Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 203 Crazy Fans

On May 5, the day after the end of G23 in the Eastern Conference Finals.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, Wu Di was woken up by the maid Liz who acted as a humanoid alarm clock. The first thing she did was to open the system to check the account status of Under Armour's stock incentives.

"Very good, $4637 million has arrived!"

Wu Di silently read a sentence, but his eyes turned cold immediately.

Earlier, inspired by the news that Wu Di had won the regular season MVP, Under Armour's stock soared 26.3% in one day, and its market value also rose from US$160 billion to US$203 billion.

If calculated according to the market value of 203 billion US dollars, his MVP reward for this wave should be 5075 million US dollars, but now it is only 4637 million US dollars...

The difference of more than 400 million is not because the incentive share granted to him by Under Armor has changed, but because the Cavaliers lost in G3 and reimbursed the general Jordan Jr., Under Armour’s stock price has dropped some time ago part of the increase.

"This part of the account will be settled on the heads of Lao Zhan and Bosh first!"

There is a grievance and a debt, Wu Di will not wait until the stock rises again before redeeming his talent points, because only by improving his talent points as soon as possible and playing better performance can he get more rewards.

After exchanging 4 talent points, Wu Di opened his various attributes to examine:
[Host: Wu Di]

【Age: 19 years old】

【Physical Attributes】

【Height: 201cm】

【Armspan: 218cm】

【Weight: 103kg】

【Extreme Speed: 90 (90)】

【Strength: 94 (94)】

【Waist and abdomen: 98 (98)】

【Flexible: 98 (98)】

[Bounce: 93 (93)]

[Explosive Power: 98 (98)]

[Physical fitness: 92 (92)]

【Technical attributes】

【Possession: 92 (92)】

[pass: 84 (84)]

[Vision: 85 (85)]

[Layup: 85 (85)]

[Dunk: 94 (94)]

【Rely on hitting: 95 (95)】

【Near shot: 85 (85)】

[CIC: 85 (85)]

[Long shot: 90 (90)]

[Jump shot: 100 (100)]

[Steals: 86 (86)]

【Rebounds: 83 (83)】

[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: SSR level, NBA super giant player]

[Wealth value: US$1886567 (cash), US$6373211 (Under Armor stock)...]

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

[Currently available talent points: 4 points]

There are only 4 talent points, but there are still many attributes that need to be increased.

In the last game, the most troublesome problem for Wu Di was the probability of triggering the flying mode.

Before, his probability of triggering the flight mode was about 50%, but in the last game, it was only about 25%.

MVP and other honors, while bringing wealth, identity, and status, will inevitably bring him some burdens.

These burdens made it more difficult for him to trigger the flight mode.

Before, in order to maintain the trigger probability, he deliberately did not increase the ability value of layup and near-medium-range and long-range shooting, so that he would have the urgency to trigger the flying mode in his mind.

But now, the probability of erratic flight patterns is somewhat unreliable.

He needs to make up lessons as soon as possible, otherwise, according to this development trend, after defeating the Heat, the probability of triggering the flight mode may further decrease.

Therefore, he added 1 point to the layup and the near-, mid-, and long-range shots.

Increase the layup, near shot, mid-range shot from 85 to 86, and the long shot from 90 to 91.

After doing all this, he also washed up and was ready to go to the knight training hall. The talent points are only to increase the talent, and he has to realize the talent through training.

When he came to the garage, Wu Di chose the silver Aston Martin Virage after looking at various supercars.

This car was lost to Kobe in the slam dunk contest, and it still had a provisional license plate, and he hadn't driven it once.

At first glance, Martin’s car door looks like a normal frameless car door, but if you look closely, you will find that the opened car door has an upward arc, like a pair of soaring wings, which is also a symbol of paying tribute to Martin’s wings.

Wu Di stuffed the key into the center console, and the sound of the V12 engine revving instantly lifted people's spirits.

Unlike the Lamborghini bat, the Virage is a GT sports car, and the driving experience is very silky, the steering wheel is not heavy, and the accelerator does not flick.

Wu Di opened the burgundy hood, picked out a piece of music he liked, and then drove on the empty road facing the morning light.

Although it is a convertible, because of the reasonable design of the front windshield, the wind noise is not very large, but it makes people feel a sense of integration into nature.

Feeling the fresh air after the rain last night, Wu Di's comfortable pores almost opened.

Driving an Aston Martin and living a Bond life, it really doesn't cost money.

Especially when you consider that the car is still free.

Just double the happiness!

Wu Di stepped on the accelerator deeply, and before he knew it, the speed of the car soared to more than 100 miles per hour...

Then the siren came from behind!
Oops!

Wu Di looked at the stopwatch, it was almost 120 mph, nearly 50% over the speed limit, at least a fine was inevitable.

