Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 549 Sacrifice
6 month 10 day.

Milwaukee started to rain lightly, which is all too common for this frigid city.

Zhao Hao walked into the Bradley Arena as usual, and the fans outside the arena had already packed all the places around them that could stand, and there were heads everywhere.

The fans didn't care about being drenched by the rain, and happily shouted Zhao Hao's name and the name of the Bucks.

"This is the third game."

Zhao Hao clenched the pendant around his neck, which was given to him by Eve when they left separately, and told him to open it only after the season was completely over.

If Zhao Hao remembers correctly, the last call he had with Eve was before the start of the playoffs.

At that time, Eve still recalled that when Zhao Hao left Africa, she hugged Zhao Hao and happened to glance at the watch on her wrist. It was 10:15 in the morning. She hoped that Zhao Hao would come to Africa to pick her up at the same time after the end of the season.
Although Zhao Hao felt that such an arrangement was too strange, even that time seemed to be as important as life in Eve's heart, which was too exaggerated.

But he still plans to follow Eve's request, book the nearest ticket immediately after the finals to bring Eve back, and then participate in the Bucks' championship parade together.

Of course, Zhao Hao is full of confidence in defeating the Lakers.

"But what's in it?" Zhao Hao picked up the pendant and looked at it, suppressing his inner curiosity.

"In the 2007-08 season, in Game [-] of the NBA Finals, the Bucks' game against the Lakers at home has officially begun!"

Bradley Arena, as Kenny Smith's voice fell, the Milwaukee fans at the scene roared like a tsunami.

"This momentum is really scary!" Barkley exclaimed.

Although Milwaukee is a small ball market, and it is very cold and few stars are willing to come here, the fan atmosphere here is really nothing to say.

On the court, Yao Ming jumped off the ball strongly.

Zhao Hao held the ball, and the shouts of MVP immediately rang out.

"This is Zhao Hao's popularity in Milwaukee. It is not too much to say that he is the king here."

On the first ball, Zhao Hao still tried to give Yao Ming an inside single, but Dayao walked away from the penalty area and waved his hand.

Zhao Hao must play the first ball at home in the Bucks finals!

Zhao Hao, who understands Dayao's mind, is not twitchy, facing Kobe's continuous crotch dribbles and then quickly breaks through.

Kobe followed!
This is Kobe's defensive ability!

Fans all over the world know that Kobe's offensive skills are top in the league, but they all forget that he is still a defensive player in the league for many years.

It's just that Zhao Hao, who was followed by Kobe, didn't choose to forcefully kill the basket. At this time, Garnett was ready to help defend in the corner at any time.

Zhao Hao took a step back and went straight back outside the three-point line, and shot!
Go in!

There was a pleasant sound of waves from the Nets!
"This is Zhao Hao's offensive ability, no matter whether you defend him or not, he has countless ways to get the ball into the basket.

That's why the whole league has nothing to do with him! "

With this goal, the fans' MVP shouts became even more deafening.

Kenny Smith and groom Albert, who were commentating, were even shocked by the fans' shouts, and every decibel hit their hearts directly.

"This arena is really scary!"

Kobe gritted his teeth in displeasure.

They have already defended so well, and this guy can still score goals. Sure enough, he still needs to double-team him!
Just thinking that the Cavaliers, who had been double-teaming Zhao Hao, were directly blasted to death by the Royal Salute of the Bucks, and Kobe couldn't help but feel helpless about the strategy of double-teaming.

"I can't prevent it no matter what!"

At this time, Kobe also had a feeling in his heart that if he wanted to beat Zhao Hao and the Bucks, he had to fight for the same offensive and three-pointers!Only in this way can we have the strength to fight.

It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that in order to defeat the Bucks, the whole league will start a wave of admiring three-pointers.

In the next round, Fisher switched to defend Zhao Hao. This guy dared to foul Zhao Hao maliciously on the court, and he slapped Zhao Hao from the air again.

Before everyone in the Bucks could react, the fans at the scene immediately became excited.

"Kill that turtle grandson!"

"Little dwarf, you know how to use dirty tricks!"

