novelhk Chapter 206 Nets vs. Wizards: 2 Chinese, 2 Japanese
Chapter 206 Nets vs. Wizards: 2 Chinese, 2 Japanese
"Hi, Scarlett."
Scarlett Johansson smiled subconsciously as she watched Wang Xiucheng throw an airball, when she heard someone calling her from not far away.
Scarlett Johansson quickly looked over and saw it was JAY-Z.
Scarlett frowned slightly.
She knew some things that couldn't be discussed openly, so she had never been a big fan of Jay-Z.
But Scarlett saw the woman who stood up next to him, Beyoncé.
So Scarlett had no choice but to stand up and politely give Jay-Z a cheek kiss.
Then he hugged Beyoncé.
She and Beyoncé have known each other for over a decade and are considered good friends, although they haven't kept in touch much since getting married.
After a brief chat, Scarlett Johansson and Beyoncé sat down separately once the substitutes from both sides returned to their seats and the referee stepped onto the field.
"Fuck him!"
Wang Xiucheng shouted, and five hands of different colors were raised high, then separated.
The Nets' five starters were the first to arrive on the court.
Wang Xiucheng tucked his jersey into his shorts, but his eyes were fixed on the opposite side of the field.
The Wizards' starting players arrived on the court at that moment.
The Nets had a lot of injured players for this game, so they called up two players from the Long Island Nets in the G League, which barely made up a total of 15 players.
Bencić seems to be feeling unwell; not only can he miss this game, but the team doctor also indicated that he might struggle in the next two games.
At that moment, Ben West was sitting at the back of the bench, dressed in a suit and tie.
Without Ben West, Wang Xiucheng will start at point guard in this game, while Harris will play shooting guard.
The Wizards fielded their full roster, with Kuzma, Porzingis, and Beal all in the starting lineup.
Rui Hachimura, like his fellow countryman Yuta Watanabe, sat on the bench waiting to be called upon.
The referee stood at the center line, and after Claxton and Porzingis were in position, he tossed the basketball high into the air.
The two tall, slender centers jumped up at the same time.
Porzingis's fingers touched the basketball first, and the ball was poked behind Claxton.
Durant and Kuzma, who were closest to the ball, both reached out to grab it.
With a snap, a hand slapped the basketball from the side.
The basketball flew towards Royce O'Neal on the sideline.
O'Neal instinctively grabbed the ball, glanced at it and saw that it was Wang Xiucheng who had slapped it to him, and without thinking about anything else, he crossed the center line with the ball.
As he approached the three-point line, intending to shoot a three-pointer, he saw that Anthony Gil, who was guarding him, was already in position, so he slowed down to protect the ball.
Since fast attacks are no longer an option, we need to focus on increasing our success rate.
At this point, the ball must be passed to Wang Xiucheng, or at the very least, to Durant.
He believes he has some ball-handling skills, but compared to Wang Xiucheng, he might as well give up and go to sleep.
Wang Xiucheng ran towards O'Neal, with Bill close behind.
After receiving the basketball hand-to-hand, Wang Xiu, using O'Neal's screen, drove directly into the paint.
Then the basketball was tossed high into the air and flew towards the basket.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the basketball.
Is this going to be an alley-oop?
For Claxton?
It's worth noting that the Wizards' center today is Kristaps Porzingis, who is superior to Claxton in both height and wingspan.
Everyone wanted to know if Wang Xiucheng could pass the ball to the target.
The answer was soon revealed.
The ball has been passed.
But it wasn't for Claxton.
The basketball flew towards the basket, but the expected descent did not occur.
The basketball flew past the rim.
Claxton and Porzingis both jumped up, but neither touched the basketball, and both fell back down.
The basketball flew over the rim and fell rapidly. Durant, who was running in the corner, caught the ball with both hands, lowered his waist, jumped, and shot.
All in one go!
The basketball flew towards the net in a perfect arc.
Swish!
Basketball falls into basketball!
The Nets scored their first basket.
Durant stretched out his palm, looked at the object, and backed away, smugly shrugging his shoulders.
It seemed as if they couldn't believe it was their own hand.
With a slap, Durant slapped Wang Xiucheng's outstretched hand. He didn't say anything; he believed Wang Xiucheng knew everything.
Bill watched Wang Xiucheng retreat, received Porzingis' serve, and slowly advanced.
He had only fallen behind by one step, but Wang Xiucheng had kept him behind and he had never been able to overtake him.
This feeling was very uncomfortable, but he had no way to deal with it.
Once in the attacking third, Bill passed the ball to Kuzma.
Before the game, Kuzma specifically told him that he wanted to score more points.
Bill rarely hears Kuzma ask for such things.
So when I saw Kuzma run out of position, I passed the ball to him.
Kuzma received the ball and, without hesitation, shot it before Durant could get into position.
Swish!
It was another three-pointer!
Both teams made their first attack of the game.
Kuzma looked smugly at Wang Xiucheng, wanting to see Wang Xiucheng's expression.
He discovered that Wang Xiucheng hadn't even looked at him.
This made Kuzma somewhat frustrated.
Wang Xiucheng didn't receive the ball, but kept running with Beal to the center line, then suddenly turned around and ran back, receiving the ball from O'Neal.
Bill didn't come over this time; he just stood at the top of the arc and kept an eye on things, since you'd have to come eventually anyway.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball past the center line and then paused for a second.
When Royce O'Neal reached him, Wang Xiucheng suddenly accelerated and rushed out from O'Neal's left side.
Bill, whose view was obstructed, only noticed Wang Xiucheng when Wang Xiucheng was already on his left.
Bill cursed under his breath and was about to chase after Wang Xiucheng.
Claxton, who was inside, suddenly ran out and blocked Monte Morris, who was guarding Royce O'Neal.
At this point, there was no one in front of Royce O'Neal.
Just as he realized the problem, the basketball suddenly flew over from the left.
When Royce O'Neal received the ball, he had only one thought in his mind: he had to shoot.
Even if you don't make it, you still have to shoot.
So he pulled up and threw the basketball.
Swish!
The basketball flew cleanly and neatly into the net.
Royce O'Neal clenched his fist.
He had seen Wang Xiucheng pass the ball to that fellow Chinese during training, but he didn't shoot immediately.
Royce O'Neill still remembers Wang Xiucheng swearing at that fellow countryman in Chinese, and it probably wasn't anything nice.
From then on, everyone on the team knew that when they received a pass from Wang Xiucheng, they should shoot immediately.
And you know what? After I solidified my belief in shooting, my shooting percentage actually improved quite a bit.
It seems that this Chinese man truly possesses a mysterious power.
Porzingis came to the baseline, picked up the ball, and was about to pass it to Bill when he noticed Wang Xiucheng standing behind Bill.
Although Bill completely blocked Wang Xiucheng, Porzingis still did not pass the ball to Bill.
For some reason, he felt that as soon as the ball was served, Wang Xiucheng would intercept it.