amaotonovel Chapter 437 Claxton: Why was he dunked on by Wang Xiucheng even though he was on the same team?
Chapter 437 Claxton: Why was he dunked on by Wang Xiucheng even though he was on the same team?
The third match is extremely important for both sides.
Therefore, as time went on, the physical confrontation between the two sides increased.
Just as Wang Xiucheng was pushed aside by Smart's shoulder, Claxton, the center, swung his elbow at Horford's face.
The referee's whistle was practically a continuous string, so thick it couldn't be removed from his mouth.
Claxton got a technical foul, and Smart got another foul.
Both of them were replaced.
Without Smart, Wang Xiucheng's pressure was immediately relieved.
Although team doctor Hill advised Wang Xiucheng not to make sharp changes of direction, he did not say that he could not break through.
When Daryl Sharp came on as a substitute, he often came out to set screens and picks for Wang Xiucheng, giving Wang Xiucheng more options after he drove into the paint.
Whenever Westbrook or others have an open space, Wang Xiucheng will pass the ball out immediately.
If he can't find an open space, Wang Xiucheng also has a decent floater.
If he were to switch onto Horford to defend him, Wang Xiucheng would lead him around the paint and then lob the ball to Sharp, allowing him to exploit a mismatch inside.
Wang Xiucheng single-handedly revitalized the Nets.
The Celtics also had a good shooting percentage, with both their young stars and substitutes like Pritchard contributing points.
With two minutes remaining in the game, the score was 126-123.
The Nets are leading by two points at home.
Claxton and Smart were brought back on.
The match between the two sides has entered the final decisive battle.
Wang Xiucheng followed Smart, muttering, "You've done it five times now, be careful."
Smart glanced at Wang Xiucheng: "You're a liar."
Wang Xiucheng smiled.
Tatum passed the ball to Jaylen Brown.
Jaylen Brown quickly moved the ball to the three-point line, made two crossovers, found an open shot, and entered the paint. Before Durant could help defend, he released the ball.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
Jaylen Brown hits a long two-pointer.
The score is tied again.
Smart, who had been being marked and defended by Wang Xiucheng, immediately turned around and stood in front of Wang Xiucheng to prevent him from receiving the ball.
At the same time, he spat out, "Liar, you can't keep getting the whistle forever."
Westbrook passed by Smart, received the ball from Claxton on the baseline, and then advanced forward.
Just past the center line, Westbrook dribbled the ball to Durant.
Durant suddenly ran into the paint, and Westbrook bounced the ball to him.
Durant received the ball sideways, facing Tatum's defense. Durant lowered his arms like a gibbon, protecting the ball between his legs.
After two tentative steps, Tatum moved slightly.
So Durant pulled up and shot.
The basketball slammed against the rim with a thud and bounced out.
Claxton and Horford both reached for the basketball.
But soon, both of them realized something was wrong.
A hand reached out from behind their heads, and it was clearly higher and faster than their hands, heading towards the basketball.
With a loud bang, almost instantly, the hand slammed the basketball into the basket with one hand.
Claxton and Horford were both pushed to the limit.
Caught completely off guard, the two tackled a whole row of cameramen to the ground.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng released the basket and jumped down.
The scene was silent for several seconds before suddenly erupting in cheers, as if belatedly realizing what was happening.
Just now, Wang Xiucheng actually managed to dunk the basketball over both Claxton and Horford.
Durant, Westbrook, and a few others immediately came over and helped Claxton up.
Horford didn't reach out to help Tatum and the others. He sat on the floor for a while before finally pulling his teammates to their feet.
Claxton glanced at Wang Xiucheng and muttered as he walked back, "Zhao Si, next time when I'm not around, you can dunk on me again."
Wang Xiucheng could only whisper in agreement, "Okay."
Claxton was also helpless; he thought that now that he was on the same team as Wang Xiucheng, he wouldn't be able to dunk on him anymore.
Who knew he would still dunk on me?
This will surely make it into the Top 5 Plays again!
128:125.
Horford rubbed his aching back as he ran forward.
He felt Wang Xiucheng bump his waist.
I'm afraid my wife is going to yell at me tonight!
Horford stopped going inside and started setting screens for Smart on the outside.
Smart found an opening and passed the ball to Tatum.
Tatum pulled away from Durant and launched a three-pointer.
With a thud, the ball missed.
Claxton leaped high and grabbed the rebound.
Smart turned around and followed Wang Xiucheng again, preventing him from receiving the ball.
Wang Xiucheng didn't insist, and quickly led Smart across the center line to the corner.
Westbrook faced White, crossed the center line without stopping, and ran towards Durant.
Seemingly worried that Durant would set a screen for Westbrook, White kept a slight distance from Westbrook, about half a step away.
Westbrook suddenly turned around and ran in the other direction.
At that moment, Wang Xiucheng also ran over from the bottom corner.
Although Smart was right next to him, he couldn't stop Wang Xiu from receiving the ball.
With a loud thud, Wang Xiucheng forcefully scooped the ball into his hands.
Then Wang Xiucheng made a throwing motion, which fooled Smart, who jumped up.
Wang Xiucheng took a step to the side after receiving the ball, widening the distance between himself and Smart, then jumped and released the ball in a single shot.
The basketball, like a precision-guided missile, traced an arc and fell into the net.
Swish!
Three-pointer, in!
131:125.
beep!
Mazura glanced at the time; there were 1 minute and 08 seconds left. He then stepped onto the court and called a timeout.
Smart and the others walked towards the bench. Mazura seemed to glare at Smart, somewhat dissatisfied that he had been easily knocked away by Wang Xiucheng earlier.
Wang Xiucheng stood at the center line and reached out to give high-fives to Durant and the others.
Nash stood in front of the bench waiting for his players to return.
Not far away, Stallone suddenly turned to his three daughters and said, "Cancel all your plans for tomorrow. I'll invite Wang over for dinner."
"Come over for dinner?"
Stallone's three daughters suddenly cried out excitedly, their eyes shining.
"What? You don't want to?" Stallone asked.
The three women fell silent, each with a smile on their lips, heads bowed, lost in thought.
Not far away, in a corner of the front row, Jassim was chatting with Cai Congxin.
“We’ve almost reached an agreement with the Wizards’ parent company, and we’re prepared to acquire a 5% stake in them.” Jassim took a sip of the mineral water he always had in his hand.
"What a coincidence, Wang Xiucheng is also going to acquire a stake in the Nets," Cai Congxin said with a smile.
"Is that so?" Jassim said in surprise.
“I was originally planning to talk to Koch Industries, you know they can help me in other areas.”
"Who knew that Wang would find out about this and come looking for us too."
Cai Congxin laughed and said, "How could I refuse? What if he runs away?"
Jassim laughed upon hearing this. Wang Xiucheng was indeed very good at negotiating and at utilizing his network of connections.
He had already experienced this in Riyadh.