"Listen, guys, I want to win this game. I don't want to hide this. I want to win this game. We need a game that can inspire us so that we can win this game with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Fighting, I think we can do it!"

Carmelo Anthony really wants to win this game.

When changing clothes in the locker room, he even held everyone's hands and encouraged them.

This is something he rarely does!

He also looked at each and every Nuggets player in a daze.

They looked at each other with the same expression: What's wrong with this guy? This is...

However, if George Karl saw this scene, he would sneer a little, and then say in his heart: As long as you don't mess around, we will definitely have a chance.

Well... for so many days in the past, the Nuggets are still hanging on in the sixth position in the Western Conference. The way to win every game is also very similar. If Carmelo Anthony plays well, then this team

Just win. If he doesn't perform well, then the team will lose.

The reason is also very simple, because this guy holds most of the Nuggets' ball rights in his hands, and they are all his personal singles choices.

Not to mention the other Nuggets players on the court, even his head coach George Karl became a decoration. When he got to the back, he simply stopped giving orders and just stood there on the sidelines.

It's not that he doesn't want to give orders, but... Carmelo Anthony doesn't care about his tactics at all and just goes about his business.

This has led to the conflict between the two people getting deeper and deeper.

It's just that Carmelo Anthony's identity is here. No matter how deep the conflict is, George Karl can't make it public. He can't just go to the general manager's office and slap the table and ask, "Pick him or me?"

In that case, George Karl believes that he will definitely receive a dismissal letter "We think you are sick" in a few days.

As for Carmelo Anthony, he may have sensed George Karl's dissatisfaction, but no matter how dissatisfied he was, it did not affect his chaos on the court. For Carmelo Anthony, this is enough...

This is also the reason why the two of them have not had a huge dispute yet.

One was powerless, and the other simply felt it was "unnecessary."

Lin Ri also attaches great importance to tonight's game. In addition to performing his signature dunks for the fans at the scene, he devoted the rest of the time to warming up. Suns fans kept asking "one more dunk."

"The sound fell on deaf ears.

Recently, perhaps because it was confirmed that Lin Ri will participate in the dunk contest, Phoenix fans' demand for Lin Ri's dunk during warm-up has suddenly become much greater.

One performance can no longer satisfy them, now they have to perform twice...

However, Lin Ri refused to perform for the second time today. He wanted to focus all his energy on the next game.

Gentry was busier than usual before this game, discussing non-stop with several assistant coaches surrounding him.

But in this way, it seems that George Karl is a bit "slow".

At this moment, George Karl is looking at the sky, seemingly observing whether the ceiling of Mercy Arena is solid.

There was absolutely no intention of discussing tactics with his assistant.

George Karl: What are we discussing? If no one bothers us after we discuss it, then it’s useless for me to discuss it!

This made the atmosphere on both benches before the game seem a bit strange.

Well, how should I put it... It's as if what is about to start is a fake match.

ESPN commentator Hubie Brown, who was commentating on this game, showed a hint of mixed emotions in his eyes. Before the start of this season, he once had illusions about the Nuggets. This was only achieved through a trade in exchange for Bill Lux last season.

In his opinion, the team that has produced a magical chemical reaction after Puss has the potential to go further in the new season.

After all, they have all the elements that a strong team should have, but for some reason, the new season failed to take off like last season.

Just looking at the atmosphere on their bench before the game, you can be sure that this team is not a strong team...

Seeing the team that he originally had high expectations for become like this, Hubi couldn't help but sigh.

As he felt pity for the Nuggets, the game officially began...

The Suns, as always, successfully won the right to attack from Lin Ri's jump ball. Steve Nash took the ball and found Lin Ri to cooperate. Lin Rikong cut in and used a large change of direction to run and Kenyon Martin followed him.

They "danced" a dislocated tango. As if they had agreed, one went to the left and the other to the right, taking a big step. In an instant, a huge distance appeared between the two people. This was certainly not a date between two people.

