Chapter 469: Ah-Xi-Ba
"Ah-Xi-Ba, what kind of basketball are you playing?"
The head coach of the HG men's basketball team started scolding his players right after the first quarter ended.
"Coach, we really can't beat them..."
"Even if you can't beat them, you shouldn't have only scored 3 points in the first quarter!"
"Park Chan-hee, you're a guard, and you can't even bring the ball to the frontcourt? Is Lin Hao's defense that good?!"
"Coach, I was nervous."
"Ah-Xi-Ba, what's wrong with the Huaxia men's basketball team today? Their defense is so oppressive!"
"Coach, I think I know the reason."
A substitute player raised his hand tremblingly, wanting to speak. ✬
"Speak!"
"Yesterday, a netizen said that Wade Dong is from HG, and this might have offended Wade Dong."
"Ah-Xi-Ba, offended Wade Dong?"
Yu Xue widened his eyes, "Wade Dong should thank this netizen. Saying that he's from HG, Wade Dong should be proud. This is the greatest affirmation for Wade Dong!"
"Ah-Xi-Ba!!!"
...
"Li Pei, Wang Dalin, you two go first. Let Gu Qi and Lin Hao rest for a while."
Deng Hua quietly arranged the tactics, "Don't relax on defense. Li Chengjun and Li Zhongxian are their main scorers. When Gu Qi is not on the court, Dong Ge, you take care of the inside defense. In the first half, try to limit HG's score to within 10 points."
"Okay."
The second quarter began.
HG also substituted two players, but both Li Chengjun and Li Zhongxian stayed on the court.
Huang Yu made a layup.
The HG men's basketball team attacked, with Li Chengjun posting up Yi Nan and asking for the ball. Lin Canxi passed the ball to Li Chengjun, who backed down Yi Nan, faked with his left shoulder, and then turned around for a fadeaway jump shot.
"Pa!"
Wade Dong appeared behind Li Chengjun and blocked the shot.
Li Pei quickly ran to the frontcourt, received the pass from Wade Dong, and dunked it!
"Come and defend me, you guys!"
While retreating, Li Pei also arrogantly shook his jersey at the HG men's basketball bench.
"Too arrogant! I can't take it anymore!"
These words were spoken by Deng Hua with a smile.
For a head coach, a one-sided match is the most enjoyable. He wished he had a thermos in his hand so he could leisurely take a sip of hot tea.
"Pay attention to defending Lin Canxi. Don't let him easily pass the ball to the inside."
As the HG men's basketball team dribbled to the frontcourt, Wade Dong walked to Huang Yu's side and whispered a reminder.
"I understand..."
Huang Yu took two steps forward and used his deadly entanglement on Lin Canxi from beyond the three-point line.
"Pa!"
Lin Canxi was forced to pass the ball and turned it over, but Wade Dong intercepted the ball again.
"Wade Dong! Dunk it!"
"Wade Dong! Dunk it!"
"Wade Dong! Dunk it!"
Wade Dong went on a fast break alone, and the audience immediately stood up and shouted in unison.
He jumped from the free-throw line, doing a between-the-legs exchange in mid-air.
"Bang!!!"
The between-the-legs dunk from the free-throw line, this scene seemed to bring back memories of the All-Star Dunk Contest. Wade Dong slammed the ball into the basket.
"Did you see that? This is how you dunk!"
Wade Dong also roared at the HG men's basketball bench.
This was a response to the third 'ironclad evidence' from the HG netizen, who claimed that HG had many famous dunkers!
The players and coaching staff on the bench were dying of frustration... Their position happened to be right in front of the basket that the Huaxia men's basketball team was attacking. Every time Wade Dong scored, it felt like a hammer pounding on their chests, leaving them breathless.
"Beep!!!"
With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, Lin Canxi's layup attempt resulted in a defensive foul by Yi Nan.
"Sigh~~~"
"Sigh~~~"
"Sigh~~~~"
Lin Canxi stepped up to the free-throw line, and the entire audience booed in unison.
"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~"
Lin Canxi took a deep breath under immense pressure.
"Swoosh!!!"
"Swoosh!!!"
This time, Lin Canxi, under tremendous pressure, made both free throws.
63:5!!!
In this game, the HG men's basketball team had scored 5 points, trailing the Huaxia men's basketball team by 58 points.
At this point in the game, for the sake of friendship between the teams, most teams would choose to substitute their main players and go easy on their opponents.
But the Huaxia men's basketball team wouldn't... You started it!
"There are 2 minutes and 47 seconds left."
Wade Dong dribbled the ball, looked up at the timer, and said, "Speed up the offensive rhythm and try to score 80 points in the first half."
"You still want to score 80 points? You're dreaming!"
Li Chengjun defended Wade Dong and hummed.
"Yo, you know Chinese? That's pretty cultured..."
Wade Dong raised his eyebrows, tapped his front foot, took a step back, and created space for a three-point shot, facing Li Chengjun's defense. He shot the three-pointer!
"Swoosh!!!"
The ball swished through the net!
66:5!!!
HG inbounded the ball from the baseline, and four Huaxia players stayed in the backcourt to pressure. Park Chan-hee almost turned the ball over, but he managed to pass it to Li Zhongxian, who also couldn't dribble past the frontcourt!
The referee kept his eyes on the timer, and 8 seconds had passed.
"Beep!!!"
The referee blew the whistle, signaling an 8-second violation! Inbound pass...
"Ah-Xi-Ba!"
Yu Xue kicked the chair in anger, "Don't even have the ability to dribble to the frontcourt?"
The Huaxia men's basketball team inbounded the ball from the sideline. Yi Nan set a screen for Wade Dong, who went around and received the pass. Seeing Li Zhongxian rushing towards him, Wade Dong didn't hesitate and shot the ball from one step inside the three-point line.
"Pa!"
Before Wade Dong released the ball, Li Zhongxian slapped Wade Dong's arm.
This defensive move was aimed at Wade Dong himself, completely ignoring the ball!
Wade Dong lost his balance!
In mid-air, Wade Dong forcefully switched the ball to his left hand and then threw it towards the basket, while also exchanging a bottle of 'Lucky Potion'.
"Swoosh!!!"
The ball swished through the net.
However, Wade Dong, who had lost his balance, also fell to the ground and slid out 1.96 meters.
"F*ck!"
Yi Nan rushed forward and pushed Li Zhongxian hard, ready to fight!
"Stop!"
Wade Dong stopped Yi Nan.
"Heh..."
Wade Dong stood up, smirked at Li Zhongxian, and walked towards the free-throw line.
In his opinion, Li Zhongxian's foul was just a display of helpless rage!
"Swoosh!!!"
Wade Dong's free throw was a perfect hit.
70:5!!!
Scoring 7 points in 9 seconds, this is the strength of the league's top player.
With 2 minutes and 32 seconds left in the first half, the Huaxia men's basketball team had more than enough time to easily score 10 points.
At this moment, several players who had just finished their game came to watch.
80:5!!!
Seeing the score on the scoreboard, these players who had just arrived were all stunned.
"What happened in the first half?"
"Did Dong Ge do all this?"
"Too brutal! If I were on the HG men's basketball team, I'd hide the ball and go home without playing the second half!"
"What did we miss?"
Just as the first half ended, the Huaxia men's basketball team and the HG men's basketball team both returned to the locker room. The audience quickly noticed the arrival of these players.
"Curry!!!"
"Irving!!!"
"Thompson!!!"
"Harden!!!"
The audience started calling out these players' names, and Curry and the others smiled and waved back in response to the audience's enthusiasm.