in2ebook Chapter 507: The Turmoil Caused by the Men's Basketball Training Camp Roster!
Chapter 507: The Turmoil Caused by the Men's Basketball Training Camp Roster!
More than ten hours later, the plane landed at a business airport in Shanghai.
The group of people who had been waiting nearby immediately came over, boarded the plane, and carried Dilraba's luggage off piece by piece.
Fan Chengcheng pushed his and his sister's luggage, watching as the group loaded the luggage onto the luggage cart and headed outside.
Dilraba seems to have gotten used to this.
The three chatted as they walked, and quickly completed all the formalities before leaving the airport.
After saying goodbye, Dilraba got into a car that was waiting outside.
Fan Chengcheng glanced into the car, then whispered to Fan Bing, "Sister, there's a woman in that car. She must be Wang Xiucheng's older sister."
Fan Chengcheng, a pseudo-football fan, also knows Wang Xiucheng's sister.
Fan Bing seemed not to hear her and urged, "Ask why the car hasn't arrived yet."
"There's a traffic jam, it'll take another 10 minutes." Upon hearing this, Fan Chengcheng quickly made a phone call to inquire.
Seeing that his older sister was a little unhappy, Fan Chengcheng tried to make conversation by saying, "Sis, I feel that if you pursue Wang Xiucheng, you might succeed."
"You don't want to live a good life anymore, do you?" Fan Bing glared at her younger brother.
Fan Chengcheng shrank back, stopped talking, and started scrolling through his phone.
Soon, Fan Chengcheng, who was quite talkative, said in surprise, "Sister, look."
Fan Bing didn't answer the phone; she just glanced at the news on it.
"Various platforms are cracking down on accounts that use the exposure of celebrities' private lives and privacy as a gimmick, and have already suspended hundreds of related accounts."
"Some of them are also involved in other criminal offenses."
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On May 29, the second game of the NBA Finals between the Nets and the Nuggets took place as scheduled at the Nets' home court.
Compared to the first match, neither side made any changes to their starting lineups in this match.
However, both sides' defenses seemed to have improved compared to the first game.
In the last game, both Westbrook and Jokic were ejected due to six fouls.
Although no players fouled out in this game, a total of 5 players from both teams played the entire game with 5 fouls, including Wang Xiucheng.
The two teams battled until the very last minute before a winner was decided.
With NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in attendance, Murray's last-second three-pointer missed, and the Nets narrowly defeated the Nuggets 111-108 at home.
The Nets won both of their home games and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Jokic delivered another MVP-caliber performance, playing 42 minutes, shooting 16-for-28 from the field, 3-for-5 from three-point range, and 7-for-8 from the free-throw line, scoring 41 points, along with 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
Jokic is also the fourth center in NBA Finals history to score 40 points and grab 10 rebounds in a single game. The previous three were Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain.
In some ways, Jokic is already comparable to the ancient mythical beasts.
Besides Jokic, Nuggets' other key player Murray also contributed a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists.
For the Nets, Wang Xiucheng played 42 minutes, shooting 12-for-24 from the field, including 6-for-13 from three-point range, and 6-for-7 from the free-throw line, scoring 36 points, along with 11 assists, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, and 1 block.
Durant and Westbrook scored 20 and 13 points respectively.
With a 2-0 lead, the entire Nets team flew to the Denver Plateau the following day.
Denver, with an average elevation of 1609 meters, is also known as the "Mile High City".
Any team that comes to this city will be affected by altitude sickness to some extent. The most obvious manifestation is a significant drop in physical strength and easier fatigue.
During the regular season, Denver had an 83% winning percentage at home, with a record of 34 wins and 7 losses.
Therefore, it is not an easy task for any team to take a victory here.
Some teams arrive in Nuggets on the day of the game to prepare for this situation, hoping to finish the game before altitude sickness sets in.
Some teams arrive in Denver early to better adapt to the environment.
The Nets belong to the latter category.
The day after the second game, the entire Nets team arrived in Denver and practiced at the arena that same day.
And until the day of the third game, the Nets held two practice sessions every day to cope with altitude sickness.
However, no matter how well the Nets adapt, they will never adapt to the city as well as the Nuggets.
June 1st is International Children's Day.
The Nuggets finally welcomed their first home game of the NBA Finals.
With 2 people in the arena witnessing and booing Wang Xiucheng incessantly throughout the game, the team finally secured victory in the first game of the finals.
With one minute left in the game, the Nuggets led by 3 points, after which Coach Malone unexpectedly used a tactic that O'Neal called "suicide".
That means that as long as Wang Xiucheng gets the ball, they will foul him.
In the final minute, Wang Xiucheng did not attempt any shots but was fouled three times.
Wang Xiucheng made all six of his free throws, but still lost the game.
The reason is that the Nuggets scored on every single possession in the final minute.
When the final buzzer sounded, the Nuggets defeated the Nets 118-115 at home.
This is also the Nuggets' first-ever NBA Finals victory.
Having succeeded with the "suicide tactic," Coach Malone resolutely used the tactic again in the second game.
This time, however, luck wasn't on their side. Although the Nuggets were still leading by one point, they missed their final shot.
Surprisingly, the Nets had even worse luck.
With Wang Xiucheng and Durant double-teamed, the Nets unusually went over time on their inbound pass.
The Nuggets were lucky once again to get the last chance to attack.
In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Nets 121-118 at home.
Thus, the two teams were tied 2-2 in the finals.
The next game will be held two days later at the Barclays Center in New York.
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On the night before the start of the third game, when all Chinese basketball fans were looking forward to it, the Chinese Basketball Association released the roster for the first phase of the Men's Basketball World Cup training camp.
This list of 20 people caused a huge reaction and controversy as soon as it was released.
The reason is that some players who were considered to be a shoo-in for the roster were all left out.
This includes even Guo Ailun, Wu Qian, Wang Zhelin, Zhao Rui, A Lian, and others.
Of course, this also includes Wang Xiucheng, who is still playing in the NBA Finals.
The others are one thing, but Guo Ailun's failure to be selected is quite puzzling.
Despite his relationship with head coach Guo Shiqiang, he was not selected.
This has led many people, especially fans and officials of the clubs these individuals belong to, to express their dissatisfaction in various media outlets.
Some people are simply asking why their team's players weren't selected for the roster.
Some people, however, resorted to profanity, hurling insults at the Basketball Association, and some even went so far as to name Yao Ming and hurl abuse at him.
Of course, various platforms are currently under strict regulation, and these accounts will soon be shut down or even permanently banned.
Neither Yao Ming nor the Chinese Basketball Association has come forward to explain the issue.