Two days later, Team Rocket attacked.

The Pepsi Center, still in the midst of a sea of sky-blue, is full of crazy fans.

Before facing the Rockets, the Nuggets had a 12-10 record in a total of 22 games, ranking seventh in the West.

As for the Rockets, they have a better record with a 14-9 record, which is not much better than the Nuggets.

Judging from the record, there is not much difference between the two, and this is still the home court of the Nuggets, and the Rockets will undoubtedly have to fight hard if they want to win.

Under the passionate voice of the DJ, the two teams began to play enthusiastically.

This time, Ji Liang did not start, and yesterday he had a long talk with D'Antoni, hoping to serve as a substitute and recover as soon as possible, while competing for the Best Sixth Man trophy.

Chi Liang knows very well that with his excellent performance, there will be no such store in this village, and for the sake of the Grand Slam, the Best Sixth Man trophy cannot be missed.

Of course, the so-called substitute here is actually no different from the starter, that is, after two minutes on the bench, he will be sent on.

D'Antoni attaches great importance to Chi Liang, he knows that the team's current results have a lot to do with Chi Liang's performance, and naturally hopes that Chi Liang can continue to perform well.

In the last two games, D'Antoni also felt that Ji Liang was not in good shape, at least not as good as before, giving people the feeling that he was about to hit the rookie wall.

D'Antoni chose to agree, so in this game, he fielded a combination of Clark, McDyce, Williams, Billups and Van Exel.

On the other side, the Rockets are still the same, with Olajuwon, Barkley, Pippen, Dixon and Mobley.

The jump ball was played by McDyce and Olajuwon, who stood in a semicircle near one side of their team's basket with the other foot near the center of the line between them.

When the referee tossed the basketball, Olajuwon only made a symbolic step on the foot, too lazy to jump, and watched McDies give the racket to Van Exel.

In the first time, the Rockets quickly returned to defense and did not give the Nuggets a chance to break quickly.

According to Tang Shuai, if the Rockets want to win, they must limit the Nuggets' fast break, because many of the Nuggets' scores are related to fast breaks.

After half-time with the ball, Van Exel passed the ball to McDyes.

At the same time, the other players started to run, drawing away opposing players, leaving room for McDies to single Barkley.

McDice catches the ball with both hands, and he has played with Barkley many times, so he naturally knows the reality of the other party. Barkley is a little shorter, but he has a lot of strength in his lower limbs and can easily resist McDyce.

Feeling the pressure from behind, McDéce sank his weight, his shoulders swayed from side to side, and then he took his right foot as the axis, and his left foot stepped to the right.

Barkley reacted quickly and blocked McDyce's breakthrough with a sliding step.

It was also at this time that McDies turned to raise his right foot, took advantage of the Sikma step, switched from the back basket to the face basket, and opened up the shooting space and jumped to shoot.

Barkley didn't completely lose his position, he also jumped, his bounce was excellent, but his height and arm span were a lot worse after all, and it was difficult to interfere with McDyce's shooting.

Swish~

McDyce hit a jumper to score two points for the Nuggets.

The Rockets' offense, Mobley dribbled past half court and hoisted the ball to Olajuwon.

The first goal of both teams was tacitly handed over to the boss to play.

Although Olajuwon is old, his movements are not sluggish, but still flexible, his movements are very deceptive, easily shake Clark's center of gravity, and then use his right foot as the axis, use the turn to break through Clark, and score a layup.

2:8

In the first two minutes, the Nuggets players didn't get into the groove, and only McDis scored two points. On the other hand, the Rockets were very efficient, shooting 4-of-5 and showing excellent form.

Beep~

At this time, D'Antoni applied for a substitution, and Ji Liang replaced Clarke as the team's center.

Looking at Olajuwon, Chi Liang is full of fighting spirit in his heart, in the entire NBA, his favorite center is Olajuwon, he can be said to be the center with the best skills in NBA history.

As the "ancient beasts" of the NBA league, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain have great admiration for Olajuwon. Russell said Olajuwon was the player who could represent the center forward, while Oxlajuwon said Olajuwon really put the theoretical expectations of big men on both ends of the pitch.

"Nick, ball!"

While Van Exel was observing, Ji Liang jammed Olajuwon in the low post and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Seeing that Chi Liang took the initiative to ask for the ball, even if Van Exel had scruples, he couldn't pretend not to see it, and after confusing Mobley with a feint, he passed the ball to Chi Liang.

Olajuwon put his hand on Chi Liang's waist and said, "Boy, let me see your catties!"

After receiving the ball with both hands, Ji Liang leaned on Olajuwon to test the opponent's strength.

Olajuwon is known for his skills, but his strength is not weak, he was known for his explosive figure in his early years, even at the age of 36, it is still difficult for Chi Liang to shake the opponent.

The next moment, Chi Liang shook his steps, used Sikma steps, instantly changed the back basket to a face frame, and raised the basketball with both hands.

Olajuwon has a lot of experience, and the moment Ji Liang completed his turn, he immediately pressed up, and raised his right hand high, trying to stop Ji Liang's shot.

Ji Liang didn't shoot, in the NBA league, Olajuwon is the all-time block king and a two-time best defensive player, even if he is now below his prime, he still has a strong aggressiveness.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Liang collected the basketball and used the Buddha worship action to break through, compared with the 'elderly' Olajuwon, he was faster and more flexible, and quickly completed the breakthrough.

Olajuwon was helpless, his consciousness was still there, but his body was not as good as before after all, so he was broken through by Chi Liang with the skills of a guard, and finally scored a layup.

Being hit by the 'junior' also inspired Olajuwon's fighting spirit, so in the Rockets' offensive round, he began to ask Mobley for the ball.

Originally, Mobley wanted to break through, but after seeing the boss asking for the ball, he hurriedly passed the ball to Olajuwon.

In this Rockets team, Olajuwon is still the absolute boss, and he led the team to win the Rockets' only two championship trophies.

Olajuwon's footwork under the basket was very good, he completed the turn the moment he received the ball, and then raised the basket and stared at the basket with both eyes, his movements were very disorienting, causing Ji Liang to raise his right hand high and couldn't help but stand on tiptoe.

Chi Liang knew that it might be a feint, but he had to do it, because even if it was a feint, as long as Chi Liang hesitated. With the ability of 'big dreams', you can completely fake the show and take the opportunity to shoot.