The NBA's Absolute Dominance

Chapter 64 First Time 30+10
"brush!"

After Tang Bei made the free throw, he immediately turned around and ran back to the backcourt.

"Bang!"

Isiah Thomas, the "Smiling Assassin," drove to the basket on the right wing, but his knee injury hampered his speed, preventing him from shaking off Kendall Gill who had switched onto him. He forced a stop and jump shot, missing the target.

"Is this the power of a rebounding champion?"

"The anticipation and stop-loss points are really good; I should learn from them."

Tang Bei was observing the landing point of the rebound when Rodman suddenly slipped under his arm and moved in front of him. After judging the landing point, he found that Rodman had moved into position, occupied the best spot, and blocked him behind him.

Rodman leaped high into the air, his legs spread wide as if he were about to unleash a series of kicks. Tang Bei tried to get close but was nearly kicked.

The Worm grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it out, allowing the Pistons to continue their attack.

Shooting guard Gerald Glass dribbled the ball on the right wing beyond the three-point line, faked a drive and then shot, shaking off Kendall Gill before sinking a three-pointer.

"brush!"

A splash of water, and the three-pointer hits.

3-3, Hornets on offense.

Larry Johnson was in position on the right wing, calling for the ball in the low post, and Muggsy Bogues, trying to please everyone, passed it down.

Larry Johnson received the ball, nudged it, turned, and jumped to shoot, making the shot.

5-3, Pistons on offense.

Isaiah Thomas broke through from the left wing with the ball. His serious injury had diminished his former sharpness, but he was still very dangerous.

He first faked out Bogues and then charged at one of them.

Then he changed direction and broke through Tang Bei, who had come out to fill in, from the outside of the left waist position, and then broke through the second person.

Finally, he drove into the paint and, facing Larry Johnson's help defense, made a floater.

The basketball flew over Larry Johnson's fingers, still rising, and just as it was about to reach its peak, Tang Bei appeared from behind Thomas, leaping forward and slapping the ball against the backboard.

"Shet!"

Isaiah Thomas was furious. If he hadn't been injured, he would have definitely driven past Larry Johnson and gone for the layup, and then he wouldn't have been blocked.

Under the basket, Tang Bei jumped twice and grabbed the rebound, allowing the Hornets to attack.

"You bastard, you're stealing my space under the basket again."

Reaching the low post on the left wing, he saw Larry Johnson making his position on the low post on the right wing again, cursed under his breath, and immediately squeezed into the penalty area.

Rodman was very strong, and his defensive stance was very sophisticated. He stood like a nail, angled and rooted to the floor, forming a triangle with Tang Bei's body.

"Kid, you're just a good-for-nothing..."

At the same time, he started spewing out trash talk that was trying to distract Tang Bei.

"big eater?"

Tang Bei felt a surge of anger, as if he had returned to the days when he was pointed at and gossiped about in the village.

The next instant, he suddenly made a Tai Chi turn, bypassing Rodman behind him, and slid along the baseline into the penalty area.

"what?"

Rodman lunged forward.

Fortunately, his center of gravity was low to begin with, and he was in a lunge position, so he only swayed slightly.

He was shocked because it is actually very difficult to turn around very quickly in such intense physical confrontation.

First, you need skilled turning techniques; second, you need strong lower body strength, powerful squatting and force, stable grip, etc.; third, you need extremely strong core strength to maintain the body's balance during turning and confrontation; and fourth, you need some feints to shake off the defender.

As a defender, he actually has a lot of experience in defending against the offensive player's turn.

Just now, Tang Bei did not make any feints, which made it impossible for him to predict when and in what direction Tang Bei would turn around.

Moreover, Tang Bei's turn was very sudden, without any warning, and the speed of the turn was very fast, without any shoulder drop, so Tang Bei couldn't react at all.

However, Tang Bei failed to receive the ball after entering the penalty area. Isaiah Thomas's defense was excellent, effectively blocking Muggsy Bogues's angle for passing to the low post, and Larry Johnson also failed to receive the ball.

To avoid a turnover, Muggsy Bogues passed the ball to Kendall Gill on the right wing three-point line.

Tang Bei stayed in the penalty area for three seconds before immediately leaving.

At this moment, Kendall Gill, facing Gerald Glass's defense, forced his way to the three-point line and then pulled up for a jump shot.

"rebound."

Tang Bei saw that the ball had gone astray and immediately rushed into the penalty area again.

Rodman was faster than Tang Bei. As the defender, he was closer to the basket and had already entered the paint ahead of Tang Bei.

"Bang!"

The backboard hit the inside of the right side of the rim, bounced off the backboard as it bounced up, and then bounced high into the air, landing right on the right side of the rim.

"mine!"

Rodman leaped high into the air, his limbs outstretched in a menacing pose.

"Nobody in the entire league is a better rebounder than me."

At this moment, the giant insect in the air exuded unparalleled confidence.

"Your uncle!"

Tang Bei's eyes flashed coldly as he leaped directly towards Rodman.

The two collided in mid-air, Rodman's right knee hitting Tang Bei's left leg. Both lost their balance in the air, and neither managed to grab the rebound.

"Fake!"

Under the impact of Tang Bei's powerful aerial combat ability, Rodman completely lost his balance and crashed solidly to the floor, hitting the back of his head on the floor.

Tang Bei, however, was heavy enough that although he was bumped, his center of gravity only shifted slightly, and he landed and took a step back to stand still.

"boom!"

Just then, the basketball landed on the floor right in front of him. He caught it, turned around, and delivered a powerful two-handed dunk, smashing the Pistons' backboard to its core.

"This idiot!"

Bill Laimbeer, on the bench, was furious to see the Worm fall down right after coming on, possibly suffering a concussion.

He stood up from the bench, gritting his back pain, and yelled at Rodman, "Idiot, get up! You're not dead yet!"

Tang Bei glanced at Lambiel and said coldly, "It'll be soon."

"you?"

Bill Lambiel was so angry that his face turned red, and he wished he could go on stage and kill the Chinese man.

"Ugh!"

Beside the bench, Joe Dumas, dressed in a suit, sighed inwardly, feeling that this iron-blooded team had really aged and no longer even had the courage to fight.

However, Rodman did not leave the court. He had hit his head many times while rebounding before, and he got used to it. He lay on the floor for more than ten seconds before getting up on his own.

Tang Bei didn't want Rodman to leave the court either, as he felt he could learn rebounding skills from Rodman, the rebounding king.

In this game, the stronger Hornets ultimately won the back-to-back games, achieving an excellent record of 9 wins and 2 losses.

This was the first time Tang Bei had recorded 30+10 points since joining the NBA, and his fifth time winning the MVP award.

He played 37 minutes, shooting 13 of 17 from the field and 4 of 9 from the free-throw line, scoring 30 points, but only grabbing 11 rebounds.

He still intentionally took some close-to-two shots, which lowered his shooting percentage but reduced his physical exertion.

Rodman, who was matched up against him, played for 33 minutes. Although he only scored 4 points on 2-of-6 shooting, he grabbed a whopping 18 rebounds.

When Rodman left the field, he felt like he was about to fall apart. He wanted to go to the hospital for a checkup, suspecting that he had broken several bones.

(End of this chapter)