The Hornets have a very strong sense of team. In such a low-scoring game, they managed to have five players in double figures.

Iverson struggled for the Nuggets, scoring 23 points on 8-for-27 shooting. Lin Ying only had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and had a season-high 4 turnovers.

The Hornets have Chandler who is solid inside, and they are very good at blocking his passing lanes.

Paul's hands are even faster. The six-time steal leader in history is not blocked. This season is just the beginning.

After a day of rest, the Nuggets set off for Utah.

The next two opponents, the Jazz and the Trail Blazers, will be easier to beat in theory, but these are back-to-back away games, so it's not that simple.

The Jazz are well-known to Chinese people because they are the owners of the Rockets, but in fact they are not just the owners of the Rockets. They have been very strong in the Western Conference during this period.

The team has a new pick-and-roll combination of Deron and Boozer, as well as a defensive powerhouse like Kirilenko. There are also role players such as Okur, Harprin, Ronnie Brewer, Paul Millsap, and CJ Mai.

Ers...

This lineup is absolutely competitive.

After four quarters of fierce fighting, the Nuggets were ultimately defeated 106-116.

In this game, Smith had a good touch and scored 24 points with a knife. Iverson also scored 28 points on 10 of 17 shots. Lin Ying also recovered and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

But, the Jazz...

Boozer had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Millsap had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Okur had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Deron had 14 points and 16 assists, Kirilenko had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks, and Brewer had 12 points.

4 rebounds, Halprin 10 points and 4 assists...

There are really too many people who can play ball.

After three consecutive victories, they suffered two consecutive defeats, but there was no time for the players to buffer and think.

On the night after the game ended, they took a plane to Portland to prepare for the game against the Trail Blazers the next day.

The biggest change for the Trail Blazers this season was that they sent away Zach Randolph on draft night and welcomed Oden.

It's just that Oden was injured for the season, so this wave was for nothing.

But even so, the Trail Blazers still performed very well under the leadership of the twin rising stars Roy and Aldridge.

Of course, Portland's youth team has not yet formed, and the Nuggets still have a good chance.

It's a pity that this is a back-to-back game. The Nuggets had another fierce battle with the Jazz in Utah Plateau yesterday, so they are at a huge physical disadvantage.

In the end, they lost to the Trail Blazers 101-107.

Lin Ying performed very well in this game, scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.

Almost got his first 20+ triple-double in his career.

But just like almost winning the game, there was still some regret in the end.

After the game, Lin Ying chatted with Oden, who was in a neat suit.

Oden once again praised the old Chinese doctor named Tang Tian in front of Lin Ying.

It turned out that he had been seeking acupuncture from an experienced Chinese doctor since he had the operation.

That's why he recovered faster than expected.

…

After losing the game against the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets lost three consecutive games and their record became 7 wins and 7 losses, falling back to 50%.

And after 14 games, their competition in November is also over.

Nuggets fans are starting to miss Anthony a little bit again.

In fact, fans are like this most of the time:

If you win a game, whoever is absent will be embarrassed. If you lose, whoever plays will be embarrassed. If you lose a lot, you will start to miss the absentee.

During the first two days of December, the Nuggets did not play a game.

This is a very nice touch-up for them.

The very next day, the league officially announced the major awards for November.

There are three awards a month, namely Coach of the Month, Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month.

The first two awards are basically given to the head coach and players of the team with the best record.

This definitely has nothing to do with the Nuggets.

But in the selection of Rookie of the Month, Nuggets fans were in for a surprise.

With averages of 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, with an outstanding performance of 50.3%/82%/39.2% three-way shooting, Lin Ying beat Durant and was elected the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in November!

This result is still very unexpected.

Because as I said before, it is very difficult for Lin Ying to surpass Durant in the West.

And this is the best first month of the season.

Let’s take a look at Durant’s statistics: 20.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.3 blocks, with three shooting percentages of 40.3%/81.6%/27.2% respectively.

After reading the data comparison, perhaps this result is not so surprising.

Because in addition to scoring, Lin Ying surrounded Durant in almost all aspects, especially in terms of efficiency.

Moreover, Lin Ying's statistics are very versatile.

He also ranks second among rookies in scoring behind Durant, third in rebounds, second in assists, first in steals, and first in field goal percentage.

This is easily reminiscent of the original crazy three-touch P selection.

It seems very unexpected, but it is actually reasonable.

The interesting thing is that Lin Ying didn't pay attention to the news because he was training, but Durant called him.

After a wave of congratulations, Lin Ying realized.

Then Durant smiled and said "harsh words" to Lin Ying.

"The Rookie of the Month in the first month is yours, but the Rookie of the Year must be mine!"

Lin Ying laughed loudly after hearing this.

This is very Durant.

But in fact, after being selected by the Nuggets, he never thought about winning Rookie of the Year.

As mentioned before, the Rookie of the Year is also called the Rookie of the Year. With so many big players on the Nuggets team, he may have some rights to hold the ball, but forget about the right to take shots.

This wave of Rookie of the Month awards is, in a sense, thanks to Anthony's suspension.

Best Rookie?

Unless Anthony and Iverson are traded together, don't even think about it.

Even being able to steal one from Durant and be the Rookie of the Month in the first month is already a very good thing.

And the one who snatched Durant is also happy!

After all, if you pick up the brothers’ wool, you’ll have something to brag about when you meet them!

…

The Rookie of the Month also has a special trophy, and there are two ways to receive it.

One is to be awarded in the next game, and the other is to go to the New York headquarters to collect it yourself.

Because the opponent in the next game was the Knicks, Lin Ying chose the second option.

What Iverson said before also makes sense. Appropriate relaxation is necessary.
Chapter completed!