The match between Oak Hill Academy and Raul Merrion High School slowly drew to a close in the heat of battle.

Coach Smith continued to use a joint defense system that was not so suitable in the most stalemate of the second half of the game. And martial arts has always been pressed by him on the position of big forward, playing a position that martial arts is not very good at.

Although Wu Dao's excellent performance made it impossible for others to see that he was not originally playing as a power forward, only Wu Dao himself knew how aggrieved he was in the position of power forward in today's game.

The intensity of Lao Mei High School basketball is much greater than that of Neon, and the referee's penalty scale is also very wide, as long as Wu Dao gets the ball in the position of power forward, Raul Merrien will give him a bag.

Although Kobe Bryant is only a high school student now, he is also quite tough when defending, with his fast breakthrough to withstand martial arts, and then there are other teammates' packs and interceptions, martial arts has become quite passive in the limited time of holding the ball and limited space to play.

Throughout the second half, Martial Arts' score was suppressed by the opponent to less than 20 points.

obviously played the entire half, but Takemichi's personal score was "only" 13 points. Normally, in high school, a qualified player can be regarded as a qualified player, let alone scoring 13 points in the half, even if he scores 13 points in the whole game.

Generally speaking, players who score 13 points in the game are basically able to sit firmly in the starting position.

But for Wu Dao, even if it was 13 points in the half, it did not achieve his expected effect.

He wasn't very happy with his performance today.

"Beep-" As the referee blew the whistle from the sidelines, the match between Oak Hill High School and Raul Merrion High School officially ended.

In the end, Takeshi was still unable to lead Oak Hill High School to win the game, and Oak Hill finally lost the game by 89:93, a difference of four points.

And Wu Dao also contributed 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks in this practice game.

Correspondingly, Kobe Bryant played the whole game in this game, scoring a game-high 46 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

In terms of data, it has overwhelmed the martial arts.

Raul Merrien High School won the game and the players were rightfully happy. After the game, Bryant was embraced in the center by his teammates, and a group of people gathered around and cheered loudly.

The players of Oak Hill looked at the cheering opponents in the rest area opposite, and they also felt a little bitter for a while. Soon, though, the mood quickly dissipated.

Because the players thought of one happy thing, and that was their team, which attracted an unprecedented reinforcement!

The return of martial arts has made the strength of Oak Hill High School grow a lot, and today Martial Arts has just participated in the team's practice match, although the opponent is the little-known Raul Merrien, but the Oak Hill players who have personally fought with each other know that today's opponent is definitely not that kind of general.

And Wu Dao, who has just returned to the team, was able to play such a performance today when he was not so familiar with his teammates, which is enough to see how strong Wu Dao's personal strength is.

It is foreseeable that in the future, Wudao only needs to run in with his teammates for a period of time, and the strength that they can show at Oak Hill High School is far stronger than today's practice match!

Raul Merrien High School won the competition, Oak Hill High School received an unprecedented reinforcement, and everyone has a bright future

"Hello, my name is Kobe Bryant!"

"It was a great game."

"It's the first time I've fought against the yellow race in the arena, your strength is really strong, are you Chinese?"

Just as Wu Dao was sitting in the rest area digesting the loss of this game, a clear voice came from in front of him.

Raising his head slightly, Wu Dao saw that Kobe Bryant was standing in front of him, and said to himself with a smile. The surrounding teammates also quieted down for a while, looking at Kobe Bryant, who hastily walked to the rest area of Oak Hill High School in front of him.

"Yes, but not nationality yet."

"My name is Wu Dao, and it's a pleasure to meet you."

Wu Dao nodded, and when he answered, he stretched out his hand towards Kobe. Hearing this, Kobe Bryant's face also showed a smile, but when he saw Wu Dao's outstretched hand, Kobe didn't shake it, but instead stretched out his fist and said to Wu Dao:

"I don't have that habit of greeting people."

"When I greet people, that's how I do it!"

Wu Dao looked at Kobe Bryant, who was smiling brightly, and also smiled, and his fist was against the opponent's fist.

