NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 5: Li Xingchen's buzzer-beating game-winner propels Jinzhou into the playoffs!

Although Li Xingchen was the one who made the final shot, everyone else also deserves credit.

If it weren't for them—especially Curry, who was also in the backcourt—drawing the opponent's main defensive attention, Li Xingchen probably wouldn't have had a good chance to receive the ball.

This is the legendary "Curry gravity." Many players who play alongside Curry have achieved better stats than before, especially in terms of shooting, and this is the main reason.

But at this moment, Li Xingchen is still under great pressure. On one hand, there is Dillon in front of him, and on the other hand, he is now in the backcourt. In the entire history of the NBA, there have been very few three-pointers made from this distance.

However, at the very moment Green inbounded the ball, everything seemed to slow down in Li Xingchen's eyes.

The shouts from the audience disappeared, he couldn't hear what the coach was yelling from the sidelines, and even the figures of the other players became blurry.

All he could see was the basketball flying towards him.

All he could hear was the faint sound of the basketball rubbing against the air.

He realized how Michael Jordan had managed to execute that incredible, time-freezing fadeaway jumper back then.

This is the legendary Zone status!

It turns out that when the game is at its most crucial moment, when all your focus is on the basketball and the shot, time really does slow down, and everything seems to freeze.

Li Xingchen receives the ball and sets the timer.

He knew Dillon was on his right, so after receiving the ball, he immediately turned to the left to face the basket.

Dillon stared intently at Li Xingchen, his face contorted in pain, but he still couldn't keep up with his speed and could only watch helplessly as the other raised his hand.

Because he had lost his balance, Dillon dared not lunge towards Li Xingchen again, otherwise there was a very high probability that he would be called for a shooting foul.

However, he also comforted himself, this was the backcourt, and Li Xingchen could only guess at a random shot. Even if he didn't create any effective interference, the probability of the opponent actually making the shot was almost zero.

Without Dillon's interference, Li Xingchen successfully raised his hand in the position he had anticipated.

Because of the distance, it's impossible to throw the ball using only the wrist as usual; instead, the entire arm must be used to push the ball out.

The basketball was pushed out.

Dillon tripped over himself and fell to the ground.

Li Xingchen landed, his center of gravity was relatively stable, but he took a step back.

The basketball is flying in mid-air.

A second passed very quickly.

The timer went off, and the backboard lit up with a red light.

However, it was clear that Li Xingchen had already released the ball before the final time was up, so it was definitely a valid shot.

This was a buzzer-beater shot.

No one committed a foul, everyone stopped running, and everything came to a standstill.

Only the basketball remained, still flying in mid-air.

Next, let's see if this ball can go in.

So far, the trajectory looks promising, and it seems highly unlikely that the shot will be an airball – after all, it's a shot from the backcourt, and many players will airball when forced to take this kind of shot, which is not surprising.

Both coaches and substitutes stood up, and no one even waved their towels; everyone's eyes were fixed on the ball in the air.

No one in the stands cheered anymore; everyone held their breath, eager to see if the ball would finally fall into the net.

Official live streams, sports channel broadcasts...

Countless people around the world are also watching the ball on the screen, waiting for it to fall.

It was just a shot, but it determined the fate of both teams for the entire season.

Will they be able to make it into the playoffs and reach the stage that truly belongs to every star player, or will they be forced to leave the stage and end the season with great regret?

The basketball began to fall.

It looks a little crooked.

As it got closer and closer to the basket, everyone seemed to realize it.

It seems a little crooked, and the force was a bit too much!

It should eventually hit the backboard!

On the court, Curry's brows furrowed slightly, and a faint worry seemed to hang on his face—such a short time was not enough for him to make an accurate judgment, but the strong intuition he had developed from years of shooting told him that he seemed to be off track.

Some audience members had the same feeling; there seemed to be a hissing sound of people inhaling, but it was also not quite there, it was faint and indistinct.

If we're talking about who was the most composed while waiting for the basketball to fall, it was Li Xingchen who threw it.

Because only he knew that he shot exactly according to the predicted position, angle, and force; because only he knew that he still had three points left to use in this game; because only he knew that he was the protagonist of the game with the system; because only he knew that this ball would eventually go in!

The basketball only flies for a few seconds, but to the person watching it, it feels like an eternity.

Finally, it got closer and closer to the basket.

The signs of deviation are becoming increasingly obvious.

Finally, it slammed heavily onto the backboard with a loud "thud".

But before those who were hoping for a goal could start to feel regret, and before those who were hoping for a disappointing result could start to cheer, the game was over.

After hitting the backboard, everything seemed to be planned; the basketball bounced off the backboard precisely and hurtled towards the basket.

With a "swish," it went into the net under the dazzling red light of the backboard.

112:111, the scoreboard jumped instantly, the Warriors, who had been trailing all game, had their score suddenly enlarged and bolded.

The shot went in!

Three-pointer from the backcourt!

A buzzer-beater!

Li! Xing! Chen!

"Wow--"

"MVP! MVP!! MVP!!!"

At the scene, almost all the spectators and fans jumped up.

The other Warriors players also rushed onto the court, and even Wiggins and Poole from the frontcourt rushed over to surround Li Xingchen, hugging and celebrating wildly, cheering continuously.

Normally, MVP chants only emerge when a star player is shooting free throws, but this moment is clearly not normal.

This is the Warriors' home arena, and the vast majority of people in the stadium are Warriors fans.

They were able to see such a playoff, end in such a way, and with the team ultimately winning, it was definitely worth the ticket price.

Meanwhile, countless fans in the country were also thrilled.

"Heavens! This is absolutely incredible!"

"This is the most incredible game-winning shot I've ever seen in my life!"

……

In Tencent's live stream, the same commentary team that has remained unchanged for over a decade is still using the same commentary lines they've used for just as long.

However, he couldn't hide the excitement in his voice.

Regardless of the home team, any neutral fan who saw such a goal would be thrilled and shout "Absolutely brilliant!"

What's more, there was an epic performance half a minute before that; what's more, both the goal and the performance came from our compatriots!

During the game, the referee carefully reviewed the timing of Li Xingchen's final shot and ruled the score valid.

The game has finally come to a close, with the Golden State Warriors completing an epic comeback against the Memphis Grizzlies in a single-elimination play-in game.

They've made it into the Western Conference playoffs!

Another round of cheers rang out deafeningly, coming from both teammates and all the spectators.

However, at this moment, Li Xingchen was unable to fully enjoy the cheers of the fans and teammates, because all he could see was the system panel.

His first task has been deemed complete.

"Mission accomplished: Played in an NBA regular season game/play-in game/playoff and won once."

"Should I choose a reward immediately?"

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