Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 159

Stoudemire took advantage of his experience to shoot off James' layup, and the first-year team still had the ball, but there were only 4 seconds left in the game, and it was Jarvis Hayes who realized the serve.

At this moment, James and Haslem made a pick-and-roll and ran out quickly. Hayes immediately discovered his running position, flicked the ball in his hand, and flew directly towards him.

But at this moment, Prince's keen gap reached Hayes' passing intention, almost sticking to James' side, and rushed over.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Prince used his experience to grab the ball before James, and then "swish" past him.

"Oh, Taishaan's judgment of the ball is too accurate!" Barkley couldn't help exclaiming when he saw Prince's fast steal.

"This is the difference between a veteran and a rookie." O'Neill couldn't help laughing while watching the performance on the field.

Prince steals Hayes' pass and runs toward the frontcourt.

But if you really want to say that James' reaction is indeed fast. After seeing the ball being intercepted by Prince, he didn't stop for a second, and ran forward at a gallop. He was not slow before, but now he It was off the ball, and in a short while he grabbed Prince's side abruptly.

Prince steals the ball and rushes forward. Unexpectedly, James' physical fitness is so abnormal. After learning to play team basketball in the Pistons, he immediately slowed down. Instead of competing with James for the limelight, he controlled the ball and waited for his teammates. follow up.

Just in this confrontation of kung fu between the two, the players on both sides also ran back to the backcourt of the first-year team.

When his teammates came over, Prince handed the ball to Dunleavy, and then started running back.

Seeing Prince handing over the ball, James hesitated for a moment, and followed up, but Prince didn't run far, just squatting outside the three-point line on the right.

There is no tactics at all in the Rookie Challenge, so the game is relatively simple. After Dunleavy received the ball, he glanced at his teammates and directly broke through with the ball. If he is such a big man, his speed is not slow, and he just passed the defender in one step. Just go inside and kill.

When Dunleavy broke through, Nene blocked the two insiders of the first-year team, and Dunleavy was about to layup.

At this moment, James suddenly flew towards the inside, and the moment he jumped up, he was ready to perform his skilled flying cap.

After all, Dunleavy couldn't keep his eyes open. When he made his shooting posture, he felt someone coming, but he didn't expect James to be so fast.

"Snapped!"

This time, James slapped Dunleavy's layup directly onto the backboard, and with a crisp sound, the arrogance that belonged to King James leaked out.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar, followed by warm applause. This domineering way of playing is exactly what they love.

After the ball was slapped by James, it bounced directly on the backboard, and then bounced back again. This time, it fell directly into the hands of Nene who was stuck under the basket.

Don't look at Nene's rough play, but he is an open-minded person with a strong learning ability. Since Brand joined the Nuggets, after witnessing his miraculous passing, Nene can be said to be instantly attracted by him. Impressed, after the game, I often pester him to teach skills and so on. Although the time is not too long, the effect is still there.

After Nene caught the ball, Haslem, who was already entangled with him, immediately bullied him to prevent him from getting the selling space, but Nene's sharp gap to the baseline Prince at the moment, James came over After the block, the bottom line was naturally empty, and he threw the ball directly.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Prince made an open three-pointer and made another victory for the second-year team.

James took the risk of Dunleavy, originally thinking that he could defend against the second-year team's attack, but he didn't expect to take a two-pointer here and a three-pointer there, and he missed it. I just feel out of breath.

At this moment, Coach Collins on the sidelines seemed to realize that James alone could not withstand the offensive of the second-year team, but his move was also quite intriguing. Instead of replacing Anthony, who had performed well before, he replaced On Wade, who matches well with James.

Seeing Wade play, the fans immediately applauded. As fans, they didn't pay attention to so many details, but at this moment, Vandeweghe, who was also watching the game in the auditorium, couldn't help frowning.

He is the general manager, and he has some contact with TNT commentators. He knows that Collins has been admiring James since he entered the league, and even said in public that he regrets not having the opportunity to teach James.

From this subtle action in front of him, Vandeweghe seemed to see something, but he was just a spectator at the moment, so he didn't say anything.