"I hope I'll have a chance to fight you in the future!"

"I've rarely met an opponent like you."

"When we meet again, I'm going to blow you up alone!"

After a simple conversation, Kobe Bryant turned around and left, and before leaving, Kobe Bryant hurled cruel words towards Wu Dao. Kobe Bryant was supposed to be a shy guy in private, but when he ran into all the basketball-related things, this guy's shyness would disappear.

Looking at the back of Kobe Bryant's departure, the smile on Wu Dao's face became more and more vigorous.

"13th pick in the first round."

"If that's the case, I'll be in the draft as soon as high school is over!"

Martial Arts muttered to himself in his heart, full of self-confidence in his future. Is Kobe Bryant strong? Very strong, just from the performance of this game, Kobe's offensive power can be said to be more than one gear beyond that of ordinary high school students.

But

So what? If Coach Smith hadn't let him continue to defend Kobe Bryant alone, Kobe Bryant would never have played so freely in the second half of the game.

Not to mention scoring 46 points, being able to get 20+ can be regarded as Kobe Bryant's superb running, and his teammates cooperate well enough!

It's a pity that the first meeting with Kobe Bryant failed to leave a deep impression in the other party's mind!

After the practice match, the Raul Merrien High School players took a short break and began to pack up their belongings, and then left the arena after a friendly conversation with the Oak Hill players.

The excitement was not to be seen, and the students gathered around the court also left one after another, and it didn't take long for the entire basketball hall to be basically emptied, with only a few spectators, still staying on the side of the court, bored and looking at the players in Oak Hill.

And after Coach Smith let the players rest for a while, he also stood up and walked in front of everyone.

"Assemble!"

At Coach Smith's behest, the players got up from their seats and lined up on the field. American high school students are not so particular about the lineup when they train, the players only need to line up in three columns, and there are no hard and fast rules as to which player is in which position.

For the sake of convenience, Martial Arts walked to the back of the line and stood at the end.

After waiting for the team members to finish the formation, Coach Smith's eyes also fell on Wu Dao's body, beckoned to Wu Dao, and shouted:

"Take! Dequeue. ”

"Come here!"

As he spoke, Coach Smith pointed to his side and motioned for Takeshi to walk out of the group.

Under the watchful eyes of the players, Takemichi came to the front of the team and stood face to face with his teammates.

Coach Smith turned his head to look at the tall player next to him, and couldn't help but take the lead in applauding, and under his drive, the players who didn't know what was going on were also subconsciously applauded, and for a while, the stadium was thunderous with applause.

"Now, let's welcome Take! Back at Oak Hill High School! ”

Saying that, Coach Smith actually shouted out a little out of shape, and then patted Martial Dao's arm with a smile, and said to Martial Dao:

"There are a lot of players in the squad who have just joined the team."

"Wu, tell me about yourself!"

Coach Smith took a small step back and gave up his position in the center, while the applause died down.

The arrival of martial arts is actually not good news for some players, which will mean that their next opportunities to play will be greatly reduced. Everyone sees the performance of Wu Dao on the court, and the players know that with the arrival of Wu Dao, the starting position of their team will be given to the yellow man in front of them.

But few players are not convinced by martial arts, basketball is a very simple, very pure thing, okay is good, no good is not good.

The strength of martial arts can be felt and seen by everyone.

For martial arts, the big guy is at most a little envious and a little jealous, but no one will feel unconvinced in their hearts.

Players in different positions have different thoughts in their hearts.

Wu Dao's gaze swept over his teammates, and then he introduced himself with a smile:

"Hello everyone, my name is Martial Arts."

"As you can see, it's a yellow guy who shouldn't be able to play!"

Speaking of this, the players who felt the cold humor of the martial arts couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere was a little more lively.

"But although I am a yellow race, I also resolutely embarked on the road of basketball."

"There's no other reason than because I want to play basketball."

"Before that, I actually had a tryout at Oak Hill Academy, and some of my brothers should remember me."

