Chapter 329 Steal the Ball
Zhen Fan, who is 1.8 meters tall, and Pete, who is 2.1 meters one. Howard heads-up. Obviously, this is a very interesting thing, at least Zhen Fan stood by Peter. In front of Howard is very asymmetrical, as if it is a confrontation between a giant and a child. Even the ongoing intra-team rivalry was stopped, and the assistant coach asked them to watch the excitement.
"I bet Zhen loses, one hundred dollars!" Someone is betting. This is a useful game within the team, as long as there is a confrontation between two people, someone will win or lose.
"Two hundred dollars, Howard wins!"
"Two hundred dollars, Pete—win!"
Obviously, the vast majority of people don't believe that Zhen Fan can fight against Pete, who is like a mountain in front of him. Howard even hesitated when Wei Chao bought it, but he still firmly bought Zhen Fanying, because from an emotional point of view, he had to do so, just from an emotional point of view.
"Five hundred dollars, Zhen Ying!" Wei Chao took out the only five hundred dollars in cash in his wallet, and handed it to his teammates who were collecting the money, very solemnly.
"Are you sure? Dude!" The teammates were obviously inconceivable to Wei Chao's decision, because this was a game of great disparity in strength. Although Howard's leg injury was just right, he had to deal with a 1.8 meter and didn't know if he played basketball like ping pong. There is no problem with the Zhen of the ball.
"If someone buys and loses, someone buys and wins. This is a natural law." When Wei Chao bought it, he seemed very determined. Now he has to show his momentum and not to be outdone, so as to show that his support for Zhen Fan is extremely firm.
"Okay, buddy. Although I admire Zhen's achievements in medical skills, this is a basketball guy." The team members couldn't understand, but they were still very happy. At least someone is making a mistake. That's how you get money to win.
"What about you? Do you want to buy it?" At this time, the team's general manager Amy Cook appeared out of nowhere, facing the coach Mike who was watching the players bet with great interest. D'Antoni and the assistant coach laughed, "I have a feeling that Zhen Fan will surprise everyone this time like in the last match against Wei."
Mike D'Antoni looked at Amy. Cook just laughed.
"You are right, Zhen is not a fool, he will not provoke Pete for no reason! I believe it. He has a great possibility to defeat Pete, but..." Speaking of this, Mike. D'Antoni suddenly said loudly to the player who was collecting the deposit. "One thousand dollars, I'll buy Pete Howard!"
"You are comforting Pete's heart, of course, so am I!" Amy. Cook smiled. Raise your hand to that team member too. "Count me in for fifteen hundred dollars, Howard!"
Suddenly whistles sounded in the team,
There were also cheers from the crowd, which made Wei Chao look like a fool, and everyone laughed at him.
"I, five hundred dollars, Zhen!" Another voice came over at this time. in mike The assistant coach next to D'Antoni, he raised his hand. "Five hundred dollars, Zhen!" He emphasized again.
"No problem!" Wei Chao was not alone this time, and looked at the assistant coach with some gratitude. Obviously, he took this as a kind of sympathy. But he didn't expect, who would spend five hundred dollars to buy a sympathy for someone?
"Your decision is very correct!" Mike. D'Antoni patted the assistant coach on the shoulder, "You are such a smart man! Mr. Chuck Harrison, you can take on part of my important responsibilities in the future!"
"Thank you, Mr. D'Antoni!" Assistant coach Harrison was overjoyed. He also took a gamble just now. if mike When D'Antoni bought Zhen Fan, he bought Pete. Howard, because there is always someone who wants to do something that the coach is not willing to do, in order to show the authority of the coach.
Moreover, Zhen is also the object that the coach and the general manager strive for. His importance is no less than that of Howard, and he is an object worthy of long-term investment. Therefore, someone on the coach's side must come to support him.
"Okay, Zhen, don't you think about it anymore? For your sake!" Peter. Howard looked at Zhen Fan and laughed loudly, "Don't worry, I'll save you some face, maybe I can let you take a few shots first."
"Are you sure? Everyone has bet, are you sure you want to disappoint the guys here?" Zhen Fan held the basketball in one hand and spread it out with the other, and smiled at Howard, "Ten balls, whoever gets there first win."
"Okay, I'll give you priority!" Howard smiled at Zhen Fan, "Do you need to give up the ball?"
"Can I kick off?" Zhen Fan ignored him, and instead hooked his fingers at him as if provocative enough, "Be careful, I am very powerful, definitely beyond your imagination!"
