In the 2001 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Wei Guo with the 58th overall pick in the second round, from Georgetown University. With that statement, Wei Guo became the second Chinese pla...
Wei Guo stepped to the free-throw line, received the ball from the baseline, and threw it directly at the basket without even dribbling it.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
Wei Guo has already run to the backfield, preparing to defend.
77:76!!
The Nets are leading by one point.
"Wow!"
The crowd rose to their feet and cheered; this was the Nets' first time taking the lead.
It seems that the Nets have only lost one or two games when they lead in the fourth quarter, a very low probability that gives the audience a glimmer of hope for victory.
Nelson's face darkened. "How could the Nets' roster beat us like this?!"
perhaps...
If Nelson hadn't employed such a ruthless defensive strategy at the start, allowing Wei Guo to run like a giant hamburger for three quarters, the Mavericks would already have a large lead, and the game would have been garbage time.
They prevented Wei Guo from receiving the ball, but in the second quarter, the other five Nets players all found their rhythm!
Especially Wei Dong, a retired veteran who is not valued at all, has scored 18 points in this game. In addition to Wei Dong... Cummings 21 points, Wei Guo 19 points, Mourning 13 points, Tyronn Lue 11 points. The Nets rotated six players, and five of them scored in double figures!
The Mavericks are on offense!
The Nets knew the importance of this defense; if they could stop this play, the momentum would be on their side!
"Defense!"
"Defense!"
"Defense!"
The crowd chanted "Defense!" rhythmically, cheering on the Nets.
Nash dribbled to the frontcourt, changed direction, accelerated past Tyronn Lue, and fearlessly attacked the basket, colliding with Mourning in mid-air, but Nash did not make the layup!
A backhand hook!
Nash passed the ball behind his neck to Nowitzki, who caught it and dunked!
Wei Guo appeared like a ghost.
*Smack!!!*
The basketball was slapped to the ground by Wei Guo, but the referee, with his whistle in his mouth, didn't blow it.
It was a clean and decisive block. Wei Dong grabbed the ball and launched a fast break. Finley caught up and it was a one-on-one situation in the frontcourt!
"Pass him!"
Wei Guo shouted.
Wei Dong rushed to the basket, twirled the basketball around his waist as he moved to avoid Finley, and then made a reverse layup!
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball landed smoothly in the basket!
79:76!!
This was the second time for Finley. The first time was when Wei Guo wrapped the basketball around his waist, and this time it was Wei Dong who wrapped the basketball around his own waist, but it was still a very beautiful layup.
......
"Mavericks request a timeout!"
Nelson called a timeout, realizing the situation was starting to turn against the Mavericks!
"Nice shot, bro!"
Wei Guo and Wei Dong high-fived, then walked together to the bench.
Gentry said, "Every defensive play from now on must be played with all our might, and don't rush the offense... Try to play a positional game as much as possible and get the ball into Wei's hands!"
Wei Dong's English is not very good, so the team specially arranged a translator for him.
The translator translated Gentry's words, and when he heard the words "Brother Wei," Wei Dong suddenly looked up. The translator thought to himself... Wei Dong must have misunderstood, so he explained again, "Brother Wei is referring to the State of Wei."
"oh."
Wei Dong nodded slightly.
......
The match became extremely intense in the next seven or eight minutes.
The score remained close, with neither team able to pull away completely.
There are 37 seconds left in the game...
95:96!!
The Nets are down by one point.
When Wei Dong was defending, he had already supported his knees with both hands. His legs felt like they were filled with lead. Every step required a great deal of willpower. After his physical strength was exhausted, his mind went completely blank!
When Nash had the ball, Wei Dong was already seeing double; he felt like he was about to faint!
"This is a competition..."
"I want to win..."
"There are no cowards among Chinese men..."
"I still want to play basketball..."
"Defense..."
"My daughter is watching the game too..."
"Dad is the best..."
Sweat dripped down his face, and Wei Dong's legs and arms were trembling.
"he..."
Nash's pupils constricted, his heart filled with horror. "Why are they pushing themselves so hard?"
However, Wei Dong was at his physical limit when he received the ball, which was the best opportunity for him to shoot. Nash took the shot over Wei Dong!
"Nash shot..."
The basketball was also blurred, but Wei Dong gritted his teeth and jumped!
*Smack!!!*
Wei Dong blocked Nash's shot, the ball flew to the frontcourt, Wei Guo rushed over, grabbed the ball, and made a fast break layup.
People are in front, and sweat is behind!
"Bang!!!"
Wei Dong jumped and dunked the ball into the basket with one arm!
97:96!!
The Nets took a one-point lead.
The unexpected happened at that moment; after Wei Dong dunked, everything went black.
"Bang!!!"
Wei Dong fell directly to the floor and never got up again!
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A city in China.
"ah..."
Wei Dong's wife suddenly covered her mouth, "Husband..."
Wei Dong's father clenched his fists and pounded his knees hard. "Son, well done! That's how you have to fight... Basketball is your lifelong passion!"
"Daddy...Daddy...Daddy..."
Wei Dong's chubby little finger pointed at the TV, thinking her father was asleep.
......
"Bro~"
Wei Guo immediately ran to Wei Dong's side and saw that Wei Dong's eyes were closed and he had already fainted. He shouted anxiously, "Doctor! Doctor, come quickly!"
The referee signaled a pause in the game!
The team doctor quickly arrived, and the Nets teammates formed a circle around him. The team doctor used a damp towel to wipe Wei Dong's face, and Wei Dong slowly opened his eyes, trying to squeeze out a few words, "I'm sorry, I tried my best."
His teammate said, "He's exhausted and needs to rest."
Wei Guo was moved and patted his chest, saying, "Don't worry, brother... we will definitely win this match!"
"Get rid of it..."
Wei Dong lay on the stretcher and touched Wei Guo's hand.
He tried to pinch it, but he had no strength left...
......
Everyone present was deeply moved, including the Mavericks coaches and players!
On this court...
They've seen very few players fight to exhaustion, but never one who fought to the point of fainting like Wei Dong.
This is...
The spirit of the dragon?
The league already has three outstanding players: Wei Guo, Yao Ming, and Gu Tao. With the spirit conveyed by Wei Dong, it is believed that in the near future, more and more outstanding Chinese players will flock to this league!
......
Wei Dong was carried off the field, and Rodgers came on!
The game continues...
With 17 seconds left, the Mavericks are on offense!
"Defense!"
Wei Guo roared, "For Wei Dong's sake, we must win this match!"
Victory is certain!
Victory is certain!
Victory is certain!
The Nets players shouted three times, a display of force that intimidated the Mavericks.