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At the end of the first half, with the efforts of Chi Liang, the Nuggets finally completed the overtake of the Spurs.

Due to the Spurs' sluggish rhythm, a lot of fouls, and rude play, the two teams did not have many offensive rounds, and the scoring was naturally not very high.

So under the referee's target, all the Spurs starters received fouls, especially the interior players who were prone to fouls, among which Robinson received three fouls, and Duncan was slightly better, but also had two fouls.

In the process, Popovich also expressed his dissatisfaction to the referee, but unfortunately the referee ignored his appeal and had no effect at all.

At halftime, in the Nuggets' away locker room, Popovich began to teach his players the opportunity to continue to strengthen the defense.

At the same time, Popovich also wants the players to reduce unnecessary actions and reduce the risk of fouls.

In the home team's locker room, Chi Liang sat on a chair, and his own staff massaged him to recover his strength as much as possible.

At this time, D'Antoni clapped his hands, and after attracting the attention of all the players, he said: "Guys, Spurs are strong, but even then we have to win this game." In the first half, we lost a lot of defensive rebounds, so we had to protect the rebounds, both inside and outside, and we had to join the race for rebounds, you get the idea, right? ”

"Got it!"

Including Ji Liang, all the Nuggets players spoke in unison, and the sound even reached the visiting team locker room next door.

"Very good, I'll leave it to you later!"

Not long after, the second half of the game finally began, and when he came on the field, Ji Liang waved his hand to the surrounding stands, and the cheers of the fans suddenly became much louder.

In addition, Chi Liang also saw the landlord Mr. Smith and Lori behind the technical desk, and they were also cheering for Chi Liang.

As for Nana, because the environment of the stadium was too noisy, she naturally didn't bring it.

Looking at the fans cheering for him, Chi Liang felt a sense of responsibility in his heart, and his heart seemed to be boiling, driving him to want to explode everything about himself and repay the love of the fans with his performance.

In that case, let's fight!

The Spurs are strong, but the Nuggets are not weak if they can reach the Western Conference Finals.

In the second half, there was a slight change in the line-up of both sides. In this scorching moment, both teams fielded most of their main forces.

The Nuggets fielded Herrera, Fortson, Ji Liang, Billups and Van Exel.

The Spurs fielded Robinson, Duncan, Elliott, Antonio Daniels and Johnson.

Daniels was the No. 4 pick in the first round in 1997, and his pick was not high, but he didn't play as well as his pick.

At the beginning of the second half, the Nuggets naturally took the lead in the third quarter as the Spurs won the jump ball.

Van Exel advanced with the ball, Ji Liang continued to run, and under the cover of his teammates, he quickly received the basketball.

The next moment, his teammates began to consciously pull away, taking away their respective opposing players, giving Ji Liang enough space to play alone.

It was Elliott who was defending him, and looking at Chi Liang who was back again, Elliott felt desperate. But he didn't give up, according to Popovich's explanation, as long as he tried his best, even if he couldn't prevent him, he had to consume his physical strength as much as possible.

Every player's physical strength is always limited, and continuous singles are extremely depleting, even if they are physically strong, it is difficult to maintain them for too long.

This time, Ji Liang started the back attack again, and Elliott, who hit him, kept retreating. At this moment, Ji Liang took advantage of the situation to complete the turn and broke through to the left with the ball.

Seeing that Ji Liang wanted to break through, Elliott hurriedly moved and tried to block the other party. Even if you can't stop it, you have to delay as much time as possible to buy time for your teammates to make up for it.

It's a pity that Elliott's idea was good, but Ji Liang just held the ball for a while, and then immediately withdrew outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer again.

Swish~

In this ball, Ji Liang shot very resolutely, and finally the basketball was hollow hit!

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This three-pointer was already the sixth three-pointer shot by Chi Liang, and as a defensive player, Elliott was naturally very annoyed.

He used to be an All-Star player, even if he was determined, but he was dumped by Chi Liang again and again, and he still couldn't help but feel angry, and he wanted to play a ball back.

Spurs' offense, after Johnson held the ball across the half, Elliott took the initiative to ask for the ball.

Elliott was the team's third-highest scorer, and even though Johnson had concerns, he passed the ball to him.

At the moment of receiving the ball, Elliott broke through with the ball, trying to rely on his speed to force Ryo Chi.

It's a pity that due to injuries, his speed is not much faster than Chi Liang, and he has never gotten rid of the other party.

In the process, Ji Liang deliberately engaged in a physical confrontation with him, which eventually caused his shot to be missed, and Fortson grabbed the rebound instead.

The Spurs quickly returned to defense, and seeing that there was no chance of a fast attack, Van Exel took the initiative to lower the tempo and pressed the time to the frontcourt.

This time, Ji Liang continued to run and began to consciously use the players on the court to run around them, whether it was the Nuggets or the Spurs players, they became his best cover objects.

At the moment of running out of the vacancy, Van Exel passed, Ji Liang raised his hands after receiving the ball, Elliott thought that Ji Liang wanted to shoot, and immediately jumped up.

In an instant, Ji Liang broke through with the ball, cut in from the left side in an instant, and easily broke into the Spurs' penalty area.

Duncan started to help defend, but before he could get closer, Ji Liang casually threw the basketball.

The basketball flew high, and Fortson jumped up and relayed in the air, pouring the basketball into the hoop.

The Nuggets scored five straight points to lead the Spurs by six points, making it much safer.

In this case, the two sides launched a fierce confrontation, and the intensity of this match can be imagined.

In the third quarter, Ji Liang showed his determination to win, and his performance was very positive, even if Elliott tried his best to defend, he was still quite struggling.

Elliott was helpless, even if it was the injured Chi Liang, he still felt unstoppable.

In this process, Chi Liang tried his best to revitalize the whole team.

I have to say that due to the referee, the Spurs' offense and defense are much cleaner, which has improved the shooting rate of Nuggets players to a certain extent, and also allowed Chi Liang to successfully revitalize the team.

Under the revitalization of Chi Liang, the Nuggets players began to feel hot, launched an increasingly powerful offensive, and began to suppress the Spurs for a while.

Under the Nuggets' round after round of offense, the Spurs are almost difficult to parry, and at the same time, their offense is also limited compared to the first half.

By the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets had built a double-digit lead over the Spurs 70-58.