NBA: An S-Grade Skill Every Game
Chapter 44

Continuous Dunks

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At the same time, Carter looked at Li Chen with a sense of understanding, and their eyes met.

Both saw the passion and dedication for basketball in each other's eyes.

At this moment, Li Chen felt a wonderful sense of mutual appreciation with Carter.

At the same time, Li Chen and Carter nodded in unison, without prior agreement.

A moment later, the jump ball began. The Raptors won the jump ball, but Li Chen, quick with his hands, snatched the ball.

Clippers' offense.

The Raptors retreated to defense quickly.

The Toronto Raptors were using man-to-man defense today.

When Li Chen dribbled past the three-point line on the frontcourt, Carter stood in front of him.

Li Chen's lips curled slightly. He lowered his center of gravity, then suddenly accelerated, taking a big step forward.

With just one step, he bypassed Carter by half a position.

Li Chen felt it was too comfortable to get past offensive players like Carter.

At the same time, Carter was also shocked. He really didn't expect Li Chen's first step to be so fast. Only Iverson could compare to him in terms of speed!

Although he lost his position, Carter gritted his teeth and kept up with Li Chen, not giving up.

At this moment, Antonio Davis came to help defend.

Li Chen stopped abruptly, the soles of his basketball shoes screeching against the floor.

As Li Chen stopped, his body tensed, making a shooting motion.

As Antonio Davis was faked out, Li Chen turned, dribbled past Antonio Davis, and then jumped high.

Just then, Jerome also jumped. Li Chen's lips curled slightly, he pulled his hands back, brought the ball back, and then passed the ball from under Jerome's arm to Elton Brand, who had just run over.

Elton Brand slammed the ball into the basket.

0 to 2, the Clippers scored first.

The Clippers' fluid offense drew boos from the home fans.

While returning to defense, Elton Brand complained, "I hate boos."

"Elton, your thinking is wrong. Boos are also a form of recognition."

"Fuck, Chen, what kind of logic is that? If you say that, then there's no difference between home and away games?"

Elton Brand was truly stunned by Li Chen. He couldn't understand Li Chen. Were the thought processes of Easterners all this strange?

At the same time, Carter was somewhat surprised. On that last play, if it were him, he would have dunked on Jerome, but Li Chen passed instead, which surprised him.

A moment later, the Raptors' offense.

The Clippers were using a 2-3 zone defense.

Carter dribbled past half-court, and Li Chen quickly stuck to him.

Carter wanted to drive past Li Chen. At this moment, Andre Miller abandoned Williams and double-teamed Carter.

Seeing no opportunity, Carter passed the ball to the point guard, Williams.

As soon as Williams received the ball, Corey Maggette moved in.

Williams passed the ball to Antonio Davis, who was cutting inside.

Upon receiving the ball, Antonio Davis's three-step layup was interfered with by Wang Zhizhi and missed.

Morris grabbed the rebound, his leg muscles tensing, and he leaped with all his might, soaring towards the basket like a bird.

Just then, Li Chen leaped high, his large palm slapping the basketball fiercely like the "Buddha's Palm."

Slap!

Morris felt a tremendous force throw him off balance, and his entire body crashed to the floor. At the same time, the ball flew out of bounds.

Morris sat stunned on the floor, staring blankly at the proudly standing Li Chen. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of fear.

At the same time, the Arena Center stadium erupted in synchronized boos.

Li Chen's lips curled. These boos were simply wonderful. Let the boos come more fiercely!

"Fuck, Chen, great block." Elton Brand high-fived Li Chen fiercely.

At the same time, the other players followed suit. The Clippers' momentum was like a rainbow.

At the same time, the whistle blew, and the Raptors inbounded the ball.

In the TNT broadcast booth.

"Oh! My God! I find myself liking broadcasting Clippers games more and more," Barkley yelled dramatically.

Kenny Smith said with a smile, "I feel the same way. That block, which took both the player and the ball, was truly shocking."

"Charles, I have a feeling that something will happen tonight that will greatly surprise us."

Hearing this, Charles Barkley wondered if he should make a bet to liven things up.

But upon further thought, he felt a bit uncertain and decisively cut off the idea in his heart.

After Carter received the ball, he was once again double-teamed by Li Chen and Andre Miller.

As if anticipating the double-team, Carter immediately passed the ball to Williams and then cut inside.

Li Chen, of course, wouldn't let Carter have his way.

But at this moment, Jerome set a screen for Carter off the ball.

Li Chen stopped abruptly off the ball, faking out Jerome.

At this point, Williams tossed the ball high towards the basket.

Clearly, he intended to set up an alley-oop with Carter.

Carter, like a flying man, leaped high, reaching for the constantly tumbling basketball in the air.

At the same time, Li Chen also jumped at the opportune moment.

Although Li Chen prided himself on his vertical leap being no less than Carter's, he wasn't directly beneath Carter, making it difficult to block the shot.

As expected, Li Chen didn't catch the basketball, but his middle finger nudged it five centimeters higher.

This resulted in the Raptors' alley-oop attempt falling flat.

After landing, Li Chen rubbed his slightly sore middle finger.

At the same time, Carter shook his head helplessly. He truly hadn't expected this Eastern man's vertical leap to be so outstanding. He then ran back to the backcourt.

Wang Zhizhi secured the rebound.

The Raptors' offense ended in failure this time.

The fans in the Air Canada Centre were somewhat displeased. This damn Easterner always ruined their offense; it was infuriating.

Next time, next time, we'll definitely give this bastard bigger boos.

On the court, Wang Zhizhi passed the ball to Li Chen.

Li Chen dribbled the ball up the court, and Carter quickly moved forward to defend.

Wang Zhizhi came over to set a screen for Li Chen and cut inside.

After Carter was screened, Li Chen quickly moved towards the basket.

But the Raptors seemed to know the Clippers' strategy, as Jerome and Antonio Davis simultaneously blocked Li Chen.

However, to their surprise, Wang Zhizhi didn't pass to Li Chen. Instead, he passed to Corey Maggette, who was cutting inside.

At the same time, this scene caused Alvin Gentry, sitting on the Clippers' bench, to nod in satisfaction. Wang, while not comparable to "Chen," had excellent adaptability.

Corey Maggette took a jump shot, but Morris, coming over to help defend, interfered, causing the ball to bounce off the rim.

Jerome, Antonio Davis, and others leaped up to fight for the rebound.

Just then, a hand suddenly appeared behind the basketball in mid-air. It grabbed the ball and slammed it towards the basket with immense force.

Li Chen's put-back dunk.

0-4, the Clippers scored again.

After more than a minute of play, the home team, the Toronto Raptors, had scored zero points. The suffocating pressure from the Clippers caused the Raptors players to frown deeply.

At the same time, seeing his team completely suppressed by the Clippers, Raptors coach Wilkens couldn't help but glance at Alvin Gentry, who was calmly sitting in the Clippers' coaching area.

He hadn't expected Alvin Gentry, whose team had a poor record last season, to suddenly rise this season and perform like a renowned coach.

However, Wilkens didn't call a timeout. He wanted to observe further.

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