Chương 222: Chapter 222: The Human-Ball Dribble
Curry raised his hand to his forehead and signaled to Wade Dong, "Dong Ge, you jumped so high just now!"
"Hahaha..."
Wade Dong smiled, a bit surprised at his own incredible block.
The ball was thrown back by the fans, and the Kings inbounded the ball.
After getting blocked, Jason was stunned, and the Kings players started moving without the ball. Thornton was tightly defended, so Thomas passed to Thornton.
However, Thornton hesitated, and Wade Dong cut in and stole the ball.
After the steal, Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt, took a one-step layup from the free-throw line, and slammed home a windmill dunk!
"Bang!"
The ball slammed through the hoop.
"Wow!"
The away fans erupted in cheers.
At that moment, they envied the Phoenix fans, who got to witness 41 such performances in a regular season, while the Kings fans only got to see one.
Wade Dong's stats were now: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals, 7 blocks.
He showcased his cosmic-level dominance on both ends of the court, inching closer to a quintuple-double.
Despite Wade Dong's incredible performance, the Kings didn't give up on stopping the Suns from getting their 73rd win.
During this time, Wade Dong also blocked Evans' shot.
With 21 seconds left in the third quarter, Cousins received the ball in the low post. He was fired up and, facing Wade Dong's defense, used his elbows to create space and spun for a shot.
"Huh?!"
Wade Dong felt a nudge in his chest and looked at the referee.
However, the referee seemed to have missed it, as he ignored Cousins' elbowing and allowed him to spin and shoot.
"Damn!"
Wade Dong jumped and swatted the ball to the floor.
After the ball bounced, Cousins grabbed it again and continued to back down Wade Dong.
"Damn!"
Wade Dong swiped the ball from Cousins' hands, and Gortat immediately grabbed it and passed it to Curry.
With 3 seconds left in the third quarter, Curry dribbled twice and heaved a shot from the backcourt.
"Swish!"
The shot, well within Curry's range, bounced off the backboard and into the net.
81:65!!!
The third quarter ended with the Suns leading by 16 points.
Wade Dong's stats in the final 21 seconds of the third quarter: 1 block, 1 steal.
His total stats were now: 29 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals, 9 blocks.
He was just 2 steals and 1 block away from the first-ever quintuple-double!
The scoring was relatively low in this game, as both teams played tough defense. Wade Dong's 8 steals and 9 blocks were a testament to the intensity of the defensive battle.
...
It was the last quarter of the regular season.
Gentry finally got serious, taking out his tactics board and starting to plan for the fourth quarter.
In the third quarter, only McGrady had been subbed out for Thompson. The other four starters played the entire quarter.
"Tucker will replace Green, Nash will replace Curry, and Frye will replace Gortat."
Gentry made the substitution adjustments and then said to Wade Dong, "Dong Ge, stay on the court. A 16-point lead isn't safe. We must win this game."
"In the fourth quarter, play man-to-man defense, and after the ball is brought down, switch to a 2-3 zone defense."
"Blah blah blah blah blah..."
After explaining the tactics, Gentry suddenly added, "Dong Ge, you'll be the main offensive option in the fourth quarter."
Gentry didn't elaborate further.
Wade Dong was just 2 steals and 1 block away from the first-ever quintuple-double, so Gentry was telling him to focus on offense and not worry about steals and blocks, as winning the game was more important than individual stats.
In the first three quarters, Gentry had let Wade Dong play freely, but in the quarter that would decide the game, he needed to be serious.
Winning this game would also create history.
...
The timeout ended, and the fourth quarter began.
"73! 73! 73!"
Even the away fans were chanting '73' to cheer for the Suns.
They, too, wanted to see the Suns make history and win 73 games in a season.
The Kings inbounded the ball, and the Suns players started playing man-to-man defense. Tucker defended Thomas, who struggled to dribble past the half-court line and wanted to pass to Thornton. However, Wade Dong cut in and stole the pass!
Gentry had assigned Wade Dong the offensive responsibility, but that didn't mean he could slack off on defense.
Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt, with Thomas standing in his way. As Wade Dong approached, he suddenly turned his back and, with a flick of his wrist, bounced the ball off Thomas' back.
Thomas thought Wade Dong was going to spin past him, so he moved to the left to defend.
But Wade Dong didn't go left; he turned back and, with Thomas behind him, stole the ball and dribbled to the basket.
The human-ball dribble!
"Wow!"
The Suns' bench erupted again, as Wade Dong had just performed a streetball move.
It was a bit of a show-off against Thomas... but the human-ball dribble was so smooth.
Dribbling to the basket, Wade Dong casually laid the ball in.
"Swish!"
83:65!!!
If the Suns scored two more points, the lead would be 20, and the game would be out of reach.
After Wade Dong's layup, Thomas responded with a three-pointer.
But Wade Dong also hit a three.
Thomas hit another three-pointer over Nash's defense, and then... Nash passed to Wade Dong, who backed down his defender and, after two shoulder fakes, turned and shot a jumper, just like Kobe.
"Swish!"
The ball swished through the net.
88:71!!!
The Suns led by 17 points.
Thomas hit two consecutive threes, but on his third attempt, Wade Dong defended him. After being shown up by Wade Dong's human-ball dribble, Thomas wanted to retaliate.
After a few dribbles, Thomas pointed with his left hand but then, with his right hand, tried to nutmeg Wade Dong!
"What are you thinking...?"
A nutmeg, a move rarely seen in professional games, and Thomas was attempting it against Wade Dong.
This was practically giving Wade Dong a steal, and as Thomas tried to nutmeg him, Wade Dong easily stole the ball...
"10! 10! 10!"
The fans stood up and chanted a number, as Wade Dong recorded his 10th steal, now just 1 block away from a quintuple-double!
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