The Cold Truth! The Archer's Flaw!

Halftime.

The atmosphere in the Lakers locker room was heavy, or rather, a bit irritable.

"Seriously, what's up with Stephen?!"

Paul was dumbfounded. "He was invisible the whole last game, played like a war criminal. Tonight, he just explodes. Eight Three-pointers in one half, 35 points in a half? What kind of devilish stats are those? How did he do it?!"

"He's faking it!" Artest looked incredulous. "Earlier, on one possession, I had Curry completely locked up, no space to shoot. And then... he just flicked the ball one-handed while drifting, like he was just throwing it blindly. It still went in. What kind of luck is that? It HAS to be luck!!!"

"This is giving me a headache!" Kobe's expression was grim. "I know Stephen's Three-point shot is good, and he has the ability to go off. But I didn't expect him to be unstoppable even after we ramped up our defensive intensity! This is insane! He's the Knicks' 'X-factor'! A very unfavorable 'X-factor' for us! But... there's still half a game left, plenty of time to catch up. Don't get discouraged. Let's take it one possession at a time in the second half."

"That's right." Paul agreed. The Lakers players nodded in silence, quickly adjusting their mindset to face the second half in their best form. Adversity isn't scary. Losing the will to fight is the most terrifying thing!!!

Fifteen minutes flew by. The second half began.

The teams switched sides. Kobe immediately drove past Tony Allen, hitting a signature step-back jumper for the Scoring!!!

Transition offense. Su Yan brought the ball up. He was still facing high-intensity defense! Even with Curry's 35-point explosion in the first half, the Lakers hadn't eased up on their defense against Su Yan. Su Yan drove hard to the Three-point line, drawing