in2ebook Chapter 121 Dream Chaser Green: You're as soft as a noodle
Chapter 121 Dream Chaser Green: You're as soft as a noodle
Of course, Wang Xiucheng wouldn't stock just any goods; he was still quite picky.
Warriors inbound the ball from the baseline.
Curry wasn't the one who caught the ball.
Everyone knows that Curry's three-point shooting is the best in history, bar none.
However, many people overlooked one point: Curry's ball-handling skills are also at a historical level.
Therefore, according to the official player positions, Curry is the point guard.
But everyone knows that Curry is the most terrifying player when he plays the shooting guard position.
Poole reached the baseline to receive Looney's serve, and then slowly advanced.
Two years ago, the Warriors drafted Poole with the 28th pick in the first round, and now he is gradually becoming a starter.
Of course, this is also related to Draymond Green's inability to play.
Wang Xiucheng was the one defending Poole.
Jordan Poole, with the Jordan name attached, how could he not have some real skills...?
Snapped!
Poole's ball was directly knocked away by Wang Xiucheng!
Wang Xiucheng himself was taken aback.
He simply reached out his hand, and just as Poole was about to change direction, the basketball hit his hand on its own.
The basketball rolled between Wang Xiucheng's legs, and Poole and Wang Xiucheng fell to the floor almost simultaneously.
But Wang Xiucheng was closer to the basketball, so instead of trying to control it, he poked it again.
Green dashed off like a gust of wind, while Wiggins stood still, just about to start moving.
This is the perfect time for him to brew goji berry tea.
Bang!
Green slammed home a windmill dunk.
The Rockets scored two more points.
Poole was the first to get up from the ground, and he even stepped over Wang Xiucheng, intentionally or unintentionally.
Wang Xiucheng stood up, saw that the referee did not respond, and decided to hold back for the time being.
Curry returned to the baseline to receive the ball, then crossed the mid-court line and jumped to shoot using Looney's screen, but seeing that Otto Porter Jr. was in a better position under the basket, he passed the ball to Otto Porter Jr. in the air.
Otto Porter Jr. scored two points with a layup off the backboard.
On the sidelines, Draymond Green stood up and clapped his hands loudly, shouting, "Defense! Stop that Chinese kid!"
Swish!
Before Draymond Green could even sit down, Wang Xiucheng delivered a long quarterback pass, assisting Gordon to score three points.
Wang Xiucheng stepped back past Dream Chaser Green, looked at him with a smile, and even beckoned him with his hand.
That's like saying, "If you're so good, then you do it!"
Draymond Green, instead of getting angry, laughed and retorted: "Kid, if you're so capable, don't try to cheat. Cheating is no skill, only sissies do that. If you're so capable, go one-on-one with me."
Wang Xiucheng had already walked far away, but he didn't even glance at Green.
This infuriated Draymond Green, who felt like he'd punched a cotton ball.
Poole dribbled the ball into half-court, and after Wang Xiucheng closed in, he passed the ball directly to Curry.
Curry dribbled between his legs and turned into the paint, then, after a screen from Looney, passed the ball to Wiggins outside the three-point line.
After Wiggins received the ball, Green pounced on him.
Wiggins dribbled the ball, faked out Green, and then shot a three-pointer.
It didn't go in.
Looney grabbed the rebound and instinctively looked for Curry, only to find Wang Xiucheng blocking the way between Curry and him.
So Looney opted to drive to the basket and banked the ball in.
If all players are on the court, and Curry is tightly guarded, Looney will likely pass the ball to Klay Thompson or Draymond Green.
Aside from these three people, he'd be better off fighting himself than anyone else.
Everyone thought Looney was just a hardworking blue-collar worker, but in fact, Looney was a guard in high school and a forward in high school.
So his dribbling skills are alright, but he seems clumsy on the Warriors team.
Curry reached out and gave Looney a high five, then instead of going back to defend, he stared at Wang Xiucheng.
Curry personally guarded Wang Xiucheng.
