Rushing~

The Rutgers Athletic Center continued to echo with the crazy cheers of the fans, and the atmosphere began to become more and more frenetic.

For no other reason, in the second quarter of the game, when their teammates were not strong enough, Ji Liang and Duncan significantly increased the number of singles.

In the third minute of the second quarter, seeing that his teammates were not feeling good, Chi Liang immediately stood up at the waist and took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball.

After getting the ball, his teammates began to run, waiting for opportunities to find opportunities, and at the same time, they also gave Ji Liang space to play alone.

After receiving the pass, Ji Liang leaned on Duncan, his back exerted, and felt Duncan's center of gravity.

Duncan resisted Chi Liang hard, and as soon as Chi Liang made a move, he would immediately take measures.

Chi Liang observed a little, and after his teammates completely pulled away, he first took a step with his right foot, and then without waiting for Duncan to step forward, he immediately took his right foot as the axis, stepped out with his left foot, and instantly turned to the left side, turning from the back basket to the face basket.

Ji Liang's movements were unusually smooth, and under a series of movements, Ji Liang and Duncan pulled out the shooting space.

Of course, he was also a little further away from the basket, just outside the three-point line.

The opportunity was fleeting, even though Duncan reacted quickly, but he was still a step slower, and before he could come up, Ji Liang jumped hard and threw the ball quickly to the basket.

Back on the defensive end, Duncan quickly received the pass, and Chi Liang resisted Duncan, and the two kept moving their feet slightly, ready to deal at any time.

Where the referee couldn't see, Chi Liang began to use all his skills, first twisting the soft flesh on Duncan's waist, and then pulling Duncan's jersey hard to prevent him from making easy moves.

Such a small action, as long as it is an old fritter, Duncan will not be an exception, every time after the game, Chi Liang will have some more bruises on his body, which are pinched out by the defenders. Compared with the small-ball era of later generations, the defensive intensity is more than one notch stronger.

Duncan was not affected much, his shoulders trembled, and at the moment when Ji Liang's center of gravity changed, he took the opportunity to complete the turn, and the ball was lifted.

Regardless of whether it has any effect or not, he immediately steps into the forbidden area.

Duncan's stride is very large, and while stepping into the penalty area, he quickly turns inward, turns to the angle he is best at, and then sets up Ji Liang sideways, using his height and arm span advantage to hook the ball in!

In the next round, Ji Liang stood at the edge of the penalty area, and Armstrong handed the ball to him again.

After receiving the basketball, Chi Liang took a step out, and when Duncan moved, he stepped in the opposite direction, opening up a body distance from Duncan.

Without hesitation, Ji Liang bent his legs and raised the basketball in his hand, this time he did not shoot, but used the shooting feint to deceive Duncan and use his speed to step into the restricted area.

Robinson sat under the basket, guarding against Chi Liang's pass to O'Neal Jr., while taking a step forward and blocking in front of Ji Liang.

Without hesitation, Ji Liang jumped straight up and used a change hand to make a layup in mid-air to make Robinson foul.

Unfortunately, the basketball did not fall into it after rolling around the hoop.

Honk~

Under the instructions of the referee, Ji Liang stood on the free throw line and easily hit two free throws.

After the Spurs served, just like last time, Duncan received the basketball again, relying on excellent footwork and using a 45° shot to get it.

In the following time, the two were still their main attackers, and their strength reached their level, and it was indeed difficult to limit each other, and for a time there was a trend of mutual explosion, and this situation lasted for most of the quarter until both of them were replaced.

Just like in the first quarter, the Spurs' bench is too bad, and the Nets are obviously a notch behind, watching the Nets press the Spurs to play, Popovich is very depressed, compared with the Spurs, the Nets have too many excellent players.

This time, Popovich didn't let Duncan play again, even if Duncan was still young, he couldn't work too hard, and as for Robinson, it was even more impossible, Robinson had to give enough rest to get ready for the playoffs.

Of course, the Spurs' slow pace and strong defense meant that even if the substitution lineup was not as good as the Nets, the Nets still had a single-digit advantage after the second quarter.

