The King's Return Stuns the Spurs

In the TNT broadcast room.

"Oh my God, this kid actually wants to continue the game, that's too reckless," Barkley said in disbelief.

"Yes, that's irresponsible of him," Kenny Smith said seriously.

Meanwhile, Karl Malone frowned upon seeing this. He was somewhat disappointed, not expecting Li Chen to act so impulsively. At this moment, the scales in his heart tipped slightly in favor of joining the Clippers.

At this point, Alvin Gentry returned to the rest area and then called a timeout.

The score is now 92-76, with the Clippers trailing by 16 points with 2 minutes and 45 seconds remaining in the game.

Meanwhile, the Spurs players were stunned to see that Li Chen was still able to play.

How can someone get tripped up and still get on the field?

Bowen... their lips twitched.

Popovich was also taken aback, but then sneered, "Playing with an injury is a really stupid decision."

Then, looking at the Spurs players, he said, "Ignore him. Do you really think a cripple can stop the Spurs?"

Clippers' rest area.

"Chen, if you can't keep going, don't push yourself, okay?" Alvin Gentry admonished like a nagging elder.

Li Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Coach Alvin, don't worry. Dr. William said my injury will recover in just one week. It's a minor injury and won't have much of an impact on my future."

"If you want me to feel at ease, you shouldn't have played with an injury."

"Chen, I'm sorry, it's all our fault," Elton Brand said shamefully.

"You know you're not good enough, right? Then train with me next season."

Elton Brand and the others nodded.

Odom noticed all his teammates were staring at him, and his lips twitched. "What... why are you all looking at me like that?"

No one spoke.

"Alright, alright, Odom, can't you just do extra practice?" Then he muttered under his breath, "Seriously, who are you people?! America is a free country, what you're doing is a crime, don't you know that?"

The Clippers players all smiled knowingly.

"Step on my foot, and I'll crush your championship dreams." A chilling look flashed across Li Chen's face.

A short while later, the timeout ended, and the game resumed.

Li Chen looked up at the score: 92-76, the Clippers were temporarily trailing by 16 points with 2 minutes and 45 seconds left in the game.

Three minutes is enough to tie the score.

Li Chen stomped his right foot, frowning slightly in pain. This made his heart sink, realizing he was about to become a defensive black hole.

Li Chen snapped out of his thoughts, waved to Odom was inbounding the ball, and signaled Odom to pass it to him.

Odom hesitated.

Just then, Li Chen suddenly shouted, "Lamar, I'm unguarded, pass me that damn basketball!"

Odom "..."

Malik Rose felt like he had been hit with a critical strike of 10,000 points.

Arrogant! This Eastern Kid is too arrogant! He doesn't take us seriously at all! Damn cripple, I'll make you pay for what you just said.

Just then, Li Chen received a pass from Odom.

The moment Li Chen received the ball, he used his uninjured left foot to propel Li Chen into the air.

Li Chen had experience practicing the Golden Rooster Independence and found the smoothness in it very well.

Enraged by Li Chen's trash talk, Malik Rose leaped high into the air and slapped the basketball in Li Chen's hand.

At the same time, Li Chen flicked his wrists, sending the basketball flying past Malik Rose's hands toward the basket.

Swish! The basketball goes through the net cleanly.

At the same time, Malik Rose slammed his hand into Li Chen's arm, and the referee blew his whistle, indicating that Malik Rose had committed a foul, resulting in a 3+1 penalty.

Meanwhile, cheers erupted in the Staples Center as people celebrated Li Chen's performance.

Meanwhile, David Stern was relieved to see that Li Chen was alright. He had been looking forward to seeing Li Chen and LeBron James vie for the title, but if Li Chen were to miss the rest of the season due to this injury, his plans would be ruined.

Li Chen stepped to the free-throw line, flicked his Li Chen, and thud! The basketball hit the edge of the rim, bouncing several times before finally going into the Nets.

The Clippers trailed by 12 points, 92 to 80.

In the TNT broadcast room.

Barkley and Kenny Smith were both stunned.

"Kenny, I don't think Chen has been affected at all?"

"Charles, I have to admit your idol is too amazing."

"Judging from Chen's free throw, the injury is still having some impact on him."

The shift from offense to defense.

The Spurs on offense.

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. The Spurs shamelessly targeted Li Chen, attacking whoever was mismatched with Li Chen.

Li Chen remained in the core defensive position.

Parker drove to the basket for a layup, but Li Chen didn't jump; he just raised his hand symbolically.

However, Parker missed the shot. Li Chen's [Iron Wall and Bronze Barrier] skill worked.

After a brief scramble under the basket, Odom secured the rebound.

At this point, Li Chen started trash-talking again.

"Your Spurs, apart from Duncan, is all trash. I can't even make your shots without guarding you. Is that all? You want to play in the NBA? You should pin your hopes on your son!" Li Chen raised his hand and waved his index finger.

The Spurs players on the court looked extremely grim. Especially Parker; it was clearly directed at him!

Parker was filled with hatred! He hated himself, hated that he was so useless. He knew that Li Chen couldn't defend him, but even so, he couldn't make the shot.

Li Chen was furious at the moment, but he didn't care about anything else and started spewing trash talk.

Li Chen once again scored a header over Malik Rose.

92 to 83.

The Spurs attacked again, and the young Ginobili drove to the basket for a layup, but missed again.

Li Chen didn't even need to say anything offensive; the young demon swordsman already felt ashamed of himself.

At that moment, Duncan leaped high, grabbed the rebound, and then his signature 45-degree bank shot reappeared.

Thud! Swish! The basketball goes through the net.

94 to 83.

Meanwhile, Popovich was dumbfounded; he had hooked up with Bowen, only to end up with nothing.

Meanwhile, Avril felt a pang of sadness seeing Li Chen play with an injury, for some reason.

But the fans inside the Staples Center were incredibly excited.

They love the classic "king's return, turning the tide" trope; it's right up their alley.

The Clippers continued their offense.

Popovich yelled from the long side, "Don't let that kid shoot!"

Popovich was scared; he was genuinely afraid that the Spurs' mentality would be shattered by his shooting.

Most people can't stand being blown out by a jump shot from an injured one-legged opponent.

This is also an irony directed at Popovich.

Li Chen completely ignored the Spurs' defenders and continued to shoot over them.

Swish! The basketball went in again.

94 to 86.

But Li Chen was a little out of breath.

Although he only made three three-pointers, he actually used up the energy of at least 20 three-point attempts.

Li Chen knew this was entirely due to his injury, which was still good; if the game continued, he might even miss shots in a row.

Therefore, we must finish this quickly and decisively, and be able to go into overtime.