LeBron James running away? He's going all in on Curry.

Chapter 58 I knew you couldn't handle it

"And you, Klay Thompson!"

"0-for-6 from three-point range in the first half? So you're not planning to shoot at all in the second half? Let me tell you, even if you go 0-for-20 tonight, if you're open, you have to pull up and shoot! Your job is to shoot! Don't you dare pass the ball like a coward!"

Clay bit his lip, his eyes gradually sharpening.

Finally, Su Yang turned around and looked at Stephen Curry, who was sitting in the team's leader's seat.

His tone was no longer so irritable, but it still carried an undeniable authority.

"Stephen, you're the regular season MVP. This team is yours."

"Is the air conditioner broken? Is it very hot? Are your ankles sore?"

"Excuses! They're all just excuses for the weak!"

"Look at the locker room across the street! Tim Duncan, 37! Manu Ginobili, 36! Tony Parker, 31!"

"A group of old men whose combined age is over a hundred! They're playing ball in this sweltering, unheated oven! They've been running for over a decade longer than you!"

"They still have the fighting spirit to go toe-to-toe with you on the court, while you bunch of young people in your early twenties are here sighing and complaining because you're down by 12 points?!"

"Are you all physically weaker than a bunch of 37-year-old men?!"

Su Yang's words were like a heavy hammer blow to the heart of every Cavaliers player!

Yes! Those old men on the other side are fighting tooth and nail, why should we give up?!

"Listen up, all of you!"

Su Yang's eyes flashed with a chilling killing intent. "Make those damn three-pointers! Maximize the defense! Anyone who shows even the slightest bit of cowardice on the court will never wear a Cleveland jersey again!"

"Win for Cleveland!!!"

Su Yang raised his right fist and let out a final roar.

"Win for Cleveland!!!"

In the locker room, everyone from Stephen Curry to Anthony Davis had tears in their eyes!

Completely awakened by the boss's provocation and angry words, the group of young people roared like an enraged pack of wolves!

……

The second half began with the teams switching sides.

When the Cavaliers players walked out of the player tunnel again, the fans and Spurs players alike noticed that the team's aura had changed.

At the start of the third quarter, Stephen Curry received the ball in the backcourt.

He didn't advance slowly anymore. Before the Spurs' defensive formation was fully set, he pulled up and shot from two steps away from the three-point line, facing Parker's defense!

"Whoosh!"

The first strike of the second half was a piercing shot into the net!

In the ensuing defensive possession, Kawhi Leonard tightly guarded Parker, stretched out his long arm, and made a steal!

Leonard dribbled the ball up the court and, on the fast break, faced Diaw on defense and delivered a powerful one-handed dunk!

"boom!"

The difference has narrowed to 7 points!

Spurred on by Su Yang's furious speech, the Cavaliers' three-point shooting rebounded in the second half!

Klay Thompson hit two difficult drifting three-pointers in a row from the left corner!

Marc Gasol delivered a series of exquisite bounce passes from the high post of the free-throw line!

The biggest change is in the frontcourt player, Anthony Davis.

This newly crowned top scorer seems to have undergone a transformation.

Faced with Duncan's unpredictable footwork and feints, Anthony Davis stopped blindly jumping to try and block shots.

He lowered his center of gravity, using his stronger core strength than Duncan to push against him, and used his exaggerated wingspan to interfere with Duncan's shooting vision!

In the third quarter, despite Anthony Davis's relentless defense, Duncan managed to score only 4 points in the paint!

At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers had outscored their opponents 38-20!

Not only did they erase the 12-point deficit, but they also entered the fourth quarter with a 6-point lead!

In the fourth quarter, due to the enormous physical exertion and the high temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius, both teams' shooting percentages began to plummet.

The match once again turned into a suffocating defensive melee.

With unwavering determination, the Spurs veterans, thanks to a miraculous three-pointer from Ginobili in the final moments, narrowed the gap to just one point!

There are 15 seconds left in the game!

98-97! The Cavaliers lead by one point! But the Spurs have possession of the ball on the final possession!

Popovich called a final timeout.

The air in the entire venue seemed to freeze, making it impossible to breathe.

After the timeout, the ball is served from the sideline.

Just like the script of Game 3, after a complicated run, the ball was once again lobbed into the hands of Tim Duncan in the paint!

He was still being guarded by Anthony Davis.

"It's that matchup again! Can Tim Duncan pull off another game-winning miracle?!" the commentator roared.

Time passed second by second.

Duncan leaned against Anthony Davis with his back to him, and faked him out twice.

But this time, Anthony Davis's feet seemed rooted to the floor, he didn't budge an inch! He wasn't shaken!

He held Duncan's lower body firmly, his long arms hanging high!

"I'm not afraid of you anymore, old man," Anthony Davis gritted his teeth and roared inwardly.

With only 3 seconds left on the attack timer, the attack was imminent.

Duncan knew he couldn't fool this transformed young man anymore, so he could only turn around and, with Anthony Davis's long arms almost blocking his face, struggle to throw the ball toward the basket!

The ball flew through the air, carrying the hope of a decisive victory.

Anthony Davis landed, staring in despair at the slightly higher-than-usual arc of the ball.

"Oh no, this shot was very difficult, but the arc felt just right..." Anthony Davis's heart sank, thinking he was about to become the backdrop for another game-winning shot.

However, just as the basketball was about to reach its highest point and begin to fall...

A dark figure suddenly darted out from the flank!

Kawhi Leonard!

This expressionless forward, who played like an invisible man throughout the game, leaped high with anticipation and explosiveness, and slapped the side of the basketball with his large, fan-like hands in mid-air!

"Snapped!"

The basketball's trajectory was altered, and it slammed heavily against the bottom edge of the backboard before bouncing out!

"drop--!"

The red light signaling the end of the game suddenly illuminated as the basketball bounced through the air!

"Block!!! Kawhi Leonard blocked Tim Duncan's game-winning shot at the last second!!!"

The ESPN broadcast booth went absolutely wild!

98 is more than 97!

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off an incredible comeback in the sweltering AT&T Center, overcoming a 12-point deficit at halftime!

The Cavaliers have a 3-1 lead in the series and have secured a match point in the NBA Finals!

On the court, Anthony Davis watched the basketball being swatted away, let out a long sigh of relief, and collapsed onto the floor as if he were completely exhausted.

Just then, a giant hand reached out in front of him.

Anthony Davis looked up and saw that perpetually expressionless face—Kawhi Leonard.

Leonard pulled Anthony Davis up from the floor.

Seeing that Anthony Davis was still somewhat shaken, this usually stoic forward, who never smiles, actually cracked a joke.

"I knew you couldn't handle it, so I'm here to clean up your mess."

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