Chapter 96 I've never seen a shark try so hard

"Ms. Johnson, you screamed very loudly just now." Jessica Alba, who had just sat down in the front row, suddenly said.

"Ms. Alba, you are different?" Scarlett Johansson was still in excitement, her face flushed, and she immediately argued after she reacted.

"I'm a fan of his, but didn't you say you weren't a fan of his?" Alba said.

"I am a Knicks fan, I cheer for the Knicks, not for him," Scarlett Johansson said righteously.

"What you said makes a lot of sense, I can't even refute it."

Alba was speechless and cursed in her heart, "You little bitch, how much better than me are you? I'm afraid that if Wolverine hooks his finger at you, you will be wet."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but squeeze her legs together.

"Hey, Wolverine, that dunk will become an eternal memory in the NBA."

At this time, He Zhongqiu and his teammates came over. Alba quickly stood up and walked forward to high-five.

Scarlett Johansson curled her lips. It was so shameful. She was a third-rate actress after all, and she was white, but she was chasing after a Chinese man.

After He Zhongqiu and Alba high-fived, a group of Hollywood celebrities including Spike Lee followed and high-fived one by one. They chatted in the group for a few words before returning to the bench.

"Damn Wolverine!"

Scarlett Johansson hated it and was embarrassed.

Everyone knows that she is a die-hard fan of the Knicks, but Wolverine greeted all the stars and ignored her alone. How embarrassing does this make her look?
Behind the Knicks bench, with nothing to do, it would take at least half an hour to change the rebounds, so Xia Song simply started talking about the contract with a few executives.

"Hey guys, Wolverine is only one and a half months old and he's already an All-Star starter. He just dunked over the best player in the league. I think he has a bright future and unlimited potential. The endorsement fee of 750 million per year is too low."

"His talent is comparable to O'Neal's, and there is a huge Chinese market. I think his commercial value is higher than O'Neal, not lower. He should at least enjoy the same level of contract as O'Neal."

"I hope he gets a billion-dollar sneaker contract. He deserves it. His endorsement fee should be doubled."

As Xia Song was talking eloquently, his cell phone vibrated. It was a call from Mike Johnson.

"Hello, Mike?"

"In the summer, Rick Sports, the supplier of NBA backboards, called and said that if Wolverine stops smashing their backboards, they are willing to offer a ten-year, $15 million endorsement contract," Mike Johnson said in a strange tone.

"Pfft!"

Xia Song's first reaction was to burst out laughing.

"Mike, tell Rick Company that I need to ask Wolverine what he thinks." He said later.

"OK."

……

"Wolverine, are you hurt?"

After He Zhongqiu came down, Scott Layden asked quickly.

"NO."

As he took the towel and cup of water, he shook his head.

"Zhongqiu, put on your training clothes first." Philip handed over the clothes.

"Wolverine, you dunked over O'Neal from the front and broke his rebound. You are going to be famous." Kurt Thomas said enviously.

He Zhongqiu said modestly: "It's the quality of the backboard that's not good. This thing is too rubbish, far inferior to our Fuyao Glass in China.

I tell you, Kurt, Fuyao glass is too strong. Once I hit a car's windshield and it didn't break. When I asked, it was Fuyao glass.

Philip did not translate it immediately, but asked curiously: "Zhongqiu, why did you hit the windshield?"

"Just do your thing, why do you care so much?" He Zhongqiu, who had let the cat out of the bag, said impatiently.

Philip complained: “Zhongqiu, you should contact the country and ask your company’s people to tell Fuyao Glass to give you an endorsement, and then go to the NBA headquarters immediately to promote their products.”

"Haha..." He Zhongqiu laughed.

Kurt Thomas didn't understand and cursed at the side: "You two bastards, can't you speak English? Tell the truth, are you saying bad things about us?"

On the other side, the dusty Shark sat on the bench in frustration. He took a glass of water from the substitute player and threw it directly on the floor, cursing:

"I will teach him a lesson. I swear to take revenge on that damn rookie. He actually dared to humiliate me. This matter will never end."

Kobe sat next to him without saying a word, but his face looked unhappy too.

