diskusbooks Chapter 251 Ham: Tell me, if I back up and hit the car behind me, who is responsible?
Chapter 251 Ham: Tell me, if I back up and hit the car behind me, who is responsible?
The referee quickly reviewed the replay.
The referee who called the foul stood in front of the scorer's table and turned on the microphone.
"When the Nets' number 12 player was shooting, the Lakers' number 21 player committed a foul. The call was correct."
The crowd booed again.
Upholding the original ruling means Beverley will receive another foul and a technical foul.
In less than a quarter, Beverley had not only committed four fouls, but had also filled the foul column.
Three common fouls, one flagrant foul that counts as a common foul, and one technical foul!
And what's even more serious is that Wang Xiucheng has the opportunity to score 3+1.
One of the referees even went over to explain to Ham.
Hamm was clearly unhappy with the ruling, saying, "This is the first time I've ever seen someone jump backward to feign injury."
Ham jumped back without any regard for his image, then spread his arms and leaned back exaggeratedly.
"Wang was in the middle of a shooting motion, so it was definitely a foul by Beverley," the referee explained.
"Tell me, if I back up and hit the car behind me, whose fault is it?" Hamm argued with the referee, gesturing wildly.
"The car behind moved forward, so it was a rear-end collision."
Hearing the referee still arguing, Ham waved his hand, indicating he didn't want to argue with the referee anymore.
Arguing is pointless; the verdict cannot be changed.
Amid boos from the crowd, the Nets and Lakers players returned to the court.
Standing at the free-throw line, listening to the boos from the entire stadium, Wang Xiucheng almost laughed.
There probably aren't many players who receive this kind of treatment.
After taking the ball from the referee, Wang Xiucheng twirled it in his hand, then put it to his lips and said, "Go Argentina!"
Swish!
Penalty added!
Wang Xiucheng stepped back with satisfaction.
A score of four points was achieved.
The Nets have tied the game at 23-23.
There are 36 seconds left.
Beverley was sitting on the sidelines, covered with a towel, seemingly lost in thought.
Westbrook replaced him and actively asked for the ball.
After dribbling the ball past half-court, Westbrook didn't pass it to anyone and immediately took a shot himself.
Unfortunately, the ball didn't go in.
Joe Harris grabbed the rebound.
After checking the time, Joe Harris glanced at Wang Xiucheng and saw that he had already run forward, so he took the ball across half-court to run down the clock.
With 5 seconds left on the shot clock, Joe Harris saw Wang Xiucheng shake off Westbrook and move, so he passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
The moment Wang Xiucheng received the ball, he bounced it off the ground and passed it to Durant.
Durant ignored Troy Brown in front of him, took only one dribble to create a little space, and then pulled up for a shot.
Unfortunately, the basketball bounced around the rim before finally coming out.
Davis boxed out Claxton, grabbed the ball, and then passed it to Westbrook.
There are 7 seconds left, not many, but enough for one attack.
So Davis, who played the entire first quarter, ran forward at full speed.
Even if Westbrook is selfish, he wouldn't see Davis running like that and still take the shot himself.
The ball was passed to Davis, who caught it and immediately made a layup with a Euro step.
The first quarter ended the moment the basketball went through the net.
The Lakers led the Nets 26-24 thanks to Davis's two points in the final moments.
Wang Xiucheng plopped down on the bench and took a towel, draping it over his head to keep warm.
Although I played the full 12 minutes in the first quarter, I only made two three-pointers.
Fortunately, the two three-pointers went in consecutively, which earned an additional bonus.
After speaking with the assistant coach for half a minute, Nash finally sat down on the bench. "You played well in the first quarter. Keep up the aggressiveness and keep moving..."
The pause ended quickly.
Durant brought on the court with Yuta Watanabe, Thomas, Morris, and Mills.
Wang Xiucheng continued to rest on the bench.
Stallone, who was a few meters away, suddenly leaned forward and looked at Wang Xiucheng, who was separated by several uniformed officers.
"Hey Wang, if we lose to the Lakers today, you can choose one of my three daughters," Stallone shouted at Wang Xiucheng, completely disregarding the occasion.
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of several uniformed officers were quite interesting, and they all moved their chairs back in unison.
Wang Xiucheng and Sylvester Stallone were suddenly separated.
Wang Xiucheng, with a towel covering his head, looked at Stallone and shook his head slightly, somewhat helplessly.
He's getting on in years; I wonder what his three precious daughters would think if they knew how unreliable their father is.
The exciting match has begun, but for some people, the match is not important at all.
For example, the five Kardashians diagonally opposite Wang Xiucheng were all looking at Wang Xiucheng, completely ignoring what was happening on the court.
Wang Xiucheng kept his head down, and when he occasionally glanced at them while watching the game, it felt like he could be burned by their gazes.
When the second quarter entered a timeout with 6 minutes remaining, the Lakers led the Nets 38-35 by 3 points.
The two sides remain in a state of equilibrium.
Wang Xiucheng stood up, raised his fist, and gave a high-five to his teammates, including Durant.
On the Lakers' side, just like Wang Xiucheng, James also stood up and high-fived his teammates.
Nash stood on the court, discussed things with the assistant coach briefly, and then went to the bench to make arrangements.
In Nash's view, the Lakers' interior defense is very strong because of Davis.
The Nets don't have a center who can shoot three-pointers to draw Davis out of the paint.
Morris can shoot, but he's too slow. Delon Sharp can also shoot, but he only shoots open three-pointers, and his accuracy is negligible.
Unless Durant is put at center.
If they really dare to do that, then just wait and see if Durant gets injured or not.
Therefore, the Nets should focus their offense on the perimeter.
Nash then made roster adjustments.
Wang Xiucheng, Joe Harris, Royce O'Neal, Claxton, Zeng Fanbo.
Zeng Fanbo, who didn't play in the first quarter, surprisingly came on in the second half of the second quarter.
During the preparatory meeting today, Nash saw a data sheet showing that Zeng Fanbo's three-point shooting percentage was only 33%, which was quite average.
This can't even be called ordinary; it's a shooting percentage that wouldn't even be considered good in the Development League.
However, the assistant coach then gave Nash another set of data.
According to that data, Zeng Fanbo's three-point shooting percentage was as high as 52%.
He can score almost every two shots.
Nash thought he was seeing things.
Upon closer inspection, the only difference between the two sets of data was Wang Xiucheng.
The first set of data is Zeng Fanbo's data from before Wang Xiucheng was available.
The second set of data is from when Zeng Fanbo and Wang Xiucheng were both present.
Although Zeng Fanbo's sample parameters are still too few, this is enough to illustrate the point.
And this is not an isolated case; other players have shown a significant improvement in shooting percentage when playing alongside Wang Xiucheng.
What does this mean?
This shows that Wang Xiucheng has the ability to create open opportunities for his teammates.
This shows that Wang Xiucheng also has the ability to pass the ball to an open teammate in a timely manner.