With two minutes to play in the third quarter, the Bulls had extended their lead to 15 points.

Cole immediately reached out and called a timeout.

15 points is a watershed moment, and if we can't stop the momentum of being pulled away, then the Warriors' game tonight will be over.

And in the third game after the big score of 1-1, the victory or defeat of this game will become the first watershed in the finals.

Of course, the biggest problem facing the Warriors at this time is not from falling behind in the score on the court, but from the team's internal problems at this time.

Green's snickering at the Warriors players saw it, and James's angry words were directly thrown on the faces of the Warriors players.

The contradiction that was forcibly pressed, the mine that was detonated, now directly exploded the atmosphere in the Warriors.

Cole held the tactical board, looked at the situation in front of him, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

Curry's last speech was basically tied to the relationship with Green, and although James is an outsider, his background is there.

Curry and James, this is something he can't go head-on.

And the intensity of the contradictions now is not as easy as it was before in a few words.

The bench is less than one square meter, but the smell of gunpowder at this time is so strong that the nose is choking.

But just then, an unexpected person stood up and walked straight towards James.

Cole had a look of surprise on his face when he saw it.

Because that person is Curry.

Because of his personality, Curry rarely speaks out in the Warriors, and he is not even good at dealing with conflicts within the team.

This is actually one of the reasons why Curry has such a good relationship with Green, because before that, most of the things within the Warriors were regulated by Green.

But Curry walked towards James at this time, which really overwhelmed everyone, including James.

"You wouldn't want to lose to him again, would you?" Curry looked at James and said.

It's an offensive phrase, especially when it's said to your face.

James was completely shocked because he not only knew Curry's character, but he also knew that he had a good relationship with Curry.

The rest of the Warriors were also nervous, because it was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

But Curry's next words eased the tension for a moment.

"Like I don't want to."

James stopped talking.

"We all know that he wants to provoke us, and he did it because he knows that only then can we defeat us, and we are stronger than him."

I have to say that Curry has always been smart, but his personality is destined to make him unsuitable for being the loud-talking person, and you can't imagine what his baby-faced murderer in the locker room looks like.

But at this moment, every sentence he said was on point, and every sentence was right.

James nodded.

Curry didn't say anything more, but he didn't go back and sit down, but went straight to Green again.

"Draymond, we need you, we need the guy to win."

This kind of words coming out of Curry's mouth would be very inconsistent in normal times, but at this moment, the Warriors players felt Curry's desire, because it was that desire that made Curry make this unusual move.

And it's rare for Curry to be able to make a fifty-board operation in such a tense atmosphere.

Or rather, the only person the Warriors can do at this moment is Curry.

A short whistle blew on the sidelines, and the timeout was not long in coming.

When Xu Yong came on the court, he was suddenly attracted by the Warriors' actions, because he saw the Warriors shouting a slogan together before they went on the court.

It gave him a bad feeling.

When the game continued, his hunch was confirmed.

After coming up to the first round of the Warriors' offense, James cut in and received a pass from Green and scored for a layup.

Not only Xu Yong, but after seeing this scene, the players of the Bulls, and even many fans at the scene, felt incredible.

That's right, Bay Area fans certainly know the conflict between James and Green.

However, Xu Yong quickly realized what the reason for all this was happening in front of him, because Curry completed high-fives with Green and James one after another in the retreat.

And after understanding it, Xu Yong's understanding of Curry has improved a lot.

Maybe Curry hasn't shown his leadership skills most of the time, but he clearly does.

That means the Bulls won't have an easy time winning tonight.

However, this made Xu Yong's whole person become excited.

There are many ways to win, and in an unfavorable situation, it is wise to dismantle your opponent from within.

But if you can crush the enemy head-on like G1, that's the most exciting scenario.

Although the outcome is still unknown, the fighting spirit in Xu Yong's heart is already like aggression.

After getting around Adams' cover to catch the ball, he slammed straight into the basket with great speed.

Pachulia dodged it directly after seeing it, it wasn't that he was afraid, but he had already been deducted twice by Xu Yongsheng in this round of finals alone.

"Bang!"

Xu Yong's one-handed gliding back buckle directly stunned the fans at the scene.

And that's just the beginning.

