vrcanaries Chapter 431 Three Men with Special Identities!
Chapter 431 Three Men with Special Identities!
Leading the way was Cai Congxin, the owner of the Nets, dressed in a suit and wearing glasses.
Beside him was a man also wearing a suit, but with a beard.
This man appears to have features typical of people from the Middle East.
And there was another man beside this man.
The moment these three people appeared, they were greeted with applause from the fans in the stadium.
Because these three people are just too attractive.
Tsai Tsung-hsin is the owner of the Brooklyn Nets; every basketball fan knows him.
The other two are also quite influential.
The man with the Middle Eastern face is Jassim, a member of the Qatari royal family.
And on the outermost edge is Beckham.
Of course, for the United States, Beckham has another identity: one of the owners of Inter Miami.
Jassim's status was enough to warrant Cai Congxin's personal accompaniment.
Beckham's appearance was due to Jassim's invitation; the two are friends.
Cai Congxin waved to the fans who were clapping in the stadium, and then the three of them sat in the front row, which was also in a relatively corner.
There was nothing they could do; the best seats had already been bought by Fast & Furious 10, and these three were only given seats at the last minute.
Cai Congxin had previously shown the two around the locker room, so Wang Xiucheng and the others had already greeted them.
The warm-up time was over, and both teams' players returned to their respective benches for final preparations.
"This is Brooklyn!" Nash shouted from the center, "Let's show our spirit and let everyone see who the main characters are today!"
Nash was the first to extend his hand, and the next moment, large hands of various colors were placed on top of it.
With no available positions, the uniform staff could only put their hands on the players' shoulders.
"Fuck him!" Durant yelled.
"Fuck him!"
Instantly, the nearby fans all shouted the same thing.
Wang Xiucheng clapped his hands, took off his coat and threw it on the chair, while glancing at the system task he had just received.
[Task 1: For every point the team scores ahead of the opponent at the end of the match, the team will be awarded 100 system points.]
If the score is higher than 10 points, the excess will be awarded 200 system points.
If the score is higher than 20 points, the excess will be awarded 300 system points.
It's simple and straightforward: the higher your team scores compared to your opponent, the greater your reward.
Upon arriving at the field, Wang Xiucheng looked up and circled the court.
The entire stadium was filled with fans wearing white T-shirts, which was quite a sight.
The referee, holding a basketball, was already standing in the center circle.
Claxton and Horford stood on either side, and the game officially began when the referee tossed the basketball up.
All the fans were standing to watch the game.
For the Nets' home arena, there's now a new rule: the fans can only sit down when the Nets score their first basket.
The first goal didn't keep the fans waiting long.
Claxton leaped high and flicked the ball to Durant.
After taking a couple of steps, Durant passed the ball to Westbrook, who came over to receive it.
Westbrook dribbled the ball across half-court, but did not immediately move when facing the Celtics who were already in position.
If he were with the Lakers, he would have already driven to the basket or found space to shoot.
But for Westbrook now, although he plays point guard, he prefers to look for opportunities to pass to Wang Xiucheng compared to when he was with the Lakers.
Sure enough, after waiting for about three or four seconds, Wang Xiucheng got rid of Smart and reached the top of the arc.
Westbrook immediately passed the ball to Wang Xiucheng and ran into the paint himself.
White, who had been guarding Westbrook, rushed towards Wang Xiucheng without hesitation, joining Smart in double-teaming Wang Xiucheng.
Smart and White blocked all the routes that Wang Xiucheng could pass to Westbrook.
But at this moment, Wang Xiucheng jumped up.
Wang Xiucheng also threw the basketball with one hand toward Westbrook's position.
Westbrook received the ball and, without any adjustment, launched the mid-range shot.
Bang!
Swish!
The basketball hit the rim, bounced once, and finally fell into the net.
The Nets scored on their very first shot of the night.
All the fans applauded, and then gradually sat down.
Some quick-moving fans had already picked up the snacks placed on their chairs and started eating.
The Celtics began their first offensive play of the night.
Smart had the ball, and Wang Xiucheng was right in front of him, retreating as he did so.
Wang Xiucheng maintained a distance of one meter from Smart.
This made it easy for Smart to cross the halfway line.
He can handle the ball, but he doesn't have the confidence to let Smart shoot in front of Wang Xiucheng without any screen.
So Tatum and Jaylen Brown started moving here from two different directions.
Durant is guarding Jaylen Brown, while Ben West, who started today, is guarding Tatum.
It's often said that in the NBA, the winners don't change anything.
After losing the last game, Nash made adjustments to the starting lineup.
That means sending in Ben Simmons.
During the attack, Benci's position was unclear.
But when defending, Benciev specifically guards Tatum.
Smart saw Durant and Ben West and instinctively passed the ball to Jaylen Brown.
The entire league knows that Benciunas' offense is weak, but no one doubts his value on the defensive end when he is healthy.
There aren't many players in the entire league who can play from point guard to fifth position.
Snapped!
Just then, the basketball that had just left his hand was intercepted by a large hand.
Others didn't see it clearly, but Smart saw it perfectly: Wang Xiucheng had moved half a step ahead of time.
It was as if he had anticipated his intention to pass the ball.
With a thud, Wang Xiucheng pushed the basketball forward, then took two big strides to catch up with it and charged toward the empty half of the court on the other side.
Smart reached out and tugged at Wang Xiucheng, but withdrew his hand the instant he touched the hem of Wang Xiucheng's clothes.
If you get called for a foul at this point, it's a penalty and a throw-in, which is really not worth it.
So Smart could only watch helplessly as Wang Xiucheng stepped onto the free-throw line and gracefully executed a 360-degree spin dunk from the free-throw line.
With a loud thud, Wang Xiucheng landed under the basket.
Instantly, the fans who had just sat down stood up again, turned around, put their hands on the people next to them, and started dancing the Poznan dance.
The entire stadium resembled a white ocean, with waves rolling endlessly.
It was only then that Wang Xiucheng noticed that the white T-shirts the Nets had given out today had wavy lines on the back.
When they start dancing at this time, it's truly as spectacular as waves.
Jassim didn't want to get up.
His departure from Qatar represents the Qatari royal family; he needs to maintain his own high standards.
But Beckham, who was standing next to him, insisted on pulling him up.
So Jassim also pulled Cai Congxin up.
If we're going to lose face, we'll all lose face together; nobody's going to have it easy!
So three men with special identities also joined this brief but crazy Poznan dance.
It took almost half a minute for the scene to calm down, and all the fans turned around and sat down.
Those fans who had just picked up snacks but hadn't yet eaten continued to eat.
The Celtics finally scored a basket when Tatum drove into the paint and drew a foul from Ben West.
Benci raised his hand and explained to the referee who had called his call from the baseline.
But it's clear that this call can't be overturned.
Moreover, it's only the beginning of the game, and Nash is unlikely to challenge Ben West for the sake of the game.
Swish!
Tatum scores the free throw.
The Celtics then narrowed the score to 3-4.