boyutpedia Chapter 267 Skill Card: Predicting the Ball!
Chapter 267 Skill Card: Predicting the Ball!
Wang Xiucheng stood outside the sideline, not listening to what Nash was saying, but instead walked around and looked at the court.
The Rose Garden Stadium was packed to capacity today, with a significant number of people of Chinese descent among the crowd.
In Wang Xiucheng's view, many of them were probably cameramen from various domestic media outlets, already set up with all sorts of telephoto and telephoto lenses, pointing directly at Wang Xiucheng or the other two Chinese players.
Yu Jiahao, who was positioned near the front of the Trail Blazers' bench, seemed a little nervous. When he saw Wang Xiucheng's gaze, he raised his hand and waved with amusement.
On the Nets' bench, Zeng Fanbo was much better off, talking to Seth Curry, who was returning to play today.
As he spoke, he pointed to Wang Xiucheng's location.
There were also many local Portland celebrities sitting in the front row, but Wang Xiucheng didn't recognize many of them.
However, one person caught Wang Xiucheng's attention.
There were four young girls sitting next to the technical table. Judging from their height and muscular build, they were clearly not celebrities.
If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't recognize them.
However, Wang Xiucheng knew, or rather, knew one of them.
Caitlin Clark!
She was already a well-known female player in the NCAA.
Seemingly sensing that Wang Xiucheng was looking at her, Caitlin turned her head and saw him standing in the distance, so she smiled and greeted him.
Wang Xiucheng smiled and nodded in response.
Wang Xiucheng rarely coveted a woman's genes so much.
If he and Caitlin had a child, he'd be cursed to death if he stopped playing basketball, right?
“Caitlyn, do you know Wang?” a Black girl next to her asked.
Caitlin shook her head, somewhat puzzled herself: "I don't know him."
"Perhaps, he, like those boys at school, has feelings for you."
As she spoke, the other three girls burst into laughter.
Caitlin shook her head helplessly, ignoring the group.
Caitlin's University of Iowa is playing in Portland these days, so the school specially bought tickets today for some of their star players to come and watch the NBA game live.
Caitlin was initially reluctant to come, but after seeing Wang Xiucheng being praised excessively today, she became interested.
She wanted to see for herself what made this Chinese man a top NBA star.
Caitlin Clark went to the University of Houston for a practice game with her team in the summer and saw that the University of Houston had put Wang Xiucheng's dunk contest championship trophy in the display room.
Of course, it must be a replica.
However, Caitlin did not find Wang Xiucheng in the group photo of the University of Houston NCAA team in the 20-21 season.
This is a bit interesting.
Wang Xiucheng, who was not far away, had just turned his gaze away when he finally realized that today's system task had arrived.
I quickly opened it and took a look.
[Task 1: For every point earned, you will be rewarded with 10 system points.]
[Task 2: 20 system points will be awarded for each assist received.]
[Task 3: 100 system points awarded for each steal.]
[Task 4: Win the match, and the above rewards will be doubled at the end of the match.]
Wang Xiucheng's eyes lit up slightly. There were four tasks today, which meant he had a chance to get more rewards.
My system points are all gone, and that's exactly when I need them.
Especially the steal, which rewards 100 points for each steal, is a good opportunity to test how effective Megan Fox's skill card is.
Upon arriving at the venue, Wang Xiucheng bumped fists with Lillard, who was already waiting beside him.
Then he bumped fists with the others, which was considered a pre-match greeting ceremony.
All the fans in the stadium stood up, cheering and waiting for the game to officially begin.
The referee took the ball, came to the center circle, looked around to make sure there was no problem, and then tossed the basketball high into the air.
Claxton and Nurkic jumped at the same time.
Claxton, with his superior jumping ability, was the first to touch the basketball.
The basketball flew towards Durant behind him.
Durant caught the basketball, turned around and found Wang Xiucheng, who had already accelerated, and passed the ball directly to Wang Xiucheng.
Lillard didn't close in on Wang Xiucheng; instead, he backed away while saying to Wang Xiucheng, "Hey, rookie, welcome to the second year."
Wang Xiucheng responded with a smile, but the next moment he suddenly accelerated and circled around Durant to the other side.
After crossing the center line, Wang Xiucheng passed the ball to Joe Harris.
Joe Harris used a screen to get inside and then passed the ball to Durant on the perimeter.
Durant faked a move, drove into the paint, and pulled up for a jump shot.
The basketball bounced and went into the basket.
The Nets' first offensive possession, after several passes between the three players, resulted in a successful basket, scoring two points.
Wang Xiucheng and Lillard moved to the backcourt at the same time, as if by telepathy.
Anfernee Simmons of the Trail Blazers received the ball, slowly moved forward, and passed it to Lillard, who suddenly turned back, without crossing midcourt.
Wang Xiucheng stood at the three-point line, waiting for Lillard.
Lillard dribbled the ball to Wang Xiucheng and stopped when he was still a step away.
However, Lillard's shot did not become a combined shot; instead, he continued to dribble.
At this moment, Nurkic, who was inside, ran out and stood to the side of Wang Xiucheng.
Lillard moved, heading towards Nurkic.
At that moment, Wang Xiucheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Just a moment after Lillard moved, Wang Xiucheng saw a small red area appear on the basketball in Lillard's hand.
Swish!
Wang Xiucheng didn't have time to think, because Lillard had already used Nurkic's screen to shoot his first three-pointer of the game.
A classic pick-and-roll!
Everyone knew Lillard would play like this, but they just couldn't stop him.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng slowly walked forward, showing no intention of receiving the ball.
Wang Xiucheng was still immersed in the situation that had just occurred.
Wang Xiucheng had encountered this situation during training yesterday and today, so he knew that this was the effect of "expert-level anticipation and ball control".
That red area is where I can try to intercept the ball.
However, the time was too short. Wang Xiucheng was only one meter away from Lillard, which was not enough for him to reach out and try.
To intercept the ball, you need to be close enough.
With this in mind, Wang Xiucheng suddenly turned around and caught the ball that Durant passed to him.
After a tentative step, Wang Xiucheng pushed Lillard aside and passed the ball to Durant, who had entered the paint.
Durant once again used his signature move, a pull-up jumper, and calmly sank two points.
Jerami Grant tried his best to jump and interfere, but with a height of only 2 meters and an excellent wingspan of 220, it was still difficult for Grant to touch the ball when Durant was leaning back.
Nurkic picked up the ball and passed it to Lillard, who was waiting on the baseline.
This time, Wang Xiucheng didn't wait in the backcourt, but stood right in front of Lillard.
Lillard brought the ball to Wang Xiucheng, dribbled behind his back and changed direction, and Wang Xiucheng immediately followed.
This happened several times. Just as he crossed the center line, Wang Xiucheng suddenly saw a red dot the size of a fist on the front of the basketball that Lillard had just passed between his legs.