The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will play a pre-season game in Wukesong Arena in Beijing on October 11, the NBA and Beijing Sports Bureau announced Wednesday.

NBA和北京市体育局22日宣布，将于今年10月11日在北京举办一场NBA季前赛，由丹佛掘金队对阵印第安纳步行者队。

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"I like Lamar's attitude to the game," coach Phil Jackson said before the Lakers faced the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center. "he plays with a certain air of freedom."

“我喜欢拉马尔比赛态度，”主教练菲尔·杰克逊湖人队与印第安纳步行者队的比赛开始之前在斯台普斯中心说。

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But an incidental knee bump - or so he thought - during a game against the Indiana Pacers on March 5 turned into something far worse.

他认为，3月5日打步行者，一次偶然的膝盖碰伤让情况变得很糟糕。

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It might have fired up Indiana a bit as the Pacers scored the final nine points of the third quarter to get within 79-65.

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Once that happened, the New York Knicks blew away the Indiana Pacers with a performance that resembled something from earlier this season, not this series.

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They know the Indiana Pacers have a size advantage, realize that Carmelo Anthony is going to get beat up banging against a bulkier body, and understand that a change to a lineup with a conventional power forward may become necessary.

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