PNB 428. Should we go during off-peak hours or not? That's a tough question!
428. Should we go during off-peak hours or not? That's a tough question!
Despite saying that, Su Hao doesn't really care about these things. As long as the team needs him to play, he will step up without hesitation.
Even if opponents mock him for padding his stats, it shouldn't affect his ability to play in the game.
"I thought you'd be worried about the opponents and fans saying you were padding your stats! Turns out you're worried the opponents will say you're bullying them, haha!" Curry laughed loudly.
Su Hao glanced at Curry and said seriously, "Don't get cocky. Why don't you go up there and lead the team in the game? They definitely won't say you're bullying them!"
Curry felt embarrassed upon hearing this.
He actually wanted to play in the fourth quarter, but he was worried about his shooting consistency.
If he actually plays, he won't have Su Hao's ability to widen the score gap further.
If you keep missing shots, it will be detrimental to your chances of playing!
This will affect my status in the team!
Thinking of this, Curry couldn't help but shudder.
The timeout ended, and both sides resumed the game.
The Clippers did indeed send Su Hao out again, and had him lead four reserve players.
The Mavericks' players and coaches were visibly shocked.
They are currently fielding a completely reserve lineup.
I originally thought the Clippers would follow suit and switch to a purely bench-based lineup.
Because the Clippers already had such a large lead.
Furthermore, the Mavericks themselves have already replaced all their key players.
However, to their surprise, the Clippers, disregarding sportsmanship, sent Su Hao back onto the court.
Is this a move to utterly crush the Mavericks?
"What are the Clippers thinking? They're still keeping Su Hao on the court! The third quarter is almost over! Don't they know that?" Barkley said, slightly puzzled.
"Let's stop overthinking and just watch the game. Do you really want to watch a game without any stars? At least the audience will enjoy it with Su Hao here!" Miller laughed.
The camera then shifts to the field.
The third quarter is about to end.
At the start of the game, Su Hao blocked the Mavericks' backup center in the paint.
He successfully stole the basketball and quickly dribbled it to the frontcourt.
Instead of passing the ball to his teammate, he strode towards the inside.
Three Mavericks substitutes tried to step in and block them.
In the end, he stopped in his tracks.
Su Hao was allowed to attack the basket.
He ended the round with a powerful shot that slammed into the rim.
The third quarter ended at that moment.
Within half a minute of entering the game, Su Hao had already scored four points.
This directly widened the score gap between the two sides to thirty points.
Su Hao and his teammates returned to the bench.
Gordon immediately gave up his seat for Su Hao.
"You actually know to give me your seat, huh? You're really cunning! Are you trying to show off in the fourth quarter?" Su Hao teased him.
"No, I just wanted to make room for you. If you're playing in the fourth quarter, I think I can play too! But if you're not playing, I definitely won't. With my skill level, I can't just randomly attack their basket!" Gordon said.
"You're really smart, kid. You actually want Su Hao to carry you to higher scores, right?" Curry stepped forward and said with a serious expression.
"Why don't you and Curry play together? After all, we're already leading by thirty points, so we definitely won't lose. Go for it!" Su Hao teased the two of them.
Gordon and Curry shook their heads repeatedly.
"Stop making fun of them. You won't be playing in the fourth quarter! Don't worry, unless they catch up, you definitely won't be playing again!" Mike Dunleavy explained.
"See? The coach won't let me play anymore, so don't even think about doing anything funny! Just rest on the bench!"
After saying that, Su Hao half-reclined on the bench and took the water cup handed to him by the staff and drank it in big gulps.
His action of taking the water cup was captured by the cameras on site and broadcast to the central screen.
The water glass looked so small in Su Hao's hands.
It's like a giant hand holding a syringe!
It amused both the fans at the stadium and the viewers watching on screen.
"Coach, the Clippers are really unsportsmanlike! They actually put Su Hao back on in the last half minute! Isn't that bullying?" a player who had just come off the bench complained.
"Yeah, they're really bullying us. We've already lost by so many points, and they still want to keep Su Hao on the court. Aren't they just trying to let him keep padding his stats?" another substitute player chimed in.
Clearly, they were very dissatisfied with Su Hao's behavior upon his arrival.
As a substitute player, he comes on to play when the team is trailing by a large margin.
If this isn't about inflating data, what is it trying to do?
The Mavericks' substitutes, who had just come on the court, were full of grievances.
"Stop talking, are you all sore losers?! Just focus on playing your own game and don't worry about who they've got on the court! Do you think you can catch up just because they haven't played Su Hao?" the Mavericks' head coach said angrily.
He seemed very unhappy with the substitute players' complaints.
If the team weren't currently trailing by a large margin, they definitely wouldn't have gotten a chance to play so quickly.
Instead of focusing on their own performance, they're now investigating which players the opposing team has fielded.
It's really quite speechless.
As the head coach, he also didn't want to see the team lose by a large margin.
However, one side will always lose, and unfortunately, their team's strength is indeed inferior to that of the Clippers.
The reason for voluntarily replacing key players now is simply to save face.
It remains to be seen whether the Clippers will continue to keep Su Hao on the court in the fourth quarter.
If Su Hao were to remain on the court, it would be a disaster for the Mavericks.
If they had played the entire fourth quarter, their deficit might have been much larger than just a 30-point deficit.
The fourth quarter has officially begun.
The Mavericks' beautiful female cheerleaders left the court.
When the Clippers finally didn't field Su Hao, the entire Mavericks team of players and coaches breathed a sigh of relief.
Like the Clippers' other opponents, they desperately wanted Su Hao to stay out of garbage time.
In normal match time, they would have a hard time beating Su Hao, let alone the team's substitutes.
It is even more impossible to stop Su Hao.
"Su Hao is finally not playing! We can rest easy now!" Marion breathed a sigh of relief on the bench.