NBA villain

Chapter 89 The Hornet
American Airlines Arena, Training Center.

Wade raised his head and suddenly remembered something.

"Huh? Why did Yang Di go to the toilet for so long? Could it be that he fell into the toilet?" He had a big brain, and estimated the time when Yang Di left, probably 10 to [-] minutes.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Yang Di walking in through the shaking door.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing?"

Yang Di shrugged, "No, just go to the bathroom normally."

"It takes you so long to go to the toilet? Are you constipated?" Wade asked suspiciously.

"Your size." Yang Di rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain to Wade.

Wade didn't even think about it, and pulled Yang Di onto the stage, "Come on, come with me in a one-on-one duel. It's been a long time since I've had a one-on-one duel with you. My hands are very itchy."

"Let me take a rest first, I'm in a nervous breakdown..."

……

The Hornets are currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, two places higher than the tenth-ranked Heat in the Eastern Conference.

Because the Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans last year, the league has already decided that Charlotte will re-form a new team. This new team was voted by fans in June this year. The name -- the Charlotte Bobcats, who will play next year, will also appear as an Eastern Conference team.So the New Orleans Hornets this season is also the last season to participate in the East team.

The Hornets' tactics are relatively conventional and visible. The core of the team is the representative of the new generation of star players, the 24-year-old Baron Davis.

Baron Davis was the No. 99 pick in [-]. He is famous for his outstanding strength and top-notch speed. At the point guard position, he can crush most point guards without accident.

Hornets vs. Heat, Baron Davis will face off with Dwyane Wade, no surprise.

This makes Heat fans look forward to this kind of game, because Wade and Davis' playing styles are very strong, and they can often complete high-speed cuts, change directions, make emergency stop jump shots or forcefully fill the frame, which is very entertaining.

So at night, the American Airlines Arena becomes more lively.

Yang Di silently tightened his shoelaces, and walked to the sidelines as usual. The Heat's home court under the red rhythm was more atmospheric. After all, it was five consecutive away games. The audience in Miami had been waiting for the team to come back for more than a week. .Now that the team is on the rise, it also attracts many individual fans to watch the game.

The pre-match ceremony is over, and the two sides line up their starting lineups.

Heat: Dwyane Wade, Eddie Jones, Odom, Haslem and Brian Grant.Hornets: David Wesley, Baron Davis, George Lynch, PJ Brown and Jamal Magloire.

Grant beat Magloire in the jump, and the game officially began.

"Recently, you've pushed Bryan to hell enough." On the sidelines, Caron chatted with Yang Di. Caron Butler was still recovering from an injury, his playing time was limited, and most of the games were played from the bench. start on.

"So he is training very hard and seriously now." Yang Di shook his head. Grant was stimulated by Yang Di. Recently, the 31-year-old top player has a very correct attitude towards training, and he has become more rigorous and more focused on the field , and gradually showed many excellent qualities that Yang Di did not possess.

Caron Butler said: "Jamal Magloire has excellent rebounds and average offensive ability, but he also has the ability to shoot a low jumper. Brian wants to defend him easily."

Yang Di remained silent. He understood what Caron Butler meant. This game was not like the time against the Lakers. At that time, O'Neal caused a lot of damage to the inside. Under normal circumstances in this game, if Brian is in normal form If not, he will definitely play more than 30 minutes, and then he will have less playing time.

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Sure enough, Grant was in very good form in the first quarter. He not only grabbed 5 rebounds but also made two offenses. Stan Van Gundy kept him playing until the last 47 seconds left in the first quarter before getting impatient. Yang Di came on.

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At this time, facing Yang Di was the Hornets' backup center Sean Lukes.

Sean Lukes is 2 meters tall and has average talent. He has been in the league for almost ten years. He is 08 years old this year and his jersey number is 34.

