readytorunbook Chapter 515 Nash's Chicken Soup
Chapter 515 Nash's Chicken Soup
Nina and Shipka both looked up and saw Westbrook jumping off the rim, staring menacingly at Murray beside him.
Fortunately, he only watched and didn't say anything, so the referee didn't take any further action.
Having seemingly vented his frustration, Westbrook turned and ran back, slapping Wang Xiucheng's hand.
"That's a fucking brilliant story!"
Westbrook finally shouted loudly at Wang Xiucheng.
Just now, he slipped into the paint from the baseline and then discovered that Wang Xiucheng's ball had been passed over Jokic's head.
Jokic reached for the ball, but he was just a little short, and the basketball bounced over his fingers.
Westbrook jumped high and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
Murray, who followed Westbrook into the paint, managed to dodge the shot; otherwise, Westbrook would have dunked over him.
Although Westbrook is already 35, his physical condition is no joke.
The score was tied again at 18-18.
beep!
The referee finally blew the first timeout of the first quarter.
Six minutes into the game, the score difference between the two sides had not widened.
But neither the Nuggets nor the Nets seem to be in a hurry.
Six minutes had passed, which meant it was time for the Nets to make their regular substitutions.
Sitting in the chair, Wang Xiucheng reached out and bumped fists with Zeng Fanbo and the others standing next to him.
Nash did not take the tactical board from the assistant coach.
At this point, no tactics will be of any use.
Sometimes, inspirational quotes are indeed more effective than tactics.
Just like now.
Although Nash is far less adept at giving motivational speeches than Doc Rivers, he spent several hours online last night reading motivational quotes. If he doesn't do it now, when will he?
“I know you are facing a difficulty right now. At this time, pessimists see the negative side, but I know you will see the beautiful scenery that will appear after you get through this difficulty.”
"Go fight, lads, I'll be waiting for you over there."
After saying this while squatting on the ground, Nash stood up.
Zeng Fanbo and several rookies, including Thomas, seemed to get excited upon hearing this.
But Durant and Westbrook exchanged a glance.
Why does this sentence sound so familiar?
By the way, on social media platforms like YouTube, don't many people use this phrase as a self-introduction?
Is it appropriate to just move this out and use it directly?
Wang Xiucheng didn't know where the quote came from, but he did seem to have heard it mentioned by someone.
But this is not the time to concern ourselves with this matter.
Nash is out of the picture, but the hot-tempered Westbrook has been keeping busy.
He leaned out, turned to look at the people on both sides, and then solemnly shouted, "Brothers, my first championship trophy is up for grabs tonight!"
As soon as Westbrook finished speaking, everyone looked at him.
For the Nets players, most of them have never won a championship trophy.
Only Durant has championship experience.
But was he really happy when he won that championship?
I believe many people already know the answer.
As soon as Westbrook finished speaking, Durant reached out his hand, and everyone's hands were placed on his.
Even the substitutes who were standing were the same.
"Fuck him!"
Durant shouted something, and everyone echoed him.
Just as the timeout ended, Wang Xiucheng and the others stood up and returned to the field.
Although the game had been going on for 6 minutes, no one wanted to rest at this point.
The game begins again.
Although there was a timeout, the physical confrontation between the two sides did not stop at all.
Wang Xiucheng had just crossed the center line when he was bumped away by Porter Jr. from the side.
Just as Murray was about to shoot, Westbrook swatted him and the ball to the floor.
The referee's whistle almost never left his mouth.
With two minutes left in the first quarter, Durant and Westbrook were finally substituted out.
Both of them were covered in scratches, but their eyes were extremely determined.
The more the other side attacks these two old guys physically, the less tricks they have left.
Of course, all five starters on the Nets' side were also carrying fouls, with Westbrook and Claxton even having two fouls each.
Even after Westbrook left the court, Wang Xiucheng still didn't have the ball, but instead continued to circle around to the corner.
Bencić was in possession of the ball and driving the ball forward.
Nash didn't substitute Benci and Claxton throughout the first quarter because Benci and Claxton were poor free throw shooters.
These are two "bait" that Nash placed on the court.
Nash really hopes the Nuggets will use their fouling opportunities on these two players.
All five Nuggets players on the court are starters. If they commit too many fouls now, it will definitely affect their performance in the second half or the fourth quarter.
Wang Xiucheng really liked this kind of competition.
With a snap, Gordon slapped Benci's hand as he attempted to cut the ball.
Benxi let out an exaggerated "Ah!" and took two steps back, as if Gordon's palm strike was incredibly powerful.
The referee didn't even glance at Ben West, and gestured towards the scorer's table that Gordon had fouled him.
Nash looked up at the technical statistics on the big screen.
Although the Nets committed more fouls due to the physical nature of the game, the Nuggets committed even more.
All five Nuggets starters had fouls, with Gordon and Porter Jr. each having two fouls.
This is why the Nuggets kept the score close to that of the Nets.
At this point, Ma Long called up the two substitutes and gave them instructions.
The assistant coach, who had been paying attention to this matter, immediately stood up and came over to Nash to remind him.
Nash immediately turned around, pulled Zeng Fanbo and Seth Curry up, and pushed them to the scorer's table.
Bang!
Benci's first shot missed, bounced off the front of the rim, and landed back in his hands.
The referee then gestured that it was time to make a substitution.
The Nuggets substituted Gordon, Porter Jr., and Pope.
For the Nets, Zeng Fanbo substituted Claxton out.
Seth Curry remained standing on the sidelines, clearly ready to substitute Benci.
Swish!
This time, Benciunas was lucky and scored the penalty.
The Nets lead by one point, 19-18.
Jokic picked up the ball and retreated to the baseline, intending to launch a fast break, but everyone was marked one-on-one.
Only Murray had reached the center circle, with Wang Xiucheng, the closest player, a full three meters away from Murray.
Normally, Jokic would pass the ball to Murray.
But he saw Wang Xiucheng looking at him, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth.
It was as if Wang Xiucheng was waiting for him to pass the ball.
Jokic's eyelids twitched wildly as he recalled his pantomime performance earlier.
So Jokic ultimately passed the ball to Bruce Brown, who came over to receive it, instead of risking throwing it to Murray.
Wang Xiucheng shrugged in disappointment and slowly caught up with Murray.
Am I getting too close?
Should we go further next time?
Jokic is such a coward!