In fact, in the first quarter, Ji Liang rarely attacked, and his role was mainly to thread the needle for his teammates, which was the main reason why he was able to break the single-quarter assist record, otherwise it would be almost impossible to break the assist record if he took into account scoring.

Of course, this is also related to the state of his teammates, otherwise even if Ji Liang's passing awareness, skills and techniques are at the top, if his teammates are not in good shape, it is impossible to get so many assists.

Compared to the Nets, the Pacers also had a good hand, feeling like pinpoint to Maiman, but the Nets still had a slight advantage, leading by four points at 37-33.

In this section, the most exciting thing is that the two sides play offensive basketball, you come and go, wonderful, no one can limit the other, causing the fans on the scene to scream.

During the break, Coach Rivers focused on how to defend against the Pacers, especially against Miller, because in the first quarter, Miller also had an excellent hand, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, shooting as high as 70%, and Kidders almost exploded.

In addition, there is Schmitz, although O'Neal Jr.'s defense is good, but Schmitz's offensive space is too wide, and he is a well-known all-rounder, not only is it difficult to limit Schmitz's play, but he is thrown around.

As a coach who is a point guard, although he has little experience, Coach Rivers has a clear perspective on the problem and adjusts the problem just right.

After explaining the key defensive targets, Coach Rivers began to point out the team's shortcomings and responded to the Pacers' adjustments one by one.

Soon, the second session begins!

After playing the full first quarter, Ji Liang did not play for the time being, and Coach Rivers sent a lineup of O'Neal Jr., Fayke, Margeti, Kidders and Armstrong.

After coming on the court, the Nets took the lead in attacking, and as expected, Miller strengthened his defense against Kidders, and since Ji Liang was not on the court, Davis also focused part of his attention on Kidders, ready to make up for it at any time.

Kidders is not a star, and under the targeting of the Pacers, it is naturally quite difficult, and his shooting percentage has plummeted.

Despite this, Armstrong took over the offensive responsibility, and under his speed and explosion, he broke through Jackson again and again, or scored on layups, or broke through the ball, leading the whole team's offense, and under his leadership, he continued to maintain the advantage in the score.

In terms of defense, according to Coach Rivers' arrangement, Kidders focused more on Miller, and the Nets' double interior line also assisted and supplemented defense at any time, which also made Miller feel uncomfortable.

Miller is 34 years old, and even if he is in good shape, his physical fitness will inevitably decline, especially in terms of physical strength, speed and agility.

As a result, under the Nets' targeted defense, Miller's efficiency is also much worse than before. However, Schmitz's performance was still excellent due to the focus on encircling Miller, which also prevented them from pulling away from the score.

In the fourth minute of the second quarter, Ji Liang replaced Fayke and got 14 assists in the first quarter, and his goal became very clear, that is, to seize this opportunity and continue to break the half-court assist record.

Half-time assists, by Bob. Coussey maintained that on February 27, 1959, Coussy had 19 assists in the half of Boston vs. Minneapolis.

In other words, as long as Ji Liang brushes up on six more assists, he can break the half-court assist record held by Kutsy, and with more than eight minutes left in the game, he has every hope of that.

As soon as he came on the court, Armstrong advanced with the ball, and according to the tactics arranged by Coach Rivers, Chi Liang took the initiative to step forward and played with Armstrong.

After Armstrong burst forward with the ball, Ji Liang immediately cut in from the other side and quickly received Armstrong's pass.

When Chi Liang received the ball, he had already appeared at the front of the penalty area, and his defensive object became Jackson, facing the aging Jackson, Chi Liang raised the basketball high, and was about to shoot Jackson.

In this case, Schmitz had to leave O'Neill Jr. and pounce on Chi Liang, but when Schmitz moved, Chi Liang passed the ball to O'Neill Jr. as if he had not served as a prophet.

Bang dang~

Little O'Neal slam dunk is successful!

In the next round, it was the same routine again, using the change between blocking and pick-and-roll, Ji Liang received the basketball with both hands, and this time, he waited for a while, and immediately passed the ball back to Armstrong after Armstrong used his speed to get rid of Davis.

Swish~

Armstrong seized the opportunity and scored with an easy layup.

After Ji Liang came on the court, he single-handedly combed the team's offense as smooth as silk, and under his leadership, the Nets' offensive efficiency has improved significantly, and their scoring began to climb steadily, almost shooting one by one, and began to suppress the Pacers.

The teammates felt excellent, and Chi Liang naturally became a beneficiary, and in just two or three minutes, he got 4 assists, as long as he did it again, he could be the same as the half-time assist record.

Beep~

At this moment, Bird called a timeout and began to launch a targeted defense against Ji Liang.

It's a pity that when the game restarted, the situation of the Pacers did not improve, and they failed to stifle Chi Liang's play.

In a helpless situation, Bird reduced his actions against Chi Liang and began to use only Davis to defend Chi Liang.

But such a change is still a palliative rather than a cure.

Ji Liang had insight into Bird's thoughts, and immediately changed his style of play and began to focus on individual offense, wanting to rely on Davis to limit him alone, it was impossible.

Soon, Chi Liang used his personal ability to score two goals in a row, looking at the active figure on the court, Bird felt a headache, and the Pacers had nothing to do about a player like Chi Liang.

In the eighth minute of the second quarter, Chi Liang broke through Davis again, and in the process of his breakthrough, Miller secretly approached Chi Liang and wanted to make a steal.

It's a pity that Miller didn't grasp the opportunity, and when Miller acted, Chi Liang observed it out of the corner of his eye, so when Miller arrived, Chi Liang passed the ball to Kidders.

Swish~

Kidders seized the opportunity and hit a shot in the open space before Miller could get back into the air.

In the tenth minute of the second quarter, this time, Armstrong got rid of Jackson's entanglement and quickly came to the bottom corner, Ji Liang immediately passed the ball, and Armstrong hit a three-point shot.

With this assist, Ji Liang easily broke Kutsy's 40-year-old record for half-time assists, taking the half-time assist record to 20, and it is likely to continue to rise.

In the last two minutes of the first half, Ji Liang took advantage of the cover between teammates to deliver another assist, raising the half-time assist record to 21 assists.

However, the Pacers bit very tightly, and with the play of Schmitz and Rose, the difference between the two sides has always hovered around 7 points.

At halftime, the Nets took a temporary lead at 66-58.

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