Caron Butler who played took possession of the ball, directed Yang Di to move, and then distributed it to Alston in the middle.Yang Di mentioned the high position to do a pick-and-roll for Alston, and Alston dribbled the ball behind his back to widen the distance from the defenders. After two consecutive crotches, he adjusted the direction of the breakthrough and walked to Yang Di's right side.

Yang Di blocked him tightly, and Alston rushed inside.

Yang Di went down to attack, Alstom made an emergency stop at the free throw line for a jumper, the Hornets switched defenses for interference, and the inside defensive formation was a bit scattered.

At this time, Yang Di who rushed in attracted enough attention, especially his defender Sean Lukes. He knew that Yang Di had excellent strength and was active in rushing for rebounds. He stepped over and was very experienced immediately. The ground was in front of Yang Di.

The basketball bounced with a "clang" and bounced to the other side.

Yang Di was a little disappointed, his footsteps followed the basketball, and the Hornets power forward PJ-Brown and Odom on the other side took the lead in getting the rebound.

But by chance, his hand slipped, and Odom's interference made him unable to control the basketball, and the basketball was picked into the air again.

Yang Di was overjoyed, just flew over, knocked PJ-Brown away, and took off the rebound with his hands together.

At this time, because of the retreat, the Hornets' line shrank so much, Yang Di made a pass to the outside, Butler turned around and just caught the basketball, shot a three-pointer decisively, and made a hit!
"Good shot!" Stan Van Gundy also had to applaud. Yang Di's hard work on the field is obvious to all, and he can always grab offensive rebounds and win the team a second chance to attack.

Then at the end of the first quarter, Yang Di had no chance, and the Heat had a slight advantage of 29 to 26 on the field, leading by 3 points.

In the second quarter, Yang Di continued to be on the court.

In less than 2 minutes, he grabbed another offensive rebound and pulled it abruptly from Sean's head. At this time, the Hornets' formation was not chaotic, and he did not have a good pass opportunity.

After Yang Di picked up the offensive rebound on the left side of the basket, he took the ball with both hands and slapped it on the ground.

After receiving the bouncing basketball, he rushed forward in a unified figure, pressed down and exerted force, and suddenly pushed away Sean Lukes, jumped up, and dunked on the frame on the spot.

"Bang!" There was a loud exclamation in the American Airlines arena, and then there was a wave of applause.

The booing was much less than before, but it still existed. Yang Di turned around and went back to defend after seeing the referee signaled that the two points were valid.The veteran of the Hornets, Xiao En told the referee about Yang Di's little move with a look of grief and indignation, and waved his elbow to imitate Yang Di's action just now, "It is definitely a foul move, he is too dangerous, referee!"

The referee ignored him and signaled him to serve the ball quickly, otherwise he would have to blow for five seconds.

Sean shook his head with a look of helplessness.

……

Yang Di is fighting against the second-tier players on the bench, but Wade is really fighting against the main players.

Baron Davis is about the same height as him, and his strength is a bit better than him. From the beginning of their debut, the two have used various skills to fight against each other. Baron Davis' crushing breakthrough, The audience was fascinated by Wade's explosive breakthrough, and no one cared that Yang Di had improved again.

In the fourth quarter, Yang Di took a break. He played a total of 12 minutes in the first half and the second half, scoring 4 points and 5 rebounds.

After that, Yang Di sat silently on the bench and watched the Heat and the Hornets fight inextricably.

In the last minute or so, Grant made a key mid-range jumper, which detonated the entire American Airlines Arena.

"This is our Brian, we have to watch him at critical moments!"

"Yes, Yang Di is still too immature compared to him. His offensive skills and defensive skills are all top-notch in the NBA."

Grant himself clenched his fists and roared passionately, as if he had recovered the glory of the past. He thought to himself, I am still an All-Star player after all, and then secretly glanced at Yang Di who was sitting on the cold bench beside the court. The latter looked serious. The look made him feel more at ease.

In the end, the Heat narrowly beat the Hornets by 104 to 100 points.

　Happy New Years everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)