12dz Chapter 125: We weren't too bad at all, were we? We managed to push the Warriors to the last se
Chapter 125: We weren't too bad at all, were we? We managed to push the Warriors to the last se
The Warriors were on offense. Curry dribbled the ball past the midcourt line. Wang Xiucheng tried to steal the ball several times but failed. He even almost let Curry drive in once.
After managing the time, with 5 seconds left on the shot clock, Curry used a screen to shake off Wang Xiucheng and launched a three-pointer in one smooth motion.
Swish!
A clean, crisp sound of a goal rang out.
Wang Xiucheng was blocked to the side by Kumingjia, and he was so angry that he almost reached out to hit the guy.
Draymond Green stood up halfway, clapping enthusiastically, and yelled at Wang Xiucheng, "Kid, if I were you, I'd do it myself. Passing the ball at a time like this is cowardly. A real man does it himself."
Wang Xiucheng ignored him.
Although Draymond Green didn't play in this game, he kept talking non-stop, and his energy throughout the game was no less than that of the players who did play.
Wang Xiucheng is already immune to this guy.
Since you can't play anyway, do you think you'd dare to choke me while I'm sitting on the sidelines?
The Rockets are on offense, and Wang Xiucheng is dribbling the ball along the sideline.
Deng Ziqi and Yang Ying both watched as Wang Xiucheng passed by.
Unlike others, Deng Ziqi made no attempt to hide her feelings and loudly cheered for Wang Xiucheng.
Yang Ying, on the other hand, was much more reserved, simply looking at Wang Xiucheng as if she were an ordinary football fan.
"Go for it!" Li Chen shouted.
Wang Xiucheng turned around and glanced at the loud-voiced Li Chen.
Curry, who was a meter away, suddenly had a change of heart. A good opportunity!
Wang Xiucheng was actually lost in thought.
How could a professional player get distracted during a match because of someone on the sidelines?
So Curry bent down and reached for the ball.
Li Chen was initially happy to respond when he saw Wang Xiucheng turn around, but his expression changed the next moment when he saw Curry trying to steal the ball.
Before Li Chen could even utter the two Chinese characters for "be careful," Wang Xiucheng had already made his move.
Wang Xiucheng suddenly pulled back his hand holding the ball, and the basketball slipped between his legs and into his other hand.
Curry missed immediately.
So Curry went all in and grabbed Wang Xiucheng's wrist.
He can't let Wang Xiucheng get past him, otherwise it will definitely be a wide-open three-point opportunity.
He knew that Wang Xiucheng had this ability.
It would be better to just foul him and let him take the free throws.
Unfortunately, his free throws aren't very good either.
Curry held onto Wang Xiucheng's wrist tightly, afraid that Wang Xiucheng would suddenly lunge at him.
Curry didn't raise his arm until the referee blew the whistle.
Wang Xiucheng shook his head regretfully; if he had shot earlier, it would have been a three-plus-one opportunity.
Reaching the free-throw line, Wang Xiucheng took a breath, spun the ball, and began his free throw.
Lucky me, I made both free throws.
Speaking of which, Wang Xiucheng's free throws were quite good today, making 7 out of 10, which is one of the reasons why the Warriors didn't foul him too much.
The Rockets trailed by one point, 102-103.
There are 17 seconds left.
This is enough time for the Warriors to launch a complete offensive play.
Kerr didn't call a timeout; Curry was the coach on the court.
The Rockets didn't call a timeout; Silas just yelled, "Don't foul."
Curry dribbled the ball up the court and ran down the clock to the last few seconds before pulling up for a three-pointer.
Enter!
The basketball spun around the rim, almost bouncing out, but finally went in.
All the fans stood up and applauded Curry.
In this arena, Curry is king.
No matter when, just give the ball to Curry and you're done.
The Warriors led the Rockets 106-102, a four-point advantage.
With less than 3 seconds left, the time limit was reduced to 1.
Silas immediately called a timeout.
Silas grabbed the whiteboard but didn't draw anything on it. Instead, he shouted, "Three-pointer! Shoot three-pointers! Everyone get moving!"
The Rockets are down by 4 points. They need to make a three-pointer and then immediately foul to have a chance to move on.
At this moment, Cole on the opposite side shouted, "Defend against three-pointers. Wang Xiucheng will definitely have the ball. Let him drive, don't let him shoot, and don't foul. Remember, don't foul."
Kerr practically shouted at his players.
The fans in the stadium were cheering loudly. Whether they were Warriors fans, Rockets fans who had traveled from afar, or Chinese fans who were simply there to see Curry or Wang Xiucheng, they were all cheering loudly.
The game started quickly, and everyone stood watching the final three seconds, wondering if the Rockets had any chance of turning the tide.
Gordon was standing at the center line when he inbounded the ball.
Although he is short, he is the most experienced, and there's nothing we can do about him serving.
It's better than letting a rookie serve.
Wang Xiucheng stood on the sideline, stretching one hand out of the field to catch the ball.
Curry stared at Wang Xiucheng, not believing that Wang Xiucheng would actually receive the ball like that, because it would easily disrupt the serve.
Sure enough, Wang Xiucheng pushed Curry aside and ran quickly towards the backcourt, reaching out for the ball.
Gordon finally inbounded the ball, successfully passing it to Wang Xiucheng, who had shaken off Curry.
Without stopping, Wang Xiucheng rushed towards the front of the field. To save time, he didn't make any feints or changes of direction; he simply used his speed to rush diagonally forward.
Curry, Kuminga, and Wiggins all rushed towards Wang Xiucheng at that moment.
Time was running out for Wang Xiucheng to pass the ball again; everyone knew that Wang Xiucheng had to throw it himself.
This is why three people came to attack Wang Xiucheng from both sides.
Wang Xiucheng had just crossed the halfway point when he saw three people rushing towards him, so he jumped up and leaned forward.
Wang Xiucheng is about to shoot a three-pointer and draw a foul!
Seeing the basketball flying high and fast into the air, Wang Xiucheng began to try to make contact.
However, Wang Xiucheng was shocked to find that the three men who had been like tigers before were now at least half a meter away from him.
Furthermore, none of the three jumped.
They didn't even extend their hands; they just watched helplessly as Wang Xiucheng jumped and shot a three-pointer.
The basketball traced a perfect parabola in the air before spinning and falling into the net.
Swish!
Three-pointer scored!
Although the ball went in, Wang Xiucheng knew that he had been tricked!
Instantly, Wang Xiucheng fixed his gaze on Curry.
The three men seemed poised to pounce on him, but instead let him shoot three-pointers, giving Wang Xiucheng no chance to make contact with them.
Wang Xiucheng knew this must have been arranged by Curry, and only Curry could have others on the court to execute his tactics.
The score changed, with the Rockets trailing 105-106 by one point.
And the time is less than 1 second.
In fact, it's already very difficult for the Rockets to change their fate of failure.
But Jalen Green still stubbornly grabbed Wiggins when he received the inbound pass from the baseline.
Wiggins immediately launched the ball into the air.
The referee blew the whistle.
Jalen Green looked over and saw that the referee's gesture was not a foul, but the whistle to end the game.
Jalen Green bent over in disappointment, supporting himself on his knees.
Suddenly, a hand patted his shoulder from behind.
Somewhat disappointed, Green looked over and saw Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng looked at Jalen Green and said with a smile, "That's the Warriors, that's Curry. If we can push them to the last second, we're not too bad, are we?"