This turn of events easily left people with a lingering worry.
Would the Nuggets' defense gradually force Chris to become even more terrifying?
If Chen Xi's three-point production kept increasing without any drop in efficiency, then they were really screwed!!
Meanwhile, the Nuggets had also been trying to invest more on offense and fight fire with fire.
It hadn't worked in the previous few games, but tonight, thanks to the role players' rather ridiculous shooting efficiency, the Nuggets had just barely managed to maintain their slim lead.
Perhaps only firepower of the kind Brooklyn had could suppress Chris...
Mike Malone shook his head and looked back toward the court.
He had already tried everything he could think of. The rest was up to the players.
Could Little Porter and the others keep up their incredible play? Could Jokic withstand the pressure?
Back to the game.
The Nuggets were on offense.
Murray received the ball in the backcourt, leisurely dribbled across half court, then initiated a pick-and-roll at the top of the key.
Using Jokic's screen, he drove to just inside the three-point line. With Green helping from the side, he quickly dribbled between his legs in place, then changed direction and took off. A moment later, he leaped straight into a sudden stop-and-pop jumper.
Swish~~
The ball dropped cleanly through the hoop.
Once the game entered the second quarter, Kobe Mamba finally began putting on a show of his own.
After the ball passed through the net, it dropped obediently into Chen Xi's outstretched hand beneath the basket.
Chen continued forward for two steps, stepped beyond the baseline, then turned and inbounded the ball.
Westbrook caught it and turned, dribbled across half court, then looked back and passed it to Chen Xi.
After catching the ball, Chen continued