diskusbooks Chapter 434 Want to kiss Wang Xiucheng? Come watch a game at Barclays and you'll have your chan
Chapter 434 Want to kiss Wang Xiucheng? Come watch a game at Barclays and you'll have your chan
Despite playing point guard, Ben West is 208cm tall and weighs nearly 110kg.
Tatum's reported height is 203cm, but he is actually taller, closer to 205cm. However, Tatum's weight is only between 95 and 96 kilograms.
That's why Benci was used specifically to defend Tatum.
Tatum was firmly blocked by Benci, unable to get past him, and dared not make any big moves at this moment.
Furthermore, he was already the last player on the Celtics roster, and if he couldn't catch up with Wang Xiucheng, it was even less likely that anyone else could.
So when there were 2 seconds left in the first quarter, Wang Xiucheng had already reached the three-point line.
Without making any adjustments, the basketball left Wang Xiucheng's hand the instant he jumped, flying towards the basket in an exaggerated arc.
The basketball was like a bird in flight, chirping as it reached its highest point, before plunging headfirst into the calm water!
Swish!
A clear and captivating voice rang out!
The basketball slammed into the net, and the net churned like waves!
They had been waiting with their hands raised high for the fans, and suddenly they started shouting and cheering.
"The King's time" may be late, but it has arrived!
Jassim stood up again uncontrollably and clapped incessantly until his palms were red.
"Damn, basketball is still the best!" Jassim exclaimed sincerely.
Scarlett and Olsen, seeing Wang Xiucheng step back, both extended their palms simultaneously.
Not only them, but all the celebrities in the front row extended their hands, waiting for Wang Xiucheng.
As Wang Xiucheng backed away, he reached out and patted the hand of the star in the front row on the sidelines.
"Guaranteed Three-Point Shot Card" activated!
The score became 35-31, and the Nets' lead became 4 points.
And there was less than a second left.
The Celtics had just inbounded the ball when the whistle blew to end the first quarter.
When Jassim saw Wang Xiucheng walking back, he stood up and reached out his hand.
With a snap, Wang Xiucheng slapped his palm.
Durant, Westbrook, and several others all stood up and gave each other high-fives from the sidelines.
Westbrook has a feeling that whether he joins the Nets or not is somewhat irrelevant to them.
When Wang Xiucheng called him, he thought the words "The Nets need you" were just polite words.
Looking back now, it was really just polite talk!
What gave him this idea was that the Celtics were still leading by two points when he and Durant left the court.
Now, Wang Xiucheng is leading the team alone, and after the first quarter, they are leading by 4 points.
Westbrook initially thought that Nash substituted him and Durant in the second half of the first quarter to create a mismatch between them for the second quarter.
In retrospect, it seems more like Nash was afraid that he and Durant would steal the ball from Wang Xiucheng.
"Who knows, he might actually win a championship!" Westbrook almost burst out laughing at the thought.
He only asked for $98 in salary to join the Nets, which is a steal.
If we can actually win a championship before Harden, then 980 or even 98 million wouldn't be too much.
After quickly taking the towel and drink from the uniformed staff and personally handing them to Wang Xiucheng, Wei Shao finally sat down.
"Keep the pressure in the second quarter, especially on defense against Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Maintain the intensity."
"You take a rest, Wang, you should take a rest too."
Nash began to devise tactics for the second quarter.
On the second floor, in the north section of the fans' area, near a corner, Ma Wei and Dumpling Skin Prince Fahad were sitting.
"Mr. Ma, watching a game live is so much fun!" Fahad exclaimed sincerely.
Ma Wei said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, Fahad, you came so suddenly. Otherwise, if Brother Wang had contacted the team earlier, he could have gotten you front-row tickets."
"It's alright, this is already very good." Fahad held his phone, taking pictures here and there.
Tickets for today's home game were in high demand, with front-row tickets selling out within hours of the Nets confirming the game time against the Celtics.
If Cai Congxin hadn't come in person today, even Beckham would have had to sit in the back.
"The second quarter has begun!" Fahad shouted, pointing to the court.
At the start of the second quarter, Wang Xiucheng was resting on the bench.
Many key players for the Nets, including Durant and Westbrook, have returned.
The Nets' rotation strategy is driving many teams crazy.
