Chapter 143: Covered out of the shadows

After successfully taking off Schramf, Ji Liang accumulated seven blocks, and three more blocks were needed to complete a four-double.

The basketball didn't pop off the baseline, and Billups grabbed the basketball and rushed towards the frontcourt.

Payton hurriedly returned to the defense, but just as he met Billups, Billups resolutely chose to pass the ball, and finally Van Exel's layup was successful.

It was also at this time that the assistant coach of the SuperSonics team finally noticed Chi Liang's data, and he almost screamed, but in an instant he felt that he couldn't keep quiet about it, and hurriedly approached head coach Paul Westphall and whispered about it.

24 points, 16 assists, 9 rebounds, 7 blocks and 3 steals, which is already a standard quasi-quadruple-double, and there is still nearly one quarter of game time, Ji Liang has every chance to complete a quadruple-double.

Since the blocks and steals were tally, there have only been four quad-doubles in league history.

During his time with the Bulls, Netthurmond had his first all-time quadruple-double in the league, finishing with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks.

The second Spurs legend Elvin Robertson, who had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against the Phoenix Suns, was also the only quadruple-double consisting of steals.

The third is the 'Big Dream' Hakeem Olajuwon, who had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocks against the Milwaukee Bucks, which is also the highest rebounding record in a quadruple-double.

The last one is 'Admiral' David Robinson, who scored 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons, which is also the highest four-double statistic.

Of those quadruple-doubles, all but Elvin Robertson were all super centers.

Beep~

After a moment's hesitation, Paul Westpal opted for a timeout.

He wants to stop Ji Liang from getting a quadruple-double, because all the players who get quadruple-double data have won the game.

Not only that, once Chi Liang gets four doubles, the SuperSonics team will also be completely nailed to the pillar of shame, and as long as the four doubles are mentioned in the future, they will be wheeled again.

In this case, Westfaal wants to cause trouble for Ji Liang and prevent him from getting four doubles.

"Although we are in the lead for the time being, we must not be negligent, and I am sure that you will not let me down. However, I have to remind you in advance that the opponent's No. 1 player has already obtained the quasi-quadruple-double data, so in the next game, you must remember not to be blocked by him, if he gets the quadruple-double data, you must all know the consequences, have you understood? ”

After careful consideration, Westphal decided to stop Chi Liang. However, it is more difficult to find that this game is important for the SuperSonics, because judging by the record, the Nuggets are one of their main competitors to make the playoffs.

In the manager's position, Westphall not only has to motivate his players to go for the win, but also try not to allow the opposition to get a quadruple-double.

After the timeout, both sides returned to the field.

Perhaps with concerns, in the SuperSonics' offense, Ellis ran out of the open space and quickly received the basketball.

Before shooting, Ellis couldn't help but observe Ji Liang's movements, and when he found the opponent running towards him, he quickly passed the ball out again.

If it were normal times, he would definitely take action immediately, but now he didn't want to take this risk, what if he was blocked by Chi Liang?

No one wants to be a background for their opponents, so it's better to be stable. Otherwise, if Chi Liang gets four pairs of records, he may become the background emperor.

Similar to Ellis's idea, in the later time, supersonic players will always subconsciously observe Chi Liang's movements before shooting, and as long as Chi Liang starts to help defend, they will give up shooting and choose other ways.

In order to prevent Ji Liang from getting four pairs, they had to avoid being blocked by him as much as possible.

It is also because of this that the SuperSonics team has missed a lot of opportunities in the midst of gains and losses.

On the other side, under the efficient organization of Chi Liang, the Nuggets had a high shooting percentage, Chi Liang first hit a mid-range shot, and soon assisted Billups to score a layup.

At this time, it was the attack of the supersonic team again, this time Schramf received the basketball, subconsciously went to see Ji Liang's position, and after finding that Chi Liang was rushing towards him, he subconsciously wanted to transfer the basketball.

In Chi Liang's seven blocks, Schramf was definitely a bitter master, and he was even covered out of the shadows.

Syllable~

Perhaps it was more panicked, Schramf's passing power was small, and he was successfully intercepted by Ji Liang, picked up the basketball and rushed to the frontcourt.

At the same time, the Nuggets will run at all costs.

The SuperSonics felt bad, but due to the loss of fitness, their defense was inevitably a little slower, and they could only watch as Ji Liang assisted Van Exel for a layup.

After this fast break success, the Nuggets successfully overtook the score and began the clarion call for a counterattack.

In the later period, the SuperSonics had a low shooting percentage, and the Nuggets seized the opportunity and successfully launched several fast breaks, hitting a 14-5 shockwave to stretch the margin to double digits in one fell swoop.

There are five minutes left until the end of the game.

Beep~

Finding that his players' shooting percentage dropped dramatically, to the point where he couldn't bear it, Westphaal finally reacted and had to call another timeout, and no one knew what adjustments he would make.

After the timeout, the SuperSonics finally returned to normal, and they thought it would be almost impossible for Ji Liang to complete three blocks in the remaining five minutes.

As a result, just one minute later, Chi Liang found another opportunity.

Payton broke through with the ball and gave the ball to Ellis halfway, and when Ellis shot, Ji Liang rushed in front of him and completed the block again.

After completing this block, Ji Liang increased his block count to eight, and as long as he had two more blocks, he would be able to complete four pairs. But there is so little time left that it is almost difficult to complete.

At the same time, most of the audience also noticed his stats.

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Chi Liang's personal data began to be played on the big screen, with 26 points, 18 assists, 10 rebounds, 8 blocks and 4 steals, a statistic that almost dominated both offensive and defensive ends.

Seeing such statistics, the fans are about to burst with excitement, and they believe that it will be an extremely wonderful night, even if Ji Liang does not achieve a quadruple double in the end, they feel that the match is completely worth the ticket price.

At the same time, after Chi Liang's data was played on the big screen, the whole Nuggets team also discovered this problem. They also want to help Ji Liang get four pairs, the problem is that they can't help it.

If you are blocked by a teammate, does that count as a block statistic?