A Kick That Took Bowen Out (Parts Two and One Combined)

Meanwhile, Kobe and Karl Malone were also watching the game, and they knew that Li Chen wasn't being contained by the Spurs...

"Charles, I've discovered something very interesting."

"Oh? How so?" Barkley asked curiously.

"Charles, here are the statistics for the first half."

Duncan 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.

"Take another look at Li Chen's data."

Li Chen had 6 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 blocks, and made 2 of 3-pointers.

"Oh my God! No wonder he's Barkley's idol, his shooting percentage is 100%!"

Kenny Smith nodded, then said, "In the first half, he only took two shots, and both of them were made while being double-teamed by Bowen and Stephen Jackson."

"So Popovich must be feeling really bad, hahaha!" Barkley chuckled mischievously.

Kenny Smith nodded helplessly.

The third quarter began, and the Clippers maintained their lead over the Spurs.

The enthusiastic cheers from the fans in the Staples Center filled the Clippers players with fighting spirit.

In the third quarter, Li Chen continued to play a supporting role in leading the Clippers' offense. Of course, whenever the Spurs showed signs of taking the lead, he would score to suppress Spurs momentum.

Li Chen's agile footwork and accurate shooting left the Spurs' defense helpless.

He made a crucial layup, putting a lot of pressure on the Spurs.

Even Duncan, an All-Star player with a strong offense and defense, couldn't stop Li Chen's offense.

Despite this, the Spurs did not give up easily. They could not stop Li Chen, nor could they stop the Clippers' offense.

Popovich hadn't expected that his tactics would be so ineffective. At that moment, he had a feeling that the only thing that could stop this Eastern Kid was the basketball hoop.

As for why Popovich thinks this way, it's because Li Chen's shooting percentage is currently over 90%.

However, the Spurs refused to give up. Duncan consistently demonstrated his scoring ability, using his excellent positioning and experienced moves to score repeatedly in the paint, stabilizing the Spurs' situation.

Parker also played exceptionally well, using his quick breakthroughs and sharp layups to leave the Clippers' defense helpless.

He quickly penetrated the Clippers' defense, scoring or drawing fouls on each attempt, earning valuable points for the Spurs.

However, Odom of the Clippers suddenly became unpredictable, and with the help of Li Chen, the "Assist Master," he made Clutch Shot every time.

For a time, the Spurs were unable to take the lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers still led the Spurs 69-67 by two points.

Although the lead was small, Li Chen decided to step up his game in the fourth quarter and crippled the Spurs. Yes, he had the ability to do so.

Spurs' Popovich looked at Bowen and said, "Bruce, we need you."

Bowen nodded firmly without hesitation and said, "I understand, Coach."

Duncan opened his mouth, looking conflicted, but Robinson stopped him.

Duncan looked at Robinson with a puzzled expression. He respected Robinson a lot, but Robinson's actions today made Duncan somewhat conflicted.

At this point, Robinson shook his head, signaling him to keep quiet.

Seeing his older brother's serious expression, he thought for a moment and nodded.

Seeing Duncan nod, Robinson felt relieved. Then he stood up and said, "Coach, this isn't right! We want to win the game based on our own strength."

Popovich turned to Robinson and sneered, "By strength? Who among you can stop him? You? You, or you?"

Popovich repeatedly pointed at Robinson, Duncan, and the other Spurs players.

The Spurs players fell silent.

At this point, Popovich questioned, "This year we were lucky enough to beat the defending champion Lakers. If we beat the Clippers, the championship will be ours for the taking. Are you really willing to fall at the feet of the Clippers?"

Yes, in fact, after Popovich defeated the Lakers, he was confident of winning the championship, but he never expected the Clippers to be so strong.

No! To be precise, Li Chen was so powerful that he single-handedly turned the Spurs upside down.

If Popovich knew about the character Sun Wukong, he would definitely say that Li Chen is just a mischievous Sun Wukong.

His unstoppable shooting left him helpless, forcing him to resort to trickery to win.

There's nothing to feel sorry about; this is just to let the Eastern Kid know that establishing himself in the NBA isn't easy, and to let him experience the cruelty of the NBA.

Popovich's questioning silenced the Spurs players.

Are they willing to accept it? Of course they are not, but... in the end they acquiesced.

