jdhmnovel Chapter 593 The Spinning Top!
Chapter 593 The Spinning Top!
With 5 seconds left, the Nets had the chance for one last possession.
That makes it simple: if the ball goes in, you win.
If they don't score, they'll have to play overtime.
If the Nets lose possession, or even if the Hawks steal a ball, they might even lose the game.
Losing in overtime is a very difficult thing to accept for anyone.
Wang Xiucheng plopped down on the bench, took a big gulp of the drink, and then gasped for breath.
"Set a screen here to let Wang receive the ball. There's no time to pass, so you must create an opportunity by setting a screen."
"Pay attention to the serving time. If you can't serve, you can call another timeout."
Uduka sat in a chair, drawing on a tactics board, while looking up and shouting at the five men.
What best demonstrates a coach's ability?
Of course we'll win!
However, if you are behind for the entire game, tie the game in the fourth quarter, force overtime, and then win in overtime, that's a different story.
For a coach, this would be a significant achievement on their resume!
With a whistle, the referee blew the whistle to end the timeout.
Wang Xiucheng, Durant, Towns, Dillon, and Westbrook all stood up and returned to the court.
All the fans stood and waited for the final moment to arrive.
Durant served the ball, standing on the sideline. Although the referee had already handed the ball out, he did not receive it immediately.
Durant only took the basketball after the referee seemed to urge him on.
The referee started timing with his hands at the same time.
Inside the field, all the players, including Wang Xiucheng, stood at the top of the attacking half's arc.
The two rows of people stood like obedient children.
Suddenly someone moved!
This acted like a fuse, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.
Towns blocked Murray, who was following Wang Xiucheng, but Trae Young circled around from the other side.
Wang Xiucheng ran all the way to the backcourt before Durant served the ball just before the timeout was up.
Wang Xiucheng had almost entered the three-point line in the backcourt when he received the ball.
This distance is quite far, and Trae Young was secretly pleased.
Wang Xiucheng needs to dribble the ball up the court under the defense of the defender, and then shoot and make the shot under the interference of the defender, or even under double-team.
This task needs to be completed in 5 seconds, which is a bit too extreme.
Trae Young stood in the center circle, waiting for Wang Xiucheng.
He knew that Wang Xiucheng's shooting range was in the attacking half of the field.
Wang Xiucheng has never scored a goal by sheer luck in the backfield before!
Without any hesitation, Wang Xiucheng rushed forward towards the attacking third the moment he received the ball.
To save time, Wang Xiucheng rushed straight ahead.
Trae Young was standing on Wang Xiucheng's route.
Seeing that Wang Xiucheng did not slow down at all, Trae Young even narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to be hit by Wang Xiucheng.
Bang!
There was another sound of a basketball hitting the floor, and Trae Young saw Wang Xiucheng turn around and walk past him the moment he reached him.
Trae Young had no intention of reaching out to grab Wang Xiucheng; reaching out at that moment would have given the referee an excuse to call a foul on him.
At this moment, Trae Young was certain that someone was coming from his side to attack Wang Xiucheng.
Trae Young glanced at the timer on the opposite basket; there were less than 3 seconds left.
Bang!
Before Trae Young could turn around, he heard the sound of a basketball hitting the floor again.
Then he quickly heard the crisp sound of the basketball going through the net!
At the same time, the final whistle blew, signaling the end of the match.
In an instant, the usually noisy Phillips Arena fell eerily quiet.
From Trae Young's angle, he saw the Nets' bench players jump up as if they were going crazy and start celebrating.
Did Wang Xiucheng score a goal?
Trae Young immediately turned around and saw Wang Xiucheng surrounded by Durant and his teammates.
Capela looked utterly exasperated and kept shaking his head.
"Beautiful goal!" Durant shouted.
The game is over.
The Nets' bench players rushed in and surrounded Wang Xiucheng, Durant, and the others.
Trae Young kept his head up, waiting for the replay.
He needs to know how Wang Xiucheng scored that goal.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to fall asleep tonight.
Even now, he can't sleep.
Finally, the giant screen on the dome began to replay Wang Xiucheng's last shot.
Trae Young looked up, staring at Wang Xiucheng on the screen.
Wang Xiucheng first pulled the ball and turned to get past himself, and then just happened to run into Capela, who had shaken off Towns.
Capela has blocked him outside the three-point line.
Wang Xiucheng's high three-point shooting percentage during "Wang's Time" is unscientific, but it is understandable that he does so.
However, the Nets only need one point to win.
So, after turning past Trae Young, Wang Xiucheng, before he could even regain his footing, pulled the ball back and turned past Capela again.
Capela's position is right near the sideline, and if Wang Xiucheng turns towards the sideline, he is likely to step on the line.
So after Wang Xiucheng pulled the ball, he turned to the other side.
This direction is exactly the opposite of the direction he turned to get past Trae Young earlier.
So, in a coherent way, Wang Xiucheng looked like a ballet dancer, instantly turning in different directions and getting past two people.
Furthermore, Wang Xiucheng was spinning so fast in the scene that Trey Young and Capela looked like two lifeless wooden stakes.
Wang Xiucheng spun like a top, overcoming two wooden stakes!
Once inside the three-point line, seemingly in an effort to gain time, Wang Xiucheng threw the basketball out with one foot still on the three-point line.
And then that ridiculously long two-point floater went in!
After watching the replay, Trae Young kept shaking his head.
Wang Xiucheng spun so fast that when Capela reached out to grab him, he only managed to grab the hem of his clothes.
That ball went in, otherwise the referee might have called a foul on Capela.
"Hey, you did a really great job tonight."
Trae Young, who was looking up at the big screen, heard a voice beside him.
He immediately turned his head and saw Wang Xiucheng, whose face was still covered in sweat.
“But you won.” Trey Young shrugged helplessly, then hugged Wang Xiucheng.
"I was lucky. You know, I just guessed on that last shot," Wang Xiucheng said, putting his arm around Trae Young's shoulder.
Trae Young shook his head. "Luck is also part of strength. Don't try to comfort me. I'm not that easy to beat."
"Haha, never mind, I'll treat you when we go to New York." After saying this, Wang Xiucheng left Trae Young to shake hands with the others.
Trae Young was a little confused.
Although he and Wang Xiucheng have faced each other many times in the past two seasons, their relationship is not very good, at least not as good as the seemingly good relationship between Doncic and Wang Xiucheng.
However, Wang Xiucheng's words today made Trae Young feel that he might have been neglecting Wang Xiucheng.
Penguin Live Room.
"After an overtime period, the Nets defeated the Hawks 147-145 on the road thanks to Wang Xiucheng's buzzer-beating floater in overtime."
"Trae Young delivered his best performance of the season, playing 42 minutes, shooting 12-for-31 from the field, 8-for-16 from three-point range, and 11-for-13 from the free-throw line, scoring a season-high 43 points, along with 9 assists."
"Trae Young's 43 points are his season high, but not the NBA season high."
"Because Wang Xiucheng scored higher than him."