Shumpert hurriedly lunged at him, but he was two steps away from Curry and could not contest in time. The three-pointer swished through the net. Many casual viewers who had known nothing about the NBA before, or had only heard Curry's name, were stunned by his scoring performance and became Warriors fans. But right after that, Curry ran an elevator-door play, cutting in from the corner to the paint before curling back to the top of the arc. Antetokounmpo and Green shut the door at the free-throw line. Curry took Klay's pass and buried the open three, 103:80. Smith instinctively jumped. Curry crossed the ball behind his back, slipped past Smith, charged into the paint, and put up a running floater. "You mean... Boss thinks I haven't scored enough and wants me to win Finals MVP, so he adjusted the tactics?" What made Smith even more desperate was that those two baskets were only the beginning. There were still 2:05 left in the third quarter, and the Warriors had already topped 100 points. But at this most dangerous moment, the Cavaliers showed their resilience. "Curry is awesome! I'm a Curry fan from now on!" Curry had monopolized the ball in the third quarter and scored 20 points in the period, which had already made Dennis unhappy. Now Zhang Yu was not putting Leonard on the court, instead having Curry lead the reserves. He was clearly trying to pad Curry's stats and get him the Finals MVP. "You did that on purpose!" As the two spoke, the Cavaliers had already begun their possession. Luckily, James had the ball and crossed half court slowly, so Curry and Green were not delayed getting back on defense. Shumpert took a step back, wary of Curry's drive, but Curry suddenly stepped back and launched a
The Warrior Godfather
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