boyutpedia Chapter 78 First Appearance! 3 Assists at the Start Stun the Bulls
Chapter 78 First Appearance! 3 Assists at the Start Stun the Bulls
Although everyone knew it was only a matter of time, based on Stone's previous interviews, it seems unlikely that Wang Xiucheng will start anytime soon.
Stone himself said it was to protect Wang Xiucheng, but everyone knew it was because the Rockets were tanking.
“I don’t see Porter Jr. on the roster; he must be injured and unable to play,” Meng Chao continued.
Yang Yi suddenly interrupted Meng Chao, saying, "Besides Wang Xiucheng, I'd also like to know who will start."
Meng Chao nodded and glanced at his phone: "Besides Wang Xiucheng, there's Gordon, Tate, Green, and Shen Jing."
Yang Yi, with an arrogant expression that said "I knew it all along," asked, "Wood is a substitute, right?"
Mengchao nodded: "Wood will be a substitute."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yi leaned back in his chair with a smile on his face: "Look, the Rockets have an idea."
Wang Meng and Wang Shipeng both looked at Yang Yi, waiting for him to continue.
"The Rockets have lost too many games, 15 or 16 consecutive losses, almost matching the record. It's so embarrassing, so they want to win."
"I don't know if we can win today. After all, the Bulls are the third-ranked team in the East, so it should be difficult to win. But as the saying goes, anything can happen in basketball."
Yang Yi rested his hands on the table, seemingly smiling, but a hint of worry lingered in his heart.
It's okay that we lost today; if we had actually won, the Rockets' locker room would be in trouble from now on.
Who doesn't want to win?
If Wang Xiucheng can lead the team to victory, would players like Porterwood accept playing as substitutes?
Old Gordon is one thing, he'll leave sooner or later, but what about the others?
After playing less than half a season, he was replaced in the starting lineup by a rookie. Who can accept that?
"The competition has begun. Let's enter the venue. Today's competition is presented to you by Dami Mobile..."
At the Fengtian Center, when Wang Xiucheng appeared on the court, the fans were initially taken aback, but then some of them stood up and applauded. Chinese fans wearing Wang Xiucheng's jerseys enthusiastically displayed the number 12 on their jerseys.
Ma Wei, who was sitting in the back of the first row, was also shouting loudly.
Ma Xiaoxuan was somewhat surprised by the noise from the entire stadium.
Wang Xiucheng was just standing on the field, and these people are so excited?
Is Wang Xiucheng really that popular?
Moreover, the number of renowned figures that Fengtian Center can now invite is increasing.
In the middle of the first row are two Rockets legends, Drexler and Olajuwon.
Their jerseys were hanging high above the stadium.
The host was introducing them, and the fans gave them a warm round of applause.
On the field, Wang Xiucheng put his arm around Green's shoulder and shouted, "Go for it, fuck it!"
"Fuck him."
Five fists collided, then the five people spread out and stood in the middle circle.
With a whistle, the match officially began.
The basketball was tossed high into the air by the referee, and Vucevic tipped it away with a mere half-finger's width of space.
LaVine grabbed the ball before Green could reach it, then turned around with the ball, facing the direction of the attack.
LaVine didn't dribble; he passed the ball to the right side, where Bulls' Jawant Green received it, dribbled once, and then pulled up for a shot right in front of Gordon.
Swish!
They scored on their first attack.
Shen Jing picked up the ball and went to the baseline. Seeing Wang Xiucheng reach out, she passed the ball directly to him.
Wang Xiucheng received the ball, held it with one hand, and pressed down with the other hand.
This means aiming for a high success rate.
Lonzo Ball, who was defending against Wang Xiucheng, breathed a slight sigh of relief, after all, Wang Xiucheng's bad reputation was already well-known.
Just then, Wang Xiucheng suddenly flicked the ball forward, and it flew over Bauer's head.
Ball instinctively reached out and touched the ball, but it didn't stop; instead, it changed direction slightly and continued flying towards the frontcourt.
A red figure sprinted away, catching up with the basketball, which had slowed down considerably, in a few steps. Then, with a light step, it released the ball.
Swish!
Answerball!
Jalen Green extended three fingers and waved them, then stepped back to the right. As he passed Wang Xiucheng, he retracted his fingers, made a fist, and collided with Wang Xiucheng's fist.
