Chapter 140: You Have to Listen When I Tell You

Rose's playing style was very explosive!

During the off-season at home, Wade Dong, out of boredom, had imitated Rose's playing style. Even he thought that playing like this put too much strain on the body.

Changing direction without slowing down, dunking without hanging on the rim!

These were Rose's characteristics, and Rose possessed speed and leaping ability comparable to Wade Dong's.

It was indeed very entertaining.

James's playing style was also very explosive. Experts have said that James's style of play would be difficult to maintain past the age of 30. Born in 1984, James was now 29, just one year away from the experts' predictions.

But Wade Dong knew that James was stronger in terms of physical endurance.

James's peak would continue, and Wade Dong hoped that Rose would not be plagued by injuries too early.

After Rose scored another dunk, Wade Dong reminded him, "Brother, this way of playing puts a lot of strain on your knees."

"Emmm..."

Rose just glanced at Wade Dong without responding.

Four minutes remained in the second quarter.

"You don't believe what I'm saying?"

Wade Dong chased after him and asked again, then activated: Rose's offensive skill package!

He had only imitated Rose during the off-season, but now he directly activated Rose's offensive skill package to experience Rose's offensive moves on the NBA court with the highest level of competition.

Wade Dong received a pass from Dragic at the 45-degree angle on the three-point line, accelerated, and changed direction to get past the defender.

This was Wade's offensive move, similar to Rose's change of direction.

After breaking through to the inside, Wade Dong jumped up and performed a reverse dunk against the defender.

"Boom!!!"

The ball was slammed into the basket, and Wade Dong, with his top-tier talent, had made the reverse dunk one of his signature moves!

Moreover, this move was unique to Wade Dong, not just relying on the system's skill package.

In the entire league, there was no player who used the reverse dunk as a regular scoring method. Occasionally, one or two players might complete a reverse dunk, and those would be highlights.

"Ugh..."

After completing the dunk, Wade Dong did not grab the rim to cushion his landing. Instead, he landed directly on the ground. In the instant his knee hit the ground, whether it was psychological or not, Wade Dong felt a slight pain in his knee.

"You see, my knee is already hurting. I told you this way of playing puts a lot of strain on your knees."

Wade Dong continued to lecture Rose while defending him, hoping that Rose would change his playing style to prolong his career.

"Brother, you're talking a lot today."

Rose, with his back to Wade Dong, spun past him, drove to the basket, and prepared to reverse dunk.

"Slap!!!"

Wade Dong rushed up from behind Rose and swatted the ball out of bounds, "When I tell you something, you have to listen. That's called politeness!"

Rose: (╬￣皿￣)

"I..."

Rose almost spat out blood. He was focused on the game and didn't respond to Wade Dong, and Wade Dong gave him a big block? They were supposed to be brothers!

The first half of the game ended.

57:58!

The Suns were still down by one point.

With Boozer and Noah, the Bulls had an advantage in the paint against the Suns.

As for the perimeter, after Rose went to the bathroom, he returned as the king, and his offensive ability was not much inferior to Wade Dong's. Just as Rose thought, no matter how many offensive moves Wade Dong had, he could only score one basket at a time. As long as Rose also scored, he could match Wade Dong's offense.

Although Wade Dong had stolen the ball from him three times and blocked one of his shots...

...

The second half began.

It wasn't until there were 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter that the score became 97:93, with the Suns leading the Bulls by just 4 points.

Hamilton held the ball for a one-on-one.

Wade Dong saw an opportunity, circled around to Hamilton's side, and with a quick hand, stole the ball from Hamilton.

He then initiated a fast break...

This seemed to be a microcosm of the game, as Wade Dong had completed many similar steals throughout the game.

McGrady, seeing this play, suddenly reminded the Suns' coaching staff to bring him the stat sheet.

"Coach, look at this!"

Seeing the stat sheet, McGrady immediately called Ginobili and handed the stat sheet to him.

"Hmm?"

Ginobili took the stat sheet.

Wade Dong: 31 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 steals.

"10 steals?!"

Ginobili had already noticed that Wade Dong had stolen the ball many times today, but he didn't expect Wade Dong's steals to have reached double digits without him noticing.

"He's going for a quadruple-double..."

Ginobili stroked his chin. Wade Dong was only 3 rebounds and 4 assists away from a quadruple-double.

With Wade Dong's rebounding and passing ability, and with 7 minutes left in the game, getting 3 rebounds and 4 assists would be too easy for him!

McGrady smiled and asked, "Should we remind Wade Dong?"

In NBA history, there had only been 5 quadruple-doubles, with the most recent one being in the previous season's Finals, where Wade Dong recorded 46 points, 17 rebounds, 11 assists, and 10 blocks against the Heat.

Just thirty games later, was Wade Dong about to get another quadruple-double?

If Wade Dong achieved a quadruple-double in this game, he would become the only player in history to have two quadruple-doubles.

"Of course, we have to remind him!"

Ginobili said, "Not only do we have to remind him, but we also have to help him get the quadruple-double."

After saying this, Ginobili immediately called a timeout, "Referee, I request a timeout!"

The audience, "???"

Yu Jia, "???"

The Bulls players, "???"

Wade Dong had just stolen the ball and increased the lead to 6 points. The Suns were gaining momentum, and in everyone's eyes, Ginobili's timeout seemed inexplicable.

"Coach..."

Even Wade Dong, such a professional coach, didn't understand Ginobili's move.

"You guys look at this."

Ginobili handed the stat sheet to the players on the bench, "10 steals, how many players in the league can get 10 steals? And Wade Dong already has 7 rebounds and 6 assists. He only needs 3 more rebounds and 4 more assists to achieve another quadruple-double!"

"Wow!!!"

The Suns players were full of admiration for Wade Dong, "Brother Dong is awesome!"

Wade Dong, "..."

Wade Dong said, "As a professional player, winning the game is more important than stats."

"Of course, winning is important!"

Ginobili said, "But if you get another quadruple-double, we, as your coaches and teammates, will also be proud!"