Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 284 The finals are coming!
There were a lot of disturbances from the outside world, and people from all walks of life were watching with great joy, but both parties in the topic were extremely calm.

Durant had no response.

Although he has never let go of his widowed sister, after all, she has become Wu Di's girlfriend, and she is living a life without shame. Everything he says at this time is a bit redundant.

Only when he wins the championship will he use his strength to make Wu Di quit!
Wu Di naturally won't talk much, especially since he is currently practicing his poker skills with his widowed sister, Lana and others at their home in Irvine Heights.

clap clap clap...

The game of poker has never been more intense. After all, happiness is never achieved overnight. Only by making further progress and making a pawn every day can the friendship between Guan Bao and Guan Bao last for a long time.

On June 6, after two days of rest, the Cavaliers ushered in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland.

The previous big score has reached 1-3. If the Cavaliers can win this game again, they can completely eliminate the Celtics and get tickets to the finals!

G5 was basically a repeat of the last game. The Celtics were not just peaceful, they were simply happy.

44-59, the Green Army failed to survive the first half and basically surrendered. In the third quarter, they tried to counterattack, but were quickly suppressed by Wu Di's unsolvable singles. Afterwards, the two sides exchanged tacit understanding for rotation. Players…

In the end, the score on the court was fixed at 99-108. The Cavaliers won G5 and rushed out of the Eastern Conference again!
Immediately after the game ended, the Cleveland people at the scene instantly fell into a long-lost carnival!

Seeing the colorful ribbons falling all over the sky, many fans were even moved to tears!

They couldn't help but be excited. Two years ago, it was Quicken Loans Arena and the Celtics' Big Three who directly broke up the Cavaliers led by young James!
Now, it's still Quicken Loans Arena, and it's still the Celtics' Big Three, but they were easily won 1-4 by the Cavaliers led by the younger Wu Di!

Two years ago, Cleveland was destroyed by their opponents, they were betrayed by their "King", and their confidence hit rock bottom!
Two years later, the real emperor came to Quicken Loans Arena and defeated his opponents with an invincible attitude, announcing the re-emergence of Cleveland!
Off the field, people have just recovered from the 08 economic crisis. They need confidence, and this game simply cannot represent more!
"Invincible!"

"Invincible!"

"Invincible!"

The fans at the scene shouted in unison, first shouting the Cavaliers' playoff slogan "The Dark Knight Rises", then shouting "Emperor", and then shouting "Invincible" because they felt that calling him Emperor was no longer enough to express their support for the game. Respect for Wu Di!

Pierce and Wu Di exchanged jerseys and took a group photo, then turned to the reporter and said sincerely:

"I hate to say this, but if you are going to lose sooner or later, it would be better to lose to Wu Di..."

Pierce couldn't help but be convinced that he would not lose. After all, everyone could see that the Green Army had completely lost this series.

The total score was 1-4. They only won the first game in which Wu Di was absent. The next four games were equivalent to being shaved off by Wu Di.

Under such circumstances, the strategy adopted by Pierce, who has a high emotional intelligence, is to put money in Wu Di's face. After all, he is already 35 years old. Unless he joins the Heat or Thunder, there is no hope of revenge at all. It is better to express it openly. A tribute to Wu Di.

Moreover, his passage also happened to use an allusion.

That was when Jordan defeated the Lakers led by Magic in the 91 Finals. Magic stated to the media after the game, "If I must lose, I choose to lose to Mike, because I will lose to him sooner or later!"

Pierce was bragging to the media, and Garnett came over to high-five Wu Di and said:

"Man! The future, no, the future and the present are all yours!"

Wu Di felt his boldness and responded with a smile:
"It's enough!"

Garnett laughed:
"Seriously, man! Anyway, Keep Healthy, and Rule NBA! (Stay healthy, rule the league!)"

Two of the Big Three of the Green Army were praised, with only Ray Allen watching coldly.

He was particularly frustrated in this series!

Originally, for a team like the Cavaliers that specializes in shooting, his tactical status should be higher than that of Pierce and Garnett.

But let alone the tactical status, even if he runs out of space, Rondo rarely passes the ball to him...

Rondo doesn’t know whether Ray Allen’s opinion is serious or not. Rondo just feels that this series is finally over!
In this series, since Thomas took over the starting position of the Cavaliers, he has been having a hard time.

