CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 378: END OF GAME 3

The Nuggets have generally achieved two consecutive home wins relatively smoothly.

The fans continued to ask Butler, "Jimmy, will we see you at home again?"

Jimmy Butler confidently said, "Guys, see you next season, we’re going to sweep them."

Butler’s words made the surrounding fans pause.

The fans seemed to realize that if the Nuggets win the next two away games, they really won’t see this Nuggets team again.

Next season!

They are looking forward to seeing the Nuggets, but they also don’t want any accidents with the team’s championship win.

A very complex emotion is stirring in their hearts.

In Butler’s view, G3 would go smoothly.

But in reality, G3 was very difficult.

The score between the two sides was fiercely competitive, and the Cavaliers’ offensive power went full throttle after returning home.

While on the Nuggets side, the touch was just average, and the gap between the two teams was never big.

Fourth quarter, 6 minutes and 12 seconds.

As Owen faced Zeng Xingyang, he did a shake and then hit a three-pointer after jumping.

The score came to a tie at 90-90.

Zeng Xingyang had managed to defend well this ball, but still couldn’t stop Owen from scoring.

Owen was on fire tonight, able to hit some unbelievable shots regardless of who was defending.

These shots also brought the momentum of Quicken Loans Arena’s fans to its peak.

Zeng Xingyang was a bit annoyed, as this Cavaliers team was too tenacious, always seeming to think they still had hope.

If they think they have hope, then it’s time to destroy their hope.

Nuggets’ offense.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled to the front court; James spread his arms to defend.

Playing one-on-one against James isn’t impossible, but the efficiency isn’t very high, and it consumes a lot of stamina.

Zeng Xingyang decisively made a gesture, signaling his teammates to spread the space, followed by Jokic and Gordon moving up simultaneously.

James was blocked, and Love along with TT both came up trying to stop Zeng Xingyang.

But after Zeng Xingyang shifted horizontally, he stepped back slightly to create space, then burst into a change of pace, sped up, and dashed in.

Zeng Xingyang stopped abruptly inside and shot from close range.

The help defense came from JR Smith, but his height couldn’t interfere with Zeng Xingyang at all.

"Swish!"

to 90.

Zeng Xingyang confidently put the ball into the basket.

Unlike the home games, tonight’s away game had Zeng Xingyang reducing the number of shots and repeatedly charging into the Cavaliers’ inside line.

The Cavaliers’ inside defense wasn’t impressive; TT’s rim protection was limited, and as long as he wasn’t inside, neither Love nor Frye could interfere with Zeng Xingyang much.

Cavaliers’ offense.

The Cavaliers are clearly aware that defense can’t solve the problem now; their hope is solely to keep attacking and outscore the Nuggets.

Cavaliers’ offense remained initiated by Owen.

Owen called for a screen; TT and James came up simultaneously to block Zeng Xingyang.

Owen leveraged the screen, shifted rightwards, broke through, and charged in; with Gordon’s help defense, Owen nearly pulled off an acrobatic layup.

to 92.

"Switch defense timely."

"Stick close, don’t let him speed up."

Mike Malone shouted from the sidelines.

It’s not that Zeng Xingyang’s defense isn’t strong enough, but Owen played too cleverly.

Owen typically avoids facing Zeng Xingyang or Butler one-on-one; he finds others to play against.

The others indeed can’t restrict Owen, who continued to maintain aggression on the court.

Nuggets’ offense.

Jokic drove the ball up the half-court, TT defended aggressively, denying Jokic an easy chance to organize.

Jokic passed the ball to Butler on the right.

Butler performed normally today, scoring 18 points; facing JR Smith this time, he chose to back him down.

JR Smith’s defense was firm; he didn’t allow Butler to advance easily.

Butler realized it was hard for him to convert this solo play; he quickly looked for someone else.

On the other side, Gordon screened for Zeng Xingyang, and Zeng Xingyang barely got a chance to receive the ball.

Butler quickly passed the ball over.

After Zeng Xingyang received the ball, he seamlessly used a fake move, which made James hastily leap forward.

James dared not let Zeng Xingyang have any chance to shoot from outside.

But he was fooled and jumped.

Zeng Xingyang dribbled horizontally one step, Owen rushed over to defend, but he was slightly late and couldn’t form much interference with Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang resolutely shot a three-pointer.

This time his touch and rhythm were excellent.

"Swish!"

A piercing shot!

Through the net.

to 92.

"Whoa, Zeng Xingyang’s three-pointer is on fire."

"Nuggets were generally lacking from outside today, but it’s picking up again now."

"Good job."

"Well done, Zeng Xingyang’s role is to hold strong at crucial moments."

"Just play like this."

Fans watching online were constantly shouting excitedly.

Cavaliers’ offense.

Still initiated by Owen.

Owen and Love set a pick and roll.

Love barely blocked Zeng Xingyang.

Owen shifted through, and Owen made a layup while leveraging Pope’s defense.

Everyone thought it might be another shot, but a shadow rushed over.

Zeng Xingyang broke free from Love’s containment, returned for defense, and soared to block the ball heavily against the backboard.

The rebound was quickly controlled by Jokic.

Jokic drove the ball to the front court and passed to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang continued to be double-teamed; the Cavaliers didn’t dare let Zeng Xingyang play like this anymore, as it would end their game.

Zeng Xingyang passed the ball to Butler; Butler maintained his rationality under attack and handed the ball off to Zeng Xingyang, then provided a screen again.

Butler played very cleverly, constantly using different methods to feed the ball to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang continued to attract defense, and by this time Jokic cut down.

Zeng Xingyang made a bounce pass to Jokic, who laid the ball in while drawing Love’s help defense foul.

Jokic stepped up to the free-throw line, calmly made the additional free throw.

to 92.

Zeng Xingyang and Jokic simultaneously stood out and widened the score.

Tyronn Lue bitterly realized their defense couldn’t stop Zeng Xingyang and Jokic’s pick and roll.

"Zeng Xingyang and Jokic are scoring consecutively."

"Cavaliers’ inside defense is too weak."

"Zeng Xingyang is dominating the game, such a performance undoubtedly earns the FMVP."

As the Nuggets gradually gained the upper hand, more and more commentators believed that if Zeng Xingyang led the Nuggets to a championship, he would secure the FMVP.

Cavaliers’ offense.

James worked hard to initiate a pick and roll with TT.

But even with TT facing a mismatch with Zeng Xingyang, he couldn’t smoothly convert the shot.

TT’s layup missed, the rebound was grabbed by Zeng Xingyang.

Nuggets’ offense again.

Zeng Xingyang faced James, directly requested space to play isolation.

His teammates quickly spread out the space.

After continuous shifting and rhythm adjustments, Zeng Xingyang went to the right side; James couldn’t keep up with the pace and was cleanly bypassed by Zeng Xingyang.

Once inside, TT and Love didn’t dare to help defend; if they did, other positions would definitely be left open, Zeng Xingyang performed a floater mid-run.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc.

"Swish!"

Precisely into the net.

to 92.

Tyronn Lue became anxious again, he had to admit, Zeng Xingyang is also outplaying James offensively.

The James he always relied upon was precisely targeted and opened by Zeng Xingyang.

Tyronn Lue was out of options!!

The G3 result was no surprise; the final score was 113 to 103.

The Nuggets secured a commanding 3-0 lead in the finals!!

All the Nuggets players were very happy after winning the game, but everyone tempered their emotions, repressing any thoughts of premature celebration as much as possible.

There’s still one last game.....