NBA: Rising Superstar!

Curry's defense makes it easy for Zeng Xingyang to break through.

If Iguodala doesn't come over to assist this time, Zeng Xingyang will charge towards the basket himself.

If Green comes to help defend, he'll pass to Jokic on the other side.

In any case, there are many options.

The Nuggets players now do an excellent job of receiving Zeng Xingyang's passes. They are always focused, ready for offense, each finding opportunities in their preferred sweet spots.

Cole watches from the sidelines, not yelling anymore.

He knows well that Curry can't defend against Zeng Xingyang.

But the Warriors desperately need Curry's offense, which poses a dilemma.

Curry bites on his mouthguard, shaking his head helplessly. Though his shooting touch is slowly returning, his face shows no sign of joy.

Zeng Xingyang and Grant excitedly high-five, but the crowd's cheers gradually die down.

Warriors fans again sense the difficulty posed by the Nuggets. The Warriors can often easily reverse games against other teams, but reversing against the Nuggets always poses significant challenges.

When faced with other teams, the Warriors can easily unleash counterattacks and three-pointers, but against the Nuggets, these are difficult to execute.

The Nuggets play smart, with key defensive strategies to guard against counterattacks by promptly increasing shooting accuracy and making rational shots, which the Nuggets excel in.

Under Zeng Xingyang and Jokic's organization, the Nuggets rarely make irrational shots, preventing the Warriors from successfully counterattacking.

Regarding three-pointers, the Nuggets deploy heavy perimeter defense. Though Curry and Thompson can make three-pointers, they can't spark the massive, despair-inducing three-point storm like before. Unless the Warriors can use threes to destroy the Nuggets' defensive confidence, they're destined for a hard battle.

The Warriors launch another offensive.

Curry dribbles to the front court and passes the ball to Green.

Receiving the ball, Green quickly passes it to Iguodala on the right, who is also in a supporting position, similar to Green, with little personal scoring desire.

Green screens for Thompson on the left side, which helps Thompson maneuver into position.

Spotting the opportunity, Iguodala bounces a precise pass to Thompson.

Thompson catches the ball and decisively stops and shoots in front of Jokic's defense.

Due to physical limitations, Jokic can't jump, resorting to raising a hand, vainly trying to disrupt.

"Clank!"

"Swish!" The basketball bounces off the rim and then drops accurately through the net.

78 to 67. After scoring, Thompson's expression remains calm as if it's a trivial feat. For Thompson, such scoring is commonplace; he's like a precise shooting machine, always making crucial shots.

The Nuggets start their attack again.

Zeng Xingyang rushes forward. This time, the Nuggets noticeably increase their speed. Zeng Xingyang deliberately seeks out Curry's matchup. Curry initially tries to evade, but Zeng Xingyang employs successive screens, rendering Curry unable to escape.

Zeng Xingyang steps past Curry on the left, breaking through again, with Iguodala coming to assist defensively.

This time, Iguodala successfully intercepts the passing line to Grant used by Zeng Xingyang.

Seeing no good layup opportunity and an overcrowded interior, Zeng Xingyang decisively passes outside to Pope.

Receiving the ball, Pope doesn't immediately shoot but calmly observes the situation, waiting for the best opportunity.

At this moment, Jokic comes from the basket to provide Zeng Xingyang with a no-ball screen. Seizing the chance, Zeng Xingyang quickly runs out, prompting Green to switch defenses.

Zeng Xingyang reaches the left 30-degree angle position. Seeing the ripe moment, Pope passes to Zeng Xingyang.

Upon catching the ball, Zeng Xingyang makes a swinging feint.

Green's defensive tempo is slightly slow, failing to get into the proper defensive position in time, helplessly raising his center of gravity.

Zeng Xingyang seizes the opportunity, moves right with a dribble, breaking away from Green's defensive rhythm, and decisively takes a three-point shot.

Green is already powerless to contest, only watching the ball fly.

The basketball traces a brilliant arc through the air.

"Swish!"

A straight shot to the heart!

81 to 67.

The fans at Oracle Arena suddenly fall silent, as the Nuggets' stormy offensive continues unabated.

"Oh my, really 6666"

"Warriors' defense is good, but they just can't stop it, can't stop it, hahaha!!"

"The play was patient, Pope now doesn't shoot, just seeks opportunities to feed Xingyang."

"Nuggets' coordination is patient, nobody takes a shot impulsively." Online fans celebrate excitedly, with comments scrolling crazily on the screen.

In the CCTV studio, Zhang Weiping continues to shout excitedly: "Hey, Warriors were crazy in the third quarter, but Xingyang is even crazier, this shot made it again." His face shows excitement, with his hands gesturing continuously.

Yu Jia says: "Xingyang's personal capability has reached superstar level; he effortlessly handles all kinds of defenses on the court."

On the court, Green watches Zeng Xingyang, breathless, always aware that Zeng Xingyang would end this play, but powerless to stop him.