In the remaining game time of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers strengthened their defense and did not leave many opportunities for the Warriors. They always maintained a point difference of about 10 points until the end of the first half.
The Trail Blazers still hold a 12-point lead.
After the fifteen-minute intermission, the anxious state of the game did not subside. On the contrary, as the game progressed, the intensity of the physical confrontation between the two teams continued to increase, and large-scale actions continued, hovering between what could be called and what could not be called.
On the edge, this greatly tests the referee's experience.
In a life-and-death battle, Cole had no choice but to let Curry, who played the entire first half, take the field again.
The current Warriors attack entirely around Curry alone. This style of play consumes a lot of money from Curry.
But if the Warriors want to win, they must do this. This is the test that a superstar must go through!
As soon as Curry came up, under the cover of his teammates, he hit a difficult three-pointer.
The crisp sound of threading through the net instantly silenced the rose garden, followed by even louder boos.
The Trail Blazers were a little moved. This was the first time they saw such a decisive Curry.
Thompson is still resting at this time, and the Warriors' firepower is indeed much weaker without him.
But it is precisely because the Warriors are missing Thompson that fans see a completely different Curry from before.
Don't let Curry's baby face fool you, this guy has never been a primary school kid.
The NBA is like a cruel battlefield with cold weapons. When all the marshal's soldiers are killed, the marshal who has been sitting in the middle tent and strategizing will also put on his armor and charge into the battle!
Although his body is so thin, he still gives people a sense of "desire to compete with God"!
The whole place fell silent.
The Warriors once again chased the score to single digits.
The situation on the court suddenly changed. Curry played extremely aggressively, constantly getting into the Warriors' paint, and was not afraid to confront Wang Zelin.
At the same time, the three-point shot is easy to shoot. As long as there is an opening, he can always seize this fleeting opportunity.
After the first three quarters, the Warriors chased the score to only two points.
Curry's performance in the first three quarters was like a god. He hit 4 three-pointers in the third quarter alone. In addition to the 3 three-pointers in the first half, Curry scored 35 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in the three quarters.
However, it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands.
At the beginning of the last quarter, the Trail Blazers strengthened their defense and made more breakthroughs. After only half a quarter, the Trail Blazers quickly expanded their lead to 9 points.
Seeing that the team was falling further and further behind and was about to break through double digits, Cole hurriedly stood up.
Beep~~~
The Warriors requested a timeout and Cole re-arranged tactics.
But at this time, Cole didn't have any tactics. He could only keep pouring chicken soup to cheer up the players.
The timeout ended quickly and players from both sides returned to the court.
Draymond Green, who became extremely arrogant after scoring 9 points in the first half, has not scored a point since the second half. He seems extremely silent at this moment, but his cold expression seems to have some conspiracy.
The Warriors attack and Curry gets the ball.
With the help of Green's cover, he turned around and passed Beverley and then came to the penalty area.
Facing Wang Zelin's defense in the penalty area, he threw the ball directly to the left side of the 45-degree three-point line.
Thompson had already laid an ambush, and after receiving the ball, he decisively pulled up and shot a three-pointer.
Batum decisively jumped to interfere, but unfortunately, Thompson still hit this difficult three-pointer.
Sure enough, look at Tang Shen in desperate situations!
When the Warriors were on the verge of desperation, Thompson ushered in an explosion.
After this goal is scored, the two sides will be back to 6 points, and the Warriors are temporarily relieved of the crisis.
In the Blazers' offensive round, Wang Zelin attacked with the ball in the low post.
Not surprisingly, the Warriors quickly adopted multiple double teams.
At this moment, Batum on the outside suddenly stopped, adjusted his direction, and ran towards the inside.
Such a rapid change of route prevented Barbosa from reacting and Batum was able to get rid of his defense.
Wang Zelin, who was in control, immediately understood and passed the ball directly from Green and Thompson to Batum.
After receiving the pass, Batum strode straight to the basket. Green immediately turned around and sprinted, retreating to the basket in time to block.
Looking at Green in front of him, Batum was immediately overjoyed. There was not much difference in height between the two. At this time, Green still had 4 fouls. Since they all came to the door, don't blame him for being rude.
Then, Batum jumped up against the defense. After taking off, he grabbed the ball with one hand and slammed it into the basket.
"boom--!"
The Trail Blazers lead by 8 points.
What is surprising is that Green did not jump to defend, and during the confrontation just now, Green, who always likes to engage in physical confrontation with his opponent, did not seem to be fully exerting his strength.
In the flash of lightning, no one noticed that Green quietly stretched out a foot and placed it right on the spot where Batum fell.
At this time, Batum, who was falling, didn't pay attention at all. His right ankle stepped on Green's instep, and then...
"ah--"
Before the audience had time to cheer, they heard Batum's painful cry.
Batum screamed, holding his right ankle tightly with both hands, with a painful and even ferocious expression on his face.
Beep~~
When this happens, the referee's whistle will sound immediately and the game will be temporarily terminated.
At this time, the audience was stunned for a moment. They had only noticed Batum's wonderful dunk and did not see how Batum was injured.
Footsteps?!
This dog is better than a cliff!
Wang Zelin was suddenly startled, his eyes filled with anger, and he stared at Green.
When the Trail Blazers players saw Batum falling to the ground, everyone immediately stepped forward to check on him.
When Coach Terry saw it, he yelled for the players to come on.
The players on both sides were quickly separated by the referee. Wang Zelin originally wanted to question Green, but was stopped by the referee.
Green had an innocent expression on his face, holding his head in his hands, and then chased the referee and kept communicating, saying that he didn't mean it at all.
Batum was eventually helped off the field by the team doctor. The specific situation is not yet known, but he will definitely not be able to play this game.
At this moment, the stadium's big screen began a slow-motion replay.
Batum stepped on Green's foot when he landed after completing the dunk. His right ankle was instantly twisted to 90 degrees, which looked very scary. Some timid fans at the scene were even scared by this scene.
His face rose.
There were constant boos at the scene. Green's kick was really insidious.
At the same time, in the Tencent NBA live broadcast room, the barrage exploded.
"Footstep monster! These 13 are so dirty!"
"Greene has done dirty tricks not once or twice, he is a habitual offender!"
"Young Dog Dirty Thirteen! If you can't beat me, you'll resort to dirty tricks!"
"Dirty 13 doesn't deserve to win! Get out of the NBA!"
Yang Yi looked a little solemn:
"This ball...Draymond Green is indeed suspected of stepping on the ball. I hope Batum is okay."
As an explanation, originally he could not publicly say that someone was stepping in, so he could only use the word "suspect".
Ke Fan next to him shook his head:
"We can't say yet that he definitely stepped on the ball intentionally. We should wait for the referee's decision. Fortunately, it was not the King who was injured this time, otherwise the Blazers' dynasty would probably be in jeopardy."