His relationship with O'Neal was already very bad, but he could also empathize with O'Neal's humiliation.

He has to win today's game and can't let the rookie Wolverine get too rampant.

Before the backboard was replaced, the dunk had already started to spread online, and the NBA also put it on its official website.

"God, are you possessing Knicks No. 18 tonight?"

"O'Neal is in trouble. The starting spot in the All-Star Game was snatched away by China's Yao Ming. Before the All-Star Game, he was played by China's Wolverine. Will he be depressed?"

"This is the fifth backboard that Wolverine has smashed in less than two months. I just want to remind NBA backboard suppliers to act quickly and give Wolverine an endorsement, otherwise he will continue to smash your sales and stock prices until they drop to zero."

The relevant forums are full of related posts with very high click-through rates. Countless netizens are commenting on the posts. Wolverine, Wolverine dunking over Shark, broken board, and other words have all become hot search terms.

After sitting on the bench for a while, He Zhongqiu asked for a basketball and started dribbling practice, which could also help him keep his body warm.

"Wolverine works really hard."

"Kobe is no better than that."

"I've never seen a Shark work that hard."

"So he got dunked on by Wolverine."

"Speak softly, don't let him hear you."

"It's bad luck for a shark to meet Wolverine."

"Puchi! Haha..."

A group of Hollywood stars who often watch games at Staples Center immediately started discussing He Zhongqiu's dribbling training when they saw him.

At this time, David Stern had already received many calls.

There was a call from the owner of Rick Sports, who asked the NBA officials to contact Wolverine and stop him from smashing down again.

There were also calls from the three major television broadcasters, asking Wolverine to stop playing. The ratings plummeted during the game interruptions, which not only dissatisfied the advertisers, but also affected all subsequent programs, resulting in huge losses.

After going to great lengths to appease the three major TV broadcasters, he immediately told Rick Sports to quickly send Wolverine an endorsement contract and not to give him a stingy one. He did the same thing after the last violent incident involving Conseco.

"I've contacted his agent about a 10-year, $15 million endorsement contract. He said Wolverine should consider it."

"He is so popular now, are you using this contract to humiliate him? Don't tell me you don't know the power of money."

"Ok."

After dealing with Rick Sports, he started to worry about the All-Star Game.

Wolverine is going to participate in the dunk contest and the All-Star Game. If the backboard is broken by chance, the impact will be huge. I may have to contact Wolverine in advance and have a good talk with him about the importance of this issue.

It took nearly forty minutes before the rebound was replaced.

"Finally changed." Barkley muttered.

"The ratings have dropped to the bottom, I hope they can go back up," Kenny Smith also said.

"If Wolverine and the OK combination play hard for a while, the ratings should come back," Magic Johnson comforted.

The referee had previously called a defensive foul on O'Neal, and before the Lakers attacked, He Zhongqiu had to take an extra free throw.

"Sir Charles, do you want to make a bet? I bet Wolverine will make the free throw." Kenny Smith said with a grin.

"Well, Kenny..."

Barkley hesitated and kicked his partner again.

"brush!"

At this time, He Zhongqiu made a bomb-like free throw and scored the extra free throw.

"How's it going?" Kenny Smith smiled.

"The Big Shark thinks carrying a urinal is too ugly, so I suggest he learn Wolverine's high-end free throw technique." Barkley said with a smile.

"You said his free throw shooting skills are very advanced? Haha!" Kenny Smith laughed.

Barkley just laughed along and didn't say anything.

Magic Johnson followed up the topic and said, "Yes, Wolverine's one-handed free throw technique is very cool and handsome. Just like Coach Van Gundy said, it is indeed impressive."

On the court, the Lakers attacked.

O'Neal ran down from the free throw line, and He Zhongqiu stood in front of him with his chest puffed out. He wanted to test the impact of the Big Shark.

"Get out of here!" The great shark gritted his teeth and growled softly, then leaned forward with all his strength.

"Oh!"

The moment the two came into contact, the enormous impact force knocked He Zhongqiu back repeatedly. His defense collapsed instantly like a flood dam washed away by a massive flood.

