dognovel Chapter 579 "Why are there so many black girls in the cheerleading squad?"
Chapter 579 "Why are there so many black girls in the cheerleading squad?"
The sexy and sizzling cheerleading squad from New York City began their performance.
These cheerleading beauties are paid quite well, and they train very hard.
Wang Xiucheng had seen them rehearsing on the court several times.
However, Wang Xiucheng had reservations about the fact that at least half of the cheerleaders were black women.
If all the beauties were of Chinese descent, plus some blonde, blue-eyed Caucasian girls, that would be perfect!
The two head coaches had already begun their tactical arrangements for the second quarter.
The three-minute pause ended quickly.
Wang Xiucheng rested on the bench.
The Nets have a fairly strong bench; apart from Claxton deciding not to play, everyone else is available tonight.
At this point, the Nets fielded a lineup of Westbrook, Thomas, Oubre, Durant, and Sharp.
Thomas should have received more playing time this season.
But the Nets drafted Cui Jian to the team, which was naturally not good news for Thomas.
Carmelo Thomas's strengths are actually quite obvious. According to the reports at the time of his draft, he has good offensive ability and a variety of scoring methods.
However, they lack defensive awareness, easily lose their position, only have eyes for the ball and cannot see the players they need to defend, and their defensive attitude is not proactive enough.
Another issue is that he is only 191cm tall, and his passing ability is almost non-existent when playing the point guard position. In college, he averaged less than 1.5 assists per game.
If you play shooting guard, and you don't have Curry's three-point shooting percentage, you're prone to getting carried away and taking random shots if you can't shake off your opponents.
Thomas, who holds dual Japanese and American citizenship, was initially thought to have limited opportunities, but his recent increased screen time is mainly due to Wang Xiucheng's suggestion.
The reason is also very simple.
Wang Xiucheng got up and sat down in one of the last few seats. He took a sip of water and said to Cui Yongxi next to him, "Watch how he plays. You should develop into the shooting guard position in the future."
“I know Brother Wang.” Choi Young-seok nodded.
Wang Xiucheng had already told him about this matter.
He always played the small forward position when he was with the local team.
However, his height and ball-handling skills allow him to develop into a shooting guard.
In the NBA, this type of player has a name: "swingman".
Being able to play an additional position is definitely a good thing for both Choi Young-seok and the national team.
Furthermore, while Yongsi's ball-handling ability cannot compare to that of a smaller guard like Thomas, he is still capable of playing the shooting guard position where he doesn't handle the ball.
The second quarter went very smoothly.
Although Thomas was on the field, he didn't actually get the ball very often.
Westbrook and Durant are still around, so why should he get the ball?
Five minutes into the game, Thomas had only taken two shots, making a floater for two points.
The Celtics called a regular timeout, and then both sides gradually brought their starters back.
Wang Xiucheng also took to the field once again.
Tatum, who rested with Wang Xiucheng and then went on the court together, started to physically challenge Wang Xiucheng after he came on.
This caused Wang Xiucheng to expend a lot of his energy fighting against Tatum.
Udoka frowned and watched for two rounds before immediately substituting Westbrook, who had just come down to rest, back in.
Westbrook started to have the ball, and Wang Xiucheng moved back to the shooting guard position.
So Wang Xiucheng started crouching in the corner again, looking for an opportunity, which was also a way to rest.
With one minute left in the first half, the score was 64-62, with the Nets leading by two points.
Uduka called a timeout.
Then he pulled Wang Xiucheng aside and talked for more than half a minute before going to the bench to arrange the tactics for the last minute.
The pause ended quickly.
Wang Xiucheng and the others returned to the field.
Towns stood off the court, received the ball from the referee, and began looking for an opportunity to pass it to Wang Xiucheng.
For the Nets, the first choice for the inbound pass is definitely to Wang Xiucheng.
The opposing team was naturally aware of this, so preventing Wang Xiucheng from receiving the ball was also something they had to do.
Tatum was responsible for guarding Wang Xiucheng from the second half of the second quarter.
Compared to Holiday, Tatum's height and wingspan are more likely to interfere with Wang Xiucheng.
However, this makes it easier for Nets players who are matched up against Holiday to get mismatch opportunities.
At that moment, Westbrook, along with Holiday and Durant, passed each other.
Durant took Holiday away, and Towns immediately passed the ball to Durant.
Although Wang Xiucheng is the first choice, if you can't pass to Wang Xiucheng, then passing to Durant, who has a free throw percentage of around 85%, is also an option.
Durant received the ball, grabbed it with one hand, leaned against Holiday with his back to the basket, and then turned around as if he was about to shoot.
Durant was standing a step beyond the three-point line, which looked a bit far.
Holiday didn't jump either. Regardless of whether Durant would actually shoot, it would be difficult for him to interfere with the 211cm tall Durant.
Towns brought Porzingis to the outside, and Wang Xiucheng, who was off the ball, went to meet him.
As Towns brushed past Wang Xiucheng, he blocked Tatum's path.
Wang Xiucheng didn't run towards Durant, but towards the basket.
The Celtics are currently short-handed in the paint, and Porzingis is still chasing Wang Xiucheng.
If Durant passes the ball to me, it's an easy layup.
Durant noticed this as well, and the ball was passed over Holiday's head into the paint.
Wang Xiucheng jumped up and caught the ball sideways.
Although Porzingis had already given Wang Xiucheng a step ahead, he kept his eyes on Durant's pass.
When he saw that Wang Xiucheng had received the ball, Porzingis' eyes lit up slightly.
Wang Xiucheng jumped up to catch the ball, and he did so with his body turned to the side.
If Wang Xiucheng wants to shoot, he must adjust his direction, which means he will inevitably land first.
After going through this process, Porzingis was confident that he could get to the basket and block Wang Xiucheng's shot.
Porzingis' pace seemed to quicken even further.
However, the scene he imagined—Wang Xiucheng landing first, then turning around and shooting again—did not occur.
Wang Xiucheng didn't even land!
When Porzingis saw Wang Xiucheng receive Durant's pass sideways, he didn't drop down, but instead continued to rise!
In Porzingis's eyes, Wang Xiucheng was like a helicopter.
Soon, Wang Xiucheng's head was almost touching the backboard.
With a loud bang, Wang Xiucheng, with his back to the basketball, slammed it into the basket with one hand!
At that moment, Porzingis ran to the basket.
Wang Xiucheng grabbed the rim with one hand, swung it twice, and then jumped onto the court.
A powerful alley-oop dunk with his back to the basket!
Watching Wang Xiucheng's effortless alley-oop, Porzingis was somewhat taken aback!
He was closest to Wang Xiucheng, so he could see it clearly. The time Wang Xiucheng spent in the air during that aerial maneuver was unusually long.
66:62.
"Serve!"
Tatum shouted.
Without further ado, Porzingis immediately went to the baseline and passed the ball to Tatum.
Porzingis glanced at the time; there were 39 seconds left in the first half.
Tatum will definitely wait until the last second before taking a shot, leaving the Nets with as little time as possible.
Wang Xiucheng took two steps and immediately turned back, arriving in front of Tatum who had the ball.
Looking at Wang Xiucheng's face, Tatum really wanted to get past Wang Xiucheng and then drive into the paint for a powerful dunk.
However, he remembered what head coach Mazzura had said.
Tatum immediately passed the ball to Holiday at the far end.
And Tatum led Wang Xiucheng toward the finish line.
Just like in the first quarter, the plan was clearly to keep Wang Xiucheng away from the ball handler and prevent him from making a steal.
But this time, the Nets made a change!