This is the power of Paul. Even when the team is in adversity, he keeps his cool and finds his teammates.
Little Jordan and Griffin’s height and agility in the paint give Paul many assist-dunk opportunities.
If the Nuggets’ rim protection is slightly slack, they easily get bombarded.
Playing next to Paul, Little Jordan has even been an All-Star, and he also landed a big contract.
In other teams, with Little Jordan’s rough offensive skills, these would be hard to achieve.
Nuggets on the offense.
Zeng Xingyang dribbles past the mid-court, and he directly wants to go one-on-one against Paul.
But Wesley Johnson comes to double-team, so Zeng Xingyang quickly passes the ball to Jokic.
Jokic makes a fake, draws the defense, and then transfers the ball to Galinarli running along the baseline.
Galinarli makes a mid-range shot.
In the following several possessions, whenever Zeng Xingyang and Paul face off one-on-one, the Clippers respond by double-teaming.
But soon the Nuggets made them pay for it.
Jokic always accurately finds his teammates to dismantle the double-team.
So, the Clippers no longer dare to double-team Zeng Xingyang.
As long as there’s no double-team, Zeng Xingyang attacks decisively.
Whether facing Paul or Redick, Zeng Xingyang directly drives through, scoring various mid-range shots or drawing fouls.
Redick’s defense is quite weak as well, and he can’t stop Zeng Xingyang.
Sometimes when Little Jordan comes out to defend, Zeng Xingyang can still attack.
Now in Zeng Xingyang’s eyes, the Clippers’ defense is full of holes.
Zeng Xingyang uses his entire arsenal, executing various one-on-one plays.
Jokic consistently finds Zeng Xingyang, looking for opportunities to feed him the ball.
The Clippers’ perimeter defense is repeatedly abused by Zeng Xingyang, and the Nuggets quickly take the lead in the score.
The fans on the scene are shouting wildly, cheering for Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang displays ultra-efficient offense, scoring every time, which makes the fans’ adrenaline soar, resulting in even louder cheers.
The Clippers’ morale is plummeting.
After changing Pope to defend Paul, Paul’s efficiency drops significantly.
It’s not that Pope’s defense is stronger than Zeng Xingyang’s, but his agility suits defending Paul’s style of pick-and-roll play better.
In positioning, Zeng Xingyang receives a pass from Galinarli and decisively hits a three-pointer from the right 45-degree angle...
Grant completes a block on Paul, the basketball misses everything and is grabbed by Jokic.
Jokic dribbles to the front court and finds Zeng Xingyang again.
Zeng Xingyang converts at the top of the arc with a three-pointer, as Griffin comes from behind and crashes into Zeng Xingyang, granting Zeng Xingyang a chance at the free-throw line.
During the entire third quarter, Zeng Xingyang completely exploded, dropping 24 points in a single quarter, bringing his tally to 40 points through three quarters.
This is the most insane single-quarter performance by the Nuggets in recent years.
Driven by Zeng Xingyang’s craziness, the Clippers are suppressed as well.
"Beautiful, Zeng Xingyang once again demonstrates the role of the Nuggets’ leading player, showcasing the league’s top-tier offensive level."
"Zeng Xingyang has gone crazy, the Clippers can’t stop his scoring; he’s a living scoring machine."
"No wonder he was in the top five in scoring average during his rookie season; this guy is a natural scorer."
"40+ in three quarters, without a doubt, tonight Zeng Xingyang will break his career-high record."
"This is a crazy game. Let’s see if he can break the new century’s rookie record of 55 points set by Brandon Jennings."
Barkley’s tone is full of astonishment.
Reggie Miller can’t help but say, "Now no one can predict where this guy’s ceiling is. Will he be the fastest to become the league’s scoring champion?"
O’Neal says, "If this guy keeps improving , he’ll surpass 81 points!"
O’Neal is alluding to Kobe.