A Competitor Living a Pretty Good Little Life

On defense, as soon as Wang Yi saw Hachimura Rui get the ball, he'd desperately try to block him.

He'd even dive in for a block even if it meant abandoning his own defensive assignment.

You guys can score, but Hachimura Rui shooting? No way!

And when the Lakers were on offense, Wang Yi specifically targeted Hachimura Rui.

He always maneuvered around to shoot right in front of Hachimura Rui.

If I have an open look, I won't shoot.

I just want to shoot in front of Hachimura Rui.

Sigh, just playing around!

Under this constant barrage, Hachimura Rui collapsed once again.

After that, every time Wang Yi got the ball, the Wizards' home crowd would hold their breath.

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!

Wang Yi's shots seemed like they would never miss.

It wasn't just the opponents who were wide-eyed.

His teammates were wide-eyed too.

The commentators on site were wide-eyed.

The fans at the scene were also wide-eyed.

Every fan in front of a screen was also wide-eyed.

The Tencent NBA Live Broadcast Room.

The tide of comments in the live chat had turned once again.

"No way, will Brother Yi ever miss?"

"Since those two threes, he's 10 for 10, that's insane!"

"Is this going to be a one-man show against the entire Wizards team?"

"Did you guys notice? He's scoring almost every basket over Hachimura Rui now. Love Brother Yi!"

"Brother Yi is awesome 666, my baby!"

Because of Wang Yi's incredible performance, the fans seemed to have temporarily forgotten his previous boasts.

Duan Ran once again looked at Zhu Fangyu with a mischievous smile:

"Mr. Zhu, what do you say now?"

Zhu Fangyu gave a wry smile this time:

"What else can I say? Wang Yi's got his touch, he's unstoppable. The Wizards just can't defend him."

As they were speaking, they saw Wang Yi on the screen get the ball again.

"Here we go again, let's see if this one goes in too."

"Oh--heaven help us!"

"Amazing, absolutely explosive!"

"This is just ridiculous. He shot over three Wizards players, including Hachimura Rui, and still made it. Truly ridiculous!"

The final buzzer sounded.

The score was fixed at 128 to 120.

Lakers win!

And in the last 5 minutes, Wang Yi went 12 for 12.

Including 2 for 2 from three-point range and 10 for 10 from two-point range.

1 for 1 from the free-throw line.

In just five minutes, he frantically scored 27 points.

Throughout the entire game, Wang Yi scored a total of 32 points and 10 blocks.

Another bizarre double-double.

He truly single-handedly took down the Wizards.

The moment the final buzzer sounded, Hachimura Rui listlessly lowered his head.

He didn't shake hands or hug any of the Lakers players.

Nor did he acknowledge any of the fans courtside.

He lowered his head and quickly walked towards the player tunnel.

After the Wizards' head coach and the Lakers' coach hugged and greeted each other, the former quickly followed into the player tunnel.

Hachimura Rui simply walked with his head down, silent.

The head coach's heart sank to the bottom.

Losing one game wasn't scary.

What was scary was a player losing confidence.

And Hachimura Rui had already lost his confidence.

This situation would probably take a long time to recover from.

Or perhaps—he might never recover in his lifetime.

On the court, the Wizards' players came over one after another to greet the Lakers' players.

After Westbrook hugged Wang Yi, he said with a half-joking tone:

"Your name is..."

Wang Yi had been unknown in the NBA before.

It was normal for Westbrook not to know his name.

Wang Yi replied, "My name is..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Westbrook said:

"Wang, Wang Yi. I know."

Wang Yi was slightly surprised.

But he understood after thinking about it.

Westbrook had always been quite friendly towards China.

Even when he was with the Rockets, during the incident with Morey.

He had appeared in traditional Chinese clothing multiple times at press conferences.

So it was understandable that Westbrook paid more attention to an Easterner.

Westbrook continued:

"You said before that you came to conquer the NBA, was that for real?"

Wang Yi nodded heavily: "Yes!"

His answer was decisive, without a trace of hesitation.

Westbrook nodded and said:

"If you want to conquer the NBA, just performing like tonight isn't enough. You need to play more astonishing, great games. You need to defeat all the superstars in the NBA one by one. Then defeat all the legends one by one. Finally, defeat all the fans. You'll face all sorts of scolding, mockery, and even malicious attacks during this process. You need to be mentally prepared."

Wang Yi nodded: "Thank you, I will."

Westbrook patted Wang Yi's back heavily again and said goodbye.

At this moment, Wang Yi looked around the stadium.

Most of the Wizards fans had already left.

The stadium, which had been packed with people just moments ago, suddenly felt much emptier.

However, in the stands on the left side, there were still twenty to thirty Chinese fans.

They were all dressed in bright red.

They were still waving signs that read "Go Wang Yi," hoping Wang Yi would see them.

Wang Yi's heart warmed.

Being in a foreign land, nothing was more moving than the support of fellow countrymen.

He raised his right hand and waved at them.

The fans became even more excited.

They shouted in unison:

"Go Brother Yi!"

"Brother Yi, I love you!"

At this time, a staff member walked over.

He said to Wang Yi:

"Wang, TNT's beautiful reporter, Kristen Ledlow, will be here to interview you soon, please be ready."

Wang Yi tilted his head up and glanced at the sideline.

Indeed, there were several reporters by the sideline.

They were basically all beautiful women.

And among them, the most beautiful and biggest star was the reporter from TNT.

TNT is a television station under Time Warner.

It specializes in sports programs.

In America, TNT is one of the two most well-known sports broadcasting stations.

Generally, after each game, TNT and ESPN are the first to select who they want to interview.

The remaining television stations can only interview some role players.

Among these reporters, Wang Yi also saw a familiar figure.

Zhou Ling'an.

Compared to other reporters, she wasn't as famous.

Her gaze was constantly scanning the players from both teams.

Like a wolf sizing up its prey.

However, her gaze lingered more on the role players.

She knew that given her standing in the NBA, she could, at most, only interview role players.

Even though she and Wang Yi were from the same country, it would be difficult for her to be assigned to interview Wang Yi.

After all, Wang Yi was the best-performing player tonight. If the big-name reporters couldn't get their interviews, how could she?

Just then, she inadvertently saw Wang Yi.

She immediately flashed a sweet smile.

She waved at Wang Yi from afar.

But then her gaze returned to scanning the other role players.

Wang Yi turned to ask a staff member nearby:

"Can you let her interview me?"

The staff member looked apologetic:

"Sorry, this is arranged by the higher-ups. I don't have the authority to change it."

Wang Yi's brow furrowed slightly, and he said:

"Then, after the TNT reporter finishes her interview, let her interview me."

The staff member was a little surprised and said:

"Generally, only one reporter is assigned to each player. Are you sure you want her to interview you as well?"

It wasn't impossible to have multiple reporters interview him, but it required the player's consent.

Wang Yi nodded: "Yes."

The staff member nodded:

"Okay, I'll go invite her now."

Wang Yi watched the beautiful TNT reporter walking towards him, then looked at Zhou Ling'an.

He still wasn't famous enough; his words didn't carry much weight.

But one day, he would be able to designate who got to interview him.

At that time, TNT, ESPN, all of them would have to step aside!

The reporter from China would get her interview first.