Chapter 353 opens with the warriors unleashing the five small, deadly minions.
Chapter 353 opens with the warriors unleashing the five small, deadly minions.
Inside the arena, Wang Xiucheng straightened his jersey and shook hands with the Warriors' starters.
"I'm going to keep you completely under control today," Green said suddenly as he shook hands with Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng smiled but did not respond.
Wang Xiucheng wasn't deliberately ignoring him; he had just received a system task for tonight and didn't have time to deal with this guy.
[Task: For every point the team scores higher than the opponent after the match, the team will be awarded 1000 system points.]
Tonight's task is just this one thing, simple and straightforward, with no other conditions or requirements.
Let's see how the two teams perform in the end.
Wang Xiucheng grinned, wishing he had this task during the last game against the Warriors.
The Nets won that game by 30 points. If it were the same task today, I could earn 3 points in one night.
The referee, holding the ball, stood at the center line and looked at the players from both sides, seemingly calling out names.
Wang Xiucheng quickly shut down the system.
The Nets' starting lineup: Wang Xiucheng, Durant, Joe Harris, Ben Simmons, and Claxton.
The Warriors also fielded almost their strongest lineup: Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Wiggins, and Poole.
Claxton and Draymond Green stood in the center circle, ready to contest the ball.
The referee held the ball up, and the next moment, he tossed the basketball into the air.
Claxton jumped up with all his might and flicked the ball to Durant on the side.
Draymond Green made a token jump, then immediately returned to defense.
Durant passed the ball to Bencić and ran up the court himself.
Draymond Green of the Warriors contested for the ball at the start of the game, which means that the Warriors fielded their "death lineup" right from the start!
This means the Warriors are going to get off to a strong start.
In the last time the two teams met, the Warriors were down 23-4 to the Nets.
Although Cole knew it was a purely accidental event.
But Kerr still made a change.
This change involved starting with their signature "Death Five" lineup.
Bencieus dribbles the ball forward, and Poole is marking him defensively.
Poole and Benci are quite different in both height and wingspan.
This allowed Benci to lean against Poole and gradually reach the top of the arc.
Benci's height gives him a much better field of vision than the average defender.
So at that moment he saw Wang Xiucheng and Durant both in the corner.
Curry and Draymond were also forced to squeeze into this space.
The four people made the space feel a bit cramped.
Suddenly, Wang Xiucheng made the first move.
Wang Xiucheng slid along the baseline behind Durant, running from under the basket to the other corner.
It turns out that Johari, who was in the bottom corner, had already run towards Ben West.
Claxton, the center, moved slightly, completely blocking Curry's path.
Wang Xiucheng started first, and Curry was blocked again.
This allowed Wang Xiucheng to reach the other corner much faster than Curry.
With a snap, Ben West passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng, who caught it steadily and released it in one smooth motion just as Curry had bypassed Claxton.
Wang Xiucheng's first three-pointer swished through the net.
The Nets didn't even make a ripple.
The Nets scored the first point of the game.
Wang Xiucheng nodded in satisfaction, slowly backing away while giving Benxi a high five.
The Chinese fans who hadn't yet taken their seats at Chase Center were all applauding.
For these fans wearing Warriors jerseys, the most satisfying result of today's game should be Wang Xiucheng scoring a record-breaking high score, and then the Warriors winning.
perfect!
Curry picked up the ball, passed it to Draymond Green, and then took the ball from Green and advanced it past half-court.
Zhui Meng's thick frame is truly a master of cover.
Wang Xiucheng was about to stick close to her, but Zhui Meng blocked him firmly.
This gave Curry an opportunity.
Curry circled around to the other side and took a three-pointer in the same manner.
Swish!
Also, enter.
3:3.
The two seemed to be mirror images of each other, each using the same method to get their first point.
This seems to indicate that this match will not be easy for either side.
In fact it is.
When the game reached its first timeout, the Nets and Warriors were tied at 15-15.
