As the referee's whistle sounded, the players on the court began to move.
Westbrook quickly ran out off Gordon's screen and took the Basketball near midcourt.
He controlled the pace, waiting for Butler to return to his spot before slowly dribbling toward the three-point line.
Chen Xi quickly circled around the baseline off Gordon's screen, ran out from the left side to the left forty-five-degree angle, where Butler set a second screen for him.
With that, Chen Xi successfully shook off Klay, who had been chasing him relentlessly. He took the Basketball from Westbrook, turned, and sighted the basket.
That motion immediately terrified the Warriors players. Green instantly abandoned Butler and turned to rush at Chen Xi, while Klay smoothly switched onto Butler to prevent the disaster from the previous game from happening again.
But Chen Xi did not shoot. After drawing the defense, he passed the ball out.
The Basketball flew to the right wing, where Westbrook was waiting.
Taking advantage of the attention Chen Xi had drawn, he had quietly found a small opening.
Westbrook stood at the three-point line with the ball, Curry nearly a meter away from him. He rose and fired.
The Basketball flew toward the basket.
Dang!
But then, a deeply disappointing sound came from the rim.
The Basketball struck the rim and bounced high into the air.
It fell again and hit the rim once more, this time bouncing outward.
Thanks to the Warriors' spread-out defense, Little Sabonis successfully boxed out Pachulia and grabbed the precious offensive rebound, immediately sending the ball back outside.
Butler leaped to catch the ball without pausing in midair.
After securing the Basketball, he immediately sent it back toward Chen Xi.
Two seconds remained.
Chen Xi caught the ball, rose high against Green's contest, and released the shot.