in2ebook Chapter 236 Durant: You've never eaten this kind of fine chaff before!
Chapter 236 Durant: You've never eaten this kind of fine chaff before!
Wang Xiucheng smiled at him, then suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the other side.
Powell instinctively moved to the side, trying to block Wang Xiucheng.
There should at least be an opportunity to commit a foul; Wang Xiucheng shouldn't be allowed to enter the restricted area as if he were strolling through a backyard.
That would make Tyronn Lue furious.
Powell had already accelerated, but Wang Xiucheng suddenly stopped, his shoes making an extremely loud noise on the floor.
In Powell's view, this stop was absolutely against the laws of physics. How could Wang Xiucheng just stand there without any buffer?
Wang Xiucheng stopped, but Powell couldn't stop immediately; he only had time to reach out and grab Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the basketball from behind, and even jumped slightly, just managing to avoid Powell's hand.
He broke through on the other side without any hindrance, and Wang Xiucheng had already reached the top of the arc.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng heard Powell fall to the ground behind him.
After jumping with the ball, Wang Xiucheng made his first three-pointer of the day.
but……
With a loud thud, the ball missed!
Fortunately, Joe Harris grabbed the rebound and jumped immediately to score two points.
Joe Harris growled and immediately returned to defense.
Zubac clapped his hands in frustration and went to the baseline to pick up the basketball.
"Defense, defense..."
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer shouted at the top of his lungs, completely disregarding his image.
Ballmer could not accept that Joe Harris got the rebound.
George immediately started running and reached out for the ball.
Zubac threw the ball toward George.
Wang Xiucheng, who was running back, suddenly took a big step to the side and stretched out his arm.
With a snap, the basketball flying toward George was blocked by the back of Wang Xiucheng's hand.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng turned his head to look at the basketball and quickly grabbed the ball that he had almost blocked out of bounds.
The entire room suddenly fell silent.
Even Ballmer, who hadn't sat down yet, stared at Wang Xiucheng in astonishment.
In this quiet environment, Wang Xiucheng passed the ball to Seth Curry, who was also caught off guard.
Seth Curry caught the ball in a flustered manner and then shot his first three-pointer.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
Seth Curry excitedly pumped his fist, then, like all the fans in the arena, looked at Wang Xiucheng.
When have Clippers fans ever seen a steal like that?
Everyone looked up, wanting to know what had happened.
How exactly did Wang Xiucheng intercept the ball?
Was it a fluke?
"Defense!" Ballmer shouted again, breaking the silence at Staples Center.
They scored 5 consecutive points, widening the gap between the two teams.
This time, George didn't take the ball; instead, he just stood there with his hands on his hips, watching Wang Xiucheng.
Others might not know what was going on, but he knew it very well.
Wang Xiucheng had been watching his movements the whole time. Just as he reached out his hand and took half a step toward the ball, wanting to catch it, Wang Xiucheng moved along with him.
This was a prediction!
Without turning around, Wang Xiucheng predicted the direction and height of the basketball based on the way the ball was received and the direction of his movement.
George doesn't believe that this kind of steal can be learned later in life.
This ability to make quick and accurate judgments is absolutely innate.
"There's some trouble."
George turned around and started running back. As he passed the Nets' bench, George glanced at Durant, whose beard was twitching.
"This guy is really smug right now."
At this moment, Durant was indeed somewhat smug.
Let alone Clippers fans, even someone who trains and plays with Wang Xiucheng every day has only seen Wang Xiucheng steal the ball in this way twice.
When Wang Xiucheng was defending, he would often inexplicably reach out his hand, which looked somewhat comical.
However, once the ball is successfully intercepted, it will severely damage the opponent's morale.
For example, Staples Center is not as noisy as it was at the beginning of the game.
"I can only say, you guys are unlucky." Durant almost crossed his legs.
You've never eaten this kind of fine bran before!
The game had unknowingly reached the final two minutes of the first quarter.
Nash called a timeout to give Wang Xiucheng a short rest, and also planned to bring Durant back in to play the last two minutes with Wang Xiucheng.
The current score is 19-17, with the Nets leading by two points.
"Pay attention to defending George; double-team him if you can avoid fouling."
Without Leonard, the Clippers will definitely give the ball to George.
Nash is not worried about his team's offense.
With Durant and Wang Xiucheng on the court, he never needed to worry about the offense.
Even though the score in the first quarter of today's game was a bit lower compared to the previous Nets game, Nash still didn't think it was a problem.
At least the opponent's score was low, which proves that the two sides are locked in a stalemate.
The pause ends.
Both the Nets and the Clippers made substitutions.
Wang Xiucheng, Durant, Ben West, Claxton, Seth Curry.
Claxton took the ball from the referee and then lobbed it high to Bencey.
Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and Seth Curry, all three of whom can shoot three-pointers, ran to the corner.
The Clippers players were keeping a close eye on those three players.
Benci suddenly drove into the paint, leaning against Luke Kennard who was guarding him.
Claxton squeezed Zubac behind him, clearing a path for him.
Benci easily slammed the ball in with one hand.
At that moment, Clippers players, including George, were still facing off against Durant and Wang Xiucheng in the corner.
Ben West can't shoot three-pointers, but his dribbling and penetration are very sharp, after all, he plays the point guard position.
During the draft, he was even compared to "Magic" Johnson.
In this position, he's a mismatch against anyone except James.
The Nets are now leading by 4 points, 21-17.
Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and the others ran back easily and gave Ben West a high-five.
There couldn't have been an easier round.
Especially Durant, he wished he could stay in one place forever, but the Nets could keep scoring.
In the next possession, the Clippers' George missed a three-pointer, and Durant grabbed the rebound and went coast-to-coast for a layup, but he also missed.
Zubac grabbed the rebound this time and passed the ball to George again.
This time, Zubac paid special attention to Wang Xiucheng's position before passing the ball to George.
The time has entered the final minute.
George glanced at the time and didn't force a shot.
His hit rate was low today, so he decided to focus on increasing his success rate.
I checked the time, and with 6 seconds left on the shot clock, George used Zubac's screen to take a long two-point shot.
Swish!
The ball went in.
There are 33 seconds left in the first quarter.
George waved, signaling his teammates to get back into position and defend immediately.
That's enough time for the Nets to make a quick shot.
George glanced at Reggie Jackson, who was guarding Wang Xiucheng.
George knew that if necessary, Reggie Jackson would not hesitate to foul to prevent Wang Xiucheng from making an easy three-pointer.
Claxton inbounds the ball from the baseline, and Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and Seth Curry all run forward.
Benci received the ball, turned around, and used his body to hold off the opponent who was obviously shorter than him, and crossed the center line.
Seeing that neither Wang Xiucheng nor Durant showed any intention of asking for the ball, Ben West began to stall for time.
With 6 seconds left on the attack timer, Wang Xiucheng made his move.