NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 47 Curry challenges Li Xingchen; the battle at Tianwang Mountain is intense!

On the evening of June 2nd local time, the pivotal Game 6 of the first round between the Jazz and the Warriors will be held at the Jazz's home court.

The Warriors arrived in Salt Lake City a day early to prepare for the game. Of course, the preparation mainly consisted of some simple recovery training and shooting drills to maintain physical function and touch, as well as analyzing video footage and studying tactics.

However, since the Warriors won the last game, they don't really have much to analyze or adjust; it's the Jazz who need to make adjustments.

During the group training session, Kerr also praised Li Xingchen's defensive performance in the previous game, and even said that everyone should learn more from him.

Even Curry couldn't resist quietly approaching Li Xingchen, expressing strong curiosity about his defense: "Hey, Li! How about we have a one-on-one match at the gym when we get back to California? I want to experience what it's like to be closely guarded by you. I wonder if I'll end up like Donovan?"

Li Xingchen waved his hand in alarm: "God, Stephen, if you want to experience what it's like to beat me up, just say so. You don't need to make up such a lame excuse..."

However, Curry persisted, wanting to have a match with Li Xingchen.

Li Xingchen had no choice but to agree, as he couldn't refuse the team leader's request.

On the surface, he appeared meek and submissive, claiming that Curry was going to dominate him; but in reality, he was thinking, "My defense is effective against any guard in the league right now. Curry is probably asking for trouble..."

Even if they aren't defended as effectively as Mitchell, it will definitely be much more difficult than their usual practice sessions.

I'll definitely let Curry experience the feeling of being tightly guarded. Maybe then he won't dare let me go to another team. Who knows, I might even get him to put in a good word for me when it comes to contract renewal.

Stephen, you don't want me to go to another team and be responsible for guarding you, do you?

hey-hey……

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Soon, it was time for the crucial match between the two teams, the Warriors and the Champions, to take place that night.

As the players entered the arena, the announcer drew out a long tone and introduced each Jazz player in detail.

Each time someone was introduced, waves of cheers erupted from the audience.

Clearly, the Jazz's home fans weren't too bothered by the previous loss, but were doing their best to encourage and support their players, hoping they could put on a great comeback in today's crucial game.

Next, it was the Warriors' turn to introduce their starting players. As expected, Li Xingchen was still in the starting lineup, it seems he's going to hold onto that position.

It remains to be seen whether this starting lineup arrangement is merely a stopgap measure taken by Kerr against the Jazz with Gobert, or whether he will continue to implement it in subsequent games of the series.

Furthermore, if the Warriors' original starting player Kelly Oubre Jr. also returns from injury, how should the Warriors choose their starting lineup?

Of course, all of these questions are predicated on the Warriors first having to advance to the next round of the series.

Otherwise, it's all just empty talk.

The game started quickly, but this time Green wasn't so lucky and failed to jump for the ball from Gobert, who was almost 20 centimeters taller than him.

The Jazz started the game with possession of the ball, and the difference in strategy from the first possession was evident from the very first possession.

Conley held the ball at the top of the key, Gobert moved up to set a screen, Mitchell and Bojan crossed over to make plays... They no longer focused on finding opportunities for star players, but instead adopted the safest approach, constantly moving off the ball and setting screens to find open three-pointers or easy baskets under the rim, creating more reliable shooting opportunities!

This has clearly been very effective.

If they had played like this earlier, the Jazz wouldn't have lost so badly in the last game.

Although the Warriors' defensive discipline is quite good, with timely chasing and switching on defenses, and timely help defense and rotations, they inevitably exposed weaknesses over time and with more switching.

Ultimately, due to a communication error during a switch on defense, Bazemore missed Bojan in the corner, forcing Green to help defend the perimeter, which gave Gobert an easy opportunity to score two points under the basket.

The Jazz scored easily on their first offensive possession and executed their tactics beautifully, completely erasing the gloom of scoring only 70 points in the previous game.

They were the top seed in the Western Conference during the regular season. Even though Mitchell and Gobert's star power might not be enough for the playoffs, they are still a formidable force, and it's impossible for them to continue their poor performance at home.

On the other side, the Warriors employed a similar strategy. However, due to Green's offensive black hole nature, setting a screen for Curry would only force Curry to face double-team defense...

Draymond Green, on the other hand, was completely left out.

It takes skill for a player to be able to hold the ball at the top of the arc outside the three-point line and have no defenders three meters away.

Seeing this, Green decided not to continue "playing from the top of the arc". He gritted his teeth and simply stuck out his butt and made his signature butt-up three-pointer.

They actually made it in!

The Jazz players all looked helpless.

Draymond Green was a player they strategically left open, so this goal was purely accidental. It seems the Warriors are having a pretty good day...

In the live stream, viewers started joking and making fun of the memes.

"It's in the bag, it's in the bag, they've got a three-pointer right from the start."

"Bend over, turn off the TV!"

"Did you see that? Mi Qiu doesn't dare to play against our A Chen anymore. Now, whenever he sees A Chen, he calls for a pick-and-roll switch... He's really scared of him."

"Come on, if the Warriors can win this pivotal Game 5, their chances of a Cinderella story will be huge! The next game is at the Warriors' home court! Do you guys think it's possible that Curry and Durant could meet in the Finals this year...?"

"If that's true, it'd be quite legendary. United they'd be invincible, divided they'd each be king?"

"Is the person upstairs some kind of high-class bastard? Even I, a purebred Durant and Curry duo, wouldn't dare take out a loan like that... They're already thinking about meeting in the Finals!"

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At the competition venue, the battle for Tianwang Mountain was extremely intense.

No one wanted to lose this match, and both sides played an incredibly exciting game.

Because the referees were lenient in their officiating, the defensive intensity was very high from the start, and the positional attacks were incredibly intense.

Even with both sides playing at full defensive intensity, their star players Curry and Mitchell still managed to score some incredible shots from time to time.

Curry's open three-pointer after a pick-and-roll, followed by a layup and three-point play after Bogdanovic was called upon...

Mitchell's alley-oop dunk, and his mid-range pull-up jumper over Curry after forcing a switch on the Warriors' defense...

The score went back and forth, but neither side could pull away from the other!