As Zhen Fan said, he passed the ball to Howard, and Howard passed it back, which made him aware of the kick-off. Zhen Fan took the ball from the center line, and Howard stood a little outside the three-point line, standing very straight, not at all. As if to defend, he folded his arms provocatively and looked at Zhen Fan.
He is confident that when Zhen Fan dribbles close, he can break his ball, even if he is holding his arms now, he is confident in his speed.
Zhen Fan started to dribble and stopped the ball when he was still far away from Howard. Obviously he made a fatal mistake. Stopping the ball means you either shoot the ball or wait for Howard to steal your ball. Everyone laughed loudly at Zhen Fan's move. Obviously, they thought it was a layman's behavior.
People who don't know basketball do that. Obviously, in their eyes, Zhen Fan had already become such a person. And from their point of view, the final outcome of this basketball game can basically be seen, and the possibility of ten to zero is very high. Of course, if luck is good, it may be zero to one.
That's it for now, with any luck. Because before Howard stepped forward to stop him, Zhen Fan had already made a move. He used a very casual posture and threw the basketball into the air. It was not the lazy posture of a man at all, but that of a woman. Laziness like chest pushing.
Such an ugly pose?
Everyone couldn't help but "oh", they didn't know what "oh" was, and they wanted to think that there was nothing wrong with Zhen Fan's shooting like this. He didn't know how to play in the first place, but Howard couldn't help laughing when he saw this shot , he did not make an interception action at all.
"Shua!" There was a very soft sound, the sound of friction between the net and the basketball after the basketball entered. The ball went in!
Many people stared at the basket with a dull expression. Only Wei Chao cheered "Yoah". In fact, the assistant coach Harrison also wanted to cheer, but he didn't dare. He just clenched his fists and felt refreshed. Five hundred yuan.
"I knew that he couldn't be caught without a fight, and you can see more of his potential, otherwise he wouldn't be able to defeat Wei so easily. You must know that Wei's personal ability is still very good!" Amy. Cook waved his hand fiercely, and looked at Mike with a little excitement. D'Antoni said.
After Wei Chao yelled excitedly, he heard the surroundings were very quiet. The teammates around him looked at him strangely, and then quickly closed their mouths. He didn't want to be the target of public criticism.
"Okay, first!"
Howard raised his hands, indicating that he was ready.
"I won't let you succeed again, you have to be careful, Zhen, I'm not kidding, I'm going to start using 60% of my strength!" Howard said, pointing at Zhen Fan with one hand, walking In the past, he picked up the basketball and handed it to Zhen Fan, "Come again, buddy, come again!"
"Okay, come again!" Zhen Fan said as he took the basketball, served the ball, and began to pat the ball and walked forward. Howard began to approach. This time he didn't want Zhen Fan to pass by or to shot.
"Here I am, buddy!" Zhen Fan patted and walked towards Howard with a smile. The two were about to start a duel. This time it seemed to be a little more formal than last time, and everyone began to watch them.
Zhen Fan cut in quickly, but was blocked by Howard.
"Dude, don't just go in so easily, you've got to pass me!" Howard half-arched, acting defensively, "You won't succeed!"
"Really?" As soon as Zhen Fan's voice fell, he suddenly turned around, causing Howard to also turn towards him, but Zhen Fan quickly turned back and tried to break through, but was stopped by Howard. The ball in his hand was stretched out by Howard It broke and fell into his hands.
Howard got the ball, quickly left the three-second zone, dribbled the ball easily on the outside, and waited for Zhen Fan to defend. He had a smug smile on his face: "Hey, buddy, I told you a long time ago, be careful!"
"You too, do you want to shoot? Yours passed me!" Zhen Fan walked towards Howard. Obviously, he didn't care much about the missed goal, and he still looked relaxed.
Howard steals the ball, and everyone applauds loudly, because Zhen Fan's speed is so fast, they even thought that Zhen Fan was going to pass, but they didn't expect Howard's reaction was not slow, and he actually let him steal the ball.
"In this state, he is completely ready to play. Can you see that he has just healed?" Amy. Cook to coach Mike. D'Antoni shrugged his shoulders, "If necessary, let him play!"
"Wait and see, we can't take risks easily!" Mike. D'Antoni still tends to be more cautious. Yes, Howard is one of his trump cards. No team knows yet that he's recovered, and it would be a good shock to play him in the final game.
"Well, in the team, you are the boss!" Amy. Cook did not stick to his opinion. Obviously, he understood that the team's game still depends on coach Mike. D'Antoni.
"Okay, let's see how Pete breaks through Zhen, this is really exciting!" Mike. D'Antoni whispered to Amy. Cook said, "I always feel...everything is not that simple!" (To be continued...)