boyutpedia Chapter 549 Rulden and Yao Ming!
Chapter 549 Rulden and Yao Ming!
Alanetta Stadium.
The scene of the game.
Outside the basketball hoops on both sides, dozens of reporters wearing press passes were taking pictures of the Chinese side with their long lenses and microphones in the media section.
At first glance, all the reporters were of Chinese descent, with only a handful of Black people who seemed somewhat out of place.
It is clearly unlikely that many journalists from South Sudan will travel to distant Asia to cover the game.
Therefore, the vast majority of these reporters are from China.
At that moment, they were filming Wang Xiucheng, the protagonist of the match.
Wang Xiucheng, who scored 19 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, was undoubtedly the protagonist of this game.
Add to that the red flags fluttering throughout the stadium, the resounding cheers of "Go China!", the Chinese reporters with their long lenses and microphones, and the Chinese characters on the billboards...
Even the South Sudan national team's jersey sponsor is PIXNET...
At first glance, you might think this match is being played in China!
With a beep, the holiday break came to an end.
The players from both sides stood up from the bench and walked onto the field.
Roy Ivey put away his clipboard, patted Calick Jones on the waist, and whispered, "Watch your passing, the opponent isn't as fast as you..."
As Calik Jones bypassed the advertising boards, Roy Ivey's gaze followed him onto the field.
Then, he suddenly choked, unable to utter a single letter of the second half of the sentence.
At that moment, Wang Xiucheng was standing there, talking to Yu Jiahao.
Roy Ivy was completely dumbfounded!
Doesn't Wang Xiucheng take a break?
He didn't let Kalik Jones rest because he hoped to catch up on some points at the start of the second quarter.
But is Wang Xiucheng really going to play at such a high intensity in his first game back after recovering from injury?
Seemingly sensing Roy Ivy's gaze, Wang Xiucheng looked at Roy Ivy and then smiled slightly.
At that moment, Roy Ivy felt as if the entire Alanetta Arena had suddenly gone dark!
The devil's smile!
For some reason, in Roy Ivy's mind, Wang Xiucheng's image had become associated with this word.
South Sudan lost to Puerto Rico in the first match.
If South Sudan loses this match to China again, they will be unable to advance to the round of 16 after two consecutive defeats.
This is significant for the youngest and poorest country on the planet, for countless citizens waiting for good news, and for Luol Deng, who has invested his own money in subsidizing the team's expenses.
This is definitely not good news.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they've reached a dead end!
FIBA can't help South Sudan any further, so can they just award the trophy to South Sudan?
Roy Ivey was full of confidence before he arrived, and he had made a bet with Ruhr Deng that they would definitely make it to the round of 16.
But now, even though there are still three quarters left in the game, he knows that this goal is probably very difficult to achieve.
Roy Ivy glanced back at the fans in the stands behind him, where South Sudan Basketball Association President Ruer Deng looked serious.
He noticed that Rulden wasn't looking at him, but rather looking elsewhere.
Roy Ivy continued to follow the gaze and finally realized who Rulden was looking at.
It's Yao Ming!
Even sitting down, Yao Ming stands out from the crowd, making him extremely conspicuous in the stands.
Unlike Ruerden's serious demeanor, Yao Ming was talking to the uniformed staff member next to him.
As he was talking, Yao Ming suddenly grinned and laughed.
The chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association was clearly in a good mood at the moment.
Roy Ivy was inwardly complaining. If his team had a Wang Xiucheng, and could have taken a 14-point lead in the first quarter, he believed Luol Deng would have been in a much better mood.
Who knows, Ruhr Deng might even perform a South Sudanese ostrich dance for you from the stands.
The match had already begun, and Roy Ivey focused his attention on the field.
Just then, Shayok used his physical strength to push past the Chinese player and scored a goal.
Roy Ivy clapped her hands and shouted a word of encouragement.
Then, Roy Ivy saw Wang Xiucheng receive the serve from the baseline and then dash past her like a beam of light.
Callic Jones, who had been trying to prevent Wang Xiucheng from launching a fast break, now stood in the middle of the court, attempting to stop Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng slowed down slightly, swayed his shoulders, and took a large step to dribble the ball to the left.
Calick Jones moved slightly, trying to move ahead of time to block Wang Xiucheng.
But the next moment, Wang Xiucheng pulled the ball forward and changed direction, using an Iverson-style step to get past Kalik Jones.
Callick Jones' outstretched hand missed its mark, failing to even grasp the hem of Wang Xiucheng's clothes.
From that moment on, there was no one else in Wang Xiucheng's sight.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng stepped on the free throw line and made an ordinary free throw line dunk!
"Wang Xiucheng..."
"Wang Xiucheng..."
"Wang Xiucheng..."
Inside the stadium, Chinese fans waved red flags fluttering in the wind while chanting Wang Xiucheng's name.
"Both quarters started with a powerful dunk from the free-throw line. Who else can do that..."
Yang Yi, standing in the Penguin Live broadcast booth, shouted so loudly that his glasses almost flew off his head.
Zhu Fangyu also wanted to shout like Yang Yi, but he simply couldn't be as crazy as Yang Yi!
Wang Xiucheng swung gently on the rim, then stepped back while raising his arms, seemingly trying to make the atmosphere even more exciting!
The reporters sitting under the basketball hoop wished they could jump over the barrier and get right up to Wang Xiucheng's face to take pictures.
In the stands, the Chinese film and television stars who came to watch the game also joined in chanting Wang Xiucheng's name without any regard for their image.
Especially Deng Chao and Lu Han, who were sitting together, would have jumped off the stands if Guan Xiaotong hadn't been holding them back.
"How about it, isn't Wang Xiucheng strong!" Lu Han shouted to his girlfriend Guan Xiaotong.
As a football fan and a die-hard Manchester United supporter, Lu Han is also a basketball fan.
This time, it was his idea to bring his girlfriend to Manila to watch the game, along with Deng Chao.
"More handsome than you!" Guan Xiaotong replied loudly.
Lu Han was slightly taken aback, then said, "Isn't that obvious?"
Guan Xiaotong rolled her eyes helplessly.
In another fan section, Dilraba gently bit her lip, clasped her hands together, and glanced sideways at Tang Yan a few seats away.
"Wang Xiucheng, you're so handsome..." Tang Yan stood up and shouted like the other female fans, waving a small red flag in her hand.
Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, and Liu Yifei, among others, had slightly flushed faces, perhaps because they were a little tired from shouting.
On the field, Wang Xiucheng returned to his defensive position, keeping an eye on Calick Jones, who had already brought the ball over.
This time, Callic Jones played the shot himself.
Using a screen from the returning starting center Gabriel, Calick Jones made a three-pointer while Wang Xiucheng was blocked.
Bang!
Swish!
The basketball bounced off the rim and then fell into the net.
Three-pointer, in!
Calick Jones clenched his fist.
South Sudan fought its way through the World Cup African qualifiers with three-pointers.
Whether it's a guard like him or a center like Gabriel, they can both shoot three-pointers.
However, South Sudan was somewhat stunned by the Chinese team's performance in the first quarter of tonight's game.
In particular, Wang Xiucheng's several steals made it very difficult for South Sudan to complete a full play and then shoot a three-pointer.
Sometimes, in order to avoid being intercepted by Wang Xiucheng, or to seize a fleeting opportunity, Calick Jones has no choice but to make a hasty shot.
However, after observing the game for one quarter, he believed that the situation in South Sudan would change in the second quarter, especially in terms of three-pointers.
The basket I just made is the best proof!