in2ebook Chapter 195 Stallone: If you go to the Lakers, you can choose one of my daughters.
Chapter 195 Stallone: If you go to the Lakers, you can choose one of my daughters.
Hearing what Miyoshi Ayaka said, Wang Xiucheng sighed regretfully, "It's too late today, and we have training tomorrow. I have a hard time falling asleep after drinking coffee, which will affect my performance. How about we do it another day?"
Wang Xiucheng then walked toward the elevator.
Ma Wei, who was waiting at the elevator entrance, was dumbfounded.
He couldn't understand Wang Xiucheng at all. He had wasted a whole day, and in the end, he actually rejected him.
If Ma Wei hadn't known what Wang Xiucheng was really like, he would have thought Wang Xiucheng was a gentleman.
Watching Wang Xiucheng disappear into the elevator, Miyoshi Ayaka sighed in disappointment, then smiled again.
She really enjoyed this simple dating relationship.
But it would be even better if Wang Xiucheng could come in for a cup of coffee.
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Two days later, the Nets challenged the Grizzlies in Memphis.
The Nets are riding high on a two-game winning streak, while the Grizzlies suffered a crushing 41-point defeat to Doncic's Mavericks in their last game and desperately need a win to boost their confidence.
Nash continued to field a lineup with Wang Xiucheng as a substitute.
But surprisingly, the Grizzlies removed Bain from the starting lineup and placed him on the bench.
So when the Nets had their substitutes, they sent out Wang Xiucheng, and the Grizzlies sent out Bain to counter.
Neither of them is good at defense, but both have the ability to create scoring opportunities.
The two teams remained evenly matched until the final two minutes, when the Nets made a series of mistakes, allowing the Grizzlies to defeat the visiting Nets 134-124.
Grizzlies' star Ja Morant scored 38 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists, while Alan Bain, who was specifically matched up against Wang Xiucheng, also scored 38 points and had 7 assists.
而篮网这边，杜兰特37分5篮板和4个助攻，王修承同样拿到37分5个篮板，还有10个助攻。
Interestingly, in this game, both the Nets and the Grizzlies had two players who scored more than 35 points.
The last time the league encountered this situation was back in 1983.
What's even more interesting is that the Nets have lost seven straight to the Grizzlies.
The last time the Nets beat the Grizzlies was in January 2019.
At that time, Wang Xiucheng hadn't even gone to university yet.
After finishing this game, the Nets team went straight to Milwaukee to adjust and prepare for their next opponent, the Bucks.
Two days later, Milwaukee officially faced the challenge from the Nets.
Nash still uses Wang Xiucheng as a substitute.
Nash believes that even though they lost the last game, he still firmly believes in Wang Xiucheng's ability to dominate the opponent as a substitute.
The Grizzlies deliberately benched Bain in their last game because they were afraid of Wang Xiucheng's response.
This, in turn, reinforced Nash's belief in his own ideas.
Therefore, Wang Xiucheng will remain a substitute in this competition.
Unlike the Grizzlies, the Bucks did not make any special changes to their starting lineup to address Wang Xiucheng's bench issues.
The Bucks' approach is to go all out from the start.
Giannis Antetokounmpo's powerful offensive style of play is something that few players, not just the Nets, can stop, even in the entire league.
Even though Wang Xiucheng was able to score some points off the bench, the overall difference in strength still allowed the Bucks to defeat the Nets 110-99 at home.
Durant scored 33 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in this game.
Wang Xiucheng scored 27 points and had 9 assists.
The two remain the Nets' top scorers.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo single-handedly scored 43 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, completely overwhelming the Nets' interior defense, as evidenced by his game-high 14 free throws.
It was precisely because the referees gave Giannis too many free throws, and because Giannis knocked down Mills during an offensive play without the referees making any call, that Nash yelled at the referees several times in dissatisfaction.
Nash was ultimately ejected from the game.
This was also the first time in Nash's coaching career that he was ejected directly by a referee.
After this game, the Nets' winning percentage dropped back to 50%.
After the game, the Nets didn't stay in Milwaukee for a minute and went straight back to New York on their private jet.
At this time tomorrow, the Nets will host the Mavericks in a back-to-back game at home.
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US time, October 27th, afternoon.
Tickets for the Nets' home game against the Mavericks were sold out days ago.
This has become the norm at Barek Center this season.
Even though the Nets have lost two straight games, it hasn't dampened anyone's enthusiasm for watching the game.
The matchup between Doncic and Wang Xiucheng today was particularly exciting.
