jdhmnovel Chapter 703 The Unexpected Score
Chapter 703 The Unexpected Score
The shout was clear and loud; Jokic yelled to alert the referee that the opponent had touched his hand.
But the referee remained unmoved and simply followed the figure forward.
Jokic turned around and, sure enough, he saw Wang Xiucheng's figure.
Bang!
This time, Wang Xiucheng delivered another ordinary free-throw line dunk!
With a roar, the stadium erupted once again, and some fans who had just sat down stood up again.
Then someone turned around first, and gradually, many fans turned around, grabbed the shoulders or arms of the people next to them, and started dancing the Poznan dance.
With a score of 21 to 17, the Chinese team is now leading by 4 points.
This was also the point difference between the two sides throughout the first quarter.
Every time Serbia came close or even took the lead, the Chinese team would score consecutively, widening the gap to two possessions again.
Yu Jiahao raised his arms, showing off the biceps he had worked out for a whole year!
Lillard told him that he needed to get stronger in order to help Wang Xiucheng.
He took it to heart, so after every team practice, he would stay in the gym to work out.
Sometimes, for safety reasons, the Bucks' strength and conditioning coach has to send him back.
A year later, Yu Jiahao's weight didn't change much, but he developed muscle mass.
Jokic wanted to show the referee the red mark on the back of his hand from Wang Xiucheng's punch, but then he thought better of it.
This kind of call might not even be made in the NBA, let alone in an international game that encourages even more physical play.
After Wang Xiucheng stole the ball twice in a single quarter, Jokic became more cautious with the ball.
Although he clashed with Yu Jiahao again this time, Jokic didn't waste any more time and passed the ball to Misic in the bottom corner.
Facing Zeng Fanbo's defense, Misic took a probing step and then jumped to shoot.
Although the ball wasn't interfered with, it slammed into the rim with a loud thud.
Jokic was driving toward the basket, but that damn mammoth was blocking him, keeping him near the free-throw line.
With a snap, Wang Xiucheng snatched the ball and passed it to Li Kaier beside him, while he himself accelerated forward.
With that acceleration, Wang Xiucheng took all three Serbians with him.
Lee Keer dribbled the ball up the court, and Yu Jiahao entered the paint, bringing Jokic inside.
Wang Xiucheng slipped from the baseline and moved to another corner.
Li Kai'er passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng, who received it and shot without hesitation.
Swish!
The basketball hits the net!
Three-pointer, in!
24:17.
Jokic kept shaking his head as he watched.
If he remembered correctly, this was Wang Xiucheng's third three-pointer.
Wang Xiucheng's sudden outburst did catch them somewhat off guard.
With the final minute fast approaching, Serbia missed another shot, allowing China to launch another counterattack.
This time, however, it wasn't Wang Xiucheng who made the shot; it was Li Kaier who hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
27 is better than 17!
With one minute remaining in the first quarter, the Chinese team extended their lead to double digits for the first time.
Serbia's head coach, Pesic, shook his head and called a timeout.
He never dreamed that the Chinese team would lead Serbia, which has Jokic, by 10 points in the first quarter.
Yao Ming could no longer suppress the smile on his face.
China's strategy of seizing the initiative at the start of the game was a success!
And it was very successful.
Pesic yelled at his teammates.
In fact, he rarely gets angry, and he doesn't get agitated even if the team doesn't perform well.
But I really couldn't hold back today.
Serbia's attacks have failed to find the net for several rounds in a row.
These rounds allowed China to launch counter-attacks every time, which directly led to a 10-point score difference between the two sides.
What angered Pesic was that his players couldn't even find anyone to commit a foul.
The timeout had ended, but Pesic was still giving instructions to the players who had stood up.
But soon, Pesich realized he had talked nonsense.
Since the game had just resumed, Jokic, who had been holding the ball for many possessions, passed it to Bogdan.
Then Pesic watched helplessly as Bogdan was once again double-teamed by Wang Xiucheng and that black Chinese player, and lost the ball again.
This time, Bogdan remembered to foul, so he grabbed Wang Xiucheng's arm and also knocked the ball out of Wang Xiucheng's hand.
Wang Xiucheng was awarded two free throws.
Bogdan's face was grim; he knew that the Chinese team had a specific plan to target him.
This made him very upset.
That fat guy is the number one player in Serbia, so why are you targeting me?
Wang Xiucheng went to the free throw line and made both free throws.
29 to 17, the lead continues to widen!
This time, Jokic had to dribble the ball across half-court himself again.
The Chinese team was happy to let Jokic do everything himself, to wear him down.
Perhaps due to fatigue, Jokic attempted a three-pointer but missed.
Yu Jiahao turned around and grabbed Jokic's clothes with both hands, not giving Jokic any chance to enter the paint.
Wang Xiucheng happened to slip into the paint and retrieve the ball.
Before he could even pass the ball, Bogdan grabbed Wang Xiucheng and hugged him tightly.
Bogdan committed his second foul in the final minute.
Fortunately, he hadn't committed any fouls beforehand, otherwise his head coach would probably be yelling at him.
With only 7 seconds left, Wang Xiucheng returned to the free-throw line to take the free throw.
Swish!
Swish!
He made both free throws again.
With those two free throws, the Chinese team finally scored 31 points.
This was a score that no one dared to imagine before the start of the game.
Even more unbelievable is that Serbia only scored 17 points in the first quarter!
When Jokic passed the ball to Mizic, Mizic was left in the back and had no chance to shoot, and the first quarter officially ended.
31 is better than 17!
The Chinese team is leading by a whopping 14 points!
If a fan who just got home or turned on the TV was delayed by something and saw this score, they would most likely think that Serbia is in the lead.
After all, this is what the script should be like.
However, when Yu Jia and Yang Yi's voices came on the TV, many fans who had just turned on the TV had to move closer to the screen to take a closer look at the score.
Then, the fans couldn't contain their excitement and started shouting.
"The first quarter of the competition has ended. Let's ask Mr. Yang Yi to take a moment to give a brief commentary."
Without any unnecessary words, Yu Jia handed the time over to Yang Yi, and then took deep breaths to keep himself calm.
He could remain calm, but Yang Yi was completely unable to stay calm.
Even knowing it was CCTV, he still shouted in a loud voice, "31 to 17, who dares to say that the Chinese team's journey is over?"