12dz Chapter 467 Rivers: Enough is enough!
Chapter 467 Rivers: Enough is enough!
Everyone stood up, screaming and jumping around.
That game was fucking awesome to watch!
At this point, even the most reserved celebrities had no choice but to stand up and join the ranks.
Otherwise, if the camera catches them, it would look too out of place.
So even Tom Brady was somewhat reluctantly pulled to his feet by Elena, and symbolically turned around and jumped a few times.
Wang Xiucheng slowly retreated, seemingly admiring the white waves.
After high-fiving Seth Curry and the others, Wang Xiucheng stood in the center circle, waiting for the opponent to attack.
Rivers' face darkened, because there were still 54 seconds left.
Maxi's attack just now only took 8 seconds, why are you in such a hurry?
You could say you got in, but you haven't fucking gotten in yet.
Not only did they fail to score, but they also allowed Wang Xiucheng to launch a counterattack.
Not only did he launch a counter-attack, but he also dunked from the free-throw line.
Why the hell do you like watching Wang Xiucheng dunk so much?
Maxi, on the court, acted as if he didn't even see Rivers, flicking his dreadlocks and clapping for himself.
"Harden, you handle the ball," Rivers yelled at Harden.
Just now, to save some energy, Harden gave the ball to Maxi.
He hadn't expected Maxi to take action on his own.
Upon receiving the ball, Harden quickly reached the center circle.
Wang Xiucheng went to greet him.
With his back to the basket, Harden used his rear to push Wang Xiucheng aside and quickly reached the three-point line.
Harden didn't rush to find cover; he glanced at the time.
Ideally, Philadelphia could play two more rounds.
The score is now 30-25, with the Nets leading by 5 points.
If Philadelphia scores in both possessions and manages to stop the Nets' offense, they could very well close the gap.
Wang Xiucheng put one hand on Harden and was about to try to push him when Harden immediately turned around.
This made Wang Xiucheng immediately withdraw his hand.
Wang Xiucheng was also afraid that Harden would draw fouls on him.
Embiid came out from inside, and Harden used Embiid's screen to get to the other side. With 5 seconds left on the shot clock, Harden made his third three-pointer of the game.
Swish!
The ball finally went in.
30:28.
Harden stared at Wang Xiucheng with wide eyes, his beard twitching.
This was his first three-pointer of the night.
There are 33 seconds left in the first quarter.
Claxton came to the baseline and passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Maxi moved closer and even reached out a hand to try and intercept Wang Xiucheng's ball.
Wang Xiucheng almost burst out laughing.
I haven't met someone this brash in a while.
The next second, Wang Xiucheng quickly crossed the center line with a crossover dribble, then switched hands again with a crossover dribble, and Maxi's hand was out again, slapping the basketball.
Then, Wang Xiucheng suddenly grabbed the ball, put his arm around Maxi's arm, and jumped up.
The basketball instantly left his hand and flew towards the basket.
Wang Xiucheng also shouted "Ah!" and fell towards Marx.
With a whistle, the referee blew his whistle first.
Swish!
The beautiful sound of the basketball going through the net followed immediately.
"Guaranteed Three-Point Shot Card" activated!
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng also fell to the ground.
Maxi stood there with his hands raised, looking completely bewildered!
The referee turned toward the scorer's table and made a series of rulings.
Wang Xiucheng's three-pointer was valid, but Marx committed a foul, and Wang Xiucheng was awarded a free throw.
Rivers stuck his butt out again, head down, and kept shaking his head.
He certainly knows how the media evaluates him.
But why don't they take a look at the kind of people they have under their command?
Someone like Maxi is actually hailed as the future of Philadelphia?
If that's the case, then Philadelphia has no future!
The whole world knows about "Wang's Time," and everyone avoids Wang Xiucheng, afraid of giving him a chance to cheat.
But Maxi, that little cutie, just offered himself up, as if afraid that Wang Xiucheng wouldn't have a chance to get 4 points!
Old Li really wanted to go to Maxi's house to see if that guy had plastered his room with Wang Xiucheng's posters.
Claxton and Joe Har helped Wang Xiucheng up.
Wang Xiucheng dusted off non-existent dust from his buttocks and went to the free throw line.
Swish!
The free throw is in!
4 points!
The score went from 30-28 to 34-28 in an instant.
The score Harden anticipated didn't happen; in fact, the score was widened.
There are 27 seconds left in the first quarter.
Wang Xiucheng's attack just now only took 7 seconds, even less than Maxi's previous 8 seconds.
But Wang Xiucheng scored, so it was still a 4-point score.
Therefore, this ball is reasonable.
As Rivers watched Wang Xiucheng walk past him, he recalled a news story he had recently heard.
His friends in the coaching staff told him that Nash would leave the Nets after this season, regardless of the Nets' performance.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't have happened given the Nets' excellent performance this season.
But everyone knows that the Nets' good performance this season is not because of Nash, but because of Wang Xiucheng.
Even before the season started, many people thought Nash would be fired, but unexpectedly, he coached the Nets for another season.
Rivers glanced at Wang Xiucheng, then at Maxi.
If I get fired this season too, I'll try to go to the Nets so I can coach Wang Xiucheng and Durant next season.
Thinking about this, the more Old Li looked at Max, the more uncomfortable he felt.
That's enough!
Swish!
The sound of the basketball swishing through the net brought Rivers back to reality.
At that moment, Embiid was backing away with his hands raised.
He just made a three-pointer.
This was also his first three-pointer of the night.
With those three points, Philadelphia narrowed the gap to 34-31, trailing by only 3 points.
Harden and Embiid high-fived in celebration.
Rivers breathed a sigh of relief; after all, he was the newly crowned MVP, much better than that guy who just shook his head.
Maxi then gave Embiid a high-five and shook his dreadlocks again.
Rivers quickly looked away.
Philadelphia gave the Nets only 5 seconds.
Nash gestured to the referee to request a timeout, and then walked onto the court without waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
With a beep, the referee called a timeout.
Wang Xiucheng went straight back to the bench and sat down, taking a sip of the special drink that Westbrook, who had already stood up, handed him.
Nash didn't come over immediately to give instructions, but instead told the players, especially Wang Xiucheng, to take a break.
Two full minutes passed, and the timeout was almost over, before Nash finally sat down opposite Wang Xiucheng with his tactical board.
"You serve," Nash suddenly pointed to Zeng Fanbo, who was standing next to him.
Although Zeng Fanbo was somewhat surprised, he immediately nodded.
"Everyone needs to screen for Wang, let him receive the ball, and then everyone spread out, spread out, spread out..."
"You, you, you..." He was pointing at three people. "You come on stage."
Nash handed the whiteboard to the assistant coach behind him, stood up, and extended his hand: "Go for it!"
"come on!"
The cheerleading performance had just ended, and Wang Xiucheng was the first to walk into the venue.
Durant, Zeng Fanbo, Westbrook, and Watanabe Yuta followed behind.
Nash fielded a lineup that was tall enough and had three-point shooting ability from all three players.
Of these five players, Westbrook is the shortest.
Whether it's Durant, Zeng Fanbo, or Watanabe, they are all over 208cm tall.
The purpose of this arrangement is to ensure that if Wang Xiucheng is marked out of the game and cannot receive the ball, others can immediately receive the serve.
Zeng Fanbo was standing outside the center line when Wang Xiucheng patted him on the waist.
"take it easy!"