章 167: Chapter 167: 58
Before going on the court, Wade Dong took off his jersey and put on a short-sleeved T-shirt handed to him by a staff member. This T-shirt was specially made, featuring Yao Ming's portrait, as a tribute to him.
"Oh wow~~~"
Chinese basketball fans watching on TV cheered as they saw Wade Dong wearing the T-shirt with Yao Ming's portrait.
Only Chinese players would give the highest respect to other Chinese players.
Yao Ming saw Wade Dong's T-shirt and laughed, "Your shirt looks great."
Wade Dong lightly tugged at the T-shirt to make Yao Ming's portrait more visible and joked, "Mainly because the guy on the shirt is so handsome."
"Hahaha..."
Yao Ming laughed and patted Wade Dong's shoulder.
"Wade Dong!"
"Wade Dong!"
"Wade Dong!"
The fans in the arena also cheered for Wade Dong.
Wade Dong chose to shoot from the 45-degree angle, his most familiar spot. Seeing the ball boy pushing 30 basketballs over, Wade Dong glared and said, "Only 30 balls? Who are you underestimating? If Yao Ming sees this, he'll think I really can't shoot. Bring another set of balls."
"Hahaha..."
Of course, Wade Dong was joking, as he wouldn't need to pick up the balls himself. In this challenge, there would be someone to pass the basketballs to him.
If the first rack was emptied quickly, the second rack would be promptly brought over.
The host asked, "Can we start?"
"Yes, we can!"
Wade Dong nodded, exchanging a bottle of 'lucky potion' to ensure that the children in the mountains could play basketball indoors on rainy days. He felt that spending 15 talent points was worth it.
"Start!"
The host pressed the timer.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
...
"Swish!"
Wade Dong barely looked at the basket, picking up the ball and shooting it towards the hoop.
"Wow~~~"
After Wade Dong made over 20 consecutive three-pointers, Kobe and James gasped. That familiar feeling was back!
This year, the Lakers and the Heat had both faced the Suns. Although Wade Dong was very strong, Kobe and James didn't feel the same way they did during the Olympic final, that feeling of Wade Dong being invincible, that as long as he had a chance to shoot, he would definitely make the basket.
Now, that terrifying feeling was back!
"34!"
"35!"
"36!"
...
"37!"
The fans in the arena also counted Wade Dong's shots, and everyone's faces showed shock. Although there was no defense, this three-point shooting accuracy was too high!
"58!"
"Time's up!"
The fans and the host's voices sounded at the same time, and Wade Dong stopped shooting.
In one minute, Wade Dong made 58 out of 58 three-pointers, breaking the Guinness World Record for one-minute shooting and securing basketball courts for 58 mountain schools.
"That's terrifying! Is this the skill of a three-point contest champion?"
Yao Ming clicked his tongue and said, "Good thing I retired early."
The host also said, "58 shots, and Wade Dong didn't miss a single one."
Wade Dong smiled and said, "It's all for those lovely kids. Actually, I could have made more, but I saw Yao Ming's face looking a bit unhappy..."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone knew Wade Dong was joking again. Firstly, Yao Ming's face showed only shock and excitement. Secondly, even making 58 shots was Wade Dong's best effort, not related to accuracy, mainly due to shooting time. Wade Dong being able to shoot 58 times showed his hand speed was already fast enough.
Yao Ming also laughed, "It was just a small game, and this guy who can't shoot almost bankrupted me."
Wade Dong was also very interested in Yao Ming's charity activities. Now that Wade Dong Sports' marketing was doing well and the global market had been opened up, by this summer, Wade Dong's net worth might exceed ten billion. Therefore, during this off-season, Wade Dong might choose to stay in China to do some charity and public welfare work.
...
In the first half, the two most spectacular plays were Wade Dong's 'one ball, two dunks' and Wade Dong's alley-oop dunk assisted by Duncan, although he didn't score the most points, all the spotlight was on Wade Dong.
During the halftime show, Yun Qi's performance of 'Red Lotus' was stunning!
Then there was Yao Ming's charity activity. It could be said that this year's All-Star Game was dominated by Chinese players.
...
The second half of the game began.
With 13 assists in the first half, Wade Dong had a good chance of breaking Magic Johnson's All-Star record of 22 assists.
69:65!
This was the score at halftime, with the West leading the East by 4 points.
As the game started, Wade Dong continued to organize the offense. Howard set a screen for Wade Dong, who drove past Rose. Garnett came to help on defense, but Wade Dong spun around Garnett's defense and threw the ball into the air.
"Boom!!!"
Howard followed up and completed the alley-oop.
"Wow!!!"
The arena erupted again. Today, Wade Dong had already completed multiple alley-oops with Howard and Griffin.
Duncan, sitting on the bench, said to Parker, "Many people overlook Wade Dong's organizational skills because of his scoring. Actually, his passing instincts are top-notch in the league."
"Mm-hmm."
Parker nodded, "Better than some big guys, at least he won't throw the ball so high."
Duncan: "???"
Parker seemed to be criticizing someone. In the first half, if he hadn't thrown the ball so high, could Wade Dong have made that earth-shattering dunk?
Indeed, even a laugh could be misinterpreted as a technical foul.
The East team attacked, and James missed the shot!
Wade Dong grabbed the rebound and, without even looking back, threw the ball behind his head with both hands.
From the moment James shot, Kobe had started running towards the front court. Near the free-throw line, Kobe caught Wade Dong's pass, took a step, and jumped for a dunk!
"Boom!!!"
Kobe's dunk was spectacular, but even more impressive was Wade Dong's no-look pass.
15 assists!
Wade Dong really had no desire to score tonight, content to set up his teammates. He also wanted to fully experience what it was like to have so many star teammates.
After completing the dunk, Kobe signaled for Popovich to substitute him out.
Popovich immediately sent Harden to replace Kobe because he noticed that Wade Dong enjoyed passing the ball. As long as Wade Dong was on the court, Popovich had no intention of letting Paul or Parker play, so Wade Dong could happily play the point guard position.
The West team had Durant, who had a strong desire to score, and Wade Dong, who loved to pass.
The two complemented each other well. Wade Dong assisted Durant multiple times, and with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Paul replaced Wade Dong.
Wade Dong played 7 minutes in the third quarter, scoring no points but getting 9 assists, tying Magic Johnson's All-Star assist record, while Durant scored 31 points.
Popovich was a bit selfish. He was worried that Durant might steal Wade Dong's All-Star MVP, so after Wade Dong left the game, Popovich also substituted Aldridge for Durant.
At this point, the East was already trailing the West by 17 points. With both Wade Dong and Durant off the court, James and Wade led the East's comeback.
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