Chapter Ninety-Eight: 40+ Triple Pairs (Third Update)
After the Nuggets re-served, Ji Liang took the initiative to step forward to control the ball, and his movements were very slow, almost stuck in time for half the court.
"Don't worry, everyone!"
Ji Liang's words seemed to contain contagiousness, and the Nuggets players present were a little more calm, a little less impatient, and began to cooperate with each other to cover.
Duncan was a little anxious, he knew that Chi Liang was delaying time, but he was still silent on the surface, calm as ever, staring at Chi Liang tightly.
Ji Liang controlled the ball sideways and deliberately raised his head, as if looking at the timer. It was also at this time that Duncan felt that the opportunity had come, and immediately took a step forward and wanted to make a steal.
Duncan would never have been so reckless in normal times, but now that there is less than a minute left in the game, it will be extremely detrimental to the Spurs if it continues to drag on.
It's a pity that Chi Liang didn't go to see the timer, just to lure Duncan, so at the moment when Duncan stepped forward, Chi Liang's center of gravity sank, and he completed the breakthrough with cross-stepping, and he wanted to hit the inside line.
Tear pull~
Saying that it was too late, Duncan immediately stretched out his right hand and grabbed Chi Liang's jersey, which was torn off due to excessive force.
At the moment when he was grabbed by Duncan, Chi Liang subconsciously threw the basketball, and then fell to the ground with his butt.
Unexpectedly, the basketball bounced high after smashing into the hoop and finally fell into the hoop.
Beep~
At the same time, the referee's whistle blew.
"Hey, it's all in!"
Chi Liang didn't expect that he just threw it casually, didn't even aim at the basket, but the ball went in, and he couldn't help but shrug his shoulders at Duncan.
Duncan's eyes widened, showing that he had nothing to love, and he did not hesitate to foul, but the ball went in.
Swish~
There was no accident, and Ji Liang hit the free throw steadily, expanding the margin to 6 points.
There were 39 seconds left until the end of the race.
Beep~
Popovich applied for a timeout and began to lay out tactics to the players.
When the timeout ended, the Spurs players quickly settled into position, and they wanted to shoot three-pointers, but the Nuggets' defense was tight, and neither Johnson nor Jackson found the right shot.
As a last resort, the basketball passed to Robinson, and after forcing McDyce away, he scored an easy dunk.
After the Nuggets served, Ji Liang received the basketball again, and Johnson immediately stepped forward to make a steal.
It's a pity that Ji Liang's reaction was extremely fast, just pulling and taking a step, he broke through Johnson and quickly rushed towards the front.
At this time, Jackson rushed over and wanted to foul Chi Liang, but Chi Liang threw the basketball and passed the ball to the frontcourt.
After moving the basketball, Jackson immediately stopped the action, and he didn't dare to foul the player without the ball.
Foul play is a well-known tactic towards the end of the game, and if an opponent intentionally fouls a player without a player in the last two minutes of each quarter, the fouled team will receive a penalty of one free throw and one throw.
If he fouls Chi Liang without the ball, the Nuggets still control the Nuggets, but they will have to make one more free throw, as long as they are not stupid, they will not do this.
After Ji Liang passed the basketball, Alexander finally received the basketball, and instead of hitting the basket, he rushed towards the place where no one was.
Well, he's stalling for time.
In desperation, Duncan had no choice but to foul Alexander.
During the free throw period, Alexander withstood the pressure and made two free throws to re-extend the deficit to six points.
The Spurs' offense, they rushed forward quickly, using Jackson's cover to run out of the open space.
Johnson immediately passed the ball, and Jackson grabbed a three-pointer.
It's a pity that Ji Liang defended very quickly, and finally interfered with Jackson's shooting, causing the opponent to shoot iron.
McDyce desperately stuck in position and finally grabbed the defensive rebound, and at this time, even if the Spurs fouled McDyce, they were powerless.
115:112
At the end of the game, the Nuggets narrowly beat the Spurs by three points, finally claiming a win after a two-game losing streak.
It was also at this time that the commentator Bob suddenly said in a tone full of surprise: "The best in the game is our Denver Light, let's take a look at his technical statistics, Chi Liang played a total of 40 minutes...... Oh my god, he's got a 40+ triple-double, is this really a rookie? It's incredible. ”
Rushing~
The Pepsi Center was silent for a while, and then the audience was instantly excited, they couldn't think of anyone else in the history of the team who had completed the feat of 40+ triple-doubles, and the cheers resounded in the sky for a while.
In this game, the best performance of the Spurs was Duncan, who played 46 minutes, made 14 of 27 shots, 6 of 10 free throws, and scored a total of 34 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals.
Among them, there are 7 rebounds in the front court alone, but it is the Nuggets who have the last laugh.
In addition to Chi Liang, the Nuggets' best performance was McDyce, who played 34 minutes, made 12 of 20 shots, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 29 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
Looking at the numbers, McDyes's performance is quite good, and his shooting percentage is high, but the statistics are slightly inferior due to the playing time of Duncan.
Of course, although Duncan and McDyce performed well, they still had some gaps with Chi Liang, shooting 17 of 24 from the field, including 5 of 8 three-pointers and 7 of 7 free throws, with a total of 46 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
Among them, 46 points also set a new personal scoring record for Chi Liang.
"Junior, your performance is great, you deserve to be a player from our Wake Forest University!"
After the game, Duncan took the initiative to find Chi Liang, and the last sentence praised him as well.
"Senior, you're great too!"
Chi Liang and Duncan embraced, but at the moment of release, Duncan showed a weird smile, and his right hand instantly touched Chi Liang's head, and then rubbed it vigorously.
"! Touch your head and kill! ”
Chi Liang was shocked, he never expected that Duncan was waiting for him here, and when he wanted to resist, Duncan took the initiative to withdraw his right hand.
Duncan's fetish is unique, and he can be said to be a head-touching maniac, whether it is a teammate or an opponent, he basically can't escape his clutches.
"Am I going to be like Ginobili - bald?"
After Duncan left, Chi Liang's mind came up with the image of Ginobili in the later generations, and Ginobili, who had long hair and fluttering, finally became bald.
Not far away, D'Antoni and Popovich shook hands.
"I regret it now, I regret it very much, I should have upped my stacks and brought him to San Antonio!"
Popovich sighed with emotion, their Spurs already 'cared' about Chi Liang, but he still got the big data.
"Greg, only our Nuggets are best suited for him!"
D'Antoni was wary and didn't bother to say more to Popovich and led the team back to the locker room.