Chapter 40: The Great Victory
At half-time, Ji Liang faintly heard the roar of old Nelson coming from the visiting team's locker room.
Obviously, old Neil was very annoyed. finally took advantage of the Nuggets' main force to 'turn off the fire' to overtake the score, but after getting on the bench lineup, he was pressed and beaten by the opponent, beaten down with an old fist, and was pulled to double digits by the opponent.
It's also a substitute, how can there be such a big gap.
Not long after, the break was over and players from both sides returned to the pitch.
Compared to the first half, the Mavericks' defensive intensity has increased significantly, especially the defensive aggression.
At the same time, they began to focus on the inside.
At the start of the third quarter, Mavericks center Bradley took advantage of the height difference to beat Clark.
Bradley, the 1993 No. 1 No. 1 pick, ranks third tallest in NBA history and is the first player in the NBA to get more than 10 blocks in two consecutive games, though he's a little thin and lacks a bit against a powerful center.
However, Clarke is not among them, he is also a backup center, and he would not have been a starter for Lafrentz's injury.
In the space of four minutes, Bradley beat Clarke in a row, coupled with the cooling of the Nuggets' hand, led the Mavericks to play a wave of 12-5 shockwaves, and it was about to erase the score.
On the defensive end, Bradley relied on his height and sent blocks one after another, and the Mavericks began to gain momentum.
That's Nelson Sr.'s strategy, and the Mavericks are more of a unit than the scattered Nuggets.
In this case, D'Antoni had to call a timeout, and when the players returned to the court, the Nuggets began to play positional battles, and the inside and outside core began to exert force.
Van Exel increased his penetration, breaking through Nash again and again, bursting into the penalty area to force a foul and score through free throws when he had a poor hand.
McDyce is on fire, he's a big killer in the low post and the Nuggets' most consistent scoring point. Even if A.C. Green tried his best, he couldn't limit his scoring and save some face for the team.
Soon, with 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the Nuggets were still in the lead.
During the dead-ball period, the recorder took a mandatory timeout, this time with a suspension of registration under the Mavericks' names that were not registered in the quarter.
By the time the official timeout was over, the two sides again sent a bench.
In order to avoid the score being pulled away again, Finley continued to play to protect the Mavericks' bench lineup.
In the first attack, Ji Liang successfully broke through Finley, and then burst into the restricted area to assist Fortson for a dunk, further widening the difference.
The Mavericks' possession, Finley's hand was still hot, and in the face of Ji Liang's defense, he once again used a step-back jumper to score two points.
In the next round, Ji Liang took advantage of Fortson's blocking, but he did not break through the box, but moved a step to the side and hit a three-pointer.
The next moment, Finley stepped back to shoot, but the basketball hit the basket and was rebounded by Fortson.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Liang threw the ball vigorously and passed the ball to Steic, who had already started, and finally Stic made a layup, once again widening the difference to double digits.
This time, Nelson Sr. didn't choose to take a timeout, just sat there quietly, feeling like a bystander.
Nelson Sr. knows in his heart that although the Mavericks have signs of revival, it is still difficult to get a playoff spot with the current roster.
On top of that, the team could change hands at any time, and Mavericks owner Ross Phil Phil J. JR began to engage with the buyer for business negotiations.
In all cases, the old Nelson tends to be bad about this season's results.
At this time, the Mavericks' possession of the ball, this time Finley fell to the low post and caught the basketball with both hands.
Ji Liang's center of gravity sank, his right hand was against Finley's waist, and his left hand made a movement to pull the ball.
As soon as Finley leaned in, Chi Liang shook a little, and there was no tendency to retreat.
Finley continued to make a back-hitting posture, and just as Chi Liang was about to continue to carry hard, he suddenly found that the power pressing on his body suddenly disappeared.
"Hell!"
When Chi Liang reacted, he saw Finley quickly turning from the other side against his body.
Ji Liang hurriedly turned around, but Finley made another emergency stop, pulling out the shooting space, followed by a step-back jumper.
Swish~
After shooting the basketball, Finley turned his head, and after glancing at Ji Liang, he turned back to defense.
Chi Liang said that he was speechless, not that he didn't do his best, but mainly because Finley was too difficult to defend, and he was a step-back jumper at every turn.
After re-serving, Alexander held the ball past half court and passed the ball to Ji Liang, who was still one step away from the three-point line.
Finley didn't step forward, he stood at the three-point line and tested inside, about two steps away from Chi Liang, he didn't believe that the other party would choose to shoot.
Without any hesitation, Ji Liang jumped up, stretched his posture, and threw the basketball.
By the time Finley reacted, it was obviously a step too late, and Chi Liang threw the basketball in his hand first.
Swish~
Not to mention one step away from the three-point line, even if it is two steps away, Chi Liang is still sure enough. Once his hand was hot, even he felt scared.
In the following time, Finley continued to score singles, and Chi Liang mainly focused on the ball, supplemented by scoring, leading his teammates to blossom in many ways, and the scores of the two sides began to rise.
In three minutes, Finley scored 8 points in a row, which is not inefficient. It's a pity that under the leadership of Chi Liang, the Nuggets' offense was more fluid, not only did not narrow the point difference, but was also pulled to double digits.
In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets' starters began to exert their strength, and they were quite effective on the offensive end, and in just five minutes, the lead was extended to 20 points.
The back naturally turned into garbage time, and if the two sides had a tacit understanding to replace the starting lineup, Chi Liang didn't even re-enter the field and began to save strength for the next game.
In their next game, the Nuggets will travel to Seattle to face the SuperSonics on the road. The game time is tomorrow, and it's the so-called back-to-back again.
In this game, McDies scored 28 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks, which is undoubtedly the most consistent scoring point for the Nuggets.
Ji Liang's performance was not bad, although he did not play in the last quarter, he still achieved excellent statistics of 15 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in the limited time of 25 minutes.
As for Van Exel, his performance was relatively poor, with only 3 of 12 shots, but he still scored 18 points and had 8 assists by relying on his ability to make fouls.
Compared to the previous game, this game is of great significance to the Nuggets, it is also the first big win for the Nuggets, and it is also the first consecutive win.