In 1989, after waiting for several hours in the lobby of CCTV, Stern knocked on the door of the Chinese market with several NBA videotapes.
In 1993, CCTV broadcast the NBA Finals for the first time.
It was at that time that 4-year-old Xu Yong saw that man for the first time.
Because he comes from a basketball family, he learned about basketball much earlier than his peers, so when his parents held him to watch the game, the braised egg was already deeply imprinted in his mind.
When he grew older and after Jordan announced "I.am.back", watching Bulls games became his greatest childhood pleasure.
As the time spent watching football continued to increase, he discovered that Jordan played differently from others.
Others find it hard to play ball, and they have to use all their strength to score a goal, but Jordan can easily score points while strolling around the court. He can sway his opponents around with every move he makes, and he is even more handsome in post-up singles.
It turns out basketball can be played like this!
This is Xu Yong's truest thought, and the next thought prompted by this thought is that I also want to play like him.
Although looking at it from an adult's perspective, it was such a childish idea, but it was the most real idea of him, or of many children of his size at that time, childish, but beautiful.
He began to put Jordan posters in his room and tried his best to get newspapers and magazines related to Jordan.
Then as his knowledge of Jordan continued to increase, he learned more and more about this man.
It turns out that Jordan was not successful from the beginning. It took him 6 years to win his first championship. Those 6 years were also 6 years for him to persevere, improve, and transform;
It turns out that even a player as strong as Jordan couldn't win by himself. He learned about teamwork in college, and only started to build his own dynasty after waiting for his Pippen to grow up and give up the ball on his own initiative;
It turns out that there are too many unknown things behind Jordan's success. He is harsh on his teammates and has stricter self-requirements than his teammates. That made Barkley flinch even after trying the "Breakfast Club" once. He persisted even though he had a high fever. The Flu War…
It was also after truly understanding Jordan, not just Jordan's skills, that Jordan became his idol.
So after his rebirth, he trained hard, valued his teammates, and no matter what he said to his teammates, he had to do it himself first, because that was the biggest influence that the idol Jordan brought to him.
So when he saw Jordan sitting in the audience, just ten meters away from him, you asked him how he felt.
What he felt was that his heartbeat was racing and he couldn't breathe!
If it hadn't been for this occasion, he would have gone up excitedly to say hello and ask for autographs and photos.
But after realizing the situation he was in, his excitement quickly turned into endless motivation.
What could be more meaningful than playing a good game in front of your idol? !
Yes, that's it!
After taking a deep breath, Xu Yong's eyes burst out with the strongest desire since his rebirth.
Jordan, of course, didn't notice Xu Yong.
After greeting the audience, he set his sights on North Carolina's half.
After looking at the familiar group of young men from last year and seeing them become more mature, he immediately felt relieved.
Today, he is wearing the North Carolina shorts that represent luck again after 6 years. These young men must not let him down!
After the warm-up, the scene entered into the opening ceremony.
The starting lineups for both sides were also released one after another.
North Carolina Tar Heels: 1.8-meter point guard No. 5 Ty Lawson, 1.93-meter shooting guard No. 22 Wayne Ellington, 1.96-meter small forward No. 14 Danny Green, 2.03-meter Power forward No. 21 Dean Thompson, and center No. 50 Tyler Hansbrough, who is 2.06 meters tall.
Arizona State Devils: Harden, DeRozan, Cooksix, Xu Yong, Ayers.
Amid the cheers of the fans, Hansbrough and Ayers came to the center circle to jump the ball.
Ayers fought hard to get the ball back to Harden, and the Devils got the opportunity to attack first.
After advancing to the frontcourt, the Devils began to use UCLA's pick-and-roll tactics.
However, after playing a set of tactics, they didn't get any good chances to take action.
The University of North Carolina's defense is better than that of Michigan State University!
Because of their excellent offensive talent, this is a point that is easily overlooked, but the fact is that with their excellent talent and super high understanding, they are indeed airtight on the defensive end.
The ball finally fell into DeRozan's hands, and there was not much offensive time left. His shot to the basket missed the basket, and the rebound was protected by Hansbrough.
Moreover, their defensive counterattack was very fast. Hansbrough picked off the rebound and handed it to Lawson. In an instant, the entire offensive formation was in the frontcourt.
