A shot from downtown!

"Wow—"

"Tony dominated the game tonight!"

"Haha, Tony is inherently strong. Plus... when the team has the momentum, Tony bursts with even greater energy!"

"Yeah!"

"Never give the Spurs the upper hand, or Tony alone could wipe out an entire team."

"Here in San Antonio, riding an 18-game winning streak, the once-glorious Suns are about to set tonight."

"Uh..." With a 10-point lead at the start, the home Spurs fans started to cheer up.

With so many teams in the league wanting to see the Suns lose, if the Spurs were the ones to end their streak, it would indeed be a moment of glory.

In the stands...

Wall, who came specifically to see Carlos mess up, couldn't help but smile with a hint of schadenfreude, "Yes, yes, yes, let Tony thrash the Suns like that. It would be even better if he could completely defeat Carlos."

However, Griffin was ambivalent; he was glad to see the Suns at a disadvantage and Carlos unable to strut, but worried about Parker being in such good form for tomorrow night's game against them.

The key...

The Spurs' strength isn't just in Parker alone, but in the 'GDP' trio.

In the opposite stands, even with hats on, Lady Gaga and Avril Lavigne, who couldn't hide their youthful and radiant aura, were also discussing the game.

"Gosh, Lady Gaga, didn't you say Carlos is amazing? Why are the Suns already down by so many points at the start of the game?" Avril Lavigne asked.

"Hehe—"

Lady Gaga chuckled and said, "Carlos is usually pretty great, yeah. Maybe he just hasn't gotten into the groove tonight. Also... please don't be so serious and professional about it. You were originally here to check out the hunks, after all."

"Shh—"

Avril Lavigne, with one arm wrapped around Lady Gaga's, looked up at her slightly, her index finger placed on her lips, gesturing for silence, but her smile was radiant.

On the court...

Gentry called a timeout, not out of panic but to disrupt the Spurs' offensive rhythm and momentum.

The players felt the same.

Quickly...

After the timeout...

The game continued...

The Suns inbound from midcourt, Carlos gets the ball, faced by Jefferson's defense, Carlos dribbles with crossovers, then suddenly accelerates from the left wing, and Ginobili comes over to help.

In a flash...

Ginobili + Jefferson double-team Carlos.

"Whoosh!"

Carlos passes out to Nash on the perimeter, Nash has a chance but doesn't take the shot, and as Parker closes in fast, Nash sends a hard bounce pass forward.

"Slap!"

Curry catches the ball in the left corner, raises his hand for a three-pointer, Parker tries to close out, but it's too late.

"Clang!"

However, Curry's shot doesn't hit.

Duncan secures the rebound and passes to Parker, who is in great form tonight. Taking advantage of the momentum, the "French sports car" advances to the arc, and once again aggressively drives past second-year pro Curry.

With the speed of a sports car and a smooth spin move...

"Swoosh!"

Parker blows past Curry, twists to the right side of the basket, controls his body mid-spin, and scoops the ball up for a layup. But at that moment, Carlos, who had been waiting on the wing, rushes over.

"Stomp!"

"Slap!"

He leaps, extending his long arm, and slaps the ball against the backboard, blocking Parker's shot.

The ball bounces off to Curry.

Charge!

Curry sprints down the court with the ball, Nash also dashes forward, Ginobili picks up Curry, Curry passes to Nash, who continues the break.

"Whoosh!"

As Ginobili approaches, Nash passes back to Curry.

"Whoosh!"

Curry catches at the left arc, and without hesitation, fires a three-pointer.

A shot from downtown!

"Swish!"

Nothing but net!

"A shooter never loses confidence, even if his last shot didn't fall, and instead of a layup, he still opts for the three-pointer in a fast break; that's Curry's confidence."

"Curry, one-on-one against Ginobili, fakes left, then back to the right, breaking away, goes back with another behind-the-back move, steps back. He shakes off Ginobili's balance. Curry for three, draws the bow, arrow through the heart, hits again!"

"With two threes from the left arc, Curry, now brimming with confidence, targets Ginobili again, accelerates left, stops suddenly, then speeds up again."

Shaking off Ginobili with a rhythm change, Curry drives to the basket, going up for the shot over Tim's incoming defense and executes a high bank shot.

Bang!

It's good!

Curry may not have the best physical attributes, but his offensive rhythm is impeccable, complemented by his precise shooting and soft touch around the rim, giving him a high ceiling.

"I think the Suns have their reasons for trading away a 20+ points per game scorer like Richardson, with an annual salary of ten million, for Curry," Jon Barry passionately commentates.

In the latter part of the first quarter.

Curry explodes, hitting 3 out of 4 from beyond the arc, tallying 13 points, while on the previous Suns' possession, Carlos drives to the basket, facing Duncan one-on-one.

Swish!

A pump fake and the layup is good.

Spurs (31): (29) Suns.

End of the first quarter...

With Curry's impressive performance, the Suns cut a 10-point deficit down to just 2 points.

In the second quarter...

Curry, who had rested two minutes early, re-enters the game to play with the bench, while on the Spurs side, Ginobili is leading the reserves.

In terms of bench strength.

Known as the 'everyone is a warrior' Spurs, under Popovich's ultimate 'team basketball' coaching, from starters to bench players, all have scoring abilities.

On the bench...

George Hill and Gary Neal at times have more scoring prowess than starters Jefferson and Blair; this is the Spurs' 'all hands on deck' strength.

However...

Tonight, so far, Curry's condition has been truly exceptional.

Facing a group of Spurs reserves, Curry starts with a steal and a fast-break three-pointer, and after Ginobili fails to respond with a three of his own.

Swish!

Curry steps a foot out of the three-point line and drains another trailing three.

A barrage of threes...

In just 4 minutes and 17 seconds of rotation.

In a little over a quarter, Curry hits 5 three-pointers, racking up 23 points, showcasing the explosive scoring ability of the future 'Chef' Curry.

At the same time...

A 10-point lead at the start has now turned into a 5-point deficit.

"Beep beep!"

Popovich can't sit still, originally focusing on countering Carlos, he didn't expect Curry to have a breakout performance, which was unforeseen.

He immediately calls for a timeout.

Back at the commentary booth...

Jon Barry laughs, "Curry is impressive, such a remarkable performance. Even as a sophomore, he's quickly secured his spot as the second-in-command for the Suns. That's talent and skill for you!"

"Heh heh!"

Mark Jackson also chuckles, "According to what you're saying, Carlos, who has firmly taken the core position of the Suns even as a rookie, must be even more impressive, right?!"

"That's for sure—"