As the game came to the last half of the quarter, the Timberwolves still held a 5-point lead.

Anthony's offensive performance then began.

He is still the most familiar baseline position. Li Rong made a backward mid-range shot in the singles.

Li Rong immediately counterattacked, using his best high-level back-attack, and also scored one and two points.

Anthony scored three-pointers from outside the three-point line and scored a three-pointer.

Li Rong activated the pick-and-roll with Jefferson, attracting the defense of the opponent's three players, and assisted Jordan, who cut the inside, to score a dunk.

Anthony made another jump shot from the bottom line.

Jefferson's inside offense was blocked by Nene who assisted in defense.

Anthony hit a counterattack and stopped by a three-pointer, equalizing the score in one fell swoop.

"The Nuggets have had a very strong offensive firepower in recent times," Barkley said. "They still have some physical advantages in home games."

"I think the Timberwolves should call a timeout," Miller said. "The Nuggets have made four consecutive attacks. In addition to the unstoppable touch of Merro, the Timberwolves' defense also had some problems. Jordan, who retreated the ball just now, ran to Jefferson and regained the position."

"After all, I'm still a rookie!" Kenny Smith said, "Jordan Jordan was deceived by Nene many times in the basket, and he still has less experience in basketball."

What surprised the three of them was that they didn’t know if McHale was confident or for other reasons.

The Timberwolves' score was tied but it was still not called a timeout.

Fortunately, Li Rong stood up in time and used a pick-and-roll to score a three-pointer to help the team stabilize the situation.

"Beautiful!" TNT and the other three shouted at the same time.

"This is a very critical score," Barkley said. "If the Timberwolves miss the offense in this round and are scored by the digger team, it will be a huge blow to morale. Li Rong's goal is as precious as gold."

“He’s a killer player,” Miller said, “and never fears big scenes.”

Time has come within 4 minutes. With Li Rong's three-pointer, the Timberwolves still lead the opponent by 3 points.

The next scene surprised everyone.

After Anthony missed a mid-range shot, he actually fouled Jordan, who was out of the ball.

It's a shark-cutting tactic!

The TNT three immediately smelled the unusualness of this foul.

Sure enough, Anthony's face was very calm after the foul. This foul was simply what the Nuggets had planned for a long time.

Jordan, who walked onto the free throw line, looked at Li Rong helplessly.

Jordan's free throws in training camp were better than in the draft, and it improved by about 3 percentage points.

In other words, the hit rate has evolved from 40% to about 43,44%.

All in all, it's still very bad.

Li Rong silently said cheering to Jordan Jr.

I am also very desperate. No matter how awesome the boss is, he will never be able to help you get the ball in.

Jordan, who usually gets excited as soon as he gets the ball, has now walked to the free throw line, and his hands holding the ball are trembling slightly.

He has only played at the free throw line six times this season, and has a total of 5-of-13 free throws, which is not as good as training camp.

The first penalty was that the arc of the ball was short and flat, and he didn't even touch the basket.

A huge cheer sounded from Pepsi Center.

Barkley couldn't help laughing when he saw Jordan Jr.'s constipated free throw expression: "Come on, we were still guessing which team used the 'shark-cutting tactic' to Jordan Jr.'

"Jordan Jordan's free throw shooting rate is really amateur. I'm afraid even an ordinary fan is better than him." Miller said.

"It's hard for me to figure out why big men can't practice free throws well. Do they only train their muscles in the offseason?" Kenny Smith couldn't help but complain.

"Shack once said that the bad free throw is because the big guys have too big palms. He said that his free throw is like an ordinary person holding a table tennis free throw, so he naturally cannot control the shooting percentage." Miller said.

"Nonsense," Barkley retorted, "Michael can hold the basketball with one hand, why can his shooting percentage be maintained at a high level? And Yao Ming, there is no player in the league who is taller than him, and his shooting percentage is more than 80% of the year-round free throws."

The big men's free throw shooting percentage is simply an unsolved mystery, with all kinds of statements, and there is no clear explanation yet.

Jordan's second free throw was better than the first time, and he finally didn't play three times.

The ball hit Blue's neck and the rebound was taken away by Martin.

"Bad two free throws!" Miller shook his head, "The Timberwolves should replace Jordan Jordan. The Nuggets will definitely use Shark Cutting again in the next round."

McHale on the sidelines was still hesitating.

Although Jordan's free throw shooting percentage is bad, he can still maintain a shooting percentage of two free throws.

If he is replaced at this time, it will be a huge blow to a rookie's confidence.

The Nuggets' offense failed this time. After Li Rong took the rebound, a whistle sounded in his ears again.

The Nuggets indeed used the "shark-cutting tactic" against Jordan Jr.

Li Rong was helpless at this time, and the opponent obviously made targeted arrangements before the game.

This sudden "shark-cutting tactic" has had a great impact on the team's offensive rhythm.

After Jordan Jr. stepped onto the free throw line this time, he finally scored one of the two free throws.

Li Rong's mood improved a little, and he looked up at the timer.

The game ends in 3 minutes and 3 seconds.

In other words, if you play normally, the Nuggets will have to foul Jordan at least three more times.

After more than a minute, I don’t know what will happen.

He looked at McHale and waited for him to replace Jordan Jr.

Perhaps Jordan Jr. made one of two free throws to give McHale some confidence. Facing Li Rong's eyes asking, McHale just shook his head.

He still believes in the adjustment ability of professional players. As long as Jordan can guarantee a shooting percentage of two free throws, he is still acceptable.

The Nuggets were made up by Anthony in this round, and the score difference between the two teams was only 2 points.

The Timberwolves served at the bottom line, Jordan Jr. found that the Nuggets around him were all looking at him with malicious intentions, obviously trying to wait until the ball was sent out and immediately foul him.

what to do?

Jordan was a little panicked for a moment.

Subconsciously, he wanted to avoid these fouls.

Before the whistle could sound, Jordan started running on the field.

All the fans laughed at this. This was the first time in so many years that someone had seen so afraid of walking onto the free throw line.

Unfortunately, before Jordan had run far, Kenyon Martin caught up with him from behind and then hugged him.
Chapter completed!