If we hadn't played against UCLA with Love and Westbrook last year, this kind of counterattack speed could lead to direct scoring.
Because Lawson's speed was so fast, his legs were like bullets being fired.
But even if they didn't get a direct fast break opportunity, the Tar Heels' position battle was very fast.
Thompson set a high pick-and-roll, and Lawson reached in with his waist. He also attracted a double attack and quickly distributed the ball to Dean Thompson who was cutting in.
Lawson is only 1.8 meters tall, shorter than Paul, but historically he was the No. 18 pick in 2009. He is not only quick in changes of direction and breakthrough, but also has an excellent overall view.
Thompson got an easy scoring opportunity after catching the ball. He didn't hesitate and directly chose a close-range throw. The Tar Heels won...
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The moment Thompson took action, a figure struck from behind and leapt into the air from behind him.
"boom!"
Before the basketball reaches its highest point, the ball is directly pressed onto the backboard.
There was a burst of astonishment at the scene.
The body-chasing nail plate hat from Xu Yong!
Before Thompson could react, Xu Yong had already grabbed the rebound. The Devils pushed for a defensive counterattack, a three-on-two frontcourt.
Harden's layup was caught by Lawson with a backhand. Although the ball was not lost, the shot slipped out of the basket.
Ellington saw the right spot and jumped up to grab the defensive rebound, but he immediately felt a huge dark cloud directly covering his head.
"Bang!"
Xu Yong followed up and directly completed the deduction!
The exclamations at the scene turned into cheers. From nailing big blocks to fast-break dunks, Xu Yong's enthusiasm tonight seemed to be higher than in any previous game!
The Tar Heels responded immediately. After a pick-and-roll between Ellington and Hansbrough, they took the ball directly from the three-point line.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball goes directly into the net.
The cheers continued, but this time it was from North Carolina fans.
The Tar Heels' outside firepower is already very fierce, and with this ball just now, their opening hands seemed to be very hot.
The Devils advance into the frontcourt and then run the pick-and-roll.
But this time when Harden passed the ball, Lawson suddenly took a lightning shot and completed the steal.
In addition to scoring and organization, Lawson also has a strong point in his steals, averaging 2.1 times per game this season. 【Note 7】
This can also be seen when he took out Harden's ball in the last round. Both his consciousness and speed are definitely at the level of "ghost hands".
After Lawson completed the steal, he quickly threw the ball to Thompson on the outside. Thompson dribbled the ball and flew down quickly.
Xu Yong pursued fiercely from the other side.
Thompson's position is the furthest outside, but his speed with the ball is not very fast.
So after Thompson reached the frontcourt, Xu Yong had already caught up with him from the other side.
Two people, one on the left and one on the right, gathered under the basket.
Thompson worked hard this time. In front of him was Xu Yongyong, who was practicing martial arts and making a sneak attack. Could he be able to hit himself again?
What kind of international joke are you making about a rabbit joining NATO?
He jumped quickly.
But soon, he saw what happened behind him in the last round.
Xu Yong was like a spring man, flying into the sky above him with a "pop".
His pupils dilated instantly, which was an instinctive reaction to feeling that danger was coming.
But his layup action had already gone out and he couldn't take it back. He could only stretch out his non-shooting hand to push Xu Yong.
But he soon discovered that that didn't work, because he couldn't push Xu Yong at all, even if Xu Yong was already in the air.
"boom!"
Xu Yong scored twice and once again slapped Thompson's shot onto the backboard!
But this time, because it was blocked sideways, the ball bounced back behind the backboard.
At this time, Ellington followed up and got an offensive rebound, and the throw was a close throw.
But the moment he took action, his eyes became as horrified as Thompson's.
Because Xu Yong, who had just blocked Thompson one second, turned around and blocked him again the next second.
You are a cat, right?
"boom!"
Xu Yong turned around in the air and blocked the shot, sending the ball flying out of the court.gif!
The fans at the scene were dumbfounded.
Damn it, this young man!
Jordan was also stunned.
Is this young man jumping pretty well?
Well, the No. 23 jersey was not worn in vain.
But he probably didn't expect that this young man's excitement was triggered by his arrival!
