For individuals, this is Chi Liang's comeback battle after he lifted the ban. He has been holding it in for a long time and needs enough venting.

For the team, this battle cannot be lost. If you can't even beat the "Breaking Ship", the management will definitely be determined to show off.

The Clippers this season are beyond imagination. Not only is the bottom of the record, but the lineup is also extremely deceptive. Not to mention superstars, there is not even an All-Star player.

If you want to talk about the most famous player, you must be the No. 1 pick in the same class as Chi Liang - Michael Olovokandi.

Although this season has not yet passed, Olovokandi has already shown signs of being the top pick in parallel.

Before the draft, Olovo Kandi was considered the other Olajuwon, and these shocking reviews were only due to his outstanding physical fitness.

For a rough guy who has just been in contact with basketball, being selected as the No. 1 pick did indeed ignite everyone's attention, but what shocked Olovo Kandi was that he used simplicity to explain the quality of the No. 1 pick.

So far, Olovokandi averaged 30 minutes of playing time, but only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Such performance is almost equivalent to a blue-collar player, and he is far from sorry for his No. 1 pick.

"I have been suspended for five games. I am in a state that I can only know when I am on the court! As for whether I can play against Olovokandi, it's not clear!"

At the pre-match press conference, Chi Liang accepted an interview with reporters, but he didn't say much and just dealt with it casually.

If it were Carter, Pierce would be fine. Chi Liang had no interest in Olovokandi, because the gap between the two is very big and is not at the same level at all.

Except Chi Liang, other Nuggets players did not accept interviews. The five-game losing streak obviously affected their confidence and morale, resulting in them not accepting any interviews and being prepared to face the challenge.

Judging from the current situation, their condition is not bad, but instead gives people a feeling of being shameless and being brave.

The Nuggets now have obvious signs of bottoming out and rebounding, especially when they are facing the Clippers, they have great hope of winning.

Even so, Chi Liang must perform well enough. This is his comeback battle, and he hopes to use a big victory to boost morale.

After the pre-match press conference, Chi Liang and his teammates began to come to the court to warm up.

Nuggets' starting lineup: McDyce, Chi Liang, Williams, Billups and Van Exel.

Clippers starting lineup: Michael Olovokandi, Maurice Taylor, Eric Piakowski, Teelon Nesby and Darick Martin.

During the jumping ball session, Olovokandi relied on excellent physical fitness to win the Clippers' ball rights.

After Martin dribbled through half the game, Morris Taylor fell to the low post, stuck Chi Liang behind him and reached out to Martin for the ball.

Without hesitation, Martin chose to pass the ball.

Among the Clippers, Taylor is the team's scoring leader and the biggest threat to the Clippers.

Taylor leaned back and wanted to force Chi Liang away, but unfortunately his strength had no advantage, so he couldn't let Chi Liang take a step back.

In this case, Taylor changed his strategy, shook his shoulders, then quickly completed the turn with his right foot as the axis, and wanted to turn over and jump shot.

Bang~

Unfortunately, Chi Liang saw through his movements and resolutely completed the steal of the basketball when he turned around.

After Chi Liang grabbed the basketball, Van Exel quickly started, and his hands quickly waved and ran towards the frontcourt.

Chi Liang threw the basketball hard, and a long pass that ran through most of the court accurately found Van Exel, who scored a layup by the latter.

"Good spread!"

"the same as you!"

After completing the score, Van Exel and Chi Liang slapped each other and praised each other.

After the offense and defense transition, the Clippers players soon passed the half.

This time, with the help of Olovokandi's pick-and-roll, Martin temporarily got rid of Van Exel and rushed into the penalty area.

Before McDace made up for defense, Martin chose a small throw and quickly threw the basketball towards the basket.

Bang~

Unfortunately, the basketball failed to hit, but instead started to bounce high.

Chi Liang easily stuck Taylor, gently slapped his ape's arm, protected the backcourt rebound, and passed the ball to Van Exel.

After everyone got off the spot, Van Exel passed the ball to Chi Liang again.

Near the free throw line, Chi Liang received the ball with both hands and began to exert force on his back.

Taylor pressed against Chi Liang with force, and he was even taller and could withstand Chi Liang's back.

However, his speed and flexibility are much worse, and he is easily broken by his opponents.

The next moment, Chi Liang turned around and quickly changed the back basket to the front basket. With just one step, he easily completed the breakthrough and wanted to hit the basket.

Just then, Martin rushed over, stretched out his evil right hand and wanted to steal. He was very fast and was about to get the basketball.

"How is that possible!" Just as Martin was about to succeed, Chi Liang flipped his right wrist and flew the basketball along an inexplicable track toward the top of the right arc.

After receiving the basketball, Van Exel even made a gentle shot without even adjusting.

Swish~

Without interference, the basketball was hollowed out into the net, adding another three-pointer to the Nuggets.

"Nick, you feel very good!"

"I feel like the basket is like the sea in my eyes!"

During the process of returning to defense, the two clapped their hands again, and everything was silent.

The Clippers' offense, this time the Clippers finally seized the opportunity, and finally scored a dunk with Olovo Kandy.

Unlike the Clippers, the Nuggets have better cooperation. Relying on team cooperation, their offense is more efficient, especially Chi Liang and Van Exel.

Beep~

In order to limit the two, Clippers head coach Chris Ford called a timeout, but unfortunately, after the timeout, he still could not limit the performance of the two.

There is no way, both of them are players who can break through and shoot and organize. Even when facing double teams, they can still find opportunities to pass the ball.

In this process, the gap between the two sides began to widen.

With a few seconds left at the end of the first quarter, Chi Liang rushed forward with the ball. Due to insufficient time, he had to jump up and shoot the basketball in his hand when he passed the middle circle.

Swish~

Unexpectedly, the Nuggets successfully hit a long-distance three-pointer, and the Nuggets ended the first quarter with a score of 30:18.

In the first quarter, the two teams were slow in pace, mainly based on positional battles, but the Nuggets' offense was extremely efficient, leading the Clippers 12 points in the first quarter!

Chi Liang played the first quarter and he had very few shots, so he scored 5 points in total!
Chapter completed!