Of course George was nervous when he came on the scene to face Anthony.
A superstar like Anthony who became famous throughout the United States during his college days is the idol and dream of many children.
When he led the Syracuse University team to sweep across the United States, George was still a child and had already heard about this super scorer.
Of course, George's number one idol is Kobe, so he is a little nervous when facing Anthony, but he will not relax, let alone be excited to play against his idol. He is very excited inside.
On the contrary, he was very focused and carefully thought about his defensive deficiencies in the first half against Anthony.
He felt that it was impossible to restrict Anthony by himself alone, and he had to cooperate with Ricky Davis.
After the timeout, the Clippers took the lead. Harden used Gasol's screen to break through the basket and score a layup.
Subsequently, the Nuggets handed the ball to Anthony, and George immediately came over to stare at Anthony.
He blocked Anthony's right-hand breakthrough defense and forced Anthony to go to the left, where there was a trap set up by Ricky Davis and Gasol.
As a result, Anthony did not go to the left to force a breakthrough, but chose to dribble and shoot from outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and hit a three-pointer!
The Nuggets overtook the score!
Anthony's three-point shot is extremely fast.
George had no time to interfere.
Even if he interferes, he probably won't be able to stop Anthony, who has a great touch.
Anthony has scored 44 points.
At this moment, the Clippers served quickly from the backcourt.
George, who was still on the defensive just now, has transformed into a fast-break cavalry.
Quickly rushed across the half court, received a pass from Harden, dribbled straight to the basket, and succeeded in a left-hand split dunk!
A quick pass from Harden caught the Nuggets off guard.
It can also be seen from this ball that Anthony's defensive awareness is really bad.
After scoring the goal, he held out three fingers to celebrate.
Forgot that the person he was guarding was Paul George.
George's flexible running position, as well as the young man's unique, deer-like speed and bounce, easily brought the Clippers two points.
This ball made Min Congda shake his head. Anthony's defensive awareness is really bad.
Subsequently, Anthony failed to hit again and was double-teamed by George and Ricky.
The ball went to the top of the arc, but Billups' strong shot missed.
Although Billups is known as "Big Heart", in fact, his three-point shooting percentage is not too high.
Moreover, after coming to the Nuggets, in addition to shining in 2009, last season and the beginning of this season, his shot selection became worse and worse, and his shooting percentage was average.
Controlling the backcourt rebounds, the Clippers counterattacked again, and Harden again passed the ball through the defender to George.
George caught the ball under the basket and succeeded in a reverse layup, scoring two more points!
The Clippers counterattacked with two consecutive fast breaks, 111:108, overtaking the Nuggets by 3 points!
The Nuggets' defense was really unfocused, and they were easily beaten by the Clippers on a fast break at critical moments.
Min Congda looked at it and shook his head. How did George Karl practice defense, or did he really not defend as the rumors said?
At this time, Ada came back from buying popcorn. Seeing Min Congda shaking his head, she guessed that the situation on the court was good for the Clippers.
I looked up and sure enough, the Clippers were ahead by 3 points as soon as they came in.
Ada has figured out Min Congda's temperament, and he is worried when the Clippers play well.
"Mr. Smart, your popcorn."
"Oh, thank you Ada, would you like some too?"
"If I don't eat, I will gain weight."
"Stephen! Popcorn, eat some."
Curry waved his hand, he didn't want to eat anymore.
It's not that I'm afraid of being fat, it's that I feel inappropriate.
He plays with everyone, and eating popcorn feels like having fun on the sidelines.
"Stop pretending, eat whatever you want. When the game is over, take a bag back to the hotel."
"May I?"
"Nonsense, of course."
So, the two of them enjoyed themselves, eating popcorn one after another while watching the game.
Min Congda found it troublesome and asked Curry to hold the popcorn bucket.
Dunleavy, who was sitting not far away, shook his head when he saw the two of them like this, thinking that these two guys are really hopeless, don't they have any heart?
I’m so nervous about the game, so I’m in the mood to eat popcorn here.
The two sides have entered the final decisive moment.
The Nuggets called a timeout to set up a key offense.
Anthony got the ball from the outside and immediately handed it to Billups.
Then he dropped into the low post and caught the ball in the low post to beat Paul George.
Anthony seemed to be about to turn around and shoot a jumper, but it turned out to be a fake move and passed George.
Then he broke into the basket, succeeded in a layup against Gasol's defense, and also caused a foul.
"Shet." Curry cursed secretly.
Anthony made 2+1 and made a free throw. The two sides were tied at 111:111.
Subsequently, the Clippers made a mistake on the outside and was intercepted by Billups!
Min Congda secretly applauded, this ball gave the Nuggets a chance to overtake and make the final decision.
As a result, Afflalo's counterattack layup was ruthlessly blocked by Paul George from behind!
An extremely crucial shot!
Curry raised his hands in excitement and blew up the popcorn in his hands.
The popcorn fell on Min Congda's head.
The ball was not over yet. George, who successfully blocked the shot, controlled the ball.
The ball was given to Harden, and Harden made another long pass to the inside!
Gasol caught the ball and made a light layup, and the Clippers took the lead!
At 113:111, the Clippers took the lead, and there were still more than ten seconds left before the end of the game.
Curry ignored the excitement and hurriedly picked the popcorn off Min Congda's head.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Smart, I didn't mean it."
Curry was apologizing while smiling from ear to ear. He forgot about the popcorn bucket in his hand.
Min Congda sighed and said, "If you don't like eating it, give it to me. Do you know it's a waste if you don't throw it away?"
Ada couldn't help but laugh at the side, and there were fans and spectators around who took out their mobile phones to take photos of Min Congda.
The photographer on the sidelines must have recorded this funny scene.
The Nuggets used up their last timeout.
After George returned to the bench, his teammates stepped forward to high-five him.
At the critical moment, George's two fast break layups and blocks were crucial.
Of course, Harden's passing is also very critical. Three passes, the ball is fatal.
Min Congda saw that he hadn't eaten much popcorn, and he still had to win the game, so he was in a very bad mood.
Seeing Curry's playful smile, I really want to give him a big ass to relieve my hatred.
After the timeout ended, the Nuggets' final winning tactic was very simple, which was to give the ball to Anthony to solve the problem.
This is George Karl's style. He doesn't like to design tactics that are too elaborate.
His famous quote: "A well-designed tactic is worse than an offensive rebound."
As a result, Anthony, who had already scored 47 points in this game, missed a three-pointer from the outside.
Gasol grabbed a backcourt rebound and gave the Nuggets no more chances. The Clippers won the game 113:111 with a 2-point advantage, ending their four-game losing streak!
(End of chapter)