They finally managed to outlast Wang Xiucheng, only to be replaced by Durant, and now Westbrook is also included.
If you're lucky, you might even run into an unreasonable point guard like Ben West.
If you're even luckier, you might even run into Wang Xiucheng, who never rests.
This makes many teams in the league unwilling to face the Nets.
But once the playoffs begin, there's no way to avoid it.
For example, tonight's Celtics coach, Mazura, was standing in front of the scorer's table, frowning.
At the beginning of the second quarter, it is normally the time for the starters to rest.
Teams like the Celtics, which have two stars or even a Big Three, will start resting several key players a few minutes into the first quarter to prepare for the situation at the beginning of the second quarter.
However, this can be very disadvantageous for teams that only have one core player.
Mazura's approach was to have Jaylen Brown rest in the second half of the first quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, Jaylen Brown led the team single-handedly, and the Nets, led by Durant and Westbrook, began the second quarter.
Durant intended to take it easy by repeatedly passing the ball to Westbrook, allowing Westbrook to shoot or drive to the basket and draw fouls.
But to everyone's astonishment, Westbrook has once again reverted to his Iron Man persona.
The basketball hoop was slammed so hard it almost tilted.
Nash was completely dumbfounded standing on the sidelines. "You're Westbrook, not Chang Wei!"
Why do I see Westbrook missing shots as soon as I walk in?
Westbrook himself looked annoyed.
During a dead ball situation, Westbrook stood on the sidelines, bent over, and started talking to Wang Xiucheng.
He himself couldn't understand why his accuracy had suddenly dropped so drastically.
Forced to rely on his skills, Durant began driving to the basket, using fadeaway mid-range jumpers, pull-up jumpers, and post-up moves under the rim...
They used all sorts of skills and managed to put up a fairly even fight against Jaylen Brown's Celtics.
The Celtics' bench is filled with a group of shooters.
Pritchard, Hauser, and White are all sharpshooters.
For the Nets, keeping the score close is perfectly acceptable.
After all, Wang Xiucheng got plenty of rest.
Finally, in the sixth minute, the game went into a timeout.
The score was 48-46, with the Nets leading by 2 points and retaining possession of the ball.
Durant plopped down in the chair and let out a long sigh.
He couldn't even remember the last time he'd worked this hard.
Westbrook, standing next to him, was also covered in sweat, but he didn't bother to wipe it away.
He was still wondering why his shooting percentage had suddenly dropped so much.
Wang Xiucheng did not remain seated but stood up and offered his seat to them.
He stood on the court, drinking a particularly unpalatable beverage, listening to Nash discuss things with his assistant coach.
If you're not paying attention, you might mistake Wang Xiucheng for an assistant coach.
Just then, the fans in the stadium suddenly became noisy.
The dome screen then began its regular program, "Kisscam".
Kisscam, or kissing show, involves two people being filmed by a cameraman and having to kiss in front of the entire audience of fans.
Photographers typically look for people who look like a couple beforehand.
But sometimes things go wrong.
For example, some siblings or friends who come to watch the game will prepare a sign in advance that says "not a couple". If they are actually caught on camera, they will immediately show the sign.
During today's break, the game resumed on site.
Couples, young and old, kissed on the big screen in front of the fans at the scene.
After about five or six couples, the big screen suddenly split in two. The left side showed Wang Xiucheng's image, and coincidentally, it was fixed on a scene of him kissing someone on the right.
This is a screenshot from an interview with Wang Xiucheng. After careful editing, it looks perfectly natural in this context.
On the right, the cameraman was still searching for the same scene, but this time it featured only women.
This is why the fans at the scene cheered and even screamed.
Many of the bolder girls stood up and waved, hoping the cameraman would notice them.
The lucky girl who was caught on camera was seen kissing Wang Xiucheng on the left side of the screen.
The girl excitedly made kissing motions and even took pictures of herself kissing Wang Xiucheng on the big screen with her phone, wanting to preserve the image of her kissing Wang Xiucheng forever.
More and more girls screamed loudly, waving at what appeared to be one of the cameras in the venue, hoping to be spotted by the cameraman.
However, the timeout was limited, and after seven or eight girls, the timeout ended.
Hundreds of girls who had been jumping and shouting sat down in disappointment, hoping that this segment would continue.
