Chapter 59 Halftime lead
"Chi Liang, beautifully done!"
After Chi Liang got out, D'Antoni couldn't hide his smile. He had just tried it, but he did not realize that a miraculous effect was achieved.
Even though the position changed, Chi Liang still showed a strong competitive state. Whether it was Harper, Fisher or even Kobe, it was difficult to limit him.
This gives people the feeling of "old hooligan" Jordan. This guy once played in point guard and still showed his versatility. At that time, Jordan played in a total of 11 games, averaging 33.6 points, 11.4 assists and 10 rebounds in large triple-doubles, and 10 of them were triple-doubles, which were perverted.
After the start of the second quarter, D'Antoni sent out a lineup of Lafrenz, McDyce, Fordson, Stitch and Billups.
Chi Liang played the first quarter and needed a certain amount of rest.
"Everyone must cooperate well and remember to protect the backcourt rebounds!"
Before the players came on the court, D'Antoni couldn't help but feel a little worried. Without Chi Liang's dispatch, the Nuggets may become a mess of loose sand.
There is no way. Billups has not yet taken off the title of Paralyzed Tanhua, so he can only be considered a qualified role player.
On the other hand, the Lakers continued to send out a starting lineup. Unexpectedly, Kobe did not rest and continued to play.
After missing Chi Liang, the Lakers have a greater advantage in lineup, especially O'Neal, which is also the Nuggets' most troublesome player.
In the early part of the second quarter, O'Neal continued to run rampant in the inside, and Lafrenz's small body could not resist O'Pang's impact at all, and he was knocked away by O'Pang to score.
However, in the offense, Lafrenz can also pull O'Neal away. If O'Neal doesn't follow, Lafrenz will show his shooting ability.
The Nuggets' offense is mainly dominated by McDyce and Billups is the auxiliary. During the three-game losing streak, Billups became the team's No. 2 scorer.
Unlike the first quarter game, Harris changed his tactics. As long as McDyce gets the ball, Jones will let go of Fordson and double-team McDyce with Reid.
Fordson is just a blue-collar worker. He does a good job of rebounding and defense, but his scoring method is extremely close to the basket, focusing on slam dunks, layups and second-offensive.
O'Neal was in charge in the penalty area. Even if Fordson was in an open position, he could only hit the basket, and it was difficult to get much advantage.
On the other hand, Kobe defended Billups alone. With Kobe's defensive ability, Billups naturally felt uncomfortable.
Under the containment of the Lakers, the Nuggets' offensive efficiency has dropped significantly, and on the defensive end, it is difficult to defend an offense led by O'Neal.
The peak O'Neal was too unsolvable and showed unparalleled dominance. Even if he was double-teamed by Lafrenz and McDyce, it was still difficult to limit it.
So, the Lakers began to narrow the gap.
50:46
By the middle of the second quarter, the Nuggets had an original 12-point advantage, but only 4 points left, and they were about to be wiped out by the Lakers.
In this case, D'Antoni called a timeout, and Chi Liang replaced Stitch to play.
Seeing Chi Liang warming up, Harris immediately began to deal with it. In order to restrict Chi Liang, the Lakers replaced Harper with Fox, with Kobe as the point guard, and played against Chi Liang.
After the timeout, Chi Liang came to the court again. When he saw the Lakers' lineup, he couldn't help but be full of doubts.
"The iron king changes to the point guard?"
If history has not changed, Kobe will still be the best "blacksmith" in the future alliance, commonly known as the Iron King!
Smack sex~
The Nuggets' ball rights, and the sound of basketball racquets hitting the floor sounded, continuously hitting Kobe's nerves. Kobe did not move rashly, his center of gravity slightly sinks, and kept a half-step distance from Chi Liang.
Kobe knew in his heart that Chi Liang had a strong ability to seize opportunities. If his defense was relaxed, the opponent would definitely seize fleeting opportunities.
There was almost no warning, Chi Liang took a step forward with his right foot and broke through to the right. Kobe hurriedly used the help of a slippery step to block Chi Liang's breakthrough direction.
At this moment, Chi Liang dribbled behind the ball and made a change of direction and breakthrough action.
Kobe quickly stopped his inertia and subconsciously stepped out to the other side. While Kobe was not firmly in his foothold, Chi Liang and Kobe had contact and forced Kobe to break through. Without waiting for Red to assist in defense, Chi Liang used an emergency stop to score two points.
During the offense and defense transition, Kobe dribbled outside the three-point line, and Chi Liang immediately forced him up. His center of gravity fell, and he was separated from Kobe by a step away, and it was obviously mainly focused on preventing breakthroughs.
Whether it is Kobe at present or Kobe at his peak, he is not good at three-pointers. Compared with three-pointers, his breakthrough is obviously more threatening.
Kobe tried it a little, and he was faster, but Chi Liang was stronger, which made him feel a certain amount of pressure.
After continuing to change direction, Kobe finally opened a gap and used the acceleration to pass Chi Liang. After stepping into the penalty area, Kobe stopped suddenly and jumped up.
After being broken through by Kobe, Chi Liang quickly turned around and kept chasing him. When Kobe stopped urgently, Chi Liang immediately jumped up from the side and wanted to block Kobe's shot.
Kobe was a little surprised, but his reaction was extremely quick. He quickly raised his move and avoided Chi Liang's block.
Clang~
Although he avoided the block, Chi Liang's defense destroyed Kobe's shooting rhythm, causing Kobe to shoot and get a rebound by Mike Dyce.
"ball!"
At this time, Chi Liang quickly started, moving forward quickly while opening his hand to ask for the ball.
Without hesitation, McDace passed the ball to Chi Liang. His pass was not accurate enough, Chi Liang adjusted it and received the basketball near the center circle.
When Chi Liang received the ball, Kobe and Jones returned to defense in time, but they needed to face Chi Liang, Billups and Fordson, three Nuggets.
Without hesitation, Kobe took the initiative to face Chi Liang and wanted to make a gambling steal. As a result, before he could come to the front, Chi Liang used the ball to pass the ball to Fordson who was approaching the basket.
Fordson was unprepared and scored easily with a layup.
In the next few rounds, both sides attacked and defended, and did not give in to each other, and the scores began to improve in an interlaced manner.
During the official suspension period, both sides tacitly sent out a substitute lineup, which, like before, was still led by Chi Liang.
On the other hand, Kobe continued to play, and he seemed to have a rivalry with Chi Liang. Chi Liang's excellence inspired his competitive spirit.
Under Chi Liang's organization, the Nuggets' offensive was thriving, and their condition did not decline, maintaining a hot feel, and always converting Chi Liang's pass into assists, causing the score to rise steadily.
On the other hand, the Lakers' ball rights are concentrated in Kobe's hands, mainly Kobe's singles, occasionally breaking through and passing the ball to assist his teammates.
Unlike before, Fordson defended Kobe, which is also the foundation for his NBA.
Under Fordson's defense, Kobe's defensive pressure has not weakened much, and has been more or less limited.
By the end of the second quarter, the Nuggets widened the score difference to double digits with a score of 64-53.
Chapter completed!