Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 126 Tactical Nuclear Weapons

On December 12, Wu Di picked up Wu Suhua and her best friend and business partner Wen Xia at the Cleveland Hopkins Airport.

"Mom, you're here!"

Wu Di took the suitcase from Wu Suhua's hand and greeted Wen Xia at the same time:

"Hello, Aunt Xia!"

"Hey, Xiao Di has grown taller again!"

Wen Xia's hair is as black as a waterfall, and she looks like Brigitte Lin, with a heroic look between her brows.

Her real age is 39 years old, only one year younger than Wu Suhua, but because she has been single since her early divorce and has never had a child, she is well maintained and looks like she is just in her early 30s.

At the beginning, she was just Wu Suhua's employee, but later, because of her savvy and ability, and because she stayed with her for a long time, she was promoted to a partner by Wu Suhua. This time, she came to America as a companion for a trip to investigate business opportunities.

"My son celebrates his birthday, of course I want to come!"

Wu Suhua saw that Wu Di was wearing an expensive custom-made suit with Vacheron Constantin on his wrist. Not only did he look like a dog in it, but he was surrounded by several burly bodyguards, so he suddenly got a little tempered for no reason.

She was worried about her son's life in the United States, but now she realized that she was worrying too much.

Especially when there are still fans on the road who recognize Wu Di and come over to ask him to sign with admiration.

"Our little Di is really a big star now!"

On the way, Wen Xia covered her mouth and smiled lightly, and then started the classic aunt-style cliché, nothing more than how naughty Wu Di was when she was so young, what a devil in the world, and so on.

In his previous life, Wu Di would argue that he was no longer young, but this time he just smiled, looking in the rearview mirror from time to time while laughing.

Wen Xia cast his gaze, and involuntarily clamped her exquisite legs in thick black stockings, but she kept talking.

"What kind of big star, it's still far away, it doesn't even have an Olympic medal! And not many people in China know about it!"

Wu Suhua retorted, just now she saw that Wu Di was driving a Cayenne, and she felt a burst of complaints in her heart. She only drove a Volkswagen Magotan in Huaxia, but Wu Di's bodyguards were all riding in big cars!
And in order not to let her see it, he even took off the car logo and replaced it with a "B" type fake logo!

She asked Wu Di to remit $10 a month to her to save his wife's account, but it seems that the remittance is still insufficient.

"Sister Hua, your requirements are too high. According to what you say, doesn't Yao Ming have no Olympic medals? But isn't he still a big star?"

Wen Xia said with a smile, she was quite envious of Wu Suhua having such a son, he was very popular when he said it, he had been on CCTV several times, even though it was the fifth set.

"That's different! Can he compare with Yao Ming?"

Wu Suhua raised her tone, "How tall is he? How tall is Yao Ming?"

Wu Di just swallowed back the words he wanted to refute, and changed his words:

"Tomorrow, I've prepared courtside tickets for you guys, so you can meet Yao Ming! But he's injured and won't be able to play for the time being!"

At home, the Cayenne can still park in the garage, but Brabus Big G can only park outside.

When Wu Suhua saw the Lamborghini Bat and the Mercedes-McLaren SLR supercar in the garage, his eyes were fixed.

However, after learning that one of the two cars was given by the boss and the other by the dealer, I couldn't hold back from saying "how many butts do you have" to Wu Di.

"You must buy less cars! Even the best cars are just consumables. If you buy them, they will depreciate in value! If you have money, buy more houses. Now the housing prices in Yangcheng are skyrocketing!"

Wu Suhua paused and continued:

"But why is the area around your house so deserted? I saw a lot of beautiful houses on the way here just now. How come there are no houses left when I turn around?"

Wu Di waved his hand and said with a smile:
"All you can see is the land of this house, which is 180 acres!"

After hearing this, Wu Suhua's brain shut down on the spot. This was beyond her understanding, and she didn't know how to respond.

However, Wu Di had told her about the background of this house before. Gilbert let him live in it for free, so it was not counted as Wu Di's consumption.

After entering the house, she saw the welcome ceremony arranged by the beauties. She was dazzled by the beauties, but this time she was quite satisfied. Stay up late and don't get too tired.

