NBA's Chinese King: The more girlfriends I have, the stronger I become.

Chapter 504 "Jokic's triple-double, but still lost to Wang Xiucheng!"

Claxton picked up the ball but didn't serve it immediately.

Murray, Porter Jr., and others were all gathered in the half of the court, which made Claxton realize that the opponent was going to use a fouling tactic.

So Claxton kept waiting.

Wang Xiucheng was surrounded by two players, making it difficult for him to receive the ball.

Royce, O'Neal, and others were also kept under surveillance.

Just as Claxton was considering whether to call a timeout, Durant, who had been pulled and blocked by Jokic, suddenly turned around and ran backward.

Claxton immediately lobbed the ball high over to him.

beep!

Just as the ball flew to the frontcourt and was controlled by Durant, Jokic slapped Durant's hand.

The referee made a penalty gesture towards the scorer's table.

Jokic fouled, and Durant made both free throws.

"foul!"

"foul!"

"foul!"

The fans in the arena were shouting at the referee, seemingly reminding him that Jokic had already committed six fouls.

At that moment, the referee continued to make the gesture towards the scorer's table, indicating that Jokic had fouled out.

Jokic, hands on his hips and head down, walked straight off the court and sat on the bench.

Although it's called being ejected, in the NBA, players who are ejected due to accumulating six fouls are generally allowed to sit on the bench.

Although the referee noticed that Jokic glared at him with what seemed to be some displeasure, he didn't take it to heart.

Durant went to the free-throw line, took the ball from the referee, and began his free throw.

Both free throws went in.

This means that Jokic's foul just now did not bring any benefit.

Coach Malone reached out and called a timeout.

There are 26 seconds left. If you pause now and don't use it again, you can take it back to the hotel.

Westbrook, who was ejected like Jokic, stood on the sidelines with a towel draped over his arm and reached out to give high-fives to Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and others.

With the game at this stage, it's time for the Nets to test their free throw shooting.

So this time Nash replaced Claxton with Zeng Fanbo.

Zeng Fanbo's free throw percentage is around 80%, which is actually better than Wang Xiucheng's.

Zeng Fanbo, who had few opportunities tonight, was brought on at this time, which clearly shows that Nash understands the Chinese way of life.

Zeng Fanbo himself was a little surprised, so he hurriedly stood up, took off his coat, and threw it on the chair.

The game resumed quickly.

With Jokic out, the Nuggets' basketball will definitely be in Murray's hands.

Wang Xiucheng stuck to Murray so closely that the basketball was eventually passed to Porter Jr.

Porter Jr. didn't have time to wait for Murray to shake off Wang Xiucheng to receive the ball. He couldn't shake off Durant beyond the three-point line and directly shot a three-pointer.

Durant didn't block the shot, but it went way wide.

The Nuggets needed three-pointers at this point, so they fielded Jeff Green at center instead of DeAndre Jordan.

Zeng Fanbo, temporarily positioned in the paint, leaned heavily against Jeff Green and, with a combination of pulling and tugging, managed to flick the ball with one hand to Seth Curry, who was not far away.

beep!

Poppy fouled Seth Curry.

Seth Curry tossed the ball and made a goodnight gesture towards his older brother, father, and sister outside the sideline.

Curry could only smile wryly as he looked at his younger brother.

Wang Xiucheng came over and patted Seth Curry on the head, then reached out and patted Zeng Fanbo hard on the waist.

Wang Xiucheng knew that this ball was actually very important for the Nets.

Time is running out. If the Nets can make these two free throws, they will basically win the game.

Seth Curry did not disappoint the home fans.

When Seth Curry made both free throws, the score was 125-116, with the Nets leading by 9 points.

The 9-point difference sealed the outcome of the game.

When the referee blew the final whistle, the Nets defeated the Nuggets 127-119 at home.

They also won the first game of the finals.

The fans at Barclays Center were celebrating wildly, while the Nets players weren't as enthusiastic.

It seems that the Nets players were not surprised by this victory.

If you can't even win your home games, then don't even talk about winning the championship.

Coach Malone and Nash shook hands in the middle of the scorer's table, and then left the court with their respective assistant coaching teams.

"Hey, I'm definitely going to win the next game."

Just as he was celebrating with a small chest bump with Durant and Westbrook, Wang Xiucheng heard a sound behind him.

Jokic was standing behind Wang Xiucheng, reaching out his hand to him.

"Then you'd better work harder," Wang Xiu said earnestly.

Hearing Wang Xiucheng's arrogant words, Jokic snorted and turned to shake hands with the others.

"Hey, you did a great job tonight."

Murray then walked over and shook hands with Wang Xiucheng.

Wang Xiucheng looked up at his data on the big screen.

39 points, 14 assists, and 5 steals.

Compared to the previous round against Philadelphia, Wang Xiucheng didn't score many points tonight, but he had a whopping 14 assists.

Especially in the last minute of the fourth quarter, due to the opponent's fouling tactics, Wang Xiucheng failed to score a single point during what was unusually known as "Wang's Time".

But his 14 assists, tied with Jokic, revitalized the entire Nets team.

“You’re not bad either,” Wang Xiucheng said.

Murray scored 26 points and had 10 assists, while keeping his turnovers to 3, which was a pretty good performance.

But fans who watched the full game will remember Murray's three turnovers, all of which were due to Wang Xiucheng stealing the ball.

Hearing Wang Xiucheng's somewhat insincere words, Murray, like Jokic, snorted and turned to leave.

Wang Xiucheng, however, smiled happily and went on to shake hands with the others.

Penguin Live Room.

As is customary, Wang Meng had just finished a short announcement about a sports protection brand, and then began reading out tonight's data.

"Wang Xiucheng scored 39 points tonight, including 8 of 13 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of over 60%."

"In addition, Xiao Wang also had 14 assists and 5 steals."

"Durant has 24 points, and Westbrook has 19 points."

"Although we don't consider Westbrook to be the third star right now, the Nets are still in the Big Three mode."

"Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and Westbrook together scored 82 out of 127 points."

"For the Nuggets, Jokic had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in this game."

Wang Meng glanced at the large screen in the venue, where a line of text had just been displayed.

"Jokic achieved a triple-double in this game, becoming only the second player after Kidd to record a triple-double in his Finals debut."

"14 assists, which is also tied with Wang Xiucheng for the highest assist record in the finals debut."

"What does Professor Yang Yi have to say?" Wang Meng asked, turning to Wang Xiucheng as he continued exchanging pleasantries with others.

"Jokic is indeed very strong. He easily got a triple-double in the Finals. He is a center, but he did the work of a guard. The game should have been won."

Yang Yi changed the subject, "But tonight's Nuggets opponent is Wang Xiucheng."

"Although Wang Xiucheng did not achieve a triple-double, his 39 points still shattered the Nuggets' defense."

"Especially in the last minute of each quarter, the whole league knows how terrifying Wang Xiucheng is at that time, but no one can stop him."

“So,” Yang Yi said seriously, “at this point, perhaps we really will witness the moment when Chinese players make history.”