CHAPTER 453: CHAPTER 365: ANOTHER BUZZER-BEATER!!

"Oh oh, it’s tied."

"Is it going to be a game-winner?"

"Take them down!"

"Zeng, finish them off!"

The fans at the Pepsi Center in Denver shouted excitedly.

Although they were a bit disappointed the defense didn’t hold, they had great confidence in Zeng Xingyang’s ability to make clutch shots.

Mike Malone didn’t call a timeout.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the frontcourt.

Originally, Zeng Xingyang was planning to run down the clock, but Durant and Iguodala suddenly double-teamed him.

Zeng Xingyang jumped and passed to Butler.

Butler was left open, he drove into the inside, Green helped on defense, and Butler passed the ball to Jokic in the middle.

Jokic had a tough offensive opportunity, but instead of going for it himself, he glanced at the perimeter and saw Zeng Xingyang, who had evaded Iguodala and Durant with a reverse cut.

Jokic passed the ball back to the trailing Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang caught the ball, took a step, and paused. Under the basket, he faked out Thompson and the recovering Green, then twisted past the defense and scored over Thompson.

seconds on the clock.

to 120.

The Nuggets scored in 8 seconds.

Cole called a timeout.

Both sides returned to the bench to rearrange their tactics.

Mike Malone repeatedly emphasized defending the Warriors’ three-point shot.

At this final moment, they must not leave open any threes, or the Warriors could end the game right there.

As long as they don’t give them a three-point opportunity, even if the Warriors score two, the Nuggets won’t be too concerned. If there is time left, the Nuggets still have a chance at a game-winner.

Even if there’s no time, the worst-case scenario would be overtime.

Warriors’ bench.

Cole shouted to all the players, "Get the ball to KD, Drummond, find an opportunity to screen for KD."

"OK!"

"No problem!"

Both Durant and Green nodded seriously.

Curry isn’t the star who insists on having the ball in the final moments, he himself believes giving the ball to Durant at this time is the most suitable choice.

The timeout ended quickly.

Warriors’ offense.

Cole opted for a backcourt inbound, trying to spread the space out, Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and passed directly to Durant.

Durant got the ball, made a big crossover to charge at Zeng Xingyang’s right side, Green showed up beside Zeng Xingyang, slightly delaying him.

Durant’s attack was fierce, Zeng Xingyang was left behind in rhythm.

"Bang!"

Durant made an abrupt stop and bodied against Zeng Xingyang.

He gathered the ball to shoot.

Zeng Xingyang knew the foul was unavoidable, so he made a bigger move.

"Beep beep!!"

Although Durant’s jump shot didn’t go in, the referee called a foul.

"Dude, you can’t stop me," Durant shouted at Zeng Xingyang after drawing the foul.

"Talk after you win," Zeng Xingyang quickly retorted.

seconds on the clock.

Durant got a chance to stand at the free-throw line.

The crowd booed in an attempt to distract the opponent.

But Durant’s mental toughness was very stable.

With a shrug of his shoulders, he decisively took the free throws.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

to 120.

Durant steadily hit the free throws, tying the game again.

The Nuggets had no more timeouts.

Jokic quickly moved to the corner to find an opening.

Warriors pressed tightly in the frontcourt.

Zeng Xingyang pushed away the defending Iguodala, Jokic seized the chance to pass him the ball.

The space was wide open, Iguodala tried to close in on Zeng Xingyang, but Zeng Xingyang didn’t give him the chance to attach.

Zeng Xingyang exploded with speed on the right, powering past Iguodala.

Thompson kept retreating to defend, trying to predict how Zeng Xingyang would attack.

After crossing the half-court line, Zeng Xingyang slowed down, noticing the time was close. The space was open, so he decisively went for a running jump shot.

Thompson couldn’t adjust his center of gravity while retreating, it was too late when he lunged forward.

Zeng Xingyang had already taken the shot!!!

"F*ck, this shot is so confident."

"Is this going to be the game-winner?"

The fans stood up, watching the shot.

After landing, Zeng Xingyang also kept his eyes on the basketball flying through the air.

Because it was a bit of a distance, the basketball glided for quite a while.

Then as the basketball was in the air, the game time ended.

"Swish!"

In the end, without any surprises, the basketball pierced the net, splashing through the hoop.

to 123.

Zeng Xingyang once again made a buzzer-beater, helping the Nuggets take a 2-0 lead in the series.

After completing the game-winner, Zeng Xingyang performed a C Luo-style celebration.

Then the entire Nuggets team rushed up to him.

The whole arena erupted in celebration, as if the cheers were about to shatter the sky.

Curry watched the scene in disbelief.

Curry had made many such buzzer-beaters this season, but those were usually in the first three quarters, this scene felt very familiar to Curry.

Zeng Xingyang had resolved the game in the way most familiar to Curry.

CCTV studio.

Coach Zhang stood up, shouting:

"The ball went in! The ball went in! Zeng Xingyang! Zeng Xingyang! Zeng Xingyang! He crossed half-court and shot a running jumper, the basketball sliced through the spotlight of the Pepsi Center in Denver, like a meteor tearing through time! The game is over! The Denver Nuggets completed an epic game-winner in the second game of the Western Conference Finals! They didn’t fall under the pressure of the Golden State Warriors’ Five-Star lineup, they beat their opponents at the buzzer!"

"Great Denver Nuggets! Great Zeng Xingyang, he is not fighting alone! He’s not alone! The soul of Chinese basketball is burning!"

"All the ghosts of Denver are cheering for this game-winner!"

"The Golden State Warriors will regret it! On the stage of the Western Conference game-winners, facing a super team like the Nuggets, any loophole will lead them to irreparable disaster!"

Coach Zhang’s commentary was like Huang Jianxiang’s, thoroughly exciting the fans watching the CCTV channel!

Compared to Huang Jianxiang, Coach Zhang maintained a sliver of reason and didn’t humiliate the opponents.

This also prevented Coach Zhang’s commentary career from ending prematurely.

Beside him, Coach Xu’s excitement had already been scared away by Coach Zhang’s emotion.

On Penguin Live.

The commentator and female host were both extremely excited.

The screen was instantly filled with comments.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"Zeng Xingyang is awesome!"

"Zeng Xingyang is awesome!!"

"Game-winner!"

"Game-winner!!"

Zeng Xingyang’s game-winner was so dominant, allowing fans to once again witness the charm of a superstar.

At the crucial moment, he made the decisive shot, a sure kill!!

On the court, Zeng Xingyang waved goodbye to the entire Warriors team!!

"Jimmy, will we meet again in the Western Conference Finals?"

The fans in the front row asked Butler again.

In the previous two rounds, the Nuggets swept their opponents.

At that time, fans wanted to watch more games, hoping for no sweeps.

But now, fans are eager to sweep the Warriors.

Because they felt the crisis from these two games, the Warriors really could beat the Nuggets.

The Nuggets’ wins were by slim margins.

"Of course!" Butler smiled confidently and answered.