readytorunbook Chapter 600 You, a 20-year-old, want to fight a 40-year-old man one-on-one? Do you have any shame?
Chapter 600 You, a 20-year-old, want to fight a 40-year-old man one-on-one? Do you have any shame?
In fact, that's not entirely accurate.
Wang Xiucheng hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the first quarter.
But isn't making a three-pointer during "King Time" just standard practice?
Only if Wang Xiucheng makes a three-pointer in the first 11 minutes can it be considered that he has made a three-pointer.
So when the second quarter started, the fans saw that Wang Xiucheng did not rest and continued to play.
Moreover, Towns, who had already made two three-pointers in the first quarter but had to leave the game early due to foul trouble, has also returned.
Ham was dumbfounded!
No, don't you guys take a break?
Young people, is this really interesting?
Can't you show some respect to the old men here?
What do you mean?
Are you forcing the old man to play?
James, with a towel draped over his head, stared at Wang Xiucheng.
Ham knew that James was probably angry!
However, what James was seeing in his mind at that moment was Wang Xiucheng wearing the jersey of his new team in Las Vegas, and then fighting on the court with his two sons!
Wang Xiucheng fed his two sons so much that they kept hitting three-pointers, just like Towns did in the first quarter.
I sat on the sidelines, cheering for Wang Xiucheng and his two sons!
The scene was so beautiful that James unconsciously smiled.
Even with the towel covering his face, Ham still saw the scene.
Ham immediately glared at Wang Xiucheng, who happened to be passing by, and said, "Look at you, you've made the old man so angry that he's starting to grin like an idiot!"
Without Davis, the Lakers' interior defense wouldn't be completely unstoppable for Wang Xiucheng, but backup center Hayes would certainly have a hard time containing him.
With a bang, Wang Xiucheng received Westbrook's pass along the baseline and slammed it home with a reverse dunk.
Then the Lakers missed the shot, and Wang Xiucheng delivered a powerful quarterback pass to Westbrook, who had already accelerated.
Westbrook, perhaps still resentful of being abandoned by the Lakers, dunked the ball over Christie.
Christie was thrown back several steps before regaining her balance.
Reeves picked up the basketball, passed it to Christie, and then shouted, "Focus!"
That being said, the Lakers still missed the shot on the next possession, and Towns grabbed the rebound.
Towns then drew a double team and passed the ball to Durant.
Durant sank his first three-pointer of the night.
With a beep, Ham finally called a pause.
7:0.
In the second quarter, the Nets went on a 7-0 run while James and Davis were off the court.
The Nets erased their five-point deficit from the first quarter and even took a two-point lead.
36:34.
Ham knew he couldn't let James rest any longer.
Wang Xiucheng is too much of a threat on the field.
With or without Wang Xiucheng, the Nets are completely different teams.
Similarly, with or without LeBron James, the Lakers are essentially two teams.
Of course, Davis is also very important.
But when it comes to closing the gap, three-pointers are still more threatening.
Davis is great in every way, except he doesn't have a three-point shot.
He does shoot, but his shooting percentage is too low; it's more efficient to drive into the paint.
With a beep, the timeout ended, and fans noticed that James and Davis, who had only rested for four minutes, had returned to the court for the Lakers.
The return of the two players helped the Lakers stabilize the situation.
The two sides began to score against each other, and Davis even drew a third foul on Towns.
Towns had no choice but to leave the court for another rest.
However, James is almost 40 years old, and after playing for 4 minutes, Ham substituted him out to give him a rest.
Adding a timeout should give James a break.
However, when the game resumed, without James's outside shooting, the Nets began to collapse their interior defense.
This caused Davis's shooting percentage to drop significantly.
The Nets gradually widened the score gap again.
After a hard-won three-minute rest, James returned.
This made some Nets fans unable to bear watching!
Isn't this fucking exhausting?!
The game became tense again, and soon it was the last minute of the first half.
Nets possession.
Wang Xiucheng brought the ball to the frontcourt and gave Durant a look.
So Durant brought James over to switch on defense.
Seeing this, Hamm was so angry he wanted to complain to the referee!
You, a 20-year-old, dare to challenge a 40-year-old man? Don't you have any shame?
James is definitely full of fighting spirit!
Facing the league's hottest young player, whom he also highly regarded, James lowered his body slightly and gave Wang Xiucheng a push.
"Come on!" James shouted.
All the fans, and even the commentators from various countries in the commentary booth, stood up, eager to see what the outcome of this match between two people with a 20-year age gap would be!
Wang Xiucheng slammed the ball down, then turned around as if to go around to the back.
James put one hand on Wang Xiucheng's waist and quickly created some distance to prevent Wang Xiucheng from actually turning around and passing him.
But the next moment, James saw Wang Xiucheng turn around again, then take a step back and immediately launch a shot!
James had already stepped back a step, but Wang Xiucheng didn't drive to the basket; instead, he chose to shoot a three-pointer from the outside.
And it's a single-part format!
James felt that Wang Xiucheng was wasting his time; that smooth turn and step-back move alone left him no time to block.
Sure enough, James heard the sound of a basketball swishing through the net behind him.
The entire stadium was applauding, for the ball and for the match.
Who's winning?
Wang Xiucheng didn't dare to break through James's defense, and instead opted for an outside shot.
James didn't interfere with the ball, allowing Wang Xiucheng to score a three-pointer.
So, it's a draw, right?
Seemingly provoked, James backed down Wang Xiucheng in the next possession.
Although Wang Xiucheng had already blocked James' waist and even used some tricks, James still managed to slowly back down and enter the paint.
Then, when the distance was close enough, James suddenly turned and threw the basketball with a one-legged fadeaway.
With a whoosh, it went into the net hollow again!
As James backed away, he twitched his beard and raised and lowered his hands.
Wang Xiucheng's success in the singles match seemed to make him very proud.
But the next moment, James, who was retreating, had to turn around and start chasing after them.
Because Wang Xiucheng had already received Durant's inbound pass and was rushing towards the frontcourt.
A 40-year-old man, swinging his arms, ran forward like a madman, even reaching out a hand to grab Wang Xiucheng.
James unleashed the fastest speed he's ever shown for his age; his beard almost disappeared in the process.
But in the end, they still couldn't stop Wang Xiucheng.
Just before the end of the first half, Wang Xiucheng made another three-pointer.
"No, no, no..."
James, who had just crossed the center circle, kept shouting at Wang Xiucheng.
But then, with a whoosh, the sound of the basketball going through the net rang out.
Three-pointer, in again!