The Nuggets team doctor examined Chi Liang very carefully. After Chi Liang took off his jersey, he began to press his back, especially near his spine.

Chi Liang sat on the chair, tried to relax and expressed his feelings under the instructions of the team doctor.

Faced with complicated injuries, the team doctor needs to make a timely diagnosis to determine whether the player can continue the game or perform surgery.

In order to prevent misdiagnosis, the process is quite complicated. Chi Liang's situation seems to have no scars on the surface, but it does not mean that the bones or internal organs are not damaged. The team doctor dare not take it lightly and would rather spend more time than harm the players.

During the team doctor's examination, D'Antoni began to set up the tactics for the second half. Since Chi Liang had to undergo an inspection, he was unable to play for the time being. In addition, Van Exel was expelled from the field, the situation was not good for the Nuggets.

There was no way, D'Antoni had to settle for the second best, allowing Billups to play in the number one position, and equipped with McDyce, Fordson, Stitch and Williams.

Judging from the lineup, even if it is not as good as the supersonic speed, it must be much inferior.

In addition, unlike the first half, D'Antoni changed his tactics, changing from running and bombing to positional battles, and he had no choice. Due to the back-to-back relationship, the players lacked physical fitness. If they continued to use running and bombing tactics, they were afraid that the game would not end and the players would be exhausted first.

By the end of the halftime break, only Chi Liang, team doctor and Van Exel were left behind in the locker room.

"Nick, I haven't thanked you for your kind help!"

During the inspection, Chi Liang expressed his gratitude to Van Exel. No matter how he looked at it, Van Exel helped him.

Van Exel's face was calm, not as crazy as before, and waved his hand casually and said, "You're welcome! By the way, I saw you kicking him twice. Although your movements were hidden, McClane was likely to report to the league, and he might punish you by recording!"

"It depends on luck!"

With the current technology, although there are videos in the stadium, it is not as clear as later generations. Moreover, the scene just now is chaotic, so you may not be able to detect Chi Liang's small movements.

Taking a step back, even if it is recorded, Chi Liang is the victim, and the alliance may not punish him too much.

On the contrary, Van Exel rushed from the bottom of the field and punched McLaren again, almost causing a large-scale conflict. At least he would have to be suspended for several additional games, or even more games.

While they were chatting, the second half had already begun. The Nuggets' main player in Mike Dess. If it were the former Van Baker, they might be able to limit it, but the current Van Baker can no longer keep up with Mike Dess' pace and are easily beaten by Mike Dess.

Supersonic speed is helpless and can only be forced to defend or double-team.

So, McDyce attracted the defense and distributed the ball to the outside line. Billups, Stitch and Williams ran out of an open shot while shooting, while constantly pulling the supersonic formation.

D'Antoni stood aside, staring at the field with his eyes fixed on the field. He did not expect to open the score. He only hoped that after Chi Liang came back, the team would still have suspense and not be surpassed too much.

Unlike the Nuggets' style of playing, the Supersonics blossomed at multiple points under Payton's organization. The most active one is Schramff. Williams focuses on offense and defense. Even if he does his best, he is unable to stop Schramff from scoring.

Schramff is proficient in running and can easily get rid of Williams and open up a certain amount of shooting space.

"Can't let Schramph continue anymore, Fordson, you come to defend Schramph; Clark, you replace Williams and serve as center!"

The only advantage was overtaken by the supersonics in a blink of an eye. In just two minutes, D'Antoni was forced to apply for a timeout and must curb Schramph, otherwise it would be extremely unfavorable to the Nuggets if it continues.

After Clark came on the court, the Nuggets' overall height was no longer at a disadvantage, and the rebounds were no longer at a disadvantage, and they began to fall into a fight with the Supersonics.

Schramf kept running. Although he was over 36 years old, he was still physically healthy. However, Fordson and Williams were different. He was a blue-collar player who was good at defense and rebounding and did not allow Schramf to run out of the open position.

Under Fordson's defense, Schramf felt very uncomfortable and finally ran out of the gap, but before he could shoot, Fordson appeared in front of him again, and his shooting percentage was naturally affected.

Although it is impossible to completely limit Schramff, it is obviously much better than before, and the combination of Clark, McDyce and Fordson does a good job of protecting rebounds and occasionally grabs offensive rebounds.

For a time, the scores of both sides continued to intersect, and a draw was temporarily played.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After a few minutes, both sides sent out a substitute lineup for the main lineup to take a temporary rest.

Due to Chi Liang's absence, the Nuggets' substitute lineup seemed to have lost the backbone, and the threat was at least reduced by one or two levels.

This time, the substitute lineup was led by Stitch and Williams, but Stitch had limited active scoring ability and Williams did not recover to his peak, which led to a sharp turn of decline, and the Supersonics clearly had an advantage.

If Chi Liang is present, he can connect the players and exert their strength beyond his level. And Chi Liang also has excellent co-defense capabilities, perhaps not as good as Garnett, but the poor version of Garnett should still have it.

Without Chi Liang, the substitute lineup was like a mess of sand, and he didn't even score a point for two minutes on the court. The situation can only be described as embarrassment.

D'Antoni had to call a timeout again, but unfortunately the attack still did not improve, and most of them were mainly iron-shots, which also led them to be unable to chase points and were completely led by the supersonic speed.

88:76

This is the score after the third quarter. The score was still in a stalemate stage. When the substitute stage was in the substitute stage, the Nuggets' substitute was too weak, but the Supersonic substitute burst out. The combination of Hawkins and Ellis began to show their power, and they scored 14 points together, widening the score difference to double digits.

It was also at this time that Chi Liang and the team doctor left the locker room and came to the Nuggets' bench.

"how's it going?"

After seeing Chi Liang, D'Antoni was more concerned. If Chi Liang could continue to play, the Nuggets still have the possibility of victory.

There is no way, back-to-back games, coupled with the shrinking season, and limited physical reserves, most of the main players began to breathe heavily, and no one knew how much strength they could exert.

Except for D'Antoni, the rest of the teammates also stared at Chi Liang, especially the substitute players.

"No injuries, we can continue playing!"
Chapter completed!