area51novel Chapter 73 Victim List +1
Chapter 73 Victim List +1
When the referee rushed over, Bruce Bowen seemed to see a savior and immediately began to complain:
"Hansen Lee was trying to use his foot to trip me!"
"And he started trouble and even tried to fight!"
Li He shrugged: "Bruce, look at how pathetic you are."
"Whoever files a complaint first isn't necessarily right."
The referee immediately warned both players:
"Calm down and focus on the game! Don't cause any trouble!"
"OK, OK," Li He readily agreed.
And so the fight ended.
The main problem is that Bowen lacks courage. If it were Artest, he would have definitely gone up against Li He.
The game continues.
Duncan scored the Spurs' first point with a mid-range shot off the backboard at a 45-degree angle.
The Spurs gradually found their rhythm.
Just three minutes later, a new situation arose on the field.
With the help of Ruben Patterson's screen, Li He shook off Bowen and received the ball, preparing to shoot a three-pointer.
And just then...
Even though Bowen was still a long way from Li He, he rushed up like a 100-meter sprinter and planted his foot right where Li He was about to land.
The entire movement was fluid and graceful, as if it had been rehearsed countless times, as if it had been specially prepared for Li He.
Fortunately, Li He was prepared and lifted his right foot forward when he landed, thus avoiding being tripped by someone.
It was this action that caused Li He to kick Bowen's shin, causing the latter to fall to the ground and wince in pain!
"Fuck! Referee! He did it on purpose!" Bowen complained.
Beep!
The referee whistle blows.
Li He was penalized for an offensive foul.
Li He spread his hands, indicating his innocence, and argued with the referee:
"Didn't you see that guy coming over to stand on his tiptoes?"
"So you have to get injured while cushioning the impact, right?!"
Popovich on the sidelines was still clapping and cheering.
"Referee, this young man's actions are too reckless; he needs to be disciplined!"
Li He thought to himself, "You old geezer aren't any better. Bowen and Robert Horry, daring to use such underhanded methods openly, must have had someone behind their backs giving them instructions."
Just you wait, you old geezer!
I also know a little bit about those tricks; let's see who comes first.
The matter should have ended there.
But Li He's good friend Zach Randolph was unhappy and went up to Bowen with a stern face to demand an explanation:
"Bruce, don't let me see this happen again, or I'll make sure you're kicked off the field."
"If it doesn't work, we'll see!"
Bowen put his hands on his hips to show his innocence; he certainly has a talent for playing dumb.
Li He patted Randolph on the shoulder: "Hey, Zack!"
"Don't worry, I can handle it myself!"
Ruben Paterson also joined in, speaking like a henchman with a knife:
"Hansen! There are some things you don't need to do personally!"
"Leave it to me!"
Ruben Patterson was "beaten" into submission by Li He, and under Li He's superb performance, "Kobe Terminator" realized his own position.
If you want to stay with the team for a long time, you still have to follow Hansen Lee!
Rashid Wallace rubbed his hands together, eager for a fight: "I've been annoyed with that guy for ages. If we can't take him down, let's do it!"
The Roaring Celestial doesn't care about technical fouls at all; he comes in with a burst of energy and decides to act first.
In that instant, Li He felt the kindness of his teammates and felt very warm inside.
Various events occurred in the minutes before the start of the match, making the game more intense and maximizing its intensity.
Halfway through the first quarter, the score was still tied at 10-10.
Bruce Bowen watched Li He's movements closely, not to restrict Li He, but to find an opportunity to send this young guy out of the game!
But he never had a good opportunity.
With 6 minutes and 02 seconds left in the first quarter, the Spurs' half-court offense stalled, and with 6 seconds left on the shot clock, the ball was passed to Bowen.
Facing Li He's defense, Bowen pretended to attack with his back to the wall, but in reality, the moment he turned around, he elbowed the guy in the face.
The two men clashed violently, and just as Bowen stepped forward with his right foot, preparing to turn and raise his elbow.
Suddenly I felt something step on my foot!
Immediately following was the weightlessness after being pulled away, which caused Bowen to fall to the ground, clutching his right foot and screaming in pain.
"Fuck! It hurts so much!"
"My legs!"
"Damn it!"
With the 24-second countdown over, Li He successfully defended Bowen's attack.
The referee, belatedly realizing the situation, took advantage of a dead ball moment to stop the game and go over to check on the situation.
"What happened, Bruce? Are you alright?"
"Where are the medical staff? Get in here immediately! Someone here is dying!"
Medical staff on the sidelines immediately rushed over, inquired about Bowen's condition, and promptly lifted him onto a stretcher and took him off the field for treatment.
"Oh...an unexpected situation has occurred on the field!"
"Bruce Bowen inexplicably collapsed during an offensive play!"
"He looks like he's in a lot of pain!"
"He's a crucial part of the Spurs' defense! If he gets injured, the impact will be huge!"
The Spurs players were still unaware of what was happening.
Popovich on the sidelines had already seen the whole thing.
When Bowen attacked with his back to the goal, Hansen Lee cleverly used the opportunity of the confrontation to block Bowen's landing point with his foot, and then quickly pulled it out as if in response.
This led to the tragedy.
Unfortunately, Hansen Lee's acting was so good that no one else noticed at all.
But Popovich, being cunning and shrewd, immediately understood and then complained to the referee:
"Hey, referee!"
"Please take a look back at Hansen Lee's filthy actions!"
"He definitely did this on purpose; the two of them had a conflict just now!"
"Having such an opponent in the match is a huge blow to our players!"
"We need fair punishment!"
In 2003, the NBA did indeed have the concept of replays, with 14-inch CRT televisions specifically set up for watching replays on the sidelines.
However, video playback is subject to only three conditions:
Buzzer-beater, three-point call, and flagrant foul in the final two minutes of the game.
Clearly, Bruce Bowen's injury does not fall under the above conditions.
This also led the referee to reject Popovich's request.
Inside the SBC arena, Spurs home fans hurled insults at Li He, and even cursed the referees.
Bowen was a scoundrel in the eyes of other teams, but not in the eyes of these fans.
At this moment, Popovich was extremely irritable. To outsiders, Bruce Bowen might be infamous, but in his eyes as a coach, he was an indispensable part of the Spurs.
I never expected it to hurt like this!
He angrily shouted at Li He:
"Hansen! You're still young; this kind of behavior shouldn't be happening to you!"
"Can't we just play the game properly? Why do we have to do this!"
"That's terrible, your performance was disappointing!"
Li He chuckled at Popovich, thinking to himself that many players, including Vince Carter, Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford, and Szczerbiak, would applaud this statement.
She was innocent and pure, and it was only because others were blind that they deliberately bumped into Bowen, causing her serious injury.