Chapter 222: Covering the ball and hitting the referee
was so stirred up by the referee, Wu Di was no longer in the mood to go head-to-head with James, he beckoned, Bynum immediately came out to block James for Wu Di, and Wu Di went directly into the inside. It was O'Neal who www.biquge.info the inside line, and against the slow-moving O'Neal, Wu Di got out of his defensive range in one step, and then scored the ball with a stop-and-go jumper.
Wu Di found someone to block and dismantle, and James would not fight alone, so he also asked O'Neal to help him block and dismantle. As a tool to block people, the big O'Neill is much more competent than Bynum. Now that O'Neal is in the Cavaliers, it is difficult to play a role on the defensive end, and most of the time he can be used is on the offensive end, except for the strong offense under the basket, it is to help James block people.
After a few rounds of fighting, there were a lot fewer opportunities for the two to make contact. The referees were also relieved that they had been informed before the game that they should not favor either side too much and make it look evenly matched. Confrontation is the wonderful part of the NBA.
This is also the strategy that the NBA has always adopted, even during the Jordan period, the league still advertised that whoever is Jordan's opponent is Jordan's nemesis. But these people can't really deal with Jordan alone, so Jordan has his current status. Jordan, who has no opponent, has to create opponents for him, not to mention that now James and Wu Di are almost the same players, and the sense of smell of the league's propaganda has long been eyeing the two.
It's just that Wu Di's fame is not as good as James' now, but this season Wu Di has already shown himself as a superstar, and next season David Stern is ready to start promoting the battle of small forwards. In order to compete for the NBA's No. 1 small forward, or even the NBA's No. 1 player, the publicity strategy for the next few seasons has been thought out.
Wu Di's defense against James was not very tight when James was not taking the ball. This has a certain relationship with James's inability to shoot from a distance, and it also has a certain relationship with Wu Di's defensive strategy. Wu Di will always keep an eye on the rest of the court, and he has always looked for opportunities to make up for it.
In the eighth minute of the first quarter, Morris Williams suddenly broke through Fisher and made a pull-up jump shot on the penalty line. Wu Di found an opportunity and rushed directly to cover the basketball. The basketball fell to the ground very quickly, smashing directly into the side of a referee, startling him.
However, Wu Di looked thoughtfully at the referee who went to pick up the basketball, and had an idea in his heart.
In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of the game was over, and the Lakers and Cavaliers both scored 32 points, which can be said to be evenly matched. Wu Di and James both avoided each other's attacks, and the other players couldn't stop them. If the two were to go head-to-head, the score would obviously be different, but it is expected that Wu Di will win because he can shoot on James' head, and James can only break through. Once he can't break through, James can't score.
In this quarter of the game, the referee still performed very well. In fact, the Cavaliers still can't be compared with the Lakers, even if Kobe and Gasol are absent, James still can't take advantage of Wu Di.
Not only because Wu Di can shoot from a distance, but also because Wu Di knows how to organize the team's attack. Over time, Wu Di has a lot of experience in organizing the team's offense, although he is only an excellent pass, but the statistics of every assist are very good. Now that the average assists per game have reached more than 10, I believe that Wu Di can average two doubles per game this season.
The referees whistled eight fouls in the quarter, six of which were given to the Lakers, and four of those were controversial decisions.
To be honest, that's a lot! Even though the league has told these referees not to interfere too much in the game, they still habitually help James. It's all because James is David Stern's next Jordan, and it's normal for the referees to help him.
However, Wu Di couldn't accept the unfair treatment of him, and he had been waiting for the opportunity to teach these referees some lessons.
In the sixth minute of the second quarter, the opportunity appeared.
JJ Hickson didn't pay attention for a moment and shot not far from Wu Di. Wu Di immediately rushed forward and slapped the ball with a slap.
A strange scene occurred, Wu Di's hand seemed to be slapped head-on on the basketball, but the ball flew out diagonally. flew straight to the sidelines to blow Wu Di's foul in the first quarter, and it was immediately pasted on his face, the whistle in his mouth almost hit his mouth, his front teeth were a little moved, and his nose was red, but fortunately there was no bleeding.
Wu Di pretended not to know and hurriedly walked over, "How is it?" Nothing is a big deal, right? ”
The referee covered his face and looked at Wu Di, but he didn't see the deliberate look on Wu Di's face, so he didn't say anything. He waved his hand to signal that it was okay, then covered his mouth to signal a timeout, he felt like his tooth was going to be knocked out and he needed to see a doctor.
The referee went to the doctor, and it took a little time. The referee thought for a moment and let the game continue. There are four referees in a match, and one less does not affect the decision.
The game continued, and no one questioned Wu Di. It was an accident. Because the basketball deviated from the direction, no one would have thought that this was done by Wu Di on purpose. When he first blocked, only the muscles under his thumb touched the basketball, so the ball flew out deflectively.
played a referee, and Wu Di was in a much better mood. He was anxious for Sun Yue's cover, quickly shook off the defenders, and threw two three-pointers directly outside the three-point line to pull the score away again.
James once again left Wu Di under the cover of Big Z, and Wu Di bypassed Big Z and rushed in front of James again. James avoided Wu Di for a layup, and the two did not make contact in the process.
But! "Beep-" The referee's whistle sounded again.
Wu Di looked at the referee, and the referee awarded him a foul again, Wu Di was reluctant, and said to the referee: "I didn't touch him!" ”
But the referee didn't pay attention to Wu Di, Wu Di clenched his fists, he was really angry, "Is this how you are the referee?" ”
The referee immediately looked at Wu Di with an unkind expression, Wu Di glared at him without showing weakness, and the referee immediately held the whistle and wanted to give Wu Di a T. Sun Yue hurriedly came over and pulled Wu Di away.
Wu Di's face was very hideous, and this feeling made him feel too aggrieved.
James hit a free throw, and Wu Di ran forward fiercely. He got the ball, didn't let others block it, and crashed directly into James, who won. The two collided hard, and the basketball got out of control and ran in the direction of the referee just now. Wu Di and James immediately went over to fight, and in the process of scrambling, James suddenly slipped and pounced on the referee.
Wu Di also tripped and sat hard on James's buttocks, and the referee under James was crushed.