Except for the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers, all the other teams in the second round won the winners.

The most regrettable thing is the Lakers, who have been at home twice, but O'Neal is helpless against the strong Spurs' double towers. In addition, Kobe is far from reaching the peak, so he can't escape the fate of being swept by the Spurs.

As for the Eastern Conference teams, both the Pacers and the ‘Dark Horse’ Knicks, their performance was also excellent, and they each completed the sweep.

In other words, when the rest of the teams start to rest, the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers will have to play hard.

At noon, the Nuggets' team flew to Portland again to prepare for tomorrow night's fifth game.

After the total score of 2:2, the fifth game became extremely critical. Whoever can win would be able to occupy an extremely favorable position, which is commonly known as the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

After arriving in Portland, the Nuggets team moved into a five-star hotel not far from Moda Center.

However, unlike in the past, this time they also rented the indoor basketball court of the University of Portland to give players a better rest and recuperation environment.

The reason for this is mainly to decline interviews from reporters and not give them the chance to disturb the players.

This time, the media did not look at the negative side, and mostly looked at the problem from an ambiguous perspective and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams.

To some extent, the Nuggets are slightly restrained by the Trail Blazers who like to focus on the inside.

There is no way, due to weight and injuries, Sabonis's pace is too slow.

In recent years, the Trail Blazers have the tradition of accumulating high-quality inside players. Even if high-quality inside players are gathered together, most of them still choose inside players in the annual draft.

When it comes to the Trail Blazers inside, people often think of Trail Blazers’ team doctors. They are also the most famous team doctors in the NBA, but unfortunately they are all derogatory.

Whenever people talk about injuries, injuries, etc., their first reaction is the pioneer's veterinarian.

In recent years, as long as you join the Trail Blazers' high-quality centers, such as Bill Walton, Sabonis, you will always encounter serious injury problems.

If the Trail Blazers Veterinarians were not too powerful, the Trail Blazers would probably have established their own dynasty.

Among them, due to a lot of unscientific training in his early years, Sabonis had a lot of injuries in his knees and Achilles tendons in the second half of his career, which also made him unable to perform at the dominant level in the NBA.

On that night, the media reported a piece of news that was good for the Nuggets.

The news is related to Sabonis. A reporter saw Sabonis go to Portland Hospital. His right leg limped and suspected to have been affected by injuries.

"This may be because the opponent sets up a suspicion array, so whether Avidas is affected by injuries or not, we must cheer up and remember not to relax our guard!"

At the university indoor basketball court, D'Antoni held a tactical board and spoke loudly to remind the players to avoid negligence.

"Yes, coach!"

In fact, D'Antoni was thinking too much. Even if Sabonis was really injured, the players did not dare to be careless. Even if Sabonis and Wallace were missing, the Trail Blazers lineup was still luxurious.

Before the fifth game, the Nuggets team began to cheer up. In order to maintain physical fitness, their training intensity was not high, and most of them were mainly running-in.

Whether it is the players who work hard to train, D'Antoni who discusses tactics with assistant coaches, or trainers, physical therapists and other staff, they are all working hard to prepare for the next game.

The next night at 7 pm, Moda Center!

The Trail Blazers are at home and face the Nuggets again. Perhaps because of the battle at Tianwang Mountain, the team owner Paul Allen took time to come to the scene to cheer for the team.

"It seems that Sabonis is indeed injured!" While warming up, Chi Liang observed it specifically, but there was no Sabonis figure.

This is undoubtedly good news for the Nuggets.

Although Sabonis is slow and easily beaten to fast attack by the Nuggets, he shows strong dominance on the offensive end. Facing the Nuggets without a strong center, he is undoubtedly a big killer.

Before the game was about to begin, both sides sent out a lineup. Compared with the previous game, the Nuggets' lineup has changed.

Nuggets: Clark, Fordson, Williams, Chi Liang and Billups.

D'Antoni was helpless. He didn't want Chi Liang to play for the sake of the players' health.

In D'Antoni's view, even if he stops in the second round, it is far beyond the team's outlook for this season, and there is no need to let the core players take risks.

D'Antoni was quite polite when he was a novice player, especially Chi Liang was very valued by him, thinking that Chi Liang was his "Jordan"!

But the team management did not agree that as long as they enter the Western Conference Finals, they can get more benefits, whether it is broadcasting fees or stadium income. For the interests of the team, they forced Chi Liang to play.

In this case, D'Antoni had to be forced to agree, but he and the team's management also had a crack.

In order to avoid worsening injuries, D'Antoni asked Chi Liang to act as a point guard, reducing touches and organization, and mostly focusing on receiving and shooting.

Chi Liang is good at both left and right hands, and even if he only shoots with his left hand, he can still maintain an excellent shooting rate.

As for the replacement lineup, Van Exel is still led by Stich and Alexander assisted.

Trail Blazers: Jermaine O'Neal, Grant, Walter Williams, Ledel and Stadamire.

Even without Sabonis and Wallace, the Trail Blazers' lineup is still strong and still has strong competitiveness.

Beep~

Under the organization of the referee, Clark and O'Neal Jr. came to the center circle and began to jump the ball.

After both sides were ready, the referee threw the basketball vertically into the sky. When the basketball began to fall, the two jumped one after another.

With the advantage of bounce, O'Neal Jr. drew the ball to Stadamier one step ahead.

The Nuggets were prepared and returned to their own half as soon as possible, without giving the Trail Blazers a chance to raid.

After halftime, Stadameier temporarily threw away Billups with the help of Grant's pick-and-roll. He was quick and rushed into the penalty area in an instant.

Fordson quickly changed defense. His speed was not slow and he barely followed Stadameer. As long as the opponent had the idea of ​​shooting, he would immediately interfere.

After rushing into the penalty area, Stardameier lifted the basketball and Fordson jumped up quickly, wanting to have a chase block.

Unfortunately, this was Stadameer's fake move. When Fordson took off, he passed the ball back to the misplaced Grant.
Chapter completed!