Chapter Seventy-Four: A Wave Takes Away

In the midst of the chaos, Fortson grabbed the basketball, the ball was back in the hands of the Nuggets, and Billups took the ball and led the offense.

Without exception, this ball was still dominated by McDyes, and his form was so hot that it seemed to put all his passion into this game.

At this time, Ji Liang began to pull, tearing Levi out of the penalty area, leaving more space for McDyes.

Different from the previous situation, Levi knew very well that Chi Liang was different from Clark, and had excellent projection ability, so he naturally did not dare to let Chi Liang go.

In the face of Raheem's defense, McDeis easily deceived Raheem's center of gravity, turned around and broke through the restricted area, and scored a slam dunk.

"Rookie, do you dare to try another one?"

After switching offense and defense, Levi ran to the front court and shouted while fighting with Ji Liang.

"Try it, try it, I'm afraid you will fail again!"

Chi Liang didn't say much, he knew very well that Levi was not a big threat to himself, Levi seemed to be flexible, but only relative to the center, there was a fundamental gap with Chi Liang.

Levi's advantage is height, but unfortunately he is a floor flow center with poor bounce, and Ji Liang can make up for the height gap through the advantage of bounce.

The most important thing is that the current Chi Liang is in a 'state of exploding', and his reaction has reached the limit. Even if he goes head-to-head with a superstar, he is sure to form a mutual explosion.

Therefore, in the eyes of Chi Liang, Levi is difficult to pose a threat, and he is confident that he can completely crush his opponent on both offensive and defensive ends.

"Rookie, I'll let you know how good the old bird is!"

Under the teasing of Ji Liang, Levi just wanted to go back in wanton humiliation, and after standing in his position, he began to reach out to Bibi for the ball.

Bibby was a little hesitant, he felt that Levi was a little different, but he was only a rookie after all, and he didn't dare to offend Levi easily.

After receiving the basketball, Levi raised his hands and made a shooting posture, Chi Liang hurriedly lifted his footsteps, raised his right hand high, and stood on tiptoe slightly, always beware of Levi's shooting.

In an instant, Levi withdrew his hands, and wanted to pass by Chi Liang the moment he got close.

He successfully broke into the penalty area, but his hands were empty, and the moment he collected the ball, Ji Liang was quick and completed the steal again.

For Chi Liang, Levi's pace was too slow, but the center of gravity was high, and Chi Liang instantly seized the opportunity and made an easy steal.

D'Antoni stood on the sidelines and couldn't help but show a happy expression when he saw Ji Liang stealing Levi twice in a row. Originally, he was worried that Chi Liang would become a burden to the whole team on the defensive end, but Chi Liang's performance was excellent, which surprised him.

"You can play in five positions, such an all-round player, there has been a magician before, but the headache is, which position is he most suitable for?"

D'Antoni measured Ji Liang's performance in his heart, this was the first time Ji Liang switched to center, and as a result, he suppressed Levi on both offensive and defensive ends, and now it seems that he is still underestimating him.

After being robbed, Levi was stunned for a moment, looked at his hands in disbelief, and felt a little more gloomy from failure.

For a while, Levi felt powerless, and in the first two rounds, he was completely suppressed by his opponent, and he didn't even have room to resist.

"Now I am more like a rookie......" When he returned to defense, Levi's self-confidence was frustrated, and his heart sank to the bottom.

After grabbing the basketball, Ji Liang threw the ball to the front court without thinking about it, Billups and Stich flew together, and the Grizzlies only Bibby returned to defend in place, but they were dumped by the two and finally ended with Stich making a layup.

92:86

In just one minute, the score difference has the momentum to open up again.

Unless the situation is unfavorable to the Nuggets, it is only in the fourth quarter that Chi Liang will choose to exert his strength and strive to solve the opponent in waves.

The Grizzlies' offense, Bibby broke through Billups again and used a throw to score before Ji Liang helped defend.

"It's time to stand up for yourself!"

Soon, Chi Liang stood at the front of the penalty area and received the basketball again, and in the previous time, Ji Liang did not score much, mainly assisting his teammates.

Because of this, the Grizzlies are relatively lax in their defense against him, focusing on encircling McDyce.

Without hesitation, Ji Liang completed the turn, turned from the back basket to the face frame, bent his legs, raised the ball above his head, and stared at the basket with resolute eyes.

Levi hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hands high in the air to stop Ji Liang's shot.

In an instant, Ji Liang retracted the basketball, used his flexible pace, broke through Levi's with a step, and held the ball into the penalty area.

After seeing Ji Liang's movements, McDyce hurriedly pestered Raheem and prevented him from going over to make up for the defense.

Without waiting for Rahim to get rid of it, Ji Liang stepped into the restricted area, jumped high with the momentum of running, and dunked the basketball into the basket hard.

After this dunk, the Nuggets were in high spirits and began to suppress the Grizzlies on the court, and by the time the game entered the final five minutes, the Nuggets had regained the margin to double digits.

The Grizzlies' offense, Raheem received the ball in the low post, and his form recovered, using feints to get rid of McDyes, and began to rush to the restricted area.

At the moment when Rahim got rid of it, Chi Liang resolutely gave up his defense against Levi and rushed towards Rahim.

After rushing into the box, Raheem raised the basketball above his head and jumped to shoot.

At the moment when Raheem shot, Ji Liang killed from the side, tried to stretch his right arm, like a smash in volleyball, and slapped the basketball to the audience.

The audience at the Pepsi Center exploded instantly, and a large number of fans rejoiced and cheered for the wonderful block.

When the Grizzlies restarted, Bibby had to shoot hastily against Billups' defense due to lack of offensive time, and finally ended up playing iron.

Ji Liang jammed Levi, easily grabbed the defensive rebound, and with a slight glance, he passed the ball to Steic, who had already started.

In the process of running, Stich comfortably received the basketball, and the accuracy and strength of Ji Liang's passing were excellent, and Steic's pace did not slow down much.

When Stich ran outside the three-point line, Bibby finally caught up, but his return was too hasty, and Stich used the crossover to break through easily.

Instead of being obsessed with entanglement, Stich waved his arm and flew straight to the right with the basketball in his hand.

Billups catches the basketball, strides towards the basket, and scores a layup.

Until the final three minutes, the Nuggets still held a 15-point lead, which is quite a gap for the time remaining.

Seeing that there was no chance of winning, the Grizzlies chose to surrender and replace the bench lineup to save strength for the rest of the game.

On the other side, D'Antoni also replaced Chi Liang and others, and the remaining time became garbage time.