Okay, but Lin Ri made a drastic change of direction and Kenyon Martin failed to keep up, and was directly shaken away by Lin Ri.

"Boom!"

The Suns scored the opening goal in a manner that is very familiar to Phoenix fans.

This guy!

Kenyon Martin gritted his teeth. After playing against Lin Ri in the last game, Kenyon Martin knew that this guy was definitely not a good person, but seeing him make such a perverted change of direction without the ball,

He really had no other thoughts at all except his hands on his hips and his head shaking.

This kind of action...are you really not afraid of ducking your waist?

ah!

Also a big man, Kenyon Martin felt for the first time that he had been let down by God.

Turning around, it was the Nuggets' turn to attack. George Karl sighed slightly after Billups got the ball. He had already thought about what the next opening would be like - Carmelo Anthony with his hands on his hips in the third.

Waiting outside the point line, Billups passed halftime and directed the movement. After the direction failed, he gave the ball to Carmelo Anthony. Then all the Nuggets players opened up the space and looked at Carmelo Anthony.

singles……

George Karl is tired of seeing this tactic!

His most disgusting tactic, which advocates "team basketball", is this tactic!

How can a game played by five people become a fun game played by one person?

ah!

George Karl suddenly thought of a person. Recently, he often thought of the guy named Popovich - what a good life! A guy like Tim Duncan actually listened to him so much!

Um?

Suddenly, another guy who met this condition came to mind in his mind, but he couldn't remember who this guy was in his mind...

Um!!

However, when he inadvertently glanced at Lin Ri who was actively running on the court, he subconsciously glanced at Gentry.

He immediately remembered who that guy was!

I'm so sour!

Why are the players you meet so obedient, while the players I meet are so...

Why!

"Bang!"

George Karl's inner sigh just sounded, and the sound of iron on the court also started. Unsurprisingly, as he expected, Carmelo Anthony completed the Nuggets' first shot of the game.

Of course, the result was just as he expected.

The Nuggets got off to a great start.

You will definitely lose if you fight like this!

George Karl came to another conclusion.

It's not that he doesn't have such a high opinion of Carmelo Anthony's ability. In fact, in his heart, Carmelo Anthony is still one of the best players at the small forward position. If he is really allowed to use it well, he will

Give this guy absolute trust at the most critical moment.

He believed the latter could accomplish what he wished.

It's just that if they play like this, he doesn't think that the Nuggets still have a chance tonight... If it were another team, it might be possible, but it was the Suns.

After playing the last game, George Karl studied the Suns' defensive formation and came to a conclusion: the Suns' defense cannot be broken down by individual players' individual fights.

Whether it's Kobe Bryant or Carmelo Anthony, no one in this league can single-handedly defeat the Suns.

On the contrary, in his opinion, the Suns are one of the few teams in the league that can limit Carmelo Anthony.

Their defense has that level!

Therefore, if the fight continues like this, George Karl really doesn't think it is possible for the Nuggets to win!

I have to say that there are some things. These head coaches who have been in the league for more than ten or twenty years do have a bad judgment about the situation. He is not optimistic that Cameron can lead them to victory with this kind of play. In fact, it is not

Indeed, at 4 minutes and 45 seconds into the second quarter, the Suns had unknowingly established a double-digit point difference.

It's about to reach a 15-point deficit.

There is another thing that George Karl expected. After Carmelo Anthony was restricted in the last game against the Suns, he was once again lost in the Suns' defense in this game. So far, he has made 4 of 11 shots.

Among them, the shooting rate cannot even reach 37%. As a player currently ranked third in the scoring list, this efficiency is really eye-catching.

Carmelo Anthony's face was the same as when the team was trailing by double digits last time. He was gloomy. He sat on the bench without saying a word after George Karl called a timeout.

He is currently conducting "soul torture" on himself: I just want to win once, why is it so difficult!

Ever since he was a child, from the time he started playing basketball to now, Carmelo Anthony has never felt that this game has been so difficult. This difficulty is especially clear in tonight's game!

He didn't know what was wrong...
To be continued...