"And he just makes us more dynamic, and it builds confidence. "It's big having a guy that can space the floor and knock down those shots," said Tatum. He hit all four of his 3-point attempts Friday night. One of the biggest beneficiaries of Tatum's skill set is Payton Pritchard, who has scored 10 and 14 points, respectively, in the first two games of the road trip. One of the more productive offensive groups pairs Jayson Tatum with four bench players. The Celtics have found some success with different lineups. Boston has been one of the hottest teams in the NBA since the end of January, going 18-3 to move within a game of Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division. The Celtics are in the midst of a four-game road trip that started with a win at Golden State and continued with a rout of Sacramento on Friday night. It was Denver's last road loss before falling in overtime to the Cavaliers. In addition, they will try to avenge a loss in Boston on Feb. The Nuggets are trying to avoid a third loss in a row on their home court and keep pace in the Western Conference playoff race. "What makes you better than the rest of us, and more fit to rule?"The Denver Nuggets just had one streak end and now they're hoping to end another.ĭenver lost at Cleveland on Friday night, ending a seven-game road winning streak, and now head home to open a four-game set, starting with the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. "What an enormous chutzpah you possess," I told him. Let's see what you learned on the Shadow Earth." And I'd like to quit your claim right now. Slay me, and the throne will probably be yours. If you wish to try me at arms, I find myself suitably attired. "Then it is between the two of us now, Corwin," he said. His hand was still steady but I had the feeling then that under other circumstances, by fighting a defensive fight, I just might be able to wear him down with that wrist injury going against him, and perhaps I could get through his guard at the proper moment when he began to slow. There was blood dripping from his right wrist. If I didn't hate him so, I would have applauded his performance. But he dodged everything and came on strong, and I circled to his left and all like that, but I couldn't draw the point of his blade from my left eye. So I snatched things off the desk with my left hand and threw them at Eric. The greatest alive, I knew, was brother Benedict, and he wasn't around to help, one way or the other. We'd both had centuries under the greatest masters of the blade in business. I suddenly had the feeling that I couldn't take him, and I parried like mad and retreated in the same fashion as he beat me back, step by step. He was perhaps one of the greatest swordsmen I had ever faced. The first time, as I remember, it was pretty much a draw."Īnd he lunged then and beat me back, and I felt suddenly that for all my work he was still my master. "You know where you left me, to die of the plague. I tried a headcut, which he parried and I parried his riposte to my heart and cut at his wrist. Then I lunged, was parried, was attacked, and parried again myself. He parried me and made me retreat before his own attacks. I tried three more elaborate attacks and was defeated on each occasion. I cursed this, but I couldn't get around it. He was a better man than I was, when it came to the blade. I kept backing away, and the fear and the knowledge came upon me: I knew I still couldn't take him. "Try and take it."Īnd his eyes were wide with amaze and his voice heavy with that which men call sarcasm, and I can't think of a better word, as he replied: "The fact that I was able to occupy the throne," he replied.
It's just that he seemed better.Īnd his blade was in his hand and mine in mine.
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