nycdaug Chapter 612: The best Christmas gift for the fans!
Chapter 612: The best Christmas gift for the fans!
"Guaranteed Three-Point Shot Card" activated!
The Nets' lead has widened to 7 points, 113 to 120.
There are 45 seconds left.
The Nets scored three points in just 15 seconds on this possession.
This is not good news for the Nuggets.
Wang Xiucheng raised his right hand, nodding as he stepped back, seemingly very satisfied with his shot.
"Nice shot, bro!"
Bruno Mars, who was sitting next to the Nets' bench, jumped up excitedly and even took a step forward and stretched out his hand.
Wang Xiucheng smiled and gave him a high five, then raised both arms.
In an instant, the already boiling stadium seemed about to explode.
Screams and applause filled the Barclays Center.
At this moment, Murray slowly walked towards the frontcourt with the ball.
While the Nets didn't exactly press Murray closely, Westbrook was constantly marking him.
The two are about the same height, but Westbrook definitely has the advantage in terms of explosiveness.
Even though Westbrook is significantly older than Murray.
When they got to the frontcourt, the ball was passed to Jokic, who used his body to shield Towns. After a few seconds of waiting, he didn't find a good opportunity, so Jokic decided to take the shot himself.
Jokic backed down with the ball and used his body to relentlessly chip away at Towns.
Towns gritted his teeth, carrying Jokic on his back, his hands protecting his chest.
The loud thuds of the two colliding made Wang Xiucheng's teeth ache.
Wang Xiucheng didn't know why Towns had the nickname "Gummy Bear," but it was probably related to his playing style.
But in this game, Towns was constantly battling Jokic, and if it weren't for him, Jokic would have scored 40 points by now.
In Wang Xiucheng's opinion, Towns could have easily removed the bench at this point, causing Jokic to lose his balance and thus lose control of the basketball.
But Towns is still going head-to-head with Jokic!
It's like whoever avoids you is a coward!
Wang Xiucheng followed Pope around the perimeter, preventing Jokic from suddenly passing the ball out.
Jokic gradually approached the basket, and at that moment, he suddenly turned around with the ball and raised it to shoot.
Wang Xiucheng, who had been watching this side, suddenly turned around and took a step forward, jumping towards Jokic.
This step allowed Wang Xiucheng to dart directly from inside the three-point line to the free-throw line, and then he jumped high into the air.
It all happened so suddenly that Popper didn't even have time to speak up and warn them.
He only saw Wang Xiucheng leap up like a rocket, and then Wang Xiucheng's outstretched hand slapped Jokic's hand.
A loud thud echoed throughout the stadium!
Jokic yelled "Ah!" and the basketball in his hand flew out.
Durant is standing on the baseline, holding the ball in his arms.
The next moment, Durant flicked the ball with one hand and passed it to Wang Xiucheng, who was running towards the other side.
Wang Xiucheng turned slightly and unloaded the ball with one hand, just like a Tai Chi master!
Then Wang Xiucheng dribbled between his legs and changed direction, running out to the sideline before Pope could get close to him.
To avoid Pope's grabbing hand, Wang Xiucheng even ran out of bounds.
This startled the celebrities in the front row outside the sideline, who quickly pulled their feet back.
After taking a big step, Wang Xiucheng returned to the court and regained control of the basketball.
Pope's outstretched hand couldn't even grab Wang Xiucheng's jersey.
It seems Pope went a bit too far, losing his balance and falling off the court.
The celebrities had just put their feet down when they suddenly stood up, causing Pope to fall flat on his face in the chair.
Wang Xiucheng made his way to the frontcourt, raised the ball, and delivered a seemingly ordinary free-throw line dunk!
All the fans stood and applauded, especially the celebrities in the front row.
JAY-Z and Beyoncé, who are present at every game, were standing and applauding.
Their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, was jumping around happily, shouting Wang Xiucheng's name in his direction.
As for Pope, who was sprawled on his chair, nobody cared.
With a beep, Ma Long called a timeout and went to the referee's side to say something.
As he spoke, Ma Long pointed to the spot where Wang Xiucheng had just run out of bounds.
It seems to be a protest against Wang Xiucheng's behavior of going out of bounds.
During the protest, Coach Malone glanced back at his assistant coach, and seeing the assistant coach nod, Coach Malone immediately changed the timeout into a challenge.
Uduka muttered under his breath, "Old fox!"
After patting Wang Xiucheng and Durant on the hand, Udoka led his men onto the court to discuss their next tactics.
Behind the Nets' bench, among the running crowd, Sha Yi stood up like everyone else and said with some surprise, "With Xiao Wang here, he really does look like a king."
"That's right, Brother Wang is someone who can even conquer Americans," Fan Chengcheng said while clapping vigorously.
Sha Yi looked at him from outside and said, "You seem to be older than Wang Xiucheng, right?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Fan Chengcheng asked, looking completely bewildered.
"So you call him brother?"
"Did I?" Fan Chengcheng stretched his neck and shook his head, looking equally astonished.
"I wonder what kind of girl Xiao Wang likes. I do have a few nice girls, I'll introduce them to him if I have the chance," Sha Yi said to himself, looking at Wang Xiucheng sitting on the bench.
Dilraba and Yang Ying, who were standing next to her, both had slight changes in their expressions before quickly returning to normal.
The referee reviewed the replay for three minutes and ultimately upheld the original ruling.
Coach Ma Long believes that Wang Xiucheng's dribble went out of bounds.
However, the replay on the big screen clearly showed that Wang Xiucheng's shot was not a problem.
Although Wang Xiucheng did have one foot out of bounds, he did not touch the ball at that time.
Wang Xiucheng returned to the field and then regained possession of the ball.
The process was explained very clearly, which allowed the referee to straighten his back and announce into the microphone that he would uphold the original decision.
Durant kept looking up at the screen, watching the replay of Wang Xiucheng's foot being out of bounds, seemingly lost in thought.
Coach Malone's face was grim. If he had known this would be the outcome, he should have challenged the earlier foul when Wang Xiucheng blocked Jokic's shot.
There was no problem with the shot, so the Nets scored two more points.
The score was now 113-122, with the Nuggets trailing by 9 points.
There were only 20 seconds left.
Even if the Nuggets make a three-pointer in a very short time, they still have to come back to steal the ball from the Nets, then score a three-pointer on their own offense, and then score again, then steal the ball from the Nets again, and then score another three-pointer on their own...
Just thinking about it is complicated, so how could the Nuggets really score 9 points in such a short time?
The last two minutes of the timeout were very short and there was no performance, so the game quickly resumed.
Bang!
When Jokic's shot hit the rim and Towns grabbed the rebound, the game was effectively over.
Towns protected the ball and then passed it to Westbrook.
After Westbrook brought the ball up the court, he gestured to Murray in front of him, indicating that he would not play anymore.
The last bit of time is starting to run out.
With a beep, the game ended.
The Nets defeated the Nuggets 122-113 in their Christmas Day game at home.
This is the best Christmas gift that the Nets players can give to Nets fans and Chinese fans!