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章節 184: Chapter 184: Wade Dong Doesn't Pass the Ball

After the timeout, the Knicks brought back their starting lineup.

Anthony and the others had only rested for two minutes before being forced back onto the court.

"Indeed, the Suns are still a strong team."

Knicks head coach Woodson stood on the sidelines, admiring the Suns. He especially envied Coach Kidd, who had a full-level player to rely on.

No matter how bad Coach Kidd's tactics were, Wade Dong would always bail him out.

Seeing Wade Dong pull up from the three-point line and score over Smith and Felton, Woodson almost drooled.

If only Smith and Felton could be replaced with Wade Dong.

Wade Dong, Anthony, Stoudemire, and Chandler—with this lineup, the Knicks would be the champions this year.

But Woodson knew that Wade Dong was a "non-tradable" asset for the Suns.

Admiration aside, this year's Knicks were also strong. Stoudemire and Chandler frequently attacked the paint, and the erratic Smith was also on fire.

Anthony struggled against Wade Dong's defense but at least managed to draw his attention.

Gradually, the weaknesses of the Suns' lineup became apparent. Nash and McGrady were veterans who couldn't play freely, and Gortat and Frye had limited offensive moves. Essentially, the offense and defense relied solely on Wade Dong.

The Knicks started to close the gap.

However, Coach Kidd remained calm and didn't adjust the lineup.

This left the fans confused. They couldn't tell if Coach Kidd was confident or clueless.

In the ninth minute of the second quarter, Coach Kidd finally made substitutions.

He brought in Tucker, Curry, and Thompson, leaving Wade Dong and Nash on the court, essentially reverting to the starting lineup.

This substitution was not well-received.

It was back to Wade Dong's solo mode, and Woodson saw through Coach Kidd's tactics, confidently instructing his players to double-team Wade Dong.

The first half ended.

61:59!!!

The Suns led the Knicks by 2 points going into the second half.

...

In the Suns' locker room, Wade Dong finally couldn't hold back. After returning to the locker room, he asked directly, "Coach Kidd, what are you thinking?"

"I have a very powerful tactical system in mind," Coach Kidd said mysteriously. "But it's not mature yet. I'm still figuring it out."

Wade Dong frowned, "Even if it's not mature, you should at least share it."

"Can't share, can't share," Coach Kidd shook his head vigorously. "Sharing it would make it less powerful."

"Damn it!"

Wade Dong, rarely losing his temper, kicked the locker.

Coach Kidd looked at the dented locker and told his assistant, "Contact the Knicks later. I'll pay for the locker."

Wade Dong was speechless at Coach Kidd's shamelessness.

Coach Kidd claimed to have a brilliant idea, but in the last three games, the Suns' tactics were non-existent. Every timeout, Coach Kidd's instructions were simple and seemed amateurish.

It was as if he had changed since he started blowing his hair.

This time, during the halftime break, Wade Dong lost his temper with Coach Kidd. The other players didn't dare to speak, and Coach Kidd continued to talk about tactics, not knowing if anyone was listening.

...

The second half began.

Before the players took the court, Coach Kidd said, "If the tactics don't work, just give the ball to Wade Dong. Let him figure it out."

"Damn it," Wade Dong thought, wanting to dunk Coach Kidd's head into the drink bucket.

Actually, when Sar and Coach Kidd discussed trading with the Warriors, Wade Dong already had ideas for the new lineup. He hadn't mentioned it, only to save face for Coach Kidd.

But with Coach Kidd's current approach, the team was falling apart. Curry and Thompson were losing confidence.

In the second half, Wade Dong didn't care much about the team's tactics.

He couldn't accept a third consecutive loss.

As soon as he received the ball from Nash, Wade Dong drove to the basket, scored despite Chandler's defense, and then scored again with a pull-up jumper over Anthony.

"Not bad..."

Coach Kidd, watching Wade Dong's performance, smiled. "Wade Dong is the ultimate form of my 'Death Lineup'."

Anthony wasn't about to be outdone.

