Chapter 148: Single-Game Blocks Record (Part 1)

The story of the boy who cried wolf is believable the first time, and even the second time.

But if it's told too often, no one believes Wade Dong anymore.

In the eyes of his teammates, Wade Dong might as well have "stats padder" written on his face.

But they couldn't help but admit it, even if they tried, they couldn't achieve a quadruple-double, let alone break the league's single-game blocks record.

"You better make a choice quickly, I still need to plan the tactics for the second half," Gentry urged.

Wade Dong nodded and said, "Getting a quadruple-double is no longer a challenge for me. I think I should try to break the league's single-game blocks record."

"Good!"

Since Wade Dong had made his decision, Gentry took out the tactics board and started planning the defensive tactics for the second half.

...

This game took place on the eve of the Chinese New Year, which was New Year's Eve.

It was evening in the US, but morning in China.

Many fans watched the game on TV while helping their parents with the spring cleaning.

Wade Dong had 9 blocks in the first half, and everyone knew it.

On a certain Chinese forum, hundreds of posts appeared, discussing whether Wade Dong could break the single-game blocks record or achieve his third quadruple-double.

There was even a poll asking fans which they were more looking forward to: breaking the single-game blocks record or another quadruple-double.

The final result of the poll was that 70% of the users were looking forward to Wade Dong breaking the single-game blocks record, and 30% were looking forward to him achieving another quadruple-double.

Of course, there were not only votes but also comments in the post, with users criticizing the moderator for not including an option for breaking the single-game blocks record and achieving a quadruple-double.

...

The second half of the game began.

The fans who were cleaning also returned to their TVs, as they were too excited about this game.

Because Wade Dong's stats were too impressive!

He had 9 blocks in the first half, which hadn't been seen in many years.

And the record of 17 blocks in a single game had not been broken for nearly forty years. Were the fans about to witness history?

In the third quarter, the Celtics' lineup was: Garnett, Pierce, Rondo, Jeff, Courtney.

Since Wade Dong wanted to break the single-game blocks record, he exchanged Garnett's offensive skill package, Pierce's offensive skill package, as well as Jeff's and Courtney's offensive skill packages.

He didn't care if Jeff and Courtney were minor characters; Wade Dong had enough talent points to play around.

The Celtics were on offense.

Rondo had been blocked four times by Wade Dong in the first half and was a bit dazed. At the start of the second half, Rondo organized the offense and passed the ball to Jeff. Jeff faked a move and drove to the basket for a layup.

"Slap!!!"

Wade Dong flew out from behind Jeff and swatted the ball out of bounds.

...

Yu Jia, "Oh wow, that block was brutal!"

Coach Zhang, "That's ten blocks. Wade Dong is really going for the historical blocks record today."

Yu Jia, "Wade Dong has already achieved a triple-double, and it's a triple-double with ten blocks."

...

"This is..."

Wade Dong, after completing the block, was about to shout, "This is the Phoenix no-fly zone," but he thought it would be too arrogant and not in line with his low-key personality, so he swallowed his words.

Mainly, if he really shouted it out, and they took it seriously and didn't rush to the basket, where would Wade Dong go to block shots?

Garnett was a bit shocked, "What a terrifying blocking ability!"

A good shot-blocker has the natural advantages of height and arm length. Besides these, they need superb jumping ability and huge hands that can cover the sky. But the most crucial point is the ability to judge the opponent's jump and shooting timing, and in this aspect, Wade Dong was absolutely top-tier in history.

Additionally, Wade Dong was 1.98 meters tall, which was not short, and his arm span was also an advantage. Most importantly, Wade Dong's top-level speed and jumping ability made blocking shots very easy for him.

The Suns' offense was unsuccessful.

The Celtics attacked again. To help Wade Dong achieve the historical blocks record, the Suns players defended the perimeter shots with all their might.

You can drive to the basket, but you absolutely cannot shoot!

After driving to the paint, Wade Dong would be there to greet you. Pierce also didn't believe in evil and saw that Green left him a gap to drive when defending him. In Pierce's view, this rookie's defense was an insult to him.

So, Pierce stepped past Green and went for a pull-up jumper!

"Slap!!!"

Wade Dong rushed in from the side and gave Pierce a big block!

Green's defense allowed Wade Dong to predict Pierce's offensive method. So, when Pierce stepped past Green, Wade Dong abandoned defending Garnett and rushed over to give Pierce a big block.

"You're too impulsive."

After completing the block, Wade Dong didn't forget to remind Pierce, "Garnett was open under the basket just now, you should have passed the ball."

"Do I need you to teach me?!"

Pierce glared at Wade Dong and ran to the three-point line to receive the ball.

Although Wade Dong had just blocked Pierce's shot, the ball was picked up by Jeff, who passed it back to Pierce.

Pierce stepped past Green again, and when he was about to go for a pull-up jumper, Wade Dong's earlier words echoed in his mind. Just as he saw Garnett unguarded, Pierce didn't hesitate this time and passed the ball to Garnett. Garnett caught the ball and went for a powerful dunk!

"Slap!!!"

When Garnett caught the ball, Wade Dong was already there to help defend.

Garnett went for a one-handed tomahawk dunk, but Wade Dong's big hand also landed on the ball. This was a contest of strength, and Wade Dong swatted the ball away again!

"Great block!!!"

"Twelve!!!"

The US Airways Center erupted as Wade Dong got his twelfth block of the game, and it was a big block on Garnett!

Two minutes into the third quarter, Wade Dong had sent three big blocks, getting closer to the single-game blocks record. However, the Celtics also felt Wade Dong's terrifying deterrent in the paint.

They started to avoid Wade Dong and no longer blindly rushed to the paint.

It wasn't until the last minute of the third quarter that Wade Dong blocked another shot by Jeff from the perimeter.

27 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 13 blocks!

Wade Dong entered the fourth quarter with these stats. By the end of the third quarter, the Suns were leading the Celtics by 20 points. Achieving such a lead was largely due to Wade Dong's deterrent in the paint. Because they were afraid of being blocked, the Celtics players chose to shoot from the perimeter, which significantly reduced their shooting percentage.