Chapter 9 Blocking the Leaderboard!
The moment Ding Wei walked on the court, he suddenly set off a small ** in the away team fan area in the stands, most of them are die-hard fans of the 76ers, although the game between the 76ers and the Hornets on the court is not broadcast live in the United States, but it still does not prevent them from understanding what kind of heartbreak (wen) madness (wen) madness (jian) Ding Wei made through the video website, today Ding Wei has such a highlight performance at the critical moment in the third quarter, At this time, their affection for this mysterious Chinese boy was already bursting.
Ding Wei smiled and waved in response to the direction of the away team's fan zone, he had experienced too much cold reception, and he enjoyed the feeling of being recognized.
"Rookie, focus, the opponent is likely to foul now," Tony Roten reminded, "You're the most likely person to get a foul on the court besides Northens." ”
Norlens Knoll, who was drafted by the Pelicans with the sixth pick in 2013 and traded to the 76ers, missed all games due to injury in 2013-14, so this year is only his rookie season. Knoll graduated from basketball elite Kentucky and was named to the All-American First Team in his freshman year, which was one of the main reasons he decided to interrupt his studies to participate in the draft. In the current 76ers, he plays the main role of the inside, averaging 9+9 per game, but the free throws are not as reliable as the vast majority of interior players.
"Understood." Ding Wei nodded, this kind of free throws at critical moments are not accurate shots, and it is a test of psychological quality, although most of the players who can play in the 76ers are newcomers, but Ding Wei's career of only 5 days is even more outstanding among them, like fireflies in the night, so windy, so dazzling, can't be stopped.
Tony Roten sent the ball to Michael Carter Williams, the biggest big name on the team, the 76ers are currently playing a small lineup, except for Nolens Noll, who is responsible for protecting rebounds, the other players are guards or swing people, the purpose is to prevent the opponent's pressing and fouls, sure enough, the Magic team immediately activated the pressing tactics, as soon as McCarvey got the ball, Payton Jr. and Oladipo came over violently, forcing him to slow down the pace of advancement.
“Here!” Seeing McCarvey being pinched, Ding Wei hurriedly reached out to ask for the ball, at this time the Magic's starting small forward Tobias Harris was swooping towards him from behind, he received McCarvey's hit pass from the gap, but in the face of the menacing Harris was an unusually bold back dribble to get rid of, the 2.06 meter Harris was caught off guard, and Ding Wei passed it in one step, so he had to choose to foul.
"Blue No. 11 Free Throw!" When the whistle sounded, Ding Wei shook his right arm that was a little numb, and Harris's slap just now was really not light.
"Huh!" "Huh!" Hu Sanye's free throws are not outstanding among the guards, less than 80% will pass, but these two free throws are unexpectedly stable, I don't know if Hu Sanye's psychological attributes are strong enough, or Ding Wei's heart is big enough, in short, these two free throws made Coach Brown's heart let go again, he was really worried that Ding Wei would play abnormally in this situation, although even if it was normal, his expectation was only two free throws and one hit, and Ding Wei's performance surprised and delighted.
"It seems that I should suggest to the boss to keep this kid, at least give him more time."
The difference between 94 and 84 was once again stretched to 10 points, but Ding Wei's challenge had just begun, and the red-eyed Magic team did its best, Payton Jr. quickly dribbled the ball through the half court, threw it hard, and the basketball followed his movements, flying towards Oladipo, who was bursting at this time!
Although Oladipo's three-point rate in this game is only 1 of 5 shots, Dan Ding Wei knows very well that probability is useless at this moment, never underestimate a blacksmith, no, the heart of a shooter, even if it is a dream, but what if it comes true?
Ding Wei opened his hands, his center of gravity was not very low, he knew very well that Oladipo at this time must choose to catch the ball and shoot, at most it is to dribble and get rid of the shot, otherwise 2 points is meaningless for the Magic team.
"You can't foul him, just give him enough interference." Oladipo immediately pulled out and grabbed the shot after receiving the ball, and he jumped up to 33 inches on the spot, even if he jumped higher than the average pitcher, which of course affected his shooting stability to a certain extent, and also made it more difficult to defend.
