bayedsolid Chapter 343 Nets vs. Celtics, Part 2!
Chapter 343 Nets vs. Celtics, Part 2!
1 month 12 day.
Barclays Center.
The second game between the Nets and the Celtics.
The game, which the entire league was watching, started as scheduled.
The good news is that the Nets are currently ranked first in the league and are on a roll.
The bad news is that Durant is injured.
In fact, Durant already had some minor injuries during the Nets' 19-game winning streak.
The winning streak has now ended, and the team seems to be back on track.
Durant can finally rest.
In other words, Durant is still capable of playing, but there's no need for him to.
Therefore, Durant was placed on the injury management list yesterday.
Today, Xiao Shuai, dressed in a suit and tie, sat at the end of the bench.
The Celtics, playing away today, also have several key players injured, and more than one at that.
Jaylen Brown, one of the two young stars, decided to rest before the game due to a groin injury.
Horford will also be absent today for the same reason as Durant: he has been placed on the injury management list.
It seems that the two teams are still evenly matched.
As usual, many celebrities came to watch the game today.
Needless to say, Bruno's season ticket for the seat closest to the Nets' bench was bought by him at a high price from someone else.
This means he will likely be at every game from now on.
Bruno was still accompanied by four little burdens: Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé, and Lisa.
On the other side of the scorer's table, closer to the Celtics, were Scarlett Johansson and Scarlet Witch Olsen.
The two kept their heads down, whispering something to each other.
Of course, die-hard Nets fans, including Jay-Z and Beyoncé who once owned Nets shares, also sat in prime spots opposite the scorer's table.
Wang Xiucheng politely shook hands or nodded to these big stars.
jayz, including 50mifen who has met Wang Xiucheng a few times, has recently contacted Wang Xiucheng more than once.
They openly and secretly hoped that Wang Xiucheng could get involved in some of their businesses.
To these people, Wang Xiucheng is not only an influential football star, but also a billionaire worth billions.
Furthermore, Wang Xiucheng is a Chinese citizen.
With Wang Xiucheng's involvement, it couldn't be easier for some businesses to enter China.
However, Wang Xiucheng has always avoided these rappers, as they simply can't get along.
However, Wang Xiucheng gets along well with some other celebrities.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Wang Xiucheng came to Sijia and hugged her.
She thought Wang Xiucheng would behave better this time, but unexpectedly, he took the opportunity of hugging her to whisper "I miss you" in her ear.
Upon hearing Wang Xiucheng's words, Scarlett's eyes flickered, she glanced at Wang Xiucheng, and quickly and discreetly pushed him away.
“Hello, Miss Or.” Wang Xiucheng extended his hand and shook hands with Or.
The moment their hands touched, Orl gave Wang Xiucheng a strange look.
For some reason, she felt that Wang Xiucheng had a very peculiar attraction.
The match was about to begin, and Wang Xiucheng returned to the bench, ready to go on the field.
The Nets' starting lineup today is Wang Xiucheng, Ben West, Royce O'Neale, Joe Harper, and Claxton.
The Celtics' starting lineup consisted of Tatum, Lowe, Gwyneth Paltrow, White, and Smart.
From the tip-off, the Nets' home crowd booed the Celtics players.
The boos seem to have genuinely affected the Celtics players.
The Celtics missed their first three shots.
The Nets fared better, with Joe Har making a mid-range shot for two points.
Ben West was the Nets' primary point guard today, while Wang Xiucheng and Smart, who was defending him, stayed in the corner.
As last season's Defensive Player of the Year, Smart's timely return has greatly improved the Celtics' perimeter defense.
This is why the Celtics are still in the top three in the Eastern Conference even though Tatum has been out for half a month.
Bang!
Tatum shook off Royce and O'Neal and took a mid-range shot, but the ball missed.
Claxton grabbed the rebound and then passed it directly to Benci, who was reaching out from a short distance away.
When Al Horford, the Celtics' starting center, was on the court, it was difficult for him to go one-on-one with Claxton for rebounds.
Horford wasn't playing today, so 206cm Lowe played center. Aside from being stronger than Horford, Lowe wasn't much better at rebounding.
Benciev received the ball but didn't start moving immediately; instead, he glanced at Wang Xiucheng.
Smart continued to stick to Wang Xiucheng just like he did at the beginning.
Wang Xiucheng still didn't receive the ball, and slowly ran to the baseline.
Ben West used Claxton's screen to get to the frontcourt, circled around halfway, and entered the paint.
At this moment, Claxton suddenly left the paint and came behind Smart.
Wang Xiucheng moved at the same time.
Wang Xiucheng ran from the bottom corner to the top of the arc.
Smart was blocked by Claxton.
Benci passed the ball directly to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng received the ball and, before Smart could come over, launched a three-pointer.
Swish!
Three-pointer, in!
In the third minute of the game, Wang Xiucheng finally took the first shot.
They finally got their first point in the game.
Durant, on the bench, half-stood up and applauded, and even waved his fist at Wang Xiucheng, who was passing by.
Wang Xiucheng's goal seems to be a signal.
In the following games, both teams had a fairly good shooting percentage.
With Jaylen Brown unavailable, the Celtics inevitably had more ball possession in Jayson Tatum's hands.
Benciev's role in guarding Tatum forced Tatum to expend a lot of energy trying to break free.
On the contrary, Wang Xiucheng seemed to be a pure shooting guard in the first quarter, receiving passes from Ben West on multiple occasions and then making shots.
Ben West was substituted off to rest with two minutes left in the first quarter.
At this point, Wang Xiucheng began to play point guard.
Smart, who had been closely guarding Wang Xiucheng, finally realized that Wang Xiucheng was even more terrifying when he had the ball.
Without the ball in his hands, all Wang Xiucheng has to do is move into position, then catch the ball and shoot.
With the ball in his hands, Wang Xiucheng can decide how to play it.
Just like...
Bang!
With a loud bang, Claxton slammed the ball into the basket.
Smart watched helplessly as Wang Xiucheng used a screen to get into the paint, then drew Luo Wei over and passed the ball to Claxton under the basket.
The first quarter is now in its final minute.
Smart continued to follow Wang Xiucheng closely.
He knew that "the king's time" had come.
Although he was defending Wang Xiucheng in the first quarter, he did not commit any fouls because Wang Xiucheng did not have the ball for most of the time.
If necessary, he would foul to prevent Wang Xiucheng from taking a shot.
Tatum, who was also not on the court, took a long two-point shot.
Swish!
The ball goes in.
With possession of the basketball, Wang Xiucheng received the ball, and Smart immediately moved to within half a meter of him.
He retreated while keeping an eye on Wang Xiucheng.
Smart saw that Wang Xiucheng seemed to smile at him.
Why would he smile during such a tense match?
After a slight pause, Wang Xiucheng switched hands between his legs and broke through from the other side.
In that instant, Wang Xiucheng had already crossed the center line.
Smart cursed under his breath and turned to chase after him.
However, Wang Xiucheng, whose back foot had just landed in front of the center line, suddenly slowed down.
Smart didn't even notice that Wang Xiucheng would slow down at the logo position.
So Smart, caught off guard, bumped right into Wang Xiucheng's back.