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Chapter 87: Yong San's madness a few years in advance (25)

At the end of the first half, the score was only 8 points ahead, but the Thunder team was not panicked at all.

There are many strange statistical records in the NBA, and this season, the Thunder also has a rare record.

The record is seven wins and zero losses in games where they entered the second half with a lead.

And they have only played seven games up to today, not counting this one.

Moreover, the team has several big players who are in hot form, so there is absolutely no reason to worry.

Westbrook was already chatting with Durant about where to go out that evening. If Brooks hadn't told him that they had a back-to-back game against the Lakers tomorrow, they would have probably gone to a nightclub in nearby San Francisco as soon as the game was over.

Lin Chuan didn't feel any pressure. After all, this Warriors team was not the 73-win Warriors that later became that team. They were not that powerful.

Yong San’s madness is a thing for the future. How can he go crazy if he hasn’t grown up yet?
The halftime break is over and it’s time for the third quarter.

Lin Chuan, who did not play in the second quarter, returned to the court with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

"Kenny, let's make a bet on whether Lin Chuan can get a triple-double in this game."

In the second quarter of the first half, Barkley had been hoping that Lin Chuan would get a half-time triple-double, but who would have thought that Brooks would force him to rest for the entire quarter.

He was not allowed back into the game until the second half.

Seeing Lin Chuan come on the court, Barkley became interested again.

"Why, do you bet he can get it or not?"

"Of course you can!"

Kenny smiled and pointed at Barkley.

"You're really good at calculating. Okay, how much do you bet? I heard that you and Shaq bet one thousand, so let's bet one thousand too."

"Ok, I'm sure to make a profit from this thousand."

Barkley clapped happily.

This time I want to make back the money I lost on O'Neal from Kenny Smith!

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Thunder took the lead in attacking. Westbrook faced Curry's defense on the outside and dribbled with a change of speed to force a breakthrough into the paint area.

Facing Ezeli's defense, he jumped up and tried to dunk, but the ball was just a little short and bounced out.

The ball just flew to the outside line, Curry received the ball and quickly moved forward. After reaching the center line, he suddenly slowed down and stopped in front of the three-point line and shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Three points into the net.

"Woohoo, a three-pointer!"

"What a pity! If Westbrook had dunked this ball, it would definitely be one of the top five plays of the day."

"That's right, but this guy's physical fitness is really amazing. Between him and Ross, who do you think has better physical explosiveness?"

Kenny Smith and Barkley were chatting, but they were only concerned with Westbrook's almost successful dunk, and ignored Curry's chase three-pointer.

They don't know what this means yet.

Realizing that his offensive choice was not good, Westbrook hesitated and passed the ball to Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan held the ball with his back to the basket. He saw his teammates start to run and Durant rushing towards him. Lin Chuan directly handed the ball to him, blocking Ezeli behind him to create space for Durant.

Watching Durant make a mid-range shot in front of him.

"Fuck, it felt like I was defending you and you made the shot."

Lin Chuan and Durant high-fived and joked.

The Warriors quickly advanced with a corner kick. Westbrook took two steps back. Curry saw that the defender was far away from him, so he chose to pull up for another three-pointer!

"Shh!"

Hollow again!

Curry made another three-pointer!
"Westbrook! Watch out for his three-pointers, his three-point shooting percentage is 45%!"

Coach Brooks on the sidelines couldn't help but stand up and give a few reminders.

Back to the Thunder's offense, Lin Chuan passed the ball to Kevin Martin in the corner. Kevin Martin raised his hand to deceive Thompson's defensive center of gravity, then dropped the ball, lowered his center of gravity and broke through the baseline all the way to the basket. While jumping up, he passed under the basket and Kevin Martin made a reverse layup.

The Warriors served the ball again. Seeing Curry holding the ball, Westbrook immediately became alert and quickly stepped forward to defend. Ezeli stepped forward for a screen. Curry passed the ball to the left with his back. With no one in front of him, he took another three-pointer.

"Swish!" Three hits out of three!

Lin Chuan frowned, something seemed to be wrong.

Curry's touch seems to have opened up.

During the attack, Lin Chuan whispered to Westbrook, asking him to strengthen the defense against Curry and find a way to force him in to defend.

Westbrook nodded and agreed with Lin Chuan's opinion.

Hitting three three-pointers in a row is indeed a bit scary.

Westbrook dribbled the ball and broke through to the inside on the left side. After being assisted by defense, he jumped and passed the ball to Durant at the top of the arc.

Durant shook off Barnes, broke through to the paint area and the free throw line, but missed the jump shot!

Ezeli grabbed the rebound and passed it to Curry, who then advanced with the ball.

Seeing that Curry wanted to make another three-pointer, Westbrook immediately defended him without waiting for Brooks to remind him.

The ball handler was blocked and this round returned to a positional battle.

Curry dribbled the ball several times but failed to shake Westbrook's center of gravity. He looked up at the timer and saw that there were only ten seconds left. He couldn't waste any more time.

Waved and called for a pick-and-roll.

Ezeli stepped forward again, but Westbrook was very fast around the screen this time, not giving Curry a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

There was no way out. Curry forced his way into the inside, but was blocked by Westbrook and almost lost the ball. He stumbled into the free throw line.

There is Lin Chuan sitting in the Thunder's inside line right in front of us, and if we shoot rashly, he will definitely be blocked!
But time is running out!

Curry saw Klay Thompson in the corner out of the corner of his eye, and he turned sideways with all his strength and passed the ball just as he was about to fall.

Klay received the ball at the last second and stood up to shoot against Kevin Martin who came to defend.

"Shh!"

The ball goes in and the light comes on!

Brooks immediately called a timeout.

"Fuck! How come these two Warriors guards are so good!"

Barkley banged the table to show exaggeration.

"I made four three-pointers in two minutes and tied the score!"

"Will the Thunder be able to limit the Warriors next? Is this the first defeat of the season?"

Kenny Smith sounded excited.

He is also a pitcher, and seeing the pitcher suddenly gain momentum made him excited.

And it's so fun to watch a strong team fail.

"They're three points away. If they score a few more, the gap will widen quickly, and then it will be difficult to play, everyone."

Brooks said to the crowd,

"We can't let them shoot three-pointers at will. Let Lin Chuan and Ibaka take care of them!"

The timeout is over and the game is back.

The current score is 53:53.

Westbrook slowly advanced with the ball, dribbled it across half court and handed it to Lin Chuan to handle.

Lin Chuan broke through with the ball, took three slow steps along the free throw line and easily scored with a time difference against Ezeli.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack again, and Westbrook was more serious this time.

The opponent made three consecutive three-pointers. We can’t let him shoot so easily!

Curry had just crossed half court with the ball and was still standing at the logo position when Westbrook had already started to defend him, keeping a small half-step distance away.

Curry changed speed and broke through to one step in front of the three-point line, and shot again against Westbrook's pursuit.

"Shh!"

Come in again!

(End of this chapter)