He pulls over and parks the car, and although his skin is protective in this scene, he still puts his hands on the steering wheel and waits for the state police to interrogate him.

"Oh my God!"

The state policeman exclaimed, Wu Di looked up and saw a white man about 40 years old:

"Morning...good morning! Emperor, is that you? Wu Di?"

Wu Di didn't even know what to say. From the address of the other party and the joyful expression on his face, he judged that he probably met his fans:
"Well, I'm heading to the knight training hall..."

The state police were even more excited when they heard this:

"I buy it, can you sign it for me? My two daughters and I are both your fans. Before the Bulls series G7, we went to watch your game live..."

Wu Di spread his hands and said with a smile:

"Of course, you caught me, at least I have to sign a ticket!"

The state policeman smiled cautiously. He hurried back to his car, and when he came back, he was holding a large water bottle with a knight print on it. It seemed that this person was really a die-hard fan of the knight.

Wu Di signed his autograph on the jug, and while there was still room, he asked his daughter's name, and after writing a happy and healthy blessing, he shook hands with him again.

After all this was done, the state policeman was already happy. Not only did he not mention the fine, but he took the initiative to ask:
"Are you alone? Why didn't you bring a bodyguard?"

Wu Di shrugged and explained:
"You know, it's too early, and the bodyguards don't start work until 8 o'clock, so they will meet me at the training hall."

The state police immediately frowned upon hearing the words:
"How can this work? This is a critical period! The security company is too unprofessional, they should send people to protect you in shifts! The Akron border is ahead... just wait a moment!"

After speaking, he turned around and took the communicator to communicate with the main station. The interstate highway was windy, and Wu Di could only hear the general idea.

What the state troopers meant was that he found himself and applied for an escort.

After a while, the main station replied agreeing that the hero of Ohio must be safely escorted to the target location!

Wu Di was flattered to hear that.

Good guy, he's just playing basketball, and it's not unpaid voluntary labor, but Ohio people are too enthusiastic!

Wu Di wanted to ask what to do with the ticket, but judging by the attitude of the state police, it seemed unreasonable to ask, so he could only enjoy the treatment of a police car to clear the way.

When he arrived at the Cavaliers training hall, Wu Di found a basketball from his training bag and signed it to the state police. The state police were so flattered that they were about to cry!

After Wu Di took a photo with him and hugged him again, the other party reluctantly left.

Before leaving, he gave a thumbs up, and then shouted the knight's slogan:
"Go get a real championship!"

In the training hall, although Scott's original assembly time was 8 o'clock, except for the fractured Jordan, his teammates basically arrived earlier.

Although Zhan often promotes his self-discipline on social platforms, the reality is that NBA players are more accustomed to this rhythm than self-discipline.

Each of them is the "Jordan" of their respective high school and college teams. After coming to the top stage of the NBA, both the requirements of the coach and the intensity of competition inside and outside the team have been raised to a higher level again.

Not to mention the expectations of fans like the state troopers just now.

At this time, if you don't train hard, you will easily suffer from mental illness and cannot bear the psychological pressure, just like Simmons later.

And because of the winner-take-all effect, the income of top stars is very high.

Take Lao Zhan as an example, his career is less than 4 points, but his net worth has already exceeded 10 billion US dollars. When converted, the reward for each point exceeds 2.5 US dollars...

It's simply a walking talent krypton gold system, and it's full level at the beginning.

In addition, after Wu Di grew into a super giant, he discovered that his current self-discipline and the self-discipline understood by the outside world are two different concepts.

For example, keep your mouth shut. As far as his training supervisor Old Downey cooks, the salad is even more delicious than fried skewers. What can't be controlled?
His self-discipline is limited to choosing the egg-filled biscuits outside or the more delicious and healthy egg-filled biscuits made by the trainer.

As long as your brain is a little normal, you will know how to choose.

Lao Zhan promotes this kind of self-discipline, which is really no different from setting up a chastity archway for himself.

In the morning, Wu Di followed the team to practice tactics without Jordan.

Jordan's injury this time did not cause much panic among the crowd.

On the one hand, with the experience of Love's injury and retirement, everyone's ability to accept has become much stronger.

On the other hand, they won the first two games without Love before, so this time they don't feel hopeless.

When the noon training came to an end, Grant invited everyone to a private party at Gilbert's mansion in the evening in advance, and said that the "Avengers" crew was also there.

It is estimated that it was a party held by Gilbert to thank the celebrities and celebrities who came to support him.

But Wu Di refused.

Although the widowed sister Scarlett was present at the party, he was in a normal mood today and had no interest in drinking bath water.

The practice in the morning made him quite worried. Love's state has not recovered enough, and rebounding may really become a big problem in the next game.