"The face of the Lakers and Kobe is completely lost by you!"

"Ask Zen Master! Could it be that he saw how the Pistons and Knicks defended Jordan fiercely back then, so how did he use it to defend Zhao Hao?
I remember when he complained about the lack of professional ethics of these two teams! "

The referee on duty immediately called a first-degree flagrant foul!
The fans at the scene applauded.

"Fisher, this is not the first time you have maliciously fouled Zhao Hao.

We didn't upgrade the villain, not to condone you to continue playing, it's just that the Lakers are too weak against the Bucks!

But in Milwaukee, you should restrain yourself, otherwise no one can protect you when you leave Bradley Arena! "

Needless to say, Fisher was really guilty when he saw that there were already several strong fans in the arena who wanted to rush down to beat him.

Besides, he has committed a malicious foul once, and if he commits another foul, he will be expelled, so the Lakers will have one less candidate to defend Zhao Hao.

Vujacic: Yes, I was DNP by Zen Master.

At the end of the first quarter, Yao Ming played efficiently, shooting 11 of 7 in a single quarter, leading the Bucks to a 30:26 lead.

In the second quarter, Kobe led the team to counterattack, and Peter Pan scored consecutive mid-range shots.

Zhao Hao fought back, but he missed again and again from outside the three-point line, and he didn't even score a layup.

"Strange!"

Reggie Miller first issued such a question.

What level of pitcher is Zhao Hao? It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top in the entire NBA history.

Such a shooter is top-notch both in terms of adjustment ability and maintenance of touch. How could there be a picture of consecutive missed shots.

Kobe couldn't help being surprised and said: "Diao Mao, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Hao also said with a confused face: "I don't know, the ball always fails to score for no reason."

Kobe saw that Zhao Hao was still speaking normally, so he naturally knew that the other party was not injured. The scene of Zhao Hao's Achilles tendon rupture on the court last season was experienced by Kobe himself, and he still vividly remembers it.

He didn't want Zhao Hao to collapse on the court again.

Basketball is basketball, and it is what it should be.

In the next round, Zhao Hao once again faced Kobe's defensive singles, and this time he finally scored a three-pointer with full concentration.

"Could it be a matter of touch?"

Zhao Hao will warm up on the court and familiarize himself with the basket for more than half an hour before every game, and he rarely feels cold on his body.

What's more, he still missed 5 shots in a row just now. This matter should not be placed on him.

"Also, when I shot the ball just now, I seemed to feel the accelerated beating of my heart and the feeling of flustered. What's going on?"

Zhao Hao came back to his senses, knowing that it was the finals now, and Kobe would never show mercy, so he quickly adjusted for a while and regained control of the game.

Breakthroughs, passes, mid-range shots, and three-pointers!
The familiar Zhao Hao is back, and the unsolvable Zhao Hao is back.

Zen Master, who thought Zhao Hao felt bad after waiting for the whole night, was so angry that he slapped Vujacic on the bench after seeing the opponent's next performance.

Why is it still so accurate!
At the end of the second quarter, Zhao Hao led the team to a small climax of 11:2, once again stabilizing the team's lead.

60: 55.

Zhao Hao was sitting on the bench. He still felt flustered when he shot just now, but because he had gotten used to it and adjusted, it didn't have a big impact on his shooting.

But what is the reason for this panic?
Zhao Hao felt more and more that something was wrong, so he planned to end this match quickly.

The second half.

Garnett and Kobe joined hands to set off another counterattack. The two players who were eager to get a championship ring gathered together. Naturally, they dared to fight and never gave up.

This also helped the Lakers regain the lead 85:88 in the third quarter.

Game four.

Zhao Hao fired with all his strength from the very beginning, and the Lakers double-teamed him!

"Although Zen master Phil Jackson has always forbidden the team to double-team Zhao Hao, the players on the court often see it more clearly.

Zhao Hao is really unstoppable if he doesn't double-team him!Rather than being beaten to death by Zhao Hao alone, it's better to try the hands of the rest of the Bucks. "

Yi Jianlian and Villanueva immediately received a pass from Zhao Haomiao and scored a three-pointer!
Zen master: I can't try it!
"This is back to the century-old problem, should Zhao Hao be double-teamed?

