diskusbooks Chapter 573 Mobley: Trying to trick me into committing a foul? Dream on!
Chapter 573 Mobley: Trying to trick me into committing a foul? Dream on!
After Mitchell ran down the clock to the last second and hit a buzzer-beating two-pointer, Towns only had time to inbound the ball before the first half ended.
The Nets led the Cavaliers 73-63 at home in the Barclays Center.
This is a score difference that's neither particularly low nor particularly high.
The moment the whistle blew, Uduka immediately headed towards the locker room.
He needs to go back and draw up tactics on the tactics board.
Ben Sullivan stood in front of the players' tunnel and extended his hand to bump fists with each player.
Meanwhile, Roy Evie, who had interacted with Wang Xiucheng in the summer, had already entered the player tunnel with Udoka.
He felt that Wang Xiucheng was always staring at him.
What he fears most right now is receiving a call from Uduka or General Manager Sean.
As the first game of the season and the first home game, the Nets prepared a spectacular show at halftime.
One of these measures is to hold a prize draw during the intermission.
The prize is simple: the winner will get their ticket money back for tonight.
Whether you have a ticket for the top tier of the grandstand costing tens of yuan or a ticket for the first section costing thousands of yuan, you'll be reimbursed for everything if you're selected in the lottery.
This kept the fans in high spirits even during halftime.
Finally, in a cheerful atmosphere, the second half of the game began as scheduled.
Similar to the first half, the two sides still seemed evenly matched.
This evenly matched contest was reflected in the score.
The two sides maintained a gap of 5 to 10 points for almost the entire period.
Whenever the Cavaliers looked like they were about to catch up, the Nets would always make a few crucial shots to widen the gap again.
This made things very difficult for the entire Cavaliers team.
It's like seeing hope but never being able to grasp it.
Mobley also returned to the court.
This time, Mobley was more careful with his movements, giving the referee no chance to call a foul on him.
It must be said that Mobley is very good at controlling his fouls.
However, this came at the cost of sacrificing his defensive quality.
Both Wang Xiucheng and Westbrook scored points against him.
With one minute left in the third quarter, Wang Xiucheng managed to sink a three-pointer despite Bates pulling him back, and then made the free throw, bringing the score difference between the two sides to 15 points.
The Nets entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead.
The Cavaliers didn't want to give up so easily.
Mitchell and Garland both tried to bring the team back into the game.
The two players' decent shooting percentages did give the Cavaliers at least the appearance that they still had a chance to make a comeback.
And so, with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the game was over.
The Nets, who had just finished a timeout, sent all their key players back.
Westbrook received Towns' inbound pass and began to advance the ball.
Westbrook found an opportunity in the frontcourt and passed the ball to Durant.
After Durant used a jab step to shake off Okoro, who was guarding him, he made a three-pointer.
This is Durant's fifth three-pointer tonight.
Including these three points, Durant has scored 27 points tonight.
The score was 93-79, bringing the difference back to 14 points.
With the Cavaliers in possession, Mobley used his footwork to score two points when Towns couldn't keep up with his pace, bringing the deficit back to 12 points.
Durant picked up the basketball and, seeing Wang Xiucheng push Mitchell away, passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Now that Wang Xiucheng had received the ball, Mitchell knew that sticking close to Wang Xiucheng would only allow Wang Xiucheng to break through his defense, so he stepped back a little to maintain his distance from Wang Xiucheng.
This way, when Wang Xiucheng changes direction, he has room to react.
Upon reaching the frontcourt, Wang Xiucheng glanced at Towns in the paint.
Although he had only trained with Wang Xiucheng for a short period of time, Towns still knew what Wang Xiucheng meant.
Towns then left the paint and brought Mobley out again.
Mobley wanted to curse. He knew Wang Xiucheng had been looking for him, trying to draw a foul on him.
He was always very careful, and sometimes he even had to give up on defense.
But he was getting a little angry that Wang Xiucheng kept calling him out like this.
Despite his anger, he had to come out with him, otherwise the defenses would be compromised.
After three pick-and-roll screens, Mobley was a step too slow and was switched onto Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng feinted with his footwork, while Mobley simply raised his hand to shield Wang Xiucheng's face without actually jumping.
After another crossover dribble, Wang Xiucheng changed direction and entered the paint.
Wang Xiucheng had deliberately slowed down, but Mobley seemed determined to let Wang Xiucheng into the paint.
Mobley even glared at Wang Xiucheng.
You want me to ask for your help?
Are you trying to trick me into committing a foul?
dream!
Seeing that time was running out, Wang Xiucheng had no choice but to throw the ball up and easily score two points.
In the Cavaliers' possession, Strus received an assist from Garland and made a three-pointer.
Struz was in good form tonight, which led to Garland and Mitchell constantly passing him the ball.
He did not disappoint them.
With a whoosh, the three-pointer went in.
Strus made his fifth three-pointer of the night.
Possession changed hands, and the Nets went on offense. This time, Wang Xiucheng didn't hold the ball; he simply went to the baseline early and stood there, seemingly slacking off again.
Westbrook brought the ball up the court, and Wang Xiucheng suddenly moved.
Wang Xiucheng first circled around to the top of the arc, then suddenly turned and charged towards the inside line.
Westbrook made a powerful bounce pass to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng reached out and grabbed the basketball. The next moment, he took a big step into the free throw line, jumped high, and flew towards the basket.
“Here they come…” O’Neal shouted.
Wang Xiucheng hadn't yet unleashed a powerful dunk in the second half; he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
The celebrities sitting in the front row all looked at Wang Xiucheng at this moment, and some even stood up.
At this moment, Mobley, the Cavaliers' center who was always extremely careful about committing fouls, saw Wang Xiucheng about to dunk and his first reaction was to dodge.
Wang Xiucheng kept looking for him. If he jumped up with the ball, Wang Xiucheng might have an opportunity to draw a foul on him.
He had already experienced Wang Xiucheng's split-second decision-making ability in the air before the end of the first quarter.
However, Mobley, who was the third overall pick in the 21 draft, still couldn't get over his mental block.
Almost instantly, Mobley raised his hands and jumped up along with Wang Xiucheng.
With a taller stature and longer wingspan, even though Mobley jumped later, he still jumped a little higher than Wang Xiucheng.
At this moment, Mobley began to press down with both hands, trying to block the basketball that Wang Xiucheng was holding above his head.
However, Wang Xiucheng, holding the basketball with one hand, managed to dodge it in mid-air.
This caused Mobley to miss his target.
Immediately, Mobley stared wide-eyed as he saw Wang Xiucheng's hand fall to the side.
The next moment, Wang Xiucheng raised his hand again, but this time, he raised it to the side of Mobley.