Halftime was only fifteen short minutes, after all.
Not wanting to miss any of the game, Chen Xi quickly brought the children back to the arena.
Unfortunately, he still failed to make it back in time.
The reason was that, on his way back to his seat, Chen Xi had stopped to give personal autographs to some of the more fervent fans.
Especially to those fans who had still come wearing Oklahoma's number 3 jerseys—Chen even kindly took photos with each of them.
It could be considered another indirect way of further refining his fanbase~~
By the time Chen Xi finished this brief "fan appreciation event" and returned to his seat, the Third Quarter had already been underway for three minutes and had even entered its first timeout.
The first three minutes of the second half saw astonishing swings in momentum.
The Golden State Warriors unleashed a fierce barrage of threes, blasting the Thunder Team with a 12-5 run and instantly overturning the score to take a five-point lead.
This sudden turn of events forced Donovan to call a timeout.
During the timeout, Donovan swept his gaze across the stands, spotted Chen Xi sitting there, and clutched his head hard.
"Damn! If only Chris were wearing a Thunder jersey tonight!"
"No one wouldn't want that, Coach. But there are no ifs. Let's first figure out how to shut down Stephen."
The assistant coach beside him wore an equally helpless expression.
Over those three minutes, Curry alone had knocked down two three-pointers and also picked up an assist off Klay.
The moment the Thunder's defense relaxed even slightly, the effects of Curry Gravity would rapidly ferment, gradually spreading to influence the entire game.
Even without Chen Xi, the Thunder were still a powerhouse that had reached the Western Conference Finals.