Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 124 Return of the King!
Thibodeau's face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water. What he was worried about was going to happen so soon!

On the court, Wu Di scored consecutive high-efficiency points, leading the Cavaliers to the city, chasing the score to 67-70!

Only 3 points away!

Still the Cavaliers' right to the ball!
The atmosphere in the United Center quietly became dignified, and it was no longer as relaxed as it was during the halftime break.

Some female fans with poor endurance have already covered their eyes, they don't want to see their team being overtaken.

The male fans kept swiping their phones, trying to find reasons to stabilize the situation from the media's preview of the game before the game.

Before the game, countless media said that this would be a one-sided massacre.

Some predicted a 20-point victory, some predicted a 30-point victory, and some media even predicted that they would create the record for the largest difference in the Christmas game in the new century.

Why in the first quarter, the Bulls encountered the tenacious resistance of the Cavaliers starters, and won by about 10 points. Widen the point difference to 15 points or more, reduce the fourth quarter to garbage time and so on.

It's written in great detail, and it's all deduction based on the actual performance of the Bulls and Cavaliers this season.

Some also added interviews with Thibodeau, Ross, Scott and others, and what they said was well-founded and well-founded.

But the reality is that the bulls encountered stubborn resistance in the first quarter, the bulls encountered stronger resistance in the second quarter, and the bulls encountered super resistance in the third quarter...

Gan, if this continues, there won't be a "Bulls give up resistance" in the fourth quarter, right?

The cheerleaders of the Bulls team who were originally enthusiastic were also pale and huddled together.

No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't understand why Wu Di was so fierce.

Didn't you say you were injured?
Why did you play with injuries?
It's fine to play with injuries, but how can you be so fierce?
Ross, the son of the Windy City, is about to be shot into the dregs of the Windy City!

"God, Derek is so poor, let him go, let me bear all this!"

A blond girl who looked like a cheerleader clenched her fists and prayed silently in her heart.

Beside her, two plump black-haired girls hugged her waist tightly, obviously having the same idea as her.

If they couldn't figure it out, Ross couldn't figure it out even more.

He was stunned, turned into a ball of paste, and turned into countless question marks.

He watched Wu Di's crotch pulled back, kicked the ground and retreated, and then retreated with the ball, only feeling that he was pulled away by the entire Milky Way!

His thighs were as heavy as lead, and he had no time to block the shot, so he could only serve as a background board, and he could only watch the Bulls' basket being shot through again!

70-70!

tied!
Just after 8 minutes in the third quarter, the Cavaliers tied the score!
There was an uproar at the United Center, and even the DJ was shouting, "This is impossible!", "This should not happen!"

beep!
Thibodeau quickly called a timeout!
Wu Di actually hit 5 three-pointers? !

Hit five 5-pointers with Derrick Rose on full defense?
Or the Christmas War?

He thought he was the historical three-pointer Reggie Miller! ?

"Unbelievable! Wu Di has already tied the record of three-pointers in a Christmas game created by the historical three-pointer Reggie Miller, and he doesn't seem to be going to stop!"

Steve Kerr, the Bulls' on-site commentator and a famous Bulls star, said anxiously:

"If Thibodeau wants to follow the example of the Zen master Phil Jackson and re-establish the Bulls dynasty, this should not be allowed to happen!"

Thibodeau just wanted to rush up and punch him at this time: "You can do it!"

However, another on-site commentator, Bill Wellington, who is also a famous Bulls star, continued to make up the knife:
"6 of 5 [-]s, damn, don't the Bulls have anyone who can stop Wu Di from shooting [-]s? I don't know what Thibodeau is thinking, but let me tell you, he should have replaced Wu Di's defender with a big man Now, Wu Di's projection is obviously more threatening, and we can no longer give him a safe distance for projection!"

"You think I can't think of it?"

Thibodeau was so angry that he wanted to cry. The two commentators had completely selective memory. Among them, he had already tried to let the 2 meter Kyle Korver switch to Wu Di.

It's useless!

