no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 93 "This.is.Chicago!"

Ross is a capable leader, there's no question about it.

However, he shows his leadership ability more on the court. His introverted personality makes it difficult for him to yell on the court and pour chicken soup on his teammates off the court.

But these are actually a very important part of being a leader.

Noah added this part before, and after Xu Yong came, he didn't fight for Noah's power.

But now Noah is depressed, so he has to show his leadership style.

In fact, it really works.

Because after Xu Yong finished saying this, in addition to the shock in Nuoah's eyes, there was also a kind of recognition that came from nowhere.

Although, the guy who said "we can't lose" is just a rookie.

Not only him, but the rest of the Bulls didn't think there was anything wrong with what Xu Yong said.

Because Xu Yong was one of the two best performers tonight.

And Ross would never talk like that.

This gave them great confidence.

Back from the timeout, the Cavaliers' last attack.

A large number of fans at the scene stood up with nervous expressions on their faces.

This is a life-and-death ball. If they are defended, they still have a chance to play overtime. If they cannot be defended, they will be killed.

Although the team's performance tonight was good enough and even exceeded their expectations, the most uncomfortable thing in a basketball game is being killed.

The Cavaliers sent the ball from the backcourt, and Williams advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to James.

James holds the ball and is pressing time.

The strategy of this ball is very simple. Of course it is the best to be able to make a lore. Even if it can't be a lore, it can't leave the Bulls with a chance to make a lore.

Time passed by second by second, and with about 9 seconds left in the game, James launched an offense.

Because the person defending him was Deng and not Xu Yong, James chose to make a direct breakthrough, which is his best way of finishing.

And he has a superstar whistle, even if he can't score directly, he can still make kills and use free throws to end the game.

His drive was determined, and Deng couldn't stop him, but the Bulls' defense shrunk faster than expected.

In this past timeout round, the Bulls' morale did not seem to decline, but instead improved a lot.

James has no chance to directly attack the frame, and there is not much time left. He faces two choices, either an emergency stop for a jumper or a pass.

He chose the latter without hesitation.

This is a very smart choice, because after the Bulls' defense shrinks, the outside line will inevitably miss the defender.

Making wedding dresses for teammates at critical moments is his most straightforward understanding of the word team.

Also, his passing vision is excellent, and he quickly spots his best-positioned teammate, Anthony Parker, after he jumps.

Parker made 4 of 3 shots from outside the three-point line tonight, playing very stable.

Parker has no reason to miss such an open shot.

The ball flew straight for Parker, who also showed the qualities of a good shooter, reaching out in advance and getting into a shooting position, ready to catch the ball.

but!

At this moment, a figure rushed towards the halfway of the passing route, and it was obviously the kind that had been predicted in advance.

"Snapped!"

Amidst the exclamation of the fans, a figure rushed out from the side and directly completed the steal!
Immediately afterwards, there were unstoppable cheers.

It's Xu Yong!
After the steal happened, everyone saw the stealer clearly.

The Bulls' bench was boiling, and even DeNagello was clenching his fists in excitement.

All they expected was to defend the final possession, and even when James passed the ball and saw Parker was open, that expectation felt like it was going to fail.

But Xu Yong directly completed the steal!

Xu Yong was dribbling the ball and running towards the frontcourt.

He was just betting that James would pass the ball, and he would pass the ball to the most confident teammate.

As it turns out, he still knows a lot about James.

After using his teammates to cover his vision, he was like a cheetah crawling among the grass, and quickly saved a direct hit.

"Quick! Quick!" Zhang Weiping shouted quickly at the commentary booth.

Although Xu Yong's steal was completed beautifully, but because the Cavaliers attacked at the end, there was obviously not enough time left for him to cross the half court.

When Xu Yong's fast break passed halftime, there were less than 3 seconds left before the end of the game.

Xu Yong actually knew it too.

The first time after he completed the steal, he had already looked up at the time, and then counted silently in his heart.

When he rushed to the three-point line in the front court, he knew it was too late to fast break to the basket.

He chose to take off, then pulled the ball up and started shooting, and the whole person glided forward and flew out.

