I'm really a slam dunk

Chapter 3 Highlight moment!

Meanwhile, the 2003 NBA Summer League began.

In addition to Long Beach, Calif., there are three more locations for summer league -- Orlando, Florida, the Boston area and Salt Lake City.

Duch put on the "NET" basketball uniform, and his jersey number was "24". Well, it seemed that he had a "collision" with a super star. Of course, this was just a temporary jersey number. As the Nets went to the Boston area .

2003 7 Month 14 Day.

The Reebok Summer Pro League in the Boston area is officially underway.

7 month 15 day.

The Nets started the group stage, encountered the Philadelphia 76ers, and won their first victory in the group stage with a six-point advantage.

But Du Qi didn't play and sat on the bench.

7 month 16 day.

The Brooklyn Nets lost 74-96 to the San Antonio Spurs.

Du Qi also made a bench.

Until the Nets qualified in the group stage, Duch was sitting on the bench.

This somewhat frustrated Du Qi.

Fortunately,

By this time, Du Qi had completely controlled one hundred percent of his jumping ability through the system's "simulation scene".

After the Nets qualify from the group stage, they will compete for the championship through a tournament.

In the championship, Du Qi did have a chance to play, but it was all garbage time, and there was no time for Du Qi to display his skills at all.

And most dramatically,

Reached the semifinals with the Nets and played against the New York Knicks in the semifinals!
It's really a narrow road for enemies.

this day.

There were a little more people than usual at the Boston Arena, thousands of people.

During the warm-up time before the game, Dookie finished his body and looked towards the Knicks.

quickly.

The Knicks also noticed Du Qi. After all, Du Qi is one of the few oriental faces. He is handsome and highly recognizable.

"Oh~ it's the undrafted pick!"

"Chinese players are vulnerable~"

"Hahaha!"

Knicks coach Andrew also noticed Duke.

He came over with great interest.

On the surface, it was communication before the game, but the contemptuous eyes shot Du Qi from time to time.Du Qi didn't hesitate, and came to Andrew on his own initiative.

"Being invited by the Nets to play in the summer league, it seems that you are not as unbearable as I thought."

Andrew said seemingly concerned.

It's actually sarcasm.

Duke replied:

"There are many things you can't think of. You can just keep your eyes open and watch."

"Ha ha."

Andrew raised his eyebrows and smiled. He once again took Du Qi's words as a moment of anger.I told myself in my heart that as a gentleman, I couldn't get along with such a naive young man.

But he couldn't help but said:
"I hope you will have a chance to perform in this semi-final—I think it must be uncomfortable to sit on the bench all the time, right?"

Du Qi's eyes were slightly cold.

After this episode, the semifinals of the Nets VS Knicks officially started.

As Andrew said,
At the beginning of the first quarter, Du Qi sat on the bench.

Du Qi, who was sitting on the cold bench, saw Andrew's eyes looking at him, full of pride.

In the first quarter of the game, the players of the Nets were in good condition and had a 6-point advantage.

But when entering the second quarter late,
The Knicks' center showed off and almost dominated the entire basket.

Make the Nets into a stalemate.

The score was quickly overtaken.

Halftime break, in the Nets locker room.

"The Knicks' No. [-] center is too difficult to handle!"

"Yes."

"The main reason is that he not only grows tall, but also bounces well. Whether it's shooting from the basket or grabbing rebounds, our Nets can't stop him!"

"This is how to do?"

Head coach Jesses also frowned and was at a loss:
"Now the basket is completely dominated by the Knicks, which is very detrimental to us!"

After the assistant coach Painter heard this, he took a step forward and said to Jesse:

"I think we can let Du Qi give it a try. His jumping ability is second to none."

As soon as the words came out.

All eyes were on Du Qi.

"he?"

The head coach Jesses glanced at Du Qi, "He is a thin Chinese kid, can he fight against the opponent's tall and burly center?"

Very suspicious attitude.

Painter said:

"In terms of physical strength alone, Du may not be able to do it. But what we need now is not the strength of the inside, but the control of the basket!
In other words,
It is to compete who can grab the ball, or give the opponent a block!
Even if you can't block the cap, you can still interfere with the opponent.All of these require excellent jumping ability, and Du has this talent. "

After listening to Painter's recommendation, although Jesses still hesitated, he felt that Painter's words made sense.

If the lineup is not changed, according to this style of play, the Nets will definitely lose in the semifinals.

"In the second half, try Du."

In the end, Jesses had to treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Hearing this, both Painter and Duke's eyes brightened.

Painter felt it was time to prove his vision.