If you double-team, you will be shot to death by the Bucks shooters. If you don't double-team, you will be hammered to death by Zhao Hao alone.

The only possibility for the Lakers to beat the Bucks is to be better than the Bucks offensively.

But Kobe and Garnett are both good at mid-range, while Zhao Hao and the Bucks are good at three-pointers. The scoring competition between the two teams seems to have lost at the beginning. "

Under Barkley's exclamation, the Lakers lost the game again.

This time it was 0:3 standing on the edge of a cliff.

Reggie Miller was so excited that he was about to cry, "Who will dare to say that three-pointers can't win the victory!"

After the game is over.

Zhao Hao did not accept the post-match interview, but hurried back to the locker room, ready to return home immediately.

The flustered feeling made him restless.

It's just that at this time, he has already seen more than ten missed calls on his mobile phone.

It's all from James!

Zhao Hao quickly dialed the phone.

"Old Zhan."

"Hao, is the game over, is it convenient for you to answer the phone now?"

Zhao Hao, who originally planned to scold James for not even giving him a hug after the Eastern Conference Finals, was shocked to hear that James was so serious.

Zhao Hao said carefully: "LeBron, what happened?"

James paused for a long time before saying, "Coach Donny Lemon is back."

Zhao Hao’s mind is full of question marks. He naturally remembers Donny Lemon. The other party also discussed the devil’s 7+7 training with him, and even designed a healthy recipe for Zhao Hao. Eve cooked for him according to the recipe. personal.

Zhao Hao asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

James said: "Three months ago, Donnelly was invited by zoologist Eve to Africa to conduct research on the populations of Barbary lions, Cape lions, and Masai lions to find out the connections and changes between their populations.

You know, Donnie Lemmon is the best biologist in America. "

Zhao Hao was even more puzzled and said, "Old Zhan, what do you want to say?"

James knew that this sentence would eventually be said, so he sorted out a long sentence, hoping to not irritate Zhao Hao as much as possible, but in the end he found that it was useless, so he could only speak directly.

"Donnie Lemon told me, Eve, she sacrificed."

Zhao Hao was stunned in place, holding the phone in his hand, but did not respond for a long time. Sacrificial?my eve?

Zhao Hao only felt a chill in his body, then backed away involuntarily, and then slumped down beside the closet.

On the phone, James was still anxiously asking where Zhao Hao was and if he needed help.

And his voice seemed to Zhao Hao like a wave of beasts he had never seen before, rushing towards him like mountains and seas.
Zhao Hao put away the phone, ran out of the locker room, and ran to the players' tunnel. He frantically ran to the parking lot but found that he didn't even bring his car keys.

So he ran out of Bradley Arena, to the perimeter of the arena, letting the rain pour over his head, face, and body.

His legs continued to run wildly until he ran outside the arena and onto the street.

A bus came from the east of the small street, and the front of the bus rushed past like a hill——Zhao Hao let out a scream almost at the same time as the siren.
"what!"

Zhao Hao lay prone in the muddy water, moaning in pain, tears finally flowed out from the corners of his eyes, mixed with the rainwater, and fell.

It was raining heavily, and the sky was filled with darkness, pressing towards Zhao Hao's position, and the Gulf of Mexico next to him made a humming sound.

Zhao Hao dragged the mud back home.

He remembered that when his Achilles tendon ruptured, Eve came to the hospital wet all over. At that time, in the eyes of James, Alice and Taylor in the hospital, she was a lunatic or a pure idiot.

Zhao Hao couldn't help laughing at the thought of this idiot.

She is such a cute and stubborn girl!

I remembered the cute appearance of the other party in business attire with a black frame on the bridge of the nose when we met for the first time, and the appearance of him working hard at the desk every day or cooking for him wearing an apron.
"How could such a lovely person be sacrificed!"

late at night.

James, who was worried about Zhao Hao, rushed from Cleveland to Milwaukee overnight, and soon found Zhao Hao, accompanied by Donny Lemmon.

