Chapter 93: Chapter 93: People from Jiaozuo
"Pah!" Without giving John much time to react, Jiang Hai had already gently poked the basketball in his hand.
When the basketball landed, Jiang Hai immediately grabbed it and walked out of the three-point line with a smile.
Seeing this, John was dumbfounded. It seemed that he had played too much.
But Jiang Hai didn't give him much time to think. After walking out of the three-point line, he handed the ball to him so that he could wash it. After washing the ball, Jiang Hai didn't break through this time. Instead, he stood outside the three-point line with the ball and jumped high.
"Swish!" In John's puzzled eyes, Jiang Hai's wrist flicked, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc, going straight into the basket. It didn't touch the rim and went straight through the net!
"Oh, oh, John is going to be beaten to death!" "Oh my God, another one!" If one goal was scored by chance, but two goals in a row seemed unlikely to be a fluke. John looked at Jiang Hai and gritted his teeth. He had to finish what he had started.
Unfortunately, as Jiang Hai adapted to his body again, John's fighting power was infinitely reduced.
When attacking again, although John was prepared and Jiang Hai didn't knock the ball away, his shot was blocked by Jiang Hai again.
When Jiang Hai attacked, after washing the ball, John directly stood on the three-point line to defend. But Jiang Hai took a step back, about half a meter from the three-point line, jumped up, and shot. The ball was still unstoppable, just like before!
"Who the heck is this? What's going on?" John's teammates on the sidelines were all stunned, their mouths open in surprise.
Even Avery Bradley, who was sitting there, looked at Jiang Hai on the court with a look of amazement.
When I saw Jiang Hai just now, he was still a beginner among beginners. How did his defense suddenly become so good, and his shooting so fierce? It shouldn't be...
But Jiang Hai didn't have the time to explain this to them. After defending John's ball again, Jiang Hai took a step back. He was now almost at the center circle. Then, ignoring John in front of him, he jumped again and threw the basketball in with the same action as before.
In the next round, Jiang Hai took another step back and stood in the center circle. With the same motion, the basketball went in again!
"What the hell is this!" Seeing Jiang Hai's actions, everyone here went crazy. They had watched basketball for so many years, and this was the first time they realized that basketball could be played like this! However, in the next round, when Jiang Hai stood in the center circle, his half-court position, his shot didn't go in this time. The basketball hit the rim, but it hit the inner edge and bounced straight out. Although it didn't go in, it looked very similar. Jiang Hai probably understood in his heart.
He had already scored five goals, and the score was 5-0. After defending John's attack again, Jiang Hai was now in the half-court, not at the three-point line, but at the corner. After getting the ball, he made another three-pointer!
This time, the basketball, just like the previous five shots, went in without hesitation.
It was the same on the right side, the left side, and the two bottom corners!
"100% three-pointers from half-court? What the hell is this!" Not to mention John on the court, who was so shocked he had nothing to say. He felt like he wasn't playing against a human. Even those off the court were confused.
What's going on? They had been playing basketball for so many years, and this was the first time they realized basketball could be played like this?
Where did this guy come from? Why is he so strong? It doesn't make sense.
"I once watched an island cartoon, where there was a green-haired island boy who could shoot three-pointers from the entire court with a 100% success rate. Only people with super bounce who could jump two meters could stop his shooting. I always thought it was a magical cartoon, but now I think I was wrong. Such a guy really exists. Is he playing basketball with witchcraft?" Looking at Jiang Hai on the court, who scored ten points like a dried-up withered...
He had always wanted to try a dunk, but he had never succeeded, because he couldn't break through John's defense with his dribbling. But now, seeing that John wasn't focused, Jiang Hai knew the opportunity had come!
At that moment, without saying a word, he broke through with the ball. Although his dribbling speed was very slow, he had strong explosive power and took big steps. Before John could react, he had already held the ball with both hands and started to take three steps.
One step, two steps, jump! Jiang Hai almost jumped from the free throw line. He had only heard of jumping from the free throw line before, but he had never done it. While in the air, Jiang Hai watched the basket get closer. He couldn't deny that he felt a little excited and thrilled. When he played basketball before, let alone dunking, he couldn't even catch the basket. At most, he could only shoot off the backboard, and it had to be with one hand, not both. But now, he could easily complete a dunk from the free throw line. This feeling was amazing! With a loud bang, Jiang Hai's body, stretched like a bow, slammed the basketball into the basket.
The huge impact force instantly shook the basket. Seeing this, Jiang Hai couldn't help but scream in excitement. But for the audience, Jiang Hai's free throw line jump didn't seem like a big deal.
Because they already knew Jiang Hai had a good jump. Besides, where was this? This was the United States, a country with muscle-bound athletes. There were people everywhere who could jump from the free throw line. If you didn't believe it, just go to the streets of New York or California, where you could find at least 80 people with this ability, not to mention some hidden masters.
Among streetball players, there are countless who can do a 720-degree dunk, not to mention a free throw line tomahawk dunk. Compared to the free throw line dunk, they were more impressed by Jiang Hai's three-point shooting across half the court, which was incredibly brutal.
Avery Bradley was among these people.
Compared to football, basketball appeared much later, so there was no century-old club.
A short existence means no home-court culture. In the entire NBA, most teams were established in the 1960s and 1970s, only about 50 years ago. It's far from being able to talk about its own team culture. After all, it's less than 60 years old. How can you claim that?
In the NBA, only six teams can rightfully claim to have their own culture: The Los Angeles Lakers (joined in 1948), Golden State Warriors (born in Philadelphia in 1946), Detroit Pistons (joined in 1948), Philadelphia 76ers (formed the Syracuse Nationals in 1937), New York Knicks (joined in 1946), and the Celtics.
In 1946, the owners of 11 ice hockey teams decided to form a new basketball league, and the Celtics were born.
From the beginning, the Celtics have been the symbol of the league, the temple of basketball, and the highest honor.
Unlike the Lakers, another symbol of the league, the Celtics were not a team that catered to the market.
Their goal was to win first, then to make money, not to tank for a higher draft pick. Whether they could win or not was another matter, but they would never destroy the Great Wall just for a high draft pick. This is why the Celtics have been up and down over the years, but their fans remain extremely loyal because they know their team is fighting hard.
The Celtics haven't had the No. 1 pick since they got it in 1950.
From this point, it's clear that playing badly doesn't exist in the Celtics' dictionary.
Avery was feeling a little depressed because he knew this, and that the Celtics couldn't pick up a good enough star through the draft. They could only rely on their own training and trades. How long would that take?
But now, seeing Jiang Hai, Avery Bradley suddenly felt his eyes light up. An idea popped into his mind: what if they brought Jiang Hai into the team? Once this thought came up, it spread like wildfire, and it was impossible to control. After Jiang Hai scored the last goal, Bradley stood up and walked toward him.
"Hey, young man, I see you're almost warmed up. Let's play a three-on-three!" Hearing Avery Bradley's words, everyone in the audience was stunned for a moment. Then, the high school students and their parents all looked excitedly at the court.
"Okay!" Jiang Hai, who had just gotten into the game and was already addicted, was surprised for a moment. Then he smiled and agreed. After hearing Jiang Hai's consent, Bradley waved to the people playing three-on-three with him. The core members of both teams were very aware of the situation. One of the original five withdrew, and only four remained. They were eager to play. As for John, who had suffered a serious setback, he could only sit on the bench and calm down. The two teams were divided, and the three-on-three game officially began.
Bradley and Jiang Hai were divided into two teams. At the start of the game, Bradley asked to defend Jiang Hai. He wanted to see just how good Jiang Hai really was. If he was as strong as John when facing him, then he would take action!