Not long after, the third quarter began. Under D'Antoni's arrangement, Chi Liang did not play. Van Exel was the one who played instead, and the rest of the game did not change from the starter.

On the other hand, the Trail Blazers changed their strategy and sent out their strongest lineup again, hoping to narrow the score as soon as possible.

For the Trail Blazers, they must narrow the gap in the third quarter. If the score continues to expand, there will be no suspense in this game.

The Nuggets' ball rights, Van Exel pushed the ball with the ball and stopped outside the three-point line. Under his command, the Nuggets players scattered one after another, giving him enough singles room.

The next moment, Van Exel changed direction and made a breakthrough, but did not throw away Stadamier and quickly approached the basket under his entanglement.

Squeak~

A harsh friction sounded, and at the front of the penalty area, Van Exel chose to make a quick stop and jump shot.

Bang~

Unfortunately, the basketball hit the basket's neck and was easily grabbed by Sabonis.

The Blazers have great advantages in the inside line for offense and defense, so they naturally focus on the inside line.

After some pass, Sabonis pressed Clark and made a jump shot, almost unaffected, easily throwing the ball into the basket.

In the next few rounds, under the tight defense of the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets began to fall into a scoring drought, especially Van Exel, who missed three consecutive shots.

Except for Van Exel, other players also had poor touch. In three minutes, only Fordson scored with a second offense.

Most importantly, because the Trail Blazers retreated quickly and Van Exel's organization was not as good as Chi Liang, the Nuggets did not play the fast break they were best at.

In contrast, the Trail Blazers feel quite hot, and they hit the basket repeatedly, quickly narrowing the score difference.

Of course, this is also related to the Nuggets' defense. D'Antoni emphasized the offense, coupled with the issue of running-in and strength, it is difficult for the Nuggets to limit the Trail Blazers' offense.

In the first half, the Nuggets were able to achieve a 20-point advantage, which was mainly related to the cold touch of the Trail Blazers.

Now that the Trail Blazers feel is restored, it is bound to be difficult for the Nuggets to stop it.

In just three minutes, the Trail Blazers asked for it and narrowed the gap to 12 points.

Seeing that the situation was not good, D'Antoni hurriedly applied for a suspension and began to give the players a plan.

"Chi Liang, your teammates don't feel good, so after you play, you will be the main scoring point!"

The players felt cold in their collective touch, and someone had to stand up and lead the team to score.

No matter how you look at it, Chi Liang is the best choice.

"I see!"

Seeing the team being suppressed, Chi Liang felt that he should do something. He had developed the habit of carrying everything on his shoulders.

After the pause, Chi Liang replaced Stich and continued to play against Grant.

The Nuggets served on the sideline, Van Exel clapped his hands and ran out of the position with the help of his teammates' cover.

Taking advantage of Stadamier's failure to gain a foothold, Van Exel broke through and, before the opponent began to put pressure on him, suddenly accelerated and threw away the opponent and rushed towards the penalty area.

At this time, the other Trail Blazers players rushed towards him.

Van Exel is like a lonely boat, as if he will be flooded by the sea of ​​people at any time.

At this moment, Van Exel showed a strange smile. Before being double-teamed, he jumped up in the narrow penalty area. Instead of shooting, he passed the ball towards the right corner.

The basketball went through the gap and after crossing a distance, it came to Chi Liang's hand.

During the process just now, the defensive attention of the Trail Blazers players was attracted by Van Exel, and Chi Liang took the opportunity to throw Grant away.

Without hesitation, Chi Liang jumped high and stretched his body hard. Before Grant returned, he gently threw the ball out.

Swish~

The sound of basketballs passing through the basket echoing in everyone's ears.

After hitting a three-pointer, Chi Liang waved to the audience, then placed his right hand on his ear to make a sign of listening.

Wow~

Seeing Chi Liang's actions, the fans cheered overwhelmingly, and the stadium was filled with joy and it took a long time to stop!

Next is the battle with real swords and guns. The Trail Blazers realized this and their offense was still stable and continued to focus on the inside.

Neither Sabonis nor Wallace, the Nuggets have the power to limit themselves, and they can always score easily.

Soon, taking advantage of Grant's slow pace, Chi Liang just circled around the bottom line and easily got rid of Grant's entanglement and ran outside the 45° three-point line on the left.

Van Exel passed the ball, and before Grant rushed over, Chi Liang even had time to adjust, staring at the basket in front and shot another three-pointer.

Swish~

The basketball is hollow into the net, and a touch of net flowers is swaying.

Swish~

Not long after, in the same way, Chi Liang threw away Grant again and easily hit a three-pointer.

Seeing Chi Liang hit three consecutive three-pointers, Dunleavy hurried to the sidelines and shouted to the players on the field: "Start up and run, don't give him a chance to run out of the open space!"

Under Dunleavy's instructions, the Trail Blazers began to strictly guard against Chi Liang. Even if he got rid of Grant, someone would immediately come to stop him.

In this case, Chi Liang immediately changed his offensive strategy, mainly focusing on fouls, launching "Miller kicks" from time to time, and occasionally using the Golden Rooster to score independently.

The scores of both sides began to rise alternately, and the Trail Blazers' scores continued to rise, but the Nuggets' goals were more lethal.

In the ninth minute of the third quarter, Chi Liang used his strong body to hit a dunk and made Wallace foul.

"If I remember correctly, Rashid Wallace seems to have committed the third crime!" Chi Liang said in his heart while returning to defense.

Not long after, while breaking into the penalty area, Chi Liang took advantage of Wallace's irritable temper and committed another foul, causing the latter to commit four fouls on his back.

Dunleavy hesitated for a moment and replaced Wallace with O'Neal Jr.

O'Neal is far from reaching its peak now, and his defense is good, but his offense is much worse than Wallace.

After losing Wallace, the Trail Blazers' inside offense has dropped significantly and they have to focus on outside shooting.

The third quarter is about to end, and the Nuggets still have the advantage of 17 points, and they still have the ball rights.

Using his teammate's pick-and-roll, Van Exel strides away from Stadamier and quickly rushes into the penalty area.

At this time, O'Neal Jr. came up with a defense, with a block in front and a pursuer behind, and Van Exel did not find a chance to take action.

Before being double-teamed, Van Exel passed the ball out and flew towards the bottom corner on the left.

Outside the bottom corner three-point line, Chi Liang received the basketball again. Grant, who was temporarily thrown away, and Laidel, was shocked and rushed towards him immediately.

Without giving them a chance, Chi Liang jumped up again and shot a three-pointer.

Swish~
Chapter completed!