While their offense failed to find any efficiency, the Thunder had no choice on the defensive end but to send Curry to the free-throw line in order to run down the clock.
And when Curry, who had shot 92.3% from the free-throw line this season, stepped to the stripe, the outcome spoke for itself.
Such a drop-in-the-bucket way of cutting into the deficit was clearly nowhere near enough for the Thunder to erase the score difference...
So when the final buzzer sounded, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Thunder 138-127, grinding out a hard-fought Game 7 War victory at the Oklahoma home game.
With this win, the Warriors successfully eliminated their old rivals, the Thunder, by a 4-3 series score.
Having completed their revenge, they returned to the Finals stage they had dreamed of for so many years!!
Next, they would face the formidable Brooklyn Nets!
Speaking of the Nets on the other side.
They had ultimately eliminated the Bucks 4-2 and advanced smoothly into the Finals.
Against the Bucks led by Giannis, they needed only six games to close out the series.
That alone showed just how dominant the Nets, the Eastern Conference First Seed, had been.
The offensive firepower unleashed by their core Big Three was simply too overwhelming.
With scoring threats everywhere, the Bucks truly had been no match for them.
So at this moment, Giannis Antetokounmpo might have found himself another target for "revenge"~~
The scene returned on the court.
After the game, Chen Xi waited until the players from both sides had finished exchanging pleasantries before getting to his feet and walking onto the court. He found Curry and shook hands with him before giving him a hug.
"Great game. You guys played some excellent basketball tonight."
"Thanks."
"Next comes the Finals. Are you ready?"