Xu Yong didn't know what happened next, because after seeing Green coming to help defend, he directly pulled the ball high, and then slammed the ball into the basket through Green.
He was determined to carry out the idea at the beginning, that the Kings' basket had problems, so he would not dunk if he could.
It's just a pity for Green, a player who, like Xu Yong, scored 40+ in the summer league, averaged 25.3 points per game, and shined brightly. He also became the core bargaining chip for the Rockets to trade for Artest. But tonight he became a golden background board.
That is, when he looked back after dunking, Xu Yong saw Evans kneeling on the ground.
He did not look down on Evans because of this. On the contrary, he admired Evans even more.
Compared to other players who ask their teammates to switch defense when they encounter a strong opponent, Evans' courage to face the opponent head-on is worthy of recognition.
And just like Brandon Knight dared to block DeAndre Jordan, Evans also gave his all on the defensive end.
"Tell me, who is the big winner?!"
Of course, Xu Yong was the only one who remained calm.
After Xu Yong ended Evans' ankle, took down Evans' knee, and completed the dunk over Green, Barkley burst out directly in the commentary booth.
Also celebrating were the fans who supported Xu Yong at the scene, as well as those who were waiting in front of their TVs or computers on the other side of the ocean.
Really, it’s so explosive!
This is totally different from Yao Ming's feeling.
Yao Ming demonstrated his dominance, but Xu Yong now demonstrates visual impact.
It turns out that our Chinese players can tease and even bully these black guys like this!
The game on the court continued, and Evans continued to play singles with the ball.
But three times out of ten is a good thing, and this should be his last chance to start the game.
Xu Yong's strategy was still to let go, and Evans chose to make a quick stop jump shot after breaking through the free throw line.
This is not the way he is good at scoring, but compared to a head-on confrontation with Xu Yong, this is obviously a better opportunity.
The basketball drew a straight parabola in the air.
"when!"
It hit the front of the basket without any suspense.
Xu Yong turned around and grabbed the defensive rebound, then took the ball and fast-forward.
After seeing this, Evans quickly pressed forward and tried to steal the ball, but Xu Yong simply changed direction without slowing down and dodged it.
After he passed Evans, the view in front of him was as empty as a main road in the early morning.
He rushed to the front court at full speed, looked back and saw that the Kings players had given up chasing him. The videotape incident flashed through his mind, and his desire to perform was maximized.
He began to slow down, as if he was not in the arena but at a dunk contest.
When he reached the free throw line, he threw the ball directly towards the basket, and then he took off into the air a step late.
After the basketball bounced back from the backboard, he grabbed it and stuffed it into the net.
There was already a commotion at the scene.
By the time he switched the ball from his first hand to the other and then pulled it up and slammed it into the basket, accompanied by a dull sound coming from the loudspeaker, the cheers from the audience could no longer be stopped.
Not only the fans who came to support Xu Yong, but also some Sacramento fans couldn't help cheering.
This guy really treats this place as a slam dunk contest!
At this moment, no one in the stands noticed that a smile of emotion suddenly appeared on Petrie's originally haggard face.
Sure enough, he was not the one who made the mistake.
Xu Yong's dunk completely turned the momentum of the game towards the Bulls.
The Bulls became more and more courageous as the game went on, scoring a huge 38 to 19 point difference in a single quarter.
Xu Yong scored 16 points in a single quarter and almost won over all the Kings fans at the scene.
Moreover, the Kings were in poor form at the start of the second quarter, while Will Bynum of the Bulls broke out again, with a series of breakthroughs and shots in one breath, and the score difference was directly widened to 35 points.
This immediately brought silence to the Arco Arena, and many fans even started to leave.
However, the Kings rebounded well in the second half of the second quarter and trailed the Bulls by 24 points at 43 to 67 at halftime.
There was actually not much suspense about the outcome. After three quarters of fierce competition, the score difference between the two sides was 90 to 70, and the last quarter was pure garbage time.
After three quarters, Xu Yong had scored 34 points with 13 of 20 shots, while Evans only scored 14 points with 4 of 15 shots.
The contrast cannot be said to be very strong, it can only be said to be a world of difference.
In the garbage time of the last quarter, both teams sent in their substitutes, and De Nagro was possessed by Phil Jackson and went into offline mode.
But at this moment, the situation on the court suddenly changed. The Kings' substitutes, Amy Udoka (yes, the one you know), Beno Udrih, and Sergio Rodriguez opened fire from inside and outside, and the score difference continued to narrow.
