" already have the support of a huge fan base, not to mention that McGrady and Iverson are teammates of Yao Ming and Li Yan.
For Chinese fans, they can be considered one of their own.
Two-time regular season MVP Steve Nash ranked behind Li Yan and was squeezed into the fifth position in the backcourt.
The NBA also took note of the backcourt battle in the Western Conference. They moved the most popular Kobe Bryant to the small forward position in a very "chicken thief" manner.
In this way, Li Yan's probability of entering the All-Star starting lineup is greatly increased.
In addition, Li Yan's reputation has been soaring with the help of NBA officials.
Li Yan's reports can be seen on sports channels across the United States, and there are also many highlights of Li Yan's passes in the game clips.
This kind of publicity intensity has exceeded that of ordinary team stars.
Li Yan is not particularly obsessed with the All-Stars. Unlike other stars who want to enter the All-Stars to prove their worth, what Li Yan wants to do most at the moment is to continuously improve himself.
Watching his various values in the system panel continue to improve, Li Yan was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
After the Nuggets won the Mavericks, they rushed to Cleveland without stopping.
The Cavaliers are currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference and are doing pretty well.
"Little Emperor" LeBron James has further evolved this season. He averaged 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.
The Cavaliers can be considered a team with good combat effectiveness, and the system did not disappoint Li Yan.
Before the game, the system has already set a task: defeat the Cavaliers and provide more than 15 assists, and you will obtain James' skills.
15 assists is not too difficult for Li Yan, it can be achieved in one jump.
Li Yan didn't get too happy too early, and he didn't know what "weird" skills he would use.
It is said that the current James should be in the stage of losing ten skills with one force. If you accidentally get Lao Zhan's shooting and footwork skills package, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Anthony and James have always been the two most watched players of the "03 Platinum Generation" until "Flash" Wade overtook the championship last season.
Every showdown between "Melon" and "Little Emperor" is exciting, but this time, Li Yan and Iverson lost a lot of attention.
Cleveland is a small city, but the basketball atmosphere here is quite good.
The Nuggets bus was driving on the streets of Cleveland, LeBron James promotional posters could be seen everywhere, and many fans were rushing to the Quicken Loans Center wearing James jerseys.
Cleveland fans' crazy support for James shocked Li Yan. James got all the love from Cleveland here.
It’s no wonder that after James announced that he would bring his talents to Miami, Cleveland fans took the extreme step of burning James’ jerseys.
There is no way, because deep love brings deep responsibility!
This highlight game was broadcast live across the United States, and will also be broadcast live across the ocean in China.
Since Li Yan performed well, Yang Ma has adjusted the broadcast plan.
Except for a few games, all Nuggets games will be broadcast in China.
During the warm-up period before the game, Anthony and James greeted each other familiarly.
Then, James also ran over and exchanged greetings with Iverson.
Iverson's historical status is here, Lao Zhan still knows how to behave.
Regarding Li Yan, James smiled and nodded, and Li Yan naturally served with a smile.
Although Li Yan in his previous life did not like some of the choices James made in his career, James is indeed impeccable in his conduct as a person.
Unlike most black players who act out of emotion, James has a very high emotional intelligence and he never does anything that damages his image.
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The opening ceremony at Quicken Loans Arena was wild, LeBron James received roaring cheers, and Cavaliers fans gave James all their love.
In a fiery atmosphere, the game started.
Cavaliers starting lineup: Daniel Gibson, Larry Hughes, LeBron James, Drew Gooden, "Big Z" Ilgauskas;
"Big Z" Ilgauskas is a technical high center forward from the Eastern European country Lithuania. His height reaches 2.21 meters, but he has a soft touch on the ball.
On the offensive end, Big Z can either forcefully attack, or use realistic fake moves to stun the opponent and then score a layup.
His low-post singles and high-post jump shots are both weapons for the Cavaliers' offense. When "Little Emperor" James' attack at the first point of attack is blocked, Big Z can rely on his height and technical advantages to open up the team's offense.
Drew Gooden's confrontational ability is also excellent. He and Big Z are helpful assistants around James.
Larry Hughes on the outside was a little acclimated after coming to the Cavaliers from the Wizards.
Hughes' offense mainly relies on breakthroughs. He is a typical player who likes breakthroughs and hates shooting.
In the Wizards, he is like a duck in water, which is related to the complementary types of him and Arenas; Arenas is good at shooting, while Hughes is good at breakthroughs.
The Wizards reached the Eastern Conference semifinals in the 2004-05 season, and Hughes also reached the peak of his career in the 2004-05 season.
He averaged 22 points per game, won the steals title with 2.89 steals, and entered the All-Defensive Team.
It was precisely because of Hughes' outstanding performance in Washington that the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired him in 2005 with a five-year contract worth approximately US$70 million to assist LeBron James.
In the Cavaliers, Hughes was frustrated mainly because his playing style was somewhat similar to James.
During this period, the "little emperor" James' shooting ability was quite unstable, and he needed players with baskets to open up space for him.
And how could LeBron let the opportunity to break through and score easily pass by.
But even so, Hughes, who averaged 15 points per game, is still the Cavaliers' second-leading scorer.
Gibson was Li Yan's rookie in the same class. He only participated in the Cavaliers' pre-draft workouts and gave up and refused the opportunity to participate in any other team's pre-draft workouts.
This is why he was predicted to be a first-round pick but fell to the second round.
Gibson is an excellent shooter. His 41.9% three-point shooting percentage ranks first among all rookies.
Nuggets starting lineup: Li Yan, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby.
The Nuggets' lineup hasn't changed much.
"The overall strength of the Nuggets is stronger than that of the Cavaliers, but the strength of "Little Emperor" LeBron James cannot be underestimated. The Cavaliers are very strong inside, and overall they can still win."
"Of course, what we are most concerned about is Li Yan's performance."
In Yangma's studio, Directors Yu Jia and Zhang are still the commentators for this game.
Then, Marcus Camby and Big Z jumped up on the jump ball, and the game began.
