Wo Yao Huo Le

Chapter 29 Everyone, please pass the ball to Tang Long

After a short break, the game resumed.

Both teams had coincidentally substituted in their reserves, allowing the starters ample rest.

Tang Long and James sat together.

"Tang, your performance in the first quarter truly surprised me. How did you train your body like this?"

"I go to the gym almost every day and have professional coaches train me, yet I don't have strength as outstanding as yours!"

James looked at Tang Long in astonishment, especially considering Tang Long's weight of only 105 kilograms.

Even during the Cavaliers' 1.0 era, the "Little Emperor" weighed 111 kilograms, and was also slightly shorter than Tang Long.

He himself had no excess fat, only lean muscle.

Even so, his strength was still far from Tang Long's.

Tang Long smiled and said, "Perhaps it's my innate divine strength, like Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu from our Dragon Country's ancient times."

James, of course, did not know Xiang Yu. He frowned in confusion, and after a moment, a look of understanding dawned on his face.

"I get it. It must be that you guys know kung fu, right? I've heard for a long time that people from your Dragon Country all know kung fu!"

"You must know kung fu, otherwise how could you have such great strength?"

James said with certainty. Although he had visited Dragon Country, he was not very familiar with it, and only knew about the distant Eastern nation through the internet and media.

Rumor had it that the people there all knew kung fu!

Otherwise, how could Yao Ming be so tall, and Tang Long have such great strength?

Tang Long couldn't help but laugh at this, waving his hands, "No, no, no, I don't know kung fu. If I knew kung fu, I should be able to fly through the air and burrow through the earth!"

But no matter how Tang Long explained, James refused to believe it, and instead turned to him to become his disciple.

"Tang, you must teach me Dragon Country kung fu. I want to have such formidable strength too!"

After repeated pleas, Tang Long finally agreed, "However, LeBron, learning kung fu is a difficult matter. It's not something everyone can do easily."

James nodded vigorously, even rotating his hands and striking a pose like the Taiji Bagua.

Tang Long chuckled, wondering where the guy had learned that gesture.

Putting aside everything else, the pose was quite convincing.

After a bit of playful banter, the score on the board reached 41:41.

The teams were tied!

Howard and the rest of the Magic's starters had returned to the court.

Head coach Mike Brown called a timeout and also brought his starters back in.

It was the Cavaliers' possession.

James brought the ball up the court himself, facing Turkoglu, a small forward known for his aggressive play and strength.

Drew Gooden stepped up for a screen, and James seized the opportunity to drive to the basket.

Howard tried to rotate and defend, but Tang Long held him off firmly.

James easily scored with a layup.

43:41.

"LeBron, great layup!"

Tang Long gave LeBron a thumbs-up.

James, smiling, praised Tang Long, "It's your excellent box-out that made my layup so easy."

The two exchanged a knowing smile, their chemistry evident.

The ball changed hands.

Nelson held the ball and moved forward, facing Larry Hughes.

Without a word, he immediately executed a crossover dribble to create space and pulled up for a long two-point jump shot.

Unfortunately, the arc was a bit short, and Nelson's shot missed.

Tang Long, who had already activated [Absolute Rebound], secured the offensive rebound.

James was already charging forward like a tiger descending from the mountain.

A great opportunity for a fast break!

Tang Long certainly wouldn't miss it. He extended his long arms, and the basketball shot out like an arrow from a bow.

James, ahead, caught the ball, facing a single defender in the frontcourt.

A between-the-legs dunk in mid-air!

"King!!! The King of Cleveland with a thunderous dunk!"

"The James-Tang combination is starting to show its potential, their connection is simply marvelous!"

"China Tang is an excellent secondary playmaker, his long passes are perfectly placed!"

Commentator Friss had fallen into a state of frenzy.

Ever since Tang Long had thoroughly dominated Howard, he had become a fan of Tang Long.

Meanwhile, the Amway Arena fell into a stunned silence.

The tie score had been broken again!

45:41.

Nelson received the ball in the backcourt and lowered it with one hand, calming the agitated emotions of his team.

"Relax, everyone! Stay steady, play our own game!"

As expected of the Magic's starting point guard, he could keenly sense the state of his teammates.

The most important thing for a point guard wasn't flashy dribbling or fancy passes.

It was the ability to adjust the team's tempo.

Sometimes playing fast, sometimes playing slow.

Only by accurately perceiving the teammates' condition could one be a qualified guard.

Clearly, Jameer Nelson was such a guard.

After using up eight seconds to reach the frontcourt, Nelson signaled for Lewis to come receive the pass.

Lewis caught the ball and executed a slick hand-off with Turkoglu, shaking off James.

Turkoglu drove towards the basket. How could Tang Long let him score so easily?

Absolute Defense activated!

He extended both hands, almost enveloping Turkoglu.

Sensing danger, Turkoglu made a clever pass to Howard on the side.

Without Tang Long's defense, Howard easily scored with a layup.

"Beautiful! Dwight! That's how you should play."

"Tang Long isn't invincible, you have a chance to score!"

Magic head coach Van Gundy quickly cheered Howard on from the sideline.

Howard regained a bit of confidence and clenched his fist in celebration.

Tang Long chuckled at the sight. Since when did the once arrogant Howard start celebrating a simple layup?

Larry Hughes brought the ball up the court and passed it to James.

James dribbled tentatively, but Turkoglu's defense was excellent, denying James any space to drive.

Drew Gooden stepped up for another screen, and this time, the Magic's switch defense was not out of sync.

Lewis stayed tight on James!

"Tang! Take the ball!"

Seeing this, James immediately passed the ball to Tang Long, who was cutting towards the basket.

Tang Long took off from the ground, caught James's pass in mid-air with one hand, and slammed the ball fiercely into the basket over Howard.

An alley-oop, dunking over Howard!

"My God! China Tang is on fire again!"

"Dwight shouldn't have scored in front of China Tang! He's angered Tang!"

"When China Tang decides to score, I advise you to pray early, because no one but God can stop him!"

Friss had completely transformed into a devoted fan of Tang Long, showering him with praise.

All the players in the Amway Arena were silently holding their heads, as if they were witnessing God playing basketball.

Besides God, who else could stop Tang Long?

On the sideline, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown had already sat down on his chair, tossing the tactical board aside.

What could be more comfortable than being the Cavaliers' head coach?

In the past, the tactics were relatively simple: pass the ball to James.

Now, the tactics had expanded: pass the ball to Tang Long.

With these two twin stars of Cleveland!

The modest Magic were merely stepping stones!