Meanwhile, Duncan covered his face with a towel and remained silent.

At this moment, the Spurs players were all conflicted, except for Bowen, who seemed completely unfazed—no, he even seemed somewhat eager to try.

You know, this kid is way better than Carter.

At the start of the fourth quarter, the Clippers were the first to attack.

Li Chen dribbled the ball forward into the attacking third.

At this moment, Odom, brimming with confidence in the third quarter, raised his hand to ask for the ball.

This made Li Chen, who originally wanted to attack himself, think about it when he saw Odom asking for the ball, and then pass the basketball to Odom instead.

After receiving the pass from Li Chen, he attempted a turnaround fadeaway jumper over Duncan, but Duncan interfered and he failed to score.

Then, Duncan jumped again and missed the rebound.

Seeing this, Li Chen's lips twitched. Damn it, this bastard's really gotten cocky. Does he think he can look down on Duncan just because he just scored a basket over Duncan?

A moment later, "Hey! Lamar, if you can't do it, don't throw. Don't waste my feelings."

Odom gets angry when he hears the word "no".

"Fuck, don't mention 'can't' in front of me, Odom, I don't want to hear that word. And if you're so good, you do it!" Odom glared at Li Chen.

Li Chen pursed his lips and said, "I'll let you see my brother's performance later."

"Fuck, if you can do a layup like Jordan, I'll treat the whole team to a nightclub tonight."

Li Chen blinked. "Lamar, you said it yourself, you can't go back on your word."

"Go back on your word? That's not a word for Odom."

The Spurs on offense.

Parker drove past Andre Miller and then went for a layup, but Elton Brand missed.

However, Duncan successfully dunked on it.

With the score at 69-69, it seemed the game was only just beginning.

Li Chen was somewhat surprised to see Duncan suddenly become so violent.

Andre Miller passed the ball to Li Chen was surprised to find that the Spurs were now guarding him one-on-one.

Pulling himself back to reality, Li Chen used his speed to break through Bowen 'Bowen defense and quickly rushed towards the basket.

Just as he was about to leave the ground, Stephen Jackson and Malik Rose, who had just been substituted in, both jumped up to block Li Chen's shot.

Li Chen reacted quickly, pulling the ball down with both hands to avoid the block attempts of the two players, completing his first layup.

However, how could the Spurs possibly give up?

Then, Duncan's large hand came in one after another, his hand as immovable as a mountain, firmly blocking Li Chen's way.

With a sudden burst of strength from his waist and abdomen, Li Chen faked out Duncan's block with a mid-air layup, then sank the ball with a third backhand layup.

71 to 69.

"Oh my God! This kid did three consecutive layups! How did he do that?" Barkley exclaimed.

"I don't need to know how he did it, but I know he accomplished the same feat as Jordan. Oh! It's truly unbelievable!"

"Three pull-ups demand an incredibly high level of hang time, body control, explosiveness, coordination, and reaction time. You have to admit he might be a once-in-a-century genius," Kenny Smith added.

Kobe was also dumbfounded. How did this kid do that?

At that moment, Kobe had an urge to stop watching because Li Chen was performing too well.

So Kobe decisively turned off the TV. Ugh! Fuck, let's go practice!

On the court, the Clippers players rushed towards Li Chen celebrate his amazing offensive play.

Only Odom stared blankly at Li Chen's incredible layup on the screen.

He was immediately followed by a wail, "Fuck, I have to treat everyone again!"

At the same time, Avril covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

She then stood up, cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone, and shouted at Li Chen, "Darling, you're amazing!"

But at the Staples Center, the roar of cheering fans was so loud that Avril's voice was quickly drowned out.

Britney was also stunned. She never expected Li Chen to be so capable. At this moment, she felt a little regretful and then glanced at Avril.

The Spurs players finally understood why their coach did that; this kid is too good.

Meanwhile, David Stern's eyes lit up at the sight; this kid was indeed a promising talent.

On the other hand, the betting companies were overjoyed, because quite a few people had bet on the Spurs to win! They could make a killing this time.

Conversely, those gamblers who bet on the Spurs and won all hated Li Chen.

With four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Spurs finally took action against Li Chen.

Right after Li Chen hit a three-pointer, a horrific scene unfolded.

