Relying on Yao Ming's power, the Supersonics kept the score difference above ten. The Nuggets kept chasing behind, but the supersonics, which had full firepower, were not inferior to them at all. When Stephen went down to rest briefly, Billups remained on the court. The Nuggets' offense was once very crazy, but other players on the court fought hard, so that Stephen would not have to return to the court just after the game.

Kevin Durant is the main reason why the Supersonics can withstand this offensive. He and Du Fei joined forces, with the support of the inside, to withstand the Nuggets' attack. When Stephen returned to the court, the Supersonics still held a nine-point lead. At this time, two and a half minutes had passed in the fourth quarter. If it weren't for the baptism of the playoffs, these players would definitely not have the ability.

The long-term backwardness made the Nuggets players a little anxious. Before the game started, they were dreaming of conquering the key center with offense like the regular season. They thought that the Supersonics would inevitably be beaten by the Nuggets' offense like the regular season. They did not expect that the Supersonics would attack with all their strength, which was not inferior to the Nuggets at all. Even when the team's core Stephen did not show his power, they could still lead the Nuggets.

This is something that Nuggets players never expected. They thought that the Supersonics would definitely be different from the regular season. Although they swept the Rockets, everyone knows what happened now. The Nuggets have won the three regular season matches, so they don’t take the Rockets seriously.

Compared to the super strong team San Antonio Spurs who defeated themselves, the Supersonics only took the advantage of ranking and chose a weak opponent. The sweeping record did not prove anything. Unlike their own team, they won by the test of strong enemies. Psychologically, they had the advantage, but in the game, it was not the case now. The Supersonics performed better than them.

And it is also in terms of offense that they are best at, which makes Nuggets players unacceptable, especially when the game is about to end, the Nuggets still cannot take the initiative, which naturally makes people very anxious.

But the more anxious they are, the less organized they will play, and the offense is fragmented and cannot be continued. The Supersonics lowered the offense at this time and played slowly and very rhythmically. Although the Nuggets have excellent offensive capabilities and have veteran point guards like Billups, they are still very uncomfortable with this style of controlling the rhythm. The momentum of chasing points is getting weaker and weaker, and they are about to lose hope of victory.

At this time, Billups stood up as before, and Stephen was still defending him, but mainly defending his passes rather than his attack. At this time, Billups' big heart seemed to be activated all of a sudden, constantly outputting energy outwards, reflected on Billups. Suddenly, Billups seemed to have changed someone else.

Could it be that Billups leveled up and fought monsters on himself just now, but now his experience slot is full and he has automatically upgraded. Why did he suddenly become so powerful? Stephen felt that he underestimated Billups' ability, especially his offensive ability. He is a legendary point guard. Billups should have sacrificed his offensive ability, otherwise with his ability, averaging 20 plus per game would be absolutely no problem.

Don’t think that it’s easy to average twenty plus. You should know that there are thirty teams in the league, and their shooting rights are more or less restricted. Getting twenty plus should not be a problem, but this season, there are only twenty-two people who average twenty plus points per game.

These twenty-two people represent twenty-two teams, and none of them has two such players. In addition to Stephen, Kevin Durant and Yao Ming are both close to 20, so they are ranked 25th and 28th in this ranking respectively.

It is the only one in the top 30 of this list with three players. Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics topped 20, Ray Allen ranked 30th, Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs topped 20, Tim Duncan was close to 20, ranking 26th, while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers topped 20, and Paul Gasol ranked 24th.

From this list, we can see that these strong teams have all the offensive abilities, and the Supersonics have three players entering this list, which also confirms their strength. After all, the Boston Celtics and the San Antonio Spurs, which are also in the Big Three, have only two players.

These people are the backbone of the team and the backbone of the league's survival. Without that fan watching, they like to watch a lot of unfamous players playing on the court. In a commercial league, star players are the basis for survival. When Billups was at the Detroit Pistons, he looked at the team's offense in an orderly manner, and the shooting distribution and scoring were very balanced. After arriving at the Denver Nuggets, he not only ensured that Carmelo Anthony's shooting was not affected, but also did not cause Carmelo Anthony's dissatisfaction, but also reasonably allocated the shooting rights to other teammates. This is the reason why the Denver Nuggets are excellent this season.

Once his offense shots were burst out by his fighting will, few people could resist it. Stephen keenly discovered Billups' outbreak, and immediately strengthened his defense against Billups' offense score, and at the same time began to score.

Because after a period of burst of feel, whether it was Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook who was later replaced, the feel had declined. If Coupard, who replaced Yao Ming in the inside, maintained a certain pressure, the Nuggets would have already caught the score closer.

Stephen and Cooperate very well, because among all the players now, Cooper is the person who has played with Stephen for the longest time, and no one can compare to this, because after the supersonic team undergoes a major blood change, Cooper comes here and participates in all the games without falling. In addition to the experiences of the two in college, naturally no one can compare to them.

The two teamed up, one inside and one outside, playing very well, which made the Nuggets' defense exhausted. Coupard did not suffer much in the competition with Nene Hilario. Although his maneuverability and flexibility were not as good as Nene Hilario, his strength and tonnage were much better than Nene Hilario.

Stephen and Yao Ming and Cooperate with Cooperation with Cooperation with Cooperation are common in many cases. The two of them have different dribbling abilities, so once they reach the right position, they must pass the ball. Cooper's athletic ability is stronger than Yao Ming, but his offensive skills and height are not as good as Yao Ming.

But even so, Koopard's performance made Yao Ming sit off the court and frown. He was not jealous because of Koopard's performance, nor was he afraid that Koopard would grow up and affect his status. This was just a manifestation of his thinking. He saw the shortcomings of his cooperation with Stephen in Koopard, and thought about how to cooperate better with Stephen.

A player must always talk about how to improve himself. Sometimes, it is not only his own technical or physical fitness, but also his cooperation and understanding of the team's tactics. Why do many talented players who have not entered the league come to the league after they arrive in the league? Or they are either short-lived or lost in the crowd from now on, because they cannot go too far from their basketball into the league. Yao Ming's ability to grow from a low-level league in another country has a lot to do with his progress all the time.

Stephen's score continued to rise, and both sides continued to climb to the heights, 110, 120, and the final score of both sides was frozen at 134 to 129 points. The Supersonics only achieved the first victory in the Western Conference semi-finals with a five-point advantage. Stephen's performance in the last quarter was the key to the team's victory, otherwise he would probably continue to lose to the Nuggets. In the end, Stephen got 33 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, three steals and two blocks triple-double data. Billups contributed 24 points, seven rebounds, fourteen assists, and two steals. The data was also excellent.

Many media experts believe that this game is the real test of the Supersonics in the playoffs, and what many Supersonics fans are worried about is the record of the Denver Nuggets against the Supersonics in the regular season. Everyone pointed out that whether the Supersonics can win this game has set a tone for the entire series. Stephen is the most critical, and Stephen's performance does not disappoint, and he has made his due contributions in both defense and offense.
Chapter completed!