This was a huge affirmation for Wang Xiucheng, but it was also because Curry felt that Poole couldn't defend against Wang Xiucheng at all.
Although the game had only lasted about three minutes, Curry was already able to draw this conclusion.
Of course, Curry doesn't think he can keep up with Wang Xiucheng, but he can defend against Wang Xiucheng's passes just as well.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball forward, and Curry, who was about a meter away from Wang Xiucheng, neither tried to steal the ball nor delayed him.
It just kept getting in front of Wang Xiucheng, and Wang Xiucheng had to turn around frequently if he wanted to get through.
This actually increased Wang Xiucheng's physical exertion.
Fortunately, the competition had just begun, and everyone was at their peak physical condition.
When Curry came to the three-point line and pretended to shoot a three-pointer, he simply put his hand over Wang Xiucheng's head without jumping.
His height and wingspan don't make much difference whether he jumps or not, and Wang Xiucheng often draws fouls, so he's more likely to be faked out when he jumps.
Wang Xiucheng tapped the ball, and sure enough, he pulled it back. He then lobbed the ball to Shen Jing, and immediately accelerated past Curry to enter the paint.
Shen Jing leaned Looney behind him, dribbled the ball while using his footwork to turn and set up a shot, and then used a one-legged fadeaway jumper.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
Curry frowned and glanced at Wang Xiucheng.
Curry was pulled away from his original position by Wang Xiucheng and was now near the baseline.
If Wang Xiucheng hadn't run away, Curry wouldn't have left that position. If he hadn't left, then when Shen Jing turned and made a one-legged fadeaway move, Curry could have tried to steal the ball from behind Shen Jing.
Curry didn't know if Wang Xiucheng did this intentionally; he hoped it was unintentional.
Otherwise, Wang Xiucheng would be too mature.
This ability to help teammates without touching the ball, simply by running, is impossible without spending over a decade in the league.
Having reached the baseline, Curry received the inbound pass from Rooney and then raised his hand in the air to form a "2" shape.
Curry requested a tactic.
Although Wang Xiucheng didn't know what kind of tactic this was.
After crossing the center line, Curry dribbled the ball to his left.
Wang Xiucheng followed him as he moved, when suddenly there was a loud thud. Wang Xiucheng hadn't seen when Luni had moved there and bumped into Luni's shoulder.
Swish!
Just then, Curry brushed past Looney and launched a three-pointer.
Enter!
This was Curry's first shot of the night, and also his first three-pointer.
And it even went in.
Curry clenched his fist; he was in good form tonight.
Wang Xiucheng, still somewhat dazed from the collision with Looney, glanced at the referee, but the referee still made no call.
Green, who had been staring at Wang Xiucheng, shouted again: "Hey kid, you're too soft, like the spaghetti I had for lunch."
Wang Xiucheng glanced at Zhui Meng, but still didn't respond.
The Rockets were on offense. Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball and accelerated, rushing to the inside like a gust of wind, and then made a long two-point floater.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
Then Wang Xiucheng walked past Dream Green, pinched his hand into a duck's beak shape in front of his mouth, and said in Dream Green's tone, "You're too soft, like spaghetti."
Seeing Wang Xiucheng's comical appearance, Zhui Meng and Clay laughed so hard they bent over.
After laughing twice, Draymond Green even mimicked a duck's beak by making two quacking noises, which made Klay laugh so hard that he lay down on his lap and didn't get up for a long time.
Warriors are on offense, Poole's three-pointer missed, Shen Jing grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Green.
Green took two steps and found Wang Xiucheng had run into an open space, so he passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Poole had already taken his position, and Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball and broke straight in, turning and getting past Poole in one go.
Unexpectedly, Poole also turned around and blocked Wang Xiucheng's path again.
Wang Xiucheng was already under the basket; the distance was sufficient.
So Wang Xiucheng jumped up, the basketball was held in the air, and then with a bang, the basketball went straight into the basket, passing over Pull's head!