Chapter 92: A Free Throw with Extraordinary Momentum and Courage

Turning from the corridor into the player tunnel, He Zhongqiu saw Amar'e Stoudemire.

"Wolverine."

A gleam of light flashed in Xiao Si's eyes, his blood instantly boiled, and his fighting spirit surged.

He was not convinced. Why did Wolverine and Yao get so many votes in the All-Star voting, but not many people voted for him?

Even Wolverine was just as good at dunking as him, wasn't he? He just broke a few backboards at most, so why was there such a big difference?

Tonight he will use his performance in the game to let those fans know that there is a person named Amare Stoudemire in this world.

After He Zhongqiu reached the Grandmaster level, his sixth sense became extremely sensitive, and he saw many familiar auras in Xiao Si's eyes.

Refusing to admit defeat, having a self-abasement and yet being proud of oneself, longing for desires, having courage and determination, this is probably someone like him who has climbed up from the bottom of society, right?
"Hey, Wolverine."

"Hey, Lao Li."

The next person to appear was He Zhongqiu. When he saw Spike Lee greeting him, he went over and bumped fists with him.

He noticed that there was a very beautiful chocolate girl standing next to Spike Lee. She looked attractive to him and was staring at him closely.

"Wolverine, this is Jessica Alba, don't you know her?" Spike Lee introduced.

"A famous Hollywood actress, we're all in this together, how could I not recognize her?"

He Zhongqiu used English mixed with Chinese. Although he stuttered, his attitude and tone were very casual.

"Hello, Wolverine."

Jessica Alba extended her little hand enthusiastically, with a big smile on her little face.

"Hello, Miss Alba."

He shook it casually and then let go, with a very perfunctory attitude.

Jessica Alba didn't seem to care about He Zhongqiu's attitude. She looked into He Zhongqiu's eyes with burning eyes, which was what attracted her most.

She felt that Wolverine's eyes were so bright, with light and spirit in them, very aggressive and oppressive, like the eyes of a carnivore, making her feel like, well, she was going to be shot and eaten.

She particularly liked this kind of look, which made her feel burning and suffocating. Now standing so close to Wolverine, her heart was beating especially fast and her adrenaline was surging.

"Hey, Wolverine, how about exchanging contact information?" she asked.

Spike Lee was a little surprised. Is Alba so interested in Wolverine?

"OK."

It was difficult for He Zhongqiu to refuse.

The woman's face met his aesthetic standards, but she was too short, at most 1.7 meters tall, and her figure was average, so he was a little dissatisfied.

Besides, he is not suitable to pick up girls now because his English is not good enough. He can't just make a phone call to get in bed with Philip, right?

Since he is not suitable for picking up girls, he doesn't want to waste time on this woman now. His energy is precious and cannot be wasted.

Moreover, now is a critical period for him to work hard to improve his strength. If this woman gets entangled with him, it will definitely affect the speed of his sword drawing.

Alba seemed very happy to hear that he agreed.

……

At half past eight, He Zhongqiu and Stoudemire stood in the center circle.

"Di!"

The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball high into the air.

Unconvinced, Stoudemire jumped with all his strength. With his excellent ability, he simply did not believe that Wolverine's vertical jump was really better than his.

"Snapped!"

But the next moment, He Zhongqiu's head rushed past his sight and pushed the ball away.

"How is it possible?" He was so shocked.

"The two have similar jumping speeds, but Wolverine jumps at least ten centimeters higher than Bully. Combined with his height and wingspan, his height advantage is even greater," Brin exclaimed.

"According to the physical test data, Stoudemire's jump assist is 90 centimeters, while Wolverine's vertical jump is 88 centimeters, and they are both inside players."

At this point, Xiao Fan said with admiration: "This is talent. Tonight is a showdown of talent."

"Yes, Rainman has fallen, so the duel between Stoudemire and Wolverine is a real duel of talents and violent styles of play," said Brin.

On the court, He Zhongqiu entered the basket from the left elbow area. Stoudemire, who returned to the restricted area to defend, came up and pushed him, and even directly elbowed him.

The moment their bodies made contact, he did not hold back. He thrust out his chest and exerted all his strength.

He felt that using the explosive force first to shift the opponent's center of gravity and then using absolute strength to fight back would save energy, be more efficient, and give him an advantage in the confrontation.

