"Beautifully done, Chris! That's it! That's it! Send them home!!"
Hearing the cheers, Chen Xi turned around and slapped Westbrook's hand hard, then bumped chests with Davis beside him. He celebrated the dunk over a defender—one that was worthy of the top 100 plays of his career—in a very American way.
Well... for Chen, it was only worthy of the list if he was lucky~~
The referee's whistle sounded at just the right moment, and the Golden State Warriors called their final timeout of the night.
Chen Xi's earth-shattering dunk had put his team ahead. Now the tremendous pressure was back on the Warriors.
The final 26 seconds were their last chance.
They needed to keep the pace under control, score on their final possession, and leave the Thunder as little time as possible. That was what they had to accomplish now.
Failing any one of those things could very well mean defeat.
And defeat would almost certainly mean their season was over...
When Golden State's short timeout ran out, the moment that would decide the game had arrived.
Both teams returned to the court.
Neither team had any timeouts left, so the coaches had little room to make adjustments.
All they could do was put out their strongest lineups and hope their players came through in the clutch...
The Golden State Warriors inbounded from the backcourt.
Curry dribbled across half court and continued to run down the clock at the top of the key.
But this time, the Thunder refused to sit back and let their opponents run down the clock. They chose to attack!
Chen Xi and Westbrook stepped up aggressively, closing in to double-team Curry.
Curry saw them coming and didn't cling to the ball. He immediately passed it to Dream.
With their goal accomplished, Chen