Chapter 5: Hornets vs. Mavericks (Tribute to Iverson)
After class, farewell Chen Wenjun, it was still early, the three of them walked around the road in New Orleans, played a few free parks, and the three of them did not return to the hotel until the evening, but on the street at the entrance of the hotel, Bai Xiaofei was lying on the glass closet and did not leave.
This is a cake shop, Bai Xiaofei likes to eat cream in addition to eating sugar on weekdays, he likes the pleasing appearance of the cream, he likes the ingenious feeling of the fluffy and soft cream melting in his mouth, and he likes the tangy aroma that the cake embryo has just baked, a color, a fragrance, a taste, the combination of the three makes Bai Xiaofei irresistible to the cream cake.
Bai Xiaofei put his hands on the thick glass window, his eyes were full of desire, the taste glands in his mouth were constantly surging outward with liquid, Bai Xiaofei was also hungry, and the little thing that Carmela gave him to eat was too little for him to excrete! He lifted Tian's chapped lips and looked at the price of the largest piece of cake in front of him.
69 US dollars, which is converted into nearly 500 yuan!
When Bai Xiaofei left China, his father gave him 10,000 yuan, and now, he has decided to spend 500 yuan to buy a cake.
Bai Xiaofei walked into the store, the waiter immediately greeted him, Bai Xiaofei pointed with his hand, without too many words, the waiter immediately understood and took the cake off the closet.
Bai Xiaofei pursed his lips, ready to pay, but when he touched his pocket, his wallet was gone!
Bai Xiaofei was shocked! I turned over all the pockets on my body, and it was indeed gone! Bai Xiaofei was suddenly as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and his eyes were green!
The waiter looked at Bai Xiaofei who was so anxious with a suspicious face, what kind of cake did Bai Xiaofei still think about in his heart, so he hurriedly got out of the cake shop, and looked for it along the several parks and roads he had just visited, but found nothing.
Bai Xiaofei sat on the road dejectedly, with a depressed expression on his face......
In the next few days of training, Bai Xiaofei can still adapt, but he can't adapt to Carmela's daily meal abuse, eating boiled vegetables every day, those who know understand that it is to make Bai Xiaofei lose weight, and those who don't know still think that he is feeding sheep, the only small piece of meat that can provide energy is all consumed on the eyeballs that are constantly up and down and rotating left and right in order to appreciate Carmela's hot figure, every time Carmela bows down and puts the dishes and chopsticks, her body tilts, and the career line on her chest is stretched to a huge length, that length, that depth, Not to mention clipping a mobile phone, even if it is a tablet, it is no problem, Bai Xiaofei's eyes are about to bulge.
Compared with the boring training in the morning, the English training in the afternoon has become the time that Bai Xiaofei is looking forward to, because there he can meet Chen Wenjun, an oriental woman with a good face, fair skin, a slender and tall figure, and a classical and elegant temperament.
Every time Chen Wenjun comes to class, she always comes alone, never sees anyone to accompany her, she walks by herself after class, the driver comes to pick up, she never mentions her own family affairs, and the three of them don't ask, anyway, Bai Xiaofei Zhaoqiang also knows that the two gangs are not people of the same world, and Chen Wenjun, compared to the immature Bai Xiaofei and the hooligan Zhaoqiang, Chen Wenjun seems to be more fond of the tall and handsome Wang Jing, but Wang Jing never has too many words with Chen Wenjun, every time Chen Wenjun talks intentionally or unintentionally, Wang Jing always briefly brings a few words, and then starts a new topic.
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The old man sat in the empty office, facing the gloomy sky outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and the dark clouds made the old man's heart extremely depressed, this is going to rain, the old man thought in his heart, how is Chinese basketball not at such a low point now, after Yao Ming, who can raise the banner of Chinese basketball?
"Bell bell bell ......"
Sui Jiayuan's transatlantic call.
"Old man, how are you doing lately, let's get used to it." Sui Jiayuan sat comfortably in the office with a cigarette in his mouth, but his expression was unusually relaxed.
"It's okay, make do with it," the old man smiled lightly, "If I say I'm not doing well, shouldn't you laugh at me?" ”
"The father of a gentleman with the heart of a villain," Sui Jiayuan lit a cigarette ash and said, "You go out, you represent the image of the whole of China, you are sacrificing for China's basketball career, if you don't have a good life, how can I gloat, at most it is just a stone." ”
Sui Jiayuan and Fu Ming both laughed.
"How are those three kids doing?" After a few laughs, Sui Jiayuan began to cut to the chase.
"Make do with it, the physical fitness and competitive awareness of these three people are very good, what is missing is the exercise of the system, this needs to be trained the day after tomorrow, and the practice is there, Wang Jing has prepared the hospital for him, no matter what, I will do the operation first......"
"Old man, how long have the three of them been out?" Sui Jiayuan threw away the cigarette butt that was about to burn out, and then took out one from the cigarette case, put it in his mouth, lit it, and then spit out a burst of yellow and white smoke, and said, "Old man, I can't wait, this time has been swishing, and the eyes of 1.3 billion people in China are watching......
"I'm afraid of the three of them, no, to be precise, I'm afraid that Bai Xiaofei and Wang Jing's level has not reached the level of the NBA, and it is no good for us to be in such a hurry."
"It's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out and slip it, of course, it's just my wishful thinking, and you have to decide the specific situation......"
Putting down Sui Jiayuan's phone, the old man lowered his head, and there were many thoughts in his heart.
"Boom!"
A loud thunderclap shook the sky, and in a moment a torrential rain poured down, cleansing the ill-fated city.
