At Chang'an Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, beneath the dazzling lights of the domed ceiling and under the gaze of 12,000 spectators, Towns and Juan jumped for the opening tip.
Juan didn't look particularly built. His physique was just like Wolf King Garnett's back in the day.
But Juan was taller than Garnett, with a longer wingspan.
His vertical leap was a little better, too.
As for whether he'd achieve more than Wolf King Garnett in the end, only time would tell.
On the jump ball, Juan easily got to the ball above Towns's head.
Towns was an exceptionally gifted player, after all.
The fact that Juan could get to the ball so easily over him showed just how gifted he was.
After winning the tip, Juan passed the ball to their Point Guard, GSD.
GSD had very good ball-handling skills, too.
After dribbling across half court, he immediately tried to drive into the paint.
With quick footwork, he easily got past the aging Westbrook.
But as soon as he drove into the paint, Mouth Brother had already come over to help.
GSD immediately passed the ball to their Power Forward, Kuzma.
Wang Yi had no choice but to help defend Kuzma.
Kuzma passed it straight on to Soldier Ryan.
By then, the Kings' other players could no longer keep up.
No matter how fast the defense rotated, it couldn't beat a pass.
Soldier Ryan took an open three and made it.
Then he gave a U.S. military salute.
He'd served in the U.S. Navy before, and only started playing basketball after retiring.
Every time he made a three on the court, he gave a military salute.
If he did that after making a three in the United States, there wouldn't be any problem.
But now, on a home court in