Damn It, Rookie

Clang!

Washington Wizards backup point guard Antonio Daniels used a screen to get an open shot, but his pull-up mid-range jumper missed.

Anderson Varejao grabbed the rebound cleanly.

The moment his feet hit the ground, he quickly passed the ball to Damon Jones.

Damon Jones pushed the ball up the floor at speed.

As he moved, Damon Jones kept checking Su Yi's position.

The moment he crossed half-court, Damon Jones flicked his wrist and pushed the ball to the left, sending it to Su Yi, who had just reached the three-point line on that side.

Su Yi caught the ball without a hint of hesitation and rose up immediately.

Everyone in the arena was dumbfounded.

He's just shooting that?

A transition three-pointer?

On the bench, Mike Brown couldn't help but shake his head. He'd told Su Yi countless times not to pull fast-break threes—they weren't the Phoenix Suns.

But no matter what he said, Su Yi would do it again next time.

DeShawn Stevenson lunged over, but he was a step too late.

The ball left Su Yi's hand, sailed past DeShawn Stevenson, and flew straight toward the rim.

Under the gaze of everyone in the arena, the ball traced a graceful arc through the air.

Swish.

Three-pointer good.

Score 33 to 30.

In less than a minute on the floor, Su Yi had knocked down two straight threes, instantly putting his team ahead.

The fans were baffled by Su Yi's decision-making, but they were winning now.

"ROOOOOOAR!"

In an instant, the Quicken Loans Arena erupted with thunderous cheers.

"Su, that was a beautiful shot!"

Damon Jones praised him immediately.

In less than a minute, Damon Jones's assist count had already climbed to two.

This feeling was way too satisfying.

"Damon, you passed it right on time."

Su Yi replied.

Another round of mutual back-patting.

It was Washington's turn to reset their offense.

"Ball!"

The moment the ball crossed half-court, DeShawn Stevenson quickly signaled for it.

Antonio Daniels didn't hesitate and fired the pass over.

The ball landed cleanly in DeShawn Stevenson's hands.

The instant he saw DeShawn Stevenson catch the ball, Su Yi silently took half a step back, widening the gap between them.

Su Yi had done his homework before the game.

DeShawn Stevenson's three-point percentage last season was a mere 13.3%!

His scoring relied more on driving to the basket.

So Su Yi needed to give himself enough reaction time.

The next second, DeShawn Stevenson attacked. He stomped his right foot off the floor, dribbled with his left hand, and charged like a bolt of lightning toward Su Yi's left side.

Su Yi was glad he'd taken that half-step back—otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to react.

This guy's burst was seriously explosive.

Su Yi lunged left to cut off DeShawn Stevenson's drive.

But the next moment, DeShawn Stevenson slapped the ball hard with his left hand. It smacked the floor and bounced to his right.

DeShawn Stevenson quickly extended his right hand to catch the dribble, controlling his body, and pulled off a crossover.

He drove toward Su Yi's right side.

The whole move was fluid and seamless. Su Yi couldn't keep up.

Whoosh. In an instant, Su Yi was blown past by DeShawn Stevenson.

After blowing by Su Yi, DeShawn Stevenson charged into the Cleveland Cavaliers' paint, leaped high off both feet, and went for a jaw-dropping dunk.

But in the next second, Anderson Varejao lunged over in time, leaped with both feet, and stretched out his left hand midair to slap hard at DeShawn Stevenson.

Smack.

He struck DeShawn Stevenson's ball-handling hand squarely.

DeShawn Stevenson couldn't hold onto the ball at all.

"Clang!"

The dunk slammed against the rim, a direct failure.

"BEEP BEEP."

At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded, calling a defensive foul on Anderson Varejao.

DeShawn Stevenson was sent to the free-throw line.

"Fuck!"

Landing on both feet, DeShawn Stevenson glared at Anderson Varejao as he looked at his stinging arm.

Anderson Varejao was unbothered, his face full of innocence.

As if to say: I didn't mean to.

Seeing Varejao's expression only made Stevenson angrier, and he shouted at Varejao: "What are you acting like a bitch for?"

Anderson Varejao let Stevenson's words go in one ear and out the other, completely unaffected.

He didn't even look at DeShawn Stevenson.

DeShawn Stevenson felt like he'd punched a pillow—frustrating as hell!

Just then, Su Yi walked over and said apologetically to Anderson Varejao: "Sorry, Anderson, for making you take that foul."

"No worries, those two threes you just hit were beautiful!"

Anderson Varejao patted Su Yi on the shoulder.

Then DeShawn Stevenson stepped up for his free throws.

DeShawn Stevenson's career free-throw percentage was only 69.3%!

For a perimeter player, that was clearly subpar.

Sure enough, Stevenson missed his first free throw.

"Clang!"

Seeing this, Anderson Varejao couldn't help but clap!

DeShawn Stevenson: (•́へ•́╬)

Stevenson took a deep breath and shot his second free throw.

"Swish." The ball dropped cleanly through the net.

Second free throw made.

One of two, scoring one point.

The score became 33 to 31!

Cleveland Cavaliers inbounded the ball, passing it to Damon Jones, who quickly dribbled past half-court.

Once across half-court, Damon Jones immediately looked for Su Yi.

Su Yi used Anderson Varejao's screen to shake off defender DeShawn Stevenson's chase once again, this time running to the right-side 60-degree three-point line.

Ball met man.

Assist, here I come!

Damon Jones delivered the ball in time, and it landed cleanly in Su Yi's hands.

Catching the ball, Su Yi made no adjustments, quickly jumped, hung in the air, kicked his legs, and released the three-pointer.

At the top of the arc, Damon Jones watched Su Yi's mechanically perfect three-point shooting form and couldn't help starting his celebration early.

The ball traced a beautiful arc through the air.

"Swish."

It dropped precisely into the net's embrace, as if equipped with GPS.

Su Yi's three-pointer hit again.

Coming off the bench, Su Yi had been on the court for less than two minutes, hitting all three of his shots for a blazing 9 points, instantly turning the tide for his team.

The score became 36 to 33!

Cleveland Cavaliers led by 3 points.

"ROOOOOOAR!"

In an instant, the entire Quicken Loans Arena erupted once more, cheering for their rookie Su Yi hitting three straight threes.

"Su!" "Su!" "Su!"...

In Xu Rui's corner, the hundreds of Su Yi's fans needed no encouragement, screaming wildly for him.

"Timeout!"

The Washington Wizards head coach had no choice but to call a timeout. He had no idea what was up with this rookie—the moment he stepped on the court, the situation flipped instantly.

Damn it, rookie!