Doing this saves you as much time as possible while also getting you as close to the basket as possible.

After he completed his shot in the air, he immediately threw the ball.

"beep!"

Almost at the same time, the red light on the sidelines came on.

Everyone at the scene held their breath, and even the excitable people in the commentary booth stopped.

The huge United Center is extraordinarily quiet at this moment.

Xu Yong also looked at the shot after completing the shot in the air.

"tick~tick~"

At this moment, it seems that the sound of time passing can be heard.

Everyone's eyeballs moved with the movement of the basketball, as if being slowed down.

"boom!"

The moment the basketball hits the backboard, the time barrier is broken in an instant.

This kind of ball that drifts in the front has a high probability of hitting the board because of its inertia.

And after the ball bounced off the board.

"Shh!"

With a sense of violence, it went straight through the net bag!

"Lore! It's lore! Xu Yong completed the lore!" Yang Yi in the commentary seat jumped up first.

And Zhang Weiping next to him was so excited that he couldn't speak.

In the next second, the entire United Center was filled with cheers from fans.

Those fans who stood up raised their hands in the air for a moment.

And those fans who hadn't got up suddenly jumped up from the stools.

They raised their hands together, especially those gangsters with tattoos on their arms, their momentum was monstrous!
Even Jordan stood up while applauding at the moment.

I thought that Xu Yong steals James in the first quarter and then dunks under his crotch. No one is better than him.

Unexpectedly... Xu Yong: I'm still down!

This one steals the buzzer and drifts a three-point lore, Xu Yong branded himself into the long river of history in his NBA debut!

Jordan's reaction was indicative of something more.

Although the AJ brand belongs to Nike, it is essentially two sneaker brands.

Now that Xu Yong's first show is like this, AJ's big sales in China are already a certainty, can't this make people happy!

On the court, Xu Yong was also very excited after seeing the goal.

Especially after seeing Jordan applauding for himself, he was even more excited than when he defeated Jordan in the training camp.

His adrenaline was surging, and the scene of James throwing magnesium powder on the technical stage at the beginning appeared uncontrollably in his mind.

There was an irresistible impulse in his heart, and he rushed directly towards the technical platform.

At this time, teammates on and off the court rushed towards him to celebrate.

But after a few flexible dodges, he led his teammates to the technical stage at halftime.

Then, under the stunned eyes of the technician, he jumped up directly.

Then, facing the cheering fans at the scene, just like he once did at the Arizona State University Field Stadium, he pointed to the floor under his feet and shouted loudly: "This.is.Chicago!"

"This.is.Chicago!"

He yelled twice, as if swearing that this venue is special, because this is the seat of the Bull Dynasty;

Or, in response to James, Chicago is a special city, Chicago fans will not salute to some self-proclaimed king, they will only cheer for the Bulls!
What responded to Xu Yong was the crazy cheers of the Chicago fans and the spotlights of the reporters rushing from the sidelines.

Xu Yong's scene will definitely become a classic moment of this season.

At this time, a player of the Cavaliers walked towards the player tunnel without looking back.

Because of his identity and the "23" number on the back of his jersey, he also quickly attracted the attention of fans.

The classic series "Winners Hug Each Other, Loser Players Passage" is being staged.

Xu Yong did not stay on the technical platform for too long. After venting his emotions, he jumped off the technical platform and hugged his teammates one by one.

The teammates still seemed very excited. They were considered unable to enter the playoffs, but they defeated the Cavaliers, ranked first in the strength list, in the opening game. This victory was too important to them.

After Xu Yong hugged Rose, he was suddenly hugged fiercely by a person, and the other person buried his head directly on his shoulder.

After realizing it was Noah, he patted the latter on the back.

After the two separated, Noah looked at Xu Yong with respect.

The two did not communicate verbally, but at this moment, any language seemed redundant.

Xu Yong said that they would not lose, and he really did.

At this moment, Nuoah was conquered by Xu Yong from the bottom of his heart!

　This.is.Chicago means that this is Chicago, and here is generally not used in English~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)