D'Antoni naturally would not refuse a play with a high chance of winning, so he put the two players with the strongest desire to win on the court.
The game resumed.
First, James took the ball coast to coast and drove straight to the basket, bumping Kawhi aside before finishing the layup.
The score became 131-125.
Team James trailed by six points.
Possession changed.
Curry brought the ball to the top of the arc and passed it to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi stood at the left forty-five-degree angle with the ball, facing Westbrook.
He started with a Shot Fake, trying to shake Turtle Turtle's balance.
But Turtle Turtle, who knew Chen Xi extremely well, naturally did not fall for it.
Only he knew that at the left forty-five-degree angle, where Chen Xi was most accurate, he was actually not used to forcing pull-up jumper Three-pointers. He preferred using his accuracy and threat from that spot to deceive defenders, then finding an opportunity to drive into the paint from the right.
A drive in that direction allowed him to smoothly transition into a Mid-range pull-up jumper, with an incredibly high shooting percentage.
But Chen Xi did not do that this time. Since he also knew Turtle Turtle very well, he quickly put the ball on the floor, used an in-and-out move to mislead him, then drove quickly from the left. After bumping Turtle Turtle into the Mid-range area, he took a small step back and followed with a Bait Buddha, finally faking Turtle Turtle into the air. He then immediately drove again, entered the paint, and flung the ball out directly in the face of James's Help defense.
Kawhi, behind Old Zhang, caught the pass and finished the layup with ease.
133-125.
The score difference widened to eight again.
As offense