Chapter 424: Chapter 336, G2 (3)!
The home fans continued to cheer.
On the sidelines, Mike Malone also had a smile on his face. The Grizzlies really didn’t pose much of a threat.
The Grizzlies’ offense.
Conley dribbled to the front court.
Conley continued to initiate a pick and roll with Little Gasol.
Zeng Xingyang was delayed, Conley shifted direction and broke in, Jokic’s defense was a bit slow, Conley accelerated again to reach the basket.
Conley’s airborne switch-handed layup, just when Conley thought the ball could definitely avoid the block, Gordon appeared from the other side.
"Pa!"
Gordon delivered a block.
Randolph grabbed the rebound, faked out Jokic and Pope, but when he turned around for a hook shot.
"Pa!"
Zeng Xingyang also arrived, delivering a chasedown block to Randolph.
The Nuggets’ successive blocks left the Grizzlies feeling a bit desperate.
No matter how hard they tried, it was difficult to shake off the Nuggets’ defense.
The rebound was grabbed by Butler, who followed up.
Butler quickly dribbled forward, and Zeng Xingyang also turned and sprinted across the front court.
Butler passed the ball to Zeng Xingyang as soon as he crossed midcourt.
The Grizzlies fell into position very quickly, not giving him a direct attack opportunity.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the top of the arc to observe, then passed the ball to Jokic.
Jokic passed the ball to Gordon.
Gordon dribbled two steps to the middle and then passed to Zeng Xingyang.
Butler at this point set a screen for Zeng Xingyang, who drove to the free-throw line, slowed down and suddenly stopped, throwing off Tony Allen’s rhythm.
Suddenly stopped and shot a jump shot.
"Swish!"
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Continue the frenzy, continue scoring.
"Oh, they scored again."
"The Grizzlies are collapsing again."
"The Nuggets are playing so easily, there’s no pressure at all."
"Well done, keep playing like this."
The fans screamed.
Conley on the court was a little panicked. After crossing the court, he passed the ball to Chandler Parsons.
At this time, Randolph at the low post actively came out to ask for the ball.
In a normal matchup, he had a bit of a weight advantage; other positions weren’t as easy.
Parsons passed the ball to Gordon.
Randolph faked a step to the basket, then made a fake to lift Gordon, then turned to find the board.
The basketball rebounded off the glass and went in.
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This shot from Randolph was very cautious, just playing away from the Nuggets’ defense.
Nuggets’ offense.
Zeng Xingyang’s quick jump shot for three after a pick and roll with Jokic missed.
The rebound was caught by Little Gasol.
Little Gasol passed to Conley.
Conley quickly dribbled again to the front court.
Randolph continued to ask for the low post, and Conley also thought this point could fully activate the offense and continued to feed the ball to Randolph.
Randolph pressed towards Gordon, who couldn’t hold his ground and was pushed deep.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Randolph crashed into the paint, but Jokic raised his hands high under the basket to interfere with Randolph.
"Clang!"
The layup missed.
Randolph’s shot bounced off the rim, controlled by Jokic.
Jokic decisively passed to the fast-breaking Zeng Xingyang.
Butler followed from the other side, and the Grizzlies’ defensive attention was all on Zeng Xingyang.
Checking the timing in the front court, when it seemed right, Zeng Xingyang passed the ball to Butler with a bounce pass.
Butler completely picked up speed, stepped up, and slammed in with both hands clutching the ball.
"Clang!"
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The first quarter ended quickly, with the score finally fixed at 24 to 35.
The Nuggets led by 11 points in the first quarter, continuing to control the situation.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Chandler Parsons from the Grizzlies exploded, scoring continuously from inside and outside to close the score gap.
The Nuggets’ second unit was playing a bit slack today; they didn’t increase the intensity on the court, and their offense didn’t succeed either, giving the Grizzlies a chance to catch up.
At 6:11, the score was 36 to 41.
The Nuggets’ lead was reduced.
Ma Long immediately called a timeout, banging the tactical board: "Get that damn defensive intensity up! Zeng, you’re on, Nikola, sink into the paint, don’t let Zach get the ball easily!"
Clearly, although the team had a significant advantage, Ma Long was not satisfied with the players’ complacent attitude.
After the timeout, both teams fielded their starting lineups.
The Nuggets’ offense.
Zeng Xingyang and Jokic’s pick-and-roll cooperation.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled laterally, changed direction to break through, attracted the defense, and then passed to the cutting Jokic.
Little Gasol’s defense didn’t come out of the three-second area, Jokic opted for a one-handed floater.
Jokic showed his soft touch.
"Swish!"
Arrow straight to the heart!!
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Zeng Xingyang and Jokic’s pick-and-roll quickly showed its power.
Conley dribbled over midcourt, Parsons signaled for the ball on the left side, Conley passed it, and as soon as Parsons got the ball, Pope stuck to him.
Parsons tried to shake off the defense with a change of rhythm, but Zeng Xingyang suddenly attacked from the weak side, creating a double team.
Parsons jumped up and hastily spread the ball to the corner to Conley; Zeng Xingyang moved his feet quickly to rush up to defend.
Conley’s three-point shot.
"Clang!"
The basketball bounced off the rim, Jokic in front of Randolph snatched the rebound and made a long pass to the fast-breaking Butler.
Butler went one-on-one with Carter.
Butler chose to hold the ball and drive, forcing a basket layup.
Butler mainly intended to draw a foul, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
The layup, losing balance, missed.
Fortunately, Zeng Xingyang was right behind, he beat Carter by a step to grab the ball and tapped it in for a putback.
The basketball was gently tapped into the hoop.
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Butler was still arguing with the referee, but seeing Zeng Xingyang score the putback, he stopped arguing and quickly went back on defense.
Conley felt a lot of pressure; the Nuggets’ offense suffocated him a bit.
Conley dribbled to the front court, he and Little Gasol executed a pick and roll.
After the pick and roll, Little Gasol slipped to the three-point line, while Zeng Xingyang and Jokic continued to double-team Conley.
Conley could only pass the ball to Little Gasol.
The Nuggets deemed Little Gasol’s three-pointer ignorable, so Jokic didn’t continue to rush up.
But Little Gasol decided to take the shot anyway when he saw the open space.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc.
"Swish!"
Arrow straight to the heart!!
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This three-pointer was very crucial, slightly clawing back the score.
But the Nuggets’ offense came quickly, unaffected by this shot.
Jokic made a baseline long pass to Zeng Xingyang, who quickly accelerated and sprinted in.
Zeng Xingyang’s offense drew a lot of defensive attention, and he passed the ball to the corner to Pope at that moment.
Pope had been lurking there early, found the open space, and without any hesitation, confidently took the three-point shot.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc.
"Swish!"
Pierced the net.
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