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Time flies like a white horse, and it is only a blink of an eye, Bai Xiaofei, Wang Jing and Zhaoqiang have been in the United States for a whole week, on this day, the three of them got off the afternoon English training course, Carmela gave each of the three of them a ticket to the arena, let the three of them go to the New Orleans arena to watch today's game against the Hornets, the three of them were flattered, they actually wanted to see it all the time, but the tickets were too expensive, and the three of them went abroad until now that the old man arranged for them to eat, drink, live and travel, so they didn't bring much money with them, among them, Bai Xiaofei's wallet was also lost.
Today, the Hornets hosted the Dallas Mavericks, and Carmela bought VIP tickets for the three of them in the front row, in order to let the three of them really feel the confrontation from the NBA, which is sending a message - Bai Xiaofei, Zhaoqiang, Wang Jing, the three of them are really not far from the NBA.
The Dallas Mavericks, along with the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets, are known as the Iron Triangle of the West, and their star is Dirk Nowitzki, the "German chariot". In the first ten seasons before this season, Nuo Tianwang's average score per game has never been less than 21 points, the shooting rate is close to fifty percent, and the three-point shooting rate is close to forty percent, he is almost unsolved on the offensive end, back hitting, jump shots, cuts, are all good tricks, and the three-point line can also be fired, and the shooting rate is not low, especially the accurate middle distance, so that Nuo Tianwang has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for decades No one has cracked, and his signature "Golden Rooster Independence" league is the only one without a semicolon, on the offensive end, his destructive power is comparable to Kobe Bryant, There is no defense in their eyes, and the only thing that can limit them is their touch.
Alan Houston, the former "king of mid-pitching", once said that the person who inherited my mantle was not expected to be a big player. This quote is the best compliment to Nowitzki's ability in the middle distance.
The Mavericks' No. 2 man is Jason Kidd, a player who is so smart that he has a "no grass" in his head, this person is 37 years old this year, and this season he can also average 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and a league-high 12.6 assists per game, he is the predecessor and idol of many point guards in the league, on the offensive end, he can provide stable three-point shooting, but also can control the direction of the team, and has good defensive ability.
Other well-known figures on the team include Sean Marion, Jason Terry, Caron Butler and Brandon Haywood. Sean Marion, a small forward, nicknamed "The Alien" or "Hacker", is used to describe his extremely perverted physical fitness, long arms over the knees, excellent jumping, fast running, he is an extremely good defensive player, the ability to play can be ranked in the top five in the league, his contribution to the game is not only on the defensive end, but also the fast break ability and stable three-point shooting, although his shooting posture is unusually weird, but the career average of 33.8% per game is also acceptable.
Jason Terry, who plays as a scoring guard or point guard, is nicknamed "Jet", because Terry will always hunch his waist, wave his hands behind him, and run along the sideline wantonly, his hands are like the wings of a jet that has just been vacated. Terry is a pure scorer, averaging 16 points per game in his career, his three-point shots, breakthroughs are extremely destructive, and Terry is not afraid of offending people, and he does not forget to talk about trash after scoring a goal to stir up the opponent's anger, Terry's offense needs to have the ball in hand, and the functionality is similar to that of Thorton of the Hornets, so Terry can only play the sixth man position in the team.
Caron Butler, a swingman who plays as a guard, he is a seriously underrated player, Butler's personality is introverted, not good at words, not enough passion to play, lack of star temperament, but he has good ability, two years ago he was able to contribute 20 points per game steadily, six rebounds and five assists, last year the Mavericks sent Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, Quinton Rose, and James Silverton four rotation players in exchange for Caron Butler and Brandon Haywood, Although Butler's style of play does not fully adapt to the team system, he can still score 16.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals every night.
Brandon Haywood, a pure blue-collar, defensive center, averaged nine points and nine rebounds per game last year, and shot as high as 56.2%, when it comes to team status, Haywood is not as good as a few people, but when it comes to the importance of the team, Haywood is definitely in the top three of the team, because Haywood not only has to defend his own defenders, but also helps the strong and weak Nuo Tianwang to defend the opponent's No. 4 position, in the starting lineup, the point guard Kidd is too old, and the defense is also weak, In the bench lineup, Terry's defense on the outside is not only satisfactory, so in fact, the entire Mavericks' defensive system is supported by Marion and Haywood.
Substitutes include Tyson Chandler, a center who has been in serious decline in form in the past two years after leaving the Hornets and Paul, Roegrig Boubovie, a rookie who is the first "170 Club" in the history of the league, Jose Barria, who often plays a surprise soldier in games, Ian Mashinmi, a backup center with excellent running ability, DeSean Stevenson, LeBron James's eternal enemy, and Dominic Jones, a hopeful star who was bought with four million cash, Tim Thomas, a power forward who can only shoot three-pointers and can't defend, and Alexis Atkinsa in the no-fly zone of the penalty area.
Bai Xiaofei, Wang Jing and looking for money when the three people entered the court was halftime, several beauties in short clothes and short skirts were bouncing on the court, full of youthful atmosphere, after the time, the second half of the game officially began, this is the first time that the three of them felt the NBA up close, the NBA stars that could only be seen in the pictorial are now standing alive in front of them, it feels like everything is so unreal, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Sean Marion, Chris Paul, These players are on the other side of the U.S. -- China is so famous that the three of them can't believe it's true!
Wait a minute!
Who is this person standing in the stadium! The three of them widened their eyes as if they couldn't believe all this, the man standing in the middle of the court was wearing a headband and tattoos all over his arms, and his stature was much shorter and thinner than the others, but he still had his head held high, and his momentum was terrifying, like a lion in the forest, and he had a kind of kingly air in his body. Wearing the new No. 6 jersey of the New Orleans Hornets.
Aaron Iverson!