Chapter 187: Executioner! Butcher!
Because the Trail Blazers won the jump ball, the Nuggets still attacked first after the start of the third quarter.
It's Ji Liang again, after he catches the ball, his teammates are all consciously tearing it away, leaving him enough space for singles.
Ji Liang continues to play alone, and he wants to use his personal ability to tear apart the defense of the Trail Blazers, and when the time comes, whether it is scoring or breaking points, he can maintain the offensive intensity of the Nuggets.
As Chi Liang's opponent, Wallace is very resilient, but when he is beaten by the opponent, he is still a little desperate. But he didn't dare to go against Dunleavy's ideas, so he could only bite the bullet and focus on defense.
Outside the three-point line, Chi Liang accelerated again and made a strong attack, this time, Wallace did not move his footsteps, but immediately turned around, trying to stick to Chi Liang and interfere with his movements.
I have to say that Wallace's idea is very good, but he underestimated Ji Liang's reaction, and he turned on the dynamic vision state all year round, which also made his reaction different from ordinary people.
Creak~
At the moment when Wallace turned around, the sound of the sole of his shoe rubbing against the floor sounded, and Ji Liang stopped in an instant, stretched his posture, and made a jump shot.
Swish~
Ji Liang shot very decisively, and the basketball hollow hit!
48:57
With a single-digit point difference, the mentality of the Nuggets players suddenly changed, and their fighting spirit rose a few points again.
"Defend! Defend! ”
The voices of the fans rang out, first noisy, then gradually becoming clearer, frantically cheering for the team.
Under the uniform shouts of the fans, the Nuggets began to cheer up and significantly strengthened their defense.
Boom~
Clarke tried his best to interfere with Sabonis's hook, but I don't know if it was too tired, or if Clark's defense had an effect, and Sabonis's shot ended in iron.
Without hesitation, Clark and Fortson were in position, and finally Ji Liang picked up the rebound.
With Ji Liang's organizational ability, no matter what kind of teammates he replaces, as long as he can run and shoot, the fast attack will become extremely threatening.
After grabbing the rebound, the Nuggets launched a fast break, both outside and inside, and everyone immediately rushed to the frontcourt.
The Trail Blazers were quick to come back, but perhaps it was too much physical exertion, combined with their bulky size, that made Sabonis drag back and be left behind.
Ji Liang held the ball and attacked quickly, Billups and Stich covered each other, attracted the defense and began to run towards the bottom corner.
On the other side, Clark and Fortson ran into the penalty area, Wallace and Walter Williams looked at each other, and the latter eventually met Chi Liang.
Without hesitation, Clark and Fortson separated, ran to the sides of the penalty area, and in the moment of Wallace's hesitation, Chi Liang passed the ball to Fortson.
After receiving the basketball, Fortson did not stick to the ball, but played Wallace and passed the ball to Clark, who dunked it.
In the next few rounds, the Nuggets were on a fast break, and the Nuggets were very efficient due to Sabonis dragging back.
On the other hand, the Trail Blazers, their impact began to decline, and they were pressed by the Nuggets step by step, not only did they not open up the point difference, but they were pressed and beaten by the Nuggets, and they were not even given time to catch their breath.
The Nuggets' fast break continues!
Beep~
Without hesitation, Dunleavy replaced Sabonis with O'Neal, adding to his athleticism.
However, Sabonis's departure also made the Trail Blazers' interior threat drop sharply, plus Wallace focused most of his energy on Ji Liang, mostly focusing on perimeter projection.
Compared with the first half, the Trail Blazers' hand has declined, although it does not fall to the freezing point, but the shooting rate is always inferior to the Nuggets, and the point difference continues to narrow.
Soon, it was the Nuggets' turn to attack, and after running to the frontcourt, Chi Liang found that the opponent changed defenses again, and O'Neal Jr. became his opponent.
Although Wallace's defense is good, his physical wear is very large, but the Trail Blazers need to improve their offensive threat, so naturally they can't let Wallace defend Chi Liang.
What's more, O'Neal Jr.'s defense is not bad, and coupled with his abundant physical strength, the effect may be better than Wallace's.
74:75
At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets had caught up with the score, especially since they were still in control of the ball and could complete the comeback.
Since O'Neal Jr. came on the court, the Nuggets have had a lot less of a fast break, and with 13 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets are starting to press up the rhythm.
After Chi Liang received the basketball, he began to dribble the basketball, and little O'Neill didn't dare to grab it, so he could only watch Chi Liang drag time.
Bang Bang~
Glancing at the scoreboard, when there were 5 seconds left, Ji Liang finally moved, using cross-steps to easily break through O'Neill Jr., and then hit the penalty area.
When Wallace was about to catch up, Chi Liang did not pass the ball, but raised the basketball violently and made a shooting action, his movements were extremely realistic, Wallace did not doubt him, and hurriedly jumped up.
It was also at this time that Chi Liang took the initiative to lean in and wanted to make Wallace foul.
Seeing that the foul was inevitable, and he was too annoyed to be beaten by Chi Liang, Wallace waved his hand vigorously and pushed Chi Liang.
In mid-air, Ji Liang threw a basketball, and then only felt a strong surge, instantly lost his balance in the air, and fell to the ground.
Swish~
The basketball went to the basket, the two points went in, and the Nuggets overtook the score.
Beep~
The referee's whistle blows!
Boom~
The last sound was the sound of Chi Liang smashing on the floor.
"Great!"
"We overtook the score!"
After the score was overtaken, the Nuggets fans began to cheer wildly, but the cheers came and went quickly, and then turned into exclamations.
When they saw the scene they didn't want to see, they saw Chi Liang fall to the ground, didn't stand up immediately again, and couldn't help covering his mouth.
On the court, Chi Liang frowned, holding his right index finger with his left hand, his index finger quickly swollen, and there were bursts of pain.
Obviously, he was injured.
"It's not good, Chi Liang seems to be injured, this is not good! Let's take a look at the replay, damn it, we can clearly see from the replay that when Ji Liang was shooting, Wallace pushed him and made him lose his balance! Executioner, this is simply executioner......"
At this time, the narrator Bob began to replay the footage just now, and when he saw Wallace's action of pushing people, he instantly became angry, and finally even roared, condemning Wallace in the most vicious language.
Shhh
“fuck!”
"Butcher!"
"Die, trash!"
……
For a while, the arena was full of scolding, and the fans continued to abuse Wallace with various words, because this guy's behavior is likely to make the Nuggets' efforts go to waste.
At the same time, the Nuggets players were furious, some rushed to Wallace, and some wanted to check on Ji Liang's injury.
"Dirty moves, you bastard still have a bit of a work ethic!"
"Want to dry the rack? I'm here to help! ”
……
Beep beep beep ~
Seeing that the conflict was about to break out, the referee kept blowing the whistle and rushed to the middle of them, trying his best to resolve their contradictions and avoid a conflict.
At the same time, the Nuggets team doctor rushed over and began to check on Ji Liang's injury, along with a lot of staff members who tried to separate the players from both sides and avoid violent incidents between them.