Earlier today, the authoritative media outlet Bleacher Report published an article featuring a list of 25 players under the age of 25 in the league, selected by several of its well-known journalists.
Luka Doncic, who is 23 years old, is ranked first on this list.
Then came Tatum, Morant, Trae Young, Edwards, and Zion.
Next is Wang Xiucheng, who is ranked 7th.
Unlike the others, Wang Xiucheng's age is listed as 19.
According to the American way of counting, even though his birthday is still two months away, Wang Xiucheng is still counted as 19 years old.
Wang Xiucheng is also the youngest on the entire list.
This means that Wang Xiucheng's future is still very long.
Therefore, today's match is also hailed as a contest between the league's younger generation.
Many fans arrived at the Barek Center early, strolling around while waiting for the game to start.
Of course, there are also expenses such as buying jerseys and souvenirs.
Today's game was broadcast by TNT, so Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, who haven't been seen in a while, were also present at the broadcast booth.
The players on site had already started warming up, and these two clowns had already begun their commentary.
"Doncic has always been a player I admire," O'Neal commented on Bleacher Report's rankings. "But you know, Wang Xiucheng is my favorite."
“Me too.” Barkley, unusually, agreed with O’Neal.
“Oh, right.” O’Neal suddenly remembered something. “The steal fund we’re in charge of will continue this season, still $10,000 per game, and it’s already $40,000.”
O'Neal did not expect that for an entire season, no one would actually be able to steal the ball from Wang Xiucheng head-on.
Although there were many times when it almost broke.
But Wang Xiucheng is very cunning. Often at the most crucial moment, even if he can't control the ball, he will still break it out of bounds, allowing this record to remain intact.
They were referring to directly intercepting Wang Xiucheng's ball, but things like clearing it out of bounds were not included in this discussion.
"There are a lot of celebrities here today," Barkley said, looking at the court. "Even Stallone brought his three daughters, which is quite rare."
Although both are teams from New York, Americans consider the New York Knicks, not the Nets, to represent New York.
This is similar to the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers.
One is the main account, and the other is like a secondary account.
However, with the formation of the Nets' Big Three, the number of stars at Barclays Center has also increased.
With Wang Xiucheng joining the team this season, even more celebrities are coming to watch the games here.
As we were talking, a colleague handed us a piece of paper, which was today's starting lineup.
As they expected, Nash still had Wang Xiucheng as his substitute.
It seems that Nash is already very confident about this arrangement.
Bang!
On the court, Wang Xiucheng made a rather absurd three-pointer that hit the backboard directly, and then looked towards the front row seats on the sidelines.
Sylvester Stallone actually came today, and he even brought his three daughters with him.
His three daughters are famously beautiful.
Wang Xiucheng remembers that although he is from New York, he is a fan of the Lakers and Kobe, and he was surprised to come to Barrack Center today.
The basketball, which had hit the backboard, flew towards Stallone, and Wang Xiucheng quickly ran over and intercepted it.
Unexpectedly, Stallone, who was talking to his daughter, stood up and extended his hand to shake hands with Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng was somewhat flattered and quickly extended both hands to shake hands with the tough guy on the screen.
Sylvester Stallone was probably among the first Hollywood superstars known to Chinese people.
"Hey kid, if you go to the Lakers, you can choose one of my daughters."
Stallone patted Wang Xiucheng's hand, then pointed to his three daughters sitting in the seat.
"Hehe..." Wang Xiucheng could only laugh awkwardly.
What else to do?
Are you really going to go up and pick one?
They were just joking. If you take it seriously, you'll really become a laughing stock.
In fact, he often shows off his daughter in front of the media.
But why are the three daughters rarely rumored to be dating anyone?
The most important thing to become Sylvester Stallone's son-in-law is to be able to take a beating.
Thanks to their father's status and help, the three daughters began to showcase themselves in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Speaking of Stallone's three daughters, the eldest is only 26 years old this year, and was born when Stallone was 50 years old.
It has to be said, he's really still going strong for his age.
The three girls naturally heard what their father said. Although they were a little embarrassed, they couldn't do anything about their outspoken father.
So the three of them could only blush and lower their heads, as if they hadn't heard anything.
After a brief interaction, Wang Xiucheng picked up the ball and continued warming up.
The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.
The three girls began to stare at Wang Xiucheng, intentionally or unintentionally, and even whispered among themselves.
A fat man dribbling a ball in the distance looked at Wang Xiucheng with envy.
