Chapter 252: Defeating the Warriors and Advancing to the Western Conference Finals (Part 2)!
"Ah!!!" After landing, Zeng Xingyang's emotions completely erupted, roaring loudly at Bogut, his eyes full of dominance.
Bogut was so intimidated by Zeng Xingyang's momentum that he retreated step by step, only able to feign going to inbound the ball to cover up his inner panic.
At this moment, Bogut was completely overwhelmed by Zeng Xingyang's aura.
The fans at the Denver Pepsi Center were also completely ignited by Zeng Xingyang's dunk, screaming wildly.
"Oh, well done! That play was so powerful!"
"Awesome! Zeng Xingyang is practically a war god on the court!"
"Bogut still wanted to stop Zeng Xingyang, completely overestimating himself, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"
"Amazing, Jokic's offensive rebound was crucial, his passing vision is top-notch, this teamwork is spectacular!"
Online, domestic netizens were also hotly discussing.
On the court, the Warriors were not frightened by Zeng Xingyang's slam dunk.
Curry still, as usual, quickly dribbled forward, desire showing in his eyes.
Zeng Xingyang was like a shadow, closely guarding Curry.
Curry came to the right side of the three-point line, wanting to step back and create space for a shot.
But Zeng Xingyang's defense was impenetrable, constantly entangling tightly, leaving Curry with no enough space to shoot.
Reluctantly, Curry passed the ball to the oncoming Barnes.
Barnes, with the ball, attacked Galinarli; compared to Pope, Galinarli's defense was slightly inferior, a moment of carelessness, and Barnes slipped past him.
Barnes, after reaching the basket, steadily laid up and scored.
The score changed to 104 to 103.
The Warriors were still stubbornly attacking, showing no sign of giving up.
Nuggets' offense.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt. He and Jokic initiated a pick-and-roll, instantly attracting all the Warriors' defensive players' attention.
Zeng Xingyang used the pick-and-roll, quickly changed direction, and broke through.
However, the Warriors' defenders reacted swiftly, with multiple players immediately coming to double-team.
Zeng Xingyang didn't panic, calmly observing his teammates' positions, then passed the ball to the unguarded Galinarli at a 45-degree angle on the right.
Galinarli, after receiving the ball, first faked a shot, making a shooting deceptive move.
Then, he dribbled a step, drawing Barnes, who rushed over from afar, into the air. Then decisively took a three-pointer.
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air.
"Swish!" The score became 104 to 106.
The Warriors' torrential three-point rain was ferocious, but the Nuggets' offense was equally formidable, back and forth, as the game entered a fever pitch stage.
Warriors' offense.
Curry, using Bogut's screen, nimbly squeezed into the basket.
He performed a high-difficulty move of a turnaround reverse layup, and Zeng Xingyang quickly leapt to block.
However, the referee still called Zeng Xingyang for goaltending.
The score changed to 106 to 106.
Nuggets' offense.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Jokic.
Then he, running with Thompson, started to reposition.
Zeng Xingyang cut into the lane from the left side, then quickly moved out, coming to the right side.
Jokic, with his back to the basket, attracted the double-team, and he observed the situation, accurately passing the ball to the running Zeng Xingyang.
After receiving the ball, Zeng Xingyang, ignoring Thompson's tight defense, directly shot a three-pointer.
Thompson's defense was almost in Zeng Xingyang's face, but Zeng Xingyang's shooting form remained extremely stable, his rhythm unaffected.
"Swish!" The basketball sailed into the net.
The score became 106 to 109.
"Timeout!!" Coach Cole could no longer sit still and called for a game stop.
The Warriors' offense was already aggressive enough, but the Nuggets' offensive firepower at home was even stronger, completely suppressing the Warriors.
"Click, click, click!!"
The cameras continuously focused on Zeng Xingyang at this moment.
At this moment, Zeng Xingyang had the full aura of a superstar, exuding confidence, as if declaring to everyone that as long as he was there, the team would not have to worry about any difficulties.
The cheers of the fans in the Denver Pepsi Center came in waves.
"Awesome, 6666! Zeng Xingyang is incredible, simply unstoppable!"
"Thompson's defense even reached his face, but it was useless, this play was so tough!"
"This play was so beautiful, it should be played like this, it's all about the three-pointers, so satisfying!"
"Zeng Xingyang's wave of three-pointers directly hurt the Warriors, so powerful!"
"This play is just tough!"
The fans were buzzing with chatter, the atmosphere at the scene reaching its peak.
Thompson, panting heavily, looked at Zeng Xingyang, full of helplessness and fatigue. No matter how hard he tried, he seemed always unable to catch up with Zeng Xingyang's rhythm, completely suppressed by Zeng Xingyang.
The timeout quickly ended, and the game continued.
Warriors' offense.
Curry and Green initiated a pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Curry faced Grant's defense.
Curry kept shaking, trying to find shooting space.
Then, facing Grant, he performed a side step-back move, successfully creating space, quickly shooting a jumper.
Only, Grant's defensive range exceeded Curry's prediction.
Grant leapt forcefully, brushing the ball with his fingertips. The trajectory of the basketball instantly changed.
"Clank!" The basketball hit the rim heavily and bounced off.
Jokic, using his strong body, boxed out Bogut behind him.
Zeng Xingyang quickly jumped back, steadily securing the rebound.
Nuggets' offense.
The game had reached its final decisive moment, every possession was extremely precious, and at this moment, the ball was almost completely in Zeng Xingyang's hands.
Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Jokic.
Then he continued to reposition, coming to the right side to face Green's defense.
Jokic observed the situation, then passed the ball to Zeng Xingyang.
Barnes, seeing this, wanted to join Green in double-teaming Zeng Xingyang.
But Zeng Xingyang reacted quickly, transferring the ball from the right to the left side, then bent forward, exploding a second time, rushing in like a full-speed tank.
Green was knocked open.
At the basket, Bogut came to help defend.
But to Zeng Xingyang, Bogut's action was too slow.
Zeng Xingyang looked to the left while moving to the right, consolidating his grip on the ball, sweeping through with a reverse layup.
The score became 106 to 111.
The Warriors' defense could no longer stop Zeng Xingyang.
Warriors' offense.
This time when Curry attempted a crossover drive, he made a mistake, the ball was cleanly stolen by Jokic.
Zeng Xingyang saw this and immediately ran fast down the court.
Jokic made a long pass, accurately passing to Zeng Xingyang.
Barnes quickly returned, trying to stop Zeng Xingyang.
But at this moment, Zeng Xingyang was in full momentum, like holding a pack of explosives, forcibly charging at Barnes.
"Bang!!" The two collided heavily, and after the clash, Zeng Xingyang steadily laid up and scored.
The score became 106 to 113.
This play appeared to have a foul suspicion, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
Zeng Xingyang helplessly spread his hands.
At this moment, Zeng Xingyang was completely dominating, entering an invincible state of taking over the game!!!
In the remaining matches, the Warriors tried to launch a counterattack, the players all giving their all.
However, Nuggets' Zeng Xingyang and Jokic firmly controlled the game situation, causing the Warriors' counterattack attempts to repeatedly come up empty.
In the end, the final score was set at 117 to 125.
The Nuggets prevailed to the end, advancing proudly to the Western Conference Finals with a total score of 4 to 2!!!
After the game ended, Zeng Xingyang made a goodnight gesture toward the Warriors' bench, with a victor's smile on his face. Acting so high-handedly in front of Curry, Zeng Xingyang felt very pleased inside.