Chapter 222: The Full Game Madness!!!
Jokic didn't hesitate, quickly heading to the baseline and passing the ball to Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang immediately pushed forward after receiving the ball.
He was like a black lightning, full of destructive power, and the Warriors players desperately retreated on defense, helpless against Zeng Xingyang's impact.
Thompson came to stick to Zeng Xingyang, slowing him down.
Zeng Xingyang couldn't find a good opportunity and settled down to play set offense.
Facing the quick defensive setup of the Warriors, he wasn't in a hurry.
He first observed his teammates' positions, then passed the ball to Galinarli.
Galinarli held the ball outside the three-point line with Barnes closely defending.
Galinarli made a pump fake, Barnes didn't jump, and Galinarli passed the ball to Jokic.
Jokic made a jab step, and Bogut was faked into the air.
Jokic stepped in for a drive, Green's help defense came, and Jokic passed the ball to Pope in the corner.
Pope caught the ball and decisively shot.
"Swish!"
The three-pointer decisively hit the mark.
76 to 74.
In the following minute, neither team scored from open plays, focusing intensely on defense and both sides committed fouls.
It was still the Warriors who broke the stalemate.
Curry held the ball again, using Green's screen to break through from the right.
Zeng Xingyang and Faried quickly doubled up, Curry passed the ball to Green at the top of the arc.
Green was completely open when he received the ball.
With a decent three-point percentage this season, Green could shoot.
Green took a three-point shot. The ball drew an arc in the air, "swish," nothing but net.
76 to 77, the Warriors took the lead again.
The Nuggets' attack.
Zeng Xingyang brought the ball over midcourt and passed it to Jokic, who posted up Bogut inside.
Bogut's defense was very tough, and Jokic couldn't succeed with several attempts to spin around him.
Jokic could only pass the ball to Galinarli on the outside.
Galinarli shot a three-pointer and missed.
Faried fought for the offensive rebound, and Zeng Xingyang cut inside.
Faried passed the ball to Zeng Xingyang, who stepped, gathered the ball, and leaped up.
Thompson rushed in and committed a foul with a hand swipe.
This play was very fierce.
Zeng Xingyang went to the free throw line, missed the first free throw, adjusted, and made the second one.
77 to 77.
The scores were tied.
The Warriors' attack.
Curry dribbled past midcourt, passed the ball to Green, who organized the attack from high post.
Curry and Thompson kept interchanging positions off the ball, trying to shake off the Nuggets' defense.
Bogut stepped out to delay Pope, and Jokic didn't fill the gap in time.
Curry found an open spot, and Green passed the ball almost simultaenously as he arrived.
Curry caught and quickly launched a three-pointer.
The ball traced a beautiful rainbow arc.
"Swish!"
Nothing but net.
77 to 80.
The Warriors reestablished their lead, and the fans at Oracle Arena cheered continuously.
The Nuggets' attack saw Zeng Xingyang bring the ball over midcourt.
He assessed the defense and passed to Jokic.
Jokic directed teammates' movements, focusing on creating an isolation opportunity for Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang and Pope cooperated on off-ball movement, and Curry quickly switched to defending Zeng Xingyang.
On the right low post, Zeng Xingyang signaled for the ball.
Jokic passed the ball inside.
After receiving it, Zeng Xingyang faked with his right shoulder and spun to the left.
Curry's defensive focus was too forward, causing a disruption in rhythm.
Zeng Xingyang's fadeaway jump shot.
"Swish!"
79 to 80.
The scores remain tight between the two teams.
The Warriors' attack, with Green rapidly pushing forward with the ball.
Upon reaching the frontcourt, Bogut set a screen for Thompson.
Thompson cut in without the ball, heading to the inside as Jokic came for help defense, but was still late.
Thompson's deceleration stop and release.
"Swish!"
It went in cleanly.
79 to 82.
Thompson showed extremely steady shooting form.
The atmosphere at Oracle Arena was like a tidal wave.
However, the Nuggets' offense came very quickly, as Jokic directly threw the ball from the baseline to Zeng Xingyang in the frontcourt.
Zeng Xingyang spun past Thompson with a post-up move.
Breaking into the inside, Zeng Xingyang attracted a double team and passed the ball to the outside Galinarli.
Galinarli caught the ball at the top arc and decisively took the three-point shot.
The ball traced a beautiful arc.
"Swish!"
Right on target!!
82 to 82.
The game quickly reached a fever pitch, with the scores remaining tightly locked.
For quite some time, the point difference between the two sides never widened to more than 5 points.
On the Warriors' side, the Splash Brothers showed excellent touch.
Barnes and Green also occasionally cut inside to score.
On the Nuggets' side, they continued to rely on the explosive cooperation between Zeng Xingyang and Jokic.
Jokic, although panting heavily while running, maintained high efficiency.
Zeng Xingyang seemed like an untiring robot, and each of his shots was very well-reasoned.
As time passed, the actions of both teams became more intense, with strong physical confrontations.
Faried directly grabbed Curry by the throat during a fast break, causing Curry to take a moment before standing.
This action immediately caused a major clash on the court.
The players from both sides shoved each other, but the referees and security quickly controlled the situation.
Faried was ejected for this action.
Subsequently, Bogut also pushed Jokic during a layup.
Jokic was knocked down, and Bogut was also ejected with his second personal technical foul.
Time quickly reached the last 1 minute and 20 seconds of the game.
The scores stood at 110 to 110.
Both teams were still tied.
Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and passed to Green.
Green organized from the top of the arc, and Curry with Thompson continued to cross paths.
This time, Curry barely found an opportunity outside the left three-point line, and Green passed the ball over.
Curry quickly took the three-pointer, with Zeng Xingyang rushing in defense, his reaction speed and wingspan disrupting Curry.
"Clank!"
The ball bounced off the rim, with Jokic securing the rebound.
Jokic directly threw a pass to Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang brought the ball to the frontcourt right side to assess, with Thompson defending.
The Warriors didn't double-team in the end, just a man-to-man defense.
Zeng Xingyang signaled he wanted an isolation play.
The Nuggets players spaced out.
Zeng Xingyang didn't dribble much, a crossover burst to the right.
Thompson couldn't keep up, and Zeng Xingyang accelerated inside.
Jokic slipped into the three-second zone, and Zeng Xingyang passed the ball to Jokic.
Bogut had already been ejected, with Green protecting the basket for the Warriors inside.
Jokic raised high and lobbed a shot over Green.
"Swish!"
Precisely hit the mark.
112 to 110.
This basket was crucial.
The crowd at the scene fell silent.
Cole didn't call a timeout, opting to trust the Warriors players.
Curry dribbled to the frontcourt.
Curry and Green's pick-and-roll.
After the screen, Curry didn't take the shot himself, passing instead to Thompson in the corner outside.
Thompson took the three-pointer, with Pope not losing defensive position.
"Clank!"
The ball thudded off the rim and bounced up.
However, Iguodala rushed in from beyond the three-point line with a putback.
Steadily putting the ball back in.
112 to 112
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In the next 30 seconds, neither team made a decisive basket, and the game went into overtime!!!
Zeng Xingyang and Jokic exchanged a glance, both putting hands on their knees, breathing heavily.
The two had played a full 48 minutes today.
Mike Malone didn't dare let the two rest for even a minute.
The final play in regulation was Zeng Xingyang's missed three-pointer; there was space, but Zeng Xingyang missed the game-winner, which was due to fatigue.
His shot force was slightly weaker than usual, and it was just this small difference that missed the mark.