boyutpedia Chapter 81: Sitting and slamming the ball across someone! The entire audience stood up!
Chapter 81: Sitting and slamming the ball across someone! The entire audience stood up!
Bulls coach Billy Donovan stared intently at Wang Xiucheng with a furrowed brow.
Wang Xiucheng knew three points, but such a forced shot was rare.
Is it reasonable?
It's in, so it's reasonable.
These kinds of forced shots are the kind of shots that combo players like Doncic and Harden like to use.
Wang Xiucheng, a point guard, shouldn't play like this.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng slowly walked past Billy Donovan. He really wanted to open Wang Xiucheng's head and see what kind of brain this guy's brain was constructed.
There are 53 seconds left.
The Bulls had no intention of attacking aggressively.
After the 24-second shot clock expired, LaVine's drive to the basket failed, and Wang Xiucheng took the ball and controlled the clock.
Unlike the Bulls, Wang Xiucheng faced Caruso, used Rose's reverse step to break in, threw the ball into the air, and Shen Jing slammed it in for an alley-oop dunk.
The Rockets scored two more points.
Less than 7 seconds have passed.
With the Rockets running a game-long delay, the Bulls took a three-pointer in the final second, but unfortunately it missed.
The first half is over.
The Bulls led the Rockets 64-55 on the road, a nine-point advantage.
The players from both sides left the bench and headed towards the players' tunnel.
Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler also got up, seemingly wanting to warm up during halftime.
Hakeem Olajuwon pointed at Wang Xiucheng's retreating figure and whispered, "Doesn't this kid's passing resemble Magic Johnson's?"
A magician?
Drexler seemed lost in memories, with scenes from the past flashing through his mind.
Magic Johnson loves all sorts of fancy passes, like the Nolookpass, but Wang Xiucheng seems to have never made such a pass before.
Wang Xiucheng's passes all looked ordinary, not flashy at all.
But it can pass the ball to an open teammate quickly and accurately.
"To say he's like a magician is a bit of an exaggeration; his physique is far from what it should be," Drexler said, shaking his head regretfully.
Magic Johnson was a heavy point guard who was 206 cm tall and weighed over 200 catties.
Even in today's league, Doncic would be a noob compared to Magic Johnson.
If we have to make a comparison, it's roughly equivalent to LeBron James playing point guard.
Of course, many people say that James is a point guard, but he just doesn't admit it.
“But I did watch the video of that kid’s dunk.” Drexler leaned back. “Kids these days are scary. And that dunk by LaVine just now was so much like Jordan.”
The two chatted like that until they gradually disappeared off the field.
With the halftime show over, both teams returned to the pitch.
The starting lineups for both sides remained unchanged.
However, the content of the game was completely different from the first quarter.
Strictly speaking, it's the bull that's different.
Although the Bulls started the first quarter down 3-10, they managed to score at least 3 points.
However, in the third quarter, the Bulls went scoreless for a full four and a half minutes after missing their first shot.
The Rockets had a balanced attack from all players, and in just over four minutes, they went on an 11-0 run.
Billy Donovan called a timeout as early as the third minute, but it was to no avail, as if the timeout was only for the Rockets.
Finally, in the fifth minute, LaVine scored his first goal.
Billy Donovan shook his head like a fan.
Today was truly a nightmare!
In Billy Donovan's eyes, the Rockets' defense is not good. Look at these guys, Wang Xiucheng, Green, Gordon, what kind of size are they? They're not even two meters tall. What can they do?
But the Bulls just couldn't make their shots.
LaVine's layup can reach the other side of the rim.
Ball's three-pointer spun twice around the rim before finally coming out.
It's just baffling.
But what Billy Donovan didn't know was that even more inexplicable things were yet to come.
Shen Jing received a pass from Wang Xiucheng and tried to use his footwork to shake off Vucevic, but he failed and was swatted away by Vucevic, along with the ball.
Shen Jing was slapped so hard he fell to the ground.
LaVine picked up the basketball and immediately accelerated towards the frontcourt.
Shen Jing, crawling on his knees, began to chase back with resentment.
The staff member wearing a hat immediately entered the venue and lay down on the ground to wipe the sweat left by Shen Jing with a towel.
LaVine drove straight past Green, and with Shen Jing and Vucevic still not back, the Rockets' interior defense was wide open.
LaVine stepped into the free-throw line, and this time it seemed he had misjudged the distance, as his foot was already completely inside the line.
LaVine held the ball high in the air and flew towards the basket.
Then, bang!
The basketball was dunked right on the front edge of the rim!
Lavin was so shaken he almost fell backward to the ground. If he hadn't reacted quickly and braced himself with his hands, things would have been much more chaotic.
LaVine stared at the basket in disbelief, looking like he was constipated.
The players from both sides gathered under the basket all looked like they'd seen a ghost.
The referees laughed, seemingly realizing it was inappropriate, but quickly suppressed their laughter.
This dunk was much closer than his first one in the first half, but LaVine still missed it?
LaVine, he's the Slam Dunk Contest champion for two consecutive years, in 15 and 16!
Isn't this definitely one of the five most embarrassing moments?
Before anyone could react, a red figure appeared in front of the basketball and caught it as it bounced off the rim.
It's Wang Xiucheng!
LaVine, who hadn't gotten up yet, almost looked up to see the number "12".
Vucevic and Shen Jing had just reached the center line when Vucevic, before he could even reach out and grab Wang Xiucheng, was completely bypassed by Wang Xiucheng's change of pace dribbling.
Shen Jing stood still, afraid that if he moved, he would bump into Wang Xiucheng and be finished.
Wang Xiucheng charged into the Bulls' restricted area like a gust of wind.
The fans who had been jolted awake by LaVine's dunk were still holding their phones in their hands, not even having had a chance to sit down yet.
Seeing Wang Xiucheng like this, they naturally knew what would happen next.
Almost instantly, thousands of mobile phones in the room were pointed at Wang Xiucheng, and some people were even shouting something at the top of their lungs.
But the next moment, many people exclaimed in surprise.
Even Drexler in the first row stood up, holding his head in his hands.
Under the Bulls' basket, a staff member was lying on the ground wiping away the sweat that Shen Jing had just shed.
He seemed to hear many people exclaiming in surprise, and subconsciously raised his head. Then he saw Wang Xiucheng carrying the ball, rushing towards him like a fast-moving train.
He tried to dodge, but it was too late.
In his eyes, Wang Xiucheng seemed to teleport, kicking into the penalty line almost instantly.
Then the caddie lying on the ground looked up and saw Wang Xiucheng fly over his head.
For some reason, the basketball was under Wang Xiucheng's butt.
A loud bang!
Silence fell over the scene!
It took two or three seconds before it suddenly boiled over, like a flash flood.
Many fans took off their jerseys, went shirtless, and started swinging them around.
The referee at center line hunched over, dropping his whistle to the ground.
Drexler held his bald head in his arms and tried to stand up several times, but Hakeem Olajuwon stopped him each time.
On the Rockets' bench, everyone stood up and jumped wildly, while Wood looked on in disbelief.
LaVine was pulled up by his two teammates, but his face was so ugly it was almost distorted.
One reason is that squatting on the ground causes blood to rush to the brain, and the other is the embarrassment.
LaVine even felt a burning pain on his face.
Because Wang Xiucheng just used a seat buckle!