nycdaug Chapter 577 World Famous Painting, Flying Out Like Rodman!
Chapter 577 World Famous Painting, Flying Out Like Rodman!
Yang Yi saw that Wang Meng had finished introducing the starting lineups, and that both teams' players had returned to their benches to begin their final preparations.
So Yang Yi quickly said:
"The Nets have two new additions, Towns and Dillon."
"It's the same for the Celtics. Porzingis was acquired by the Celtics in the summer in exchange for former DPOY Smart and draft picks."
“Journardy was acquired by the Celtics in October in exchange for Brogdon, Lowe, and two first-round picks from the Trail Blazers.”
"The Trail Blazers previously traded veteran Lillard to the Bucks in exchange for Jrue Holiday."
“Of course,” Yang Yi said. “Yu Jiahao also went to the Bucks with Lillard.”
According to Ms. Ma Xiaoxuan, Yu Jiahao's agent, it was Lillard who made the request to join Yu Jiahao's team.
"Out of respect for Lillard, the Trail Blazers agreed to the proposal."
"Lillard wants to pursue a championship, although we all know he wants to come to the Nets and team up with Wang Xiucheng."
"But anyone with eyes can see that his position overlaps with Wang Xiucheng's, and the contract is huge."
"So Lillard chose to go to the Bucks to team up with Giannis."
"As for why I brought Yu Jiahao along, I believe everyone who has seen the game where Lillard scored 71 points will know the reason."
Yang Yi gave a brief overview of some recent player transfers.
Just then, both teams' players returned to the field, and the match was about to begin. Wang Meng then interrupted Yang Yi, who was still talking incessantly: "The match has started, let's get back to the field."
Inside the court, Towns and Porzingis stood at center circle.
All the fans in the stadium stood, waiting for the game to start.
With a snap, Kristaps Porzingis, who is 218cm tall and has a wingspan of 230cm, undoubtedly touched the basketball before Karl-Anthony Towns.
Jrue Holiday easily controlled the ball and then charged forward before anyone else was in position.
Westbrook kept up with Jrue Holiday, but he was always half a body length behind.
Wang Xiucheng, who was guarding Jaylen Brown, abandoned Jaylen Brown at this moment and rushed back to the top of the arc to block Jrue Holiday's path.
Seeing that there was no one in front of Jaylen Brown, Dillon moved a step to the side and stood between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
This is a good spot to keep an eye on two people.
But it's also possible that neither of them can keep an eye on the other.
As a member of the 21 Bucks championship team, Jrue Holiday's ability is undeniable; otherwise, the Celtics wouldn't have traded two role players and two first-round picks to acquire him.
Seeing that Wang Xiucheng and Westbrook were trying to double-team him, Jrue Holiday immediately passed the ball towards Jaylen Brown's position.
According to Jrue Holiday's plan, the ball could get past Wang Xiucheng's defense.
But unexpectedly, just as Jrue Holiday's basketball left his hand, he saw Wang Xiucheng fly out.
At the same time, Wang Xiucheng stretched out one of his arms.
Wang Xiucheng's body was almost parallel to the ground, and with his outstretched arm, his palm touched the basketball.
With a thud, the basketball was slapped!
Then the basketball landed, and Westbrook, who happened to be in the path, quickly caught it and turned to rush towards the frontcourt.
Jrue Holiday had been quick to dribble across half-court, so he wasn't the last Celtics player to finish.
At the far end, just past the halfway line, are the slowest players, Porzingis and Towns.
However, Westbrook is still far from Porzingis, and the latter has no chance of intercepting Westbrook.
So everyone watched as Westbrook sailed all the way to the basket and then delivered a powerful two-handed dunk.
The Nets took an early two-point lead!
Durant, Towns, and Dillon all came over and helped Wang Xiucheng up.
Zhu Huoledi glanced at Wang Xiucheng and frowned slightly.
Wang Xiucheng's save just now reminded him of the famous scene of Rodman flying into the stands to save the ball.
Wang Xiucheng's clearance from the ground and the angle at which he was parallel to the ground were exactly the same as Rodman's shot.
Moreover, what lingered in Jrue Holiday's mind was that Wang Xiucheng had already rushed out to intercept the pass the moment he made it.
It seems he knew all along that this was going to be spread!
Julius Erdős didn't understand why Wang Xiucheng's gamble-like interception would look so bad if it failed, making him look like a clown.
"Nice steal, bro," Bruno shouted, reaching out his hand as he wore his Nets baseball cap backwards.
Wang Xiucheng extended his hand and gave him a high five with a smile.
This front-row seat, closest to the Nets' bench, is now exclusively for Bruno.
Of course, Wang Xiucheng gave him a discount by virtue of his status as a minority shareholder.
Although the savings per game are not much, 41 games in a season is not a small number.
After high-fiving Westbrook, who scored two points, Wang Xiucheng immediately approached Jaylen Brown again.
Jaylen Brown and Wang Xiucheng are very similar in height and wingspan, and their physiques are also quite similar. Apart from skin color and appearance, the two are almost mirror images of each other.
Both of them were like leeches, sticking to each other one-on-one when defending.
The Celtics' next offensive possession saw Porzingis pull out of the paint and find an opportunity to sink a three-pointer.
However, after returning, Wang Xiucheng pushed past Jaylen Brown into the paint and then passed the ball back to the outside.
Towns, who had pulled out to the basket, surprisingly executed a step-back three-pointer in front of Porzingis.
Swish!
Come in too!
The two teams seemed to mirror each other, both relying on their centers to pull out and shoot three-pointers.
The Celtics used the same method to render the Pacers ineffective in the last game.
But this approach didn't work tonight against the Nets.
Or rather, the effect wasn't as good.
White is unavailable today, so Horford, who has been a substitute since the start of the season, will start at power forward tonight.
The original intention was to make more extreme three-point shots, but Horford was guarded by Durant tonight.
From any perspective, Horford is not the one with the advantage.
The first quarter gradually came to an end in the last minute.
The Nets are currently trailing 30-32 at home.
The Celtics have already made four three-pointers in the first quarter.
The Nets, on the other hand, also made 4 shots.
Neither side is lagging behind.
But it was already the last minute of the first quarter.
And the Nets still had possession of the ball.
At this point, the Nets players on the court were Wang Xiucheng, Sharp, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neale, and Oubre.
Wang Xiucheng was on the field with four substitutes.
While the Celtics also have reserves, they kept Tatum and Holiday.
Sharp blocked Holiday, who was following Wang Xiucheng, and Wang Xiucheng received the ball from Joe Harrell at the baseline.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled forward after receiving the ball, and the Celtics did not resort to fouling tactics.
There wasn't even a double team; it seemed the Celtics weren't even trying to defend against Wang Xiucheng.