Barkley shouted excitedly: "Did you see that? The great shark in motion held a huge tonnage, transformed it into infinite kinetic energy, and crushed the super-powerful Wolverine in the confrontation."

He Zhongqiu was shocked. Is this the power created by tonnage?
He immediately started to defend from the front, and with his jumping ability, it was not easy for the Big Shark to catch the ball under the basket.

In order to get space under the basket, O'Neal immediately raised his arms and put his right forearm on He Zhongqiu's back to push him out.

However, without the kinetic energy created by his huge tonnage, he could not defeat He Zhongqiu in front of him with his absolute strength alone in a confrontation on the spot.

"Why is this guy so strong?"

This shocked him greatly. Wolverine was only half his size at most. Where did his terrifying power come from?
At this time, Fisher pushed the ball to the top of the arc, and Kobe on the right wing took the ball.

"Oh, haha, man-to-man defense, the Knicks don't think highly of Kobe's breakthrough ability." Barkley laughed strangely.

Kobe held the ball above his head with both hands and glanced at the basket. O'Neal did not push Wolverine away from the basket, so there was no space to catch the ball.

In the first two years, he would have just passed the ball directly, and with O'Neal's jumping ability, he could have gotten the ball.

But now O'Neal couldn't jump at all, and he had just seen Wolverine's jumping ability. His jump assist should have reached a terrifying one meter, which was higher than his jump. How could he pass the ball?
The next moment, he suddenly jumped up.

Alan Houston didn't react at all. He didn't even jump. He just stretched out his arms.

O'Neal was dunked on by Wolverine. He thought Kobe would pass the ball to O'Neal and let the Big Shark return the dunk, but unexpectedly Kobe shot it himself.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and a three-pointer was made.

"Pretty!"

Magic Johnson praised: "Kobe's three-point shooting percentage this season reached a career high of 38.3%, second only to Fisher's 40.1%."

Barkley immediately said: "The Lakers' three-point shooting this season is extremely unstable. Robert Horry's three-point shooting percentage is only 28.8%, and his field goal shooting percentage is only 38.7%, which is not as good as Kobe's three-point shooting. The Lakers can't make the top eight in the Western Conference now. Outside shooting is a big problem."

On the court, the Knicks attacked.

According to Thibodeau's method, He Zhongqiu stood outside the left waist and waited for an opportunity, instead of going into the basket to confront O'Neal.

He also likes this style of play. Although the offense under the basket is the strongest, it consumes too much physical energy. This kind of cut-in slam dunk is the most enjoyable and consumes little physical energy.

The ball was on the right wing, and O'Neal was guarding the left waist position, with half of his attention on He Zhongqiu and half on the weak side.

At this moment, He Zhongqiu suddenly cut into the paint area from behind O'Neal. By the time O'Neal reacted, he was already there.

Unfortunately, Alan Houston, the mid-range shooter who was holding the ball on the right wing, did not see He Zhongqiu's cut in and did not pass the ball in time. O'Neal then followed up to the basket, and the open space under the basket disappeared in an instant.

On the right wing three-point line, Kobe defended Alan Houston alone.

Although Kobe was selected to the All-Defensive First Team many times, he is better at defending the ball handler, and his ability to assist and help defend is not top-notch.

Of course, it can also be said that because the main energy must be focused on the offensive end, it is impossible to devote all its energy to assisting and defending.

His first step when dribbling is not fast enough, but his lateral movement when defending is very fast, which makes his defensive position very good and allows him to block the opponent's breakthrough in time.

Talent determines offense, attitude determines defense.

He is very active in defending the ball handler, with high concentration and fierce pressing, as if he wants to eat the opponent's fierce attitude, which makes his defense very aggressive and oppressive.

Under this kind of defense, Alan Houston's offense was obviously affected. After dribbling and dodging several times, he failed to break through successfully and could only call for a pick-and-roll.

Kobe's defensive weakness was immediately exposed, that is, his defense against pick-and-roll was not good enough. Once the ball handler broke through with the pick-and-roll, his ability to bypass the pick-and-roll and continue to defend was not strong enough.