Just a little less finishing ability!
If he could have even a little basket, the Green Army would not lose like this!
There is even a chance to climb the mountain of knights!
The more Rondo thinks about it, the sadder he becomes. He has been competing with Paul for the position of the league's number one point guard. He is not weaker than Paul in terms of organization and defense, but because of his poor finishing ability, he is always behind...

Even if he and Paul were named to the best team at the same time this year, he would only be in the third team, but Paul would be in the first team!
"Damn it! I've obviously been practicing so hard, why can't I make a shot!"

Rondo felt miserable, and everyone in the Thunder watching the game live in Oklahoma City felt even more miserable.

"Take off your pants and show me this? Useless old guys, I still expect them to spend more time!"

Durant shook his head and said with disdain.

"Yeah, it's so useless! This is the conference finals, can't it be more brutal?!"

Ibaka spread his hands and continued.

Harden's beard even reached to the sky:

"You are about to retire, what are you keeping? You should use up the last bullets! These people don't think they are young guys like us..."

Westbrook also mocked:
"You will lose sooner or later, why not lose to Wu Di? Pierce is not ashamed to say this. Is he capable of the magician's dominance?"

Durant pointed at him:
"One more thing, Wu Di is not Jordan! Guys, let's close the game tomorrow! Then beat the Cavaliers in the finals!"

"it is good!"

……

The Thunder boys were full of passion, but before the Cavaliers could teach them a lesson, on the night of June 6, the Spurs gave them a blow in the Western Conference Finals!
34-20!The Thunder fell behind by a big margin in the first quarter at home!

The faces of Oklahoma City fans are so ugly!
The Thunder's three young men are in average shape, but the Spurs' GDP feels extremely hot.

Among them, Parker made 10 of 7 shots and scored 17 points in the first quarter!
However, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks still has something up his sleeve. He asked Sefolosha, a swingman who is good at defense and known as the "Swiss Army Knife", to replace center Perkins to guard Diaw, and asked Ibaka to guard Duncan. , changed to a four-team lineup.

This move had an immediate effect. Diaw is a ball-controlling power forward, and he is not much taller than Sefolosha, so Sefolosha has no difficulty in defending him, and he can even defend him better than Perkins.

And more importantly, Sefolosha can defend Parker who rushes in at the end. This makes Parker at a loss for a while, and his touch suddenly becomes cold.

So, without waiting for the referee to take action, the Thunder gained a firm foothold in the second quarter, and as the third master's touch picked up in the third quarter, they began to chase points frantically!
By the end of the third quarter, the score was 81-80!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Spurs role player Gary Neal got consecutive open shot opportunities, but he missed consecutive shots!
But the Thunder's fourth young master seized the opportunity to score consecutive go-ahead scores!
Brooks made the right bet!
Gary Neal only came to the NBA in 10 years, and as a bench player, he rarely had the opportunity to shoot key shots, so he just asked the Thunder players to give up his double-teaming of others!

Adversity turned into favorable conditions, and the young guys from the Thunder were so powerful that they sent the Spurs to the guillotine in one go.

99-107, the Thunder won G6 and won the final victory in the Western Conference Finals!
The Chesapeake Energy Arena audience cheered!
It has only been four years since the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City in 08!
In four years, they entered the playoffs three times, reached the Western Conference Finals twice, and won a ticket to the Finals once!
The results are getting better every time!

The four young men of the Thunder are all young and promising, how can Oklahoma City fans not be excited!
In addition, Oklahoma City is originally the home base of red-necked fans, and Chinese players like Wu Di are least interested in being in the limelight. Their support for the fourth young master is nothing short of an oath of love!

Two extremely young teams play in the finals. The last time this kind of event happened in the NBA was when the Lakers faced the 01ers in 76!
Young players mean long-term dominance. No matter who wins the O'Brien Cup in the end, it is possible for the Cavaliers and Thunder to create a new dynasty!
But some people are happy and others are sad. Fans in other cities are sour. In addition to teasing the upcoming finals as a "battle of widows", they also mocked it as a "battle of hillbillies."

After all, compared to Boston and Los Angeles, Cleveland and Oklahoma City are not much different from the countryside!
Although it was ridiculed as a "hillbilly war", the sponsors of both sides spent a lot of money to build momentum!

