The touch never wanes.
The live audience was somewhat dumbfounded watching Zeng Xingyang, as it was their first time witnessing such a crazy single-quarter performance.
Is this rookie that formidable?
How many points has this guy scored in a single quarter?
The King’s one-on-one defense doesn’t seem too bad, but their overall defensive coordination is very poor.
The defensive pressure from Rudy Gay and Rondo on Zeng Xingyang usually disappears after one pick and roll.
Zeng Xingyang played more smoothly on the court, feeling his open shots came very easily, facing no major troubles.
Rondo and Cousins roared and shouted on the court, but it didn’t significantly improve the situation.
minutes and 21 seconds.
Zeng Xingyang and Cousins formed a one-on-one scenario.
Cousins yelled viciously at Zeng Xingyang, "Rookie, don’t think about making this shot."
Zeng Xingyang ignored Cousins and started skillfully dribbling between his legs.
Zeng Xingyang continuously pulled back to find his offensive rhythm.
Cousins spread his arms wide, moving his feet to keep up on defense.
Zeng Xingyang constantly adjusted his pace, breaking to the right to draw Cousins’s center of gravity.
Zeng Xingyang then used his body to bump into Cousins.
Cousins, losing his balance, fell to the floor.
Zeng Xingyang leveraged the force, stepping back to the three-point line.
Zeng Xingyang didn’t shoot immediately but looked down at Cousins from above.
"F*ck, shoot already."
"He actually just knocked someone down."
The King’s players didn’t react in time and didn’t help Cousins with the defense.
Guy came over quickest, but on his way, Zeng Xingyang had already jumped to shoot.
With a standard shooter’s posture, a very soft touch.
The basketball traced a magnificent arc.
Piercing through the net, straight through the hoop!!
After scoring, Zeng Xingyang put his hand to his ear, listening to the boos.
Then he shouted at Cousins, "Buddy, put in some more effort, and you might just stop me."
Cousins was extremely frustrated, having nothing to say after that shot.
Home fans were even more excited at this moment.
This play showcased Zeng Xingyang’s incredibly dashing personal charm.
"This move was really brutal to Cousins."
"After shaking off Cousins, he didn’t even shoot immediately, just playing around."
"This style is too damaging to Cousins’s psyche."
"Awesome, with continuous crazy scoring, is Zeng Xingyang going to break the single-quarter scoring record tonight?"
"A weak team is just an opportunity to pad stats."
"It’s clear, tonight Zeng Xingyang exploded again."
The fans have high expectations for Zeng Xingyang’s game.
Zeng Xingyang almost never disappoints them.
minutes and 41 seconds.
Zeng Xingyang dribbles past the half-court, encountering a double team; he passes the ball to Jokic on the left side of the free-throw line.
Once Zeng Xingyang released the ball, his defensive pressure instantly reduced.
Zeng Xingyang quickly found an opening between Gay and Rondo to cut inside.
Jokic almost simultaneously delivered a bounce pass over.
Zeng Xingyang grabbed the ball and, with a Euro-step, bypassed Cousins.
A light layup under the basket sent the ball steadily through.
The Kings made an error in ball rotation; Gay’s pass to Cousins got intercepted by Jokic.
Jokic made a direct pass forward to Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang stopped abruptly outside the right three-point line and took another three-point shot.
Zeng Xingyang’s frenzy continued, and his stats in the third quarter kept climbing.
The King’s defense completely collapsed.
George Karl was powerless to control the King’s situation.
He attempted substitutions to adjust the defensive intensity, but it only got worse.
Zeng Xingyang once again turned Sacramento into his home court.
The home fans began cheering for him, marveling at him!!!
When the third quarter ended, Zeng Xingyang’s single-quarter scoring settled at 37 points.
This is an eye-popping statistic.
It broke the NBA single-quarter scoring record!