NBA: Become stronger by dunking

【115】Curry and Mo connect, chasing points like crazy!

After Su Mo scored 35 points in the first half, he fell into a difficult situation in the third quarter, scoring only 7 points in the whole quarter.

After three quarters, Su Mo scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

Looking at the entire third quarter, the main reason why the Cavaliers won by 22 points in a single quarter was not Su Mo, but the general downturn of his teammates.

When the Cavaliers chose to double-team Su Mo, Su Mo's offensive choice was already very difficult. It was actually very rare to pass the ball to the hands of open teammates again and again.

But it didn't matter...

Whether it was Curry or Ellis, or Jackson or Biedrins, as well as Morrow and Maggette on the bench, they were unable to seize the opportunity to be open.

Throughout the third quarter, the Warriors team was crazy about shooting, only 3 of 18 shots.

And all three goals came from Su Mo.

You read it right. Except for Su Mo, the other Warriors players shot 0 out of 13 in the third quarter. Only Jackson was fouled when he broke through for a layup and scored 1 point with 1 of 2 free throws.

In the audience of the Cavaliers' home stadium, the fans were talking one after another.

While praising the"Little Emperor" James crazily, they also criticized and blamed Su Mo, the super rookie.

"As expected of the"Little Emperor", he scored 15 points and 6 assists in a single quarter. In the entire third quarter, basically every point the Cavaliers got was closely related to LeBron James. What is a superstar? This is a superstar!"

"Kobe is about to enter the end of his career. The future No. 1 player in the league must be LeBron James. As for Su Mo, he still has a long way to go!"

"As the defensive intensity of the game increased, Su Mo's efficiency dropped. There is no doubt that he has strong scoring ability and talent, but compared with Le Brun, he still has a lot to learn and improve!"

"Su Mo is a rookie after all, and he is definitely going to be the best rookie of the year. But to compare him with superstars like Kobe and LeBron right now is a bit self-deception, he is indeed not worthy of it now!"

The voices of accusations and criticisms from all sides also vaguely reached the ears of Su Mo who was sitting on the sidelines. He raised his head, and his eyes shot out a tremendous fighting spirit.

After the start of the fourth quarter, most of the main players on the Warriors side were resting on the bench. The court was mainly played by the Warriors' substitute scoring leader Corey Maggette and several substitutes. The

Cavaliers also had a rotation lineup first. LeBlanc, O'Neal, Little Mo and others were all resting temporarily.

But even so, the Cavaliers still have the upper hand at home. With Jamison's three-pointer from outside, the Cavaliers were leading the Warriors by 15 points less than three minutes into the fourth quarter.

Warriors head coach Don Nelson had a solemn expression and called a timeout in desperation.

Su Mo's eyes were cold. He got up from the bench and took off his T-shirt.

On the commentary desk, Mike Brin saw that Su Mo was going to go on the court early, and said excitedly:"It seems that the game will enter the decisive moment early!"

"The Warriors are now in a very passive situation. I wonder if Su Mo can continue to create miracles under such adversity."

Van Gundy also shook his head and sighed, not optimistic that Su Mo could lead the Warriors to a comeback.

"To be honest, it's too difficult. Now the Cavaliers are not only leading in the score, but also in the momentum of the home court. Moreover, from the defensive strategy in the third quarter, they seem to have found a way to effectively limit Su Mo!"

Mike Brin spread his hands and said helplessly:"That's right, Su Mo is not a god. If teammates like Curry and Ellis still can't recover in the fourth quarter and continue to miss shots, then relying on Su Mo alone may be powerless to save the situation!" After the timeout, the Warriors replaced Su Mo in advance, while the main players such as Curry and Ellis were still resting off the court.

On the other hand, LeBlanc, as the main defender of Su Mo, also got up and went on the court. He didn't have the slightest fluke in his heart. Facing Su Mo, he was full of fighting spirit.

The Warriors took the lead in attacking. Su Mo crossed the half court with the ball and immediately faced LeBlanc at the top of the arc.

Mike Brin exclaimed:"This time the Cavaliers didn't choose to double-team Su Mo, but let LeBlanc defend alone. Let's see if Su Mo can seize this opportunity!"

"Su Mo moved, changing direction to the left. The speed and quality of this change of direction were very high!"

"LeBlanc was indeed hit. Is Su Mo going to break into the restricted area and perform a slam dunk again? Is Varejao going to become the background emperor under the basket?"

As soon as Mike Brin finished speaking, Su Mo also rushed into the basket with lightning speed and dunked over the substitute center Varejao.

""Boom!"

Van Gundy exclaimed,"It is true. Even if you know how Su Mo wants to score, you still can't defend him!"

LeBron insisted on defending Su Mo alone in the fourth quarter. This may be the persistence of a superstar.

But the effect was not good.

Because Su Mo succeeded in singles against LeBron three times in a row on the offensive end, including two dunks and one three-pointer.

With Su Mo's rapid outbreak, when the game entered the last 6 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Warriors' score fell back to single digits.

Mike Brown immediately called a timeout.

"LeBlanc, remember my words, you must double-team Su Mo decisively!"

After the timeout, the main players of both teams returned to the court.

There were 5 minutes and 49 seconds left in the game, Warriors (85): (93) Cavaliers, temporarily trailing by 8 points. In the Cavaliers' offense, LeBlanc's pass in the frontcourt was spotted by Curry, who directly completed a steal and the Warriors went on a fast break.

Su Mo rushed to the frontcourt, received the pass from Curry, and directly completed an alley-oop dunk, and the away Warriors fans cheered.

The score difference came to 6 points.

The fourth quarter entered the critical moment of chasing points. Perhaps Su Mo's strong performance finally woke up his teammates, and the status of Curry and Ellis and others also improved. The score difference between the two sides was like a roller coaster.

In the third quarter, the Warriors were pressed to the floor by the Cavaliers, but in the fourth quarter, the Warriors chased the score back frantically.

The game entered the last minute and a half, with Su Mo assisting Ellis to make a layup, the Warriors had chased the score to only 2 points.

Mike Brown saw that things were not going well and called a timeout again.

The atmosphere in the home stadium also became solemn.

However, after the timeout, the Cavaliers still could not break the scoring drought.

LeBron broke through the basket and was tightly guarded by Su Mo, so he could only choose to pass the ball reluctantly.

""Pah!"

A thin figure rushed out like lightning and completed another steal.

It was Curry again.