CHAPTER 248: CHAPTER 177, DUNK OVER CARMELO, SHINE IN MADISON, 40 POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF!

After the free throw, Zeng Xingyang shouted at Anthony as he passed by: "He can’t defend me, you need to step up."

Anthony ignored Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang quickly added, "Sorry, forgot, you can’t defend either."

Anthony snorted coldly.

Zeng Xingyang talked a lot of trash.

The Knicks’ offense.

Anthony was demanding the ball in the low post, and as soon as he got it, Faried and Zeng Xingyang double-teamed him.

Anthony quickly passed the ball to Calderon, but Pope’s rotation on defense was swift, leaving Calderon without an open shot.

Calderon passed the ball to Porzingis on the other side.

Porzingis caught the ball on the perimeter and shot a three-pointer.

Nurkic wasn’t able to defend in time.

"Swish!"

This time it’s good.

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Porzingis was now using his shooting to deal with Nurkic.

Nurkic was very uncomfortable being pulled out to the perimeter to defend such a big man, his footwork just couldn’t keep up.

"Defend quicker," Mike Malone frowned, signaling Jokic to the scorer’s table.

Sending in Jokic seemed more reliable.

Nuggets’ offense.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt, Galloway stuck close.

Zeng Xingyang leaned into Galloway, but Galloway didn’t dare to reach in.

Zeng Xingyang bumped Galloway, created space, then spun to the right side and accelerated in.

Porzingis came to help defend, Zeng Xingyang burst with a second acceleration, shifted the ball from right to left, then gathered and drove to the basket.

A bank shot layup.

The basketball hit the board then got tapped away by Porzingis.

"Beep beep!!"

The referee signaled a goaltending.

Zeng Xingyang’s shot counted.

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Porzingis’ defensive coverage was indeed large, and applied some pressure on Zeng Xingyang, making him proceed with caution.

Porzingis was visibly regretful, his awareness was there, but his footwork failed to keep up a little, Zeng Xingyang’s sense of rhythm was just exceptional.

Knicks’ offense, this time Anthony finally got an opportunity.

Anthony cut in diagonally using Lopez’s screen.

Receiving a pass from Calderon.

Anthony faked out Zeng Xingyang and Pope, changed the rhythm, and hit a jump shot for two points.

"Swish!"

Bullseye!!

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Zeng Xingyang took a deep breath, even if he defended well, completely stopping Anthony was still tough.

Nuggets’ offense.

Calderon committed a foul on defense.

Dead ball situation.

Both teams rotated, basically reverting to their starting lineups on the court.

Offense again.

Jokic held the ball at the top and organized.

Zeng Xingyang brought Afflalo, who was following him, over, feigning to take a hand-off but then slipped past him into the paint.

Jokic lobbed a high pass, and Zeng Xingyang caught it and stepped airborne.

The rotation defender inside was Anthony, who had no idea Zeng Xingyang would cut in like that, so he wasn’t well prepared.

He didn’t have time to jump, only raised his hands to meet Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang soared like a rocket; his physical condition now is far superior to when he first entered the league, most notably in his dunking ability.

Zeng Xingyang grabbed the basketball with one hand, reached the peak, then mercilessly slammed the ball into the hoop over Anthony.

"Bang!!"

"Rim!!"

Anthony, while being posterized, was bumped out of bounds.

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"Ah!!!"

The Nuggets’ bench players all huddled together.

They all knew about the tension between Zeng Xingyang and Anthony.

Such a poster dunk was the ultimate humiliation for Anthony.

"Oh, oh, oh, posterized him, haha, a clean and decisive response."

"However arrogant Anthony was pre-game, that’s how embarrassed he is now."

"Gotta say, Jokic’s pass was just perfect, and the Knicks’ defense was simply torn apart."

"Amazing, amazing, play just like that."

"Well done, Xingyang, keep it up like that."

Unlike the silence at the venue, the fans online were all hyped up.

The fans at Madison Square Garden were very quiet.

The camera was focused on Anthony.

Anthony directly took off his headband and tossed it to the bench.

Zeng Xingyang remained unfazed seeing this.

Does throwing a headband make you stronger?

This poster dunk over Anthony also made Zeng Xingyang clearly realize how terrifying his own talent was.

His jumping ability ensured his movements in dunks were more fluid.

Of course, this had to do with Anthony being in decline; if it was the Anthony from a few years ago, Zeng Xingyang might have been blocked.

Jokic and Zeng Xingyang high-fived in celebration, Jokic was also a bit shocked by this play.

He felt that even talent could improve.

For the Knicks, it was Afflalo who stepped up.

Afflalo used a crossover feint to break through Harris one-on-one, drove inside, and managed to score against Grant.

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Afflalo was a tough shooting guard, a decent three-point shooter, but most of the time he excelled in mid-range attacks, and because of his shooting nature, Harris got faked out by him this time.

The Knicks didn’t have much of an issue offensively, constantly maintaining pressure on the Nuggets.

Nuggets’ offense came again.

Zeng Xingyang quickly dribbled and advanced.

Afflalo came to defend Zeng Xingyang.

Afflalo is 6’5", a very tough wing defender, though his defensive data wasn’t particularly impressive.

Zeng Xingyang reached the right side and, after observing, initiated a pick-and-roll with Jokic.

The pick-and-roll didn’t succeed, Afflalo successfully navigated around Jokic and continued to chase Zeng Xingyang.

Seeing the pick-and-roll fail, Jokic cleared out to make space and not impede Zeng Xingyang.