Chapter 227: Dudley's Muscle Memory

"Do you guys want to play for a while?"

Seeing the lead gradually widening, Gentry turned to Nash and Thompson and asked.

Nash shook his head, enjoying the comfortable lead.

Thompson, on the other hand, was eager to play, as he had only played for eight minutes and wasn't satisfied yet.

"Then go and sub for McGrady."

Gentry patted Thompson's shoulder. "Make a few more threes, and the game will be a blowout."

McGrady was guarding Huang Yu, but Huang Yu had already scored 27 points on the veteran, the highest on the court.

The Suns had the ball. Thompson subbed in for McGrady.

Wade Dong dribbled to the frontcourt. When both Wade Dong and Curry were on the court, Wade Dong usually handled the ball, as the offense flowed more smoothly with him, and he was a greater threat to the opponents.

Thompson and Curry started moving without the ball.

Wade Dong drove past Barnes' defense and headed towards the basket, with David coming to help.

Wade Dong glanced at the corner of the three-point line, then faked a behind-the-back pass, fooling David.

Wade Dong kept the ball behind his back, not passing it, and when David lost his defensive position, Wade Dong brought the ball back out with a smooth move.

He then drove to the basket, with Bynum coming to help.

"Whoosh!"

Wade Dong made a layup.

67:42!!!

The Suns led by 25 points.

Dragic missed another shot, and Green and Gortat boxed out the Warriors' two big men, David and Bynum, allowing Wade Dong to easily grab the defensive rebound.

"Damn!"

Gentry almost choked on his goji berry tea.

21 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists!

Wade Dong was just two assists away from a triple-double.

During halftime, Gentry had vowed not to let Dong Ge get a triple-double, but the Suns players were determined to help him achieve it, seemingly trying to embarrass Gentry.

After grabbing the rebound, Wade Dong passed the ball to Curry.

The Warriors quickly returned to defense, and Curry dribbled to the frontcourt, then passed the ball back to Wade Dong.

Wade Dong faced Barnes' defense. The Warriors' Barnes was a 2012 rookie, not the same Matt Barnes from last year's playoffs, who almost got into a fight with Wade Dong after Wade Dong's comment about his wife and Fisher.

Barnes was nervous defending Wade Dong, unsure of how Wade Dong would score on him.

Jackson shouted from the sidelines, "David, David!"

David understood Jackson's intention and came to help Barnes defend Wade Dong. Wade Dong faced the double team of Barnes and David, performed two crossovers, and then faked a Buerkle shot, followed by a step back.

The referee closely watched Wade Dong's hands, ensuring he didn't double dribble, so no whistle was blown.

However, David and Barnes were both fooled, and Wade Dong then smoothly turned and broke through their defense.

"Nice!"

The Suns' bench players cheered.

McGrady smacked his lips, "Dong Ge's ball-handling skills are definitely the best in history!"

"Both flashy and practical."

Warrick's eyes welled up with tears, "If only I had those ball-handling skills, I could also make a living in the league."

Warrick was also a point guard, but without any standout skills, he could only be a benchwarmer.

...

After breaking through, Bynum came to help, but Gortat was left open under the basket. Wade Dong made an easy bounce pass, and Gortat caught the ball and slammed home a dunk.

"Bang!"

69:42!!!

The Warriors were running out of time.

At this moment, a star player had to step up to save the team. David tried, Bynum tried, Dragic tried, but to no avail...

In critical moments, it was Huang Yu.

Huang Yu drove to the basket again, drawing a foul from Green.

"Clang~"

"Swish!"

He made one of two free throws, scoring his 28th point of the game.

However, Wade Dong and Curry didn't give the Warriors a chance, as Wade Dong assisted Curry for a layup, and then Curry hit a three-pointer over David's defense.

74:43!!!

The lead was now 31 points, with seven minutes left in the third quarter.

Gentry called a timeout and subbed out Wade Dong and the other starters, bringing in the Suns' ace lineup: Warrick, Whiteside, Green, Middleton, and Tucker.

According to media statistics, when these five players were on the court together, the Suns had a 100% win rate.

After the Suns made substitutions, Jackson only took David off the court, leaving Dragic, Huang Yu, Bynum, Dudley, and Morris on the court, as it was the playoffs, and the Warriors couldn't give up.

Time kept ticking...

"Beep!"

With the referee's whistle, the first game between the Suns and the Warriors ended.

The Suns won by 17 points at home.

109:92!!!

Huang Yu scored the most points with 36, and Bynum had the most rebounds with 16.

The game stats:

Wade Dong: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, 1 block.

Curry: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks.

McGrady: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

Huang Yu: 36 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block.

Dudley: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 0 blocks.

The most eye-catching players in this game were the Huaxia duo, Wade Dong and Huang Yu. Although they were on different teams, Wade Dong achieved a triple-double, and Huang Yu scored the most points.

After the game, the players shook hands and hugged before heading to their respective locker rooms.

"Hmm..."

Wade Dong felt something strange following him and turned to see Dudley walking towards the Suns' locker room.

Wade Dong pointed to the other side, reminding Dudley, "Your locker room is over there..."

"Oh, oh."

Dudley realized his mistake and blushed, preparing to run away.

Wade Dong smiled, "Is that muscle memory?"

Dudley was used to walking through the US Airways Center's player tunnel after games, so he hadn't paid attention.

"Since you're here, don't leave!"

Frye and Gortat laughed and grabbed Dudley, trying to pull him into the Suns' locker room.

But Dudley broke free and went to find his Warriors teammates.

Seeing Dudley's back, the Suns players felt a bit sad.

They all understood that Dudley had deep feelings for the Suns, but the league was also a business, and trades were inevitable.