In the afternoon of the next day, Wu Di brought the two of them to the Quicken Loans Arena early, took his mother and Aunt Xia to chase the star Dayao, asked for autographs, and took pictures as souvenirs.

"Auntie, your son is much hotter than me now!"

Dayao smiled and pointed to Wu Di and said.

"How is it possible! Where is he, you are injured. Otherwise, this kid hasn't even entered the national team, how could he have a bright future?"

Wu Suhua waved her hand. In her eyes, Dayao was the top star athlete in China. Wu Di was far behind the figure who carried the national flag in the 08 Olympics.

Yao Ming didn't know how to explain it for a while. Now that social media is booming, if he has the strength, it will be much easier for him to become famous than he was back then.

After the few people exchanged pleasantries, Dayao told Wu Di to take good care of his body by talking about Wu Di returning from injury in the last Christmas battle.

It is a pity that Dayao's injury caused him to withdraw from basketball at the peak age early, otherwise he would actually have a chance to compete for the championship in the past two years.

Kyle Lowry has grown into a quasi-All-Star point guard, "President" Sean Battier is still playing steadily, and the tall shooting guard Kevin Martin, who averaged 23.5 points per game, has basically filled the gap left by Tracy McGrady. Holes, the key is that they still have the famous coach Rick Adelman.

Adelman's Princeton system is the first version of the small ball era. Its style of play is very suitable for Yao, and it will not cause unlimited damage to Yao like Van Gundy, who overemphasizes defense.

It's a pity that the Rockets introduced Adelman a bit late, and it was only introduced in the 07-08 season.

At that time, it was already at the end of Yao Mai's career, and both of them suffered from frequent injuries.

As soon as Adelman led the team to the playoffs, Yao Mai suffered serious injuries one after another. He made a comeback in the second year and suffered serious injuries again.

So far this season, the Rockets have a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, ranking the same as the Cavaliers, temporarily ranking eighth in the West.

"Today our focus is on practicing tactics!"

The last mobilization before the start of the game, Scott ordered.

Jamison returned from injury today, it is time to pick up their post-modern offensive system again.

In addition, Adelman is Scott's mentor.

When Scott entered the coaching line as an assistant, he joined Adelman's Kings at the time.

Therefore, Scott also meant to show off his homework in front of the teacher.

Wu Di said that he understands.

Without Yao Ming as a supporting point, the Rockets can still show off their gorgeous offensive system in front of other teams, but when they meet the Cavaliers with all healthy members, they will only be beaten.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Wu Di took advantage of Jamison's flank cover and hit a three-pointer against Battier's eye-blocking defense, which directly made Scott's eyes bright and Adelman's eyes darkened.

This trick is indeed a classic backdoor opening tactic in the Princeton system.

It's just that after Princeton screened, he cut into the back door and scored a layup, but Wu Di directly shot a small three-pointer.

In Adelman's view, such a small open three-point shot is really not a good opportunity.

If it weren't for Wu Di's weird shooting rhythm, coupled with the abnormal bullet speed and staying in the air, Wu Di would definitely be blocked by Battier.

Wu Di was afraid that Adelman would not understand, so in the next round, he directly broke Kevin Martin's ball, and then demonstrated it again.

The defensive awareness he gave himself before the game was immediately reflected, and it became easier for him to steal the ball.

It's just that Adelman's face turned darker.

He squinted at Scott, as if he was criticizing him for deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors.

But he didn't call a timeout because it wasn't necessary.

As a famous coach who has carried forward the Princeton system in the NBA, he understands what Wu Di, who can maintain a high shooting percentage under such circumstances, means to the team.

Tactical nuclear weapons.

The lethality is stronger than conventional weapons, and the applicability is stronger than strategic nuclear weapons.

Conventional deployment, nuclear weapons kill.

No wonder Scott rushed to beg Gilbert to join the Cavaliers.

The Princeton tactical system has directly evolved to version 2.0 under the blessing of Wu Di.

In this game, although the rankings of the two teams are the same, their strengths are obviously not at the same level.

The ability of the players was suppressed, and the tactical system was suppressed. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers established a 25-34 big score advantage, and further expanded this score to 46-62 in the second quarter.