"Wu, don't be like this! You know the balance between work and rest! Besides, if you don't go, how can other people have fun, and how can I report to Gilbert?"

Grant pulled Wu Di beggingly and said.

"No, I have a date tonight, you guys go!"

But Wu Di's attitude was very firm and he refused again. If he wanted to date someone, it would naturally be basketball.

After a while, after hearing the news, Gilbert personally called to invite Wu Di:
"Di, you're our biggest celebrity. Why don't you come tonight? I heard from Grant that you're going on a date with someone else? Why don't you just bring them along! It's a private party, don't worry about your privacy!"

Wu Di refused again:
"Boss, thank you for your kindness, but I suggest that this kind of thing should wait until we win G4. We win the match point in G4, and we will have more fun then!"

However, Gilbert fell silent when he heard the words.

Wu Di suddenly became angry, he could feel it, Gilbert didn't believe that the G4 Cavaliers would win!

"I said, if G4 can win, they will definitely win!"

Gilbert was taken aback by his anger. He was indeed worried that G4 would not win, so he held the thank you party that was supposed to be later, so that it would look better.

Unlike Wu Di's perspective, he knows more information.

For example, the broadcast fee, although the copyright fee is fixed, the advertising fee is shared, so now for every additional game in the Eastern Conference finals, the TV station has to share the advertising fee with the league as high as 9000 million dollars!

For another example, in terms of public opinion now, there are overwhelming reports about the Heat's shame. The news he sent someone to write about Jordan being reimbursed by Bosh for the season has only sporadic traffic. The league is obviously trying to control the direction of public opinion...

Gilbert paused for a while before saying again:
"You're right, I changed the time to tomorrow night!"

Between his own judgment and Wu Di, he chose to believe in Wu Di!
He had to believe that Wu Di had brought him a miracle. In his prediction, it was impossible to win any of the previous two games, but now the big score came to 2-1!

If G4 can really win, the 3-1 score and the party will make him completely proud!
In the afternoon, Wu Di followed his trainer Alexander for high-intensity shooting training. Because he has accumulated a lot of game experience, now that his talent has been improved, the actual attributes have been improved after one afternoon.

After dinner, Wu Di did not go to watch the G3 game of the Western Conference finals, but practiced with Love alone, trying to help him regain his form.

The hard work paid off quickly, as Love's shooting percentage returned to pre-injury levels and his court acumen returned.

Jordan played a big role in assists this time, mainly in terms of verbal motivation.

Such as "When there was me, the team won two games in a row, but when you came, the team lost", "I averaged 5 rebounds per game in the playoffs with the 11th pick in the second round, and your 5th pick in the first round The average is less than 10 rebounds per game, so it can’t be justified.” Wait, let Love return to his soul.

That night, probably due to Scarlett's news, Durant's previous two games were no longer good, and his shooting percentage was crazy. He only made 22 of 7 shots, including 8 of 0 three-pointers, and only scored 24 points.

The strong point was suppressed, but Westbrook stood up, made 20 of 8 shots, made 7 fouls, and scored 30 points.

However, the performance of the rest of the Thunder is also very average. Like Harden, he only made 9 of 2 shots and 4 of 0 three-pointers. The overall shooting rate was even worse than Durant, and he only scored 7 points.

As we all know, to break the zone defense, you must have a basket, and it is best to have a three-point basket, because only by shooting space can you break up the zone defense formation!
But now the Thunder's hit rate can only be scored by rushing in, which leads to the Mavericks' defense getting tighter and tighter.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the Mavericks finally accepted G93 87-3.

The Thunder were worse than the Cavaliers. For the first time in history, they lost to their opponents by 1 point in the Western Conference finals, bringing the big score to 2-[-].

At the press conference after the game, Durant had two dark circles under his eyes, and faced the reporter's soul-touching question, "Did Scarlett watching the Eastern Conference Finals live affect your shooting percentage?" He opened his mouth and throat. It was as uncomfortable as being stabbed with a fire stick.

He looked at the eyes of the reporters watching a joke, and suddenly felt dull.

Years of personal experience as a keyboard man let Durant know that no matter how he answers, these bird people will misinterpret his meaning, and then write a small composition full of exaggerated details!
Only by entering the finals and winning the championship can he prove to Scarlett that he is stronger than Wu Di!

Thinking of this, Durant stood up with a bang, and strode out of the press conference, leaving the reporters staring blankly.

Durant's behavior undoubtedly added fire to the Eastern Conference Finals G4.

A group of netizens watched the excitement and said that it would be fun if the Cavaliers could meet the Thunder in the finals!
At 5 pm on May 24th, the much-anticipated Eastern Conference Finals G6 was staged at Quicken Loans Arena.

Before the start of the game, there was Wu Di's regular season MVP award ceremony.

(End of this chapter)