Not long after, the third quarter of the game began, under the arrangement of D'Antoni, Chi Liang did not play, and it was Van Exel, who replaced him, and the rest remained unchanged from the starter.

On the other side, the Trail Blazers changed their strategy and re-fielded the strongest lineup in an attempt to narrow the score as soon as possible.

For the Trail Blazers, they had to close the gap in the third quarter, and if the score continues to widen, then there won't be much suspense in this game.

The Nuggets' possession, Van Exel, advanced with the ball and stopped outside the three-point line. Under his command, the Nuggets players spread out one after another, giving him plenty of space to play alone.

The next moment, Van Exel changed direction and broke through, but did not shake off Stadamire and quickly approached the basket under his entanglement.

Chirping~

There was a cacophony of rubbing, and on the edge of the box, Van Exel opted for a pull-up jumper.

Boom~

Unfortunately, the basketball smashed on the neck of the basket and Sabonis easily grabbed the rebound.

In the conversion of offense and defense, the Trailblazers have a great advantage on the inside, and naturally focus on the inside.

After a pass, Sabonis pressed Clark and rolled over for a jumper that was barely affected and easily put the ball into the basket.

In the next few rounds, under the tight defense of the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets began to fall into a scoring drought, especially Van Exel, who missed three consecutive shots.

With the exception of Van Exel, the other players were similarly untouchable, with only Fortson scoring with a second attack for three minutes.

On top of that, due to the Trail Blazers' quick retreat and the fact that Van Exel's organization wasn't as good as Ji Liang, the Nuggets didn't play the fast break they do best.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers felt quite hot, repeatedly hitting the basket and quickly narrowing the difference.

Of course, this is also related to the Nuggets' defense, D'Antoni's emphasis on offense, coupled with the run-in and strength issues, it is difficult for the Nuggets to limit the Trail Blazers' offense.

In the first half, the Nuggets were able to gain a 20-point advantage, mainly related to the cold hand of the Trail Blazers.

Now that the Trail Blazers are feeling back, the Nuggets are bound to be hard to stop.

In just three minutes, the Trailblazers took what they wanted, and narrowed the gap to 12 points.

Seeing that the situation was not good, D'Antoni hurriedly applied for a timeout and began to give advice to the players.

"Chi Liang, your teammates don't feel good, so after you get on the field, you will be the main scoring point!"

The players collectively felt cold and someone had to step up and lead the team to score.

No matter how you look at it, Ji Liang is the best choice.

"I see!"

Seeing that the team was being suppressed, Ji Liang felt that he should do something. He has developed the habit of carrying everything on his shoulders.

At the end of the timeout, Ji Liang replaced Stich and continued to play against Grant.

The Nuggets served on the sideline, and Van Exel clapped his hands and ran out of position with the help of his teammates' cover.

Taking advantage of Stadamier's lack of footing, Van Exel broke through and shook off his opponent with a sudden acceleration before his opponent could start to put pressure on him, and quickly rushed towards the penalty area.

At this point, the rest of the Trail Blazers pounced on him.

Van Exel is like a lonely boat, as if he could be overwhelmed by the sea at any moment.

At this moment, Van Exel smiled eerily. Jumping up in the tight box before being trapped, he didn't shoot, but instead passed the ball towards the bottom right corner.

The basketball passed through the gap, and after crossing a certain distance, it came to Ji Liang's hands.

In the process just now, the defensive attention of the Trail Blazers players was attracted to Van Exel, and Ji Liang took the opportunity to shake off Grant.

Without hesitation, Ji Liang jumped high, stretched his posture as hard as he could, and gently threw the ball before Grant returned.

Swish~

The sound of a basketball passing through the hoop echoed in everyone's ears.

After hitting the three-pointer, Ji Liang waved to the audience, then put his right hand on his ear to make a sign of listening.

Rushing~

Seeing Chi Liang's movements, the fans let out overwhelming cheers, and the stadium was jubilant for a long time!

Then came the battle of real guns, and the Trail Blazers realized this, and their offense remained steady, continuing to dominate the interior.

Whether it's Sabonis or Wallace, the Nuggets can't limit it, and they always score easily.

Soon, taking advantage of Grant's slow footsteps, Chi Liang just went around from the bottom line, easily got rid of Grant's entanglement, and ran outside the 45° three-point line on the left side.

Van Exel passed, and before Grant pounced, Ji Liang even had time to adjust, staring at the basket in front of him, and shot a three-pointer again.

Swish~

The basketball hollows into the net, swinging a touch of net flowers.

Swish~

Not long after, in the same way, Ji Liang shook off Grant again and easily hit a three-pointer.

Seeing Chi Liang hit three three-pointers in a row, Dunleavy hurriedly came to the sidelines and shouted to the players on the court: "Give me a run, don't give him a chance to run out of the empty space!"

Under Dunleavy's instructions, the Trail Blazers began to guard against Chi Liang, even if he got rid of Grant, someone would immediately come to stop him.

In this case, Ji Liang immediately changed his offensive strategy, mainly focusing on making fouls, launching 'Miller kicks' from time to time, and occasionally scoring independently with the golden rooster.

The scores began to alternate, with the Trail Blazers' scores rising, but the Nuggets' goals were more lethal.

In the ninth minute of the third quarter, Ji Liang used his strong body to hit a dunk and drew a foul on Wallace.

"If memory serves, Rashid Wallace seems to have committed the third offense!" In the process of returning to defense, Chi Liang said secretly in his heart.

Not long after, in the process of breaking into the penalty area, Ji Liang took advantage of Wallace's violent temper and made another foul, causing the latter to commit four fouls on his back.

Dunleavy hesitated and replaced Wallace with O'Neal Jr.

Now O'Neal Jr. is far from his peak, and his defense is good, but his offense is much worse than Wallace's.

After the loss of Wallace, the Trail Blazers' interior offense decreased significantly, and they had to focus on outside projection.

As the third quarter drew to a close, the Nuggets still had a 17-point advantage and they still had the ball.

Taking advantage of his team-mate's block, Van Axel shook off Stadamire in a big stride and quickly rushed to the penalty area.

At this time, O'Neill Jr. defended up, there was a blockade in front and a chasing soldier after that, and Van Exel did not find a chance to shoot.

Before being trapped, Van Exel passed the ball out and towards the bottom left corner.

Outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, Ji Liang received the basketball again, and Grant, who was temporarily thrown away, and the recent Ryder were shocked and immediately pounced on him.

Without giving them a chance, Ji Liang jumped up again and threw a three-pointer.

Swish~

In the third quarter, Ji Liang made four three-pointers and re-extended the difference to 20 points.