Chapter 61: The Best in the Audience
"Look, I'm hitting another three-pointer!"
Chi Liang spread his hands again, with a fiery gesture, stimulating Kobe Bryant by the way.
73:53
In just two minutes, Ji Liang hit three three-pointers in a row, widening the gap to 20 points.
The 20-point difference, especially now in the third quarter, has undoubtedly increased the pressure on the Lakers players.
Being 'teased' by Chi Liang again and again made Kobe feel very embarrassed, and at the same time stimulated his strong desire to attack.
In the later games, Kobe Bryant showed strong offensive firepower, but unfortunately the current Kobe has not reached his peak, so he was naturally influenced by Chi Liang.
Under the restriction of Chi Liang, Kobe's offensive efficiency has declined significantly, and the shooting rate is less than forty percent.
Unlike Kobe, Ji Liang began to connect with his teammates, and his performance was still efficient. Under his leadership, the Nuggets blossomed more, and the point difference continued to widen.
"It's still not mature enough!"
In this case, Harris had to choose a timeout, he couldn't let Kobe Bryant play alone, not to mention the low efficiency, just to say that the boss of this Lakers team is not Kobe, but O'Neal!
Although O'Neal has a good character, everyone has a certain limit of patience, and for just a few minutes, O'Neill has been doing switchback and running, and he hasn't even touched the ball.
If you hit the core of a bad temper, I'm afraid you would have yelled at Kobe Bryant.
After the timeout, Kobe Bryant did not continue to play alone, even if he was a paranoid, but before his wings grew, he did not dare to disobey the will of the head coach, and could only follow Harris's instructions and cooperate with his teammates to attack.
At this time, O'Neal began to break out, opening an unsolvable offensive mode, and Lafrentz, who defended him, was easily beaten by O'Neal.
"Peak Ao Fat is really scary, no wonder Duncan would rather play power forward than play center!"
Watching O'Neill rub and abuse Lafrentz, Chi Liang said that he was helpless, Lafrentz couldn't restrain O'Neal, even if he and McDyce took care of him, he still couldn't change the fate of being blown up.
Unexpectedly, McDyce also began to explode, using his powerful low-post ability to score consecutive points and start a battle with O'Neal!
At his peak, McDyce was definitely the league's top power forward, and his defense may be average, but few people can limit his low-post offense.
After receiving a pass from Ji Liang, McDyce used his nimble footwork to turn around and break through JR Ryder and score an easy layup.
After this shot was made, McDyes's hand seemed to be out of control!
Soon, O'Neal responded with a slam dunk. This ball aroused McDyce's fighting spirit, and after the ball was converted, it didn't take long for McDyce to make a jumper!
The next moment, it was the Lakers' turn to attack, O'Neal continued to single Lafrentz, and Lafrentz really couldn't prevent O'Neal, after colliding with Lafrentz, O'Neal hooked and hit.
After holding the ball past half court, Ji Liang passed the ball to McDyce again.
Taking advantage of McDyce's hot state, Chi Liang took the opportunity to conserve his physical strength, otherwise it would be difficult to survive until the end of the game with the consumption of the dynamic vision state.
Under Ji Liang's feeding, the ball began to concentrate on McDyce, and all tactics began to revolve around McDyce.
Similar to the Nuggets, O'Neal controls the ball for the Lakers.
With the strong support of the team, O'Neal and McDyes's scoring continued until the end of the third quarter.
In this quarter, O'Neal scored 21 points in a single quarter, and McDis was slightly behind, but also scored 16 points.
97:81
At the end of the third quarter, even if O'Neal was on fire, he narrowed the gap a little, and the 16-point difference was unlikely to turn around on the premise that there was still the last quarter of the game.
At the start of the fourth quarter, due to the decline in fitness, the battle between them came to an end, and they were replaced by their respective head coaches.
In the fourth quarter, the two sides tried their best to bench lineups, perhaps to fight for a breath, and Kobe Bryant continued to play.
Of course, Ji Liang did not rest, wanting to quickly open the score and let the game lose suspense as soon as possible.
In the possession of the Lakers, Fisher temporarily shook off Chi Liang with the help of blocking and picking, and after taking two steps, he jumped and shot.
Contrary to Fisher's expectations, Ji Liang's return speed was extremely fast, and under his timely interference, although there was no block, it also changed Fisher's shooting rhythm, the shooting was beaten miserably, and the rebound was grabbed by Fortson.
Seeing that there was no chance to break fast, Ji Liang suppressed the rhythm and pressed the time to the opponent's half.
It was Kobe Bryant who was defending him, and it was obvious that Kobe Bryant was in trouble with him.
Bang Bang Bang ~
Chi Liang dribbled sideways, taking advantage of the changes in rhythm, taking advantage of Kobe's unstable foothold, and forcibly squeezed in.
Kobe Bryant hurriedly turned around, and when he was parallel to Chi Liang, one hand kept harassing, wanting to interfere with Chi Liang's rhythm.
Creak~
At the front of the forbidden area, the sound of the soles of his shoes rubbing against the floor suddenly sounded, and Chi Liang, who was galloping, stopped suddenly, bent his knees, raised his hands, jumped, and pressed his wrists, all in one go.
The basketball crossed an arc and landed into the basket with a soft sound.
In the next few minutes, driven by Chi Liang, the Nuggets showed more efficiency, and soon widened the gap to 20 points.
With only five minutes left before the end of the game, it was almost destined that there would be little suspense in this match.
No surprise, the Lakers gave up resistance and switched all the main players except Kobe Bryant to the court.
As for the Nuggets, Ji Liang went off the court early, and Billups led the bench to score.
Soon, the game ended.
After a three-game losing streak, the Nuggets swept away the slump and defeated the Lakers 130-113 at home.
The Lakers' best players are undoubtedly O'Neal and Kobe.
O'Neal played 33 minutes, shooting 15-of-22 from the field and 4-of-10 from the free-throw line, totaling 34 points and seven rebounds.
Bryant played 46 minutes, 8-of-15, 1-of-3 three-pointers, and 9-of-11 free throws, confirming a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
On the other side, McDyce made 8 of 15 shots and 6 of 10 free throws, totaling 22 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.
However, although McDyce performed well, the best of the game was awarded to Chi Liang in the end.
Ji Liang played 33 minutes, 11 of 15 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and a total of 31 points, 18 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.
In this game, Ji Liang controlled the ball, and at least half of the Nuggets' scoring was related to him.
Rushing~
After the victory, Nuggets fans thundered with joy and began to celebrate on the court, and after a three-game losing streak, they tasted victory again.