Bauer glanced at Wang Xiucheng; this Chinese kid was incredibly lucky.
He had seen Wang Xiucheng's highlights and it seemed he had quite a few of those lucky shots.
Ball returned to receive the ball and dribbled forward. Wang Xiucheng did not close in on him but stood at the center line waiting.
Ball crossed the mid-court line, dribbled with his back to the basket, and using his height and weight, quickly reached the three-point line. Then, with LaVine's screen, Ball created an open shot and chose to take it himself.
Bang!
The ball missed; Shen Jing and Vucevic were locked in a fierce battle, neither of them jumping, allowing Gordon, who was standing nearby, to get the ball.
As soon as Bauer saw that the ball had missed, he immediately stood in front of Wang Xiucheng to prevent him from receiving the ball.
Wang Xiucheng turned around and ran towards the front of the field along the sideline, and almost a second later he had created two body lengths between himself and Bauer.
Gordon paused for half a second before tossing the ball high into the air.
But the ball was still a bit fast, and it barely slowed down when it reached Wang Xiucheng's head.
Wang Xiucheng leaped high, extending his right arm, but only managed to slap the bottom of the basketball.
But that was enough; the basketball slowed down considerably and headed towards the baseline.
As soon as Wang Xiucheng landed, he turned around and sped off in pursuit.
Just as the basketball was about to fall off the court, Wang Xiucheng arrived just in time. With one foot on the court, he leaned over and intercepted the basketball with one hand.
Wang Xiucheng didn't blindly reach the ball back onto the court; it was as if the basketball was glued to his hand.
However, Wang Xiucheng's body fell towards the sidelines due to inertia.
Wang Xiucheng glanced back, and just as his body was about to fall, the ball in his hand flew out like a cannonball.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng fell to the ground.
Bang!
Green arrived from the backcourt, received the ball, and immediately slammed it home with a dunk!
The rim wobbled twice, and after landing, Green immediately went to the baseline and reached out to help Wang Xiucheng up.
Wang Xiucheng turned around and glanced at the cameraman. When he saw the cameraman give him a thumbs up, Wang Xiucheng blinked his left eye before running back with Green.
After he landed, he bumped into the cameraman, who instinctively reached out to steady Wang Xiucheng.
Fortunately, both of them were unharmed, but the cameraman captured Wang Xiucheng looking back at him.
The game continued, and the Bulls were on offense. The ball was lobbed to Vucevic, but it was intercepted by the experienced Gordon.
This time, Bauer once again stood in front of Wang Xiucheng, but this time he secretly grabbed Wang Xiucheng's clothes with one hand.
Just as Wang Xiucheng was about to accelerate, Bauer grabbed his waist, causing Wang Xiucheng to wince in pain and look at the referee.
He realized the referee wasn't even looking at him.
Bauer had already let go and moved behind Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng had no choice but to abandon the idea of launching a fast break, and instead received the ball from Gordon and slowly moved forward.
Ball tried to steal the ball several times, but Wang Xiucheng dodged each time.
Green came over to cover, and LaVine was also brought over.
Wang Xiucheng bypassed Green, and suddenly Bauer and LaVine surrounded him.
Double team!
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball quickly while keeping his body low, took a big step back, and then jumped up, throwing the ball high into the air.
With no one guarding him, Green received the ball and pulled up for a three-pointer.
Swish!
Hollow into the network!
Green smirked, nodding as he looked arrogantly at Raven, who had abandoned him to join forces against Wang Xiucheng.
The Rockets beat the Bulls 8-3.
And the Rockets scored three consecutive baskets.
All of those goals were scored by Green.
Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, with his hands in his pockets, paced slowly in front of the scorer's table. Seeing Ball and LaVine exchanging a few words with their heads down, he abandoned the idea of calling a timeout.
He didn't expect his team to be outscored 8-3 by the Rockets at the start of the game.
No, it wasn't the Rockets that hit it, it was Wang Xiucheng.
On the surface, it appears that Jalen Green scored three goals, but all three goals were directly assisted by Wang Xiucheng.
A good point guard can change the course of a game.
Coincidentally, the Bulls also have a pretty good point guard.