NBA: Rising Superstar!

"Zeng Xingyang is putting a lot of pressure on Curry."

"Curry's seemingly unreasonable shot was anticipated by Zeng Xingyang."

"Curry tried to catch Zeng Xingyang off guard with this shot, but it didn't work."

The fans were abuzz, discussing the situation on the court.

Zeng Xingyang is very familiar with Curry's style of play.

Fans and players of this era probably haven't watched as many Curry games as Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang is very knowledgeable about Curry's shooting range and style beyond the arc.

With screens, Zeng Xingyang also struggles to limit Curry, but Curry's solo challenge against him isn't easy.

After Jokic got the ball, he continued dribbling past the half-court. Every Warrior knew Jokic's abilities and didn't dare to slack off on his passing, quickly resetting their defense.

Seeing no opportunities, Jokic handed the ball to Harris, who then passed it to Pope. Pope initiated a pick-and-roll with Jokic.

Pope's ability to break through is not as strong as Zeng Xingyang's. After one step, he was stopped by the Warriors. Pope could only pass the ball to Zeng Xingyang, and at this time, Grant cut in from the baseline.

Zeng Xingyang threw a pass to him, and Grant took flight for a dunk, but Green was guarding there, quickly getting up to disrupt it. Grant switched to a layup, but it still missed.

The Warriors' small-ball lineup had a weakness exposed again; Jokic stood tall and grabbed the offensive rebound under the basket.

However, Jokic grabbed the rebound from behind the backboard at a negative angle and couldn't attack from that position. While going out of bounds, he flung the ball back with force.

Zeng Xingyang caught it at the top of the key, and the Warriors' defense was still focused inside, haven't switched back to the perimeter yet.

Zeng Xingyang's first step was a feint, causing Thompson to lose position, and he quickly lashed out.

Zeng Xingyang pulled back and then sidestepped, decisively shooting a three-pointer.

The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air.

"Swish!" 46 to 48.

A two-point difference.

Oracle Arena fell silent, the previously raucous venue seemed to have hit a mute button at this moment.

"F*ck, this opponent is too tough," one fan couldn't help but curse in frustration.

"Why can't we open up the lead?"

"It's so annoying, they've caught up again."

"Our inside game is still somewhat lacking."

"Come on, Stephen, respond!"

The fans on site shouted, their voices filled with anxiety and anticipation.

The Warriors players on the court were also quickly communicating, their brows furrowed, expressions serious, seemingly discussing strategy.

Very soon.

The Warriors' offense proceeded again, Curry and Green with the pick-and-roll, then set Curry up for a one-on-one situation against Jokic. The Warriors players kept moving, which made the Nuggets wary of double-teaming.

Facing Jokic, Curry made continuous fake moves, then chose to disrupt the rhythm with a three-pointer.

Jokic tried hard to rush over but was still too slow.

The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air.

"Swish!" A bullseye shot! 46 to 51.

Curry quickly responded to Zeng Xingyang's three-pointer, and the two were off to a shootout.

"Great job, Stephen."

"Keep shooting like that, no need to hold back."

"Go against Nikola, he can't stop you."

The fans on site cheered excitedly, standing up, waving cheering items in their hands, and cheering for Curry.

Jokic also shook his head helplessly, showing a slight wry smile on his face, as defending an outside player like Curry was very challenging for him.

Zeng Xingyang went over and patted Jokic on the back, saying, "Next time, try to defend his three and let him drive inside."

Jokic nodded.

Nuggets' offense. Harris brought the ball past the half-court and gave it to Zeng Xingyang. Zeng Xingyang held the ball on the right side.

Barnes and Iguodala prepared to double-team, but Jokic was already in position. Taking advantage of a screen, Zeng Xingyang squeezed through Barnes and Iguodala's double team.

Warriors' defense was distracted by Zeng Xingyang, and Jokic rolled down, receiving the ball from Zeng Xingyang.

Green guarded the basket as Jokic chose to go with a forward-leaning floater between the free-throw line and the three-second area.

Gentle touch on display again.

"Swish!" 48 to 51

Zhang Weiping shouted, "In supporting Zeng Xingyang's offense, Jokic has always done a great job, maintaining a high degree of threat on the court."

Yu Jia said, "Without Bogut, the Warriors naturally have issues with rim protection. As long as Jokic can receive the ball in that spot, he can finish easily."

Zeng Xingyang and Jokic exchanged a high-five in celebration, both wearing confident smiles on their faces.

The Warriors' offense came again.

Curry dribbled to the frontcourt, giving it to Green.

After a couple of quick passes, Green did a handoff to Curry and then rolled to pull away Zeng Xingyang, leaving Jokic to Curry.

Green's screen was clever; he knew he had to pose an offensive threat after screening, or Zeng Xingyang wouldn't be drawn away.

So, he mostly rolled inside after the pick. If Zeng Xingyang didn't follow, and Curry threw the ball inside, Green could easily find an opportunity.

Jokic switched to guard Curry beyond the three-point line.

Curry didn't go for a three this time, but Jokic was more easily outmaneuvered.

Curry used a behind-the-back dribble to change the rhythm, quickly passing Jokic on the right side.

Entering the lane, Curry didn't continue moving towards the three-second area but instead stopped abruptly between the free-throw line and the three-point line to shoot.

The basketball traced a beautiful arc in the air.