The San Antonio Spurs were not the teams that Shen Nan had encountered before.
This was a true powerhouse team. It could be seen from their four NBA championships. The most recent championship was the year before last. Although the lineup had changed, the core players were still there.
Especially since the Spurs had an astonishing nine-game winning streak. They hadn't encountered any opponents that could match them in the regular season.
"This game is not going to be easy for the Hornets.”
"Yeah, the Spurs are much stronger than the Hornets.”
"That's right. Although Shen Nan's three-point scoring is ridiculously strong, can he still perform the same as before when facing the Spurs 'defense?”
"Stop fooling around. If I were the coach of the Hornets, I definitely wouldn't let Shen Nan play in the first quarter of this game. The Spurs have Duncan. He's not a tall guy that the Knight randomly pulled. If he comes to defend against Shen Nan, I'm afraid Shen Nan won't be able to score at all.”
There was a lot of discussion online, and many basketball fans began to explain.
This was indeed the case. Shen Nan did not play in the first quarter. Instead, he sat on the bench and watched the game. However, this was not requested by Scott, but by Shen Nan himself, because his physical strength was not enough to support a normal game.
The second quarter was up, and they played until the end of the game!
This was Scott's promise. He had even said before the game,""From the start of this game, Shen Nan can play freely. You can pass the ball to him as long as you have the chance.”
This was mainly because the importance of this game wasn't that exaggerated. With the Hornets 'current record, they had already secured a ticket to the playoffs. Although the regular season was important, it wouldn't affect the subsequent games. The playoffs were still the most important.
Therefore, even if the opponent was a traditional basketball team like the Spurs, Scott did not intend to give special treatment. Instead, he wanted to use this opportunity to see Shen Nan's strength and what made Shen Nan so confident to say those words.
Paul and the others did not mind. They just wanted to play normally and give Shen Nan more chances.
However, Shen Nan was obviously not so calm. His eyes were extremely serious, and there was even some fire in them. This was not only to win the bet, but also to win more points and compete with a team like the Spurs, which made him excited.
" I must get more points…" He clenched his fists.
The players on both sides also began to get into position. The game was about to begin.
" Shen Nan…Go!"
"Shen Nan! Shen Nan!"
The basketball court was filled with Chinese voices. They were the Chinese who had come to watch the game. There were not many people, only about 500.
However, this was New Orlean. There were many Chinese in the United States, but it was already a big deal for more than 500 Chinese to come to watch the game in Texas.
This was also the reason why Shen Nan's influence was increasing day by day.
At the same time, it was also another reason why Scott agreed to the bet. Shen Nan had Huaxia backing her up, so he had no choice but to pay attention to her. In addition, Shen Nan had outstanding talent, so how could he not nurture her as a core?
"But young people still need to be suppressed.”Scott glanced at Shen Nan on the substitutes 'bench.
" Beep..." The referee's whistle sounded.
The basketball was tossed high up in the air, and the match officially began.
James and Duncan fought for the basketball, but compared to the 2.1-meter Duncan, James was obviously much weaker in terms of height and jumping ability. Duncan slapped the basketball away.
Bang!
The moment the basketball flew out, Roger Mason, who was beside Duncan, rushed forward. He quickly caught the basketball and then controlled the ball to look for an opportunity at the edge of the three-point line. When he found that there was no suitable opportunity, he accurately passed the basketball to Duncan.
Swoosh!
After Duncan caught the ball, he blocked it with a head-on attack against Monica and then made a layup.
"Duncan! Duncan!"
The Spurs cheered on the sidelines. As the core of the Spurs, Duncan was very popular.
"It looks like the Hornets are still unable to resist Duncan's inside offensive.”
"There's nothing we can do about it, right? After all, with Duncan's size, the Hornets didn't have a power forward who could resist him.”
Both domestic and foreign commentators were not optimistic about the performance of the Hornets.
"I wonder if it would be better for Shen Nan to play.”
"Even if he plays, he can't do anything against Duncan's defense, right?”
The game had just started, and everyone could see the difference in strength between the Hornets and the Spurs.
Shen Nan could naturally see that when the Hornets attacked, Monica Chan was stuck. His pick-and-roll skills could not be displayed in front of the Spurs 'defense. Although Paul's passes were very accurate as a point guard, he was still a little weak against the Spurs' defense.
West's strength was not weak, but he struggled to even grab the rebound against Duncan.
It could be said that in front of the powerhouse Spurs, the Hornets felt a little vulnerable.
In just the first quarter, the Hornets were on the verge of collapse. The score between the two sides reached an astonishing 24:13. The Hornets were 11 points behind, and Scott was a little upset.
"Shen Nan, you go on stage!" At the beginning of the second quarter, Scott couldn't wait to send Shen Nan.
"Try to tie the score after you go on stage.”he said to Shen Nan.
Shen Nan nodded.
He naturally knew what to do.
"Very good, then let's go on stage!"
Scott patted Shen Nan's back and pushed him out.
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