In the straight sprint, Ji Liang used his body to squeeze Miller aside and grab the basketball first.

Ji Liang picked up the basketball and continued to run towards the front court.

Miller, who was on the side, waved his arms and tried to fight with Ji Liang physically, hoping to slow down Ji Liang's pace so as to provide time for his teammates to return to defense.

Chirping~

After taking the first two steps, Chi Liang made a sudden stop, Miller couldn't stop his steps, and when he finished the 'brake', he and Chi Liang opened two steps away.

Without hesitation, Ji Liang jumped up, stared at the basket in front of him, and shot a three-pointer again.

At this moment, almost everyone held their breath and looked at the flying orange-red basketball from afar.

"Don't enter, don't enter!"

This is the voice of the vast majority of people, who know in their hearts that if this three-pointer is scored, the possibility of the Pacers turning the game around will become very small.

In this case, some spectators even covered their eyes and did not dare to look at the next scene, hoping to hear cheers because it meant that the ball was not thrown.

Swish~

Unfortunately, they were doomed to disappointment, and the basketball hollowed into the net, taking away their hopes.

It wasn't a stunner, but after that shot, the Nuggets would have a five-point advantage with only 28 seconds left!

However, the Pacers did not give up hope, and they opted for a timeout, and Larry Bird stood up and began to lay out the tactics for the players.

On the other side, Chi Liang took the towel handed over by his teammates, wiped it casually, and began to gulp Gatorade.

He was so tired, the sweat couldn't stop dripping, and the whole jersey became wet, just hanging on Chi Liang's body.

Similar to Ji Liang, the players took advantage of the short break to breathe a sigh of relief.

D'Antoni didn't set up his tactics, just stood quietly on the sidelines.

At the end of the timeout, D'Antoni replaced McDyce with Alexander, avoiding the opposition's use of free throws.

Even with a five-point advantage, no one dares to underestimate the Pacers, because they have two all-time shooters, Miller and Mullin. Miller, in particular, once scored 8 points in 8.9 seconds and dominated the famous Miller moment.

The Pacers' possession of the ball, Schmitz standing outside the touchline, he held the basketball high and prepared to serve.

Fortson stood in front of him, waving his hands in an attempt to disrupt Schmitz's serve.

Everyone but them ran up, and the Pacers players wanted to get rid of the Nuggets players, and they pulled out all the stops to provide Miller with double cover.

On their cover, Miller ran out of the open space.

Schmitz immediately served, passed the ball to Miller, and after receiving the ball with both hands, without any adjustments, Miller threw the basketball.

Swish~

Miller hit a key shot, and with 22 seconds left on the clock, the Pacers had a chance to come back and win.

As soon as the Nuggets served, the Pacers resorted to foul tactics, and instead of targeting Ji Liang, they sent Billups to the free throw line.

Unfortunately, Billups withstood the pressure and made two free throws and two hits, and the situation was very good.

Boom~

The Nuggets were in the lead, so naturally they didn't choose foul tactics, and under their tight defense, Mullin missed a key shot.

At this time, there were 7 seconds left, which also made the Pacers give up resisting, but their actions later made Ji Liang feel crying and laughing.

In order to prevent Ji Liang from breaking the record, plus Sam Perkins is their teammate, Miller clings to Ji Liang, and the other four keep an eye at all times, cutting off all passing routes and not giving him any chance to catch the ball.

"Isn't it just a record-breaking, as for it!"

Chi Liang felt very depressed, but he was also helpless.

In this case, Billups held the ball past half court and threw the basketball high in the air.

Before the basketball could hit the ground, a beep sounded to symbolize the end of the game, and after some effort, the Nuggets won away from the Pacers.

Shhh

At the end of the game, there was a big boo in the arena, and I don't know if it was the Nuggets who booed the victorious Nuggets, or the home team that booed the losing team, or both.

"Rookie, I have to admit that you played great!"

After the game, Miller came to Chi Liang and said sincerely.

"Old bird, you too!"

Ji Liang took the initiative to hug Miller, this is a player worthy of respect. A lot of players are opponents on the court and friends off the court, not to mention that this is just a regular season.

"Do you have any ideas to play in Indiana?"

"It's useless for you to ask me!"

Regarding Miller's solicitation, Chi Liang just shrugged his shoulders, even if he wanted to, he would have to ask the management of the Nuggets.

In this game, the best performance of the Pacers was Miller and Mullin, who both maintained a high shooting percentage, Miller scored 21 points, and Mullin shot 5 of 5 three-pointers, second only to Miller in scoring.

Unfortunately, they lost the game.

As for the Nuggets, except for Chi Liang, the performance of the starters was relatively poor, especially McDyes, who may have consumed too much energy in the last game, only 5 of 15 shots, plus free throws to score 16 points.

Fortson didn't score, but he had a bizarre stat of 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, including six frontcourt rebounds.

Compared with them, Ji Liang's performance was like a god, playing a total of 40 minutes, shooting 16 of 22, including 8 of 8 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws, scoring 45 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds in the game, stealing everyone's limelight.

Among them, 45 points also set a new personal scoring record.

As the players from both sides greeted each other, the coaches of both sides also shook hands and talked on the sidelines.

"Mike, you've got a good player!"

"Stop, don't hit his mind!"

D'Antoni's expression changed, he and Larry Bird were players from the same period, and the two knew each other well, so he was afraid of Bird's idea of playing Chi Liang.

"What's the use of what you say, you can't be involved in a trade with the Nuggets! But I'm not like you, I was the best coach last season and I have a lot of say in the Pacers! ”

D'Antoni was devastated, but he had to admit that he was still a 'rookie' coach with a low status on the team and had no say in the Nuggets trade.

"So what, our team management is not stupid, it is impossible to trade Chi Liang!"

D'Antoni was in crisis, but he was still a dead duck and thought the management would not be so unwise.

Judging from the record, the Nuggets have the possibility of qualifying for the playoffs, so they naturally need to focus on stability and will not easily trade important players.

Even so, if the other party offers enough conditions to impress the Nuggets management, it will naturally be counted separately.

After saying that, the two parted unhappily.