In addition to using free throws to score, Ji Liang's other stats are also slowly growing, especially in defense, relying on his fast moving footsteps, Ji Liang often wanders around, even if he can't block, he can often interfere with their shooting schedule.

Chi Liang has a wide range of co-defense, as long as he appears within the three-point line, he can carry out the co-defense, which makes the supersonic players feel a headache.

Beep~

Seeing that the situation was not right, SuperSonics head coach Paul Westphal requested a timeout.

After the timeout, the SuperSonics opted for a substitution, replacing Polines with Dalla Ellis, with Schramf as power forward.

Dalla Ellis is one of the few three-point shooters in the Jordan era who can be efficient and prolific, averaging 27.5 points per game in his peak season.

As a shooter, Ellis is very confident, he calls himself the best shooter of all time, his career three-point shooting rate has always been around 40%, and he is also the first player in NBA history to shoot 1,000 three-pointers!

Of course, Dalle Ellis is now 39 years old and is no longer in his prime, but he has maintained his form very well, and his average points per game have never fallen below double digits.

After the timeout, the SuperSonics' offense changed, and Schramf began to tear Ji Liang apart.

Unlike Polinis, Schramf has a certain degree of independent offensive ability, especially the biggest threat is his shooting, Chi Liang naturally did not dare to let him go, and significantly reduced the strength of the defense.

So in the next few rounds, the SuperSonics team still dominated positional warfare, and their offense played well, and at the same time, on the defensive end, they began to limit the Nuggets' offense.

In this case, the superSonics began to dominate and had the posture to pull away the score.

Beep~

Not long after, D'Antoni applied for a suspension.

"Antonio, you and Chi Liang switch guards, and it's up to you to defend Schramf! Williams, you must follow Ellis closely, that old guy can't fight, you have to fight him more, don't give him a chance to shoot in the open position! ”

D'Antoni pointed to the tactical board, spitting on it, and then said: "As for the offensive end, focus on the outside line and increase the number of shots. Plus, we're at a disadvantage in rebounding, so everyone should fight for it! ”

After the timeout, Billups took the rare initiative to ask for the ball, and he felt like he was in good shape today, especially since his opponent was Owens.

Compared to Owens, he is faster and more agile than Loops, which is also his advantage.

This kind of obvious action of asking for the ball, generally speaking, as a teammate, will not refuse.

Van Axel pretended to break through and took the opportunity to pass the ball to Billups as Payton moved.

After getting the basketball, Billups made a breakthrough move with the ball, and the moment Owens stepped back, it was a step-back jumper.

Swish~

He has a good hand, and the basketball is hollow into the basket.

However, the Nuggets still struggle to limit the SuperSonics' offense. Van Exel's attack was good, but his defense was much worse.

Compared to Payton, he was too thin and at a height disadvantage, and Payton didn't use much force at all, so he easily squeezed away Van Exel, as if he was strolling through the court, and easily hit the basket.

Although the basketball was not sent to the basket, it made Ji Liang's foul and hit both free throws.

However, the Nuggets' offense was no problem either, and in this offense, Billups quickly appeared outside the three-point line at the top of the arc after a run off the ball, and Owens had no idea where he had been dumped.

Van Exel's pass arrived in time, and Billups even had time to adjust before Owens arrived, raising his hand to make three points.

Swish~

The basketball passed through the net, and today his hand felt hot and hot, and there was a feeling that the basket was like the sea.

Soon, in the same position, Billups hit another three-pointer to successfully stop the SuperSonics.

The SuperSonics opted for a substitution, with Jose Hawkins replacing Owens.

Hawkins is faster than Owens, and he has a lot of experience and is better able to limit Billups.

In the time that followed, Hawkins increased his defensive effort against Billups and didn't give him too easy a shot.

In this case, Billups did not dare to shoot at will on the outside, took the ball and began to try to break through.

At the first moment, Billups dribbled the ball under his hip in a row and made a feint to break through from the right side of Hawkins, and although Hawkins was not completely deceived, he also shifted his body to the right side.

Billups seized the opportunity and immediately killed him from the left, and Hawkins hurriedly turned around, his speed was very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he chased after it again.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Hawkins, Billups had to pass the ball back to Van Exel.

After receiving the ball, Van Axel tried it, and Payton's defense was too strong for him to find a chance.

Van Exel remembered his duties as a point guard, and out of the corner of his eye, he quickly caught Williams in an open space and immediately passed the ball over.

When Williams received the ball, Ellis, who was opposite Williams, had to run as fast as he could.

When Williams made a jumper, Ellis managed to get back into place and jumped up as well. He was experienced in the game and almost covered Williams' face with his right hand, giving him the biggest interference.

Boom~

The basketball slammed into the hoop and was grabbed by Stepania for the rebound.

In the latter process, the Nuggets' offense entered a brief stagnation, without a single offensive hot spot, which is naturally not a good thing for a team.

The SuperSonics seized the opportunity, led by Payton and Schramf, on a 13-5 shockwave to extend the lead to double digits.

At this point, D'Antoni called a timeout again, and seeing this, he felt that he had to do something.

He didn't have the idea of substitution, the current situation is not very bad, because of the temporary disadvantage to choose to make substitutions, the players have no idea in their hearts.

He's a coach by the players, so he knows the psychology of the players, what they can and can't do.

After some adjustments, the Nuggets increased their cooperation and began to use screens, pick-and-rolls, and running positions to seek shooting opportunities.

The Nuggets' offense began to flow as Billups and Van Exel began to show their firepower.

On the defensive end, Ji Liang increased his running range, and with his help in defense, the attack of the SuperSonics was affected.

It didn't take long for Chi Liang to find an opportunity again. Using his excellent sense of movement, Ellis managed to run out of the open space and wanted to catch the ball and shoot.

At the critical moment, Ji Liang helped defend in place, and also jumped up while the basketball flew out of Ellis's hands.

Chi Liang's raised right hand hit the basketball in an instant, this time Chi Liang used enough strength, with a muffled bang, the basketball seemed to turn into a light, and flew out of the court at a faster speed, and I don't know if it hit anyone.