The warm-up ended after about ten minutes.
After a simple entrance ceremony, the competition is about to begin.
However, when the fans at the scene saw today's referee, many of them laughed.
That's why I always say the league is capable of stirring things up.
Of the three referees today, the female referee is Glacesie.
Gracie stood on the sidelines with a serious expression, and even when the camera panned across her face, she did not smile.
On the contrary, O'Neal and Barkley in the broadcast seats were laughing their heads off.
"It's a tough choice for Gladys today, whether it's Wang Xiucheng or Doncic," O'Neal said, his big mouth making no attempt to hide its opinions, and his voice was loud.
As the players entered the court, the referee finally tossed the basketball high into the air.
The Nets' starting lineup today was different from the previous two games.
Besides Durant, Royce, O'Neal, Claxton, and Ben West, Yuta Watanabe made his first start today.
There was nothing they could do; the Nets had too few players today. Their roster was supposed to be 15, but they only managed to put together 13.
Joe Harris, who had just returned to the game, took leave for personal reasons, while Markieff Morris was also injured.
This makes the already scarce bench even more difficult for the Nets.
In contrast, the Mavericks, with Kleber, Hardaway Jr., Josh Green, and Wood acquired in the summer, are far more formidable than the Nets.
This is probably why Kidd didn't make any special arrangements for Wang Xiucheng.
Today's game is not only a contest between the two teams, nor is it just a duel between Doncic and Wang Xiucheng.
It was also a contest between two legendary point guards in their coaching roles.
With a snap, Claxton swatted the basketball first.
The basketball fell towards the frontcourt.
Durant swiftly caught the ball, drove the length of the court into the paint, and scored the first point of the game with a pull-up jumper.
This is a signal.
The main theme for both teams today was scoring.
Both teams have superstar players, so you can often see one-on-one matches between the two players.
Durant, in particular, seemed to be in a particularly high mood today, attacking four times in a row after the start of the game.
He made the first three shots, but the fourth time the ball hit the rim, which brought Durant's shooting percentage down from 100%.
On the other side, Doncic of the Mavericks did something similar, scoring twice in isolation plays and passing to McGee in the paint and Dinwiddie on the perimeter.
It's just a pity that Dinwiddie's three-pointer missed.
The two sides went back and forth, creating quite a lively scene.
When the first timeout came, the score was 13-11, with the Mavericks leading the Nets by 2 points thanks to Doncic's layup before the timeout.
As the players returned to the bench, the applause from the audience actually grew even louder.
Everyone knew that Wang Xiucheng would be going on stage soon.
Doncic typically plays the entire first quarter, so the two will likely face off for at least six minutes.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng did indeed stand up, took off his coat and trousers, and came to Nash's side, waiting for Nash to arrange the tactics.
There are no tactics involved.
Just give the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
"Tactics are all nonsense; he'll know how to handle it."
This was Kidd's assessment of Doncic during a previous visit.
Nash initially scoffed, wondering how he could let a player decide how to execute tactics.
And now, all he wants to say is, "You're right."
"Pay attention to defense, especially Doncic's ability to draw fouls. Grab the rebounds and you can launch a fast break. The opponent can't keep up with our speed."
Even after the timeout was over, Nash still talked for about five or six seconds before putting away his clipboard and letting his players onto the court.
After handing the whiteboard to the assistant coach, Nash stood by the scorer's table, gazing at Jason Kidd not far away.
Compared to the starting lineup, the only change in the Nets' roster was Wang Xiucheng replacing Watanabe; the other four players remained the same.
The Nets had too few bench players today, and their skill level was also a bit low, so the starters had to play more minutes.
Ben West stood on the sideline, took the basketball from Gladys, and seeing that Wang Xiucheng and Doncic were almost inseparable, he passed the ball directly to Durant who came over to receive it.
Durant protected the ball, then Ben West came over and received the ball via handoff, carrying it towards the frontcourt.
Wang Xiucheng was not in a hurry to shake off Doncic.
They slowly made their way to the corner and stood there.
Doncic followed.
The two of them, like fortune tellers, stood in a quiet corner, far from the main battlefield.
But everyone knows that this seemingly calm corner will determine the outcome of the next ball.
Doncic put his hand on Wang Xiucheng's waist to prevent Wang Xiucheng from suddenly disappearing, while also tilting his head to look at the outside line from time to time.
With 8 seconds left on the clock, Benciev seemed unhurried.
Suddenly, Claxton and Wang Xiucheng moved almost simultaneously.