Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 44
On the morning of October 10, Wu Di took the team's special plane to Oklahoma City, where the Thunder is located.

This city, referred to as Oklahoma City, is the state capital of Oklahoma, located in the Midwest of the United States.

The regional discrimination chain in the United States is very interesting. The east and west coasts look down on each other, and the north and south look down on each other. But when it comes to the Midwest, their consensus comes, that is, the Midwest is full of red necks.

And people in the Midwest would say—

You are the rednecks!You all have rednecks!
There are said to be three reasons why these people are called red-necked.

The first is the origin of immigrants. Before the War of Independence, most of the immigrants here were members of the persecuted Presbyterian Church. These people would use red scarves to distinguish themselves from the enemy.

The second is the social structure. There are many farmers here. When the white people farm in the sun, their necks will turn red.

The third is personality traits. Residents here have a sensitive self-esteem and are easily irritated. When they get angry, their necks turn red.

"Rednecks' toilet paper is page numbered!"

Books are used to wipe the ass of rednecks. This joke, which is well-known in the United States, is to ridicule rednecks for being uneducated.

The red neck is similar to the Chinese "earth egg".

However, compared with the "earth egg", the red neck is less honest and more rambunctious.

A considerable number of them believe in the theory of superiority and inferiority of race, and racial discrimination is very serious.

These hanged people generally live in poverty, and they are as obsessed with the mysterious sense of superiority endowed by this heresy as they are with marijuana.

Therefore, when Wu Di walked out of the player tunnel, it was not surprising to see a few potbellied sloppy monsters making racist gestures at him.

"Fake squid!"

Wu Di raised his middle finger and cursed fiercely.

When a photographer saw this scene, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over to take a close-up, but Ariana hit the camera with his hand.

"what are you doing?"

The photographer covered his chin that was hit by the camera and said angrily.

If he can successfully capture the material just now, and then give Wu Di a reversed description, it will be a hit news on Oklahoma City TV.

Ariana didn't answer the conversation, but just looked at him contemptuously, but the aura that emanated made him instantly silent...

This photographer has also photographed many big people, and he deeply understands what this kind of aura represents.

Can't afford to provoke, or can afford to hide.

……

In this game, the Cavaliers played extremely difficult. At the end of the second quarter, the Cavaliers 35: Thunder 50 trailed by 15 points.

The problem of the Cavaliers lineup was fully exposed in this game.

For example, Sessions was almost fooled by Westbrook on the court.

His speed is about the same as Westbrook, but his offensive and defensive awareness is more than a bit worse. Westbrook blocked his 3 must-go goals in half a game...

Gibson was misfired by Thabo Sefoloza from Switzerland.

This shooting guard is 2 meters tall, but he is as agile as Gibson, who is 01 meters tall, and he is purely talented.

If it weren't for Harden playing as the sixth man later, Gibson might not even score.

It was Jeff Green who defended Hickson. In fact, compared to Harden, his brother-in-law was the Thunder's third young man at this time. Before Westbrook came, he was also known as the supersonic twin star with Adu.

My brother-in-law plays cleanly, has exquisite skills, and has excellent defense, which is not comparable to a rough guy like Hickson who only knows how to eat cakes.

Center... The Cavaliers' center Hollins was already weak, and this time he was hoisted and hammered by the Serbian agent Nenad Kostic...

只有吴迪一人得分上双，拿到了18分2助攻6篮板1抢断1盖帽2失误的数据，获得了28万美刀的奖励。

Ten thousand dollars per goal, this superstar-level reward factor undoubtedly comes from Durant who defended him.

This time Wu Di tasted what it means to suppress talent. Durant is 12 centimeters taller than him, but his speed and flexibility are not much worse than him.

His offense was severely restricted by Durant, but when the other four teammates were in no condition, he had to fight hard even if he couldn't!

Only by himself!

Fortunately, Durant has not gained weight at this time, he can push the opponent away with brute force, and then use the increased jump shot of the flying badge.

But Wu Di can't successfully activate the flying state every time, he was blocked twice.

There is no problem with the opportunity to make a shot, but Durant is tall and long and has abnormal agility at the same time.

But Wu Di also seized the opportunity to return one!
Durant underestimated his bounce and bounce speed, hesitated for a few tenths of a second when he shot from outside the three-point line, and was pressed down.

In short, the Cavaliers bloomed at one point, while the Thunder exploded at multiple points.

If Durant hadn't practiced shooting at this time, and hadn't grown into a god of death, he would be considered a black impermanence at most, and the Cavaliers would lose even worse.

Such is the case.

Not to mention Wu Di, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott was so greedy for the Thunder's lineup.

The average age of the starting players is less than 25 years old, but each of them can play their own roles. This talent is so full that it is almost overflowing!

It has to be said that the Thunder, or the Supersonics' management has operated at a really high level in recent years.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks is really lucky.

This guy didn't play the chicken-and-egg strategy, but was elected the best coach of the year in the 09-10 season with a high number of votes.

Looking at the old and weak lineup on the Cavaliers field, Byron Scott can't help but feel a little worried. Scott is in the name, but the difference in luck is so big!

Brooks is also very dog. After he saw that the Cavaliers were all off the field, he replaced all the players who played in the first two quarters with role players.

This allowed Williams and Varejao to seize the opportunity, chasing 10 points in the third quarter, narrowing the gap between the two teams to two rounds.

Especially Varejao, facing the Thunder's rookie bench center this year, Cole Aldridge, was strong at the basket and scored 12 points in a single quarter, playing the effect of a monster.

However, in the fourth quarter, the boos of the rednecks on the scene were too loud, and Brooks had no choice but to send Harden on the field.

At this time, the bearded man has not yet been appointed as the second supervisor by Artest's elbow, and he has not yet practiced the three-pointer with a retreat step.

But with a beautiful European step, he has become the team's super sixth man. He not only easily helped Detonator to stabilize the victory, but also expanded the difference between the two teams to 10 points again through two spiritual looking back.

The Cavaliers lost the game 89:99.

After the game, Williams and Varejao were overjoyed. To them, winning or losing the game doesn't matter, the key is to score more than Wu Di and the others!
But this kind of behavior angered many other players. Even after being beaten by 10 points, they can still be as happy as Chinese New Year, which is shameless.

On the flight back to Cleveland, the players headed by Jamison approached Scott, saying that this is not the way to go, and asked Scott to reconcile the conflict between the two sides and terminate the team's practice.

Scott hesitated, but ultimately declined the offer.

With two wins and one loss in the three preseason games, with such a team leadership performance, the pressure on him is actually not that great now.

It's just that the next game is against the Clippers at home, and the media will soon hype up conflicts within the team. If he loses the next game, he worries that he may not be able to get rid of the blame on his head.

But there is no way, if you want to strengthen quickly, you have to take risks and gamble.

Isn't it just a scapegoat? He's been laid off before, and it's not like he hasn't memorized it before. He's afraid of a hammer!

He clenched his fists, just bet!
It is too difficult to avenge Riley. The Big Three are at the peak of their careers this year. The media predicts that the probability of the Heat winning this season is higher than their probability of winning the second-to-last. They have no other choice but to gamble!

(End of this chapter)