"I think I'm talented, and the reason why I came to Oak Hill is because Coach Smith thinks I'm talented."

"Of course, I didn't come here entirely because I was physically fit to play basketball."

"I'm a guy with a dream, I want to get into the NBA, and after high school, I'm going to go to the draft!"

"In order to achieve this goal, I will never give up those opportunities that should be mine!"

When the words fell, the stadium fell into an eerie silence.

Breaking into the NBA? A yellow man now says he's going to make it to the NBA?

What kind of déjà vu is this?

This is equivalent to Naruto the crane tail announcing to his fellow partners that he is going to become the Hokage when he was a student at the ninja school.

This is equivalent to Luffy, who has just eaten a devil fruit, and says in front of Shanks that he wants to become the king of the pirates.

In the eyes of many players at Oak Hill Academy, the martial arts to enter the NBA is undoubtedly a dream. Although the martial arts are really strong, just cooperating with unfamiliar teammates, they are about to score 30 points.

But

This doesn't make them feel that martial arts really have that capital to break into the NBA! On the high school basketball court, there are that kind of talented players every year, let alone close to 30 points in a game. Even people who average 30 points per game are very popular, but even those people don't dare to say such things.

What's more. What's more, Martial Arts is a yellow race!

No yellow man has ever succeeded in the NBA, and as the players have entrenched, yellow people are simply not fit to play basketball!

"Bang bang! Syllable! Soon, there was applause in the quiet arena, and the person who applauded was not Coach Smith, not an old Oak Hill teammate who was familiar with martial arts, but a student who was sitting on the sidelines at this time and did not leave.

It was an Asian boy, and after listening to Martial Arts' words, he actually stood up and applauded.

The boy's height is very short, and under the visual inspection of martial arts, the other party is probably only about 160cm, wearing the school uniform of Oak Hill High School, with narrow-rimmed gold wire glasses, neatly dressed, and looking like a good student.

The players glanced in the direction of the Asian boy, and then their eyes fell on Takemi.

The emotions are complicated, some feel pathetic, some feel incomprehensible, and of course, there are also those who are motivated by the words of martial arts. But quietness is the main theme of the stadium at this time.

Martial Arts, who said this, didn't feel embarrassed at all, but smiled at his teammates and looked back at Coach Smith.

"Hmm!"

"Wu, it's good to have a goal! I hope you can work hard in this direction and towards this goal! ”

"I'm very optimistic about you, and I hope that I can teach the first yellow player to succeed in the NBA!"

"You're going to have to do it!"

Coach Smith patted Takemichi on the back in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Today, I am very dissatisfied with your match against Raul Merion!"

"It's too soft!"

“.”

After that, Coach Smith spent some time "admonishing", although the team's defeat is inseparable from the players, but of course, it is also inseparable from him, the coach.

But the focus of the post-match summary is, of course, the players.

Coach Smith was very angry when facing Kobe's basket attack on the inside line of Oak Hill, and after the disbandment, he even said that several interior players were all left for extra practice.

Wu Dao didn't stay in the stadium to train today, he stayed on the plane for so long, and after getting off the plane, he did it for so long, and then he played such a fierce game.

Martial Arts is already in a pretty bad state, and he needs to adjust his schedule to adapt to the rhythm of the game at Oak Hill High School as soon as possible.

In the evening, Takemichi and Takako Fujima, who had both completed the check-in, met in the cafeteria and had dinner together. As for Takako Fujima's family, they also have their own things to do, they need to find a suitable place to open a gym in the United States, and they need to find a place to stay.

In short, it will take a while for the newcomers to the Fujima family to get used to it.

The dormitory for international students that Takemichi lived in this time was a single room. In order to allow international students to adapt to this place as soon as possible, Oak Mountain often sends an "aid student" to people like Budo.

Next.

Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door of Takemi's room, and after the sleepy-eyed Takemichi got out of bed and opened the door, he found a short, thin Asian boy standing in front of the door of his dormitory.

"You are."

"That classmate from the arena yesterday?"

(End of chapter)