Chapter 5: Good and Evil

  Ji Guoqi showed dominance on the defensive end, and played a similar role to Gasol and Duncan in high positions. He even had the ability to respond to high positions? This really surprised many reporters at the scene.

  4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Ji Guozhou contributed a dazzling performance in the first quarter, but after all, this is just the summer league, and no matter how good the data is, it must be greatly discounted. Compared to his outstanding data, what's crucial is the various abilities and potential that Ji Guozhou showed on the court today.

  Unlike his brother, Ji Guo is excellent on the attacking end. His mid-to-long-range shooting ability is impressive, with a three-point shot and decent defensive coordination. In the first quarter, he scored 12 points and 2 rebounds, making 4 of 6 field goals, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He has an excellent shooting feel at any spot within 25 feet.

  After the two brothers were substituted, Lao Deng Liwei changed a whole set of lineup, and the team's performance changed immediately, like two different teams when the two brothers were on the court.

  The score began to be chased back one point at a time, and the leading advantage that the two brothers had worked hard to gain was quickly eroded by the Nuggets. However, Lao Deng didn't take it to heart, as this is what evaluating players is all about - winning or losing isn't important, finding problems is the goal. Isn't it clear now? The Clippers' inside substitutes, apart from Ji Guozhong and Ji Guoxing, are all useless!

  With 7 minutes and 20 seconds left in the second quarter, Lao Deng Liwei called a timeout and replaced both brothers at once. The score on the court had become 33-33, and the Nuggets successfully tied the score, using only half of the quarter time.

  "The Staples Center" fans can see at this moment, there are no two brothers on the court, the offense is not yet felt, but the defensive performance is worlds apart, the Clippers' inside line is like an undefended position, easily in and out by Nuggets.

  Ji Guo Chou and Ji Guo Chi deeply despise the substitutes of their own team in their hearts, no wonder these guys eventually went to CBA, they really have no foothold in the NBA.

  The two brothers took to the court and the Clippers immediately became a different team, the change was so obvious that even those who didn't understand basketball could easily see it.

  Ji Guo Chou received the pass at high position, today he didn't show much of his scoring ability, Hunt relaxed his vigilance, guarding in the three-second area, putting defensive emphasis on other Clippers players to prevent them from suddenly cutting into the basket.

  "You think I'm so far away, you really think I don't have the ability to attack?"

  Ji Guo saw that the opponent was at least two big steps away from him, feeling deeply despised, he quickly glanced at the basket, he still had time to take a step forward, his foot on the free throw line jumped up, a first-class jump shot action.

  The basketball left his palm, drawing a perfect arc in the sky, and fell into the basket with a "swish"!

  "The shooting postures of these two twins are exactly the same, very similar to KG's. Who would have thought that this No. 6 could also make mid-range shots?" The fans in the arena all thought so, their shooting hand types were very standard, and their shooting postures were 80-90% similar to those of Garnett. The difference is that they release the ball faster, among inside players, these two are rare players with beautiful shooting postures."

  The score was 35-33, and Ji Guo's mid-range jump shot allowed his team to take the lead again.

  George Karl couldn't help but rub his throat, these two twins are full of surprises, defense, rebounds and now mid-range shots, this is no longer a blue-collar team, and he's only 19 years old. And that Ji Guozhi, is simply a poor man's Nowitzki, if they cultivate them for a few more years, what will happen then?

  The fast break defense, Jr. Smith broke through Quentin Richardson and drove directly to the basket, using his legs to explosively jump up and attempt a powerful dunk to finish off the attack.

  JR Smith wasn't stupid, he saw that his teammate had pulled JR's defender to the weak side, away from the basket, and that's when he felt safe enough to drive in and try to dunk.

  "Second brother, cover for me!"

  Ji Guo said this sentence in his heart to Ji Guo Chi, the latter did not respond, and people had already rushed towards Jr. Smith...

  Kreza didn't have a spiritual sense, just as he was about to remind JR Smith to be careful, Ji Guo Chi had already taken two big strides back to the basket and jumped up to slap the ball out of mid-air.

  JR Smith's physical condition is top-notch, but in terms of strength, he can't compare to Ji Guo Xi, who weighs only 220 pounds.

  Ji Guo Xi inherited more of the dark side of his original personality, and compared to his brother, he is even more sinister and cunning, with a hint of viciousness. In this play, he slapped JR Smith down from mid-air, an obvious foul move, with a loud slap on the opponent's arm, taking advantage of the situation to press down further, full of malice!

