diskusbooks Chapter 56 I'm just a substitute, why are you all targeting me?
Chapter 56 I'm just a substitute, why are you all targeting me?
Wang Xiucheng had just finished showering when the phone rang.
It was Ma Wei who called.
Wang Xiucheng got dressed, took his personal belongings, left the locker room, and went to the players' parking lot outside the stadium.
Many fans were still gathered outside, and they didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
Wang Xiucheng arrived in front of a car, and Ma Wei, who was waiting in the car, immediately got out.
"Brother, I brought you the things."
Mawei opened the trunk and began unloading several packages.
These bags contained Wang Xiucheng's changes of clothes, and another bag contained Anta's sneakers, which were delivered to his home during the day. Wang Xiucheng specifically asked Ma Wei to deliver them.
Ma Xiaoxuan left the passenger seat and went to Wang Xiucheng's side.
After straightening Wang Xiucheng's collar, Ma Xiaoxuan said with apparent dissatisfaction, "I don't know what the league is thinking. How can they play back-to-back home and away games?"
The Rockets are taking off for Memphis today, and tomorrow they'll be playing the Grizzlies on the road.
The Rockets, who have just returned to Houston a few days ago, will once again face a four-game road trip.
Fortunately, Houston is not far from Memphis; it's only a two-hour flight away.
Wang Xiucheng smiled but did not answer the question. Instead, he looked at Ma Wei, who was moving things.
"Is this kid not planning to go to school?"
Wang Xiucheng has seen Ma Wei almost every day these days, so this is clearly not a holiday.
"Let him say it himself," Ma Xiaoxuan said, shaking her head helplessly.
Ma Xiaoxuan, who usually maintains an icy and aloof image, rarely showed a helpless expression when talking about her younger brother.
Ma Wei took the package out of the car, and then, to Wang Xiucheng's astonishment, took out a folding trolley from the trunk that was clearly not found in the United States.
After stacking several packages on the cart, Mawei jogged briskly to a bus in front of the parking lot gate and loaded the packages into the bus.
After doing all this, Ma Wei took out cigarettes from his pocket, said something to the bus driver, and the two of them started smoking under the bus, with laughter occasionally drifting out.
Two minutes later, Ma Wei returned with the cart.
"Brother, this stroller was bought in Chinatown, it's really useful." Ma Wei had some sweat on his face, but he was all smiles.
"Aren't you going to school?" Wang Xiucheng asked.
“Go ahead, but not now. You need me right now, how can I leave you?” Ma Wei said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
Ma Xiaoxuan slapped her younger brother in anger: "Ma Wei has been getting close to gang members at school recently, and my dad is a little worried about him."
That's what happened.
Having studied at the University of Houston myself, I naturally know what kind of people there are.
Uncle Ma was worried that Ma Wei would go astray, so he decided to let Ma Wei stay at home for a while.
Judging from Ma Wei's expression, he seems to want to follow me.
If that's the case, it will be a bit troublesome to find someone to date in the future.
“You can drive for your sister from now on, and I’ll give you $3000 a month.” Wang Xiucheng thought for a moment, “And buy a bigger MPV. Call me when you’ve chosen one. Oh, and replace your dad’s old car too. I’ll transfer the money to your sister.”
Since he can't follow me, I'll just pass Mawei on to his sister.
Upon hearing this, Ma Wei's eyes lit up, and he kept calling him "brother" over and over again.
After chatting for a while, the rocket staff began to carry various pieces of luggage onto the bus.
When Silas returned from his post-match press conference, Wang Xiucheng said goodbye to the two of them, boarded the bus, and prepared to begin their away game.
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Memphis.
Half an hour before the game, FedExCare was already packed with people.
Since the match hadn't started yet, the management wasn't very strict, so many fans came to the vicinity of the stadium to try and take pictures of their idols.
Memphis's idol is, of course, Ja Morant.
In just two years, Morant proved that he was no worse than Zion Williamson, the number one draft pick of the same year.
Like Zion, Morant also possesses explosive power and athleticism, especially his vertical leap of over 1.1 meters, which allows him to deliver spectacular dunks on numerous occasions.
But in addition to that, Morant is also a highly creative point guard.
