Chapter 1: The Fall of the Warrior Dynasty?
"Ahh
"Nice dunk, wait, what's going on, Klay's situation doesn't seem to be good!"
Klay Thompson stepped forward and received an assist from Stephen Curry to dunk the basketball into the basket and continue to extend the Golden State Warriors' lead.
But when he fell back to the ground, he unexpectedly hugged his knees and lay on the ground in agony.
Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors is underway.
With the overall score at 3-2, the Toronto Raptors are ahead of the Golden State Warriors, and this game is extremely important for the Warriors, because if they lose, they will have to see their opponents lift the championship trophy on their home court.
Although the Golden State Warriors are now in the lead, the difference is not large, only less than five points, and the Toronto Raptors only need two rounds to quickly recover the difference.
However, on the Warriors' side, they are already full of injuries, and they have already lost money along the way in the playoffs, and I don't know how many big players there are.
First Cousins, who was injured in the first round, and then Looney, who was injured in the second round, even the core player Kevin Durant finally fell in the Western finals.
After finally reaching the finals, he finally took the lead in the all-important sixth game after fighting hard to win two games.
But no one expected that at this time, Klay Thomson, who played the best in the team, suffered a career-destroying injury.
Now the whole team, only Stephen Curry is left to support and rely on him alone to fight against the offensive firepower of the entire Toronto Raptors.
However, Stephen Curry's personal form today is not excellent, as if it is only a matter of time before the Toronto Raptors win the championship.
There was an air of despair in the sky over the entire Oracle Stadium, and the fans didn't even dare to gasp, their hearts were already in their throats, silently praying that Klay Thompson would be able to get back on his feet.
There are fans who have lost hope, and there are fans who are extremely excited, and they are the fans of the Toronto Raptors and other teams.
It seems that the fans in the stadium can no longer believe that the Golden State Warriors can drag the game into a tie-breaker, and the fall of the Warriors dynasty is a foregone conclusion.
But after Klay Thompson made two free throws, he left the phrase to wait for me for two minutes and never stood on the court again.
Stephen Curry sat on the other side of the court, not daring to look at himself, and his good brother left, so he could only sit on the ground lonely, chewing on his braces, and looking ahead with dull eyes.
However, there is one person who does not think that the dynasty of the Golden State Warriors is over, on the contrary, he will be continued, as long as he can play, everything can change.
He is Wu Xing, a player from the Dragon Kingdom, who is a rookie player signed by the Golden State Warriors this year with the 52nd pick in the second round.
Because the Warriors are still aiming to defend the title this season, Wu Xing has not been given too many opportunities to play and has been playing in the Development League.
This time, because the Warriors' injuries were so serious that they had reached a situation where no one was available, Coach Kerr made an exception and brought him with him, just in case.
Wu Xing has a height of 2.03 meters and an arm span of 2.05 meters, as a striker, such a physical static talent can only be called average.
And his running and jumping ability is not very outstanding, and he can only barely reach the league average.
However, the reason why the Golden State Warriors signed him is because he has an extremely good statistic, that is, the three-point shooting rate is as high as 40%.
Of course, this is the stats he has accumulated throughout the season, and his condition is actually not very consistent, he can sometimes shoot as high as 80%, and sometimes he can go out of the sky and pull down to 0%.
His scoring form is also the same as his shooting percentage, and when he is in good shape, he can get 30 plus 40 plus no problem.
When the state is not good, he can only get a pitiful two or three points, not even a point, this extremely unstable state is also the reason why the Golden State Warriors have not dared to use him.
But when you look at Wu Xing's statistics throughout the season, you will find that his average points per game is a magical 18 points.
Even if you look at his stats when he played in the domestic league, he averaged 18 points per game.
That's right, the reason why someone like Wu Xing has average physical talent but can gain a foothold in the NBA.
Because Wu Xing has found since he was a child that no matter how he plays basketball, no matter how strong his opponent is, he can always score 18 points in a game.
Later, he found that if he reduced the number of shots and forced the score down, then his score in the next game would definitely exceed 18 points.
But when you add up the scores in those two games, it's a staggering 18 points per game.
Wu Xing also found that if he insisted on not making a move, he would not be scored, and this situation could last for a few games at most, and he would not be able to control it later.
Even if he doesn't make a shot, the other party doesn't know why, so they always send him fouls, always send him to the free throw line, and rely on free throws to help him make up for his 18-point average per game.
So Wu Xing had a bold idea, since he can get an average of 18 points per game no matter what, can he compete in the highest stage in the basketball field, the NBA.
Once again, bring Dragon Country basketball to the world.
However, no one in the Dragon Kingdom is optimistic about him, a person who can only average 18 points per game in the CBA, what can he do in the NBA, watch the water cooler?
And it may not be chosen, and it is just a shame to go.
Fortunately, the Golden State Warriors gave Wu Xing such an opportunity, and actually let him successfully log in to the NBA, and even as a rookie with the 30th pick in the second round.
Now it's time for him to repay the Golden State Warriors.
Wu Xingmeng took a sip of water, walked up to head coach Cole, and pleaded solemnly with him in broken English.
"Coach, I want to try it out!"
At this time, Kerr's face was full of sadness, not only Klay Thompson's best to regain the lead was once again overtaken by the Raptors.
And the Warriors' remaining players have reached their physical strength at the limit, and there are no players who can play at all.
Cole raised his head suspiciously, and glanced at Wu Xing, he didn't think that such an extremely unstable player could play normally in such a high-pressure environment.
And it's the first time he's officially playing an NBA game, and it's the Finals, which is too difficult for him.
"Coach Kerr, please believe me, since you chose to bring me to this Finals, you can't let me be a decoration."
When Cole heard Wu Xing's words, he could only smile helplessly and think about it in his heart.
"Since I brought this guy here, let's let him give it a try, anyway, it's already such a situation, maybe a sudden change of formation will work wonders!"
"Okay, let's go!"
After getting the permission of the head coach, Wu Xing strode to the sidelines and changed his jersey.
"The Golden State Warriors chose to make a substitution, and they actually brought on a rookie, which is just crazy."
"The Golden State Warriors are hopeless, the Splash Brothers have disintegrated, Green has no way to support Curry, and at this time he is still replacing Green and letting a rookie play, it's crazy!"
"That's right, Curry alone can't tear apart the Toronto Raptors' sturdy defense, on the other hand, Leonard can easily tear apart the Golden State Warriors' defense, making a rookie forward crazy against Leonard!"
Wu Xing was booed and ridiculed as soon as he came on the court, because he replaced the core of the Warriors, Dream Green.