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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...

Chapter 237 I am Van Gundy, and I'm panicking.

After Wade made a three-pointer, he attempted another three-pointer on the second offensive possession.

Obviously...

The second shot missed!

In that case, Wade would give up on shooting three-pointers, as he's not good at that; driving to the basket and making layups is his favorite way to score.

......

The first half has ended.

46:46!!

The Nets and the Heat are tied!

Since the home team wasn't trailing by a large margin, the fans had high hopes for them, and the cheerleaders started performing, which the fans watched with great interest.

The home team locker room.

Van Gundy quickly explained the tactics to the players.

Away game locker room.

Gentry was also talking about offensive tactics, which were nothing more than how players should move to create space and then let Wei Guo take the shot one-on-one.

......

The second half of the game has begun.

The Heat are on offense. Hill continues to defend Wade, who drives and passes the ball.

Butler misses his shot!

Mourning grabbed the defensive rebound, "Let's start the counterattack!"

With Mourning's shout, the Nets rushed up the court. Hill dribbled the ball across the court and passed it to Wei Guo, who made a layup with a crossover dribble.

"Whoosh!!!"

He easily scored with a layup.

Van Gundy's eyes widened. "That's Wade's signature move... What is Wei Guo trying to do?!"

How could a monster like Wei Guo exist in the alliance...?

Streetball legend Alston was repeatedly outmaneuvered by Wei Guo, who is now scoring in the style of Wade. Moreover, the elusive layup is even more powerful in Wei Guo's hands. As long as Wei Guo gets going... the Heat have no way to stop him from scoring except by fouling.

This move disrupted the Heat's rhythm...

In just three minutes, the Nets went on an 11-0 run against the Heat!

57:46!!

They were down by 11 points in an instant.

The scene right now is: I'm Van Gundy, and I'm panicking like crazy.

......

"Heat calls a timeout!"

Van Gundy immediately called a timeout; if they continued playing like this, they would lose.

"I've never seen Wei Guo use the 'Mysterious Steps' before..."

Van Gundy muttered to himself, "How do you defend against the 'mystery step'?"

Wade's crossover dribble wasn't even fully developed yet, but it was already very difficult to defend against. Wei Guo's move was clearly a Wade plus version. Wei Guo's speed and rhythm were no less than Wade's, and Wei Guo was even better!

There is no unsolvable problem.

The same goes for the crossover dribble; if the crossover dribble were unstoppable, Wade could average 50+ points per game.

Van Gundy knew very well that as long as he could anticipate the move and step back the moment Wei Guo made his breakthrough, he could disrupt Wei Guo's rhythm. Even if Wei Guo got off the ground, whether he faked left or right, his final shot would be a regular layup or a regular jump shot. If there was a big man in the paint, he could interfere with Wei Guo's shot.

But...

The Heat don't have a big man like that.

The Heat players all looked at Van Gundy, who said, "When Wei Guo has the ball, anticipate which direction he's going to drive from. If Wei Guo gets in, Butler and Odom, you two stand together and block him! If that doesn't work... then foul him!"

"Where did Weiguo pass the ball?"

Wade asked.

Van Gundy meant that the Heat would have three players defend Wei Guo, which would create open looks for the other Nets players, allowing Wei Guo to pass the ball.

"We can't leave Hill there; everyone else, try to cover for him!"

"good!"

"remember..."

Van Gundy said, "The Nets still need Wei Guo to win. If we can stop Wei Guo, we'll be halfway there."

......

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

The Heat are on offense.

Jones attempted a three-pointer, his seventh three-pointer of the game. He had previously made 2 of 6 attempts, a shooting percentage of less than 40%.

"bang~~~"

Another shot missed.

Wei Guo grabbed the defensive rebound, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Wade lowered his center of gravity to defend Wei Guo one-on-one!

Hill ran over, and Wei Guo passed the ball to Hill, then shook off Wade. Hill was less than two meters away from Wei Guo, and almost handed the ball to him hand-to-hand. Wei Guo caught the ball and made a layup!

"ah!!!"

Odom hugged Weiguo tightly.

"Holy crap..."

Wei Guocai feinted for a moment, then stopped and looked down at Odom, "What are you doing?!"

Odom said, "I won't let you score..."

Wei Guo asked curiously, "Don't you know my free throw percentage? It's really not worth committing a foul for it."

"What if you miss the shot?"

"Can..."

Wei Guo said with a wry smile, "Even if I go for a layup, I might not make it."

Odom then realized that it was true... Wei Guo's layups weren't guaranteed to go in every time, especially with them all on defense. But when it came to Wei Guo's free throws, his success rate was almost 100%.

Wei Guo steps up to the free-throw line!

"Whoosh!!!"

"Whoosh!!!"

After making both free throws, Wei Guo said with a smile, "Odom, stop committing reckless fouls, or you'll foul out."

59:46!!

The Heat have too many young players. After falling behind by 13 points, they became impatient and their defense couldn't hold up against Wei Guo!

The Heat's turnovers are starting to increase...

The Nets played better and better, and in the fourth quarter, they took a lead of more than 20 points. The Heat continued to use their starters, trying to close the gap.

The outcome is already decided...

"Beep!!!"

The final whistle blew.

107:91!!

The Nets defeated the Heat by 16 points on the road, taking a 3-0 lead in the series!

Match statistics:

Wei Guo: 51 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks

Wade: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

......

The audience wasn't angry about the Heat's loss; they saw the players' fighting spirit.

The loss... was still due to a gap in strength.

The Heat had contained most of the Nets' players, but Mourning's defense and Wei Guo's offense truly left the Heat in despair. The audience could only hope that the Heat's owner would have some insights after watching this game.

Next season, they will recruit several excellent big men to fill the gaps in the Heat's roster.

Wei Guo still remembers that female fan. After he crawled out of the crowd, the female fan blushed. Wei Guo thought he had stepped on her or hurt her, but the female fan did not move away when he fell. He should remember this kindness. Every time he played an away game, Cummings would prepare several extra jerseys for Wei Guo.

The female fans are still waiting for him.

When Wei Guo saw her, he asked Cummings to bring over a jersey, sign it, and send it to her, saying, "I'm really sorry about earlier."

"It doesn't matter..."

The female fan blushed again, stammering as if she wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to speak.

Wei Guo asked worriedly, "Did I hurt you? I can have someone take you to the hospital."

"No, no!"

The female fan waved her hands repeatedly, pointed to Wei Guo's jersey, and mustered up her courage to say, "I want the one you're wearing, is that okay?"