Chapter 140 Assist frenzy
After Chi Liang scored, he stopped the trend of widening the score gap. The Nuggets finally breathed a sigh of relief and their morale improved.
The Supersonics' offense, Payton successfully broke through Van Exel's defense with the help of pick-and-roll, and after attracting the defense, he passed the ball to Ellis.
At this time, Ellis was in an open position and wanted to take a jump shot after receiving the basketball.
Unfortunately, Chi Liang's assisting defense was quick. When the basketball flew out of Ellis, Chi Liang rushed over in time.
Under Alice's horrified gaze, Chi Liang raised his right hand and gave out a big hat again.
This is also Chi Liang's fifth block. Before the first half was over, it was on par with his personal block record.
In fact, Chi Liang was also puzzled. Among all his data, the blocks were undoubtedly the least. I don’t know what happened, but the opponent came one by one to get the shot.
Wow~
After sending out the fifth block, the atmosphere at the scene was obviously stirred up. Chi Liang's performance just played repeatedly on the big screen, constantly stimulating the fans' hormones.
After returning, Chi Liang received the pass again. Schramf pressed him tightly without fighting with him. With one force, he squeezed Schramf aside.
Just as Chi Liang rushed into the penalty area, before he could take action, Polinis rushed over viciously, immediately chose a gambling steal, and cut towards the basketball.
Chi Liang's reaction was extremely fast. When Polynis was moving, he immediately threw the basketball into the basket as fast as possible, and then was hit by Stepania in the arm.
Beep~
Under the referee's instructions, Chi Liang stood on the free throw line, made two free throws, and scored two points again.
At this time, due to Stepania's three fouls, the Supersonics head coach exchanged Polynis.
In addition, in order to limit Chi Liang, he also replaced Aaron Williams, and he would defend Chi Liang.
Compared with Schramph, Aaron Williams is stronger and more flexible, but his disadvantage is also obvious, that is, his ball dealership is limited and his head is prone to fever.
Not long after, Chi Liang received the ball again and continued to break through to the basket. Although Aaron Williams had good physical fitness, he easily lost his position under Chi Liang's shaking.
Chi Liang seized the opportunity and easily threw Aaron Williams behind him, and was about to hold the ball and break through to the penalty area.
Aaron Williams did not give up and rushed into the penalty area from behind, and had to double-team with Polynis, who was assisting in defense.
However, before they double-teamed, Chi Liang immediately chose to pass the ball, and in a change of direction, he passed the ball out of Polynis's open armpit.
Polynis was shocked and wanted to clamp his arms, but he was obviously one step late. After Clark received the basketball, he immediately dunked the ball and smoothed the gap again.
After being broken through once, perhaps because of the concerns of gains and losses, Aaron Williams' defense became a little loose, like a puppet, led by Chi Liang.
Chi Liang seized the opportunity and relied on his personal ability to foul the fouls of Polynis and Aaron Williams in a row, using free throws to score 6 points in a row.
In this case, the SuperSonics chose to pause. After the timeout, Aaron Williams was obviously instructed by the SuperSonics head coach. When Chi Liang received the ball again, he began to prevent breakouts but not shots.
The Supersonics head coach saw everything. Although Chi Liang scored a lot, if you look closely, you will find that most of them came from free throws.
Let’s look at Chi Liang’s shooting percentage, making 2 of 6 shots, this doesn’t explain the problem!
Seeing Aaron Williams' behavior, Chi Liang's expression did not change, but instead jumped straight up and shot a basketball.
At such a close distance, coupled with the opponent's attack and unpredictable shots, it is difficult to interfere with him. Even if he feels bad, he still has a high hit rate.
Aaron Williams finally realized when Chi Liang shot, but there was no time at this time.
Swish~
When he turned around, he saw the basketball hollow into the net.
Seeing Aaron Williams hesitate a little, the Supersonics head coach came to the sidelines and shouted at Aaron Williams: "Let him shoot, just the balloon of luck!"
Soon, the Supersonics head coach was slapped in the face because in the next attack, Chi Liang made another close shot and hit the basket.
This time, Aaron Williams turned to look at the head coach, showing his intention to do what to do.
The Supersonics head coach fell into deep thought, but for a moment he couldn't think of a way to limit Chi Liang. This became his biggest problem.
On the defensive end, whether it is a back-to-back or a turn around and break through, Aaron Williams can't do anything to Chi Liang.
"Parse it, don't give him a chance to score easily!" In desperation, the Supersonics head coach chose to settle for the second best.
However, Chi Liang changed his routine and began to assist his teammates to score.
In the later period, Chi Liang kept asking for the ball at a low post, assisting his teammates to score again and again, leading the team to climb up step by step.
So, from the 6th minute of the second quarter to the end of the first half, the commentator began to describe Chi Liang's assists.
"Chi Liang received the ball at the low post, broke through Aaron Williams in one step, broke through and passed the ball, Billups, who was at the top of the arc, caught the ball and made a three-pointer!"
"Chi Liang used the cover to start rushing into the penalty area. After defending Payton's defense, he passed the ball on the ground, and Van Exel made a mid-range shot!"
"There was chaos under the basket. Chi Liang grabbed the offensive rebound. He chose to pass the ball and Clark scored a dunk!"
"It's our Denver Light again. After receiving the basketball, he drove straight into the middle. He attracted the double-team of the Supersonics players. Wow, without looking at people passing the ball, Billups hit a three-pointer again!"
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In just six minutes, with Chi Liang's assist, the Nuggets' offensive was thriving. His pass was extremely efficient, and almost every pass could be converted into a score. During this period, he even made a 16:5 shock wave, directly widening the score difference to double digits.
Under Chi Liang's review, the Nuggets are extremely efficient, and all they have to do is to throw the ball into the basket.
64:52
The home team was in front and the away team was in the back. When the first half ended, Chi Liang achieved a record of 16 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks and 2 steals.
If there is no surprise, this will be another triple-double, and even if you perform well, there will be a possibility of a four-double.
In the home team's locker room, D'Antoni pointed to the tactical board and said to the Nuggets: "The tactics in the second half remain unchanged, but we still need to speed up the offense. I have seen the itinerary of the Supersonics. They just experienced back-to-back looking at the back not long ago, and their physical fitness is likely to be affected. This is our opportunity!"
Chapter completed!