bookrandom Chapter 247 Nets vs. Lakers, drawing fouls from the black back in the opening minutes
Chapter 247 Nets vs. Lakers, drawing fouls from the black back in the opening minutes
Wang Xiucheng kept his eyes glued to the basketball, shouting "Three-pointer!"
Wang Xiucheng meant that he shot a three-pointer and should have three free throws.
"Hey, Wang, that's not a three-pointer."
James, who was outside the sideline, pulled Wang Xiucheng up and said with some dissatisfaction.
The referee ignored Wang Xiucheng and simply made a gesture indicating a regular foul towards the scorer's table.
Furthermore, this was the Lakers' first foul, and they didn't even get a free throw.
"The referee didn't see it clearly this time, but he'll see it sooner or later," Wang Xiucheng said to James before entering the court.
Claxton jogged over, ready to inbound the ball.
Reeves stood at a distance and watched Wang Xiucheng and James talk, his eyelids involuntarily twitching.
Now, seeing the two of them talking gives Reeves a very bad feeling.
Beverly looked at Wang Xiucheng with a dark expression, and after seemingly thinking for a moment, she leaned in again.
He was just careless and got ambushed by Wang Xiucheng, which is why he committed a foul.
He couldn't believe he would fall for it again.
Wang Xiucheng stood on the sideline, not moving, seemingly not intending to receive the ball.
Durant shook off Troy Brown, received the ball, leaned back slightly, and then suddenly turned and entered the paint.
Without any hesitation, Durant launched a long two-pointer.
The basketball went in with a whoosh.
The Nets also scored their two points.
In the next possession, Reeves took a three-pointer, but it missed.
The basketball was deflected out by Claxton and caught by Durant.
Durant looked up and saw Wang Xiucheng speeding up.
Beverley, who had been sticking close to Wang Xiucheng, had been pulled more than half a body length away.
Durant swung his arm and threw the ball directly to the frontcourt, giving Wang Xiucheng plenty of leeway to sprint.
Of the Lakers' starting lineup, only Beverley has decent speed, but he's still far behind Wang Xiucheng.
Just past the center line, Wang Xiucheng had already pulled away from Beverley by a full body length.
With red eyes, Beverley ultimately didn't reach out to pull Wang Xiucheng up, but instead veered into the paint, trying to block Wang Xiucheng's path after receiving the ball.
Wang Xiucheng, like a wild horse, caught up with the basketball after three big strides.
However, the scene Beverley imagined of Wang Xiucheng dribbling the ball inside did not occur.
After gaining control of the ball, Wang Xiucheng surprisingly shot a three-pointer from the corner.
The basketball flew towards the hoop like a shooting star.
Bang!
The ball didn't go in!
Beverley easily grabbed the rebound under the basket and then passed it to Reeves in front of him.
As he ran forward, Beverly glanced at Wang Xiucheng.
Seemingly not understanding why Wang Xiucheng didn't drive into the paint in that situation, but instead chose to shoot a three-pointer.
Although it looked like an open three-point opportunity just now.
However, there were no Nets players under the basket, so if the shot missed, the rebound would be lost, which would mean losing a sure two-point opportunity.
In Beverley's view, given Wang Xiucheng's height and wingspan, entering the paint to isolate and attack him would be a more reliable way to score.
Is he afraid of me?
The thought flashed through Beverly's mind so quickly that he couldn't believe it himself.
During the pre-game briefing, James mentioned Wang Xiucheng almost every other sentence. Would a player like Wang Xiucheng, whom James couldn't forget, be afraid of a nobody like him?
why?
Without time to think, Beverley immediately stuck to Wang Xiucheng again.
Just now, Davis scored two more points.
It's now the Nets' offensive possession.
Joe Harris dribbled the ball past half-court, and Claxton led Davis out of the paint to set a screen for Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng did not choose to receive the ball, but instead brushed past Claxton and entered the paint.
Joe Harris watched as Wang Xiucheng entered the paint, and then swished the basketball directly toward the rim.
Wang Xiucheng stomped his foot hard, and his sneakers made a screeching sound as they rubbed against the floor.
The next moment, Wang Xiucheng's hand intercepted the basketball.
However, Beverly also grabbed Wang Xiucheng's other hand.
And Beverly deliberately pulled Wang Xiucheng toward the ground.
Since the decision to foul has already been made, it's impossible to give Wang Xiucheng the chance to complete a 2+1 play.
Wang Xiucheng's body tilted as he fell, but at the last moment, he still managed to throw the ball towards the basket with one hand.
Before he could determine whether the basketball was heading towards the hoop, Wang Xiucheng searched for a foothold with both hands.
The next moment, just when Wang Xiucheng thought he might fall backward onto the floor, he felt something hug him.
Immediately, Wang Xiucheng fell to the floor with a thud.
Fortunately, the impact had been greatly reduced. Wang Xiucheng only felt some pain in his back, but his head and arms did not hit the floor.
At the same time, a whistle blew immediately.
Wang Xiucheng then looked over and realized that it must have been Beverly who had hugged him.
But in the end, both of them fell to the floor.
A referee blew his whistle directly at Beverley again and made a "flagship foul 1" gesture.
Beverley immediately jumped up and went to the referee's side: "No, no, no, I didn't mean to. I hugged him at the end, and you can see he's not hurt."
The referee glanced at him and said, "I called a flagrant foul because you hugged him. Otherwise, you would be in the locker room right now."
Russell Westbrook, sitting on the Lakers' bench, was clapping, seemingly satisfied with the referee's call.
Beverley is still arguing that he doesn't believe it was a malicious foul.
But the referee's decision cannot be changed, and the game has just started, so Hamm cannot challenge it.
Wang Xiucheng was pulled up by Durant Claxton.
If Beverley hadn't hugged Wang Xiucheng at the last moment, the two teams wouldn't still be standing so quietly on the court.
After twisting his arm to make sure there were no problems, Wang Xiucheng went to the free throw line.
Taking the ball from the referee, he twirled it, then held it to his mouth and muttered, "Go Argentina!"
Swish!
The first penalty went in.
Wang Xiucheng was very satisfied, nodded, and high-fived Durant and Claxton on either side of him.
Then he retreated to the free-throw line, stretched his hands behind his back, and his palms touched those of Joe Harris and Shaquille O'Neal.
After catching the ball again, Wang Xiucheng muttered "Go Argentina!" before kicking the ball away.
Swish!
Go in again.
4:4.
Good, both free throws went in this time.
And the Nets still had possession of the ball.
Claxton passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng this time.
Beverley did not post Wang Xiucheng's picture this time.
He has already committed two fouls; one more foul and he will be substituted.
And predictably, Westbrook will be the one to replace him, which is something he doesn't want to see.
Therefore, Beverley had no choice but to relax his defensive intensity against Wang Xiucheng a little.
After Wang Xiucheng received the ball, Claxton entered the field and stood at the top of the arc without moving.
Davis was still inside the three-point line, waiting for Claxton to come in.
Wang Xiucheng suddenly ducked down next to Claxton and entered the paint.
Beverly closely circled around Claxton as he pursued Wang Xiucheng.
At this moment, Wang Xiucheng suddenly braked, took a step back to catch the ball, jumped, and shot!
The basketball flew over Beverley's head.
Swish!
Step-back three-pointer, in.