"This guy is too heavy!"

After landing on the ground, Chi Liang staggered back two steps, and saw a red slap mark on his arm, Ma Long was not easy to deal with, and after finding that the foul was inevitable, he naturally increased his strength.

Ji Liang rubbed his arm, and then under the instructions of the referee, he stood on the free throw line.

Boom~

Due to the pain in his arm, Ji Liang was inevitably affected, resulting in the loss of the first goal.

Swish~

With a slight adjustment, the second goal was successfully scored in the basket.

At this time, due to Malone's second foul, the Jazz chose to make a substitution, and Adam Kife replaced him.

This is a white power forward with some projection and the ability to guard the basket.

Even if Malone is off, the Jazz's blocking and demolition tactics are still difficult to stop, and they can easily tear apart the Nuggets' defense.

On the other hand, the Nuggets, as long as they have a fast-break opportunity, will run hard and consume the Jazz's physical energy as much as possible.

It's just that, under Stockton's control, the Jazz's rhythm has not changed, and it is still dominated by a slow pace.

During the official timeout, the two sides tacitly sent a replacement lineup.

Ji Liang continued to play, and his job was to connect the team and reduce his physical exertion as much as possible.

On the other side, led by Ostertag and Hornacek, they avoided being pulled apart by the Nuggets.

This time, Ji Liang's opponent is Shanton Anderson, a 198-centimeter striker swingman.

Whether it is strength or weight, Ji Liang has a clear advantage.

The Nuggets' ball possession, Chi Liang is naturally the undisputed core, and it is also the offensive starting point of the Nuggets.

Ji Liang received the ball with his back, pouted his buttocks, and leaned towards Anderson.

Boom~

With a slight muffled sound, Anderson's chest tightened, and he only felt a strong surge coming, and he retreated involuntarily.

Taking advantage of his back, Ji Liang took two steps forward, not giving the Jazz a chance to wrap up, turned around sharply, and jumped to shoot.

Boom~

Unfortunately, the basketball smashed on the basket and was caught by Ostertag.

Anderson rubbed his chest, only to feel that his opponent's body was too strong, and it was no wonder that he dared to fight with Ma Long.

Unexpectedly, it was not easy to wait for the Jazz to replace the bench, but under the leadership of Hornacek, their hand not only did not decline, but it made people feel terrible.

Outside the three-point line, Howard Easley, who came off the bench, hit two three-pointers in a row, and Hornacek followed suit, scoring eight points in just three minutes.

Under the leadership of Hornacek, the Nuggets not only did not erase the point difference, but also fell into the disadvantage.

34:26

Soon, the first quarter ended, and the Nuggets temporarily trailed.

In this quarter, the Jazz team was hot and had an extremely high shooting percentage, while the Nuggets' performance was relatively average.

Before the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni adjusted his tactics slightly, mainly to guard against the opponent's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the lineups of both sides were slightly adjusted.

Ji Liang did not continue to play, and Ostertag and Hornacek on the other side also rested off the court.

In the first five minutes of the quarter, the Nuggets felt unusually cold, McDyce shot 1 of 4, Van Exel also shot 1 of 4, and Billups shot 0 of 3, as if the basket was covered, constantly rejecting the basketball they throw.

On the other hand, the Jazz, although the shooting percentage is not as good as in the first quarter, is still optimistic overall.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jazz unleashed a 13-5 shockwave to stretch the margin to 16 points.

Seeing that the situation was not right, D'Antoni immediately chose to take a timeout, and then sent Ji Liang on the field.

Cold hands are contagious, even if Chi Liang is no exception.

After the restart, they recovered slightly, but they were still below par.

In desperation, Ji Liang increased the number of times he hit the basket and used the foul to score, barely delaying this trend.

This time, Ma Long obviously had a heart and eyes, and he was not easily deceived by Chi Liang.

Same as in the first quarter, even if D'Antoni changed, the Nuggets were still unable to defend, and we saw two old guys use skillful blocking and pick-and-roll to easily tear apart the Nuggets' defense, allowing Malone to get a lot of mid-range shooting opportunities.

In addition to them, Hornacek also took his hands up and down and continued to show his shooting ability.

When the two sides sent a replacement lineup, the Nuggets still did not have the upper hand, lacked playoff experience, and the Devils' home court factor affected their performance, and they tied with the Jazz.

62:44

At the end of the first half, the difference between the two sides widened again, and the Nuggets scored only 18 points in the entire second quarter.

D'Antoni wondered that this was not the normal Nuggets, but the players' hands were unusually cold, which was also the culprit for the widening of the point difference.

It's a pity that no matter how he adjusts, it's hard to change their feel.

In addition, on the defensive end, the Nuggets still find it difficult to limit the Jazz's pick-and-roll, even if the opponent's pace is slow, they still get high scores.

No one thought that

Being able to make the postseason cold in the West is enough to prove the ability of the Nuggets, and they are naturally not a weak team that is bullied by others.

It's just that the Nuggets are a young team, with no veterans on the team, and a clear lack of playoff experience, making it difficult for them to perform at their full level.

On the other hand, the Jazz team enters the playoffs almost every year, which is not comparable to the Nuggets at all.

At half-time, D'Antoni frowned and there was not much he could do when his players felt cold.

At the same time, because he focuses on offense and light on defense, he likes to attack and attack, so he is helpless against the Jazz's blocking and dismantling tactics.

When D'Antoni announced the tactics, Ji Liang gasped slightly, compared with the regular season, the intensity of the playoffs is significantly greater, and the physical wear and tear is even greater than that of the regular season.

With this trend, it is difficult to maintain a dynamic vision for an entire quarter unless playing time is reduced.

Of course, he also needs to adjust, as long as he adapts to the intensity of the playoffs and distributes his fitness better, even if he doesn't reduce his playing time, he can continue to maintain.

In the third quarter, Ji Liang's hand recovered slightly, and in the face of Shanton Anderson's defense, he used his height and arm span advantage to make a decent shot.

The Jazz are playing steadily, they are resilient, and their efficiency is still not reduced, so the Nuggets did not close the difference.

In this quarter, the Nuggets had a slight advantage with a score of 26:25. But the difference between the two sides is still 17 points.

With one quarter left, the Nuggets still had the possibility of catching up, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Nuggets fell out again, and in just three minutes, the difference was stretched to 22 points.

With no hope in sight, D'Antoni chose to give up and switch to the bench to save his strength for the next game.

Naturally, it became garbage time, and in the end, the Jazz won easily with a score of 117:99.

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