NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 27: Li Xingchen is double-teamed, Curry's slump puts the Warriors in danger...

"A three-pointer, once again from the Golden State Warriors!"

"Starry Sky—Li!"

The official announcement drew out Li Xingchen's name with an extremely long syllable, but it was still completely drowned out by the wild cheers of the fans at the scene.

"Beep—"

The referee blew the timeout whistle, and Snyder was finally forced to call his own timeout by Li Xingchen.

Even with just over a minute left in the first quarter, he didn't dare not shout, because he was terrified of Li Xingchen.

Besides the frenzied shouts from the fans at the stadium, the popularity of the domestic live broadcast room is also skyrocketing. It is clear that many fans who originally only watched the text-based live broadcasts can't help but want to switch to the video live broadcast after seeing the text commentary of this match.

Today's commentary lineup still includes Wang Meng, as well as Shu Hai, who once firmly predicted that James would start to decline at the age of 31.

Wang Meng's voice was excited, but he couldn't come up with any new words: "Heavens! That was absolutely incredible! Li Xingchen, he sank three-pointers in a row!"

Shu Hai: "Xiao Li is amazing! He's getting more and more confident with each shot, each one more difficult and farther than the last! And he was double-teamed, just two steps beyond the three-point line, and he just threw a super long three-pointer, then turned around and walked away without even looking back! How confident does he have to be?"

The live stream chat was constantly scrolling.

Although they couldn't see it through the screen, fans from all over the world were paying special attention to this match. They were so excited by Li Xingchen's brilliant goal that they jumped up at home—or perhaps at school or company.

"Is this really the Li I know? This is clearly Curry!"

"As everyone knows, Curry is nicknamed 'Little Li Star'."

"Starlight smells wonderful, fire Stephen!"

"Brother Xingchen, I used to call you Brother Xingchen just as a joke, how did you really become Brother Xingchen? Were you hiding your strength all this time?"

"Consecutive one-on-one three-pointers, shooting from way beyond the arc despite being double-teamed, confidently turning around to celebrate in advance—bro, you're absolutely awesome! I'm bringing my girlfriend to see you!"

"Does the person upstairs have some strange fetish?"

"When a team has two Curries, how do you deal with that? It's absolutely terrifying!"

"Did Ah Chen buy the same cheat code as that one from the play-in tournament?! Can we get two more three-pointers?! It was so exciting to watch!"

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Whether in the online live stream or at the Chase Center, Warriors fans were thrilled by Li Xingchen's three-pointer combo.

However, in reality, the Warriors are still trailing, and by quite a bit.

The current score is 19:26.

After 8:20, the Warriors scored in four consecutive offensive possessions, racking up eleven points, including three consecutive three-pointers by Li Xingchen and a fast break dunk by Wiggins after being blocked by Li Xingchen.

While their own offense did get going, the Jazz's offense was simply too difficult to contain. Mitchell and Royce O'Neale each managed to sink a three-pointer during this period, so the score remained seven points behind.

That said, Snyder's timeout was very effective, at least for Li Xingchen.

The reason why Li Xingchen dared to confidently shoot a long-range three-pointer even without system prompts was because he could feel that his shooting touch from the recent string of baskets could continue.

However, after a timeout, when he returned to the court, he had gradually lost that feeling.

In the remaining minute or so of the first quarter, he tried another three-pointer, but as expected, he couldn't make it.

After realizing that his shooting touch had faded, Li Xingchen became more cautious and started to focus on running tactics with his teammates.

There's nothing wrong with that. His role on the team right now is to play good defense and capitalize on opportunities, not to force shots; that's Curry's job.

From the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second quarter, throughout the transition period, although Li Xingchen was more cautious with his shots, the Jazz did not relax their defensive intensity against him at all. One-on-one defense by Royce O'Neal or Ingles was only the most basic measure, and other players had to delay or double-team him depending on the situation.

Feeling the intensity of the opponent's defense, Li Xingchen secretly found it amusing. In reality, he was not yet capable of maintaining the same level of firepower as his previous brilliant performance, so there was no need to resort to double-teaming or strong delays to deal with him.

However, the fact that the opponent is paying too much attention to him as an offensive threat is definitely a good thing for both him personally and the Warriors.

Because Li Xingchen drew enough defensive attention, Wiggins and Bazemore also scored during this period. And because the Jazz's Mitchell went to the bench to rest, the score narrowed a bit more.

When Curry returned to the court in the second quarter, the score had been brought to 34-39, a difference of only five points.

However, as Curry returned, Mitchell also returned to the court.

Therefore, the main focus of the competition between the two sides has shifted back from role players to star players.

Unfortunately, Curry's shooting touch was off today. Despite the opponent's strategy of focusing on defending Curry one-on-one and shutting down the offense of other players, Curry failed to capitalize on the opportunity to punish the opponent. Instead, he frequently missed shots and even committed occasional turnovers.

Fortunately, the Jazz couldn't maintain their initial offensive efficiency and shooting percentage, and their offensive firepower was intermittent, which gave the Warriors some breathing room and prevented them from falling too far behind.

Even so, by the end of the first half, the Warriors were still trailing the Jazz by six points, 52-58.

李星辰的数据是9分2篮板1助攻1盖帽，投篮命中率是3/7，三分球命中率也是3/7，所有出手都是三分球。

Unfortunately, after his three consecutive baskets in the first quarter, the opponent's defensive intensity against him was too great, leaving him with no chance to shoot again. His only two attempts also failed to find the net.

However, scoring nine points on seven shots is actually quite efficient, especially considering there were no free throws.

What's particularly absurd is Curry's performance today. He took twelve shots in the first half and only made three, plus two free throws, for a total of ten points.

On the contrary, Wiggins played very well today, making four of seven shots in the first half and scoring eleven points with two free throws, which was the highest score on the Warriors team.

In the live stream, the statistics of the main players from both sides were displayed one after another, and the fans discussed it extensively.

Everyone is discussing how the situation will develop in the second half...

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Just a heads-up: Curry will have a slump in Game 3, but he'll explode in Game 4.

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