Li Chen and Bowen collapsed to the ground, both groaning in pain.

For a brief moment, the Staples Center fell silent.

This unexpected event caught everyone off guard.

The Clippers fans immediately erupted in angry shouts, with loud curses and boos echoing throughout the arena.

They waved their hands, expressing their anger and dissatisfaction towards Bowen.

Angry fans stood up, banging on their seats and throwing away their drinks. Some even screamed and pounded on the armrests.

The fans' faces were filled with anger and dissatisfaction.

They spared no effort in expressing their anger at this dishonest and unethical behavior, and they desperately wanted to see the referee take the foul seriously and make a fair ruling.

The fans' anger spread like wildfire.

They rallied together, chanting slogans and demonstrating their unwavering commitment to fairness in basketball.

They don't spend money to watch this infuriating, unfair competition; they demand severe penalties for fouls and the protection of true competitive spirit.

At that moment, the referee blew his whistle, and he jogged over to Li Chen's side to check on the situation of both teams' players.

Meanwhile, in the TNT broadcast room.

Barkley and Kenny Smith were both dumbfounded. They had seen players intentionally trip each other during games, but they had never seen anything like this before.

Now they don't know how to condemn Bowen's unethical behavior anymore.

At the same time, the slow-motion video started playing in slow motion on the big screen.

Just as Li Chen made a three-pointer, Bowen deliberately stuck his foot under Li Chen's feet as he landed, and Li Chen unsurprisingly lost his balance and fell.

However, during the fall, Li Chen unfortunately kicked Bowen in the ribs with his left foot.

This led to the two of them collapsing to the ground, groaning in pain.

At that moment, Alvin Gentry, as if possessed, rushed onto the field with the team doctor.

A short while later, the Clippers' team doctor placed Li Chen on a stretcher and then carried him to the temporary rest room for examination.

As Li Chen was carried away, Avril stood up angrily, vowing to condemn the Spurs.

On the other side.

Seeing Bowen's miserable state, a chill ran through the Spurs players.

Then Bowen was carried off the field, and he watched as Bowen was seen off.

The match then resumed.

Li Chen's unexpected injury extinguished the Clippers' will to continue the game.

The Spurs seized this opportunity to widen the score gap.

In just five minutes, the Clippers trailed the Spurs by 14 points, 90-76.

Let's rewind five minutes.

In the Clippers' locker room, after a series of examinations, the diagnosis results came out.

Alvin Gentry asked eagerly, "How is it?"

He was genuinely afraid that Li Chen's season would be over.

Dr. William adjusted his glasses, a sigh of relief washing over him. "Coach Alvin, Chen, it's nothing serious. He'll recover after a week of rest."

Hearing this, Alvin Gentry breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, Li Chen said solemnly, "Dr. William, please help me stabilize my right foot."

Upon hearing this, Alvin Gentry and team doctor William were stunned; they never expected Li Chen to actually play.

"No, absolutely not." William immediately rejected the idea.

Li Chen turned to look at Alvin Gentry.

When Alvin Gentry saw Li Chen's calm yet determined eyes, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

"I have to go on the field. Please have Dr. William put on a bandage, thank you." Li Chen's words remained calm.

Yes, how could Li Chen let the Spurs steal the victory like that? No, absolutely not.

He just stepped on his foot and that's it? If he were seriously injured, he wouldn't be able to play, but now... so he absolutely has to eliminate the Spurs.

The Clippers were now in dire straits. Clippers fans were furious, but had nowhere to vent their anger. After all, the person involved was also in a terrible situation, but what did it have to do with them? All they knew was that the damn Spurs player had cost the Clippers the championship.

Just then, the screen suddenly changed, and a figure gradually appeared in the player tunnel.

When Li Chen appeared, the Staples Center erupted in deafening cheers as fans waved flags and chanted for their captain.

The applause surged like a tidal wave, a testament to the fans' excitement at the return of their beloved champion.

Amidst this sea of cheers, some fans couldn't contain their emotions, and tears welled up in their eyes.

They were moved by Li Chen's perseverance and indomitable courage, and felt incredibly proud of this hard-won journey of return.

Every tear is a genuine reward for Li Chen's dedication and hard work.

The applause continued unabated, seemingly without end, expressing their respect and recognition for Li Chen.