CHAPTER 112: CHAPTER 102, ZENG XINGYANG: TROUBLESOME WOMEN!_2

Monroe, Alphabet, Jabari Parker, Michael Carter-Williams, these rotation players’ three-point shooting rates are below 30%.

The Nuggets’ defensive strategy is very simple, just pile people in the paint, Alphabet can’t break through at all.

Then on the offensive end, the Nuggets’ starters rarely played aggressively, with Nelson and Galinarli frequently firing from the three-point line, raining threes.

When it was time for the substitutes to play, Zeng Xingyang was on the court frantically leading Middleton in positioning.

Middleton isn’t very active on defense, even if sometimes Zeng Xingyang can’t shake him off one-on-one, just a screen can get rid of him.

In short, their defense gave Zeng Xingyang plenty of opportunities.

Throughout the match, Zeng Xingyang played 27 minutes, shooting 9 out of 16, including 5 out of 8 from three-point range, 1 out of 1 from free throws, totaling 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 turnovers, helping the team defeat the Bucks 121 to 108.

Galinarli grabbed 30 points and 6 rebounds, Nelson had 12 points and 5 assists, Barton scored 17 points and 2 rebounds, Jokic contributed 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The Nuggets played a game that made everyone happy, where everyone basically demonstrated their features.

After the game ended, Zeng Xingyang and Jokic continued to accompany Mike Malone to the press conference.

After experiencing six games, Zeng Xingyang has been able to average 20+ stats, which made the media not treat him as an ordinary rookie.

The media can feel that the Nuggets are consciously pushing Zeng Xingyang to the forefront, letting him gradually become the image spokesperson for the Nuggets.

As for being a substitute or not, not too many people care anymore.

Many superstars started their first year from the bench, which doesn’t overshadow their brilliance.

In the first year, Kobe was purely a substitute, but that didn’t affect him becoming the future of the Lakers, a player with high popularity among fans.

Now, Zeng Xingyang is very similar to Kobe back then, also playing as a substitute, but with a significant team status, especially high popularity among fans.

Looking at the stats of rookies in the first few games this year, there’s a scene of numerous shining stars.

The Lakers’ second pick Russell is averaging 14 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The 76ers’ third pick Okafor is averaging 17 points and 7 rebounds.

The Timberwolves’ number one pick Towns is averaging 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The Knicks’ fourth pick Porzingis is averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists.

The Suns’ 13th pick Booker is averaging 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Compared to rookie data from previous years, these numbers show that this year is a breakout year for rookies.

There are a total of 9 rookies averaging double-digit scores.

The media also understandably calls this year the golden generation.

Leading this generation of rookies in average scores is Zeng Xingyang!

In the latest rookie rankings, Zeng Xingyang is also at the top, suppressing peers.

At the press conference.

The media asked a few flattering questions, Zeng Xingyang modestly stated, victory results from team effort.

Zeng Xingyang behaved relatively low-key, without the attitude that he is awesome and teammates are trash.

However, when reporters asked Zeng Xingyang about the best rookie rankings, Zeng Xingyang was no longer low-key.

Zeng Xingyang said: "The people who rank this list are very professional, they use rankings to prove that I am the best rookie this year, that’s also what I think."

Divisive comments can’t be made, but showing off a bit to outsiders is okay.

"Whoa-oh!"

The photographers recorded Zeng Xingyang’s words one after another.

This is giving them material; later, encountering a rookie, they can tease them using Zeng Xingyang’s words.

"Nuggets beat Bucks, Zeng Xingyang scored 26 points to help the team win!"

"Zeng Xingyang: I, undefeated among my peers!"

"Averaging 20+, Zeng Xingyang leads the rookie rankings."

"Kidd: Zeng is an excellent scorer, he will become Kobe’s successor."

"A year of rookie explosion, will it be a golden generation?"

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After attending the press conference, Zeng Xingyang returned to the bus.

At this time, the Nuggets players have already been waiting for a while.

In the first few games of the new season, some veterans felt some resentment; making them wait for a rookie is disrespectful.

But after these few games, everyone has gotten used to this scene.

Zeng Xingyang’s performance on the court is outstanding, he is proving with game after game that his high popularity isn’t just luck.

Zeng Xingyang has strong potential as a rookie, his future is limitless.

If you publicly express dissatisfaction with Zeng Xingyang’s performance not being due to personal factors, the result might lead to being targeted by the management and the coaching staff.

After sitting on the bus for a while, boarded the plane heading to Portland.

The Nuggets’ schedule at the start of the season isn’t great, too many away games.

This is also related to their record last season, resulting in no national broadcast games, and the staff arranging the schedule don’t need to consider them much.

Staying on the team’s private plane is quite comfortable.

There’s a buffet, a variety of drinks and fine wines.

The players occasionally gather together to chat.

Zeng Xingyang and Jokic are both very easygoing, they occasionally joke with crew members, the atmosphere is very harmonious.

There’s a very beautiful, sexy white girl stewardess, almost like Scarlett Johnson walked out of a movie, many Nuggets players want her contact info, but she gives it to no one.