At this point, coming back was clearly out of the question.
But they still hadn't given up entirely. Spo continued to earnestly lay out a play for his players, and they were still determined to execute it.
Soon, the timeout ended, and play resumed.
James inbounded from the sideline to Harden, who quickly passed the ball again to Curry on the wing.
Chen Xi stuck to Curry like glue, leaving him no chance to shoot a three. So Curry made a split-second decision, dribbled hard, and accelerated into the paint.
He quickly scored two points, sending the ball into the basket with a layup.
The whole possession took six seconds.
But at this point in the game, Team Chen Xi could live with giving up a two-pointer.
Team Chen Xi inbounded again.
Kawhi stood on the baseline. Faced with the full-court press, he passed the ball to Butler.
There was no helping it. Two big guys were surrounding Chen Xi, so there was no way to get him the ball~~
Their opponents decisively chose to let Giannis receive the pass, even if it wasted a few more seconds.
That was still better than putting Chen Xi on the free-throw line...
But... Butler would do~~
As soon as Team Chen Xi inbounded, Team Durant deliberately fouled, sending JB to the free-throw line.
And so, the game clock stopped again.
Chen Xi and Butler walked shoulder to shoulder toward the frontcourt.
"If you miss this, I'm gonna laugh at you for three years."
"Fuck off!"
Once he reached the free-throw line, Butler took a deep breath and caught the ball the referee tossed to him.
He dribbled twice, then smoothly released the ball from his hands.
Swish~~
The ball sailed cleanly through the net. He made the first free throw with ease.