After Wade Dong scored twice, Anthony received the ball at the 45-degree angle, took two steps, spun around, and dunked over Wade Dong and Gortat.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The home crowd cheered for Anthony's strong response.

Wade Dong then hit another three-pointer from the three-point line.

Early in the third quarter, Wade Dong had scored 15 points on 9 shots.

The scales of victory began to tip in the Suns' favor...

Woodson shouted from the sidelines, "Keep an eye on Wade Dong! Don't let him get the ball!"

Since the All-Star Game, Wade Dong had been focused on defense, especially steals and blocks. His "stat padding" was an open secret in the league, which is why he led three statistical categories.

The player stats leaderboards include five main categories: points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals.

Wade Dong led the points, blocks, and steals categories, largely due to his constant "stat padding" after the All-Star Game.

But it had been over a month since Wade Dong had gone into full offensive mode like tonight.

Wade Dong drove to the basket again, and Smith came to help defend. Wade Dong noticed Curry was open in the corner and glanced in that direction.

"Not good, Wade Dong is going to pass!"

Smith noticed Wade Dong's glance and immediately turned to defend Curry.

But Wade Dong didn't pass. As Smith turned, Wade Dong easily scored with a reverse layup.

Wade Dong had fooled Smith with just a glance.

"Smith, are you an idiot?"

Woodson cursed, "Wade Dong doesn't pass the ball!"

Smith, scolded by his coach, muttered, "Before the game, you said to watch out for Wade Dong's passes. Now you're saying he doesn't pass..."

Wade Dong's greatest offensive strength was his court vision and passing ability, which rivaled any point guard in the league. So, when Wade Dong attacked, defenders had to guess whether he would pass or shoot.

That split-second hesitation could cost them the best chance to defend against Wade Dong.


章節 185: Chapter 185: Ending the Losing Streak

The third quarter ended.

97:92!!!

Wade Dong scored 27 points in the third quarter, dominating the game single-handedly.

...

During the timeout, Woodson held the tactics board and said, "In the last quarter, we must double-team Wade Dong! Double-team Wade Dong! Double-team Wade Dong!"

Emphasizing the defensive strategy against Wade Dong three times, Woodson added, "The Suns' defensive system is chaotic. This is our best chance to catch up. In the fourth quarter, execute the tactics and let Stoudemire attack the basket to create scoring opportunities."

"Come on!"

The Knicks players encouraged each other.

The Suns had already lost two games in a row, and tonight they were aiming to hand the Suns their third consecutive loss!

As Woodson laid out the tactics for the fourth quarter, Coach Kidd was happily praising Wade Dong, "Wade Dong from Hua Xia is awesome! He's my baby!"

"..."

Wade Dong frowned, not wanting to say a word to Coach Kidd.

Coach Kidd continued, "The third quarter was played well. In the fourth quarter, continue to create space for Wade Dong and let him handle the ball."

"After all, Wade Dong has endless stamina..."

Coach Kidd muttered to himself.

...

The fourth quarter began.

The Knicks brought back Anthony, Stoudemire, and Smith, while the 5 and 1 positions were filled by the more defensively solid Wallace and Kid.

The Suns' lineup consisted of Wade Dong, Curry, Thompson, Tucker, and Green.

This was the first time in the last three games that Coach Kidd had used this lineup combination.

The fourth quarter started.

Kid's pass was intercepted by Wade Dong, but this time Smith desperately chased after him. As Wade Dong was about to dunk, Smith tackled him, and both players fell to the ground!

"Damn it!"

Green originally had no intention of returning to the front court, but seeing Smith's action, he rushed over.

Green respected only Wade Dong on the team. As Smith stood up, Green rushed over to headbutt him!

"G~"

However, this headbutt did not hit Smith; Wade Dong held Green's head.

"Get back!"

Wade Dong shouted at Green and then looked at Smith with emotionless eyes.

Just that look made Smith shiver.

"Beep!!!"

The referee's whistle sounded when Smith tackled Wade Dong.