In particular, his speed is extremely fast, and he hardly needs to use feints; he can tear through the opponent's defense with just his speed.
As Zion's injury-prone nature becomes increasingly apparent, Morant is increasingly seen as the best player of 2019.
Coincidentally, the Grizzlies' opponent today, the Houston Rockets, also has a player with incredible speed on their roster. He is also a point guard and a rookie this year.
And like Morant, this player's dunks are quite impressive, especially his two free-throw line dunks in actual games, which even Morant admitted he couldn't do.
So, a few days ago, this matchup had already become a highly anticipated game for many fans.
TNT had also booked its live broadcast for today well in advance.
Penguin Live Room.
Wang Meng was verbally announcing the sponsor's information, which took several minutes to complete this most important task.
Wang Xiucheng's performance has attracted increasing attention from Chinese fans, and naturally, the number of sponsors for Penguin has also increased.
Many of these were Wang Xiucheng's sponsors.
"The camera focused on Wang Xiucheng. The shoes Wang Xiucheng is wearing today are the same ones on my desk, the latest Anta Klay KT series, red, which matches the Rockets' jerseys very well." Wang Meng's voice suddenly became louder.
"Morant is one of the strongest point guards of the new generation in the league, and his style is somewhat similar to Wang Xiucheng's, both being speed-oriented. Today, let's see where Wang Xiucheng still falls short compared to the best point guards in the league."
The on-site director really knows how to stir things up, deliberately splitting the screen to splice together Morant and Wang Xiucheng's footage.
As for Porter Jr. and the like, they barely got any screen time.
It seems that the only decent player on this terrible Rockets team is Wang Xiucheng.
"Alright, the game has started. The Rockets are still the Jiangnan Five Monsters."
The battle for the ball has already begun.
Memphis Grizzlies' Adams, a head taller than Theis, undoubtedly gave the rebounding spot to his own back.
Dillon got the ball and passed it to Morant. He ran forward, but when he passed the Rockets' bench, he stared at Wang Xiucheng. Even after he had passed Wang Xiucheng, he turned around and backed away while looking at Wang Xiucheng, which was extremely provocative.
Wang Xiucheng shook his head with amusement.
No wonder a media outlet launched a poll to select the most hated player in the NBA, and Dillon not only made the list, but even surpassed Draymond Green to take first place.
This guy is really annoying, even knowing he'll be a member of the Rockets later.
But if someone like that could become your teammate, that would be great.
There are very few people in the entire league who dare to go head-to-head with Draymond Green, and Dillon is one of them.
With Dillon around, Morant, still a rookie, suffered far less from underhanded tactics and maintained a consistently good attendance rate.
But once Dillon left, Morant only played a few games before his season was over, and it's hard to say there was no connection between those events.
Of course, these are all things to follow.
Bang!
Just as Wang Xiucheng was looking at Dillon, Morant suddenly accelerated and broke into the paint. Adams tightly guarded Theis, so Morant seemed to step on a spring and took off for a powerful tomahawk dunk.
The fans in the stadium immediately erupted in cheers and applause for the King of Memphis.
Morant ran back, and as he passed Wang Xiucheng, he pointed at Wang Xiucheng.
This drove Wang Xiucheng almost crazy.
What's wrong with them?
Why are you all targeting me when I'm just a substitute?
Did I eat your rice?
The rockets began their attack.
However, with Dillon, Adams and JJJ on the roster, the Grizzlies' defense is among the best in the league, far beyond what the Rockets' limited offensive firepower can break through.
So after just 7 minutes, the Grizzlies took a 13-point lead over the Rockets, 23-10.
This was even after Silas called a timeout in the third minute.
With no other option, and seeing the game getting increasingly ugly, Silas called a second timeout, which was quite unusual for him.
Porter Jr. plopped down on the bench and slammed his towel to the ground.
Porter Jr. had taken six shots in just a few minutes, but hadn't made a single one, which made him very angry.
Silas had intended to substitute Porter Jr. after he scored the first goal, but the scoreline no longer allowed it.
He can lose the game, but he can't lose like this.
Silas then looked at Wang Xiucheng, as if to say, "It's your turn to catch up."