Wu Di is so physically fit that he doesn't look like an injured person at all. His speed and explosiveness are completely beyond Korver's parry. Only Rose's personal harassment can play a little role.

But it only had a little effect. He even asked the substitute players to pray that Wu Di's shooting rate would decrease...

Thibodeau now has only one last move left:
"Lore, come and defend Wu Di with Ross without the ball! The point is to prevent him from receiving the ball, prevent him from shooting another three-pointer, and let him break through if necessary!"

Rose immediately frowned. It is not illegal to double-team outside players without the ball. This is the treatment Kobe and James have received before.

However, once this ultimate move is used, not only will it be difficult to face, but the actual effect will also hurt the enemy a thousand times, and hurt yourself a thousand times!
Because there will be a 4v3 situation on the field immediately, and considering that the Cavaliers still have Williams on the field, the actual effect is more likely to hurt the enemy by a thousand and self-injury by a thousand!

He summoned up the courage to raise his hand and said:
"But coach, doing this may revitalize the rest of the Cavaliers..."

"No but!"

Thibodeau's attitude was resolute, and then he looked at a big man with a bad face and arranged:

"Kurt, you replace Ty Gibson, if anyone dares to break into the inside, I will see blood!"

Ross's heart trembled. Kurt Thomas, who was just traded this season, was nicknamed "Crazy Eye" and "Dirty Kurt". Thibodeau sent him to play at this time. Could it be that he wants to abolish Wu Di?
"Good coach! I'll let that guy have a long memory!"

Kurt Thomas stood up with a face full of flesh. With a height of 2 meters and muscles the size of sandbags, he looked like a character who was not easy to mess with.

Back on the field, Rose, whose physical strength was about to bottom out, gritted his teeth and broke into the inside line again, attracted the double-team and handed the ball to Kurt.

Kurt made a mid-range shot, 70-72, temporarily giving the Bulls a sigh of relief.

When the Cavaliers were attacking, Wu Di immediately found that he was double-teamed by two players at the same time, but the free man was Parker, who was weak in offense and strong in defense.

Parker, who lacked the ability to attack independently, rushed all the way to the penalty area after receiving the ball, but after Kurt defended him, he didn't pass it to Hickson who had a better chance. Instead, he was violently blocked by Kurt Thomas.

In a panic, the little Williams grabbed the ball and made a step-throw throw against Kurt Thomas, lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground.

Although the ball hit the board, Williams got up and roared at Kurt Thomas.

"Hey! It's so dirty!"

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Zhang Weiping frowned tightly, "Just now Kurt Thomas stepped on Williams' calf after he fell down. Blow, don't go too far!"

On the court, Wu Di was rarely sweating. Fortunately, Williams was not injured. If he was injured, it would be a big deal if the Timberwolves failed the inspection!
He looked at Scott on the sidelines. Scott's brows were already wrinkled, probably because he was worried not only about Williams, but also about Wu Di.

Kurt Thomas is a veteran of the 95 draft. He has competed with Scott on the same stage. It is impossible for him not to know the nickname "Crazy Eye".

Wu Di's heart moved, it seemed that it was time to use the third step as planned!

He "repeated the old trick" and switched defenses with Hickson. Rose immediately passed the ball to Kurt Thomas who had a big chance.

As expected of a veteran, Thomas immediately turned around and lowered his center of gravity when facing Wu Di, and chose to hit back with a familiarity.

"What a powerful force!"

After pushing Wu Di with his back, Thomas immediately exclaimed in his mind.

Although Wu Di's height is a bit short among small forwards, his strength is the best among small forwards. If it is narrowed down to the range of rookies, he is not even weaker than James back then.

But compared to a power forward with a standard physique, he was still not enough. He lowered his shoulders, took a step forward with his left foot, and suddenly turned his knee outward, and was about to slam into Wu Di's thigh violently.

However, he was not confronted by the expected force this time. Instead, he felt dizzy, and he was dragged backward by Wu Di!

boom!
The two of them fell on their backs immediately, Wu Di clutched his thigh, his expression was as pained as he wanted.

