The opening three-pointer in basketball

On a sunny afternoon, in an ordinary community basketball gym in Las Vegas, the game between the Spurs and the Timberwolves officially began.

This time nearly 500 fans poured into the arena, and they filled all the seats in the auditorium.

"White, white, white."

Some Timberwolves fans shouted Bai Yi's name loudly.

Bai Yi stood quietly on the court, as if it was the first summer league game.

Some players looked at Bai Yi with envy in their eyes.

I got a big contract and got some fans.

For rookies, what could be more exciting than this?

Bai Yi's face was expressionless. In the eyes of these players, he was just showing off.

The referee was also a little surprised that there were still so many fans in the summer league. Bai Yi was indeed the most popular player right now.

He looked at Bai Yi, his eyes a little more friendly.

A moment later, the whistle sounded, and the centers of the two teams scrambled for the ball.

This time the Timberwolves center grabbed the basketball. He hugged the basketball and was stunned for two seconds before throwing the ball to Bai Yi.

With five consecutive victories and Bai Yi's super high score, the Timberwolves now have only one voice, and that is Bai Yi's voice.

There is no need for special instructions from Mike. Now all offenses and basketball must be organized by Bai Yi.

Bai Yi took the basketball and then quickly passed the half court with the ball. In front of him was a tall man with a stern face.

This man's eyes stared at him with no surprise or joy, as if he were an ancient spring.

Bai Yi felt that this person was not a defender. He was more than two meters tall, with very long hands and broad shoulders. He was a rookie with a perfect small forward figure.

This person is none other than Leonard.

As soon as the game started, he took the initiative to defend Bai Yi.

The aura of masters is different from that of ordinary players.

Bai Yi felt that Leonard was a master. He was more cautious. Then he patted the basketball and dribbled the ball continuously. He suddenly accelerated and rushed over.

Leonard's speed was just as fast, and he opened his hands while retreating.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Leonard, Bai hit the ground and passed the ball to his team's center.

The Spurs' center is only about 2.05 meters tall, while the Timberwolves' center is 2.10 meters tall. This big brother can make explosive dunks after receiving the ball.

"White, white, white."

It wasn't that he scored unintentionally, but he passed the ball and the fans gave him the credit.

They cheered for Bai Yi again.

It was the Spurs' turn to attack. The players caught the ball and ran, running pick-and-rolls, and then someone hit the basket and scored an easy layup.

This is team basketball, everyone is running, the basketball is constantly moving, it is very smooth and beautiful.

In the next few minutes, Bai Yi faced Leonard's personal defense. This expressionless robot defended very well.

Bai Yi feels that Leonard should be the most stable and best defensively among all the players he has encountered.

He didn't play hard, he broke through when he had the chance, and passed to his team's center when he didn't have the chance.

The Timberwolves' center is far superior to the Spurs' center and has good scoring ability at the basket.

Under such circumstances, the scores of the two teams increased alternately, but no one opened the score.

Mike looked a little anxious on the sidelines. He didn't understand why Bai Yi didn't hit a three-pointer this time.

After a while, it was the official timeout.

Mike asked the doubts in his heart.

Bai Yi explained his thoughts.

"The Spurs are a resilient team, and I don't want to exert force early."

Although the Spurs' performance in this year's summer league was average, they are a resilient team.

The Spurs take the game far more seriously than other teams, and they will not mess up easily.

Bai Yi didn't want to think that after he scored three points in the game, he was ahead by some points.

But by the time he came off the court, the Spurs had completed their comeback.

So in this game, he planned to save his trump card until the end.

This is also the biggest difference between the NBA league and previous games.

There is no way, the pace of this thing is too fast. If you want to completely grasp the situation, Bai Yi cannot use too much force in the early stage, otherwise he will be easily overturned. He can only try to conserve his energy so that he can be at any time when the situation goes wrong.

Use your strength to turn the situation around.

Mike breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought Bai Yi was out of shape today, so he stopped shooting three-pointers.

Now it seems that Bai Yi is more comprehensive than he thought.

The DJ at the scene was a little unhappy. He naturally knew Bai Yi's performance in the previous games.

Bai Yi played very explosively before, but this time he was so quiet.

He felt that Bai Yi was looking down on him.

"Bai, what are you doing? There are so many fans here to support you today. Why don't you shoot a three-pointer? Where is your long-range three-pointer? Where is your logo three-pointer?"

"Do you think you are famous, so you are unwilling to show your strength?"

"Can you show yourself well? I feel sleepy when I look at it."

A few fans also followed the DJ and started cheering.

Spurs acting coach Michael Phelps smiled when he heard this and gave Leonard a thumbs up, "Man, you defended very well today. You couldn't even break out."

Leonard closed his mouth and looked at Phelps calmly.

I can't see what he means by this.

Phelps has long been used to it and chuckled: "Man, if you continue like this, you will surprise everyone. The Timberwolves executives will all regret choosing Bai Yi instead of you."

Leonard still didn't reply. He looked at Phelps indifferently, as if he was dumbfounded.

After Phelps said so much, he didn't see any response, and he was a little speechless.

I wonder if there is something wrong with Leonard.

But even though Leonard is like a wooden stake, he still very much recognizes Leonard's strength.

He then shouted to other players: "Leonard will limit Bai, your task is to score and then defeat the Timberwolves, do you understand?"

The other players did not expect that Bai Yi seemed to be really restricted today. Hearing this, they all shouted, expressing their intention to defeat the Timberwolves.

They were loud and once again attracted the encouragement of the live DJ.

He also mocked Bai Yi for not being able to survive today.

The reason why this DJ plays so much is that he knows that Bai Yi is very popular now and there are many netizens watching the live broadcast of the game online.

Because there is no professional commentary for such rubbish games, most fans just listen to the original sound.

For this competition, he specially made connections and prepared a lot of flirty words.

It's like being able to be seen by more fans and furthering your career.

But he didn't expect Bai Yi to be so low-key so far, which made it impossible for him to say many of the words he had prepared.

I couldn't help but feel a little angry.

In addition to this DJ, analysts from major gambling companies in Las Vegas are also very depressed.

They thought that the Timberwolves would definitely win this game and Baiyi would not explode.

So the handicap is in favor of the Timberwolves, but it actually leads the bettors to buy the Spurs.

If things get like this now, they will lose money.

So these analysts don't understand why in the first five games, they averaged 43 points per game and exploded by three points in every game.

Why don’t you score a good score today?

Was he really guarded by Leonard?

Thinking of this, these analysts couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. They thought Bai Yi was the only one among the rookies.

Now it seems that Bai Yi is not very stable. He did not encounter a real defensive master in the previous five games, and his secret was exposed in this game.