You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 7 Courage and Courage

Randy Smith stunned the nation in training camp and was hailed as the most physically fit guard ever, with a style of play that, some of his contemporaries like Julius Erving, was marked by fast breaks and "over the rim" pull-ups.You can think of him as the Westbrook of the 70s, the silent love of the street thinks this guy is more like Kevin Johnson.

With a man-eating dunk, Cowens turned his anger on his soon-to-be-retired companion: "Hondo, what the hell are you doing? Even if it's the last game, you have to go all out!"

"Sau Rui." Mother often taught Wei Xia that he must admit mistakes when he goes out.

Cowens frowned: "Where did you learn the strange accent?"

"I will still apologize in Chinese, do you want to hear it?"

"Why the hell are you so weird today?"

"Eh there?" Is it so obvious?
Wei Xia was so excited that he almost wanted to dance a ballet on the spot. Considering that doing so would leave a very bad impression on the fans who came to see Havlicek off with sadness, let's forget it.

Repay the fans with basketball from the 90s!He thought arrogantly, and was elbowed by Smith again in a blink of an eye.

Fortunately, the inside card made a mistake, otherwise the ball that Dave Bing specially fed him would fly out of bounds.

After putting him down, Smith showed no remorse: "Do you feel like you're going to retire and you're afraid of getting hurt? It's not like your style of play, Hondo."

Hearing this, Wei Xia's face changed slightly.

In reality, because of his short stature, he is prone to confrontation. He always plays floatingly and tries not to eat physical contact. In the 70s, you couldn't compete without confrontation.

There are no clever tactics, there are no traps targeting your technical weaknesses, and you will not be let in on the surface. In fact, what is waiting for you is a pocket formed by three people. It is not that advanced. Man-to-man is used to the extreme in the contemporary era.Therefore, those monsters whose physical fitness surpasses the times can often perform across the ages.

Wei Xia couldn't help but get up.

His consciousness has entered Havlicek's body, but his body is still Havlicek. He must not only make full use of the opponent's skills and experience, but also live up to the opponent's 16-year reputation in the vertical and horizontal alliance. Even if it is the last battle of his career, he must fight in Havlicek's style.

What was John Havlicek like?

The best answer is: the guts of the Celtics, the courage of the Celtics.

Rather than saying that the 15-year-old's enthusiasm activated Havlicek's competitive instincts, it is better to say that they have the same character.In reality, Weixia's style of play is soft, which is not what he wants. His figure determines his style of play.But now, he has the body of a professional player of 196 cm, how can he shrink back in the face of confrontation?If he really retreated due to fear and confrontation, he would give himself a slap that was so loud that it broke his face after waking up from the dream.

For several consecutive rounds, Wei Xia forgot what he wanted to do. He defended and ran like the real Havlicek, and his uninterrupted physical contact made him feel like a guest on a roller coaster.

He locked up Smith, who had a monster body, for four consecutive rounds, grabbed the rebound, pushed a counterattack, and hit Chaney for a layup after receiving a long pass from Bin.

Finally, for once, he was himself again.

In the 6th minute of the first quarter, Wei Xia encountered "Bad News" Barnes (Marvin "Bad News" Barnes) when he was holding the ball. Scared to death.

It is precisely because he doesn't think about anything but just wants to express himself well. When he dribbles quickly with his right hand, he draws the attention of the "bad news" to his strong side. When the opponent's center of gravity is completely fixed, he shows off a large behind-the-back dribble at the risk of being blown off his wrist.

It was an era when ballhandlers were not allowed to perform, and the only player who could bring such a pleasing performance was the immortal "Pistol" Pete "Press" Maravich.And when Wei Xia made this move, the ancient Garden Arena entered a new round of climax, "Bad News" rolled to the corner with his rotten breath, Wei Xia controlled the ball and continued to move forward.

"God, is this Hondo?!"

"Everyone says that Hondo can't act, he just wants to show us what he can do today!"

Wei Xia's back swayed Barnes, and the front was empty, and no one could stop him.

He hit full throttle, rushed to the frontcourt and completed Havlicek's second actual dunk in his career.

The scene was completely out of control, the fans roared wildly, and the brave man called a timeout to slow down the atmosphere of the scene.

In this atmosphere, no one can play well, it's terrible.

Reid Auerbach looked at Havlicek, feeling like he didn't know the guy he brought to the team, "Is that guy really Hondo?"

During the timeout, "Song of Hongdo" ([-]) flooded the arena.

⑴Let me explain, the nickname "Hondo" comes from the 1953 movie "The Sound of Barbarian War" starring John Wayne.

Wei Xia gasped lightly, and he didn't realize Havlicek's physical fitness until he walked off the field.

He was running from the beginning. The Braves didn't look like they were saying goodbye to the legend. They played as they wanted. Randy Smith's confrontation was like a mad dog.

You must know that Havlicek is 38 years old, but now he does not feel tired.

Tom Saunders asked him if he wanted to keep fighting.

"Of course." Wei Xia nodded vigorously.

Havlicek's performance has exceeded all expectations.

Just like a simple migrant worker suddenly turned into a resplendent prince, where did he get so many tricks?Let alone the audience, even the teammates who got along day and night have never seen the few breakthroughs with the ball just now.

They have too many questions that are destined to remain unanswered.

Because after tonight, "Hondo" will retire.

Maybe he's been suppressing his desire for praise, which is something he can do.

Wei Xia didn't expect that he, who was criticized by many people for his stern play, would be blown to a new height in the contemporary era. He couldn't help but feel a little ecstatic. He even hoped that he would never wake up, but even if he didn't wake up, tonight would be the last game. Havlicek was about to retire. Before he lost the final game, the timeout came and he had to play again.

The first quarter that is about to end makes Wei Xia very sad.The end of the first quarter meant there were only three quarters left in the game, and he found that he loved the game.This dream made him reaffirm that he wants to play professional basketball in the future. Even if he can't play in the NBA, he still has to go to other countries' leagues, even the Equatorial Guinea basketball league.
The first quarter is coming to an end, and everyone is fighting for the lost ball.

Havlicek's experience allowed Weisha to run towards a ball that no one had in his hands, and it was about to go out of bounds unless someone was willing to give up and fly out.

Wei Xia didn't think he had the courage to do it.

But John Havlicek has!
He is the guts of the Celtics, the courage of the Celtics. At that moment, it seemed that Wei Xia was not controlling his body, but his body drove Wei Xia to chase the ball.

He flew off the pitch to get the ball back, knocking down a small row of fans.

(End of this chapter)