In the face of Philadelphia without the great, the Nuggets won without bloodshed. They scored 44 points in the first quarter alone, while the Philadelphia people dug a 22-point sinkhole themselves. This game is very interesting, because it gathered three important figures in last year's Western Conference playoffs-De Jokic, Rivers and Howard. Last year, the teacher 1-3 overturned Rivers' Clippers, which became the most direct reason for Rivers to leave Los Angeles. Attack the Nuggets! Play the top four in the west?

But the Nuggets failed to beat the Lakers, largely because the teacher was disturbed by Howard's defense and various small moves. The teacher is the engine of the Nuggets' whole offensive system, and the engine operation is disturbed, so it is difficult for the team to win. I think that's why coach Rivers changed his position and arranged for Howard to start directly. However, this time is different. The teacher is not the fat man who was angry with Howard last season.

Regarding the excellent performance of the teacher this season, becoming an MVP candidate step by step, and even becoming a MVP favorite now, it is very important that his mentality grows. I don't know how many people remember that when the teacher first arrived in Nuggets, he was nurkic's substitute, and the team didn't know how to choose between the two big men. At that time, he was purely like a child, with a simple and honest appearance and a fat appearance. He did what the team asked him to do, not that much.

Later, coach Malone and Nuggets management made up their minds to send nurkic's political assistant away. It seems that everyone knows what this decision means, but at that time, the big white fat man had not yet become a leader. His character is still like a child. During that time, I often said that the teacher was not fierce enough at the critical moment. At the beginning of each season, he has to go through a long "slimming time" when he returns to the United States from Serbia. He still doesn't like defense. Every time I don't play well on the court, I start to spread my hands and swing my arms, and start walking on the court with a pair of Jokic-style immortal steps.

But Jokic this season is different. The first is his size. I saw such a thin Jokic for the first time at the beginning of the season. Whether it is because the offseason is too short or other reasons, the final result is that he has maintained a nearly perfect body shape since the beginning of the season. You never know what a fat man has done to himself. There is an old saying: "If you want to be expensive first, you must suffer first and then suffer." This is actually a mental growth-you know that there is a price to pay if you want to achieve any goal or goal. James is 36 years old, but he is still at such a peak competitive level. Is it just his gift?