Chapter 57: The Eagle
As the lights on the ceiling dimmed as the hot music ended, the noise that filled the Phillips Arena quickly reached a **.
"Negro, why are we watching such a game in the middle of such a crowd? Isn't it good to watch live streaming in a hotel? β
In a phalanx of home fans in Atlanta Hawks' red and white jerseys, two high school students in casual clothes stand out, and if you look closely, one of them with two freckles on his face is also carrying a school-issued satchel with the words "Church-Farm" written on it, Church Farm School, a private high school in Philadelphia.
"Hold on, Jason," Negro patted his friend on the shoulder as if he didn't care, but he was even more nervous in his heart, didn't he say that Atlanta's ball market has always been sluggish? Why didn't you see even a single empty seat after looking around? He tightened the strap of his satchel with some trepidation, trying to calm himself down in this way, "They're coming." β
Under the guidance of the searchlight, the 76ers players came out of the player tunnel one after another, and as "enemies", they were naturally booed by the home team fans when they played, and the decibel value of this boo also fluctuated with the fame of the players on the field.
"The next one is Ding." Nigro wiped the sweat from his palms on his satchel, and the undulating boos had made him fully feel the deep malice of the home team's fans towards their opponents, even if the opponents were not strong, their boos never stopped.
"You admire Ding so much, why don't you go to the home stadium to watch his game?" Jason asked, confused.
"You don't understand this, only when you are away from home can you really feel how strong he is." Negro was talking nonsense in a serious way, and only he knew that if it weren't for his uncle, who settled in Atlanta, who didn't have time to watch the game today, and lent him these two season tickets, he wouldn't have come to Phillips Arena to watch the game at all. And my uncle is also a die-hard fan of the Atlanta Hawks, so look at this position, hum. He finally understood the meaning of the mysterious Mona Lisa-like smile on his uncle's face when he forced the ticket into his hand.
After a brief silence, the boos rose sharply an octave as the next player came out, and Negro felt that he even heard the burglar sirens in the parking lot outside the arena, but he was not moved at all, but stared intently at the Philadelphia No. 11 player who remained calm in the midst of the boos.
"Phew-" Atalanta fans couldn't tolerate a rookie provoking themselves like this, and suddenly Negro raised a middle finger as far as his line of sight could see.
"He's really 'popular.'" Jason Cooper sighed softly.
"It's probably a normal thing for him." Feeling the increasingly noisy atmosphere of the stadium, Negro's mood gradually calmed down, and when he first walked onto the pitch, he was even a little overwhelmed by the frenzied home fans around him, and now, he felt that these things were nothing more than that. All because of the Chinese boy in the middle of the court.
Soon the boos quickly turned into applause and cheers as the home team's players entered, and the fans' love and hate were clearly reflected in this short entrance ceremony.
"Hey! Brat! Is it your first time watching the game? Negro was curling his neck as much as he tried not to let the people around him notice, but someone slapped him on the back, and he turned his head sharply, only to see a middle-aged uncle with a full beard grinning at himself, and the fierce giant eagle tattooed on the side of his neck fluttered its wings up and down with his Adam's apple, looking lifelike.
Negro let out a "uh-huh" twice, and he could feel his back get wet in an instant.
"It's our home field, don't be so cringe, be louder, like me, oh oh, Hawks!"
"Oh oh oh!" Negro turned and waved his arms at the stands, shouting with all his might, and of course he mentally replaced "Hawks" with "76ers".
"That's right, that's it, little brother, enjoy the game!" The middle-aged uncle patted Negro's shoulder again, although this time Negro was psychologically prepared, but when the middle-aged man's brown bear-like huge slap slapped on his thin little shoulder, he still felt as if his body was overpowered.
The referee finally threw the orange basketball into the air after a thousand calls from the fans, and the two teams immediately began to compete on the court, and Negro could even smell the constant smell of gunpowder wafting from the court from the stands.
"I didn't expect us to play really positively today." Jason Cooper leaned over and whispered into Negro's ear.
