"Go, Golden State Warriors! Go, Golden State Warriors! Go, Golden State Warriors!" ... The fans at Oracle Arena cheered wildly for the home team.
Although the score was only 6–8 and they were down by just two points, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Golden State Warriors were now firmly under the Boston Celtics' control.
If they had not fortunately hit two crucial three-pointers earlier, the situation would probably have been even worse and more perilous by now.
At this moment, the Warriors fans inside Oracle Arena were frantic with anxiety. They eagerly hoped that their star players, Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson, would step up, turn the tide, and reverse the unfavorable situation.
After all, once the seven-time champion Boston Celtics gained the upper hand and built a lead, pulling off a comeback would be practically impossible!
After all, over the past several seasons, the Boston Celtics had never suffered the embarrassment of being successfully overturned by an opponent.
And all of this was thanks to team leader Goodwin's iron-fisted approach—he would never allow his team to be passively beaten down, much less let an opponent come back and overtake them.
On the contrary, he demanded that his players maintain a powerful desire to win and fighting spirit at all times. They could only be the ones to mount comebacks and defeat their opponents; they were never allowed to be the team that got overturned.
Amid the rolling waves of cheers inside Oracle Arena, the Golden State Warriors inbounded the ball from the backcourt baseline.
The ball was safely delivered into Stephen Curry's hands, and he skillfully dribbled it quickly across midcourt.
The moment he crossed the center line, Stephen Curry unhesitatingly passed the ball to his teammate Andrew Bogut at the top of the arc.