Hearing the waves of cheers and countless shaking "Emperor Wu Di" cards, Wu Suhua at the sidelines finally believed that what Dayao said was not a lie.

In the middle of the third quarter, after widening the point difference to 20 points, Wu Di followed Dayao's advice and clocked in early to take care of his body.

Although Dayao didn't play in this game, the game was still hyped by the media as a "China Derby" before the game, so we still have to save some face for Dayao.

Besides, the Rockets only pay $5000 per ball now, which is far behind the Bulls' $20000 per ball.

嗯，也就刷了37分7篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽，即使加上胜利乘二的奖励系数，也才60万美刀。

In the end, the score of the game was fixed at 107-120, and Wu Di led the Cavaliers to end their three-game losing streak at home.

All the stamina he saved during the game was used to train Jordan
Because the next game is to face the No. 12 Spurs in the West on December 30, the Cavaliers are under a lot of pressure.

Last season, the Spurs finished seventh in the West and were swept 4-0 by the Suns in the playoffs.

Originally, the Spurs should also be a jerk this season, but after Popovich's adjustments, this Spurs relied on a record of 24 wins and 3 losses to beat the Thunder, Mavericks, and Lakers, and reached the top of the Western Conference!

The key point is, at a glance, Maddow, the main players and rotation players of the Spurs this season, are basically the same as last season!

This is scary...

The two main players of the Spurs, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, one is 34 years old and the other is 33 years old. Logically speaking, they are both at the age of rapid decline, but under the training of Popovich, they seem to be like It's a second spring, and it's getting harder and harder!

It can only be said that Popovich deserves to be Zhuge Weiqi.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the Zhuge GDP combination of the Spurs will get better and better in the next few years. They will continue to reach the finals in 13 and 14. Lao Zhan fights away!

Faced with such a god-level combination, Scott did not dare to neglect, and racked his brains to deduce the formation and tactics of both sides, trying to use the home court advantage to defeat the No. [-] team in the West.

However, on the day of the game, he still found that Popovich was really cunning.

On the defensive end, Popovich let Richard Jefferson fight with Wu Di alone, and he did not prevent the shot from rushing, and did not double-team.

As the former Nets Three Musketeers, Jefferson is known for his explosive power and has very rich defensive experience.

With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 01 meters, he successfully caused interference to Wu Di from outside the three-point line.

Even if Wu Di can use the super step back to open up the space, but the time for the super step back to adjust his posture is still too long, and the hit rate is not high when he makes a hasty shot.

In terms of rebounds, Duncan put too much pressure on Jordan, causing Wu Di to choose to rush inside and cause damage most of the time.

But in this way, his physical strength will be exhausted.

And, to make matters worse, the Spurs targeted him on offense as well.

First, Ginobili made a breakthrough against Wu Di, no matter whether Wu Di defended well or not, he passed it to Parker.

Parker rotated through the cover again and found Wu Di to break through, in order to consume Wu Di's physical energy and destroy Wu Di's energy.

Repeatedly like this, Wu Di's offensive rhythm was severely disrupted.

His projection became more and more unstable, and he could only continue to choose to break into the inside line. His physical energy was further consumed and he entered a negative cycle.

In addition, without double-teaming Wu Di, the Cavaliers arrow figure, the Spurs defended the Cavaliers' other players to death, which caused Wu Di to fall into an isolated and helpless situation on the court.

After the first quarter, although the gap between the two teams was not that big, only 24-21, Scott became more and more anxious. As Wu Di's physical strength declined and his state began to decline, he urgently needed to find a way to break the game.

So, in the second quarter, he tried to use Williams to help Wu Di share the pressure.

But facing Parker's defense, Williams once again took a break, either hitting the iron or making a mistake, which led to an accelerated expansion of the point difference, and once again proved his untrustworthiness.

Seeing this, Scott had to replace the pitcher Gibson in advance, but he only stopped the turnover, but failed to stop the sound of banging iron.

Jordan's all-out defense against Duncan was severely restricted, and it was difficult to grab rebounds, let alone help Wu Di open the situation.

