Wei Guo chased the ball from the free-throw line to the basket.

*Smack!!!*

After Stackhouse took the shot, Wei Guo caught the basketball in mid-air and even slammed it against the backboard before landing.

Stackhouse, “…”

This scene brought Stackhouse back to his memories.

He and Jordan's junior...

When Jordan returned to his alma mater, he played a one-on-one game with Stackhouse. After the game, Stackhouse's mentor gave Stackhouse high praise, saying that no one could stop Stackhouse from becoming the next Jordan. That's reality, and you can't stop reality from happening.

Perhaps due to receiving too much praise from a young age, Stackhouse has a very arrogant personality.

After Stackhouse entered the league, he famously declared that no one in the league could stop him, not even Jordan. This interview was even published in the newspapers at the time.

It's quite an interesting story in the league.

Jordan saw the news in the newspaper while having breakfast. Coincidentally, there was a Bulls vs. Pistons game that evening, so Jordan put down the newspaper and went to the court.

That night...

Jordan outmaneuvered Stackhouse with a variety of moves.

In just three quarters, Jordan scored 48 points over Stackhouse, while Stackhouse only managed a paltry 13 points, most of which were scored when Jordan was not on the court.

Later, Wei Guo entered the league and led the team to a comeback victory in his debut!

Stackhouse boasted again that he would crush Wei Guo... and as expected, he wasn't crushed by Wei Guo. The reason was that Wei Guo didn't read newspapers much, so his words didn't reach Wei Guo's ears.

......

After grabbing the rebound, Wei Guo made a long pass to send the ball up the court.

Nash receives the ball and goes for a layup...

Finley has caught up, and he and Nash had a clear physical collision in the air.

Nash launched the ball while his body was contorted and deformed.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle and called a defensive foul on Finley.

Finley jumped up and yelled, "Where did I foul?! Explain yourself!"

This shot...

Most of the players didn't run back, and it was unclear whether Finley had committed a foul.

Nash pursed his lips and remained silent.

Finley made physical contact with him, which was within reasonable limits. It was a call that could have been called or not, but Nash wasn't going to be foolish enough to run over to the referee and say that Finley hadn't committed a foul and that he didn't want the penalty.

Finley ultimately couldn't win against the referee.

Nash walked to the free-throw line... He licked his hand with his tongue.

"Whoosh!!!"

With the help of saliva, the basketball swished through the net.

126:112!!

The Suns are now leading by 14 points.

Wei Guo turned his face away when Nash was shooting free throws. He had told Nash many times that licking his fingers before shooting free throws was really disgusting, but Nash just wouldn't listen and wouldn't change. He even said that licking his fingers would make his hands stickier and make him more stable when holding the ball.

It took Wei Guo a long time to overcome this psychological barrier...

Otherwise, if Nash licks his hands before picking up the ball, I really wouldn't want to touch basketball.

......

Trailing by 14 points, the Mavericks are in danger.

Terry missed a three-pointer, Finley fought for the offensive rebound from Wei Guo, gritted his teeth and went one-on-one against Wei Guo, and launched a fadeaway jumper!

This move is very difficult... whether you can get in or not depends on luck.

Fortunately...

Finley was very lucky.

The basketball spun around after hitting the rim, and all ten people stared at it intently.

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball spun in, and the net was flipped up by the centripetal force.

126:114!!

This offensive play was incredibly inspiring. He grabbed the rebound from Wei Guo and then scored a one-on-one against him under the basket. It was definitely one of the most memorable moments of Finley's career.

Terry couldn't resist giving Finley a high five in celebration!

However...

The Suns quickly inbounded the ball from the baseline, and Nash made a long pass to Wei Guo. Wei Guo had just crossed the center circle and was still ten meters from the basket when he took the shot.

The commentators were already prepared, and the moment the basketball swished through the net, the commentator shouted:

"three~~~"

129:114!!

Wei Guo's long-range three-pointer extinguished the Mavericks' comeback momentum.

The Mavericks tried to mount a comeback, but when they neglected their defense, even with Nowitzki and Terry on fire, they couldn't stop the Suns from scoring, and the point difference remained above 10 points.

Time ticked by, second by second...

Johnson called two timeouts, but it was to no avail.

Nash played with great energy against the Mavericks, even getting a 5-minute rest in the third quarter. Stoudemire is young and energetic, showing no signs of fatigue, while Wei Guo was incredibly agile and dynamic.

151:135!!

With two minutes remaining in the game, the Mavericks were down by 16 points.

Head coach Johnson sighed and substituted Nowitzki and Finley, essentially conceding the game.

The nation fought to the very last second...

Throughout the match, Wei Guo only rested for two minutes and played for 46 minutes. When the final whistle blew, Wei Guo hadn't even broken a sweat.

......

Match statistics:

Wei Guo: 61 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 7 blocks

Stoudemire: 31 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Nash: 17 points, 1 rebound, 19 assists, 1 steal, 0 blocks

Cummings: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks

Nowitzki: 44 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Terry: 41 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

Stackhouse: 11 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks

......

It is extremely rare for three players to score over 40 points in a single game, and 151 points in a single game is also a very high score.

61+17+7+7

Wei Guo once again delivered historic performances.

but...

This data seems rather ordinary when applied to Wei Guo.

On the contrary, Stackhouse fell into self-doubt after seeing the statistics table, as an unknown benchwarmer on the Suns had put up the exact same numbers as him.

Is he really old?

When Cummings entered the league, he averaged 29.8 points per game. Now he's fallen to the same level as Cummings.

There was someone even more frustrated than Stackhouse.

That was tNt commentator Johnson, who kept his promise after the game and transferred $100,000 to Barkley. What frustrated him even more was that Barkley made fun of him for not daring to raise the stakes. Neither of them could control the game. When Cummings was still on the court, Barkley asked Johnson if he wanted to raise the stakes to $200,000.

Johnson hesitated for a moment...

He should have been braver back then. He was a professional player himself and should have understood that no matter how well Cummings played, the head coach wouldn't keep Nash on the bench forever.