On June 6, the day after the Western Conference Finals, Nike's "Thunder Breaks the Dark" commercial featuring the three Thunder boys as the main subjects hit the screens of major TV stations!
Harden only switched from Nike to Adidas in 15, so all members of the current three young men are Nike spokespersons.

For the Cavaliers, only Irving among the starting players is the spokesperson for Nike, Wu Di, DeAndre Jordan, and Thomas are all spokespersons for Under Armor, and Love is the spokesperson for the Chinese brand 361 Degrees.

But this is not the point. The point is that "darkness" is the current reference to the Cavaliers, so this time Nike's commercial directly attacks the Cavaliers indiscriminately.

Of course, the corresponding background is that "Endless Darkness" shot by Under Armor with Wu Di, DeAndre Jordan and Thomas as the main subjects has already been launched on major social media!
Does darkness overwhelm thunder, or does thunder pierce darkness?

The two sides are spitting at each other in the public opinion arena, but there are also undercurrents surging behind the scenes.

On June 6, the day before the finals, Wu Di learned from Hurst, who had been promoted to vice president of Under Armor, that the China Hand Management Center would issue a formal statement stating that Wu Di would not be hired by the national team!
Needless to say, this decision will bring unprecedented public pressure to Wu Di...

The storm was about to come, and on that day, Dayao also received the news in advance and called Wu Di to inform him:

"They have gone too far! The time to determine the roster is June 6. There is no need for them to do this now. They just took Nike's..."

"Oh, it's just too bad... I will organize everyone to speak to you and let the media put pressure on them. There must be a turnaround in this matter. Don't give up..."

Wu Di let out a breath. He had already expected that there would be more disgusting tricks, but it was unbearable for Nike to do this and compradors to do this!
"To tell you the truth, Brother Ming, I knew the news before you called! I know how to deal with it."

Wu Di shook the information in his hand. This was evidence of the chain of interests of those responsible for the management center collected by Under Armor.

The devil is as high as the road, if you dare to reach out, you will leave traces!

Nike spent nearly 2000 million meters on this matter, and the subsequent transportation cannot be calculated for the time being. One option given by Under Armor's public relations department was to spend more money, but Wu Di vetoed it.

What do these people do?

Even if you burn your money, you won’t give them a dime!
And once this hole is opened, there will be no chance for normal players to join the national team!

Dayao was stunned when he heard this. He vaguely felt that Wu Di was going to make big news, so he quickly tried to persuade him:
"Don't do anything stupid! Deal with it calmly. As long as it doesn't affect the next finals, you will win!"

"Don't respond as fiercely as before. Your Weibo has been blocked. Offending leaders in China will greatly affect your business value..."

Wu Di shrugged noncommittally, and then politely expressed his gratitude to him, but did not tell him his plans.

Sometimes, the more you know, the more dangerous you are.

Dayao took the risk to inform him at this time. There is not much that Wu Di can actually do now. Excluding Dayao from this coming storm is one thing.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Di reported it with his real name on his Twitter account with tens of millions of fans!
And posted a lot of information to prove the existence of PY transactions!

Reported to the official, or on the Internet, Wu Di was instantly at the forefront again!
"Hero or Traitor?"What happened to this man? ”, “Trapped in the whirlpool!The survey showed that 80% of random respondents in China expressed disgust with Wu Di because the reporting incident had embarrassed China internationally." "Affected by the reporting incident, the stock prices of Under Armor and Nike plummeted! 》……

For a time, public opinion was raging!
But this did not affect Wu Di. After he posted on social media, he disconnected from the Internet!

Let the trolls go!
He won't do this again!

In the series with the Heat, he was affected by these news and lost two games in a row at the beginning. Now, he wants to convert his anger into motivation!

On June 6, the sky in Oklahoma City was covered with dark clouds!
The storm was about to come, and at 7:[-] in the evening, Wu Di led the team into the Chesapeake Energy Arena, as if they had stepped into the Colosseum in ancient Rome!

"No.46! Wu~Di!"

At the starting ceremony, Wu Di appeared on stage.

The official DJ’s introduction did not dare to slander him, but the shouts of the red necks in the audience had already resounded throughout the Chesapeake Energy Arena:
"traitor!"

"traitor!"

"traitor!"

Wu Di raised his eyes and looked around. The auditorium seemed like a giant beast that had come to life, and it was trying to eat him alive...

(End of this chapter)