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Chapter 59 Wang Xiucheng VS Li Kaier, the Hidden Chinese Derby

Compared to the Grizzlies' five reserves, the Rockets only substituted Green out and brought in Green's good friend Christopher.

Grizzlies head coach Jenkins stroked his beard, sitting in his chair and watching the Chinese man tying his shoelaces with a serious expression.

Then Jenkins looked at Silas, who was standing in front of the scorer's table with his arms crossed and a harmless expression.

He had never seen such a shameless person!

Put your key players on the bench, and then bring on your ace when the opponent's substitutes come on, thus avoiding playing at the same time as the opponent.

Is it possible that Silas has started reading the Thirty-Six Stratagems of Chinese Literature just because there are Chinese people on his team?

In Jenkins' view, Wang Xiucheng was the ace.

However, this ace is still too young and there are too many uncertainties.

The game had already started, so Jenkins stopped thinking about it.

The Rockets had possession of the ball, and unexpectedly, Christopher came back to receive it and dribbled it across half-court.

Everyone's attention was initially focused on Wang Xiucheng, who stood at the top of the three-point line with his hands on his hips, not moving an inch.

This made Kyle Anderson, who had come to defend Wang Xiucheng, hesitant to make any rash moves.

Kyle Anderson had one hand on Wang Xiucheng's waist, his eyes fixed on Christopher, who was already past the halfway line.

Wang Xiucheng will definitely go to receive the ball.

Kyle Anderson firmly believed this.

In Kyle Anderson's view, Wang Xiucheng plays the same big-core style as Doncic.

Every offensive play requires the basketball to pass through Wang Xiucheng's hands.

It's not that Wang Xiucheng needs the ball every time, but rather that the Rockets' rookies don't have Wang Xiucheng's ball-handling skills.

This is the conclusion Kyle Anderson reached after watching almost all of Wang Xiucheng's highlight reels.

broken!

Kyle Anderson suddenly lost the sensation of Wang Xiucheng in his hand, and he immediately turned around to look for him.

But it's too late!

Wang Xiucheng had already jumped towards the basket, and Christopher's ball flew right in front of him.

Shen Jing tightly marked the Grizzlies' backup center, Williams, and even used all his strength to push Williams back half a meter.

The basketball was passed a bit high, but Wang Xiucheng still managed to wait for it to fall thanks to his hang time.

Bang!

Wang Xiucheng intercepted the ball with one hand and then slammed it into the basket.

Shen Jing caught Wang Xiucheng in mid-air, then gently placed him back on the ground, celebrating with a chest bump.

Christopher came over for a high-five, and together with Wang Xiucheng, they slowly returned to defense, with Christopher saying, "Wang, I think I can play point guard too."

Wang Xiucheng smiled and said, "Of course, you have the potential."

Christopher's expression changed, and he quickly explained, "I was just kidding, haha, just kidding."

It would be bad if Wang Xiucheng got angry and stopped passing the ball to me.

Wang Xiucheng laughed heartily and patted Christopher's butt.

Christopher breathed a sigh of relief.

Kyle Anderson watched Wang Xiucheng return to defense and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

It's no easy feat for a rookie to receive such support from his teammates.

He was a rookie himself, and he knows that if a rookie isn't drafted high, their status on the team will be very low—carrying shoes, ordering takeout, driving for veteran players…

These things are not secrets.

The Grizzlies were on offense, but instead of passing the ball to point guard Tyus Jones, they passed it to Kyle Anderson.

Wang Xiucheng looked at Kyle Anderson coming towards him and tried to intercept the ball, but to no avail.

Kyle Anderson was too tall and had long arms. He dribbled the ball behind him and blocked Wang Xiucheng with one hand. Wang Xiucheng had no way to deal with this kind of person.

Tyus Jones then provided a screen, blocking Wang Xiucheng to one side. Kyle Anderson dribbled into the paint, raised the ball, and jumped to shoot.

Shen Jing abandoned the people behind her and rushed out.

Kyle Anderson then took another step, just around Shen Jing.

Shen Jing landed empty-handed and immediately looked back.

