NBA: Rising Superstar!

Chapter 495 - 407: 41 Points in a Single Quarter (Part 2)

Butler controls the ball.

This time the Blazers’ defense was very quick, not allowing the Nuggets to launch a counterattack.

After Butler dribbled to the frontcourt, he indicated to execute the next offense around Zeng Xingyang.

In the second quarter, the entire Nuggets team knew that Zeng Xingyang was going to break the single-quarter scoring record.

For winning the game, everyone felt there was not much challenge, only breaking historical records would excite them.

After all, when Zeng Xingyang breaks the record, it means they will also be remembered in history.

Zeng Xingyang takes the ball inside with Lillard into the low post.

Lillard facing Zeng Xingyang’s strong physique has no substantial ability to stop him; he can only try to disrupt Zeng Xingyang’s receiving the ball.

But what kind of team are the Nuggets?

Their passing and receiving errors are minimal.

After organizing, Butler lets Pope lob the ball to Zeng Xingyang.

After receiving the ball, Zeng Xingyang doesn’t wait for the double team to come over but quickly starts backing and bumping.

"Bang!"

Despite Lillard’s efforts, it only took one bump from Zeng Xingyang to knock him away.

Zeng Xingyang spins to gain space and swiftly follows with a turnaround jump shot.

This shot is extremely difficult.

The basketball traces a beautiful arc.

"Swish!"

Easily scores.

Zeng Xingyang’s personal score continues to rise.

The momentum at the venue had quieted down, and the Blazers’ owner sitting in the front row watching the game was stunned. He couldn’t imagine the skill gap between NBA players could be this vast.

Zeng Xingyang seems to do as he pleases on the court!

The Blazers attack again, and this time McCollum breaks into the lane causing a foul by Jokic.

McCollum steps on the free throw line and calmly makes both free throws.

The Nuggets’ offensive possession.

Zeng Xingyang dribbles to the frontcourt.

This time, he decides not to pass the ball but signals to spread out.

The Nuggets players all scatter, and at this moment the Blazers are unwilling to stand by and watch Zeng Xingyang break the record in their home court.

Lillard and McCollum double-team, Zeng Xingyang chooses to pass the ball to Jokic.

Trying to double-team him can’t limit him easily.

Zeng Xingyang first cuts inside, Butler provides a screen, then suddenly shifts direction to move towards Jokic’s side.

Jokic hands off the ball and then screens.

This time, finally clearing all the players pursuing Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang shoots a three-pointer from behind Jokic.

"Swish!"

Another three-pointer goes in.

With 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the third quarter, Zeng Xingyang’s single-quarter score had already reached a crazy 35 points.

Fans in the country are going crazy.

"Wow, awesome, 35 points in a single quarter!"

"This situation is too crazy."

"Can’t be stopped, no one can stop him!"

"Hand is boiling hot!!"

"Whoa whoa whoa, taking off."

"Zeng Xingyang’s scoring depends entirely on whether he wants to score, not whether he can score."

"This scene is explosive."

"Haha, the Blazers’ owner is dumbfounded."

"Not just him, the home fans are dumbfounded, they couldn’t have imagined their home team would become Zeng Xingyang’s stepping stone."

"To be honest, Zeng Xingyang is playing very brutally!"

Butler on the court is very arrogant, signaling for the crowd to cheer somewhat, which is an undeniable provocation in the away game.

The fans quickly booed loudly.

The Blazers attack again.

Lillard is already a bit nervous; the team’s winning probability is very low now, and critically, there’s a high likelihood of being broken on records by the opponent.

This feeling just hurts.

Lillard dribbles to the front and goes for another pick-and-roll with Aminu.

After the pick-and-roll, Lillard breaks inside but doesn’t rashly fall into the double-team circle, instead, he throws the ball back to Aminu.

Aminu shoots the three.

This ball Zeng Xingyang rotates and switches very quickly.

Disrupts this ball, and Aminu’s three heavily bangs on the rim and bounces up.

Jokic leaps up to secure the rebound.

Zeng Xingyang and Butler simultaneously fast-break, Jokic throws the ball to Butler.

Butler crosses half-court and gives the ball back to Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang’s form is already heating up at this point, he’s exclusively looking for scoring opportunities.

He takes a step towards the top of the arc, slightly mismatching Lillard’s chase rhythm.

Decisive jump shot for three!!

The basketball traces a beautiful arc.

"Swish!"

Right on target!!

points!!

Zeng Xingyang’s three-pointer strikes the Blazers heavily again.

The fans, commentators, and even the Blazers’ players are completely crushed.

The Nuggets players are in a state of excitement.

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The time soon comes to the final attack of the third quarter.

The last 8 seconds.

Ball possession is in Jokic’s hands.

Despite the Blazers having players double-teaming Zeng Xingyang creating an open space for Jokic.

But Jokic didn’t shoot, waiting to feed the ball to Zeng Xingyang.

Jokic watches Zeng Xingyang.

Zeng Xingyang positions, Butler goes over to set a screen for Zeng Xingyang.

"Bang!"

A solid screen pick.

Zeng Xingyang has a chance to come over and shake off the defense.

Jokic hands off.

Zeng Xingyang doesn’t shoot at first, waits a bit, then makes the chase defender jump, proceeds with a sideways move to the right, mismatching the rhythm.

The shot comes amid McCollum’s interference.

The basketball traces a beautiful arc.

"Swish!"

Right on target!!

"Buzz!"

points!!!

Zeng Xingyang showcased super offensive firepower, blasting 41 points in a single quarter, obliterating the Blazers’ defense.

Zeng Xingyang raises his hand high, the teammates rush toward him as if they’ve won the championship.

"Wow, this Zeng Xingyang must be crazy."

"MVP award to be announced soon, he’s going to win it again."

"This season’s Zeng Xingyang remains unstoppable."

"Playoff single-quarter 41 points, shooting percentage 100% for the quarter."

"Can’t be stopped, completely can’t be stopped."

The fans are excitedly discussing.

Commentators from around the world watching the match began to shout.

This season, Zeng Xingyang’s biggest competitor for the regular season MVP is Harden.

Because Harden and the Rockets had excellent stats and record, Zeng Xingyang’s efficiency was just higher.

After entering the playoffs, Zeng Xingyang plays even more like a superstar than Harden.

The Blazers didn’t complete a comeback even in the second half.

Zeng Xingyang’s hand cooled slightly in the third quarter but still scored 65 points in three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the gap remained large, so Zeng Xingyang didn’t play.

The final score was 142 to 114; the Nuggets completed a slaughter of the Blazers’ away, changing the series score to 3 to 0.

This game was a sensation worldwide with Zeng Xingyang once again breaking the single-scoring record in the playoffs.

After G3, the Blazers had no morale to fight against the Nuggets.

In G4, Nuggets won the game with a score of 121 to 114.

Completing a 4-0 sweep.

On the flight back to Denver, the NBA officially announced the results of the regular season MVP.

Zeng Xingyang achieved two consecutive regular season MVP wins!

This news once again thrust domestic fans into a state of excitement.

Compared to the previous season, this season’s MVP came harder for Zeng Xingyang.