Du Qi was overjoyed, finally, finally, it was time to really display his skills!
Expectation!

soon.

Players from both sides walked out of the locker room and came to the court to start the second half of the game.

Someone noticed the big changes on the Nets side:

"Look, the center of the Nets has been replaced by a - isn't it, a short Huaxia kid???"

"Did I read it wrong~"

"Do the Nets want to end the game early?"

"Hehehe, the Nets are really messing around."

In this era where the inside is king, the position of the center is very important.

Du Qi's height is 1.9 meters [-], and it is undoubtedly very rare for such a height to act as a center forward.

It's normal for fans to be confused.

equally surprised,
This is the Knicks side:
"I'll go, the Nets actually use an undrafted pick to act as their center?"

"Are the Nets going to give up on themselves?"

"What a joke!"

Knicks head coach Andrew almost laughed out loud when he saw this scene.

He looked at Duke with interest.

All the ridicule and contempt finally turned into one sentence:
"The Nets are crazy."

Facing the taunts from the Knicks players and Andrew's contempt, Dookie didn't speak.

Before showing your strength,

All arguments are empty.

drop!
With the whistle of the referee, the second half of the game began.

The Nets started with the ball. The point guard brought the ball into the second half and passed it to the small forward.The small forward singles away from the opponent's defender and then jumps up to shoot. But at this time, the Knicks' center jumped up to block the shot. Under pressure, the Nets' small forward made a hasty shot.

"Grab the basketball!"

The moment the small forward took the shot, he knew the ball was missing.He yelled directly.

"The basket is my world!"

The Knicks center gave a strange roar, full of confidence.

His crushing of the Nets basket in the first half gave him an unparalleled arrogance.

But just as he jumped up to catch the ball, and was about to catch the basketball, a black shadow came over from behind him!
His complexion changed.

then,

Next second,
"boom!"

The basketball that was about to become a bag was picked up by the guy in the netball uniform!Take a closer look, it is none other than a very handsome Chinese!
It's Duke!

"what?!"

The Knicks center was taken aback, shocked and angry: "Damn it!"

Surprised.

Of course, it wasn't just him, other Knicks players, other Nets players, and the players and coaches of the two teams on the sidelines were all shocked!
Andrew, in particular, almost didn't drop his jaw when he fixed his eyes on Duke taking the rebound off their towering center.

How could this be?
At this time, Du Qi ushered in the highlight moment that everyone was looking forward to for the first time!
No time to think about anything else.

Before the opponent's center rushed over, he made a fake move to shake away the opponent's power forward who was trying to steal the ball, then jumped up on the spot, and smashed hard at the basket.

The opposing center wants to block the shot.

He subconsciously felt that a "short" guy like Du Qi was very easy to deal with.

but,

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

When he jumped up to stop him, he realized that Du Qi, the short man in his eyes, was actually jumping higher than him!
then.

"Bang!"

Duqi dunked in the air, and with the opponent's center's incredible look on his face, he scored his first slam dunk since entering the summer league!

Du Qi grabbed the basket and slowly fell down. The basketball hoop creaked and shook, as if it had received a great impact.

"what?!"

At this moment, the entire arena was silent.

The quiet is a little scary.

In the next second, the frying pan exploded with a "wow":
"Omega~!"

"This handsome Asian guy can jump so high!"

"His movements are really cool!"

"A slam dunk like art!"

"handsome!"

"handsome!"

Painter on the sidelines was praised by coach Jesses, who praised him for his good vision.

Painter gladly accepted the compliment,
He looked at Du Qi, who performed well on the field, with light in his eyes.It's like Bole is looking at a thousand-mile horse.

Knicks here.

Coach Andrew's face was ashen. He looked at Du Qi coldly. He didn't expect that this guy would come up with a counterattack.

Du Qi's appearance quickly changed the situation where the Nets were losing ground under rebounds.

The Nets' trailing score also began to catch up one point after another.

Until the end of the third quarter, the score was finally evened again!

"It's incredible!"

"That handsome boy from Huaxia, what's his name?"

Everyone has a strong interest in Duke.

The expression on the face of Knicks coach Andrew on the sidelines was a bit exciting.

Because every time Du Qi scored a point for the Nets, he would look at him provocatively, as if he was being criticized as much as possible.

At this point, he finally couldn't sit still:
"pause!"

The players who returned to the sidelines of the Knicks couldn't help looking at Du Qi, the expressions on their faces were all wonderful.

"Cole, help me deal with that Chinese boy!"

Andrew ordered their power forward to say.

(End of this chapter)