diskusbooks Chapter 513: A thunderous dunk from the free-throw line to kick things off!
Chapter 513: A thunderous dunk from the free-throw line to kick things off!
Lin Yun'er called Wang Xiucheng in advance to tell him that she would be bringing two friends to New York to watch the game.
She also informed Wang Xiucheng of the reserved seat number in advance.
But she wasn't sure if Wang Xiucheng knew where the location was.
So even if she saw Wang Xiucheng smiling at that moment, she wasn't sure if he was smiling at her.
After all, there are so many celebrities tonight, it's normal for Wang Xiucheng to recognize them.
But the next moment, Lin Yun'er was certain that Wang Xiucheng had seen her.
Because Wang Xiucheng was standing in the middle of the field at that moment, pointing to his own wrist.
Lin Yun'er knew that Wang Xiucheng was talking about couple watches.
Lin Yun'er also stood up and dangled her wrist, which was adorned with a couple's watch.
Although she wasn't sure if Wang Xiucheng could actually see it from such a distance.
But she did it anyway.
At that moment, she felt as if Wang Xiucheng, wearing a couple's watch, was right beside her.
Wang Xiucheng laughed even more heartily as he watched Lin Yun'er's actions.
But the next moment, Wang Xiucheng's face fell.
Because of a spot between Wang Xiucheng and Lin Yun'er, Lillard suddenly stood up and started tapping his wrist with his hand.
Wang Xiucheng shook his head helplessly.
Brother, I wasn't just greeting you, would you please have a seat?
Lillard tapped his wrist even more enthusiastically. If it weren't for the fact that his seat was quite far from the court, he would have loved to come over and hug Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng finally waved to Lillard, then turned around to warm up, only to find that the warm-up time was almost over.
Durant, Westbrook, and the others have returned to the bench to make final preparations.
Wang Xiucheng smiled wryly; it really took a lot of time to go around greeting everyone.
Just as he sat down and was about to take a sip of water, Wang Xiucheng brought up the system tasks for tonight.
[Task 1: Win this match.]
[Reward: 2 System Points.]
There is only one task for today.
When we say we've won this game, we're really talking about winning the championship.
2 points is considered the highest reward in the competition.
At this moment, the lights began to gradually dim, and Wang Xiucheng also closed the system interface.
The emcee began by introducing the personnel from both sides.
Even in the last game, the Nuggets' away game was only briefly mentioned.
When they arrived at the Nets, every player's name was solemnly announced that night.
The fans in the stadium were generous with their applause, and even players like Mills, who rarely get playing time, were treated equally by the fans.
"Westbrook, Ben Simmons, Claxton, Durant..."
Finally, it was time for the Nets' starting players to be introduced, and their names were read out one by one.
And with the appearance of these names came a deafening roar of cheers from the fans.
Finally, the host called out the last name.
“Wang... Xiu... Cheng…”
Instantly, the entire stadium seemed to boil over, as if the whole stadium was trembling!
A beam of light shone on Wang Xiucheng, who stood up from the bench and walked through the human wall formed by players and staff to the field.
Finally, the stadium was illuminated.
Nash walked over to the group, bent down, and shouted, "This is the last game. You all know what winning this game means."
"As you can see, there are so many Hollywood stars here."
"If you win, you will be heroes of Brooklyn, heroes of all of New York, and heroes of all of China."
Nash spoke his last words to Wang Xiucheng.
Nash knew that nothing could provoke Wang Xiucheng more than those words.
Wang Xiucheng looked up at the trophy next to the players' tunnel, which was guarded by two security personnel.
When the Nets players entered the court through the player tunnel, none of them reached out to touch the trophy.
It seems that Americans are also very superstitious about this.
Of course, Wang Xiucheng didn't touch it either.
"Alright, guys, go out there and play your game, let everyone remember who 2023 belongs to!"
Nash held out his hand, and then everyone's hands were placed on top of his.
"Fuck him!" Durant yelled.
The fans who had been watching this spot suddenly joined in with a shout.
"Fuck him!"
Instantly, those four words echoed throughout the Barclays Center.
"Welcome to Barclays Center. Game 7 of the 2022-2023 NBA Finals is about to begin. This is a live broadcast from TNT. I'm Shaquille O'Neal, and next to me is... well, that doesn't matter..."
"Hey everyone, I'm Barkley..."
Wang Xiucheng followed the others onto the court and simply shook hands with the Nuggets players.
Tonight's referee, Foster, is standing in the center circle with the ball.
After Claxton and Jokic were in position, Foster looked at the others, and after confirming there were no issues, he gave the two a special reminder before tossing the ball high into the air.
Claxton and Jokic jumped up instantly.
With a snap, the basketball was touched by Claxton first.
The basketball flew behind him, but Westbrook caught it first.
At that very moment, Westbrook caught a glimpse of a figure breaking away from the team and rushing off on their own.
It's Wang Xiucheng!
Westbrook instantly recognized who it was, and then powerfully bounced the basketball to the side and forward.
Wang Xiucheng took control of the basketball just one step behind.
The next moment, Wang Xiucheng pulled the ball and turned, smoothly getting past Jokic who was trying to block him.
Then Wang Xiucheng saw that Porter Jr. had reached the top of the arc.
Wang Xiucheng didn't stop, he just slowed down a little, and pulled the ball back with a large shoulder-sinking step!
Just as Porter Jr. moved slightly, Iverson stepped past him and drove into the paint alone.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng stepped onto the free-throw line and flew the ball toward the basket.
With a loud bang, the basketball was powerfully slammed into the basket by Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng jumped down lightly, but the basketball hoop was buzzing loudly!
Instantly, the fans who hadn't yet taken their seats at Barclays Center, regardless of whether they knew the people next to them or whether they were male or female, all turned around, grabbed the shoulders of the people next to them, and started dancing the Poznan dance.
The moment Wang Xiucheng jumped, Lin Yun'er couldn't help but cover her mouth.
Wang Xiucheng seems to be glowing when he plays!
Lin Yun'er reluctantly looked away from Wang Xiucheng, then pulled her two friends and turned around.
Quan Youli and Xu Zhuxian were unaware of such a rule.
But soon they jumped up and down happily, just like everyone else.
It took a full half minute, until Jokic had already scored a goal, for the fans to turn around and sit down.
"Yun'er, do you often come to watch the games?" Kwon Yuri asked, puzzled, after sitting down.
Lin Yun'er turned around almost immediately after the Chinese man dunked the ball.
They were even much faster than other fans.
It seems that this isn't Lin Yun'er's first time watching a game here.
"No, this is the first time today." Lin Yun'er shook her head.
Quan Youli did not ask any further questions.
The match continues on the field.
The Nets started Ben Simmons today.
Instead of using Royce O'Neal or Joe Harris as before.
The reason for this arrangement is that Benciunas is a better defender and can hold the ball.
In the final Game 7, it is expected that both sides will focus more on defense.
And that was indeed the case. After Wang Xiucheng and Jokic each scored two points, the intensity of the game suddenly increased.