When he returned to the defensive end, when James received Curry's pass again and wanted to score a brace, Xu Yong shot directly from the diagonal side and slapped James's shot to the rebound.

That's not all, after completing the block, Xu Yong directly took off the rebound in the air and landed, and after turning around, he played a fast attack.

The rest of the Warriors basically didn't have time to react, and Thompson, the only one who had time to react, was directly erased by Xu Yong's change of direction without slowing down.

After rushing to the frontcourt, Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket with a trademark windmill dunk this time.

And after landing on the ground, Xu Yong rarely swung his fist twice quickly and vigorously at the camera.

It was an emotional catharsis, as if an irrepressible flame was gushing out of his body.

The difference in points on the court returned to 15 points again.

The scene was agitated.

"The Warriors showed an unexpected adjustment, but Hsu was telling the Warriors and Bay Area fans in his way that he won the game!" Barkley was also extremely excited to see this scene in the commentary seat, and he didn't pretend directly.

Encouraged by Xu Yong, the morale of the Bulls' on-court players instantly rebounded, and they successfully prevented another wave of the Warriors' offense.

"That's what leaders are all about!" Beside Barkley, Kenny Smith, who has always been calm, couldn't help but sigh.

When he saw the Warriors' adjustment just now, he thought that the Warriors were going to turn the tables.

Looking back, Xu Yong hit the basket again, and this time his strong attack successfully caused a defensive foul on Pachuria.

After walking to the free throw line, against the interference of the scene, Xu Yong's two free throws hit steadily.

The point difference is starting to move towards the 20-point mark.

And once it is stretched to 20 points, the Warriors will really be out of luck.

However, by the time Xu Yong made free throws, Kerr had replaced Pachulia with Iguodala.

Although it came a little later than planned, the Warriors' death five still came as scheduled.

Thibodeau reacted quickly this time, and before Xu Yong made the second free throw, he also replaced Adams with Jokic.

Although the finals have only been played twice, just like the husband and wife have only started the second round, their familiarity with each other is not unique to tonight.

The Bulls' defensive strategy is also clear, letting Green go and then juggling James and Curry.

Green didn't, or didn't dare to make a random shot, at this time, and he ended up sending the ball to Curry with a hand-to-hand pass.

Curry barely adjusted, and with Green's cover, he drifted directly in the air to shoot three-pointers.

It's not a big deal to drift three-pointers, but because he's Curry, the ball maintains an incredibly perfect arc after the shot.

Push and shoot without angle, even if it is floating, it can be fast and accurate.

"Huh!"

The basketball crosses a low-arc parabola and goes straight through the net bag.

"This is Stephen!" Smith sighed in the commentary booth.

Even Barkley and O'Neal, who don't like the Warriors very well, nodded in unison.

Curry's three-pointer was too thirst-quenching.

It can even be said that Curry's performance in this year's playoffs has impressed them.

But Smith's voice of emotion just fell, Xu Yong turned around and received Jokic's ball on the inside, directly past James who helped defend, and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands through Green after gliding.

Three times, Xu Yong has wreaked havoc on the Warriors' restricted area three times in a row!

The margin on the court is back to 16 points again.

Even after Curry hit a difficult three-pointer, the Bulls still maintained the lead on the court.

Many fans at the scene subconsciously looked up to see the score.

Although three points are one more point than two points, but the score has not changed much this time and forth, but time is also passing, and the three-point shooting rate is low, can Curry shoot the first and the second?

Curry's answer is: Yes!

Curry and James played a pick-and-roll, James' quick cut forced the Bulls to switch defenses, Curry took a step outside the three-point line, and threw it directly from a meter away from the three-point line.

Anderson's reaction was already fast, but he couldn't stand Curry's one-piece shot too fast.

Before his hand interfered with Curry, Curry had already finished shooting.

"Huh!"

The basketball is like a whistling arrow, piercing through the net again!

Curry, back-to-back three-point hits!

The difference came to 13 points.

But soon, Xu Yong gave the ball to Jokic after being pinched, and then received a pass from Jokic and scored again over Green's jelly rebound.

Even fans who don't watch much can feel the chemistry between Xu Yong and Jokic on the offensive end.

