You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 73 51 points at halftime

Wei Xia has never played such a free game.

His teammates have many future star players, and the off-court coach will appear in the new century with the most unpleasant face ever. But at this time, every time the Nuggets attack, his teammates are always torn apart.

Is that man really Larry Brown?
Wei Xia didn't know whether his arrival had an impact, or it happened to be a good day for Thompson today. His hand feeling was so good that it was indescribable.

In the first quarter, he scored 20 points and led the Nuggets to a 34-30 lead over the Pistons.

In the second quarter, Wei Xia rested for a few minutes before being called by Brown because of Ralph Simpson's outburst.

Simpson is another big proof that the ABA game is not as intense as the NBA.

Except for his rookie season, this person has not averaged 18 points per game in the other five seasons of the ABA.The scoring average in the first NBA season after the merger of the league will be in double figures, which is not as good as the average of 14 points per game in the ABA rookie season.

As a swingman of 196 cm, he has both shooting and ball handling. The combination of the two still has some organizational attributes. This season, he has further declined, averaging only 8+2+2 per game, but the second quarter broke out inexplicably.

Bob Lanier's performance is underrated. This guy seems to have no other talents except being tall and strong, but his skills are as solid as the NBA's version of the old man.

"If you didn't see it with your own eyes, no one would believe that Bob could have such a soft touch," said on-site commentator Bill Jones. "Every ball he passed was almost impeccable. Of course, these passes could not all be converted into assists, but you can only blame the receivers who missed scoring opportunities. He is like a point guard. No, it should be said that he is like a good point guard who puts all his energy into practicing controlling the ball and dominating the ball. Otherwise, he would never have such extraordinary accomplishments in passing."

Wei Xia thinks his statement is a bit exaggerated, but it is generally correct. Lanier's strength is based on his strong body and extremely comprehensive skills.

He looks fierce, but he is actually a good man.

After Wei Xia came on the field in the second quarter, ML Karl, who came over and changed defenses in seconds—it must be said that he has been unhappy with this person for a long time—his speed was too fast. When Lanier, who was full of desire to protect the basket, rushed back, Wei Xia had already jumped into the air and rode his body to the basket with all his strength.

The fans in Detroit screamed in horror, and Weixia grabbed the basketball with his right hand and smashed it towards the basket with all his strength.

"We've probably seen the best goal of the season!"

Wei Xia's dunk became one of the most representative goals in the 1977-78 season. It was even included in the NBA promotional video by the producers of the CBSNBA project in the early 80s, attracting batch after batch of fans to watch the game.

The video of Skywalker Thompson's great scoring battle did not flow out. Because of this buckle and many things that happened later, fans were willing to burn the delayed live video tape, and made it into a video tape.

It's just that most fans will quickly turn off the video after seeing the mosaic quality, and maybe they will add a sentence "What's so good about this dick".

Wei Xia completed the most exciting dunk in his life for Thompson, boiling blood spread all over his body, and then he inevitably landed, and he lost all his center of gravity. If Lanier hadn't kindly used his body as a pad, Skywalker might not be in a hurry to use poison to destroy his talent, and he would be crippled.

"You are really not afraid of death, David!" Lanier shouted at Wei Xia.

Wei Xia got up quickly, stretched out two hands to Lanier, and pulled him up from the ground.

The rare harmony made the Pistons fans elated, with applause and cheers, screams and whistles, and the game became harmonious for a time.

Lanier was a good guy, but his team wasn't better for it.

After being treated as a meat pad, his state seems to have declined. On the offensive end, he couldn't score in the low post, and he made a low-level error in passing the ball out of bounds in the high post.

Wei Xia's state was triggered by the amazing buckle and went straight up.

He started a round of offensive performances that were more shocking than the first quarter.

At 8 minutes and 30 seconds of the second quarter, Wei Xia intercepted ML Karl's pass, rushed into the frontcourt, and glided half a step from the free throw line. The fans turned against him.

At 8 minutes and 01 seconds, his instinct led him to do the least "Thompson" thing. He even aggressively ran to the basket and blocked Lanier from behind.

It was from that time that the harmonious atmosphere began to disappear.

In the eyes of the Pistons, Weixia's blocking of Lanier was provocative and shameless. Lanier felt that he had lost face, and the fans who should have supported them happily shouted "Skavok" for this reason.

Can an angry piston change anything?

They can change some things, they can come up with better defense, stronger confrontation, more targeted matchups, but they can't change that Thompson is entering the best state of his career.

Sometimes, Wei Xia thinks that he is not controlling Thompson, but Thompson's body leads him to play a dominant offensive performance.

At 6 minutes and 44 seconds, defense turned to offense. Wei Xia ignored the air containment of the three Pistons, and made two consecutive pull-ups for the left hand to pick the basket and hit the rebound.

At 5 minutes and 20 seconds, in the face of ML Karl, who could not keep his mouth shut, Wei Xia made a face-to-face shot and made a foul.

At 4 minutes and 58 seconds, he steals the Pistons pass and makes a foul in the frontcourt.

At 4 minutes and 22 seconds, a one-on-four was staged again, but it was unsuccessful but caused a foul.

At 3 minutes and 56 seconds, Weixia made an amazing European step in the positional battle, causing Lanier to foul and hit a layup.

If it was live text, people watching it would suspect that only Thompson was playing for the Nuggets.

Because the offense for 5 consecutive minutes was completed by one person.

He scored 20 points in a single quarter in the first quarter, 31 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and scored 51 points in the first half. He surpassed Chamberlain in one fell swoop and became the NBA's first-half scoring record holder.

The Nuggets also entered the second half with a 74-68 lead thanks to Wei Xia's wonderful performance.

Scoring 51 points at halftime is unrealistic in Wei Xia's world.

Now, he personally led the whole process.

He found that he was excited about it. Could it be that his nature is also selfish, greedy for scoring?He once dismissed the scoring champion, but now he is eager to win the scoring champion for Thompson.

Just to complete his mission and get rewarded.

Walking down the tunnel, he couldn't help asking himself: Would his game change if he got David Thompson's physicality?
His question has no answer for the time being, because he doesn't know what will happen after the game.

(End of this chapter)