Chapter 10: Dunking the Gorilla
In the evening of the 26th, the Suns bus slowly drove into the America West Arena.
Wang Tiejun chose the unused number 33 as his jersey number. It is a lucky number and was also his previous number at the sports school.
At 7:40, Wang Tiejun came on as a substitute and followed his teammates to the player tunnel. He immediately felt a loud buzzing noise coming towards him, an invisible pressure pressing on his heart from the outside in.
Almost instantly, the adrenaline in his body began to surge, and the pressure brought him excitement rather than tension.
But the Suns fans were very indifferent to him, and some racists even made humiliating gestures towards him.
"Old K, ignore that garbage." Danny Ainge shouted.
"I know." He nodded and shouted back.
During this period, the name "Lao Wang" gradually evolved into "Lao K", which is the abbreviation of Lao Wang.
Around 9:30, halfway through the fourth quarter, the score was 77:92, the Suns were trailing by 15 points and called a timeout.
The Suns actually performed better than the Knicks in other positions. The reason for their lag is that the gap at the center position is too large.
Ewing played for 25 minutes in the first three quarters and scored 26 points and 10 rebounds, performing very well.
Especially in terms of rebounding, his rebounding ability is the worst among the three super centers, but he has grabbed 10 today.
Head coach Paul Westphal made a lot of changes at the five position, and three poor substitute inside players played for a while, but their performance was very unsatisfactory. Simply put, they were beaten by Ewing on both ends of offense and substitution. If it weren't for Barkley's 20+10 in three quarters, the score difference would have been 20 points.
And Wang Tiejun has not yet gotten the chance to play.
"Rookie, he definitely won't have a chance to play."
On the bench, Mark West looked at Wang Tiejun coldly and said to Oliver Miller next to him.
Miller glanced at Wang Tiejun, nodded, but said nothing.
He is very clear about his status. West has some seniority, but he does not, so he cannot speak carelessly in the team.
"Old K."
During the timeout, Westphal hooked his finger at Wang Tiejun, signaling him to stand up.
"Ha ha!"
Wang Tiejun screamed excitedly and jumped up from his seat.
As long as there is a chance, it's fine. I'm the kind of man who will rot if given a little sunshine. Oh no, I'm the kind of inspirational man who will shine if given a little sunshine.
"Damn it, they actually let him play, what were they thinking?" Mark West, who was slapped in the face, muttered angrily.
Oliver Miller's face next to him became even darker. His performance was average. What if this Chinese guy performed well and took away his time?
"On the defensive end, use your strength to push Ewing away from the paint and keep him away from the basket. On the offensive end, you are ready to grab offensive rebounds and play second offense. If the opportunity is not good, pass it out."
Westphal warned.
"I understand. Leave it to me, coach. I won't let you down." Wang Tiejun patted his chest and promised.
"Okay, our Chinese coolie is on the field."
After the timeout, the commentator saw Wang Tiejun coming on the court and immediately shouted in a sarcastic tone.
The Suns' home fans were indifferent and there was no applause.
The game started, the Suns attacked, he entered the penalty area and went to the basket.
Ewing immediately rushed forward to stop him from getting close to the basket.
As soon as the two came into contact, Ewing was pushed back a little. The contest of strength instantly decided the outcome, and he should be weaker.
"Is the power really that strong?" He was surprised.
Although he saw with his own eyes that the Chinese man knocked West down twice, he didn't have a personal experience because he hadn't faced him in person.
However, his lower body was very strong, and he immediately pressed his knee against Wang Tiejun's knee. At the same time, his left elbow occasionally hit his lower back, and he immediately stabilized.
Seeing that there was no movement, Wang Tiejun immediately launched a full-scale attack, paused, twisted his waist and hips, combined the six forces into one, and instantly struck.
“Bang!”
A huge force hit his chest, and You Yin groaned. His lower body loosened and his center of gravity was immediately lost.
The referee stared at Wang Tiejun, the whistle in his mouth ready to blow at any time.
