As Zeng Xingyang passed by Lillard on the court, he shouted at him, "Damian, you need to come up sooner, or your teammates are going to get blown away by me."
Zeng Xingyang’s words infuriated the Blazers players on the court!
This rookie is too arrogant.
But this rookie is indeed hard to restrict.
It’s not that he’s strong one-on-one, but rather he’s very good at using his teammates’ screens.
Harkless and CJ McCollum were both gotten rid of by continuous screens.
Lillard was putting on a poker face, ignoring Zeng Xingyang.
The Blazers’ offense was on again.
This time CJ McCollum used a screen to break through, and the Nuggets’ defense contracted.
Zeng Xingyang was sweeping the inside and outside lines, and CJ McCollum had to occasionally pay attention to Zeng Xingyang’s help defense. He didn’t finish it himself but chose to pass the ball to the cutting Harkless.
Harkless caught the ball and flew up straight, looking to dunk, but Jokic hadn’t lost his position.
Jokic first bumped Harkless with his body and then held up his hands to press the ball down.
As Jokic controlled the ball, Zeng Xingyang also sprinted to the frontcourt.
Jokic didn’t slow down the pace and instead threw the ball with one hand to Zeng Xingyang ahead.
The Blazers players’ defensive awareness wasn’t great, giving Zeng Xingyang a huge space to transition.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled forward two steps, slowed at the three-point line, and shot an open transition three-pointer.
The basketball drew an arc like a rainbow.
The point gap was suddenly chased down to single digits.
Zhang Weiping shouted, "McCollum breaks through, passes, gets blocked, transition, here we go, Jokic assists Xingyang’s transition three-pointer, goes in again, the Blazers’ defense has given Xingyang a lot of space, this is the pace he likes."
"Hey, timeout called."
"Keep playing , toy with them."
Su Qun said, "The Blazers’ second unit’s offensive options are quite single, making it easier for the Nuggets to defend, and Jokic has the ability to initiate transitions, his pass accurately found Xingyang."
"This is the scary part of the Nuggets’ second unit, the cooperation between Xingyang and Jokic is very tacit."
"Damn, awesome, awesome!!"
"The Nuggets’ second unit is as reliable as ever."
"Yang is going to go crazy playing ."
"This long-range attack power is unmatched."
"Jokic is really amazing too, looks very useful, efficiency is so high."
"Haha, I think he’s the best center to pair with Xingyang, he really finds ways to feed the ball to Xingyang."
Fans on the domestic internet were all spamming bullet comments.
The crowd at Rose Garden Arena was struck silent; they couldn’t imagine Zeng Xingyang would explode so fiercely at the start of the second quarter.
Zeng Xingyang continued nodding provocatively at Lillard, then bounced back to the bench, chest-bumping teammates in celebration.
The Blazers’ defense was very weak, and Zeng Xingyang played without much pressure.
No wonder the Warriors easily dispatched the Blazers in the previous life.
Such sloppy defense is simply a shooter’s paradise.
"Shoot whenever you get the chance."
"Your shooting accuracy is incredible."
Nelson and Faried were both laughing, patting Zeng Xingyang’s butt and shoulder.
Zeng Xingyang’s impact on the game exceeded their expectations.
The Nuggets players gathered around Zeng Xingyang were chatting.
Zeng Xingyang had become the central figure of the team.
On the other side, Mike Malone watched this scene with some feelings.
Strong and active on defense, increasingly efficient and sharp on offense, and even showing visible improvement in ball-handling offense.
Most importantly, the atmosphere of the Nuggets team had been positively driven by him, no longer the previous lifeless look.
During the timeout strategy setup, Mike Malone directly told Zeng Xingyang, "Zeng, you can shoot endlessly, don’t think too much, just find opportunities to shoot."
Unlimited shooting rights, Mike Malone officially granted it to Zeng Xingyang.
"Got it!" Zeng Xingyang nodded heavily.
Mike Malone couldn’t imagine being won over by Zeng Xingyang so quickly.
Building the team around Zeng Xingyang isn’t out of the question, his performance was indeed outstanding.