Defending champion

Chapter 47 Before the Great War
"330 one, 330 two...!" Jack was thinking in his heart, and at the same time, his hands were not idle for a moment. He picked up the basketball on the side rack and directly raised his hand to shoot.

The basketball drew a high arc, and the basketball rolled through the net, making a "swap".

Jack was still expressionless. After exhaling, he wiped the sweat off his face, and ran over to pick up the balls he had thrown just now, and put them back on the rack.

Since yesterday, after Jack and Byron Scott finished this bet, Jack couldn't get a good night's sleep all night.The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.So, when I fell asleep until two o'clock, I quickly got up and looked through my own video to watch.

Jack, he found a big problem at a glance, and it was very serious.No wonder Byron, an old fox, made this bet with himself.So before dawn in the morning, Jack came to the training camp for shooting practice.

In the video, Jack's shortcomings are not exposed at all.

Jack's offense is mainly through the attack at the basket to score, that is to say, Jack's range is not far enough, and the ball can only be scored into the basket at a very close distance.There is also a single means of offense at the basket.Except for layups and slam dunks, there are almost no offensive methods that can be used.

After watching the video, a large bead of sweat appeared on Jack's forehead, and his expression was very solemn.

Jack now fully understands that the reason he was able to achieve such objective results before is because he has not encountered a real insider yet.At that time, of course, it was very easy to get such a high score.

However, if you encounter a dominant insider like Yao Ming, it may not be as simple as it is now.

Now, thinking about the bet with Byron, it feels very scary now.Byron is really an old fox!Byron knew his own characteristics very well, and it was precisely because he understood his own characteristics that he made this bet with himself.

Even so, Jack did not regret making this bet with Byron.

Hmph, what's the big deal, the big deal is losing?Moreover, I may not necessarily lose?So what if it's a dominant insider?I can't miss it.I won't lose, the big deal is to lose a little life point, start to use the big move to win these data.

Anyway, I won't lose, I've decided to go to the nightclub.You told me not to go to clubs for a season, and you told me how Jack could stand it.I, Jack, am a normal man.

Jack is such a person, the more difficult and challenging things are, the more he likes them.

"490 eight, 490 nine, five hundred!" Jack threw his hand, and the ball landed in the basket very accurately, making a very beautiful "swap" sound.

Jack's vest was completely drenched with sweat.Dou Da's sweat could not be restrained from running down his face.

In fact, from the first day of joining the Hornets, Jack began to practice 500 shots every day.Moreover, the simulated training space was opened a week ago against the Sonics.After a week of hard training, Jack has shot the head basket countless times.

Jack's mid-range shot has some fire now.When no one is defending, it has reached 7%.Moreover, even with man defense, he can hit three or four out of 10, and the hit rate is not bad.

"Byron, I will definitely not lose to you, I will definitely surprise you." Jack thought in his heart.

Time flies.

A day later, the Hornets ushered in the Houston Rockets at their home court.

Hornets United Center.

Jack finished pressing his thigh, got up quickly and continued to devote himself to shooting training.

It was like this for about 10 minutes, and the Houston Rockets players on the other side of the half were late.

After seeing the Rockets players, Jack and David West couldn't help gathering together for a discussion.

"Jack, you have to be careful! The Rockets are not as easy to deal with as the previous teams? They have the best insiders in the league. It's true that you want to get as luxurious statistics as in the previous game." It's a little difficult! It seems that you will live as an ascetic in the future." Butler reminded.

"Who said I would lose." Jack retorted.

"Okay, Butler, don't talk so many boring words. Jack, wait a moment and you must remember to run open. As soon as there is an open space, my ball will be in your hands immediately. Remember to run open, and remember Help me follow up after the pick-and-roll." Paul reminded Jack.

"Hey, who told me to be your friend? Wait a minute and I will try to let you play more!" David West said.

"Don't worry! I won't lose, you just wait to go to the nightclub to party after the game! Who am I, Jack, might I lose?" Jack said confidently.

Although what Jack said was very confident, how many people can understand the bitterness in his heart?
"Forcing..." A long whistle sounded.

The referee indicated that there are still 5 minutes before the start of the game.

The training of both sides has also ended.

Players from both sides greeted before the game.

The first person to walk up to Jack was Tracy McGrady, the star of the Houston Rockets.

McGrady looked very cute, his eyes seemed to never be opened, they were always sleepy, and he looked at Jack very disdainfully.

Jack is a very proud person, seeing that McGrady doesn't even bird himself.Naturally, he wouldn't use his hot face to stick someone else's cold ass.Jack was also very indifferent.

I thought: What's the big deal, one day I will surpass your McGrady.

The disdainful expression on Jack's face was caught by McGrady.Jack's expression also made McGrady feel very uncomfortable.McGrady decided to teach this rookie a good lesson.

Before the start, he sprayed trash talk next to Jack's ear: "Hey, you are the transfer student who was rumored to be hated by the league? I heard that you are hanging?"

When Jack heard these words from McGrady, he always felt weird, as if McGrady came to find fault with him on purpose.

Sure enough, seeing that Jack didn't speak, McGrady continued: "Rookie, the alliance is not as simple as you imagined. Today I will blow you up."

After hearing McGrady's provocative words, Jack counterattacked without showing any weakness: "Huh, then you can come! Who doesn't know who explodes? You are just a passing star!"

After Jack put down this sentence, he walked away and greeted other Rockets players.

After hearing these words, Maddy became even more angry.The face became extremely distorted.He swore in his heart that he would make Jack look good.

Then, Jack greeted Yao Ming, the center of the Rockets.

This time Yao Ming was not as aggressive as Tracy McGrady just now. Yao Ming had a smile on his face and looked very humble. He didn't show any disdain for a rookie like Jack because he was called the number one center forward in the league.

Immediately, the impression of Yao Ming in Jack's heart soared rapidly.

"Are you the powerful rookie Jack they say? I heard that you have performed at the All-Star level in these few games. I really want to compete with you." Yao Ming asked.

"The media is the most unfounded, do you believe what they say?" Jack and Yao Ming joked.

"Whether it's true or not, I want to have a good discussion with you."

"Okay, see you on the field then."

"Ok"

In addition to greeting the two super big names of the Hornets, Jack also greeted other members of the Rockets in turn.For example: Ralph Alston, Yao Ming's spare tire Dikembe Mutombo and others.

After the players from both sides greeted each other, Byron summoned the players to gather. Jack ran over quickly, and Jack also returned to the original half to continue preparing for the game.

(End of this chapter)