Although the Spurs' reward factor is only $10000 per goal, they win because they have no shortcomings in balance. They are harder to play than the Bulls at $20000 per goal. They are simply smelly and tough.

Wu Di had no choice but to carry the whole team on his shoulders again, constantly attacking the Spurs' basket penalty area and rushing for rebounds.

上半场结束时，吴迪以52.6%的命中率爆砍24分，但骑士还是以51-41落后10分。

At the beginning of the third quarter, Duncan, who averaged 1.9 blocks per game, also began to take advantage of Wu Di's serious physical decline to make up defenses inside.

The internal and external tightening at the same time, Wu Di's hit rate dropped seriously.

Other teammates felt even colder, and the Cavaliers completely lost hope of a comeback.

In the end, the Cavaliers lost the game with a big score of 102-81...

After the game, Popovich laughed in an interview with reporters:

"I don't know why it is so difficult for other teams to play the Cavaliers. For us, the Cavaliers are the easiest team we have ever played. Limiting Wu Di is enough."

After Wu Di got home, he also had a splitting headache when he saw Popovich's interview.

他这场比赛36分7篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽，依旧砍下30+，但独木难支，还是没能带领球队守住连胜……

Moreover, the Spurs' style of play today is destined to be studied and imitated by other teams!
Although other teams may not have a top combination like GDP, the lineups of the Heat, Mavericks, Lakers, Bulls and other teams are no worse than the Spurs...

The challenges that the Cavaliers will face next will become bigger and bigger!

"Damn it, the reinforcement must be completed as soon as possible!"

Wu Di scolded, in this game, if Williams is replaced by Love, then they have the hope of breaking the game.

You don't need Love to play hard, you only need Love and Jordan to protect the rebounds together and provide him with the necessary cover, which can greatly share his pressure.

At present, the Cavaliers' tactical support point is Jamison, and the person who provides cover for Wu Di is Jordan Jr. or Gibson. Of these two, one has no projection at all, and the other has no breakthrough at all. The cover they can provide is really limited.

If Love can join the team, their tactical execution pressure will be much less.

In addition, their tactics are still not proficient and smooth enough to execute. A weaker defensive team like the Rockets is okay. Once they encounter a defensive team like the Spurs, their lethality will plummet.

This will not be improved in a short time. After all, the Spurs have accumulated more than ten years of defensive experience to get to where they are today.

"But don't worry too much, I can still grow taller!"

Wu Di clenched his fists. Today, he was at a disadvantage in his height and wingspan against Jefferson, but after the zero o'clock passed, he can improve his static talent!

He turned on the system and checked his attributes:
[Host: Wu Di]

【Age: 18 years old】

【Physical Attributes】

【Height: 196cm】

【Armspan: 211cm】

【Weight: 103kg】

【Extreme Speed: 87 (87)】

【Strength: 86 (86)】

【Waist and abdomen: 90 (90)】

【Flexible: 90 (90)】

[Bounce: 88 (88)]

[Explosive Power: 92 (92)]

[Physical fitness: 92 (92)]

【Technical attributes】

【Possession: 88 (88)】

[pass: 81 (81)]

[Vision: 81 (81)]

[Layup: 3 (3)]

[Dunk: 91 (91)]

【Rely on hitting: [-] ([-])】

【Near shot: 83 (83)】

[CIC: 84 (84)]

[Long shot: [-] ([-])]

[Jump shot: [-] ([-])]

[Steals: 83 (83)]

【Rebounds: 1 (1)】

[Defense: 90 (90)]

[Blocks: 87 (87)]

【medal】

[Punching Master (Purple Diamond): Increase rebounding ability by 20%, reduce sprint take-off distance by 20%]

[Flying Badge (Purple Diamond): When jumping, there is a chance to trigger the flying state. In the flying state, the ability to stay in the air +0%, the ability to layup +[-]%, the ability to dunk +[-]%, the ability to jump shot +[-]%, the ability to block shots +[-]%]

[Comprehensive rating: SS level, NBA superstar player]

[Wealth value: US$13142649, which can be exchanged for 13 SS-level talent points]

[Main task: "Championship" (in progress, after completing it, you can get a no-injury badge)]

(End of this chapter)