In the warm-up stage of the two teams, Chi Liang specially found Duncan, and in last year's 'March Madness' 8-in-4 game, Duncan went to the scene to cheer for Wake Forest.

After the victory in that game, the two had an initial exchange and exchanged contact information, and in the future, Chi Liang was able to get a tryout invitation from the Spurs, in which Duncan contributed.

"Senior, long time no see, how are you doing?" In order to show closeness, Chi Liang has always called Duncan as a senior.

Duncan is nicknamed 'Spur Stone Tower', as for 'Mr. Da Basic Gong' and 'Stone Buddha', the former is the title of O'Neal, and the latter is given by Chinese fans.

"It's not good, the record is about the same as your Nuggets, and it doesn't meet my psychological expectations!"

As he spoke, Duncan pulled out a weird smile, like the Nuggets, the Spurs also went through 17 games, but only got a 9-8 record.

For the Spurs players, with their quality, they should achieve better results.

Duncan paused, and continued, "However, your performance has exceeded my expectations, and perhaps the future of this alliance will be yours!"

After finishing speaking, Duncan stretched out his right hand and wanted to touch Chi Liang's head.

"Senior, you're too polite!"

Chi Liang hurriedly took a step back, taking advantage of the situation to avoid Duncan's touching of the head, he didn't want to be bald. His expression was solemn, but he didn't expect that not long after the exchange, Duncan came up with a trick, and it was two.

Duncan didn't mind Chi Liang's move, and then changed the conversation, "However, we will win this game!" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Neither of them is a talkative person, and after exchanging a few words, Ji Liang returned to the warm-up court of the Nuggets, picked up a basketball, and started shooting.

唰~唰~唰~

"It feels good today!"

He threw a few three-pointers in a row, and each time it was hollow into the net, indicating that his hand was hot.

In addition, as long as he thought of competing with Duncan, Chi Liang felt full of strength. This internal battle in Wake Forest undoubtedly ignited the fighting spirit of the two.

In a word, he is in excellent form.

However, if you want to beat Spurs, the form of your teammates is also important. Even if he is in great form, it would be too bad if his teammates' shooting percentage was still the same as the last game.

It has to be said that in addition to home-court advantage, the Nuggets have other advantages, the Spurs just experienced a game last night, and the Nuggets are their back-to-back opponents.

Not long after, under the instructions of the referee, the starters of both sides took off their coats and began to walk onto the field.

Billups hasn't recovered yet, so the Nuggets fielded the following lineup: Clark, McDyce, Ji Liang, Stich and Alexander.

In order to increase the height of the interior line, Fortson could only go as a substitute.

Spurs starting lineup

Center: David Robinson

Power forward: Tim Duncan

Small forward: Sean Elliott

Shooting guard: Jalen Jackson

Point guard: Avery Johnson

Needless to say, Duncan is a typical representative of the peak of his debut. And 'Admiral' David Robinson, although not in his prime, still maintained a very high state, and the inside twin towers formed by them are undoubtedly the strongest inside combination in the league.

As for Sean Elliott, he was a 1989 show and a two-time All-Star, but like Robinson, Elliott was also not in his prime.

Compared to the frontcourt, the Spurs' backcourt combination is much inferior, Jalen Jackson and Avery Johnson are both non-draft players, and the latter is only 178 cm, which is the worst backcourt combination in the league.

Under the instructions of the referee, Clark and Robinson jumped the ball, and Robinson pressed Clark and slapped the basketball to Johnson.

Alexander wanted to grab the ball, but Johnson was extremely steady in possession and had a very low center of gravity, making it difficult to find opportunities.

Seeing that there was no chance, Alexander had no choice but to retreat.

After holding the ball past half court, Johnson pretended to break through and took the opportunity to pass the ball to Duncan as Alexander moved.

Duncan singled McDyce in the low post, both of them are top power forwards, but Duncan has a height advantage, and his strength is very strong, just sit back twice, McDyce feels hard and can only try his best to block.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duncan took a step forward, used the turn to break through McDyes, and began to rush to the basket.

In the past few years when he first entered the league, Duncan has not been seriously injured, and he can go to heaven and earth, and it is not a floor stream in the future, but he was seriously injured later, so he can only accept and fight.

After bursting into the box, Duncan jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

The terrible thing about Duncan is that as a power forward, he has no shortcomings in the real sense.

Turning around, Ji Liang passed the ball to McDyce, and like the Spurs, the Nuggets' first shot was also a low-post single.

It's a matchup between top power forwards, and it's also attracting a lot of attention.

Although Duncan is very strong, McDyce at his peak is not much worse, especially low-post singles, which is McDyce's strength.

McDyce received the ball with both hands, took a step to the left, and felt Duncan's moving footsteps, McDyce took advantage of the situation to complete the turn in the opposite direction, opened up a certain amount of shooting space, and immediately threw the basketball.

Through feints, McDyess managed to disrupt Duncan, and coupled with his extremely smooth movements, by the time Duncan reacted, it was already a step too late.

Swish~

The basketball hollowed into the net, and McDyce glanced at Duncan and turned back to defend.

"It's kind of interesting!"

Looking at McDyce's back, Duncan was a little more eager to try, but he was still silent on the surface.

"Top power forward McDyce, suspended Van Exel and super rookie Ji Liang, as long as the run-in is enough, this Nuggets will definitely become a strong team!"

On the Spurs bench, looking at the players running on the field, Popovich began to fall into deep thought.

The Spurs' offense, Duncan covered Johnson near the top corner, and blocked Alexander solidly.

Duncan's cover is of excellent quality, and it will be difficult to squeeze past his pick-and-roll, and if you go around, it will take a lot of time, which is enough time for Johnson to break through.

With Duncan's cover, Johnson rushed to the three-point line. McDyce felt bad, he was a little more impatient in his switch, and he was a little bit forward.

Johnson is too short, but short also has the advantage of being short, he is fast and extremely flexible, and he can easily break through with just one change of direction in a small and big way.

Clark felt bad and hurried forward to help the defense, and at this time, Johnson casually threw the ball towards the basket.

Bang dang~

Robinson reacted quickly and completed the aerial relay in an instant, smashing the ball into the basket with force.