Curry Was Shut Down!

The two of them were talking.

On the next possession, Alafuluo went straight after Curry, who had the ball. His gaze was sharp. "Chauncey runs the offense, and Carmelo focuses on scoring.

"Defending Su Yan is every player's responsibility.

"As for shutting down the Knicks' second-best player, leave that job to me alone."

"Feeling that confident?!"

Curry glanced at him coolly, unconcerned.

"Of course."

Alafuluo lifted his chin, confident and composed.

Curry was equally calm. "Buddy, only those three guys stood out in '07.

"Who are you?!

"Nobody knows you, and nobody's heard of you."

"They will. Soon."

Alafuluo's eyes widened, a fervent gleam in them. "When I make a player who's the second-best guy on a back-to-back championship team unable to take a step, unable to get any offense going at all,

"people will know how good my defense is.

"I've already knocked down shot after shot from three, showing off my excellent long-range shooting.

"Defense plus three-point shooting.

"After tonight, the league will know I'm an excellent '3D Player.'"

"Oh."

Curry gave a flat, indifferent "oh." "Things are always wonderful in your imagination.

"Of course, I don't think you can pull it off."

As they traded trash talk, they were already locked in a fierce physical battle.

Curry's ball handling was silky smooth, while Alafuluo defended aggressively, staying right on him and making life difficult.

He didn't shy away from contact. He was a tough player.

His footwork was quick, his explosiveness was there, and for a guard, his physical gifts were pretty impressive.

Curry hated this kind of relentless defense.

If you gave him even a little space, he'd launch a three-pointer, even with you guarding him from the Logo Area.

But if you stayed glued to him and hounded him without letting up, he struggled.

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