After receiving the basketball, Chi Liang lifted the basketball, in view of Chi Liang's good shooting rate, Russell did not dare to be unguarded, hurriedly straightened his right hand, and stood on tiptoe.

In an instant, Ji Liang retracted the basketball, stepped out with his right foot, took the opportunity to break through Russell, and scored a low-handed layup before Ostertag made up for the defense.

When it was the Jazz's turn to attack, Stockton still dribbled the basketball slowly, reduced the tempo to a minimum, and after a full ten seconds, began to seek Marlon's block.

On the other side, Hornacek and Bryan were pinned down on the wing, Chi Liang and Stich did not dare to relax, both of them had excellent shooting percentages, but the Jazz also had Stockton, who was very good at passing, if they were left alone, the consequences would be serious.

At this time, Stockton began to attack the restricted area with the help of blocking, and the Nuggets immediately changed their defense, and McDyce defended Stockton alone.

Stockton doesn't focus on physical fitness, and at his current age, he doesn't have much of a misalignment advantage against the explosive McDyce.

At this moment, Stockton turned around and passed the ball to Malone who was not far away.

Compared with Billups, Malone is more than half a head taller, relying on his height and reach, Malone uses his mid-range shot to score a goal easily.

Soon, McDyes' waist received the ball, leaning his back on Malone, feeling Malone's center of gravity.

Suddenly, McDyce dribbled the basketball and made a right-hand turn. At the moment when Malone's defensive center of gravity changed, he made a force on the tip of his left foot and completed the turn like a compass, thereby opening up the shooting space.

Ma Long is very experienced, and his reaction can not be described as unpleasant, and he immediately straightened his right hand and jumped up as well.

Before he was injured, McDyce was a well-known spring man in the league, and the bounce height was naturally not comparable to Marlon, so McDyce's turnaround jumper had a strong power.

Swish~

After landing, Ma Long shook his head helplessly, he had defended this ball very well, but the opponent jumped too high, and it was difficult to restrict him.

In the transition between offense and defense, Hornacek missed a jumper, and Ostertag grabbed the offensive rebound and used the second offense to succeed.

When it was the Nuggets' turn to attack, Ji Liang broke through the ball, but unfortunately Stic couldn't make a jump shot and was robbed of a defensive rebound by the Jazz.

Looking back, Russell shot in a quick stop with the help of blocking and pick-and-roll, and finally the basketball smashed on the basket and was grabbed by Ji Liang for the rebound.

After winning the rebound, Ji Liang rushed to the frontcourt, and at the moment of attracting the defense, he distributed the ball to Billups, who ran outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and hit an empty three-point shot.

The Jazz's offense, Malone once again hit a shot to score his 20th point of the game.

After Chi Liang came on the court, the Nuggets' performance improved significantly, but they still found it difficult to limit the Jazz's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics, no matter how they defended, they couldn't limit the pick-and-roll, causing the scene to begin to fall into a scorching tug-of-war.

The Nuggets want to accelerate, but compared to Stockton, both Ji Liang and Billups have a much worse ability to master the rhythm and cannot accelerate the opponent's rhythm.

D'Antoni shook his head, he was still too young in the end, and he still had a long way to go if he wanted to influence the rhythm of the other party.

86:78

At the end of the third quarter, Chi Liang sat on the bench wet, panting heavily, feeling that his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and he couldn't help but close his eyes, eliminate distracting thoughts, and try to adjust the rhythm of his breathing.

Like Chi Liang, other teammates are also recovering their strength as soon as possible, the Jazz's defense is very strong, and the Nuggets will not be able to score easily, so they naturally consume a lot of physical strength.

Of course, this is also related to D'Antoni, who likes to play the main force, if you look at the statistics, you will find that before the fourth quarter, the playing time of the Nuggets starters has reached half an hour.

D'Antoni is not stupid, and he knows the dangers of this situation, but he is also very troubled, it is really the Nuggets bench that is too bad.

The current Nuggets bench, only Williams and Stich are reliable, and the bench lineup is not as good as the Jazz.

"Guys, there's still a quarter to go, and I believe we still have a chance to overtake. In the fourth quarter, the players on the court were McDyce, Ji Liang, Williams, Stich and Billups. Compared with those old guys, our physical strength is more superior, I won't say anything superfluous, I believe you all know your responsibilities, do you understand? ”

"Got it!" The crowd shouted loudly, hurrying up to recover their strength.

By the start of the fourth quarter, the Nuggets will play again, and unlike the Nuggets, the Jazz have switched to a bench lineup, and only Malone remains on the court.

The nickname 'Postman' is not just words, after entering the NBA, Malone has hardly missed games for many years, just like the postman who will deliver letters to you every day, rain or shine.

"Hey, rookie, you're playing again, hey, why is it your turn to play against me this time!"

After running to the frontcourt, Ma Long looked at Chi Liang, who was in front of him, and did not show any contempt.

"Old Bird ......"

Ji Liang wanted to speak, but at this time, Jazz backup point guard Howard Easley resisted Billups' harassment and passed the ball to Malone.

Chi Liang stopped talking, ready to resist Ma Long, the two were similar in height, but in terms of strength and weight, Chi Liang was still a lot worse.

Bang Bang~

At this time, Ma Long's back began to exert force, and his strength was very strong, which made Chi Liang feel quite uncomfortable, and he had to sink his center of gravity again before finally stabilizing the trend.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ma Long completed the turn, almost pressing Chi Liang to jump, Chi Liang couldn't exert his strength, and could only watch Ma Long shoot.

Swish~

With little to no interference, the basketball hollowed into the net, stretching the margin to 10 points.

Before returning to defense, Ma Long raised his chin and said, "Boy, your strength is good, but you still have to practice for a few more years!"

Looking at Ma Long's back, Chi Liang shook his head and slowly ran towards the front.

After half-time with the ball, Billups began to take a look at the situation.

Ji Liang started to run, taking advantage of his faster speed, temporarily got rid of Malone and received a pass from Billups.

After receiving the basketball, Ji Liang changed direction to break through Ma Long, and used a pull-up jump shot to easily score two points.

It is difficult for Chi Liang to limit Ma Long's mid-range shots, and Ma Long can't prevent Chi Liang's breakthrough. But compared with Ma Long, Ji Liang's teammates are more powerful, and they have begun to narrow the point difference.

It didn't take long for Malone to receive the pass again and wanted to repeat the old trick, but this time McDéce gave up on the opposing player and pounced on him as well.

Malone is not Stockton, he doesn't have such good passing skills, and he is in a hurry, trying to force a turn before McDyce pounces.

In the process of turning around, Ma Long subconsciously put his elbow up, Chi Liang couldn't avoid it, even if he made an evasive action, but he was still a step too late, was smashed on the face by the iron elbow, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.