And Kings head coach Paul Westphal also substituted Evans when he saw an opportunity.
Evans, who had been holding back for the entire game, finally found an angle to score. Facing Bynum's various strong attacks, he scored 9 points in a row and narrowed the score difference to single digits in one fell swoop.
It was not until this time that De Nagro came back online, called a timeout and replaced all the main players.
However, after sitting on the sidelines for too long, Rose and Deng's touch was average. After they missed a shot in succession, the Kings actually narrowed the gap to within 5 points in one breath.
The fans who were still at the scene were immediately excited. They felt like they were witnessing history, just like the audience who stayed to watch McGrady score 13 points in 35 seconds.
"when!"
Gibson still missed a mid-range shot, and at the critical moment, the Kings' basket was leaking milk like crazy.
Hawes reached out to grab the rebound.
But at this moment, a figure flew directly over everyone's heads.
Before Hawes even touched the ball, he felt himself being pushed out.
“Bang!”
Xu Yong completed the tip-in directly through Hawes!
He roared, then turned and shouted to his teammates: "Rebound, defense!"
Just like he did in the NCAA.
Tonight, he not only scored points, but also demonstrated his leadership qualities.
Moreover, after retreating to the defensive end, he defended Evans one-on-one, and took the opportunity to give Evans a parking meter-style block.
This attack and defense helped the Bulls quickly stabilize their position.
The final score on the field was 106 to 102. [Note 11]
The Bulls won the game without any major problems and avoided being nailed to the pillar of shame.
According to the post-match statistics, for the Kings, Udoka scored 17 points, Udrih scored 16 points, Kevin Martin scored 14 points, and Rodriguez scored 10 points. Evans scored 9 points in the last quarter and made 8 of 19 shots, scoring 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Otherwise, why statistics can be deceptive? Just looking at these statistics, you would think that Evans played well tonight, but as long as you watched the game, you would never say that.
For the Bulls, Rose had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Deng had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Gibson had 10 points, Noah had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, and Hinrich had 9 points.
Xu Yong made 16 of 24 shots and scored 40 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists!
This not only set a new career high, but also marked his first 40 points in his career!
It is also worth mentioning that among Xu Yongjin's 16 goals, as many as 11 were dunks.
In other words, Xu Yong hit Sacramento's basket 11 times tonight, and the basket was really crooked.
With such a performance, Xu Yong was caught by reporters on the sidelines for an interview after the game.
Although he got a high score, Xu Yong didn't seem to be in a good mood.
After all, the Bulls led by 35 points at most and still won so thrillingly in the end. They exposed a lot of problems tonight.
The reporter was from ESPN and started by asking some common questions.
But after mentioning Xu Yong's dunk with a clear performance-like nature, the direction of the question began to deviate.
"Are you ready for the dunk contest?" the reporter asked expectantly.
Xu Yong didn't expect the reporter to ask this question. Although he had already discussed with DeRozan to participate in the dunk contest together, it was not time to make it public yet.
"Maybe." So he gave a not very certain answer.
The reporter was excited when he heard this and immediately asked, "If you participate, will you be worried that LeBron will also participate?"
Xu Yong was stunned, then couldn't help but frowned.
During the interview, he was forced to bring it up with James. Why does this feel so familiar?
"What's your name?" Xu Yong did not answer immediately, but looked at the reporter and asked. It seemed that the reporter had not introduced himself before.
"Brian Windhorst," the reporter replied.
Xu Yong recalled the name in his mind and quickly remembered who this person was.
Isn’t this James’ personal reporter?
Because he had seen it so many times in his previous life, it was hard for him not to have an impression of this name.
Moreover, the angle of this question is very tricky. If you answer that you are worried, it seems that you have no confidence in yourself. If you say that you are not worried, it seems that you are very conceited.
"I don't care." Xu Yong's answer stunned Windhorst.
"Do you think James will not participate in the dunk contest?" Windhorst continued to ask after calming down.
Xu Yong was speechless when asked, does he think there is any difference?
He wanted James to participate, but he was not James' father. Would James listen to him?
"I don't care." After putting away his smile, Xu Yong repeated his previous answer and gave Windhorst a look. He was already in a bad mood tonight, and he would leave if he asked again.
"You really don't care? That's LeBron!" Windhorst asked.
Xu Yong looked at Windhorst like he was a fool, and then replied unhappily: "You're talking about the dunk contest, so why should I care about a guy I dunked over?"
Then, in front of Windhorst's stunned eyes, Xu Yong turned around and left.