Because Ji Liang wanted to bring a substitute, he played the first quarter full.

After the first quarter, the Nuggets led by six points, 35-29.

When the second quarter began, Ji Liang sat on the sidelines to rest and watch the situation of the game.

Compared to the first quarter, McDyes's offense was slightly slower, and the opponent had a slight advantage. It wasn't until the second half of the second quarter that Ji Liang returned to the court, and he single-handedly overturned the Grizzlies' outside line, frequently assisting his teammates to score.

In order to brush a few more assists, Chi Liang has no idea of wave throwing, unless there is a better opportunity, Chi Liang mainly focuses on passing.

However, the Grizzlies' firepower did not decrease, and Masenberg was not far behind, as he and Chilkat combined for 11 points, resulting in a difference that did not widen much.

At the end of the first half, the Nuggets had a 7-point lead over the Grizzlies with a score of 62-55.

In the first half alone, McDyess had a dominant stat of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and 5 rebounds in the frontcourt alone.

The Nuggets were able to suppress the Grizzlies, and rebounding became the key, whether it was LaFrentz, McDyce, Fortson or Chi Liang, they all had a good rebounding ability.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies are best at rebounding, but it is a pity that he is only a substitute, and he overlaps with Raheem, so he does not have enough playing time.

At half-time, D'Antoni did not change his tactics, and due to McDyce's hot form, he was still used as the main point of attack.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Grizzlies' defensive intensity did not decrease, but the Nuggets' outside shooting rate dropped significantly, and they played iron frequently, mainly relying on McDyce and Lafrentz to score.

However, the Grizzlies also did not feel good, not only did not pull the point difference, but there was a possibility that it would continue to expand.

It was also at this time that the situation on the field changed, and in the process of getting rid of it, Lafrentz stepped on the sweat, slipped his feet, fell heavily to the ground, and then hugged his right foot in pain.

Lafrenz looked pained, a large amount of cold sweat slipped down, and the injury seemed not optimistic.

Soon, after the team doctor's examination, he shook his head at D'Antoni and made a gesture to leave the game.

D'Antoni was in a bad mood, but had to replace Clark.

In terms of defense, there is not much difference between the two, but Clark's offense is much worse, and his shooting crosshairs are very poor, so he is afraid that it will be difficult to involve the opponent's defense.

Sure enough, after replacing Clark, the Grizzlies immediately shrank their camp, and as long as McDyce got the ball, Levi would let Clark go and start a package with Raheem.

Even when Clark receives the basketball, his shooting is so bad that when he tries to hit the basket, he often loses the best opportunity.

At the same time, the Grizzlies' outside touch came up, and Bibby, Smith and Mark hit the basket one after another to start closing the gap.

88:86

By the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets were not overtaken by the Grizzlies, but the advantage they had built up was also eroded by half.

"To beat the Grizzlies, we have to make a change!"

After saying this, D'Antoni began to sweep towards the bench, and after glancing at Clark, he couldn't help but shake his head and then look at the others.

It's a pity that the Nuggets' backup center has no one to replace Lafrenz.

"Chi Liang, your strength is enough to resist the center, why don't you try the center?"

In no way, D'Antoni turned his attention to Chi Liang, and as Chi Liang's performance became more and more outstanding, his dependence on Chi Liang became more and more serious.

As long as the team encounters problems, the first thing that comes to D'Antoni's mind is Ji Liang.

Center!

Chi Liang expressed his wondering, D'Antoni also valued him too much, and asked him to play center, his template was obviously Scottie Pippen, when did he become a magician!

Chi Liang can't help but have some worries about playing as a center forward, a center is different from a power forward, mainly operating in the restricted area, and has higher requirements for height and defense.

Chi Liang was a little bottomless in his heart, after all, he was only 205 cm, while Levi, the center of the Grizzlies, was 213 cm, and there was a big gap in height.

However, Ji Liang did not refuse, he also wanted to try, and most importantly, Levi is not a strong center.

If the other party was O'Neal, Chi Liang would definitely choose to refuse, but Levi was too bad, and he was confident that he could deal with it.

When the players returned to the court and saw the Nuggets' lineup, Grizzlies head coach Brian Hill was visibly taken aback.

In the Grizzly Bears penalty area, Levi looked at Chi Liang and was also taken aback, and then showed a hideous smile.

Just when the two started the confrontation, Levi felt very bad, he obviously had a large weight advantage, but he did not have the upper hand in the confrontation.

In possession of the ball by the Nuggets, Billups dribbled past half court and saw Ji Liang stuck Levi behind him and reached out to him for the ball.

Without hesitation, Billups broke through and hoisted the ball to Ji Liang when Bibby was backing away.

At the edge of the penalty area, Ji Liang received the ball with both hands, leaned on Levi's, his back did not exert force, but used his right foot as the axis to make a perfect turn.

Compared with Chi Liang, Levi was obviously much sluggish, and was easily broken through by Chi Liang like a stake and scored a layup.

After the switch between attack and defense, Ji Liang's main task is to sit in the penalty area and contain Levi at the same time.

The chubby white center, nicknamed "Big Country," isn't fast, but he's skilled under the basket and a pillar of the Grizzlies' interior line.

"Rookie, is there something wrong with your coach, he actually sent you to defend me, I'm afraid my score in this game is going to a higher level!"

During the confrontation, Levi pretended to be contemptuous and tried to provoke Chi Liang.

At this time, Bibby held the ball and observed the situation on the field.

After seeing Chi Liang defending Levi, Bibi had an idea in his heart, he was naturally willing to see Chi Liang deflated, so he took advantage of the change in rhythm to briefly get rid of Billups's entanglement, and then passed the ball to Levi.

A very comfortable feeding of the ball, Levi's, who received the ball with his back, almost didn't pause, and as soon as he leaned on his back, he wanted to knock Chi Liang back.

Chi Liang pressed against Levi hard, and his body shook obviously, but there was no sign of being knocked back.

In this case, Levi's heart froze, and his movements immediately changed, and his shoulders shook a little, and he wanted to turn over and jump shot.

Levi's movements were smooth, and his hands were quickly raised while turning, but at this moment, Chi Liang stroked his arms and quickly completed the steal.

Now it was the fourth quarter, coupled with the lack of familiarity with the center, Ji Liang naturally entered a dynamic vision state, and resolutely made a steal at the moment when Levi completed his turn.

Rushing~

After Ji Liang completed the steal, the Pepsi Center echoed with fierce applause and cheers.