Wang Xiucheng took two shots, both three-pointers, and made one.
Durant seemed to be in a very high-spirited state today, repeatedly reaching out for the ball.
In just over 6 minutes, Durant had the most field goal attempts of the game, making 2 of 4 shots and adding two free throws to score 6 points.
The Warriors' top scorer wasn't Curry, but Klay Thompson, who hit two three-pointers.
Seeing Durant's fighting spirit, Nash still decided not to substitute him out yet.
This game is also extremely important for Durant.
On the other side, Cole seemed fairly satisfied with the score.
However, he glanced at the stats and saw that the Nets had grabbed three more rebounds than his team in those six minutes.
One weakness of the small-ball lineup is rebounding.
Even though our team is shooting three-pointers, theoretically the offensive rebounds should bounce outwards.
But today, their opponents, including Ben West, Durant, and Claxton, are all tall, have excellent wingspans, and are highly mobile.
This is very beneficial for the Nets' rebounding.
After a moment's thought, Kerr brought Looney back in to protect the rebounds.
The game starts again.
Warriors possession of the ball.
Curry brought the ball up the court and passed it to Draymond Green.
Draymond Green held the basketball high and suddenly swung it with great force, sending it into the hands of Klay Thompson, who was in an open position.
Klay Thompson was on fire today, making both of his three-point attempts.
At this point, passing the ball to Klay is the safest option.
However, just as Klay caught the ball and was about to jump, Wang Xiucheng had already jumped from a distance of more than two meters from Klay.
Clay looked up and saw Wang Xiucheng, who seemed to be an eagle, blocking the view of the flying cats in the air who were responsible for taking pictures.
And Wang Xiucheng covered his head with one hand.
Klay didn't jump; instead, he took a step to the side before gently leaping up and throwing the basketball.
Side step-back shot!
Snapped!
A large hand slapped the basketball, sending it flying into the stands.
Everyone looked over, and there Durant, unusually, was raising his arms and silently roaring at the spot where the basketball had flown.
Klay's sidestep just now allowed Durant, who was moving in this direction, to spot him perfectly.
Wang Xiucheng and Durant slapped each other, then Wang Xiucheng immediately looked for someone to defend him.
Poole came to the sideline, took the ball from the referee, and prepared to serve.
The referee also started using a hand clock.
For a full four seconds, Poole couldn't find an opportunity to serve the ball.
Kerr jumped up outside the sideline and gestured for a timeout.
But no referee saw it.
Just as Poole's basketball was inbounded, the referee's whistle blew.
Serve time expired, violation!
Kerr practically leaped to the referee, yelling, "Timeout! Timeout! I've been calling for a timeout for a year! Why won't you give me one?"
"I didn't hear it," the referee explained again.
“This is your problem. You have to give me this timeout and this possession of the ball,” Kerr insisted.
The referee shook his head, clearly indicating that it was impossible to change the decision at this point.
Cole was still arguing incessantly, chasing after the referee and clearly moving out of the area where the referee could move.
Perhaps because he was in the wrong, the referee did not warn Cole.
Wang Xiucheng was already standing next to the referee, extending his hand and looking at the referee.
That seemed to mean, "Give me the ball!"
The referee was tired of listening to Cole's endless complaints and wanted the game to resume immediately.
So the referee actually gave the ball to Wang Xiucheng and blew the whistle to indicate that the game was back on track.
Just then, Wang Xiucheng received the ball and threw it onto the field.
Benxi had somehow slipped into the frontcourt, caught the ball from Wang Xiucheng, and easily dunked for two points.
The Warriors players were stunned.
Everyone was with the linesman, but Benci disappeared without anyone noticing.
This person is toxic!
Ben West seemed extremely excited, and amidst boos from the Warriors fans, a happy Wang Xiucheng and his friends high-fived each other.
Cole's face darkened, and he muttered something under his breath, seemingly an insult.
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