And Thomas also seemed to be hugged and fell, covering his head in pain.

Who to believe?
The referee who was closest was a little confused. He rolled his tongue when he was about to blow the whistle, but blocked the whistle instead.

Just now when Kurt Thomas hit back, he made some small moves, but Wu Di also pulled people, and both of them were dirty!

At this time, he will often pretend to be more concerned about the player's situation, because soon——

beep!
The line referee blew his whistle fiercely, and Wu Di committed a foul!

The referee took a meaningful look at the line referee.

The audience applauded enthusiastically, obviously satisfied with the penalty.

Especially the bald guy sitting on the sidelines, his hands were red. Looking carefully, he turned out to be August, the marketing director of Adidas.

But the Cavaliers were in an uproar. Scott immediately yelled at the referee and questioned the referee. The Cavaliers on the field also found the referee's theory, but the referee firmly defended the line referee at this time. Wu Di is pulling people!

"I'm going, how come there are six people playing in this Bulls team?!"

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Yu Jia slapped the table and yelled angrily. They, as commentators, had some words that were forbidden, so they had to change the way to say black whistle.

"NBA, anyway, as long as the referee wants to blow, there is no whistle that cannot be blown within the rules. This ball is definitely controversial!"

Su Qun shook his head.

"It's simply inexplicable, and the live director refused to play it back in slow motion. Today's whistle is really stealing the show!"

Zhang Weiping reprimanded severely, but soon turned into an exclamation:
"Oh? The Cavaliers team doctor came in? Could it be that Wu Di's collision just now brought out the old injury??"

On the field, Wu Di was carried down by a stretcher, and Thomas was also supported by his teammates.

But Thibodeau couldn't hide his joy on his face!
Because the players with injuries on both sides are far from heavyweight!
One is the main core, and the other is the role thug player, which is more important, you can tell at a glance.

"Thank God, the boy is finally cured!"

Thibodeau's confidence in God has returned, and if Wu Di doesn't leave the game, he will suspect that Wu Di's injury is fake!

Sure enough, the thugs still have a miraculous effect. He just took a dangerous move. If Thomas can't stop Wu Di after playing, then they will lose again and again tonight, and they will be ashamed.

But fortunately he succeeded!
"Sports competition is so cruel! Let me teach you a lesson today, don't thank me, ha ha!"

The corner of Thibodeau's mouth curled up a little, and he replaced Thomas with Boozer, who was strong in attack and weak in defense, and then clapped his palms, and rarely encouraged the players:

"Guys, hurry up and get back the lost ground before the third quarter is over, before he is sick and killing him!"

Scott was no longer as calm as before. He replaced Wu Di with Gibson, who was also strong in offense and weak in defense, and roared towards the court at the same time:
"Cheer up! Only by winning the game can we avenge Wu Di!"

The Bulls served from the bottom line, Rose faced Gibson, and dexterously slipped the bottom line for a backhand layup, 72-74, taking the lead again!
But the knight's next attack exploded with unprecedented momentum.

The scene of Wu Di falling to the ground in pain stimulated their nerves like never before. The Bulls are a strong team, but they are not lambs to be slaughtered!
You can't just watch the Bulls team up with the referee to take away the victory!

Little Jordan faced Noah, and he wanted to get stuck directly in his face.

Hickson runs aggressively, ready to catch the ball against Boozer, the defensive colander.

Parker took the initiative to help his teammates pick and roll, and was always ready to grab rebounds.

Gibson even ran around the audience, trying to find an open space to continue Wu Di's three-point rain.

Even Williams has become a small steel cannon, and he played a superstar performance in the face of the physically exhausted Rose.

The third quarter ended with a score of 79-78. The Cavaliers even relied on Gibson's three-pointer to take a 1-point lead!

"How long do you think the Cavaliers can last in the fourth quarter? Bill?"

The Bulls sideline commentator, Steve Kerr, teased Bill Wellington with a relaxed face.

"Hehe, it definitely won't last more than 3 minutes!"

