nycdaug Chapter 590 The Nets are waiting for Trae Young's shooting percentage to drop!
Chapter 590 The Nets are waiting for Trae Young's shooting percentage to drop!
45 is better than 33!
The Hawks scored an astonishing 45 points in the first quarter!
Trae Young raised his arms, showing off his almost invisible biceps, and then smugly walked towards the bench.
His eyes remained fixed on Wang Xiucheng until he sat on the bench and could no longer see him.
Penguin Live Room.
Wang Meng was reporting Trae Young's data with surprise.
At this time, Wang Meng usually reports the data from Wang Xiucheng.
But today was an exception, because Trae Young's performance in the first quarter was too frightening!
"Trae Young took 7 shots in the first quarter, all of them three-pointers, and made 6 of them. He also made 1 of 1 free throws, scoring 19 points."
"Wang Xiucheng scored 8 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, which is a normal performance, but Trae Young's performance in the first quarter was phenomenal."
"Does Professor Yang Yi have anything to say?"
Yang Yi had been staring at the data on the screen. He looked up slightly and said, "If I remember correctly, 45 points is the highest single-quarter score so far this season."
"If Trae Young plays like this in all four quarters, the Hawks could score 180 points today."
"I believe that even Chamberlain might not be able to handle a team like this."
Wang Meng and Meina were both looking at Yang Yi. Based on their understanding of Yang Yi, once he started praising other people, he would eventually bring up Wang Xiucheng.
“But…” Sure enough, Yang Yi changed the subject, “but no one can maintain that shooting percentage throughout the entire game.”
"Trae Young's shooting percentage will inevitably drop at some point."
"But Wang Xiucheng has proven over the course of a season that he has the ability to consistently score 3 points, or even 7 or 8 points, in the last minute of every quarter."
"Once Trae Young loses his insane shooting percentage from the first quarter, Wang Xiucheng will eventually overtake him."
"You can't score 45 points every quarter."
"But the Nets have the ability to score 33 points in every quarter."
"What the Nets are waiting for is when Trae Young's shooting percentage drops."
Wang Meng and Meina exchanged a glance, both wanting to laugh.
As expected of Yang Yi, the biggest "Wang fanboy" in China, he came back after going around in circles.
However, Yang Yi has a point!
Trae Young can't maintain such a high shooting percentage all the time, but Wang Xiucheng's "King Time" can happen four times in a single game!
Wang Meng glanced at the scene and immediately said, "The second quarter is about to start. Let's take a break and come back right away."
The second quarter has begun.
Wang Xiucheng and Trae Young, both star players who played the entire first quarter, were resting on the bench.
Whether it's the Nets or the Hawks, Wang Xiucheng and Trae Young's roles in their teams are irreplaceable.
In the first four minutes of the second quarter, both teams' shooting percentages dropped slightly, but remained within the normal range.
Udoka kept his eyes on the other side, and when Trae Young stood up from the bench, Udoka personally came to Wang Xiucheng's side and told him it was time to go on the field.
The two teams then began trading points back and forth.
As Yang Yi had predicted, Trae Young's shooting percentage dropped.
But Dejounte Murray stepped up, feeding Capela inside repeatedly, allowing the Hawks to maintain a double-digit lead.
Wang Xiucheng of the Nets also mainly focuses on passing the ball, only taking shots when he has an open look.
Whether it's Durant, Towns, or Westbrook, they all made contributions on the offensive end.
Westbrook, in particular, almost always drives into the paint and draws fouls when facing Trae Young.
Thus, with one minute left in the second quarter, the score was 74-60, with the Hawks leading by 14 points.
I don't know if it was because he had a long rest or because he wasted too much energy on the defensive end, but Trae Young's three-point shooting suddenly stopped working in the second quarter.
He attempted four three-pointers in the second quarter, but missed all of them.
Trae Young's three-point shooting improved from 6-for-7 in the first quarter to 6-for-11.
Although it is still on the high side, it is at least within the normal range.
Fortunately, he used Capela's screen to penetrate the paint and scored some points.
The Nets have possession with 58 seconds remaining.
Wang Xiucheng quickly moved through the midfield with the ball.
Trae Young missed his three-pointer, but Wang Xiucheng still managed to score.
Just past the center line, Towns led Capela away from the paint and positioned himself at the top of the key.
Wang Xiucheng circled Towns twice before finally switching onto Capela.
Wang Xiucheng used a crossover dribble to enter the paint on the right side, and after just one step, he gathered the ball and raised it to shoot.
Capela was immediately kicked up, and Wang Xiucheng shielded the ball by leaning against Capela before tossing the basketball out.
Swish!
As Wang Xiucheng fell to the ground, the sound of a basketball going through the net rang out.
With a whistle, the referee blew the whistle.
Capela committed a foul.
Furthermore, this was Capela's third foul.
Capela raised his hand, looking helpless.
Hawks head coach Snyder glanced at the remaining 40 seconds and did not substitute Capela.
But today, Snyder, who was wearing red-rimmed glasses, pointed to his head at Capela, telling him to calm down.
Wang Xiucheng stepped to the free-throw line, took the ball from the referee, spun it around, patted it, and then raised the ball to take the free throw.
However, Wang Xiucheng seemed to suddenly freeze, taking a half-beat longer to execute the free throw.
With a thud, the basketball hit the rim, and Capela scooped it up with his hand.
However, just as Capela was about to pass the ball to Trae Young for a fast break, the referee blew the whistle.
With a beep, Capela saw the referee point at him and make a gesture indicating that he had moved into the lane ahead of time.
Capela was completely dumbfounded!
No, I only went in after I saw Towns enter the paint, how can you praise me like that!
Capela looked at Towns, "Hey bro, you were the one who went in first, right?"
Towns looked at Capela, stepped one foot into the free-throw line, then immediately moved it back, "I didn't, you're mistaken."
Capela's face immediately darkened.
Wang Xiucheng wiped his hands on his clothes, then received the ball from the referee again, preparing for a retake.
Swish!
This time, Wang Xiucheng scored the penalty.
Three points scored successfully.
The score was now 74-63, with the Nets trailing by 11 points.
Capela picked up the basketball and was about to pass it to Trae Young.
But when he left the inner court and came to the baseline, he saw Wang Xiucheng, who had just been at the free throw line, now approaching Trae Young in the frontcourt.
This forced Capela to abandon his plan and pass the ball to Murray.
This time, Murray held the ball the whole time, running out the shot clock before finally taking a shot himself.
But the ball didn't go in.
Towns and Capela, two big centers, were holding each other back, neither of them able to run or jump freely.
Dillon picked up the backboard.
There are 16 seconds left.