Amid the crowd's cheers, Little Grandpa Liu turned sideways, his left shoulder facing the basket, then raised his right hand as if to shoot.
But Nakata Koji didn't fall for it. He simply kept his body firmly between Little Grandpa Liu and the basket.
Little Grandpa Liu tried another fake, but Nakata Koji still didn't bite.
Little Grandpa Liu made four shooting fakes in a row, and Nakata Koji didn't fall for any of them. He kept his arms raised high, holding his ground in front of Little Grandpa Liu.
It wasn't until the fifth try that Little Grandpa Liu finally jumped and shot.
With the instincts of a professional player, Nakata Koji keenly sensed that this time Little Grandpa Liu was really going to shoot, so he leaped high into the air.
He was very confident in his jumping ability. His vertical leap was over eighty centimeters.
He was sure he could swat the ball away.
But as soon as he jumped, he was stunned.
Little Grandpa Liu had jumped to shoot, but he leaped sideways, away from the basket.
In other words, he pushed off with his left foot and jumped sideways toward the three-point line.
At the same time, he released a hook shot.
The ball flew straight toward the backboard, then slammed into it with a bang. Finally, it swished into the net.
4:0.
"Great shot!"
The crowd erupted in cheers.
Meanwhile, back in China,
at a company,
a young man named Liu Erdong was typing away at his computer, busy with his morning's work.
Just then, a coworker who had come back from the restroom excitedly patted Liu Erdong on the shoulder.
"Dongzi, Dongzi, look! Look!"
He held up his phone.
Liu Erdong glared at him. "Slacking off during work? You trying to get me