NBA: Rising Superstar!

This was a completely unexpected loss.

The Nuggets' idea of defeating the Clippers at home did not come true.

The Clippers showed their heritage as a long-time playoff team.

The Clippers have played in so many playoffs over the years and have experienced every scenario, which has given their players enough resilience to face all kinds of unfavorable situations.

The victory in G5 also won the Clippers respect again.

In the post-game interview.

Paul said to the reporters, "I know they all think we're insignificant, but what I want to say is, until the series is over, no one can say they're sure."

After last season's reversal by the Rockets, Paul has a deep feeling about this situation.

Griffin said, "They are a very young team, they don't know how to respect us, we will teach them what respect is."

Little Jordan said, "The next game will be at our home court, hey, we will win another one, then we'll take them down at their home court."

Winning two consecutive games filled the Clippers with confidence.

The kind of advantage the Nuggets had was no longer anything to them.

After winning twice, the feeling of wanting to win again became very intense.

For the Nuggets.

Zeng Xingyang said seriously, "We need to learn our lesson tonight, our attitude towards the game wasn't serious enough, but I still have confidence that we can beat them, we will take the next game."

Experiencing consecutive losses in the playoffs doesn't feel good, but Zeng Xingyang knows it's something he has to go through.

Losing isn't scary; what's scary is not being able to get back up.

After the interview, Zeng Xingyang quickly packed his backpack, got on the bus, and found his seat.

The atmosphere on the Nuggets' bus was somewhat tense.

Previously, they didn't expect to return to Los Angeles, and some people weren't very prepared.

"Zeng, the feeling of consecutive losses is hard to bear, right?" Jokic said next to him.

"Of course, what about you?" Zeng Xingyang asked.

"It's okay, I'm kind of missing my horses at home," Jokic said.

Compared to others, Jokic didn't seem too emotionally affected.

While many people treat basketball as everything, Jokic's attitude towards basketball is more like a job.

It seems like Jokic doesn't love basketball enough.

But Zeng Xingyang knows very well that it's not that Jokic doesn't love basketball, it's just that he can separate his emotions well and won't let basketball affect him too much.

"Don't go home to raise horses so soon, what we need to do now is go to the hotel, get some good rest, and then wake up and take care of them," Zeng Xingyang said seriously.

Zeng Xingyang won't worry about Jokic's attitude towards basketball, because it doesn't affect his performance on the court, he's just telling Jokic what he wants to do.

"Yeah, I will, Zeng, what color horses do you like?" Jokic asked while pointing at his phone.

Zeng Xingyang looked at the screen showing black and white horses of various colors, then took out his own phone, swiped it back and forth, and replied, "Nikola, I prefer these horses."

Jokic looked over curiously, and the photos showed some K-pop girl groups and Western models.

Jokic shook his head and said, "Zeng, you've changed."

Zeng Xingyang laughed, "How about turning off the phone and focusing on the game?"

Jokic smiled helplessly and said, "OK!"

Zeng Xingyang made a small joke with Jokic.

......

The domestic forum Hupu had a broad discussion over the Nuggets' consecutive losses.

"This is Xingyang's first encounter with consecutive losses in the playoffs, I hope he quickly moves out of its shadow."

"The current Nuggets team is not at championship level, everyone needs to stay vigilant."

"Damn, what are they doing? Getting schooled by the Clippers at home, the Nuggets just might end like this this season."

"The Clippers let out a sigh of relief, they found out that the Nuggets weren't undefeatable."

"The battle in Los Angeles is even more suspenseful now."

"Go Xingyang, the Nuggets are really wasting too much."

"The Nuggets thought going back home would make winning easy, but the Clippers haven't given up, so the result is unsurprising."

"There are no weak teams in the NBA, especially not in the playoffs."

"The Clippers are not weak; when they get fierce, they can beat anyone."

"Xingyang's best rookie journey is bittersweet: after winning the award, he lost consecutive games."

Domestic fans are much more settled now; losing two games in the playoffs isn't enough to criticize Zeng Xingyang.