Negro nodded, and was about to say something, when the middle-aged uncle behind him suddenly interjected: "That's right, this is the style that Coach Budenholzer brought to Atalanta, what do those media call us?" Spurs in the East! β
Atlanta aren't the only Spurs in the East. Negro sneered, a frown.
Coach Budenholzer of the Hawks and Coach Brett Brown of the 76ers both have experience as assistant coaches with the Spurs, and Budenholzer is older than Brown, he has worked quietly in the Spurs' chief assistant coach position for 17 years, compared to Tim Duncan, who is still in the core position of the Spurs, and in the polishing of the team's tactics, it is also Coach Budenholzer's Spurs style is more obvious. In particular, Horford and Millsap, the two interior lines on both sides of the free throw line, have won the essence of the Vicky system. Just two minutes into the game, they were already quickly bringing the game to the rhythm they were familiar with.
"Millsap's shot, find Korver at 45 degrees, hit a three-point shot! Ladies and gentlemen, let's shout his name together! Kyleβ"
"Korver!" The fans shouted in unison under the guidance of the live commentary, Korver ran back to his own half with his arms raised in a round of applause and cheers, and he finally found his suitable position in the Hawks after a bumpy career, and his statistics have set a new high since his rookie season this season, and his outburst has also added a layer of security to the Hawks' record.
"Jeff Teague's breakthrough! Face the double bag clip! WOW, a scalpel-like accurate hitting pass! Horford is completely empty on the baseline! Knock back door and cut into the back partition Nolens Knoll! He was very motivated in this game! β
"Oh! Smooth offensive rhythm! Under the strict defense of the 76ers, our lads made four consecutive pass-cut combinations! Jeff Teague and Millsap's duo turn ...... Is it a shot? No, it's a feint! Millsap gave Korver another and he caught the attention of two players! Beautiful postbacks! Millsap makes a layup! Five passes and cuts! Textbook offensive! It's beautiful! β
Jason Cooper looked at the "18-8" score on the big screen above the arena, and his face had already turned red into pork liver.
Negro's teeth clenched into his lower lip, and the stands they were in were quite far from the court, and from this angle, the huge formation woven by the Eagles players with their running positions was like an eagle soaring over the court, with the huge wings of Horford and Millsap enveloping the 76ers players, while the two sharp claws of Korver and Teague were always lurking in the shadow of the wings. With their wandering and running positions, they continued to tear and impact in the gaps of the opponent's defense, frantically grabbing points, and constantly adding wounds to the body of the 76ers, a giant who was strong but somewhat clumsy compared to them. Finally, the giants will collapse in their uninterrupted tearing and impact, and become food for their mouths.
We...... Will it fall? Negro asked himself.
(This week is really stressful for me,On the one hand, it's a continuous material task,On the other hand, it's a joint recommendation of classification and picture rotation,Not to mention the constant situation at home,Several things are added together,Every day is spent in non-stop problem solving,I'm afraid this state will continue at least until New Year's Day,The New Year's Day holiday will usher in a little respite,Xiaomo also apologizes for his lack of strength this week,Now it's really not even time to save the manuscript.γ
But you will always surprise Xiaomo,In the case of three days without an update,Xiaomo counted the increase in the collection from last Thursday's picture to the present,It's 260,Not to mention the points and recommendations,This week, in addition to the 3 days that have not been updated,Every day stays on the click list,Although it hasn't been maintained in the top ten for a long time,But it has made Xiaomo very pleased,The most surprising thing for Xiaomo is to be on the potential list of Sanjiang,Although the potential is not a big recommendation,But I applied for Sanjiang so many times,I was able to be on the list in the worst week of the update., It's already a bonus.
Book friends can support Xiaomo so much, Xiaomo can see it, what Xiaomo can give you now is better text, Xiaomo knows that he has a lot of shortcomings and it is difficult to change it for a while, "Basketball Sniper" is not destined to be a perfect work, but it must be the best work that Xiaomo can come up with now, I believe that everyone comes to see "Basket Sniper" is not for the shortcomings, since it can't be changed, let's give better play to the advantages. Finally, thank you for your support! I wouldn't have been able to make it this far without you! By the way, ask for favorites and recommended tickets! οΌ