The lucky girl who got a kiss from Wang Xiucheng quickly posted the photo on social media to show off.
Cai Congxin turned his gaze away from the big screen and couldn't help but admire how well the on-site director knew how to engage the audience's emotions.
At the same time, it was acknowledged once again that Wang Xiucheng was indeed a box office guarantee.
This is especially true for female fans.
He had read an article in the New York Times a few days ago that said the Nets had the highest proportion of female fans among the 30 teams' live audiences this season.
In some matches, the percentage can even reach over 30%, meaning that roughly one in three fans is a female fan.
Today, after a quick glance, his first impression was that the proportion of female fans was definitely no less than this.
A significant portion of them came from within China.
The reason was those slogans that even made him feel a little embarrassed.
Just then, a loud crash pulled Cai Congxin back to reality.
He immediately looked over and saw Wang Xiucheng nimbly jumping down from the basketball hoop.
Then he saw all the fans stand up again, turn around, and jump.
This time, without Jassim calling him, Cai Congxin stood up on his own initiative and joined in the Poznan dance.
Although he still doesn't know how the ball happened.
Wang Xiucheng smiled and high-fived his teammates as he slowly backed away.
Jaylen Brown, standing behind Wang Xiucheng, looked at him, his face, hidden behind a black mask, growing even darker.
He had just received the ball and dribbled for two steps when Wang Xiucheng pounced and stole it from him.
In fact, he had already noticed Wang Xiucheng coming over, and he had made a pulling motion, but it was still a second too late.
At that moment, Jaylen Brown felt as if he were locked in place, as if any movement in any direction would be blocked.
Indeed, that was the case. He had tried his best to make up for it, but he could only watch helplessly as Wang Xiucheng's hand slapped the ball before his own and then rushed out like a gust of wind.
Stopping thinking about these things, Jaylen Brown glanced at the white waves filling the court and went back to the baseline to serve.
Having experienced having a ball stolen by Wang Xiucheng, Jaylen Brown became even more cautious.
Although he has a wingspan that the entire league envies, Jaylen Brown still deliberately lowered his body to minimize the time his hands were separated from the basketball.
Swish!
This time, Jaylen Brown finally found an opportunity and made a three-pointer using a screen.
He breathed a sigh of relief and clapped for himself.
The best news is that my touch is still there.
As he retreated, Jaylen Brown searched for his defender.
Wang Xiucheng had already brought the ball over despite Smart's defense, and Jaylen Brown saw Wang Xiucheng coming towards him.
So he took the initiative to go forward, wanting to join forces with Smart to attack Wang Xiucheng.
Although he knew that Wang Xiucheng had come here on purpose, possibly as part of a conspiracy, he couldn't remain indifferent and watch Wang Xiucheng walk around in front of him.
Bang!
Just as Jaylen Brown reached Wang Xiucheng and covered his eyes with his hand, he saw Wang Xiucheng jump up and throw the ball behind him in mid-air.
Jaylen Brown was well aware that Westbrook, whom he had left wide open, was behind him.
In the first six minutes of this quarter, Westbrook took at least six shots, only making one layup under the basket.
That's why he abandoned Westbrook and came over to double-team Wang Xiucheng.
Knowing that Westbrook is unlikely to make the shot, focusing your main efforts on him would be the dumbest decision.
The game just now clearly demonstrated that Westbrook tonight was the Westbrook from his Lakers days.
Wang Xiucheng jumped very high. Although Jaylen Brown knew it was unlikely he could stop the ball, he still jumped up and reached out his hand.
The ball flew past Jaylen Brown's fingers, barely grazing them.
Westbrook, who was standing on the three-point line and looked furious at being left open, suddenly saw Wang Xiucheng jump high and throw the ball towards him.
With a slight bend, Westbrook firmly grasped the basketball with both hands.
Then Westbrook jumped, and at the moment he reached the highest point, he pushed the ball forward with one hand while protecting it with the other hand to stabilize its trajectory.
In an instant, the basketball arced through the air and flew towards the basket.
Jaylen Brown, who was on the side, had just braked successfully and hadn't even had time to turn around when he heard the crisp sound of the basketball going through the net.
Swish!
Jaylen Brown's expression changed slightly. Had Westbrook scored?
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