However, he clearly saw that this yellow man, who appeared in the league for the first time, did not lower his shoulders or raise his elbows. This was not a foul but normal physical contact.
If there is any, just a little bit of unnecessary movement, he will definitely call a foul. Ewing is absolutely qualified to enjoy the star whistle.
“Bang!”
The second hit followed, and Ewing completely lost his balance, staggered back, and completely lost his defensive position.
"oh!"
The whole audience exclaimed.
"How can it be?"
The commentator's eyes dropped to the ground.
Wang Tiejun arrived at the basket and reached out to the top of the arc to ask for the ball.
But Ewing came up again and implemented a front-line defense. How could point guard Kevin Johnson pass the ball to him?
The ball was given to Barkley, who hit a mid-range shot over the head of Big Oak Oakley.
Knicks offense.
Ewing entered the low post on the left wing. His best position in the low post is the left side of the basket, at waist level or near the low line.
As a low-post killer, his turning and shooting movements are not as fast as those of Dream, and he does not have so many fancy moves. For example, his fake dribble technique is average, but he can turn with both shoulders. No matter whether the defender is guarding his left shoulder or right shoulder, he can quickly complete a turn in the opposite direction, and either make a jump shot or go in for a layup and slam dunk. His offense is difficult to be disturbed .
"Patrick, beat up the Chinese coolie behind you."
Knicks' main point guard Doc Rivers passed the ball to Ewing and yelled at the same time.
"Ha ha!"
The depressed Ewing didn't react, but Charles Oakley, one of the four evil men sitting under the basket, burst into laughter.
When Ewing received the ball, Wang Tiejun immediately stuck his chest to his back. The former tried to dribble the ball, but failed and stopped.
Suddenly, his right shoulder pushed back and he slid down to the bottom.
Wang Tiejun's turning speed could not keep up with the rhythm at all and he was easily passed.
"boom!"
After taking one step into the paint, Ewing suddenly jumped up with a powerful one-handed slam dunk, silencing the America West Arena.
"Look, Mr. Colangelo, I really don't understand why you signed this Chinese coolie. He's like a wooden stake."
The on-site commentator joked.
"Because there is really no one available in the team, can't you see it?" Several assistant coaches of the Suns couldn't help but vomit.
"Old K, you need to be more aggressive and proactive in defense. Don't stand there like a fool." Barkley shouted.
"clear."
Wang Tiejun nodded to indicate that he understood.
Returning to the frontcourt, he did not go to the basket this time, but settled in the low post on the left wing.
On the right wing, Barkley got the ball again. He saw that Ewing was not under the basket , so he turned around and broke through Oakley, then drove in with the ball.
"Snapped!"
However, Ewing turned around in time to defend the basket and blocked Barkley's dunk.
“…”
The Suns fans at the scene were about to cheer, but were choked back by the block.
The ball hit the backboard and bounced off, and Wang Tiejun reached out and grabbed it on the left front side of the basket.
Ewing was under the basket, but at this moment, in his eyes, there was only the basket.
He held the ball in his right hand, almost bursting it, and after taking a step forward, he flew towards the basket which was one step away like a giant beast.
Ewing reacted very quickly, turned around, jumped, and pressed over with one hand.
"Snapped!"
The block was very accurate and hit the ball.
"What?"
However, at this moment, You Yin was only shocked. The ball did not fall, and a huge force pushed his hand away.
"It's over!"
At this moment, he knew what was waiting for him.
"boom!"
An extremely violent sound of the basket blasting was heard in the America West Arena, and the huge basketball hoop was directly lowered by one foot by Comrade Lao Wang.
“Bang!”
Under the collision of Wang Tiejun, Ewing fell directly under the basket.
"oh!"
When they saw that super center Ewing was actually blocked and knocked over by Wang Tiejun, all the Suns fans in the stadium exclaimed.
"yeah!"
Then, there was a huge cheer.
“Crack, crack…”
Behind the baseline, reporters in the media seats were frantically pressing shutter buttons to record this scene.