Xu Yong also high-fived Jokic in the retreat, although the Bulls couldn't give Jokic a bigger stage, but it couldn't stop him from showing his talent in a limited time.

The difference is back to 15 points again.

That said, the Warriors played almost three minutes after returning from the timeout, and they couldn't get a single point.

Apparently there are already Bay Area fans who can't sit still, and if Curry's back-to-back three-pointers can't give the Warriors a chance, then where does their chance come from?

And after a series of scoring on the offensive end, the intensity of the Bulls' defense is also rising.

The Warriors' two consecutive offensive attempts were blocked, and Thompson didn't have a chance to throw the ball to James.

James was helped to defend and then threw the ball to Curry, which was almost the last 1 second.

Curry didn't talk about aiming at this time, he didn't even have the event of completing a complete shot posture, it was just a snipe.

"Huh!"

But the sound of entering the network came out again, and Curry actually completed a three-in-a-row!

Incredible triple hit!

Even Barkley opened his mouth wide.

Curry's shooting is beyond his understanding of the so-called jump shot.

When it comes to three-point shooting, Curry completely left Ray Allen's predecessors behind.

Although the three-point shooting itself is not spectacle, but the three-point shot is not spectacle, Curry is destined to be extraordinary.

Oracle Arena was also completely ignited at this time, with a 12-point difference, if Curry has another one, it will be a single-digit point difference!

However, before their cheers fell, Xu Yong used his performance to tell them that they were thinking too much.

After breaking through to the inside with the ball and encountering multiple people to help defend him, Xu Yong threw the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc, and Jokic's three-point shot went up and down.

Although it is not a five-man lineup, when not playing low-post tactics on the inside, Jokic is a space insider.

This also saw that the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't help but feel a burst of yy, they are also able to pass the ball, if James and Greenga are packed together to replace Jokic and Butler, what height can the Warriors reach?

Curry ran on the offensive end again, and was chased by the Bulls.

When a player throws in three threes in a row, it's hard not to focus on him.

But Curry showed his passing ability, giving the ball to James, who cut inside after doing the cover, and assisted James to score inside.

To put it bluntly, Curry, like Thomas Jr. whom the Bulls met in the Eastern Conference semifinals, is still essentially a point guard, but their passing ability is overshadowed by their scoring ability.

The two teams began to enter a stalemate.

This situation is obviously more favorable to the Bulls.

In other words, although the mine detonated by Xu Yong did not have the desired effect, it did work.

Because Xu Yong and Curry staged a battle of points, the two teams were evenly matched, and the advantage that the Bulls had established before was finally transformed into a winning situation.

Two minutes before the end, the Bulls were still clutching a 12-point deficit.

Butler began to hold the ball and press the tempo, and the Warriors fans were desperate.

This time, the Warriors were unable to continue to close the gap like G1, and in the minute before the end, Kerr also replaced the main team and disarmed early.

Curry sat on the bench stunned when he got off the court, and then shook his head with a vacant look in his eyes.

He's done everything he can and even more than he can, but the Warriors still lose.

And the key is that the loss is very temperless, because when Butler was injured, it was obviously the Warriors who were stronger, but in the end, they lost because of the intra-team conflicts during that period of time.

When the final whistle blew, the score was finally fixed at 121-111, and the Bulls defeated the Warriors by 10 points, and also rewrote the Finals score to 2-1.

The Bulls players had unconcealed excitement on their faces, and this game not only allowed them to regain home-court advantage, but more importantly, their morale was also played.

After the game, Xu Yong took the initiative to give Curry a big hug.

Curry scored 43 points and made seven three-pointers tonight, his best performance since the Finals.

They are opponents, but Curry is a worthy opponent.

But for the unwillingness on Curry's face, he also felt that it was not necessary.

Is it better to detonate a mine and win?

So Butler's injury to the Warriors G2 win is a hard-hitting?

Injuries, contradictions, these are all part of the game, and they are also parts that need to be overcome as a championship.

However, he also knew that the next game would be even tougher, as the unprecedented unity shown by the Warriors in the second half put a lot of pressure on the Bulls.

It can be said that if he hadn't inspired his own desires, the Bulls would probably have been overturned in the second half.

But that's the beauty of basketball.

The outcome is still unknown, but it can be expected.

(End of chapter)