The Thunder already held an absolute advantage against the Trail Blazers, and Turtle Turtle's form after returning from injury was absurdly good.
He had even gone 4-for-5 from three. Tell me this was Curry and I'd believe it!!
Chen Xi stood in the left corner, staring wide-eyed as Turtle Turtle pulled up over Cousin.
"Did someone possess this guy? Even as a Turtle Turtle fan, I find this unbelievable..."
Then, over the next two possessions, Turtle Turtle bricked consecutive heavily contested threes.
"Yep! Definitely Turtle Turtle. No evil spirit possessed him. Diagnosis complete." Chen Xi nodded at that familiar heat-check mentality.
Well, maybe it wasn't a heat check. Maybe Turtle Turtle just felt good tonight, so he was going to keep firing the damn thing.
The foundation of every strong player's strength was always confidence in himself.
Those two consecutive empty possessions let the Trail Blazers see an opening. Lillard took advantage of the long rebounds from Westbrook's missed threes.
He snatched two Fast Break opportunities in a row and pulled the score back.
But right after that, Chen Xi stepped up and took the ball from Westbrook's hands.
Turtle Turtle, don't ask why I took the ball. Reflect on what you did wrong first!!!
Relying on Lillard's favor, Chen brazenly ignored "the team leader's dignity," seized control of the ball, and began directing his teammates into position.
Butler immediately came up to receive the ball, then isolated against Trail Blazers forward Morris Harkless.
A simple physical drive, one fake that sent him flying, and JB easily knocked down the mid-range shot.
On the sideline, Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts's heart sank even further.
When this talented, well-constructed Thunder Team not only possessed a full-throttle V12 engine, but also had someone clearheaded enough to hit the brakes and pull