CHAPTER 441: CHAPTER 353: LEADING 3-0!

"Timeout!!"

Clippers’ head coach Rivers slammed the tactic board hard at the sideline, his suit and tie already skewed to one side. He couldn’t hold it in any longer.

During the timeout.

The Clippers’ bench was filled with Rivers’ raspy voice: "Use your body! Increase the intensity!!"

"F*ck, stop acting like softies."

The Clippers players looked at each other, not daring to refute Rivers.

Back from the timeout.

Paul dribbled to the frontcourt, but this time the Nuggets’ defense was out of position.

Paul passed the ball with a ground pass to the cutting Griffin.

Griffin flew for a layup and got the ball in.

to 98

Nuggets’ offense.

The Clippers started defending Zeng Xingyang from the backcourt, not letting him get the ball.

Gordon dribbled past the halfcourt.

Pierce stuck to Zeng Xingyang, long arms constantly blocking Zeng Xingyang’s view.

Jokic wanted to come up for a screen, but got stuck by Little Jordan at the high post.

Gordon dribbled near Zeng Xingyang and handed the ball to him.

Then it was Griffin on defense, and Zeng Xingyang suddenly made a behind-the-back dribble to the right, lowering his center of gravity.

As if he was going to break through, Griffin was deceived, Zeng Xingyang flicked his wrist, the ball went through the legs, bounced to his left hand, and burst forward.

Zeng Xingyang got past Griffin crisply.

Zeng Xingyang took off, Little Jordan jumped again.

Both clashed in the air, but Zeng Xingyang twisted to dodge Little Jordan’s defense and threw the ball out.

The ball bounced off the rim.

"Beautiful defense."

Just as Rivers was about to cheer, Zeng Xingyang jumped again, snatched the rebound, and like a rocket, soared up.

"Bang!"

One-handed putback dunk!

The ball slammed into the hoop.

to 98.

Clippers’ offense.

Paul dribbled to the frontcourt, passed again to Griffin.

Griffin aggressively attacked the basket, drawing a foul from Gordon.

Griffin stepped to the free-throw line, made one out of two.

to 99.

Nuggets’ offense again.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt, then passed to Jokic.

Jokic looked for Zeng Xingyang again.

Zeng Xingyang cut inside, Jokic delivered a bounce pass.

Zeng Xingyang received the ball, immediately faced a double team.

Then Zeng Xingyang flicked his wrist and slung the ball to Pope outside.

A huge gap in front of Pope.

He took the shot.

Three points swished through the net.

to 99.

Then Nuggets went for a tight defense.

Paul, with his experience, passed the ball to Pierce before even crossing half court.

Pierce decisively drove with the ball.

Although Pierce’s drive wasn’t lethal, the Nuggets’ defense instinctively moved toward him.

Underneath was empty, Pierce passed to Griffin.

Griffin attracted Jokic before passing to Little Jordan.

Little Jordan took the ball and slammed it heavily.

"Bang!"

to 101

Jokic took the baseline ball, decisively long-passed to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang got the ball, burst and passed by Paul, dashed inside, gathered the ball before Bamot’s return, and laid it steadily into the basket.

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In the fourth quarter, it was Zeng Xingyang’s showtime.

The Nuggets entrusted almost every ball to Zeng Xingyang.

They feared Zeng Xingyang’s passing, mostly using single defense to limit him.

But no matter who the Clippers sent to defend, Zeng Xingyang overwhelmed them all.

Zeng Xingyang single-handedly ravaged the Clippers’ defense violently.

The score gradually widened due to him.

The Clippers tried to retaliate, but frustratingly, they couldn’t catch up.

The final score was frozen at 124 to 111.

The Nuggets secured the win, leading the series 3-0.

The Staples Center audience fell into a deathly silence.

The Clippers had no answers in this game, battling the Nuggets for three quarters on the court.

But by the fourth quarter, it was Nuggets and Zeng Xingyang’s time.

Zeng Xingyang dominated the game on the court, in the fourth quarter alone, he scored 25 points, a performance the Clippers couldn’t match.

Throughout the game, Zeng Xingyang wildly scored 65 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 blocks—a monstrous triple-double, completely breaking down the Clippers’ defense.

A 60+ triple-double in the playoffs is rare, but when it comes to Zeng Xingyang, it’s not surprising; people are familiar with Zeng Xingyang’s madness and know what he’s capable of.

Butler got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and Jokic had 23 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists; the two were more like supporting roles on the court.

On the Clippers’ side, Paul got 18 points and 17 assists, a big double-double. In the first three quarters, he orchestrated the game beautifully, but unfortunately, in the fourth quarter, the Clippers couldn’t keep up with the Nuggets’ intensity, leading to their loss.

Griffin had 28 points, 13 rebounds, Little Jordan 12 points, 10 rebounds, Crawford 27 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Crawford being the Clips’ top scorer is no news.

Though this attests to Crawford’s strong individual ability, it also shows the Clippers’ lack of independent scorers, forcing them to rely on Crawford.

In this series, Crawford has consistently played this role, always pressuring the Nuggets’ second lineup.

"Awesome, a 60+ monstrous triple-double, worthy of the MVP!"

"He’s the best in basketball now, Zeng Xingyang deservedly so."

"Every time the ball is in Zeng Xingyang’s hands, I feel at ease."

"The Clippers have no answers for Zeng Xingyang, he’s gone berserk."

"In his second year, Zeng Xingyang is starting to take over the league, it’ll be his era for the next ten years."

"Amazing, amazing, can’t be stopped."

"Zeng Xingyang is the most versatile, flawless player I’ve ever seen."

"This is dominance; when it’s time to score, he just scores."

Almost immediately after the game ended, the entire internet was frenzied by Zeng Xingyang’s stats.

These stats are wildly domineering, Zeng Xingyang constantly stirring fans’ hearts with his godlike figures.

TNT Studio.

Barkley laughed: "This is the NBA’s best sophomore, bar none!"

Smith said: "Michael’s highest playoff score was 62 points, and he lost, but Zeng Xingyang has played over seven playoff games with 60+ points."

Barkley said: "In terms of court impact, Zeng Xingyang currently surpasses anyone, that’s my gut feeling."

Barkley and Smith have seen many players, but none have shocked them as much as Zeng Xingyang.

On the court, Zeng Xingyang also shared embraces and greetings with teammates, leading 3-0 means they have one foot into the Western Conference Finals.

As long as nothing major goes wrong in the upcoming G4, they could once again reach last year’s heights.

Zeng Xingyang is particularly eager for the Western Conference Finals stage; he wants to win that series to reclaim what he lost.

As for the Clippers?

Zeng Xingyang in his heart has never regarded them as true opponents!

They are not Zeng Xingyang’s target!