newbobooks 546 Curry's three-point shooting has awakened!
546 Curry's three-point shooting has awakened!
"You little rascal, you're really quite the show-off! But don't get too cocky or arrogant because of that! We'll have to watch your performance from now on!" Su Hao said slowly, a hint of helplessness and anticipation flashing in his eyes.
Curry casually spat out his braces and playfully retorted, "Hey, you can't stand me showing off, can you? I've only just gotten started. The real show is yet to come, so please enjoy my amazing performance!"
Su Hao smiled bitterly to himself, thinking to himself, "Who is the real protagonist of this novel? It feels like we're about to see your performance!"
The Thunder were in a very passive position at this moment. Facing the Clippers' fierce inside-outside attack, they were completely overwhelmed and unable to keep up with the opponent's aggressive firepower.
In the very last offensive possession, Durant, known as "The Reaper," didn't even get a chance to shoot, watching a golden scoring opportunity slip away right before his eyes.
Meanwhile, Harden, nicknamed "The Beard," seemed to have lost his shooting touch, missing several consecutive outside shots.
This caused the team's morale to drop instantly.
Seeing this, Ibaka decisively passed the ball to Harden, his eyes revealing a hint of trust and encouragement.
After receiving the ball, Harden quickly moved up the court, using his skillful dribbling and explosive power to try and draw the Clippers' tight defensive attention with his breakthrough.
However, what was unexpected was that the Clippers players didn't seem to have the slightest intention of helping defend the paint, as if they were confident that they could handle everything as long as they held the perimeter.
And so, Harden was allowed to penetrate into the paint, and none of the Clippers' perimeter players were willing to step up and guard him, letting him move freely under the basket, looking for possible scoring opportunities.
Because the Clippers players understood perfectly well that even if Harden did manage to penetrate to the crucial area inside the paint with his amazing speed and driving ability...
Deep down, he was also filled with apprehension and didn't dare to shoot freely in front of the powerful Su Hao.
It's important to understand that with Su Hao guarding the basket, it would be virtually impossible for him to successfully complete that seemingly easy layup.
Just as everyone predicted, Harden drove with all his might to within half a step of the basket.
He looked around anxiously, only to be horrified to find that not a single Clippers player was willing to come and defend him closely.
At this moment, the player who stood fearlessly in front of him was none other than the formidable Su Hao.
By the time he realized what was happening and tried to turn around and quickly and accurately pass the ball to his teammate waiting on the perimeter, unfortunately, time had already mercilessly slipped away, and it was all too late to turn back.
In the end, Harden had no choice but to force a shot, and the basketball flew directly towards Su Hao in mid-air.
However, Su Hao took the opportunity to block the basketball.
Then, with a swift movement, he forcefully tossed the ball to Curry, who was poised to unleash his attack from the outside.
After successfully receiving the ball from Su Hao's precise pass, Curry demonstrated his extraordinary ability as a top shooter. He skillfully dribbled the ball with one hand and stood steadily at the top of the arc, which symbolizes the three-point line.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced casually at the timer.
At this moment, only two seconds remained on the timer, leaving him no room for complacency.
Immediately afterwards, he skillfully used the carefully set screen by his teammates, flashed his figure, instantly got rid of the defender's entanglement, and then, with a near-perfect posture, threw out that extremely threatening three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air, flying straight towards the basket.
Under the expectant and tense gazes of everyone, the basketball finally landed steadily in the basket.
The crowd erupted in deafening cheers and applause, as if the whole world was boiling over for this moment.
"Great! You really kept your word! You lived up to the pass I gave you!" Su Hao joked, looking at Curry who was shrugging his shoulders.
"Alright! I'm still pretty confident with my three-pointers, right? Don't think that just because I had a bad game, I'm finished. I'm back now, aren't I?" Curry said triumphantly.
In contrast, the Thunder players all looked troubled.
After Curry hit consecutive three-pointers, the point difference between the two sides reached 16 points.
If this continues, they will have absolutely no hope of winning the game.
Ibaka passed the ball to Harden again.
Harden held the ball in one hand, standing outside the three-point line, facing Gordon's defense.
He dribbled the ball repeatedly with his hands crossed.
It seems like he wants to go it alone.
However, after less than two seconds of dribbling, he still chose to pass the ball to Durant, who was lurking in the left corner.
Durant forced a three-pointer even when Paul George was already in position to defend him.
The basketball missed the basket after going over Paul George's head.
At that moment, Su Hao leaped high and grabbed the rebound.
He dribbled forward like lightning, with the other players close behind.
Seeing Durant chasing after him, Su Hao did not dodge at all, and jumped to shoot over Durant.
The ball arced beautifully through the air and swished through the net, adding two more points for the Clippers.
The audience erupted in cheers.
"Su Hao is the MVP! Clippers are the champions!"
The fans at the scene started chanting that familiar slogan again.
"Durant's shooting touch has slipped? Looks like they've lost their chance to catch up! Maybe we should let Durant rest!" Yang Yi said.
Durant really should be taken off the court for a rest.
In the last few offensive possessions, Durant was basically just running back and forth with the team.
It was just a waste of energy; for nearly two minutes, he didn't even touch the basketball.
Everything felt icy cold to the touch.
Having just witnessed Su Hao hit a mid-range shot right in front of him, he still felt uneasy.
At that moment, Coach Brooks on the sidelines decisively called a timeout.
Back on the sidelines.
Coach Brooks patted Durant on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry about it, you've done a great job. Get some rest now, we believe in you."