NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 154 Come and Hit Me

Rudy Gay was hit in the groin by Jia Fei's "ball-crossing" move in the first quarter, causing him considerable pain. He entered the game early in the second quarter, a time that should have been played by substitutes. Facing Scott's defense, whether due to lingering groin pain or Scott's excellent defense, his shooting touch was terrible, missing several shots...

Raptors head coach Dwane Casey, standing on the sidelines, pinched his chin with two fingers, deep in thought...

Fortunately, the Hawks' second unit was also not very efficient offensively, so the point difference between the two sides did not widen further.

But once both teams' starting lineups returned, the Hawks, with their superior offensive and defensive capabilities, widened the score gap further.

At halftime, the score was 47-60, with the home team Hawks leading by 13 points!

Intermission.

Kevin Harlan laughed and said, "Chris, Rudy only made 3 of 12 shots in the first half. Do you think it was affected by the ball Jia Fei hit in that spot just now?"

Chris Webber covered his mouth and chuckled: "It might have an impact, but most likely the Hawks will play good defense. Kevin, you know what, Jia Fei's defense is really good. I rarely praise young players for their defense because they often lack experience and are prone to fouls. But look at Jia Fei, he rarely fouls. He doesn't go for it easily, and when he does, it's very accurate. His physical gifts allow him to come from behind and catch up quickly. I have high hopes for him becoming the Defensive Player of the Year!"

“Chris, that’s an exaggeration for DPOY, although I also think Jia Fei’s defense is good among young players!” Kevin Harlan said.

Weber said very seriously, "You have to trust my judgment!"

“Yes, I believe you!” Kevin Harlan said meaningfully. He knew that Webber had good taste; he had snagged a stunning beauty like supermodel Banksy. Could you really say he had bad taste?

The third quarter began quickly.

Both sides fielded their starting lineups, and Gay also played, indicating that he should be out of danger.

The Hawks took the first possession, with Teague dribbling the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Gay was guarding Jia Fei, and his eyes were practically spitting fire as he looked at him.

Jia Fei pretended not to see it...

Millsap and Amir Johnson were in the low post, the two short and stocky forwards were messing around in the low post, but in the end the former missed the shot!

Valen collected the board and handed it over to Lowry to push over.

Lowry brought the ball over, and Gay and DeRozan both leaned on their defenders, ready to attack.

This put Lowry in a dilemma. Logically, DeRozan should play, since Korver, the opponent's biggest defensive liability, is guarding DeRozan, while Jia Fei is guarding Gay.

But Guy was furious! He wanted revenge. If Jia Fei didn't fight him one-on-one, then he would need to go to the offensive end to take him down.

Lowry, relying on his point guard instincts, passed the ball to DeRozan.

There's no way around it, it's obvious that the probability of success against Korver is higher in a one-on-one situation!

DeRozan faced Korver one-on-one, easily creating an open shot using his footwork, but the ball bounced off the rim!

Jia Feifei grabbed the rebound and passed it to the forward.

Guy rolled his eyes at Lowry, as if to say, "Look at that great pass, if you had given it to me I would have scored!"

He passes the ball to the forward and sets a screen for Horford!

Horford dribbles down the line and passes to Jia Fei in the corner!

Jia Fei receives the ball and drives forward again, passing to Korver at the top of the arc!

Korver suddenly appeared, caught the ball without even aiming, and shot it straight out...

Quick-scope!

Jia Fei sighed inwardly, "This is actually possible?"

The ball went into the net! It proved to be true!

At 47:63, the point difference has reached 16 points!

The cheers at the Philips Arena were deafening, and the atmosphere team on the sidelines was consistently on point, creating a fantastic overall atmosphere!

When Jia Fei returned to defense, Guy ran up to him and taunted, "Why don't you dare hit me? Are you afraid of me?"

Jia Fei was getting annoyed and immediately retorted, "Why should I listen to you? Why don't you come and hit me? Come on then!"

Guy was furious; he was determined to fight this round. DeRozan missed earlier, but now it was finally his turn!

Gay was demanding the ball frantically again, but DeRozan didn't this time. People have pride, and even trees have bark; Gay's teammates understood his desire for revenge, so they let him play. Anyway, it wouldn't matter if he missed, since they were already so far behind.

Lowry immediately understood and lobbed the ball to Guy!

Guy reached out to take it...

Unexpectedly, Jia Fei dodged and used his long arm to poke the ball!

In the blink of an eye, Jia Fei darted out from behind like an antelope, and Guy didn't even have time to react!

Lowry went for the ball, but Jia Fei's arms were clearly longer! He flicked the ball forward and then quickly followed up!

Lowry went to chase after him, but after a few steps he realized he couldn't keep up. He was a hot hatch, not a sports car, while Jia Fei was clearly a supercar. You can't expect a Golf GTI and a Nissan GTR to win in a straight line.

Jia Fei caught up with the basketball, scored a 0-0 basket in the frontcourt, and amidst the gasps of the fans, he smiled slightly, took his steps, jumped up, and performed a windmill dunk!

Practical windmill demonstration!

After that dunk, the score became 47-66, a difference of 19 points, and the Raptors immediately called a timeout!

The Philips Arena was in an uproar... From the steal to the windmill dunk, it only took a few seconds. In such a short time, many less capable men would have already given up, but that doesn't mean he's not awesome!

"Jia, you're amazing!" Art Mayor punched Jia Fei in the chest repeatedly; their close relationship was obvious even to a blind man...

PS: The blind man: "I can tell? Have you no manners?" Ke Zhen'e: "Everyone, watch my signals later!"

Unlike the Hawks' excited atmosphere, the Raptors looked somewhat dejected. Gay was extremely frustrated; he couldn't understand how he had just been stripped of the ball.

Lowry sighed inwardly, "You really are given a chance but you're useless!"

Kevin Harlan exclaimed, "Jia Fei really went and made Rudy depressed today..."

Webber shook his head and smiled wryly: "Rudy's mentality was a bit off today. His ability shouldn't be this bad. Sometimes it's like that; when your mentality is off, all sorts of terrible performances will come out. LeBron only scored 8 points in the Finals against the Mavericks before, and that was also due to his mentality. With his ability, he shouldn't have struggled so much against JJ Barea."

Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer is in a great mood. He got such a good number in his first time as head coach. This team is young and energetic and has a bright future!