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The two teams are fiercely competing in every offensive and defensive round on the court.

The Nuggets have a highly explosive offense, while the Spurs are attacking quite steadily.

The second half started quickly.

Spurs' offense.

Parker dribbles the ball leisurely to the frontcourt.

Parker wants to pass the ball to Aldridge immediately, but Grant continues front defending, not giving Aldridge a chance to receive the ball.

Leonard is also tangled by Zeng Xingyang, unable to receive the ball.

Parker bounces the ball to Duncan on the other side.

Duncan leans on Jokic.

Now it's difficult for Duncan to overpower Jokic, but Duncan has many ways to score.

He backs into Jokic once, then turns towards the baseline, hook shot.

Jokic attempts to defend quickly.

Unable to give much interference.

"Swish!"

The basketball swishes through the net.

57 to 59.

Although Jokic has some advantages on defense because of his youth, Duncan always finds ways to score.

Jokic is quite helpless against such offense.

The veteran players are like this, with solid fundamental skills and various scoring methods.

The fans on the scene burst into cheers.

Nuggets' offense.

Zeng Xingyang quickly dribbles the ball forward, Parker comes to disturb Zeng Xingyang.

Parker's defense is generally good against point guards, but he's at a disadvantage against Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang sidesteps and collides to push Parker away, then accelerates past the half-court.

Leonard quickly entangles again.

The Nuggets' tactic is to let Zeng Xingyang find opportunities to attack other defenders besides Leonard.

Unfortunately, the Spurs obviously won't give many such opportunities.

Even when facing screens, Leonard chases Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang's change of direction breakthrough doesn't shake him off, so he passes the ball to Jokic at the free-throw line.

Jokic receives the ball and feints, but Duncan isn't fooled at all.

Jokic chooses a stationary fadeaway jump shot.

However, the shot is disturbed by Duncan.

"Clang!"

The basketball hits the rim heavily and bounces up.

Duncan turns and grabs the rebound.

Jokic shakes his head helplessly, he didn't handle the ball well.

The Spurs attack again.

Parker quickly dribbles to the frontcourt.

Parker passes the ball to Leonard on the right.

Zeng Xingyang isn't easy to deal with Leonard, just like Leonard finds it challenging to take on Zeng Xingyang.

Leonard holds the ball and attempts a crossover breakthrough without success, he has to pass the ball to Parker outside.

Parker passes the ball to Aldridge in the low post.

Aldridge takes the ball and backs into Grant, gaining the advantage, Harris quickly comes to double team.

Aldridge decisively passes the ball to Danny Green in the corner.

Danny Green receives the three-pointer and fakes out Zeng Xingyang, who closes out.

Then Danny Green shoots the three-pointer.

"Swish!"

A raise of the hand and it's in.

57 to 62.

The fans in the AT&T Center are howling, they love to see this scene.

Danny Green doesn't play like a role player on the court, but like a composure-filled clutch core.

On the sideline, Mike Malone keeps signaling Grant to push Aldridge out.

Now the Spurs are targeting Grant to play, once Aldridge activates the Nuggets' defense, the Spurs easily find open shots.

Grant doesn't know how to reply to Mike Malone now.

He doesn't really have a good way to deal with Aldridge.

Aldridge is a very traditional power forward, with very comprehensive offensive skills; Grant is easily outmatched by him.

Nuggets' offense.

The Spurs continue to pressure Jokic and Zeng Xingyang aggressively.

Jokic passes the ball to Zeng Xingyang before reaching half-court.

Leonard waves his long arms attempting to steal from Zeng Xingyang but fails.

Instead, Zeng Xingyang seizes the opportunity and breaks past.

Zeng Xingyang changes direction and breaks into the interior, encountering a trap.

Zeng Xingyang quickly passes the ball to Harris on the outside.

Harris is open at the right 45-degree angle, shoots a three-pointer.

"Clang!"

Still a miss.

The rebound is grabbed by Leonard jumping up.

In the next two minutes, the Nuggets didn't score, but instead, the Spurs seized the opportunity to launch a small climax.

The Nuggets rarely fell into a scoring drought.

The score quickly became 57 to 66.

The Nuggets call for a timeout.

Zhang Weiping said: "Xingyang must be really missing Pope at this moment; Pope could stand out and score now."

Yu Jia said: "Injuries are a part of the game."

The two commentators feel the Nuggets are in trouble.

On the sideline, Zeng Xingyang is breathing heavily, and Jokic is also a bit tired.

The side effects of the last game are still showing, injuries have led to the Nuggets not being in their best state.

The fans at the AT&T Center are very excited, they see their team occupying absolute momentum.

Aldridge has a great advantage, just continue to play around him.

Mike Malone makes a substitution, replacing Grant with Faried, to see if he can defend.

On the bench, Mike Malone adjusts the tactics again.

This time, it's time to run the pick-and-roll with Zeng Xingyang and Jokic.

The problem just now was the rare case when these two didn't perform, only when one of them opens up can the Nuggets have a chance.

Zeng Xingyang keeps raising his head to drink water, Leonard is giving him more trouble than expected.

Leonard studied him very meticulously, thoroughly understanding some of his habits.

Next, Zeng Xingyang needs to adjust his play style.

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Barkley said: "The Nuggets have always relied on Zeng Xingyang and Nikola Jokic to play ball; if these two have any issues, they get in trouble."

Smith said: "They need someone on the perimeter to make the shots; this would relieve the pressure on both of them."

The Nuggets are in a tough battle, and both commentators are not optimistic about the Nuggets' outcome in this match.

The timeout ends.

Harris brings the ball past half-court, then passes to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang and Jokic initiate the pick-and-roll.

Zeng Xingyang doesn't use the screen to shoot directly, but drives in with a low-hand change of direction.

Leonard weaves from behind.

Zeng Xingyang leans on Leonard, continuously selecting the rhythm to face or back him down.

Jokic rolls to draw the defense, Zeng Xingyang keeps observing left and right.

Zeng Xingyang finds an opportunity, stops, unrolls the ball, and performs a close-range jump shot.

Although Leonard's defense is strongly interfering, this position is enough for Zeng Xingyang to withstand these interferences.

"Clang!"

"Swish!"

59 to 66.

Zeng Xingyang stands out to stop Nuggets' decline.

Spurs' offense.

Aldridge tries to call for the ball, but Faried pushes him hard.

Compared to Grant, Faried is shorter, but he is more aggressive and will use all sorts of small moves.

Aldridge feels quite uncomfortable, so he comes up to set a screen for Leonard.

This time Leonard uses Aldridge's screen to attempt a breakthrough on the right.

But at the moment he breaks through, Zeng Xingyang makes a move to strip the ball.

"Pop!"

The ball in Leonard's hand is stripped away.

Leonard tries to grab the ball back but fouls.