Donnie Lemon's complexion was burnt and yellow, and he obviously escaped back to the United States. There were obvious scars on his face, hands, and legs, as if he had been attacked by a wild beast.

"Eve is my savior!" Donny Lemon suddenly knelt on the ground facing east.

This kneeling frightened James who was beside him, and the sound of hitting the ground also exploded in Zhao Hao's heart like a time bomb.

His eyes darkened, and he finally believed that Eve might really have sacrificed without even saying goodbye to him.

With Zhao Hao's support, Donny Lemon stood up, and then explained the ins and outs of the story clearly.

A few days ago, a beast tide broke out in Africa, and it was a group of hyenas that reached the highest scale in history.

According to previous statistics by local zoologists, the number of hyenas in Africa is about 5, and this time the beast tide is conservatively estimated to reach as many as 1.

Compared with the usual hundreds of hyena populations, such a number is obviously abnormal.

And a few hundred hyenas can confront a family of lions head-on, and the horror of tens of thousands of hyenas makes you shudder.

If you have to find a reference point, the dense crowd of fans outside the Milwaukee Arena during the finals is probably the same picture.

The primary target of the hyena swarm was the lion protection base in Africa. At that time, Eve and Donnie Lemon happened to be out and escaped, but the entire base was completely swept away.

Afterwards, the group of hyenas attacked the village like crazy, Eve and Donny Lemon's team was finally met by the opponent, and a battle was inevitable.

In order to let the people in the team have more hope of survival, the experienced Eve chose to stay alone, and let Donny Lemon and the others disperse and escape.

"And the hyena group didn't choose to chase other people, that's why I was able to escape back." Donny Lemon said tearfully.

Zhao Hao's eyes were slightly red, and after listening to Donny Lemon finished speaking one by one, he couldn't help but let out a roar and said, "You group of big masters actually let a girl stay!"

Donnie Lemon didn't speak, but just slapped himself hard.

Zhao Hao knew that Donnie Lemon was not lying, everything he said was true.

Just like that day when Eve fearlessly raised the gun and shot off the hyena's foot, she was so brave, carefree, proud, and strong.

A kind person like her will definitely leave the hope of living to others—this is Eve.

Donnie Lemon took out a diary from his pocket, and handed it to Zhao Hao.

"When we parted, she asked me to take it away, and said that if I could survive, I would give it to you."

Zhao Hao took the diary tremblingly, and opened a page casually.

The familiar and steady word appeared in front of his eyes.
It’s June, and the African heat often leaves me sweating, reminding me of my equally sweaty man on the court.Missing him is as intoxicating as fine wine, and I slapped the wine jar like a greedy kitten and jumped into it fiercely.As soon as the dust is washed, you will feel like a fairy.My man is a hero on the court, but I just want him to be my hero. It’s just that true love is not selfish, but altruistic. It is willing to fight with the one you love, and dare to dedicate everything for the other party.So I am willing to melt together with him, completely melt together, and then accompany him to pursue everything he wants.
Zhao Hao's vision was blurred by tears, and he finally knew why Eve shouted out the phrase "I support you" in the hospital that night.

He closed the diary and carefully put it in his arms, and then he felt at ease.

It was as if she was speaking to him herself.

James patted Zhao Hao on the shoulder and left with Donny Lemon.

Zhao Hao didn't send them off, but just said thank you softly.

James rubbed Zhao Hao's head, indicating that there is no need to say thank you.

A little later, Alice also returned home, and she probably knew about it, so she didn't bother Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao was a little curious about how she knew, and later on, the evening news was broadcast again.

"The beast tide in Africa is finally over, but this time the riots have destroyed the local protection base. There is reliable news that one of our American zoologists was unfortunately killed there—Mr. Eve.

We have sent an investigation team to the local area overnight to investigate, hoping to find Mr. Eve's body and her belongings."

Alice was silent for a while and finally spoke.

"This video was shot yesterday. I have asked someone to ask the investigation team to find her. Donny Lemon also provided the specific location when they separated."

(End of this chapter)