So after breaking through the wall with the help of Kurt Thomas, Alan Houston temporarily got rid of Kobe, then changed direction and accelerated to break through the Lakers power forward Samaki Walker who was switched to defense, and after passing the three-point line a few steps, he made a quick stop jump shot in the right elbow area.

By the time Kobe caught up, he was already half a beat too slow. He jumped from the wing to block the ball, but failed to block it.

"brush!"

A splash appeared and two points were made.

3:5, Lakers attack.

O'Neal wanted to enter the basket from the free throw line again, but this time He Zhongqiu did not give him a chance to rush up and blocked him at the free throw line in advance.

His weight could not generate enough kinetic energy, but he still had a strong impact force. Feeling his center of gravity being impacted, He Zhongqiu immediately took a step back with his left foot in front and turned it into his back foot. O'Neal's impact force was relieved, and he steadily pushed O'Neal to the free throw line.

"This is a strong confrontation. Wolverine looks thin, but he has infinite strength. His strength is no less than mine. I can also withstand the Big Shark." Barkley praised.

Magic Johnson looked up and smiled silently, then said in a teasing tone: "Charles, you can beat the Shark mainly because of your low center of gravity."

"Erwin, what do you mean?"

Barkley suddenly became angry and said.

"Ha ha……"

Kenny Smith laughed, then Magic Johnson, and finally Barkley himself laughed out loud.

Unable to get to the basket, O'Neal could only go around to the low post on the left wing and then ask for the ball.

"Give me the ball."

he cried out loudly.

There was another half sentence that he was reluctant to shout out, which was, I want revenge.

Fisher, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, quickly lobbed the ball in. O'Neal received the ball, turned upward and sideways to observe the situation on the weak side, and saw Kobe cutting into the paint area from the right wing, and immediately made a fake pass.

He Zhongqiu, who was on the defensive, was fooled and looked to the right wing.

"boom!"

At this time, O'Neal immediately turned around and slid to the bottom, rushed to the basket and slammed a double-handed dunk, sinking the Knicks' basket by one foot.

"Boy, you are still too young!"

After succeeding, O'Neal proudly trash-talked He Zhongqiu.

"Break the dunk and break the board."

Hearing this, He Zhongqiu immediately responded in a neutral tone in brief English.

"..."

O'Neill suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a piece of shit, and a layer of blood turned red on his face.

"Kid, I will, I will dunk on you and smash your backboard." He shouted as he chased after He Zhongqiu.

5:5, Knicks attack.

The madman missed the shot, Samaki Walker grabbed the backcourt rebound, and the offense and defense switched.

The Lakers attacked, Samaki Walker made a jump shot near the basket, but was blocked by Kurt Thomas and missed the shot. He Zhongqiu grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The madman made a fast break, but was chased by Kobe. He missed the layup and another shot. Kobe grabbed the defensive rebound and the Lakers attacked.

"ball!"

O'Neal again asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing.

Although Kobe had a bad relationship with O'Neal, he still passed the ball to Fisher at the top of the arc, who then passed it to Fox on the left wing.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal did a shark turn, which is his signature technique. His huge weight can easily squeeze away the close defender, and then he can jump and shoot or break into the basket.

He Zhongqiu still lacks defensive experience and his defensive skills are average. His individual defense is only level 72, which is a third-rate level. He is unable to take advantage of his physical fitness on the defensive end.

Because he was too close, he was squeezed by O'Neal's shark turn. At this time, O'Neal easily turned around and jumped, making a 45-degree hook shot.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, although the opportunity came, O'Neal's touch was a little bad and he missed the shot.

Kurt Thomas got the backcourt rebound and the Knicks launched an attack. Howard Ellis made a quick stop and jump shot, hitting a mid-range shot from the left waist position. Kobe, who had already returned to the basket, did not have time to defend him.

"5:7, now the Lakers are attacking. Both teams have average touch in the past two minutes. Alan Houston's desire to attack is not strong, and the same is true for Kobe." Barkley said.

"brush!"

The Lakers also made a fast break, and Rick Fox made a sudden jump shot and threw in a three-pointer.

8:7, the Lakers overtook the score and the Knicks attacked.

“Speed ​​up.”

Don Cheney waved his hand on the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)