Chương 274: Chapter 274: He's My Little Brother
Not only did Wade Dong pay Green's fine, but he also took out his phone and showed Green a video.
"This... is this a Ferrari? So cool!"
In the video, a brand new Ferrari was parked outside the Warriors' arena, and Green asked, "Whose car is this?"
In the NBA, it wasn't uncommon for team leaders to gift their teammates luxury cars, and Green could afford one too. But with his current salary, buying a brand new Ferrari would still be a bit painful.
"This is yours!"
Wade Dong smiled and said, "The car is parked outside the Warriors' arena. In a couple of days, when we return home, you can drive the Ferrari."
For NBA players, a Ferrari wasn't a luxury, but for a rookie like Green, he didn't even want to spend his first-year salary. Suddenly owning a Ferrari still made him very excited.
This little anecdote was reported by the news media the same day.
The news only mentioned that Wade Dong paid his teammate Green's fine and gave him a Ferrari.
The news didn't explain why Wade Dong gave Green the Ferrari, but everyone understood.
"Wade Dong is forever my big brother!"
This was Green's response to the reporter.
Fans who saw Wade Dong's gesture had only four words: Well done!
Zaza was about to undergo surgery and was browsing the news on his phone when he saw that Wade Dong had paid Green's fine and given him a Ferrari.
Everyone knew why Wade Dong did this!
But with his current condition, lying on the hospital bed and preparing for surgery, Zaza felt extremely depressed. His first surgery failed.
...
June 17th, Game 4 of the Finals.
Before the game, Kerr told reporters that Wade Dong's ankle was fine and that he would definitely play in this game.
This reassured all the fans.
Although the results of the checkup were known that night, the authenticity of the news was still uncertain, so fans were still a bit worried that Wade Dong might not play in Game 4 of the Finals.
...
Before the game, Wade approached Wade Dong and accused him, "You stepped on Zaza's foot when you shot, and I won't comment on whether it was intentional or not. But giving Green a Ferrari is going too far!"
"Why don't you say if it was intentional or not?"
Wade Dong raised his eyebrows, "Don't you know if it was intentional or not?"
Wade hesitated and then said, "But you shouldn't have given Green a Ferrari just because he punched Zaza!"
"Do you know what Green said?"
Wade Dong smiled, "Green said, 'Wade Dong is forever my big brother. Does a big brother need a reason to give his little brother a luxury car?'"
Wade, "..."
In fact, Wade and Wade Dong had a good relationship, and they had even dined together during All-Star Weekend. It was because of this good relationship that Wade spoke his mind to Wade Dong.
Wade Dong giving Green a Ferrari was just a casual gesture to win his favor. Aside from Green's character, he was definitely a qualified little brother.
This was a little prelude before the game, and then the game was about to start.
If the Heat lost this game and fell behind 3-1, their chances of a comeback would be slim.
The Suns' starting lineup: Wade Dong, Nash, Thompson, McGrady, Gortat.
The Heat's starting lineup: James, Wade, Ray Allen, Chalmers, Bosh.
With Green suspended, Kerr put Thompson in the starting lineup. This lineup clearly meant that Wade Dong would play the power forward position. In fact, in last year's Finals, Wade Dong had played power forward with great success.
The referee blew the whistle, and the game began.
Gortat won the jump ball against Bosh again, and Nash received the ball but didn't cross the three-point line. Instead, he passed the ball to Wade Dong in the paint.
Dream Step!
Wade Dong easily shook off Bosh in the paint and scored a layup.
The score was 2-0!
The fans were relieved, seeing that Wade Dong's ankle was indeed fine.
The Heat went on the offensive.
James isolated Thompson and missed a three-pointer.
Wade Dong easily grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Nash, then ran to the frontcourt to get into position.
Nash wasn't in a hurry and, without a good opportunity to shoot, passed the ball back to Wade Dong. This time, the Heat collapsed on defense, with four players surrounding Wade Dong in the paint!
"This..."
Wade Dong comfortably passed the ball back to Nash.
Swish!!!
Nash made the three-pointer.
The score was 5-0!
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
Kerr clicked his tongue, thinking to himself, "If they had played like this earlier, tonight would have been the last game of the Finals."
Back then, the Magic used a lineup of one star and four shooters and made it to the Finals. In contrast, the Suns had even stronger shooters, and as for the star, although Wade Dong was short in height, his presence in the paint was even more intimidating than peak Howard.
"If there were five Wade Dongs, could they even beat aliens?"
Spoelstra also realized that the Heat struggled more when Wade Dong played power forward. He had to admit that there had never been a player as strong as Wade Dong in history.
In last year's Finals, Iverson dominated!
This year, aside from Wade Dong, the Suns didn't have a player as strong as Iverson, but they were more well-rounded, with Curry, Thompson, and even Middleton being no pushovers.
The Heat went on the offensive.
Wade used the Eurostep to drive to the basket, but at the moment of shooting, he was disrupted by Wade Dong and missed the layup.
Wade Dong grabbed another rebound.
McGrady had already run to the frontcourt, and Wade Dong flicked his wrist, sending the ball flying over the heads of eight players to McGrady, who comfortably caught the pass and scored with a dunk.
The score was 7-0!
Spoelstra called a timeout to rearrange his tactics.
As he walked off the court, Wade Dong bumped McGrady's shoulder and teased him, "How was that pass?"
"Hehe~~"
McGrady laughed awkwardly, "You really hold grudges!"
Wade Dong said seriously, "I must hold grudges... For that pass, I almost sprained my waist trying to put the ball in the basket."
...
After the timeout.
The Heat increased their outside shooting and stopped blindly attacking the paint.
On defense, the Heat chose to double-team Wade Dong in the paint, preventing him from easily receiving the ball. This tactic was somewhat effective.
In fact, the Heat started to score!
In the fifth minute of the first quarter, James drove to the basket again, and Wade Dong came over to help defend. At the same time, he shouted to Thompson, "Watch the corner three! Ray Allen will run to that spot."
Wade Dong's words were heard by all the players on the court.
"Huh??"
Ray Allen paused, as he had indeed been about to run to the corner three, but Wade Dong had seen through his intention.
However, even though his intention was seen through, Ray Allen still ran to the corner three.
"Whoosh~~~"
James passed the ball to Ray Allen.
Thompson had already defended him, but Ray Allen faked a shot with his wrist, then dribbled straight to the basket and scored a layup over Gortat.
The score was 16-13!
The Heat was only down by three points.
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