Volume Five: Unrivaled
Chapter 800: Inside the Three-Point Line Belongs to Jordan
He had always borne immense pressure, but he could not show it in front of the players, or it would shake their fighting spirit and lower their chances of winning even further. "I've always believed Stephen is one of the greatest in history. Whenever the team needs him, he always steps up. A lot of the time, I watch his performances like an ordinary fan..." Some people seized on Curry's "slip of the tongue" and began mocking his arrogance, but Warriors fans were not pushovers and immediately fired back: with five championships in six years, four MVPs, and the miracle of scoring 60 points in the Finals, Curry had earned the right to be mentioned alongside Jordan even in the eyes of the most demanding fans. At that moment, he thought of nothing. He did not care whether they would win or lose next; he only wanted to release all the pressure he had endured and celebrate the victory before him to his heart's content. But it was not time to rest yet. Zhang Yu walked over to the scorer's table and shook hands with Kerr. Kerr's expression was extremely ugly as he said with a bitter smile: Beyond that, the Big Three had more or less expressed dissatisfaction with the motion offense, but none of them publicly complained about Kerr's tactics. In the face of Curry's transcendent performance, even when Antetokounmpo would return seemed far less important. When it came to the Warriors, Curry became the absolute focal point, with no close second. Even Antetokounmpo's injury had to give way to reporters' amazement over Curry. In polls launched by numerous media outlets while the iron was hot, Curry surpassed Jordan without suspense and became the number one