Bill Wellington replied with a smile, "Although they took the lead temporarily, it's just a flashback. The Cavaliers can't do without Wu Di. Their lineup lost 10 points in the first quarter!"

The fans at the scene stopped panicking and started talking and laughing again to watch the cheerleaders dance.

Thibodeau still put pressure on the players, but at the end, he burst out with a foul language:
"WTF!"

Wu Di is back from the locker room!
And look at that lively dragon and tiger jumping three times with one step...

It seems to be all right!
As a former Celtics defensive assistant, Thibodeau wanted to go up and grab Wu Di's collar and question:
"Couldn't you be taking a shit in a wheelchair like Pierce?"

The Bulls players were completely panicked, their nightmare turned a corner and came back!

Both Cole and Wellington began to tear each other up, one accusing the other of the crow's mouth, and the other accusing the other of being a bastard.

The haze of defeat suddenly enveloped the United Center arena, but obviously not including the Cavaliers.

"Damn it, if I don't come back, you guys are going to win!"

Wu Di smiled and said, everything is under his control, Kanter did hit his thigh just now, but it was far from as serious as he showed!

"Boss, are your legs okay?"

Little Jordan, Gibson and others were almost moved to tears. Wu Di played with injuries, and after being injured by the villain Thomas, he returned to the court with strength!

Even Williams was a little moved. He was fucked by Thomas just now, but he has experienced the "dirty" of this guy firsthand.

"It's not a big problem! It was just bumped by a bull, nothing to worry about!"

Wu Di said with a smile, he only played one and a half quarters today, "only" got 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and only earned 66 US dollars. The Bulls can't just be so cheap!

"Come on, let's go all out and send a bomb as a gift to the citizens of Chicago!"

In the fourth quarter, Wu Di, who returned to the court again, staged the return of the king and hit two consecutive heart-piercing three-pointers, which completely broke the Bulls' fighting spirit and blew up Thibodeau's pressure cooker!
在联合中心球馆2万多名的“喝彩”声中，他第四节狂砍16分7篮板5助攻，拿下40分11篮板10助攻1抢断1盖帽的豪华三双，率队以107-100拿下职业生涯首场圣诞大战的胜利！
And in one fell swoop, the single-game three-pointer hit record in the Christmas game was refreshed to 8!
Chicago fans guessed the beginning, but missed the end!

With the blessing of Joe's gang leader, they have always used other teams as background boards in the Christmas game.

Facing the Knicks in 92, the Bulls came back to win 89-77 after trailing by 10 points in the first half.

Facing the Heat in 97, the Bulls strangled their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals of last year 90-80 in the absence of Pippen.

However, in this Christmas game, they were shown off by the No. 9 Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference!
Was shown twice by Wu Di!
Two unexpected comebacks, filled the Cavaliers with chicken blood, and sent the Bulls to the guillotine!
In the future, the Chicago Bulls must add the Cleveland Cavaliers to the list of rivals!

Forget Wu Di, unless Jordan is 15 years younger, otherwise they will have no hope in this life!
After the game, Ross took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Wu Di:

"Dude, you caught us off guard this time!"

"But this is not our true strength! Next time we meet, I will definitely pay back today's defeat! Just like the last time I slaughtered you!"

Wu Di smiled. They were able to win the Bulls today. There were indeed strategic and tactical factors in it, but if Love can be strengthened later and run in smoothly, no matter how strong the Bulls are, they will be their ghosts!
However, seeing Rose's expression, he suddenly had an idea:
"Brother, it seems that you are very dissatisfied? Why don't we challenge each other later?"

Ross narrowed his eyes:
"Okay, whoever is afraid of whom!"

Christopher Nolan, who was sitting on the sidelines, saw this scene, and his heart couldn't be concealed!

Today's game was not in vain, he already knew how to shoot "Batman 3"!

Batman has been injured for a long time, but he had to come back with his injuries in the face of a crisis, but was injured again by the villain Bane!
At the critical moment, Batman rises again in Bane's dungeon, and then returns to Gotham City, singled out with Bane to complete revenge and save Gotham!
(End of this chapter)