At that moment, Kyle Anderson had just released the basketball from his hands.

Swish!

Bring it in.

Wang Xiucheng smiled helplessly as he watched his fellow villager's actions.

That's fucking slow.

Shen Jingdu landed; he had just thrown the ball.

If it's Wang Xiucheng, he's fast—fast dribbling, fast shooting, fast movements.

Kyle Anderson is slow, extremely slow.

Those who are in his position will have a feeling of time being out of place.

I don't know who came up with the nickname "the essence of human peristalsis," but it's so fitting.

On the Rockets' offense, Wang Xiucheng received the ball and, when Kyle Anderson came over, he simply accelerated past him.

Wang Xiucheng didn't know why Kyle Anderson was guarding him; he clearly couldn't keep up with his speed.

Once inside the three-point line, Wang Xiucheng flicked the ball out, just as Martin shook off his defender and arrived. He caught the ball, jumped, and released the ball at the highest point of his jump.

Snapped!

A large hand slapped the basketball, sending it flying and landing right in Morant's hands on the bench.

Wang Xiucheng looked over and saw it was Kyle Anderson.

Wang Xiucheng immediately simulated the possible scene that had just occurred in his mind.

After he broke through, Kyle Anderson didn't chase him, but instead went to guard other players.

Of the five players on the court, only Martin has a three-point shooting range, besides Christopher who is being guarded in the corner.

So that’s it!

Wang Xiucheng instantly understood Kyle Anderson's intention.

It looks like he's defending himself, but like Curry, he's also letting himself drive and defending his own passes.

However, unlike Curry, Kyle Anderson was positioned behind Wang Xiucheng, out of his sight. This meant that Wang Xiucheng couldn't take Anderson's position into account when making his pass, resulting in Anderson moving ahead of time and finding an opportunity to block Martin's shot.

Wang Xiucheng patted Martin's bottom and whispered a few words in his ear.

Martin's eyes lit up, and he ran to the baseline.

Kyle Anderson narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

Shen Jing serves the ball from the sideline, Wang Xiucheng receives the ball and dribbles towards the baseline where Martin is.

Kyle Anderson deliberately turned his body slightly to the side.

But Wang Xiucheng suddenly dribbled behind his back and took a step back, making it into the three-point line on Kelderson's right side.

Then Wang Xiucheng jumped up and threw the ball.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

Wang Xiucheng looked back and saw that Kyle Anderson was indeed standing next to Martin, seemingly preventing Wang Xiucheng from passing the ball.

Wang Xiucheng smiled and shook his head.

Kyle Anderson laughed when he saw Wang Xiucheng's expression.

Kyle Anderson realized he'd been tricked!

Kyle Anderson doesn't know what Wang Xiucheng and Martin said, but Wang Xiucheng must have done it on purpose so that he could see it.

Without using any feints, he completely fooled himself.

Great!

Kyle Anderson had to admit that those players who praised Wang Xiucheng did have some merit.

At first, Kyle Anderson was worried that these ill-intentioned guys were trying to flatter Wang Xiucheng to death.

But looking at it now, it's still quite fitting.

Kyle Anderson was right.

Wang Xiucheng did indeed let him see it on purpose.

What I just said to Martin was, "You run to the finish line with a smile."

Little Martin didn't know why, but he did it anyway.

Then Martin noticed that Kyle Anderson had inexplicably followed him, and then Wang Xiucheng scored.

He didn't know why Kyle Anderson was following him like that.

“You big idiot, why are you following me? Can’t you tell who’s the bigger threat?” Little Martin really wanted to say that to Kyle Anderson, but he held back.

Kyle Anderson inbounds the ball from the baseline, and Tyus Jones receives it and advances the ball forward.

Kyle Anderson slowly ran to Wang Xiucheng's side, and then deliberately bumped into Wang Xiucheng with his shoulder.

Wang Xiucheng also retaliated without backing down.

Just as the referee was staring at Kyle Anderson, who was deliberately causing trouble, and hesitated whether to call a foul, the two of them started grinning.

They didn't need to say much to feel each other's uniqueness.

This unique quality is probably what's known as "ball intelligence."