With his strong muscles all over his body, Xiao Si only felt a short and powerful force that instantly pushed his chest away a little bit.

At this moment, he was at a point where his old strength had been exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu's absolute strength exploded, and he pushed forward with his feet, crushing Xiao Si into the penalty area.

After taking the first step back, Stoudemire couldn't hold on any longer and kept retreating until he was crushed under the basket.

"How is it possible? How can his power be so terrifying?"

He simply didn't want to believe that he, who was so strong, was crushed so easily in the confrontation with Wolverine.

"ball!"

He Zhongqiu turned around and trapped Xiaos behind him, raised his left hand to ask for the ball, and shouted loudly.

Alan Houston, the mid-range shooting king who got the ball on the right wing, hesitated for a moment, but still lobbed the ball in.

"Snapped!"

When He Zhongqiu caught the ball with his right hand, the force from Stoudemire behind him was pushing him with such ferocious force that an elbow even hit his lower back.

"Well come."

He likes muscular guys like Stoudemire the most, and hates fat guys like Shawn Kemp the most.

The next moment, his force exploded, and his back instantly hit Xiao Si's chest, blasting Xiao Si's body a little.

The next moment, he held the ball with both hands, turned around and slammed it.

"boom!"

"Oh!"

"Clap clap clap..."

As the loud sound of the ball hitting the rim rang out, the entire Madison Square Garden was filled with cheers, shouts and applause, which suddenly rose up and turned into a boiling ocean.

"what!"

Jessica Alba's body and mind were shaking and she was screaming.

"Di!"

The referee blew the whistle and pointed at the little bully Stoudemire under the basket, making a gesture for a blocking foul and an extra free throw.

"Pretty!"

Michael Brin shouted excitedly: "Shaquille O'Neal's signature move, turning around and dunking under the basket, so clean and neat."

"In the first round, Wolverine dunks over Little Bully." Xiao Fan shouted.

"Well, Wolverine has a leaning back technique, and it's this move that gives him the space and opportunity to turn around, and it also makes Stoudemire lose the chance to defend and jump to block because his center of gravity is moved," Ewing said.

He was a little shocked when he said this.

The time for that leaning back is very short, and the shorter the technical action is, the more difficult it is for the defender to defend, and the more difficult it is for the person with the ball to be double-teamed.

At this time, the hanging screen began to replay the previous attack. He stared with wide eyes and watched it twice before he could see it clearly.

Michael Brin also said: "It should be a whole-body trembling force. I have never seen this kind of force technique. I can only attribute it to..."

"Kung Fu." He spat out two words.

“It’s just Kung Fu.”

Tim Duncan, who was watching the game at home in San Antonio, said.

“Kung Fu is truly magical.”

Amy, who was nestled in his arms, praised him and said, "But Tim, I believe you can handle him. This rookie is not even as good as your little finger."

"of course."

Duncan smiled, and his words and eyes were full of confidence and calmness.

Amy stared at He Zhongqiu on the TV screen and suddenly said, "He must have been seducing Jessica Alba just before the game."

Duncan was stunned and asked, "Amy, how did you know?"

"I just know that all men are like that."

Amy said confidently: "When a man looks at a woman with a light in his eyes, he must want to get her into bed."

Duncan really wanted to ask a question: if a woman looks at a man with light in her eyes, what does she want to do?

……

At Madison Square Garden, He Zhongqiu stood on the free throw line, took the basketball thrown by the referee, then put his left hand on his waist and raised the ball with his right hand.

"What is he doing?"

At this moment, seeing He Zhongqiu's arrogant free throw posture, countless people asked in confusion in their hearts.

The next moment, they saw He Zhongqiu casually throwing the ball in his hand towards the backboard like throwing a stone.

"Oh!"

"Bang! Bang!"

The basketball hit the middle of the top of the white basket, then bounced into the basket, bumped back and forth on the inner edge of the basket, and finally fell down.

"Oh, what kind of free throw technique is this? Wolverine looks very impressive. Is he posing on purpose?" Xiao Fan said in surprise.

"Really one-handed free throw?"

Michael Breen was surprised and said, "This can be called a bomb-style free throw, or a Wolverine-style free throw. Anyway, this is the most impressive free throw I have ever seen."

Ewing was silent for a moment, then he said, "Well, no matter what it's called, it's a million times better than shooting free throws with a urinal."

