in2ebook Chapter 568 Towns starts, Zhao 4 comes off the bench!
Chapter 568 Towns starts, Zhao 4 comes off the bench!
"The season has started, and I know you might be a little nervous. It's okay, you'll get better once you're on the field. Go for it, for the fans."
This season's head coach, Udoka, extended his hand, and then everyone else placed their hands on top of it.
"Fuck him!"
Durant shouted.
"Fuck him!"
Suddenly, the entire stadium erupted in shouts.
Moreover, they were using Chinese.
Wang Xiucheng was startled.
Wang Xiucheng straightened his jersey and stood on the court.
Durant, Westbrook, Dillon Brooks, and Towns also came to the court.
In their first game, the Nets fielded a lineup where everyone could shoot three-pointers.
Claxton, who was a starter last season as long as he wasn't injured, has started playing as a substitute at the beginning of this season.
Whether considering salary or ability, it's only right for Claxton to be Towns' backup.
Wang Xiucheng had a special talk with Claxton a few days ago.
As a result, Claxton fully accepted the arrangement.
Of course, Wang Xiucheng also promised a significant salary increase in his next contract.
For the Nets, both the coaching staff and the players are still in the process of getting to know each other and exploring new ways to work together.
Ultimately, it remains to be seen which lineup will be more effective.
With a whistle, the referee blew the starting whistle to begin the game.
Towns and Mobley jumped up and headed towards the basketball spot.
With a snap, Mobley touched the ball first.
Okoro blocked Durant and grabbed the basketball first.
Then Okoro secured the ball and passed it to Mitchell when he came over.
Mitchell dribbled forward, while Wang Xiucheng had already retreated to the top of the arc.
Without attempting to get past Wang Xiucheng, Mitchell passed the ball to Garland.
Garland then lobbed the ball to Mobley, who had already positioned himself.
Mobley nudged Towns behind him a few times, but couldn't budge him. He knew he couldn't delay any longer, or he'd be blown away for three seconds.
So he passed the ball to Mitchell outside.
However, Mobley took the first step in order to get out of the paint sooner and avoid a three-second violation.
beep!
Mitchell had just received the ball when the referee blew the whistle.
Pointing at Mobley, the referee made a wrong gesture indicating a traveling violation.
Mobley looked bewildered, glanced at Mitchell who looked helpless, could only shrug, and then ran away.
On the way, Mobley complained to head coach Bickerstaff, seemingly saying that this was a goal that would never normally be called.
Bickerstaff shrugged, unsure of what to say.
Mitchell didn't retreat to defend, but instead stayed with Wang Xiucheng, blocking the baseline route that might lead to a pass to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng didn't try to shake off Mitchell, but instead ran to the frontcourt and crouched in the bottom corner.
Westbrook received the ball and advanced it to the frontcourt.
Westbrook used his body to break through Garland, got to the inside, and threw the ball out.
With a loud thud, the basketball hit the rim.
It didn't go in!
Westbrook looked annoyed; the shot was practically an open layup, but it missed.
Swish!
Towns used his body, plus a slight elbow, to push Mobley aside and tipped the ball into the basket with one hand.
The Nets scored two points on their first offensive possession.
Towns ran back, shaking his head as he did so, seemingly quite pleased.
He was naturally happy to score the Nets' first point of the new season.
Towns was, of course, very happy about his transfer to the Nets.
He is originally from New Jersey, so he is considered half a New Yorker.
Many people who work in New York live in New Jersey and commute to work in New York either by car or by commuter train in the morning.
So Towns has considered himself half a New Jerseyian since he was a child.
Especially when he was a child, he often watched Nets games.
Of course, at that time, the Brooklyn Nets were called the New Jersey Nets.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng slowly ran back.
Aside from running a few dozen meters, Wang Xiucheng didn't expend much energy in this round, which is a good thing for him.
The fans at Barclays Center applauded again and gradually sat down.
Following a tradition that began last year, the Nets will only allow the fans to sit down after they score their first basket in each home game.
Throughout the past year, fans have never waited long, at most three rounds, before sitting down.
The Nets scored on their very first possession today, which seems like a good omen.
Mitchell had already brought the ball up the court and, using Struz's screen, shook off Wang Xiucheng and entered the paint.
Before Towns arrived, Mitchell took a mid-range shot.
Swish!
That ball went in too.
The Cavaliers also scored their first point of the new season.
Durant picked up the ball that had rolled right to his feet, and without waiting for Towns, he stood outside the baseline, swung his arm, and the basketball flew out.
With a whoosh, Mitchell saw the basketball fly past his eyes.
Mitchell didn't even have time to reach out.
Following the trajectory of the basketball, Mitchell saw that Wang Xiucheng had already reached the center line.
Just now, after he broke into the paint, Strus blocked Wang Xiucheng at the three-point line.
At this point, Wang Xiucheng's position was naturally closer to the center circle.
Although Struth saw Wang Xiucheng start his move, he was still a beat too slow.
As soon as he turned and started moving, Wang Xiucheng had already pulled away by a large margin.
As the last defender, he didn't dare to reach out, so he could only watch helplessly as Wang Xiucheng jumped up, controlled the basketball, and then made a solo run to the frontcourt.
With a bang, Wang Xiucheng stepped onto the free-throw line, then raised the ball and leaped high toward the basket.
With a loud bang, Wang Xiucheng made an ordinary free throw line dunk!
The Barclays Center, which had just quieted down a bit as everyone sat down, erupted into a frenzy once again.
Most of the fans, who hadn't even touched their chairs yet, stood up again, turned around, screamed, grabbed the people next to them, and started jumping.
In an instant, the Barclays Center was engulfed in a sea of people.
"Welcome to the new NBA season, welcome to the Barclays Center!"
O'Neal, holding the microphone, was jumping and shouting from the TNT broadcast booth that was responsible for today's full-field coverage.
In the back row of the Nets' bench, in the family section of the basketball team, the Nets' second-largest shareholder Julia Koch and Mary Julia were also jumping along with everyone else.
A full half minute passed before the Cavaliers' ball hit the rim and Durant grabbed the rebound, and only then did the fans in the arena turn around.
"Mom, have you noticed that Wang Xiucheng is even more handsome than he was a few months ago?" Mary whispered in her mother's ear, her face slightly flushed.
Julia Koch glanced at Wang Xiucheng not far away. "Still the same. I didn't notice anything. He just grew a little beard."
“Yes,” Mary said, clinging to her mother’s arm in a slightly coquettish manner, “there are…”
“Okay, he’s even more handsome now,” Julia Koch could only agree helplessly.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng finally received the ball from Durant.
Hidden behind Towns, Wang Xiucheng quickly reached the frontcourt.
Towns set a screen for Wang Xiucheng, who then used the screen to get inside.
Helpless, Mobley switched onto Wang Xiucheng and used his hand to block Wang Xiucheng's path.
As a fellow 21-year rookie, Mobley knew better than most how formidable Wang Xiucheng was.
Seeing that Mobley dared to reach out, Wang Xiucheng didn't even think twice. He immediately grabbed the ball and jumped up, throwing the basketball as he did so while holding onto Mobley's hand.
With a whistle, the referee blew the whistle.
Swish!
The sound of the basketball going through the net rang out.
Only then did the referee signal that Mobley had fouled.
Wang Xiucheng's goal stands, and he needs to take an additional penalty.
"Hey bro, welcome to the new NBA season!"