Chapter 185: Sabonis
Looking back, Wallace wanted to continue playing singles, but this time Fortson learned to play well and began to play with his strong body, actively squeezing Wallace's center of gravity.
At the same time, where the referee could not see, Fortson skillfully made all kinds of small movements, and even pinched Wallace's buttocks.
Wallace was known as 'Roaring Celestial', and this thing was extremely short-tempered, and he was not a good bird, but Fortson was also not a good bird, so he naturally dared to scold Wallace.
Under the pressure of Fortson, Wallace's center of gravity was somewhat unstable. In particular, the pain from his buttocks made him even more angry, and while forcibly turning around, he swung his right elbow at Fortson's head.
Fortson reacted quickly, and seeing that he couldn't avoid it, he immediately raised his arm and collided with Wallace's right elbow.
There was a sharp pain in his arm, and Fortson couldn't help but take a step back, swinging his fist to hit Wallace.
"Danny, calm down, calm down!"
Clark reacted quickly and hurriedly hugged Fortson, who was about to explode. At his suggestion, Fortson barely calmed down.
On the other side, Wallace, the initiator, cursed angrily and was surrounded by his teammates.
Seeing Wallace's angry appearance, Chi Liang's heart moved, and the next way to play was to guide Wallace's violent temper.
Beep~
At this time, the referee rushed over, and seeing that there was no continued conflict, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally awarded Wallace a first-degree malicious foul.
It's just that the situation is still not in favor of the Nuggets, and the Nuggets players are in much worse shape than in the last game.
There is no other reason, in addition to the Trail Blazers' targeting, it is also related to frequent games, playing a game every two days, and this process has lasted for more than half a month, and many players have been affected.
The Trail Blazers were different, sweeping the Suns in the first round and resting for four more days before the series against the Nuggets.
The Trail Blazers were anti-guest-oriented, and in just six minutes, D'Antoni's whole person was not good.
6:14
The Nuggets' offensive efficiency is very poor, averaging only one point a minute, and such efficiency cannot be lower.
It's just that the offensive end can't be opened, and the defensive end is also unable to limit the Trail Blazers, and the opponent takes what they want.
In addition, the Nuggets have never been able to improve their speed, and under the targeting of the Trail Blazers, their best fast break has also been limited, and it is difficult to use the fast break to score.
The Trail Blazers' targeting undoubtedly caught the Nuggets off guard, scoring 6 points in six minutes, and whoever it is, knows that the Nuggets have a problem.
D'Antoni didn't call a timeout, but stood up straight and talked to Chi Liang'er.
After re-serving, Billups pushed to the frontcourt, and Stadameyer continued to post up, not giving Billups a chance to shoot.
At this moment, Ji Liang made a gesture, Fortson and Clark stuck under the basket, ready to fight for offensive rebounds, and Stich ran to the right 45° angle while tearing the opposing player apart, leaving enough space.
Wallace is not stupid, when he saw the Nuggets open up the space, he immediately understood Chi Liang's intentions and hurriedly posted it.
Without hesitation, Ji Liang took a step sideways, wanting to force Wallace.
Seeing Ji Liang's movements, Wallace hurriedly moved his footsteps and blocked the way. Before he could stand firmly, he had a physical confrontation with Chi Liang.
I only felt a strong surge, and Wallace was forced to squeeze away, and almost fell to the ground.
The physical confrontation just now did not cause much hindrance to Chi Liang, and after squeezing away Wallace, Chi Liang's speed increased and he chose to break through the inside line.
Sabonis was shocked, he didn't expect Wallace to be so sudden, but at this time, where was there any extra thought, he wanted to break free from Clark and go to make up for Chi Liang.
Clark blocked hard, slowing down Sabonis's movements, and by the time Sabonis got out, Ji Liang had already rushed into the penalty area and jumped hard.
Sabonis wanted to jump, but it was obviously too late, so he could only raise his hands to block Ji Liang's slam dunk.
The next moment, the bodies of the two collided. Although Sabonis has great strength, he is not prepared after all, while Ji Liang has a speed bonus.
So at the moment of contact, Sabonis's body leaned back visibly and lost his balance.
On the other side, Ji Liang's chest hurt when he was also hit, but he still struggled to dunk Sabonis, and then grabbed the basket hard, barely stopping his balance.
As for Sabonis, he fell to the ground with his body leaning backwards, and in order to avoid injury, he made a move, and finally landed on his ass as a cushion.
Ji Liang looked down at Sabonis, then let go of the basket and stretched out his right hand to him after landing on the ground.
"Thank you!" was detained by Chi Liang, Sabonis had mixed feelings, but he did not refuse Chi Liang's kindness and stood up from the ground.
Rushing~
It was only at this time that the cheers of the Nuggets fans finally sounded, and they never expected that Ji Liang would actually block Sabonis.
Unexpected! Who would have thought!
This is Sabonis, with his extraordinary height and weight, it is extremely difficult to block him, and few people have ever done it.
After a painful half-quarter of the game, it wasn't long before the Nuggets fans burst into strong cheers again.
Beep~
At this time, after some discussion, the referee blew the whistle and awarded Sabonis to block the foul, and Ji Liang added a free throw.
Swish~
There was no accident, Ji Liang hit a free throw and successfully played 2+1!
This 2+1 has undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Nuggets, which is enough to play a stronger strength.
Soon, it was the Nuggets' turn to attack again, and this time, they fell to the ground again, and just like the previous round, the Nuggets pulled away with all their hands and handed over to Ji Liang to continue the singles.
"Come on, rookie!"
Wallace pressed up again, his fighting spirit was still high, his spirit was concentrated, and he didn't want to be easily broken through by the other party.
But the reality is always cruel, Chi Liang used cross-stepping to shake off Wallace's center of gravity again, and when his footsteps were unsteady, he knocked him away again and killed him in the penalty area again.
Just as Ji Liang rushed into the penalty area, Sabonis once again launched the help defense, and this time, Ji Liang did not force it, but distributed the ball to Clark.
Clarke's strength is limited, and the only way to score is a second offense and a slam dunk, so he can only take a step forward and want to put the ball in the basket.
Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers' defense was quick, and Walter Williams rushed over and tried to interfere with Clark's dunk.
Boom~
A dull sound sounded, blocked by Williams, and Clark's dunk ended up smashing to the front of the basket.
Fortson tried to scramble for offensive rebounds, and ended up tangling with Sabonis.
On the other side, Ji Liang predicted the landing point of the rebound, stuck the best position for the first time, jumped high, grabbed the rebound at the same time, threw both hands and threw the basketball into the basket!