The referee simply called a defensive foul on Smith and did not give him a flagrant foul.

The main reason was that when Smith tackled Wade Dong, he made a protective move. Additionally, when both players fell, Wade Dong was on top of Smith.

"Swish!!!"

"Swish!!!"

Wade Dong made both free throws.

99:92!!!

The lead was extended to 7 points.

The Knicks inbounded the ball, and Kid attacked with the ball. Facing Curry's defense, he chose to go one-on-one but unfortunately missed the shot.

Tucker protected the rebound and passed the ball to Curry. As Curry dribbled to the front court, the only defender on Wade Dong was Smith. Curry immediately passed the ball to Wade Dong.

Wade Dong held the ball with one hand and said to Smith without emotion, "Your defense looks very silly."

"Don't think you're invincible!"

Smith said hatefully, "If I hadn't protected you earlier, you would have been injured."

Originally, it was Smith's foul, but he thought he was right?

"If I get injured, you're finished!"

Wade Dong said and then made a fake shot with one hand.

Smith was fooled by this move and jumped up.

Wade Dong did not move and waited for Smith to start falling before jumping to shoot.

"Swish!!!"

The ball went straight through the net again.

Woodson shouted from the sidelines, "Kid, you also go and double-team Wade Dong. Smith can't guard him alone!"

Smith's foul had completely angered Wade Dong.

Indeed, as Smith said, if that foul had not had a protective move, Wade Dong might have been injured.

Although Wade Dong had a "recovery potion" and was not afraid of injury, it still made him unhappy.

Next, Anthony attacked.

Facing Green's defense, Anthony tried to shake him off with two crossovers, but Green stuck to him tightly. Green seemed to vent his anger at Smith's foul on Anthony, and his defensive moves were quite effective, making Anthony impatient.

Just then, Smith appeared open in the corner, and Anthony immediately passed the ball to Smith.

Smith received the ball and adjusted his shooting posture.

"Slap!!!"

As the ball left Smith's fingertips and was still rising, Wade Dong swatted it into the stands.

It was because of Smith's adjustment time that allowed Wade Dong to come over and block the shot.

Wade Dong would not miss any opportunity to block a shot, and this block was brutal! Smith was stunned for a moment...

The ball was swatted out of bounds by Wade Dong, and it was the Knicks' sideline throw-in. Smith stood at the sideline, holding the ball with both hands, ready to inbound it. He was still dazed from being blocked and suddenly heard a voice, "Pass the ball to me!"

"Whoosh~"

Hearing this voice, Smith instinctively threw the ball in the direction of the voice.

"Damn it!!!"

As soon as the ball left his hand, Smith realized his mistake.

Woodson jumped up and down, "Smith, I'm screwing you! You're an idiot!"

Smith actually passed the ball to Wade Dong without even looking!

This mistake was almost unheard of in the NBA, a classic blunder.

"Thanks~!"

Wade Dong received the pass and finally smiled.

This kind of trick was common in pickup games, where players were more familiar with each other and could easily mistake opponents for teammates.

But who would have thought that Smith, an NBA player, would fall for it.

To thank Smith for the pass, Wade Dong dribbled to the front court and executed a windmill dunk!

"Very nice pass~"

After the dunk, Wade Dong did not forget to clench his fist and pound his chest, then pointed at Smith.

Smith: (;′⌒`)

105:92!!!

The lead had grown to 13 points.

The Knicks were getting further and further from victory, and Wade Dong's miraculous scoring continued.

This lead was maintained until the end of the game.

"Beep!!!"

With the referee's final whistle, the game ended.

127:113!!!

The Suns defeated the Knicks, ending their two-game losing streak thanks to Wade Dong's performance.

Game stats:

Wade Dong: 67 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks.

Anthony: 39 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

Stoudemire: 31 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

Anthony and Stoudemire both scored 30+ points, but they still couldn't stop Wade Dong's dominance. The Knicks suffered another loss to the Suns, making it 0-2 against them this season.


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