"Chi Liang, well done!"

After Chi Liang went down, D'Antoni couldn't hide his smile, it was just a test, but who knew that it had a miraculous effect.

Even if the position has changed, Ji Liang still shows a strong competitive state. Whether it's Harper, Fisher or even Kobe, it's hard to limit him.

It feels like the 'old rascal' Jordan, who has switched to point guard and is still able to show his versatility. At that time, Jordan played in a total of 11 games, averaging a big triple-double of 33.6 points, 11.4 assists and 10.8 rebounds per game, and 10 of them triple-doubles, which can be called a pervert.

At the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni fielded a lineup of Lafrentz, McDyce, Fortson, Stich and Billups.

Ji Liang played the whole first quarter and needed a certain amount of rest.

"Everyone must cooperate well and remember to protect the backcourt rebounds!"

Before the players came on the court, D'Antoni couldn't help but be a little worried, without Ji Liang's scheduling, the Nuggets are likely to become a mess.

There is no way, the current Billups has not taken off the title of parallel trade, and can only be regarded as a qualified role player.

On the other side, the Lakers continued to send out the starting lineup, and unexpectedly, Kobe Bryant did not rest and continued to play.

After the absence of Ji Liang, the Lakers' lineup advantage is greater, especially O'Neal, who is also the Nuggets' biggest headache.

In the early part of the second quarter, O'Neal continued to run rampant on the inside, and Lafrentz's small body couldn't resist the impact of O'Fat's impact at all, and he was constantly knocked away by O'Fat to score.

However, in attack, Lafrentz can also pull away O'Neal, and if O'Neill doesn't follow, Lafrentz will show his projection ability.

The Nuggets' offense is dominated by McDyce, supplemented by Billups, who became the team's No. 2 scorer during the three-game losing streak.

Unlike in the first quarter, Harris changed his tactics, and as soon as McDies got the ball, Jones would let go of Fortson and wrap up McDyes.

Fortson is just a blue-collar man who does a good job of rebounding and defense, but his scoring style is extremely close to the basket, focusing on slam dunks, layups and secondary offense.

With O'Neal in the restricted area, even if Fortson is in the open position, he can only attack the basket, and it is difficult to take advantage of much.

On the other side, Kobe Bryant defended Billups alone, and with Kobe's defensive ability, Billups naturally felt very uncomfortable.

Under the containment of the Lakers, the offensive efficiency of the Nuggets has decreased significantly, and on the defensive end, it is difficult to defend the offense led by O'Neal.

Peak O'Neal is too incomprehensible and shows unparalleled dominance, even if he is caught by Lafrentz and McDyce, it is still difficult to limit.

As a result, the Lakers began to close the gap.

50:46

By the middle of the second quarter, the Nuggets' original 12-point advantage was only 4 points, and it was about to be erased by the Lakers.

In this case, D'Antoni called a timeout and replaced Steic with Ji Liang.

Seeing Chi Liang who was warming up, Harris immediately began to respond, in order to limit Chi Liang, the Lakers replaced Harper with Fox, and Kobe Bryant acted as a point guard, opposite Chi Liang.

After the timeout, Ji Liang came to the court again, and when he saw the Lakers' lineup, he couldn't help but be full of doubts.

"Fight the Iron King to play point guard?"

If history has not changed, Kobe Bryant will still be the best 'blacksmith' in the future league, commonly known as the iron king!

Bang Bang Bang ~

The Nuggets' ball possession, the sound of basketball slapping the floor sounded, and continued to knock Kobe's nerves, Kobe Bryant did not move, his center of gravity sank slightly, and he kept a half-step distance from Chi Liang.

Kobe Bryant knows in his heart that Ji Liang's ability to grasp opportunities is very strong, and if his defense is lax, the opponent will definitely seize the fleeting opportunity.

With little warning, Ji Liang took a step with his right foot and broke through to the right with the ball. Kobe Bryant hurriedly used sliding steps to block Chi Liang's breakthrough direction.

At this moment, Ji Liang dribbled behind his back and made a change of direction to break through.

Kobe Bryant hurriedly stopped the inertia, and his body subconsciously stepped out to the other side, taking advantage of Kobe's unstable foothold, Chi Liang and Kobe Bryant made contact, forcibly squeezed Kobe Bryant to break through, and without waiting for Rhett to help defend, Chi Liang used a pull-up jump shot to score two points.

Switching offense and defense, Kobe dribbled to outside the three-point line, Chi Liang immediately forced up, his center of gravity sank, and Kobe Bryant was separated by a step, obviously focusing on preventing breakthroughs.

Whether it is the current Kobe Bryant or the Kobe Bryant in his prime, he is not good at three-pointers, and compared with three-pointers, his breakthrough is obviously more threatening.

Kobe Bryant tried a little, his speed was faster, but Ji Liang was stronger, which made him feel a certain pressure.

After continuing to change direction, Kobe Bryant finally opened a gap, used acceleration to pass Chi Liang, and after taking a step towards the penalty area, Kobe Bryant made a sharp stop and jumped up.

After being broken through by Kobe, Chi Liang hurriedly turned around and chased after him, and when Kobe made an emergency stop, Chi Liang immediately jumped up from the side, wanting to block Kobe's shot.

Kobe Bryant was a little surprised, but his reaction was not unpleasant, and he hurriedly raised his shot point to avoid Ji Liang's block.

Bang dang~

Although he avoided the block, Ji Liang's defense disrupted Kobe's shooting rhythm, causing Kobe Bryant to shoot iron and the rebound to be grabbed by McDyce.

"Ball!"

At this time, Ji Liang started quickly, and while moving forward quickly, he opened his hand to ask for the ball.

Without hesitation, McDyce passed the ball to Ji Liang. His pass was not precise enough, and Ji Liang adjusted it and received the basketball near the center circle.

When Ji Liang received the ball, Kobe Bryant and Jones returned to defend in time, but they needed to face three Nuggets players, Ji Liang, Billups and Fortson.

Without hesitation, Kobe Bryant took the initiative to meet Chi Liang and wanted to implement a gambling steal, but before he could come to him, Chi Liang used a ground pass to pass the ball to Fortson, who was close to the basket.

Fortson was unguarded and scored on an easy layup.

In the next few rounds, the two sides attacked and defended, and did not give in to each other, and the score began to stagger for a while.

During the official timeout, the two sides tacitly sent a substitute lineup, and as before, it was still led by Chi Liang.

On the other side, Kobe Bryant continued to play, he seemed to be on a par with Chi Liang, and Chi Liang's excellence stimulated his competitiveness.

Under the organization of Chi Liang, the Nuggets offense is like a tide, their state has not declined, they maintain a hot hand, and they can always convert Chi Liang's passes into assists, resulting in the score climbing steadily.

On the other side, the Lakers' ball control is concentrated in Kobe's hands, with Kobe Bryant's singles as the mainstay, occasionally breaking through the point to assist teammates.

Unlike before, it was Fortson who defended Kobe, which was also the foundation of his foothold in the NBA.

Under Fortson's defense, Bryant's defensive pressure did not diminish much, and was more or less limited.

By the end of the second quarter, the Nuggets had a 64-53 run back to double digits.