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Chapter 88: A long-awaited comeback (35)

The timeout just now didn't seem to interrupt Curry's touch. This time he almost forced a long three-pointer, but it still hit!

This is the first time the Thunder fell behind in this game!

"Fuck, this is an immature version of Yong San, right?"

Lin Chuan was speechless.

Unexpectedly, in November 2012, these two Splash Brothers have already started to show their prowess.

Lin Chuan just scored a basket and then it was over to the Warriors, where Klay found an open space and made a three-pointer.

Durant made a three-pointer against Barnes, and Barnes responded with an answer ball.

The two sides were shooting three-pointers.

"I really didn't expect the game to get to this point!"

Kenny Smith was a little excited.
"Oh my God, look at it, it's like there are scopes on both sides, and I can make a three-pointer even if I'm blocked in the face!"

"Who would have thought that the Warriors would suddenly become so strong after losing their starting center! They even surpassed the Thunder in the third quarter!"

Barkley was a little shocked. He had never seen a guard play like this. The two guards of the Warriors have made a total of 10 three-pointers so far!
And many of those shots were not completely open.

There are quick stop three-pointers, top shots, and buzzer-beating shots.

Even so, the two of them maintained high efficiency.

Currently, Curry has made 8 of 5 three-pointers and Klay has made 7 of 5.

Very efficient.

After the third quarter, the Thunder fell behind due to the Warriors' three-point rain.

The current score is 72:85.

The Thunder scored 23 points in the third quarter, which is normal, but the Warriors relied on the explosion of the Splash Brothers to score 44 points in this quarter! More than their combined score in the first half!
After one quarter, they not only caught up with the score, but also led the Thunder by a full 13 points!
Mark Jackson was shocked sitting on the sidelines.

As the head coach of the Warriors, he never expected that his players would be so scary when they went crazy. They almost defeated the Thunder, the No. 1 team in the league.

If we hadn't fallen behind in the first half, we would have led by 20 points in this quarter.

Curry panted and saw the stunned Mark Jackson, smiled and patted him to sit down,

"What's wrong? Why are you so surprised, Coach Jackson?"

"I've already told you, coach, we can play our game. If we're in good form, we can win. If we're not in good form, we can't win."

On the other side, Durant rested his elbows on his knees, his hands on his chin, looking into the distance.

A big hand waved in front of him, interrupting Durant's thoughts. Lin Chuan said,

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how to play in the fourth quarter."

"They have a good touch, but it lasted for a whole quarter in the third quarter. They looked exhausted. In the fourth quarter, they can use up some of their energy and miss one or two shots. Then let them play in the paint. They can still win."

Brooks interjected.
"With Lin Chuan and Ibaka waiting for them in the paint, these small guards won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Yes, it's been a long time since I last saw a comeback." The previous few games were won too easily, which made him feel that the regular season was a bit boring. Now he was almost defeated by the Warriors in one quarter. Lin Chuan became a little excited.

The fourth quarter started quickly, with both sides starting full time, and the outcome was decided during this period!

The Warriors attacked first, Curry had the ball, and Westbrook immediately stepped forward to press. Curry made several consecutive back dribbles and finally created a little space. He lowered his center of gravity and broke through the penalty area from the left, then made a super high layup.

This is a little trick of Curry, which allows him to throw the ball in a very high arc, thus reducing the risk of being blocked.

But unfortunately, the person he met today was Lin Chuan!
Lin Chuan combines Olajuwon's defense!

"Snapped!"

The basketball was slapped down from the air by Lin Chuan, hitting Curry's face and bouncing away.

Lin Chuan caught the ball and threw it to the frontcourt like a grenade, and Durant dunked with both hands.

"Lin Chuan's defense is too terrible now. Curry's layup had such a high arc, almost vertically thrown up, but it was still blocked by Lin Chuan."

"Yeah, you see Curry is still sitting on the ground with a confused look on his face. After the ball hit his face, he probably didn't even realize what happened."

In the next round, Curry was forced to the sideline again. Seeing Thompson in the corner, he was anxious to pass the ball, but his back pass went directly out of bounds.

"Good defense! Just restrict them like this!"

Brooks clapped his hands vigorously and praised Westbrook and Lin Chuan.

After forcing Curry into the inside, the Warriors' offense suddenly went silent.

The series of magical shots just now also missed.

The Thunder limited the Warriors' three-pointers in two ways.

On the offensive end, Westbrook would closely guard Curry, forcing him to pass the ball, break through or shoot, while Thompson would have Sefolosha sticking close to him and not giving him any open opportunities.

On the defensive end, the Thunder also implemented a brutal switching defense, allowing Westbrook, Durant, and even Lin Chuan to single out Curry.

After being beaten one-on-one by several oversized men, Curry's small body was exhausted and he was sweating as he supported himself on his knees on the court.

Mark Jackson saw it all and was anxious. It was really painful to be in this situation where there was obviously no hope but his players gave him a glimmer of hope, and then it was shattered bit by bit by the opponent.

He quickly called a timeout to let Curry rest for a while and decided to change his playing style.

After the timeout, Curry gave up holding the ball and started running around his teammates to become a shooter, which effectively delayed the time for the Warriors to catch up with the score.

However, his defense did not improve after being singled out. After being singled out several times, Curry became increasingly exhausted, until he started to miss even his open three-point shots.

Klay Thompson on the side was also given special attention by the Thunder on the offensive end, and his opportunities to receive the ball were continuously limited.

After half a quarter, his hands started to get cold.

The Warriors' firepower gradually weakened, while on the other side, the Thunder players had plenty of energy after taking turns to rest in the first half, and their firepower never stopped.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Thunder even played a 20:0 attack wave and reversed the score to 107:95.
After this super offensive wave, the Warriors completely ran out of steam. After Curry missed a strong shot, Mark Jackson called a timeout and replaced the ball with a substitute.

Looking at Curry standing aside, gasping for breath, with his braces spit out and looking like he was about to collapse from exhaustion, Mark Jackson felt a little sorry for his disciple.

Previously, he was regarded as a glass man because of frequent ankle injuries. Last season, he was even reimbursed for the season due to an ankle injury after playing until March. In this game, he was singled out by the Thunder again. Jackson was afraid of injuring Curry again.

(End of this chapter)