The Lost Immortal

As the commentators analyzed the game, the live bullet comments were scrolling non-stop, the momentum already picking up speed.

"LeBron James!!!! Goat!!!"

"Shut up with that eunuch vibe, you're hurting my eyes."

"Cavaliers championship!!!"

"Chen Xi is amazing, going head-to-head with Old Zhan in the second quarter had me hyped!!"

"Gotta love my Westbrook! He's already got 28 triple-doubles this season, feels like he'll get another one today!"

"Idiot, Chen Xi is nothing. Look at those two shots, LeBron got sent flying five meters away with one bump, and you call that going head-to-head."

"That's just how Brownie is."

"Isn't Westbrook just a stat-padder? Why doesn't Durant have such good stats?"

"Doesn't he have points? Did he get them over your LeBron?? If that's not going head-to-head, what is? 8 points in 45 minutes is going head-to-head, right?"

"BIG guts!!!"

"You can donate your brain if you don't need it. Gorillas getting consecutive double-doubles is skill, but Westbrook getting consecutive triple-doubles is stat-padding?"

"Classic, I don't want championships without an FMVP."

"Durant defected, how would he get ball possession?"

"Idiot, at least he's better than that History's number one point guard whose FMVP was stolen by a bench player."

"Underpants, tone it down!"

"There it is! Brownie's signature move, targeting the void. Say a few more words and I'll become a Kobe fan again."

"73-win runner-up, what a disgrace, and they still have fans?"

"Gotta say, Chen Xi's moves in these few plays are really cool!"

Snowflake-like bullet comments flew by, filled with a large amount of trash talk, but also many words of praise. Chen Xi, who had been delivering outstanding performances in consecutive games against the Warriors and Cavaliers, had unknowingly attracted a large number of fans.

Back in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The Thunder Team returned to the court, continuing their shooting practice on their own half to maintain their feel.

Chen Xi stood at center court, looking at the surrounding audience and the posters of James and others. Looking up, he could see the championship banner hanging high above.

15-16 Season NBA Champions, Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Tsk, truly enviable. Although there was a lot of controversy, the championship is real. In the end, people only remember the names of the champions."

"We'll get one too." Westbrook walked over, looking with Chen Xi at the banner that all NBA players dreamed of, his eyes gleaming with ambition.

"We will, we definitely will." Chen Xi certainly wasn't going to dampen his spirits. Besides, as long as he continued to improve steadily, he believed he could achieve it.

"But for now, the biggest opponent is still the Warriors. The Cavaliers are still a bit short." Chen Xi smiled.

It was precisely as an opponent that he could most personally feel the pressure from the Cavaliers was still a notch below that of the Warriors. Whether it was their tactical system or the depth of their roster, they were still no match for the Warriors. They could only rely on the individual abilities of their Big Three. Losing in the Finals was not unfair; it was a gap in pure strength.

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The whistle blew, and the second half of the game resumed.

Chen Xi continued to rest at the beginning of the third quarter to conserve energy, with Westbrook and Butler leading the team to continue clashing with the Big Three.

The two teams exchanged scores back and forth. It was clear that James had increased his focus on organizing in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers' offense was mostly finished by Irving and Korver.

But unfortunately, Irving's outside shooting touch was not good in this game, and Korver couldn't carry the offensive load. Once Roberson locked him down, he had little room to operate.

So, the team's offense relied on Irving's breakthroughs and Love's outside shooting.

In contrast, the Thunder's shooting touch in the second half, apart from Westbrook, was surprisingly good. Even Roberson sank two three-pointers. The frequent barrage of shots left the Cavaliers struggling to keep up.

As a result, during the time Chen Xi was off the court, the Cavaliers not only failed to close the score gap but were even extended by a few more points, allowing Chen Xi to get more rest.

With 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Chen Xi returned to the court. The score was already 88 to 74, a 14-point lead, a significant advantage.

Thunder offense, Westbrook used his usual move, calling for a pick-and-roll to target Korver, then driving into the paint and kicking out to Adams when facing help defense, who easily dunked the ball.

There are many ways to attack, but smart people usually prioritize the most efficient ones and use them repeatedly. In tactical choices, efficiency is the primary condition until it is targeted and broken.

As long as the Cavaliers had Korver on the court, he was a huge vulnerability that the Thunder could exploit. Of course, with Westbrook on the court, let alone Irving, even the defensively strong Shump wouldn't fare much better.

The Cavaliers had no other choice but to seek a response on offense.

However, Chen Xi, facing James's isolation play, chose to drop back and not switch, gambling on James's outside shooting touch. At least so far, he hadn't made any three-pointers, making it a worthwhile gamble.

James looked at Chen Xi retreating and continuing to chase Irving, while Butler quickly returned to his front. Hesitating, he didn't choose to shoot a three-pointer but passed the ball back to Irving.

Irving caught the ball, faced Chen Xi, quickly dribbled, took a step, and drove hard to the left. As Chen Xi didn't immediately keep up, he pulled up for a quick jump shot.

Bang!

The magician seemed to have lost his magic tonight. To this point, Kyrie Irving still hadn't found his shooting touch, which was very rare. Of course, it was definitely good news for the Thunder.

Adams grabbed the rebound and quickly threw it to Westbrook, who caught the ball and launched a fast break, driving all the way from the backcourt to the Cavaliers' paint. After two heavy steps, he took flight.

Boom!!!!

Another c-shaped tomahawk.

Exaggerated Speed, he had already landed, but Korver was just entering the three-point line.

On the next possession, James realized the severity of the problem and finally chose to attack himself. He charged from the three-point line all the way to the basket, then made a contested layup.

Unfortunately, those mere two points were like a drop in the bucket.

Thunder's firepower never waned, but the Cavaliers couldn't keep up.

After the third quarter, James, out of breath, looked at the score of 99 to 82 with a grim expression.

Chen Xi, on the other hand, walked off the court with a grin, high-fived his teammates one by one, and sat back down in his chair, watching replays of spectacular plays on the big screen.

This was James's Breakthrough into the paint, a three-on-one contested layup that resulted in an and-one.

Amazing, truly amazing, but his teammates were indeed not pulling their weight.

Irving was almost lost for the entire game, shooting 2 for 11 from outside, and even Love was only 4 for 9. In such a situation, anyone would struggle.