Chapter 173: The Black Seven Miracles
At the end of the timeout, Malone successfully got in the corner area, received a pass from Stockton, and immediately raised the basketball as if to watch his teammates go.
The next moment, Ma Long first made a fake action of passing, and regardless of whether Chi Liang was deceived or not, he immediately turned over and jumped.
Ji Liang was shaken, but his reaction was extremely fast, and he also jumped up, wanting to interfere with Ma Long's shot.
Bang~唰~
Seeing the basketball playing into the basket, Malone exhaled lightly and immediately commanded his teammates to return to defense, not giving the Nuggets a chance to break quickly.
After listening to serve, Van Axel took the ball to the three-point line and Stockton immediately met him.
Van Exel didn't stick to the ball, passed the ball to Ji Liang at the edge of the box, and then started to run.
Using continuous changes of direction to break through, Chi Liang was about to break through Ma Long. At this moment, Adam Kee Fae hurriedly abandoned Fortson and wanted to start a bag with Malone.
Without hesitation, Fortson, who was in the penalty area, received the basketball and slammed it into the basket before Kife returned.
Although Ji Liang still has the strength to attack, he follows the coach's arrangement, and he doesn't want to spoil the good atmosphere in the team, and at the same time save some energy.
On the Jazz bench, Sloan, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene, but this was only one round after all, and he couldn't make a decision yet.
So, in the next few rounds, as long as he encounters a bag or a defense, Chi Liang will choose to pass the ball, his passing awareness is outstanding, and there are no mistakes, passing the ball to his teammates in the open position again and again.
The task of the teammates is very simple, they only need to catch the ball and shoot, and when unguarded, the shooting percentage is naturally quite impressive.
Soon, Ji Liang burst into the opponent's penalty area, and under the bag of the Jazz's inside line, he tore through the defense with a pass that didn't look at people, and passed the ball to the vacant Fortson again.
After receiving the pass, Fortson wasted no chance and turned the pass into a score.
In such a situation, even if the Jazz team is resilient, the Nuggets are more efficient, and the point difference is still slowly widened.
Shhh
It's a pity that this is not the Nuggets' home court, and when Ji Liang passed the ball without looking at people, Jazz fans began to panic and immediately let out amazing boos to hide their inner unease.
At the same time, Sloan felt a lot of headaches, and he knew very well that unless the Nuggets players had a bad hand, it would be difficult for the bag and multi-person defense to be effective against Ji Liang.
Before the Jazz served, Sloan beckoned Malone over and issued him new instructions: "Foul, if you can't prevent it, then resolutely foul, be sure to interrupt their touch!"
Ma Long nodded silently, at this time he felt quite exhausted, whether it was the team's offense or dealing with Chi Liang's offense, he lost a lot of physical strength.
However, Malone had to pull himself up, this game is very important to him, if he loses the game, he will not only have to go home fishing, but also the regular season MVP he won not long ago will also be questioned by fans.
This time offensively, Malone desperately grabbed the offensive rebound and added the ball to the basket.
There are still three minutes left before the end of the game, and the difference between the two sides has been stretched to 14 points.
The Nuggets' offense, when Chi Liang ran into the three-point line, Malone suddenly said: "We haven't decided the winner yet, come on, don't let me look down on you!"
"Then you're going to regret it!" Chi Liang did not show weakness, although he knew that this was Ma Long's radical, but he had enough confidence and naturally responded.
Although Chi Liang scored 10 points again in the fourth quarter, Chi Liang's offensive ability was not fully exerted.
This time, at the moment of receiving the basketball, Chi Liang raised the ball with both hands, and immediately completed the breakthrough after shaking Ma Long.
Before Kife assisted in defense, Ji Liang made a sharp stop and shot quickly.
Swish~
In the next round, it was a similar action, this time Ma Long didn't shake, but Chi Liang seized the opportunity, and the original feint came true instantly, and he threw the basketball in a more awkward way.
Swish~
Ma Long said that he was very helpless, Chi Liang's reaction was too fast, who would have thought that he would make a shot, but the ball was scored.
Not long after, after the Nuggets re-served, Van Exel just dribbled past half court, and Ji Liang beckoned for the ball again.
As soon as he received the basketball, Ji Liang kicked the ground violently, took a step back, bent his right knee up, and threw the ball to the basket with his body back.
Ma Long originally wanted to step forward, but when he saw Chi Liang's bent knees, he hurriedly stopped, from the point of view, if he hit it directly, it was likely to hit the vital point.
Swish~
Ji Liang's backlash is not large, but his shot speed is fast, and with the support of Qu Qi, it also makes it difficult for defenders to defend. Ma Long could only watch Chi Liang shoot the basketball, but there was nothing he could do.
After the hit, Ji Liang shook his head at Ma Long while retreating.
In just two minutes, Chi Liang hit 3 shots in a row, even if Ma Long tried his best, he didn't pull the difference.
With only one minute left and 15 points left, barring a 'Miller moment' that would have meant there would be no suspense.
Unexpectedly, the Jazz did not give up resistance, even if they knew that there was no hope, they still fought to the end.
As for the Nuggets, Ji Liang and other main players left the court early, and Van Exel led the bench lineup.
Beep~
Soon, a buzzer sounded to symbolize the end of the game.
Following on from the last loss, the Nuggets swept away the slump and won 105-92 on the road.
"Win!"
After winning the game, everyone in the Nuggets cheered, and they kept jumping and giving vent to their inner joy.
They succeeded, with an aggregate score of 3:2, becoming the fifth team to complete the 'Black Seven Miracle'.
"Lost!"
Contrary to the Nuggets, everyone in the Jazz is in a heavy mood, and some are even crying silently.
Marlon tilted his head back and kept this posture all the time, not wanting to be seen by others on his vulnerable side.
Stockton silently raised his hands, looking at the marks and calluses on his hands, his heart was full of gloom. In this season, he will be 38 years old.
Hornacek is holding a little girl on the sidelines, who is his daughter Abby Hornacek. In order to stimulate his desire to win, he specially brought his daughter to the stadium, but the game was lost.
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In this game, the best player for the Jazz team is still Malone.
Malone played 42 minutes, shooting 14-of-23 from the field and 6-of-10 from the free-throw line, totaling 34 points and 12 rebounds.
As for the Nuggets, the best performer is naturally Ji Liang. He played a total of 36 minutes, made 16 of 25 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws, and recorded a triple-double of 44 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.