"Puchi!" Brin and Xiao Fan were stunned, and then burst out laughing at the same time, laughing with great joy.

Xiao Fan laughed and said, "Left hand on waist, right hand to shoot free throw, this is an extraordinary free throw posture, this free throw action is indeed a hundred times more advanced than holding a urinal."

"Patrick Ewing, you deserve not to win a championship."

"Jeff Van Gundy, you deserve to be bald."

Somewhere in New Jersey, Rick Barry, who was watching a game with his sons, heard this and said expressionlessly.

When the little Baris heard this, they said nothing, but just lowered their heads and began to shake their shoulders.

On the scene, the Suns attacked.

Stoudemire rushed into the frontcourt and ran towards the basket from the free throw line.

He Zhongqiu was already waiting inside. He would not let the opponent enter his penalty area at will. He stood in front with his chest puffed out.

Xiao Si's body is on the side and he needs to go around from the right side.

"squeak!"

He Zhongqiu quickly moved sideways to the left.

When he moved sideways to the left, he moved his right foot first. His right foot moved half a step behind his left foot, and then his left foot moved a big step to the left and rear side, just blocking Xiao Si.

This is the step he has just started practicing in the last few days, a defensive step. In the past, he would move his left foot first, followed by his right foot.

But in that case, he would be half a beat slower in rhythm, and as long as the opponent took the second step in time, he might be broken through.

This type of movement also has the advantage of preventing probing steps.

If Stoudemire's second step is to break through in the opposite direction to the left, that is, his right side, his right foot can also move to the right in time. However, if the left foot moves first, the span between the two feet is too large and the right foot cannot move.

Stoudemire didn't believe it and tried again. He was not familiar with the use of footwork and failed to block the ball this time. He was bypassed. He quickly turned around and followed to the basket, defending from the side and going around the front.

Stoudemire found that his strength was not enough to push Wolverine away, and he could not get any space under the basket. He quickly retreated to the low post on the left wing to re-position and ask for the ball.

When He Zhongqiu followed out, Marion, who was holding the ball on the left wing, quickly passed the ball to Stoudemire, and then quickly cut to the basket.

When Marion cut to the left waist position, Stoudemire passed the ball back and at the same time took a step upward to block the madman who was chasing him.

"Switch defense!"

Thibodeau shouted loudly on the sidelines.

Unfortunately, He Zhongqiu’s defensive experience is insufficient, his backup defense is only level 40, and his awareness of backup defense is seriously lacking, so he failed to switch defense in time.

By the time he reacted, Marion had already rushed past him.

"boom!"

The next moment, the hacker Marion jumped up and slammed the ball into the basket with a one-handed slam dunk.

"Don..."

Thibodeau turned around and suggested to Don Cheney: "Man-to-man defense, the Wolverines don't have enough awareness of help defense. Marbury and Marion are both good at breaking through and shooting, so playing zone defense will be better."

"OK, let's play three-two zone defense."

Don Cheney agreed, as Thibodeau was originally responsible for the team's defense.

Thibodeau immediately turned around and shouted at the players on the court, asking them to change to a three-two zone defense.

2:3, Knicks attack.

The madman missed the mid-range shot, Kurt Thomas grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and then made a successful tip-in with a hook shot.

2:5, the Suns attack.

"Bang!"

Marbury's first shot, a pull-up jump shot after a breakthrough with the ball, missed.

He Zhongqiu predicted correctly, moved in time to trap Scolari behind him, and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"Bang!"

The Knicks attacked, Kurt Thomas shot again, but this time he missed.

Stoudemire and He Zhongqiu were in a bad position under the basket and were stuck behind. In a hurry, he pushed He Zhongqiu from behind.

Feeling the attack from behind, He Zhongqiu, out of his action actor's instinct, cried out, leaped forward, and rolled over after falling to the ground.

"What did I do?"

Xiao Si's arms were stretched out, still in the posture of pushing people. He looked at Wolverine lying on the ground three meters away, and stood there in a daze.

"Has my strength increased tenfold?" He was a little confused.

"Di!"

The referee blew the whistle in time and gave Stoudemire a pushing foul.

"Pfft!"

Several Hollywood stars sitting on the sidelines laughed at the same time.

Michael Brin said with great joy: "According to relevant information, Wolverine was an actor in China before entering the NBA."