After the end of the first half, Chi Liang had already got 20+10 data, and on the other side, Duncan's data was not much different.

By the start of the third quarter, the Nets saw the light of day, as the Spurs had a cold hand and it seemed like the baskets were rejecting them, including Duncan.

Compared with the Spurs, the Nets are much better, and the feel is better than in the first half, so under the organization of Chi Liang, the Nets blossomed in many ways and quickly opened up the point difference.

In just three minutes, the Nets played a wave of 14-4 shockwaves, stretching the difference to double digits in one fell swoop, and it looked like it was about to exceed 20 points.

At this point, Popovich called a timeout again, and a minute earlier, he had called a timeout, but the timeout had little effect.

"My request to you is very simple, increase blocking and covering, and strengthen the cut from the top of the arc to the inside, mainly in the penalty area!"

During the pause, Popovich frowned and couldn't help but look at the Nets, in this game, he felt that the Spurs twin towers that had been invincible in the past had been limited to a certain extent, and the combination of Chi Liang + O'Neal Jr. seemed to be not much worse than the Spurs twin towers.

Of course, this is also related to Robinson's age, if he is still in his prime, he will definitely be able to easily beat O'Neal Jr., and it will not be difficult.

After returning to the game, Duncan made a cover for Johnson, which allowed the latter to temporarily break away from Armstrong and run into the box with the ball.

In desperation, Ji Liang had to choose to switch defenses, Johnson was well aware of Ji Liang's defense, he did not risk breaking through, but passed the ball to Duncan, who cut in from the other side.

Against Armstrong, who was only 185 centimeters, Duncan was barely disturbed and easily hit the ball into the basket to score two points for the team.

Compared to before, the Spurs' offense was much better, but they still couldn't stop the Nets' offense, so at the end of the third quarter, they watched the margin be stretched to 20 points.

The Spurs didn't give up the game and once again fielded their main lineup in the fourth quarter.

However, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Spurs suffered a physical crisis, especially Robinson, who was already gasping for breath at this time.

"Attack!" Soon, the Spurs shot the iron, and after Ji Liang grabbed the rebound, he immediately picked up the basketball and launched a fast break.

After three quarters of play, the Spurs' retreat was noticeably slower, and Duncan wanted to stop Ji Liang from advancing, but before he could come up, Ji Liang hoisted the ball to Billups first.

Billups dribbled two steps and before Johnson pounced, he turned to Armstrong, who had already rushed to the basket and made an easy layup.

Not long after, the Spurs hit the iron again, and Ji Liang grabbed the defensive rebound again, this time, Ji Liang did not stick to the ball, but threw the ball to the front court hard, and Armstrong scored on a layup again.

The Nets' fast break was too fast, Armstrong's speed and Ji Liang's accurate passing matched each other, but the Spurs' physical fitness had problems again, which was difficult to stop.

Popovich felt bad about being hit by the Nets' continuous fast break, but no matter how he responded, he was helpless against the Nets' fast break.

Compared with the Nets, who have a lot of soldiers, Popovich can only Duncan and Robinson, and there is no way, except for them and the seriously injured Elliott, the Spurs have no other players who can handle it.

When the Nets scored the third fast break, Popovich sighed lightly and resolutely chose to give up, replacing all the main players to deal with the next game.

108:83

At the end of the game, the Nets beat the Spurs by 25 points to get December off to a flying start.

There is no accident, the best player in the game is still Ji Liang, in terms of technical statistics, he played a total of 35 minutes and achieved a total of 34 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.

On the other side, Duncan also performed well, scoring 31 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. However, another member of the Spurs Twin Towers did not perform well, and under the defense of O'Neal Jr., Robinson only got 8 points and 7 rebounds, while O'Neal Jr. got a double-double.

Judging from the performance of this game, the Nets Twin Towers are not worse than the Spurs Twin Towers, but have gained a certain advantage in statistics.

Of course, this also has something to do with Robinson's poor form.

Rushing~

After the victory, the Rutgers Athletic Center erupted in a loud cheer that resounded through the sky and lingered in the arena for a long time.