  JR Smith now knows what it means to jump high and fall hard! His butt "thudded" onto the ground, and at that moment, he only had one feeling - his butt was smashed into three pieces!

  After committing a foul, he proactively raised his hand, looking at the referee with an innocent face, still with some guilty expression. His acting skills are actually not bad, plus his handsome face, directly killing many brainless idol actors in the country.

  Unfortunately, this is on the basketball court, in the NBA. The referee didn't buy his act and thought his defensive action was too big and violated sports ethics, so he was given a technical foul.

  "How cruel is that? Just pull it down and be done with it." Ji Guo Chou said to himself about his brother.

  "Brother, if we're not ruthless, who will fear us? In addition to defending well, inside players must also be fierce enough against their opponents! Only then can they have deterrent power. If you don't want to be the bad guy, I'll do it." Ji Guoxi didn't think much of it, he deeply knew that if you're good to others, they won't necessarily appreciate it, and instead might take advantage of your kindness.

  Yao Ming is too polite, even a little guy like Nate Robinson dares to dunk on him. Ji Guo thought of this and said viciously in his heart: "If it were me? One slap would end his season!"

  Two brothers on the court, playing styles are worlds apart. One is like "President" Battier, defensive skills are excellent, but rarely has malicious fouls, defense is very clean. The other one is like Bao Sanbo, for the sake of winning, he would do whatever it takes, all sorts of small actions, stepping on feet, elbowing people, and kneeing are common occurrences.

  In his university days, Ji Guo Xi had once deliberately injured a black player who kept trash-talking him, causing the player to be out for an entire year. In the end, due to severe injuries, he had no choice but to bid farewell to basketball completely, but he didn't have any regrets about it.

  They were formed by a soul splitting in two, each inheriting a part of the original personality, but with completely different temperaments, as if one was light and the other darkness, split into two extremes. However, between the two, there wasn't a hint of conflict, although they often quarreled, they would forget about it immediately after turning their heads.

  JR Smith was treated on the court for two minutes and eventually got up, just a bit bruised from the fall. However, his gaze towards the two brothers turned particularly unfriendly afterwards. He couldn't tell them apart either, so he decided to hold a grudge against both of them at once.

  Ji Guoqi is a clean defender, even better than Yao Ming, a typical gentleman.

  The game was suspended for three minutes and restarted with the Nuggets having possession of the ball. Ji Guangsheng's foul was a technical foul, resulting in two free throws and one throw-in.

  JR Smith missed two free throws and Nuggets got the rebound.

  Anthony Carter received the pass and the Nuggets continued their ball movement until it ended up in J.R. Smith's hands again.

  The wind male contained resentment and broke through again. Quentin Ross's footsteps were very fast, but his confrontational ability was too poor, and he was used by the former to push open with his body, losing his defensive position.

  This time it was Ji Guo's enemy standing in front of him, Jr Smith looked at the identical face, and his heart suddenly felt a chill, he couldn't tell who had just bullied him. Seeing this face, his heart couldn't help but tremble!

  Ji Guo Chi saw through his brother's gaze, also saw the hesitant expression of Jr. Smith, and thought with great satisfaction: "Indeed you are fierce, others are afraid of you, this is the advantage of being a bad person, boss, give him another ruthless one!"

  J.R. Smith hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to force a pass to Ji Guo, one reason was that the opponent's position was very good, another reason was that he was still affected by the previous malicious foul and hadn't recovered yet, finally jumped up and made a fake throw, passing the ball to Hunt in the interior line.

  Hunter was one step away from the basket, received the ball and took a step forward, accumulating strength to jump for a dunk to get two points. This poor center didn't see it coming, his younger brother Ji Guo Chi had been ready, came up from the outside line to help his older brother fill in the gap, and pressed Hunter's dunk down from behind.

  "Ouch......" The referee immediately penalized both players for fighting over the ball.

  The substitute bench of the fast boat team, players waved towels one after another. Ji Guochi's defense was too overbearing this time, using his bounce and arm span to press the ball down from the air with a late start. This kind of cover is the most damaging to the enemy's morale!

  The bench of the Nuggets buried their faces in their hands: "Where did this strong rookie come from? Are they sure he's not a lottery pick?"

  Ji Guo patted his chest and said, "A ball like this can not only destroy others' momentum but also boost one's own morale. It's a classic case of killing two birds with one stone."