The Nuggets still hold the series point, they just need to win one more game.

This is the exciting moment of the playoffs; unless you have won 4 games, you're in danger!

...

After resting for two days, the Staples Center welcomed the Nuggets vs. Clippers G6 of the series.

More Clippers fans attended this game.

Clippers fans couldn't have imagined their team could make a comeback, the mindset of wanting to reverse filled the cheers of every person.

Zeng Xingyang showed great form in today's warm-up, with his three-point shooting percentage almost reaching a hundred percent.

Zeng Xingyang was ready, eager to take down the opponent tonight.

Soon, after the player introduction, G6 was underway.

Nuggets starters: Zeng Xingyang, Harris, Pope, Grant, Jokic.

Clippers starters: Paul, Redick, Bamot, Griffin, Little Jordan.

Rivers found that using their regular season lineup was more familiar to the Clippers, so he put Redick back in as a starter.

Little Jordan and Jokic jumped for the ball.

Jokic won the tip this time, tapping the ball to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled past half-court and handed the ball to Jokic.

Jokic held the ball at the top of the arc, and Zeng Xingyang began to move for positioning.

In today's Nuggets game plan, Zeng Xingyang had many off-ball movement tactics, which was a change by Mike Malone.

Mike Malone wanted Zeng Xingyang to have some time without the ball, which would reduce how often he'd be double-teamed by opponents.

The Nuggets needed to move the ball around, control the initiative, rather than dealing with forced passes after being double-teamed.

Jokic directed the play, passing the ball to Pope who was there to receive, then Pope returned it to Jokic.

On the other side, Grant set an off-ball screen for Zeng Xingyang, who cut from the right side into the lane and then back to the left side to receive a pass from Jokic.

Zeng Xingyang made a fake shot immediately after catching the ball, but the trailing Bamot didn't fall for it.

Bamot had caused Zeng Xingyang some trouble in G4 and G5, so Rivers now had him marking Zeng Xingyang all game.

Bamot studied Zeng Xingyang very thoroughly, repeatedly watching Zeng Xingyang's game recordings.

To say it plainly, Bamot thought about how to defend Zeng Xingyang every day; sometimes, after watching recordings too much, he'd dream about defending Zeng Xingyang!

Zeng Xingyang liked to make a fake move when shooting first, which Bamot knew, so he didn't jump.

Seeing Bamot didn't jump, Zeng Xingyang didn't shoot either but signaled the teammates to spread out.

His stats in the last two games weren't explosive; it was purely Zeng Xingyang's average shooting touch.

Now in Zeng Xingyang's games, 10 out of 10, only occasionally did one or two end like this, he couldn't be in a slump all the time.

The Nuggets' formation quickly spread.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Zeng Xingyang started to dribble, changing direction and creating separation.

A series of between-the-legs dribbles adjusted his positioning.

Bamot spread his arms wide, constantly adjusting to Zeng Xingyang's steps.

Bamot mainly focused on defending the shot, so he stayed quite close.

For Zeng Xingyang, this style of defense was full of holes.

After continuous adjustments, he found an opening on the right side and accelerated for a breakthrough.

Griffin came over to help defense, which took away Zeng Xingyang's mid-range shot opportunity.

But at high speed, Zeng Xingyang accelerated, changed direction to the left, and burst in again.

Under the basket, Little Jordan's defense was a bit passive, and he raised his hands to contest the shot.

Zeng Xingyang reached up with the ball in both hands, twisting to avoid being blocked.

Little Jordan's defense didn't apply much pressure, so Zeng Xingyang switched to a one-handed scoop layup.

The ball bounced off the backboard and fell into the hoop.

2 to 0.

This time, Zeng Xingyang was very determined in attacking the basket.

When Zeng Xingyang doesn't feel confident in his shooting, taking shots recklessly could hurt the team's rhythm, but if he attacks the basket, even if he doesn't score, it could disrupt the opponent's defense.

Of course, this was a very reasonable play.