NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 28: Another crucial moment, both players fall to the ground while vying for the ball!

Regarding the outcome of the second half, some favored the Warriors while others favored the Jazz, but overall, more people favored the Warriors, probably because the Warriors have a larger fan base.

Each star player's comment section also features fan-written comments that are displayed on the wall, and during halftime, the commentators will pick out some interesting ones to share with the audience.

Like under Curry's post, the most common comment is:

What's going on? Did Ayesha give you extra rewards again?

Below Wiggins' profile, however, were mostly compliments:

Ditch the goji berry thermos today!

Of course, there were also messages left for Li Xingchen:

What are you talking about, and what am I talking about?

Even before the game was over, the comments section for the players was mostly filled with jokes and memes, but the comments discussing the game's outcome were not so harmonious.

"Curry was playing terribly in the first half, and the Jazz didn't even have a big lead. If Curry gets going in the second half, won't they win for sure?"

"Why don't you mention how well Ah Chen and Brother Zui performed in the first half? Do you think they can maintain this offensive momentum throughout the second half?"

"That's impossible. Those two are doing defense too, it's like they're doing everything themselves. Their stamina can't sustain that for a whole game. Curry, can you step up a bit? You were in great form at the end of the season, how come you're playing like this today?"

"Dude, is this your first year watching Curry in the playoffs? I feel like I'm already used to it. Every series has a game where it goes all the way, and today's game looked like that. But thankfully, they won one game on the road early on. Even if they lost today, they still have a chance."

"This is a true Warriors fan. But Curry usually only pulls one game in a series, never an entire series. It's just that sometimes the games he pulls seem to be crucial... Today's game seemed alright, not the most crucial one. If you think about it that way, it's actually quite reassuring."

"That's true, but I still really hope the Warriors can win. Can they win a game with Wiggins and A-Chen? If they can win even games where Curry is playing like this, their psychological advantage will be huge!"

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The second half of the game started soon.

Li Xingchen was still in the starting lineup. In fact, he had been a starter in the second half since Game 1. Anyone with eyes could see that he had actually taken Rooney's starting playing time. It was just that Cole had not yet made up his mind to start him in the first half as well.

Fans have a good understanding of Curry, and sure enough, his performance didn't improve in the second half, and it seems he's really going to continue his losing streak.

What's most frustrating is that the Jazz didn't double-team him at all today, which meant that when he tried to pass the ball, his teammates basically couldn't find an opportunity.

If he can't draw double teams, his teammates won't get good opportunities. But if he tries to go one-on-one, he's having a bad day and keeps missing shots. Curry used to put defenders in a dilemma, but today Curry himself is in a dilemma.

On Li Xingchen's side, he was constantly facing high-intensity defense. It was a little better when Curry was on the court, but when Curry was not on the court at the same time, the opponent's harassment was simply crazy. In addition to chasing and defending, they also had to help defend or delay the shot. It was a situation where "the game can be lost, but Xingchen must die". They did not want Li Xingchen to shoot at all.

In fact, Li Xingchen's score was still not much today, but the series of explosive plays in the first half was so shocking that it left a strong psychological shadow on the entire Jazz team, from the coach to the players.

Therefore, in order to avoid the same situation from happening again, they had no choice but to keep a close watch on Li Xingchen, especially on his three-point shots.

Therefore, until the end of the fourth quarter, Li Xingchen only managed to take two three-point shots in the second half, both of which he unfortunately missed. He also attempted three mid-range shots, but only made one of them.

In the second half, the Jazz maintained a lead of about ten points, but just as the game was about to enter the final two minutes, the Warriors, through patient tactical movement and ball movement, successfully found an opportunity, allowing Wiggins and Li Xingchen to each complete a layup, thus narrowing the gap to only five points and officially dragging the game into the crucial moment!

The crucial moment refers to the last five minutes of a game when the score difference is within five points.

Li Xingchen's score reached thirteen points with two minutes remaining in the game.

Although they had been suppressed by the opponent for the entire game, everyone saw a glimmer of hope for a comeback. So even though they were exhausted, they still put in 100% effort and focus to defend against the opponent's attacks.

At the Chase Center, the fans' unified chants rang out.

"Defense! Defense!"

The shouts from the fans constantly reminded every Warriors player that they must give their all on defense in the final two minutes.

Conley dribbled the ball across half-court and gestured to his teammates that he needed to run down the clock.

The current score is 98-103. They are currently leading by five points and have at least two possessions, so they definitely need to try to control the time and play steadily.

If they score just one more goal, they'll basically be able to kill the game.

Li Xingchen stepped forward to press and force Conley to pass the ball.

The ball went to Mitchell, and Wiggins immediately spread his arms to defend him, giving Mitchell no space to shoot or drive.

Mitchell called for Gobert's screen, but Draymond Green immediately switched to defend him, still not giving Mitchell any chance to shoot.

Green has no problem switching onto Mitchell. The reason he won the Defensive Player of the Year award was because of his strong awareness of help defense and his versatility on the defensive end. He is a true defensive master who can guard positions one through five.

However, on the other side, Wiggins was at a disadvantage when he switched to defend Gobert.

He is a defensive stalwart on the perimeter, but his small frame makes it difficult for him to block Gobert's position. So the most dangerous area right now is under the basket. As long as the Jazz's perimeter players can pass the ball to Gobert smoothly, the Warriors will almost certainly concede two points in the paint.

This is not hard to see, so both teams are making their final moves based on this point.

Mitchell wanted to pass the ball inside, but his height and wingspan were simply not enough. Even if it wasn't a shot, just passing the ball inside made him feel very dangerous.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to hand the ball back to Conley.

Just as the basketball was flying towards Conley, Li Xingchen reacted quickly and flew out, intending to steal the ball!

Li Xingchen did not fully anticipate this passing move.

Perhaps we suspected this was possible, but we couldn't be sure.

Therefore, diving out to try to intercept the ball is a decision made in an instant, with no way to maintain the body's center of gravity.

Of course, Conley wouldn't just stand by and watch Li Xingchen steal the ball. He also lunged forward, and almost at the same time Li Xingchen touched the ball with both hands, Conley's hand also grabbed one side of the ball. Both of them were desperately trying to win this crucial possession.

In an instant, the two men who lunged at the ball both fell to the ground!