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...
One dragon is one thing, one against five is another.
Wei Guo dribbled past five players in a row; every move he made could be edited into a textbook example. Finally, he delivered a 360-degree spin and dunk!
"Defend the country!"
"Defend the country!"
"Defend the country!"
The audience could no longer contain themselves and stood up, shouting Weiguo's name.
Most of them were veteran fans who had been watching basketball for over a decade. When had they ever seen such an explosive offensive performance at home? A 2.16-meter tall player dribbled past five players and delivered a 360-degree spin dunk. And this... didn't even make it into Wei Guo's highlight reel. How lucky the Pistons would have been if they had signed Wei Guo back then.
but...
Even if they sign, they can only stay in Weiguo for one year.
......
With a little over four minutes left in the second quarter, the Pistons substituted in all of their starters.
Of the Pistons' five key players, four, except for McDyess, have played more than 35 minutes per game. The team's current record is largely thanks to its key players.
Hamilton passes the ball to Billups, who gets past Kobe and drives to the basket!
A feint...
Hamilton passed the ball to create a mismatch, and Billups isolated Odom, using a series of crossovers to find shooting space before pulling up for a jump shot!
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
31:29!!
The Pistons are down by 2 points.
The Pistons and Lakers are playing a half-court game, and they are very patient with every offensive play. A quarter and a half has passed, but neither team is scoring much. The Lakers have just passed 30 points. At this pace, it will be difficult for either team to break 100 points tonight.
For the Lakers...
Wei Guo took up the offensive banner. After being booed on this field for six years, he suddenly enjoyed the cheers of the whole stadium. Wei Guo didn't need any time to adapt and played very naturally.
Kobe takes on Hamilton one-on-one!
Use a crossover step to create space and toss the ball over the basket.
The timing was impeccable. Wei Guo had already cut to the basket, grabbed the ball, and unleashed a long, looping layup... With only McDyess under the basket, the long looping move was unnecessary, but it looked really cool.
Being handsome...that's enough!
McDyess didn't expect Wei Guo's alley-oop to involve such a big loop, and while defending, he accidentally hit Wei Guo's arm, drawing a foul.
"Bang!!!"
The basketball was slammed into the hoop.
"Beep!!!"
Ignoring McDyess's grievances, the referee blew the whistle mercilessly.
McDyess was suffering inside...
He tried to dodge Wei Guo's alley-oop attempt, but Wei Guo insisted on doing a big loop... and what was the result? He earned another free throw opportunity.
Wei Guo stepped up to the free-throw line.
"mVp!"
"mVp!"
"mVp!"
The sound reverberated throughout the arena; the cheers that only the home team's star player could enjoy were finally heard by Wei Guo in Detroit.
actually...
There have been quite a few 'MVP' chants on the road, and most of them have enjoyed it, except for a very few teams, the Pistons being one of them. Tonight, the chants were even louder than at Staples Center.
Wei Guo has been the regular season MVP for six consecutive years, but in the last year of his career, he put up the worst numbers, averaging only 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks per game. Except for blocks and steals, he was not the team leader in the other three categories. The Lakers' leading scorer was Kobe Bryant with 28.1 points per game, the leading rebounder was Pau Gasol with 9.6 rebounds per game, and the leading assist provider was Chris Paul with 11.7 assists per game.
Not to mention the distant past, in the two most recent teams, the Knicks and the Trail Blazers, Wei Guo led the team in all five statistical categories.
That's not right either...
In the past two seasons, Wei Guo has ranked first in the league in five statistical categories.
......
With 17 seconds left in the second quarter, Wei Guo once again pulled off a solo run.
He blocked McDyess's shot, and Weiguo received the ball, turned, and passed between McDyess and Prince.
Dribbling and sprinting...
McDyess and Prince couldn't catch up!
Billups came forward, and Wei Guo performed a Buddhist bow as he walked, sending Billups flying. Only Hamilton and Rashid remained in front of him!
Rasheed guarded the basket.
Hamilton chased to the three-point line, not wanting Wei Guo to have an open three-point opportunity, but Wei Guo beat him in one step!
Rashid yelled, "Come and dunk on me!"
Rasheed has a nickname, "The Roaring God"... referring to his bad temper, loud voice, and frequent yelling at teammates, opponents, and referees. He has also received a lot of technical fouls and is known as the king of technical fouls in the league.
They're rich too...
Technical fouls are punishable by fines, and they accumulate... The fines are comparable to high-interest loans. The first two are $1,000, the third and fourth are $1,500, the fifth and sixth are $2,000, and after the sixth is $2,500. Moreover, accumulating a certain number of technical fouls will result in a suspension, and the suspension will also deduct from your salary.
Over the course of the season, Rashid lost over a million dollars due to technical fouls.
Having a bad temper doesn't mean you're brainless.
Rasheed was quite shrewd this time. He stood a step inside the free throw line, and even with long arms, it was impossible to dunk over him unless he bumped into him.
If you knock him down...
Wei Guo committed an offensive foul.
Despite all his calculations, Rashid didn't anticipate Wei Guo's jumping ability. So what if he's 2.1 meters tall? Wei Guo jumped with his foot on the free-throw line!
Half of the audience suddenly stood up from their seats!
This is...
To dunk from a guy 2.1 meters away from the free-throw line?!
If Wei Guo really does it, it will be one of the top ten plays of his career. You know... Carter just jumped over a center who was more than two meters away to complete the dunk, and it was hailed as the dunk of the century.
This distance...
There's only one way to complete a dunk: fly over Rasheed's head!
The sky seemed to have an extremely strong attraction. Wei Guo was seen taking off into the air, without even using his hands to support Rashid's head. He flew over Rashid's head and fell like a glider.
The basket is getting closer and closer...
"Bang!!!"
He grabbed the basketball with his right hand and dunked it into the basket.
Oh my god!!!
Oh my god!!!
Oh my god!!!
A chill ran down my spine, and seven or eight audience members fainted in that instant.
......
Cummings rubbed his eyes hard!
Even he couldn't believe that anyone in this world could... leap over Rasheed and dunk from the free-throw line?!
The dunk from the free-throw line has a difficulty rating of five stars!
Jordan easily won the Slam Dunk Contest title with a dunk from the free-throw line...
A dunk over a 2.1-meter center with a difficulty rating of five stars!
Little Potato easily won the Slam Dunk Contest title by leaping over Howard for a dunk...
Wei Guo combined these two five-star difficulty dunks, greatly increasing the difficulty. When Little Potato jumped over Howard, Howard was facing the basket and had a bent-over motion. Wei Guo's dunk was directly facing Rasheed's defensive posture. At that time, only Wei Guo could complete this move.