NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 29: Aggressive play results in a foul, triggering the system's passive response!

All of this happened too fast.

Li Xingchen and Kang Li both lunged forward and caught the ball at the same time, then fell to the ground and began a scramble for the ball on the floor.

The other teammates quickly realized what was happening and moved towards the two, ready to provide support at any time.

Logically speaking, Conley is already thirty-three years old, and he should be less capable than a twenty-three-year-old when it comes to this kind of high-stakes, life-or-death struggle on the floor.

Unfortunately, Li Xingchen lacked experience in this area. First of all, he didn't pay attention to the angle of his body when he lunged out.

Normally, he should have chosen to land on his side to avoid injury and pain from a straight fall. However, he didn't have much experience with tackling loose balls, so he lunged straight out and naturally felt some pain when he landed on the ground.

So although he was the first to touch the ball, he couldn't control it immediately, nor did he have the chance to pass it out or call a timeout to regain possession.

Although Conley was ten years older and not as tall or strong as Li Xingchen, and his strength was no match for Li Xingchen's, he had the advantage of being more experienced. He cut the ball at the angle that was Li Xingchen's weakest point and almost took the ball back.

But at such a crucial moment, how could Li Xingchen easily give up?

He endured the pain in his body, even though his position was unfavorable and he could no longer use most of his strength. With just the strength of his hands, he still held on tightly to the basketball and prevented Conley from taking it away.

Soon, many black hands crowded around, also trying to claim ownership of the basketball. He couldn't even tell whether these hands belonged to his opponents or his teammates.

All he could do was never let go of his hands.

"Beep—"

The referee's whistle finally blew.

Li Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, finally letting go of her hand.

The main reason was that he was already exhausted from playing the whole game, so this scramble that lasted only a few seconds made him feel like he had almost exhausted all his strength.

Lying on the ground, panting heavily, Li Xingchen tried her best to adjust her physical condition, hoping to recover as soon as possible.

Based on common sense, he reasoned that neither he nor Conley had control of the ball, yet both were holding onto it, so the referee should have called a jump ball, right?

If it's a contest for the ball, I should still have a significant advantage, after all, I'm a full 15 centimeters taller than Conley and have a longer wingspan.

Curry and Wiggins each grabbed one of Li Xingchen's hands and pulled him up from the floor.

Curry patted Li Xingchen on the butt to encourage him—although Curry himself was not in good form today, he is, after all, the team leader and certainly cannot be the first to give up at such a moment.

As the team's leader, Li Xingchen naturally deserves encouragement for his aggressive play.

Brother Mouth patted him on the shoulder, but judging from his expression, it seemed more like a gesture of comfort.

Li Xingchen was momentarily stunned. When he looked at the referee again, he was shocked to find that the referee had called a foul on him!

On the sidelines, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was already roaring angrily, preparing to rush up and argue with the referee.

The assistant coach held him tightly, because arguing with the referee in this situation usually doesn't end well, and could even result in a technical foul, giving the opponent an extra chance to shoot free throws.

More importantly, the Warriors had already used their challenge opportunity in this game, so there was no possibility of the referee overturning the call.

No matter how much you argue, it's a waste of breath; you're only likely to lose money, and there's absolutely no chance of making a profit.

After the initial shock, Li Xingchen began to feel guilty.

On the other side, the Jazz learned from the previous possession and passed the ball to Gobert in the paint before the Warriors were fully set up.

They are the leading team and don't necessarily need to shoot three-pointers. As long as they can make a two-pointer, they can easily win the game!

Green immediately became anxious, but he couldn't stop him in time, so he fouled Gobert forcefully, preferring to let him shoot free throws rather than let him score directly.

Unfortunately, Gobert, who is usually not very consistent with his free throws, made both of his free throws at this crucial moment, allowing the Jazz to regain a five-point lead.

101: 106.

With the Warriors in possession, Kerr didn't call a timeout because he only had one timeout left, and there were still 46 seconds left in the game, enough for the Warriors to have two offensive possessions, so he decided to hold off on the timeout for now.

Curry sprinted up the court with the ball, knowing he had to make a three-pointer within fifteen seconds to allow them to defend the Jazz for a full 24-second possession and still have enough time to keep the chance for a game-winning or tie-breaking shot on the final offensive possession!

Li Xingchen was also sprinting towards the front, even faster than before.

At this moment, his score in the game is still at thirteen points, and he only needs three more points to reach the target.

With little time remaining in the game, the system's passive effect was triggered again, giving Li Xingchen a hint on how to quickly score three points!