novelhk Chapter 691 The Last Minute!
Chapter 691 The Last Minute!
Before Schroeder could even turn around, he saw Wang Xiucheng start the engine.
So the next moment he reached out and pulled Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng had already gained momentum. Based on his past practices, he could have easily shaken off Schroeder and rushed out for a powerful dunk.
But this time Wang Xiucheng did not do that.
Wang Xiucheng let out a scream, his body spun in the air, and then he fell to the ground.
As he fell, Wang Xiucheng screamed in agony.
Schroeder was startled and immediately realized something was wrong, so he withdrew his hand.
But it is already late.
As Wang Xiucheng screamed in agony, the referee blew his whistle.
He pointed at Schroeder and made a gesture indicating that Schroeder had fouled him.
At the same time, the referee made a gesture indicating that Schroder had committed a full foul and should leave the field!
5 fouls!
Schroder was finally ejected from the game with five fouls just before the final minute.
Herbert stood with his arms crossed, head down, his face grim.
He still didn't take on the challenge.
This foul was more obvious than Schroder's last one, and the challenge was a waste.
Schröder shook his head, wiped the sweat off his face with his jersey, and walked off the field.
Herbert will replace point guard Weller Bab.
Fortunately, time was running out, and Germany was still leading by 9 points.
Wang Xiucheng walked towards the attacking half of the field and glanced at the time.
1 minutes 07 seconds.
After getting ready at the free-throw line, Wang Xiucheng received the ball thrown by the referee.
I turned around, patted it, and then turned around again.
Swish!
The first penalty went in.
After shifting his feet, Wang Xiucheng received the ball from the referee again.
He took a deep breath, spun around, patted himself, and then made his move!
With a thud, the basketball bounced off the front edge of the rim and returned.
Wang Xiucheng took a step forward and leaped between Yu Jiahao and Theis, towering over them by a hand's breadth, and slammed the basketball directly into the hoop.
With a loud bang, Wang Xiucheng slammed the ball home with one hand!
With two thuds, Tais and Yu Jiahao were both knocked out of bounds by Wang Xiucheng!
After a brief sway, Wang Xiucheng landed on the field.
Yu Jiahao shoved Theis and immediately returned to the court, running towards the backcourt.
Just as Tess was about to turn around and chase after him, Yu Jiahao pushed him, and he almost fell to the ground again.
After complaining to the referee, Theis immediately returned to the field.
Herbert shook his head helplessly.
He saw it clearly: Wang Xiucheng had deliberately placed the ball in front of the basket during the free throw.
Furthermore, Wang Xiucheng's consistent free throw habit is to spin the ball once, then tap it, and then spin it again.
This time, Wang Xiucheng deliberately canceled the "spin around" segment, which caught both Tess and Wagner off guard.
Even the big guy from China didn't expect it.
This allowed Wang Xiucheng to shoot a basket and successfully complete another three-point play.
Herbert looked up at the game; it was 98-92, a six-point lead.
And the time has already entered the last minute.
If it were a match against another team, Herbert could already be secretly celebrating in his heart.
But today, a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Today's opponent is Wang Xiucheng!
He's an NBA legend who made the last minute of the game a legend named after himself!
Snapped!
As he was thinking, Herbert saw the ball being stolen from the hands of his team's substitute point guard, Wellerbab!
From Herbert's perspective, it was as if Werner Bab had deliberately passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
And the point where it was broken was inside the center circle.
This location...
A bad feeling crept into Herbert's heart.
Herbert was about to shout something, but before he could utter a sound, he saw Wellerbab grab Wang Xiucheng's arm.
Then Herbert saw Wang Xiucheng take a step from the backfield to the frontfield.
The next moment, Wang Xiucheng lifted his back foot, and with one arm still being pulled, he swung the basketball out with his other hand.
At that moment, Herbert felt everything go black, and he could see nothing at all.
However, a second later, he heard the crisp sound of a basketball going through the net.
Swish!
Herbert almost fainted!
After closing his eyes to catch his breath, Herbert opened them again.
Sure enough, the scoreboard had changed.
98:95.
Wang Xiucheng made the three-pointer, bringing the score back to within 3 points.
Li Kaier, Yu Jiahao, and the others ran over and excitedly celebrated around Wang Xiucheng.
The Chinese substitutes on the sidelines seemed to explode as they all stood up, frantically pounding on the barriers.
All the Chinese fans in the stands were shouting like madmen, waving their red flags with great force.
Yao Ming, who was sitting at the very front of the fan section, stood up and pumped his fist in celebration.
After high-fiving everyone, Wang Xiucheng went to the free-throw line and stood there, waiting for the free throw.
Herbert then shouted, "Watch out for the rebounds!"
Herbert knew that Wang Xiucheng had the ability to refill his cup indefinitely, so he shouted.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiucheng glanced at Herbert and even smiled.
This laugh sent a chill down Herbert's spine once again.
There is a conspiracy!
Wang Xiucheng turned around, took the ball from the referee, took a deep breath while holding the basketball, spun it around, dribbled it, and then... the ball was ejected...
Swish!
That penalty was a success!
Wang Xiucheng scored four points successfully.
The score was now 98-96, with China trailing by only two points.
There are 40 seconds left.
Germany was extremely cautious this time, and Wagner scored the two points after 20 seconds of attack time had elapsed.
The score is now 100-96.
Two possessions of the ball is a gap that gives Herbert some peace of mind.
With 17 seconds remaining, China Fortune has enough time to launch a full attack.
Guo Shiqiang requested a timeout.
The match was paused, and both teams' players returned to their benches.
"With 17 seconds left, we have to score a basket quickly, even if it's just two points, and then immediately foul."
Yang Yi, who was watching the live stream, said, "Next up is the penalty kick competition. At this point, it will come down to who has the stronger mental fortitude."
Just as Yang Yi had predicted, after the game resumed, Wang Xiucheng quickly broke in and scored a two-pointer.
It wasn't that Wang Xiucheng didn't want to shoot three-pointers, but the entire German team was on the perimeter, clearly letting Wang Xiucheng score two points instead of three.
With 12 seconds left, Germany had just taken the penalty kick when Wang Xiucheng slapped Wagner on the hand.
This is Wang Xiucheng's fourth foul tonight. If he commits another one, he will be ejected.
Wagner withstood the pressure and made both free throws.
China quickly served the ball, and Wang Xiucheng dribbled it across the halfway line again, scoring two more points despite Germany's deliberate defense.
There are 5 seconds left.
This time, it took Germany 3 seconds before Choi Young-seok caught the German ball handler and committed a successful foul.
Theis made both of his points, bringing the difference to 4 points.
104:100.
Guo Shiqiang called for the last timeout.
The main purpose of this timeout was to allow the Chinese team to inbound the ball in the attacking third.
With 5 seconds left, even if Wang Xiucheng is fast, it will still take him three or four seconds to get the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, at which point he may not have time to shoot.
Although Guo Shiqiang knew that there was no chance left in this match.
After a brief pause, with the ball almost out of time, Yu Jiahao lobbed it to Li Kaier.
With two people watching over Wang Xiucheng, Yu Jiahao really didn't dare to pass the ball to him.
The two men following Wang Xiucheng never left his side, so Li Kaier had to take a couple of steps himself before shooting from beyond the three-point line.
The basketball slammed against the rim with a loud thud.
With a whistle, the final whistle blew, signaling the end of the match.
Germany defeated China 104-100 in their first group stage match at the Olympics!