However, Vandeweghe is far from the only one who feels this way. There are also many melons who came to watch the game because of Anthony. Now they are all looking at the bench of the first-year team in doubt, and they are also wondering. , Why didn't the coach replace Anthony to play at this time? You must know that although it is a performance game, if you can win the Rookie Challenge MVP, it is a great affirmation for the rookie.

However, no one knew what Collins was thinking. After he replaced Wade, he chatted with the famous people on the sidelines, as if his actions just now were so casual.

Wade was selected by the Heat for a certain reason. It is said that the Heat originally planned to select Kaman. As the general manager of the team, Riley once called Jordan's queen trainer Dee at the last moment to make a choice. Tom Glover called because both Wade and Kaman had been trained by Glover before the draft.

"Wade or Kaman, who would you choose?" Riley asked on the phone at the time.

"I was flattered that Pat was able to call me and ask for my opinion," Glover said. , but chose Sam Bowie. So I suggested that he choose Wade."

It was Jordan's trainer who compared Wade to Jordan that made Riley finally make a choice, and Wade also joined the Heat with the fifth overall pick.

However, Riley always had reservations about Wade at the beginning. Even after being selected, he called Vandeweghe immediately, hoping to trade Anthony with Wade as the main body. As you can imagine, he was naturally rejected. up.

However, Wade's current performance did not disappoint Riley too much. This fast-dribbling rookie soon won the nickname "Lightning", and his breakthrough like the wind has become a headache for many teams.

After playing this moment, Wade used his speed to defend against an attack from the second-year team, and then broke through to the frontcourt, assisting James to hit a three-pointer. It has to be said that both Wade and James can hold the ball, and Being able to contain each other is a pair of very potential linkage combinations.

Of course, this was just a flash in the pan. James had just hit a three-pointer, and the second-year team immediately responded with a goal. Yao Ming, who had replaced Yao Ming, easily hit a hook over the head of the first-year team. The altitude of one head higher than others directly makes people feel that they are not playing at the same height, which seems quite helpless.

Being so easily won by the second-year team, Wade was young and winning, and immediately wanted to move back to the court. He quickly broke into the inside lane, and then faced Yao Ming and was ready to make a tomahawk dunk.

"Snapped!"

In the end, Wade didn't complete the dunk with the tomahawk, but Yao Ming covered his head and face with one, and immediately lost all face.

In fact, in this kind of entertainment game, there are very few shot blocks. After all, this kind of game is just for fun.

It's just that Wade seems to be a bit competitive, wanting to dunk in front of Yao Ming. As a big man inside, he will naturally not show weakness at this time. The result is natural. Just gave him a big hat.

Wade felt a little uncomfortable when he was taken off, but the block was very clean. Even if the referee wanted to blow Yao Ming, he didn't dare to challenge the patience of the fans, so he had to blow the ball out of bounds.

The ball still belonged to the first-year team. This time, it was James who served the ball. He felt very good about the assist Wade gave him before, so he was always looking for Wade to serve.

Wade was taken off, feeling like he lost his place, and now he must get it back. After making a pick-and-roll with Haslem, he ran out quickly, and immediately received a through pass from James.

James passed the ball very steadily, and Wade pulled it out immediately after receiving the ball.

If Riley was so hesitant to choose Wade at the beginning, it was because Wade, as a shooting guard, his jump shot is really not flattering. Breaking through is the ultimate, and he doesn't seem to understand what shooting is.

Wade made a quick shot after receiving the ball.

The posture looks very standard, but for some reason at the moment of the shot, the strength of the ball gives the impression that the shot is light.

"Dangdang!"

With a crisp sound, the ball hit the front edge of the basket and was pumped out. The popped ball was grabbed by Yao Ming. At this moment, Nene, who was used to playing fast on the Nuggets, had touched half court.

Yao Ming was startled to see such a big Nene running so fast, but he threw the ball right away.

Ever since, there was a rather weird scene on the court. Nene, a big man, dribbled the ball, and went straight to the backcourt of the first-year team alone.

(End of this chapter)