After Zeng Xingyang took the stage in the second quarter, the Nuggets’ offense never missed a beat.
The Nuggets scored on every single possession.
The efficiency was a bit shocking.
By now, the lead the Blazers built in the first quarter had completely vanished.
The cara panned over the sidelines to show so of the starting players sitting on the bench.
The ssage was clear: the Nuggets’ bench players seed more deserving of the main positions.
The Blazers’ offense.
Lillard and Ami Nu’s pick and roll.
Zeng Xingyang was blocked, and Lillard changed direction to break through.
Lillard’s second acceleration got him past Galinarli.
"Bang!"
A strong physical contact led to a foul.
The confrontation was intense, Lillard missed the first free throw but made the second.
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The Nuggets ca on the attack again.
Nelson dribbled to the frontcourt and passed directly to Zeng Xingyang.
Jokic spread out on the other side.
Lillard actively ca over to defend, while Harkless on the other side was ready to double-team.
Now the Blazers’ fans were worried when they saw Zeng Xingyang with the ball; they didn’t trust Lillard’s defense.
Could Lillard’s defense really limit a rookie in such hot form?
Zeng Xingyang didn’t recklessly dribble down; instead, he observed for a mont and called Jokic over.
Jokic ca up for the pick and roll, and Lillard was blocked.
Harkless and Plumlee didn’t co up in ti.
Lillard tried to go around the screen but couldn’t, so a small gap appeared in front of Zeng Xingyang.
Without hesitation, he gathered the ball mid-stride and quickly released a three-pointer.
"Swish!!"
Zeng Xingyang’s three-pointer remained terrifyingly steady.
As his hot hand continued, it exploded again!!
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The entire Rose Garden Arena no longer booed!
No boos!
So even gasped in amazent!
Terrifying!
This rookie is too scary.
If the first quarter belonged to Lillard, then the second quarter belonged to Zeng Xingyang.
"Tiout!!"
The Blazers’ coach called another tiout.
"Damn, Xingyang is incredible, going toe-to-toe with Lillard."
"Lillard can’t stop Zeng Xingyang."
"Jokic’s screen for Xingyang was perfect to create the opportunity."
"Xingyang seized every opportunity to shoot."
"Accurate, too accurate, very aggressive on the court."
Fans watching the live stream back ho were thrilled and left comnts.
Zeng Xingyang made a bow-and-arrow celebratory gesture towards his own bench.
The Nuggets players played along, collectively falling backwards.
One by one, they put on performances worthy of an Oscar.
In this atmosphere of frantically closing the gap, everyone ca together.
When Zeng Xingyang stepped off, he received various "enthusiastic" greetings from his teammates.
After the tiout, Zeng Xingyang was double-tead by the Blazers.
Faced with such defense, Zeng Xingyang decisively passed the ball.
With him and Jokic on the court, the Blazers’ double-team defense had so gaps exposed.
anwhile, the Blazers’ own rhythm was slightly affected, and the Nuggets gradually gained so advantage.
The first half of the ga ended quickly, with a score of 58 to 55.
Zeng Xingyang scored 19 points in the single quarter, with a perfect 5-for-5 on three-pointers, breaking a rookie record for single-quarter scoring.
Blazers fans couldn’t believe it; they had a smooth first quarter, but the start of the second quarter entirely shifted into Zeng Xingyang’s rhythm.
Shooting!
Constantly shooting!
The Blazers rotated several players to defend Zeng Xingyang, but they couldn’t stop him.
It wasn’t until a double-team was applied that his offense was sowhat limited.
Zeng Xingyang’s one-on-one capabilities were also fully displayed during this ti.
When facing so strong wing defenders, he still found it difficult to break through their defense one-on-one.
But when facing so bulky interior players and defensively weak guards, he had a decent single-play shooting percentage.
Back in the locker room.
"F*ck, what did you guys do in the second quarter?"
"Where was the defense?"
"That rookie trampled you underfoot."
"Can’t defend without fouling?"
"Drop your pride and stop him!"
"This is your turf."
Stotts angrily threw the clipboard.
The team’s performance in the second quarter was too bad; he called three tiouts this quarter, repeatedly emphasizing defense, but the players just couldn’t execute.
Stotts rarely got this angry with his players.
The players’ defensive attitude is crucial to the success rate of defense.
Lillard wiped his sweat with a towel and said nothing, his gaze intense.
Lillard hadn’t anticipated Zeng Xingyang’s explosive scoring ability to be this strong; he thought Zeng Xingyang was just a decent rookie at best before the ga, but his current performance proved Zeng Xingyang was more than just decent.
During the second quarter, Lillard felt Zeng Xingyang’s dominance in this ga.
This guy has the scoring ability to change the ga at any mont.
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