Chapter 139: The Versatile Player

Of course, Rose couldn't catch up to Wade Dong.

Wade Dong ran to the frontcourt, caught up with the ball, and easily scored a layup.

Rose was, after all, his friend... If Wade Dong had stolen the ball and then performed a violent dunk, it would have been truly embarrassing for Rose.

Wade Dong wouldn't let his friend be embarrassed like that.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Although Wade Dong didn't dunk, stealing the ball from Rose at the start of the game still got the US Airways Center roaring.

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Boozer ran to the baseline to inbound the ball.

When Rose received the ball, Wade Dong used his "Deathly Spin" on Rose and stole the ball again.

"Swish!!!"

Another easy layup.

4:0!!!

The Bulls players knew that Rose had been suffering from an upset stomach since early morning.

But within the first minute of the game, Rose was stolen from twice by Wade Dong. Coach Thibodeau immediately called a timeout.

"Is this how you treat a friend?"

Rose was about to feel "dissatisfied" with Wade Dong. Knowing his condition wasn't good, Wade Dong still defended him like that.

They had been happily drinking and chatting together the night before, calling each other brothers, but today Wade Dong was taking advantage of his weakness. This wasn't true brotherhood; it was plastic brotherhood!

The timeout ended.

Rose didn't return to the court; Robinson replaced him. Rose needed to adjust his physical condition.

"Isn't this joke a bit too much?"

Wade Dong also felt a bit guilty.

But he knew that Rose wouldn't hold a grudge over these two plays. That man, who had suffered major injuries and still persevered in the league, wouldn't be defeated by a little stomach upset.

After Rose left the court, the Bulls switched to an inside game.

Boozer continuously attacked Gortat in the paint, and Noah held his own against Bynum.

However, Wade Dong and Nash were on fire from the outside.

The score gradually widened, and after seven minutes into the first quarter, Rose walked towards the scorer's table, ready to replace Robinson.

At this moment, Rose's steps were steady.

As a top player in the league, he quickly regained his form once the game started.

"I knew a stomach upset couldn't defeat him!"

Wade Dong watched Rose and muttered to himself.

Rose entered the game!

He regained his usual playing style, driving to the basket without slowing down and scoring strongly.

19:13!!!

The Bulls were down by 6 points, and Rose started leading the Bulls' comeback.

After scoring, Rose pointed at Wade Dong, "Brother, if we win this game, I'm going for another Sichuan meal at noon!"

"Sure thing! Whoever wins buys the meal!"

Wade Dong replied and then responded with a fadeaway jumper.

Rose's playing style was very aggressive.

When the Bulls attacked again, Rose used the same method to drive to the basket and scored with a layup.

21:15!!!

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In the broadcast booth.

Yu Jia, "Rose's physical condition seemed a bit off at the start of the game, and he was stolen from twice by Wade Dong."

Zhang Zhidiao, "But now he has adjusted."

...

The clash of stars was what the fans were most looking forward to.

The first quarter ended.

30:27!!!

The Suns led the Bulls by 3 points.

Rose rested for six minutes and then returned to the court, making all eight of his shots and scoring 16 points, including all of the Bulls' points in the last five minutes of the first quarter.

On the other hand, Wade Dong spent a lot of energy on defense in the first quarter, scoring only 14 points. However, Wade Dong had 6 steals in the first quarter, and 8 of his 14 points came from fast breaks after steals.

During the first quarter timeout.

Ginobili asked, "What's wrong with Rose today? He didn't look good when he first came on."

Wade Dong explained, "He has an upset stomach. I treated him to Sichuan cuisine last night, and his stomach probably couldn't handle it."

Ginobili asked, "Is it the same Sichuan restaurant we usually go to?"

"Yes."

"That Sichuan restaurant has great food."

Ginobili laughed, "Clean and hygienic, Rose just can't handle spicy food."

"Hahaha..."

Nash and the others also laughed.

Wade Dong always had some unexpected tricks up his sleeve.

During the playoffs against the Spurs, Wade Dong told jokes to Duncan, leading to Duncan being called for two technical fouls. Now, he invited the opponent to dinner before the game, causing the opponent to have an upset stomach.

However, Rose was indeed the Bulls' leader, quickly adjusting his condition and scoring 8 out of 8 in five minutes, which was truly impressive.

The Suns didn't discuss tactics; they were all laughing.

This drew the displeasure of the Bulls players, as there was no one having a baby, so what was so funny?

...

The second quarter began.

The Suns brought in Dragic, Green, McGrady, Frye, and Dudley.

The Bulls also brought in their substitutes.

Rose took this opportunity to leave the bench and run back to the player's lounge. What he was doing there, the players who knew the situation could guess.

The pure substitute players were clearly stronger on the Suns' side, and the score widened again.

Three minutes into the second quarter, Rose returned from the player's lounge and immediately asked to be substituted back in.

After Rose entered the game, Wade Dong also replaced Dudley.

The Suns were on offense.

Dragic passed the ball to Green, who then passed it to Wade Dong. Wade Dong received the ball, shook off the defender, and pulled up for a jumper!

"Swish!!!"

The ball had a flat arc but went straight through the net!

This move was as beautiful as a painting and very similar to McGrady's pull-up jumper.

Every NBA player has their own playing style, which is like their signature.

Only Wade Dong was a true chameleon, with many signatures on him. Many of his moves resembled those of other players, yet it didn't feel like he was imitating them.

Even Jordan's fadeaway jumper and Olajuwon's dream shake, Wade Dong used them more gracefully than the originals.

"This might be the ultimate form of a basketball player!"

Rose was full of fighting spirit, but he had to admit that Wade Dong had no weaknesses.

He used to only pay attention to Wade Dong's stats and analyze his moves from videos.

Truly facing Wade Dong in a game made Rose realize how terrifying Wade Dong was as a player.

No wonder even players like James and Kobe, who had faced Wade Dong, were impressed by him.

"Boom!!!"

Rose scored another dunk!

Rose had adjusted his mentality. Even if Wade Dong knew every trick, he could only score one basket at a time, at most 4 points.

But Rose only needed one move to put the ball in the basket.