"Huh! This guy! Oladipo thought that his shot must be nine out of ten, but he didn't expect Ding Wei's jump height far beyond his expectations, although it was still a long way from the block, but Ding Wei's hands raised high were enough to cause some interference to his shot.
For a moment, Oladipo felt as if the scene around him had been frozen, leaving only the face of Ding Wei, who was a stone's throw away from his eyes, and even the violent green tendons on his forehead could be clearly seen, and under the two thick black eyebrows were a pair of eyes that had become red because of the blood surge.
"Oladipo forced his hand against Ding Wei! Whether the Magic team can continue to survive depends on this blow! Ding Wei's yoga became active again after he came on the court, and Ding Wei's continuous pull-up jump shots in the third quarter made him see his blood boiling, and at this time, he and Oladipo bounced without falling behind, allowing him to see the unlimited potential of this compatriot.
"Now Oladipo's shot we can't say that he is unreasonable, on the one hand, he has a hot hand, on the other hand, how can he play if he doesn't play like this at this time, Kobe Bryant often throws a killer shot in this situation, but Xiao Ding's jump is really high," Zhang Reasonable Zhang also smiled from ear to ear, "I think this ball is gone." ”
Duang! Oladipo's shot smashed out of the basket, and Nikola Vucevic, who was already guarding the basket, pushed away Noll who was stuck in the position, and picked up the rebound with one hand, and the difference returned to 8 points, 94-86, with 39 seconds left.
The Magic fouled again with lightning speed, and this time it was the boss McCarvey who stood at the free throw line, and he hit two free throws again, 96-86.
After calling all the timeouts, the Magic could only serve and advance from the backcourt, Oladipo still did not change his true colors of desperate Saburo, screaming all the way to the bottom corner of the 76ers' half, and Ding Wei followed closely like a shadow.
"Hey, Chinese boy, you're not slow, but I'm faster than you." Oladipo sped up trying to shake Ding Wei away, and said to Ding Wei in pieces.
"What?"
"I mean, I'm going to get rid of you soon!" Oladipo braked sharply at his feet, and in his imagination Ding Wei was already at the limit of being able to keep up with him, and it was impossible to think about his emergency stop to get rid of it, at this time, Payton Jr.'s pass was also very intimately sent over, and he was about to reach out to catch the ball, but a blue figure swept in front of his eyes, and disappeared from his sight along with the basketball.
"Hey, Mr. Bangyan, it doesn't seem like it's just me you're throwing away." Ding Wei passed the ball in his hand to the front court, turned around and smiled at Oladipo.
Oladipo glanced sideways and was silent.
Ding Wei's steal completely extinguished the last bit of the Magic's heart, and the game finally entered complete garbage time, when the final whistle blew, the score between the two sides was also fixed at 96-88 - Nikola Vucevic used the last bit of time to vent a slam dunk, and today he scored a super double-double of 17 points and 19 rebounds, but still couldn't stop the team's losing streak, let alone losing to an opponent like the 76ers, he must have been in a very unhappy mood.
On the 76ers' side, McCarvey became the biggest contributor to the team's victory with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Henry Himms, who came off the bench, despite his lackluster performance in the first three quarters, did a good job of completing the tasks assigned by Coach Brown in the fourth quarter, scoring 6 rebounds in a single quarter and scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds in the game, only 1 point less than the starting Norlens Noll. As for Ding Wei, his efficient performance of scoring 8 points in more than 3 minutes of playing time, especially the success of defending Oladipo twice in a row at the last moment, left a deep impression on everyone, and many fans with big brains gave Ding Wei the nickname "Handbrake", which means that Ding Wei is very experienced in defensive speed players.
"Hey, hey, hey......" At this time, the initiator of these topics is hiding in the corner of the away team's locker room in the Amway Center and secretly counting the money, no, he is smirking at the full harvest of his game, after this battle, he has confirmed very much that his NBA career has really begun.