12dz Chapter 172 Good Fortune: Old Cai Has the Right Eye
Chapter 172 Good Fortune: Old Cai Has the Right Eye
Nurkic and Claxton both jumped up, with the latter touching the basketball first with his fingers.
However, the basketball did not fly towards Wang Xiucheng as Claxton had hoped, but instead went towards the sideline.
Wang Xiucheng and Lillard were the closest to the basketball in their respective halves of the court.
But Wang Xiucheng reacted much faster; he judged the landing point of the basketball almost as soon as it started to fall.
With a snap, Wang Xiucheng was almost half a body length ahead of Lillard, slamming the basketball hard into his hands.
Lillard waved his hands, signaling everyone to take their defensive positions.
Although this was just a preseason game, it also had a strong exhibition element.
Both sides fielded their strongest lineups, which means that at least in the first half, they will be playing a truly intense match.
"Hey kid, welcome to the second year," Lillard said, bending down and staring at Wang Xiucheng.
The second year means that you are no longer a novice.
Some established stars are unwilling to lower themselves to target rookies, but they won't get that treatment the following year.
"Thank you," Wang Xiucheng replied.
Then, with a bang, the ball exploded and shot directly to the right.
Without any skill or feints, and without changing speed while dribbling, Wang Xiucheng simply relied on his speed to rush out.
Lillard's expression changed the moment Wang Xiucheng took his first step.
Lillard instinctively reached out to grab Wang Xiucheng, but the corner of Wang Xiucheng's clothes scraped his fingers painfully.
too fast!
Lillard had seen Wang Xiucheng's speed last season.
However, he felt that Wang Xiucheng's speed today was even greater than last year.
Lillard could only turn and watch as Wang Xiucheng darted to the three-point line like a gust of wind, then dribbled between his legs, turned, and cleanly passed Nurkic.
Wang Xiucheng, who had driven into the paint, was facing his own team's Kevin Durant.
Wang Xiucheng grabbed the basketball with one hand, stepped on the free throw line, and jumped up.
Seeing Wang Xiucheng jump up, Durant's expression changed, as if he was conjuring up some image.
Just as he turned to the side, Wang Xiucheng slammed the basketball into the basket with a thunderous thud.
Instantly, the entire stadium erupted in screams.
Why spend money to come here to watch the game?
Isn't it just for this moment?
Male celebrities such as Li Chen and Deng Chao stood up and applauded.
Female celebrities like Yang Ying and Yang Mi were much more reserved, simply sitting and clapping.
But if a camera were filming them, you would see that their eyes seem to burn with a fire, as if they want to devour someone on the field.
Even though Ma Yun, who was sitting on the dais, was not as good as Yao Minggao, he stood up and applauded in surprise.
He didn't know much about Wang Xiucheng, except that he liked football.
In fact, he didn't like football at first, but someone in his superiors did.
All he knew was that Wang Xiucheng was an NBA player who suddenly emerged that year and was extremely famous in China.
And just a few days ago, his good friend Cai Congxin spent a lot of money to acquire Wang Xiucheng.
When he saw Wang Xiucheng today, his first impression was that the young man was very handsome, the kind that appeals to all ages.
Just a moment ago, he was thinking that Wang Xiucheng's fame and ticket sales must be due to his appearance.
But when Wang Xiucheng easily scored the first point with a tomahawk dunk, Ma Yun's thoughts changed.
Wow, basketball can be really fun!
If I had known this would happen, I would have used the money I invested in Hengtai to invest in an NBA team.
Ah, as expected, Lao Cai has a good eye!
Durant, who was still standing under the basket, felt the wind that Wang Xiucheng had stirred up sting his face and sighed with lingering fear.
Damn it, thank goodness Wang Xiucheng is no match for him anymore!
With a snap, Durant slapped Wang Xiucheng's hand together and excitedly ran back.
This season looks promising!
Claxton and the others waited for Wang Xiucheng on the road, and then gave him a high five.
Even Benxi is like that.
Nurkic returned to the baseline, grabbed the basketball, and threw it to Lillard.
Lillard dribbles the ball and begins to advance.
Wang Xiucheng did not stick close to Lillard, but waited until Lillard crossed the halfway line before approaching him.
Nurkic suddenly ran out from the inside to set a screen for Lillard.
Lillard dribbled the ball directly to Nurkic's left side, and before Wang Xiucheng could get over, Lillard pulled up and shot a three-pointer.
Swish!
The basketball went in cleanly and decisively.
Lillard smiled slightly; he was having a good shooting night.
As Lillard slowly backed away, he saw many fans wearing his jerseys, screaming and making his signature moves.
Lillard then pointed to his wrist in response.
This made his fans cheer even louder.
What's interesting is that both teams have a point guard named Simmons.
What's even more interesting is that the first points for both teams were scored by a one-on-one attack from the shooting guard position.
After the opening, the game settled into a normal rhythm for both sides.
Claxton passed the ball to Benci.
The tall, long-armed Bencieus dribbled the ball past half-court.
Wang Xiucheng and Durant stood at the two bottom corners respectively.
When Ben West is on the court, Wang Xiucheng only needs to be a simple shooting guard, just like Lillard.
When Ben West and Wang Xiucheng are both present, Durant's task becomes even simpler.
The Trail Blazers' defensive formation was stretched wide by Wang Xiucheng and Durant, and Ben Simmons practically chased another Simmons into the paint.
Nurkic abandoned Claxton and stood at the free-throw line to block Benci's drive.
But Bencić passed the ball directly behind him, to where he had been before his breakthrough.
Wang Xiucheng had somehow gotten to this place.
Lillard was half a body length behind, and although he instinctively reached out to grab the basketball, he couldn't.
Wang Xiucheng did not slow down. As soon as he received the basketball, he continued to throw the ball high into the paint.
The two passes were very close together; Lillard hadn't even turned around yet.
Then I heard a loud thud behind me as the basketball slammed into the hoop.
Lillard turned around at that moment and saw Claxton blocking Hart, who was originally guarding Durant.
Durant was getting off the rim.
"What a wonderful teamwork."
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups on the sidelines looked somewhat surprised.
The Nets' play just now involved multiple passes, including inside-outside-inside passes.
Four out of the five Nets players got involved.
In modern basketball, the more players involved in an offense, the higher the turnover rate will be.
Therefore, in the Nets' offensive possession just now, if even one player made a mistake, the entire offensive possession would be over.
Billups was a little confused. Wang Xiucheng had just joined the team, so why was he able to participate in such a complex offensive play?
Or is it really true, as his team manager said, that Wang Xiucheng has the ability to unite other players?
Stop thinking about these things, because your team has already started their attack.
Simmons brought the ball up the court and passed it to Nurkic in the paint.
Nurkic, who has a greater physical advantage, dribbled the ball while pushing his way inside.
Durant seized the opportunity, abandoning his defender and entering the paint to double-team Nurkic with Claxton.
But Nurkic, who had been paying attention to this, passed the ball directly to Lillard on the outside.
But the next moment, Nurkic instinctively shouted "No!"
Because a figure appeared almost instantly in the basketball's path, intercepted the ball with one hand, and bypassed Lillard, who was still reaching out for the ball, in an arc, heading towards the empty frontcourt.