But in the transition period between substitutes, the impact of Nene's absence still came.

This Celtics team not only has the Big Three, but also the big three.

In addition to Perkins, there are Leon Bowie, PJ Brown and Glen Davis on the bench, which is the richest position.

The substitute interior line was at a huge disadvantage, so Karl had to increase the playing time of Martin and Lin Ying.

This kept them deadlocked at halftime.

But in the second half, their physical disadvantage began to show up, and they were gradually pulled away from the score.

Until the end, they were defeated 94 to 103.

The eight-game winning streak was ended, but this did not dampen the Nuggets' confidence.

After all, they lost to the Celtics, the league's top three giants, and they didn't lose much.

But the team's problems are completely visible. After Nene was absent due to injury, they need to strengthen their substitute strength inside.

In fact, the Nuggets management has been in contact with some potential teams after Nene was injured.

Just after the loss to the Celtics, the Nuggets deal was concluded.

They sent Chucky Atkins and some cash to acquire Johan Petro from the Sonics.

Petro is 2.13 meters tall, has a wingspan of 2.18 meters and weighs 118 kilograms. He is a standard black, thick and hard blue-collar man.

He was the No. 25 pick selected by the SuperSonics in 2005, but he is in a sluggish state this year, and his shooting percentage as a center is only 41.9%.

Of course, the most important point is that there was some unpleasantness between him and Durant, which made the Sonics choose to trade him away from the team.

And this isn't the only trade the Nuggets have made.

After sending Atkins away, the team lacked a third backup at point guard, so they instead reached a deal with the Trail Blazers.

They sent away Vaughn Weaver and acquired this year's No. 42 pick, AJ Abrams from the University of Texas, from the Trail Blazers!
Chapter completed!