"Yes, good acting."

Xiao Fan was equally delighted and said, "According to relevant information, Wolverine has recommended himself to Spike Lee, and he is likely to enter Hollywood during the off-season."

Ewing grunted and said, "Stoudemire's hand is still outstretched. He is not innocent. The evidence is solid."

"Pfft!"

Xiao Fan and Brin burst out laughing at the same time.

The Knicks attacked again with eight seconds left.

He Zhongqiu entered the paint area, and Stoudemire defended him. He was once again crushed to the basket by him, and then he turned around to get the ball.

Kurt Thomas, who was serving from the sideline, threw the ball directly over the basket.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were looking towards the basket.

"The second round begins." Xiao Fan shouted in time.

At the same moment, Marion, who had excellent defensive awareness, rushed into the paint area from the left wing.

He Zhongqiu received the ball, but this time he couldn't use his full strength because Stoudemire only used his left forearm to push him and didn't push him directly with his chest.

Keeping your forearms close to your chest does not constitute a foul, and at the same time, your body leans forward, forming a sixty-degree angle with the floor, making the defensive force even greater and more solid.

But this did not pose a problem for him. Using the explosive force only saved energy. He still crushed Stoudemire with his absolute strength.

Moreover, his one-on-one play under the basket has also improved to level 88, close to the first-class level, while Stoudemire's defense is only average.

The next moment, with his left foot as the axis, he suddenly turned left, positioned himself with his left arm, held the ball with his right hand, and suddenly stood up and dunked.

"Oops!"

The moment He Zhongqiu turned left, Xiao Si only felt that the force of his defense was released forward, and the whole person couldn't help but pounce forward freely.

"Snapped!"

Just as He Zhongqiu was dunking the ball on the front right side of the basket, Marion rushed over from the front left side of the basket, jumped up and blocked his ball.

"Bang!"

The ball was not knocked away because his finger strength was too strong, but he was also affected and hit the ball on the basket. The basketball bounced to the low post on the right wing and was picked up by Kurt Thomas who had just entered the court after serving the ball.

"Oh, Hacker blocked Wolverine's dunk, and Wolverine missed the ball." Michael Brin shouted.

"Kurt Thomas grabbed the rebound." Xiao Fan said anxiously.

He Zhongqiu landed and turned around. Kurt Thomas made a jump shot from two steps away near the baseline. He quickly turned around to grab the rebound.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and two points were made.

"Kurt Thomas made two of three shots and played really well on rebounding and second-chance offense today," Michael Breen praised.

"Hacker Marion is a very good forward. He has a strong sense of assisting defense under the basket and is good at both offense and defense." Xiao Fan also praised.

2:7, the Suns attack.

"Hey, Stephen, here."

Stoudemire was positioning himself in the low post on the left wing and waved enthusiastically to Marbury at the top of the arc.

Marbury couldn't stand seeing his own player, Stoudemire, being bullied by Wolverine, so he passed the news on.

When receiving the ball, Stoudemire turned around and took a step back to face the basket, while He Zhongqiu defended him one step away.

"Can Stoudemire attack with the ball?" Michael Breen said in a doubtful tone.

The next moment, Stoudemire dribbled the ball one step to the left, created some distance between himself and He Zhongqiu, and then made a jump shot at a zero-degree angle.

He Zhongqiu's defensive reaction was a beat slow, and by the time he caught up, Xiao Si had already jumped up.

But he did not give up defense, but jumped up with all his strength.

At this moment, his terrifying jumping ability exploded and he leaped into the air, blocking the space in front of Stoudemire, forcing him to raise his shooting angle and barely complete the shot.

"short."

Ewing said at this time.

"Bang!"

Sure enough, the basketball was short and bounced off the rim.

After He Zhongqiu landed, he turned around and positioned himself in time, grabbing the backcourt rebound before Stoudemire and the Knicks started to attack.

"Wolverine just jumped at least eighty centimeters. Only a very few guards with very good talents can jump that high." Michael Brin praised.

"So far, Stoudemire has not shown his talent. I hope he can play better. I don't want to see a game where we get crushed," said Xiaofan.

Michael Breen analyzed: "From a technical point of view, Stoudemire's ability to attack with the ball is not good enough. Now he can only eat cakes, just like Wolverine."

"Yes, that's right." Ewing grunted.

(End of this chapter)