The game between Oak Hill Academy and Lower Merion High School slowly came to an end in a fierce battle.
In the most stalemate period of the second half, Coach Smith still used a zone defense system that was not that suitable. As for martial arts, he has always been placed at the power forward position, playing a position that martial arts is not very good at.
Although Wu Dao's outstanding performance made it impossible for others to tell that he was not playing as a power forward, only Wu Dao himself knew how frustrated he was at the power forward position in today's game.
The intensity of American high school basketball is much greater than that of Neon, and the referee's penalty scale is also very wide. As long as Budo gets the ball at the power forward position, Lower Merion will give it to him. He gets double-teamed.
Although Kobe is just a high school student now, he is also quite tough when it comes to defense. He can withstand Wu Dao's quick breakthroughs and other teammates' double-teaming and interceptions. Wu Dao still has the ability to hold the ball for a limited time. In the limited display space, it becomes quite passive.
Throughout the second half, Wu Dao's score was suppressed by the opponent to less than 20 points.
Although he played the entire half, Wu Dao's personal score was "only" 13 points. Normally, in high school, a qualified player can be considered a qualified player even if he scores 13 points in the whole game, let alone scoring 13 points in the half.
Generally speaking, players with 13 points in the game can basically secure their starting position.
But for Martial Arts, even with 13 points at halftime, it still did not achieve the desired effect.
He was not very satisfied with his performance on the field today.
"Beep——" As the referee's whistle sounded, the game between Oak Hill High School and Lower Merion High School officially came to an end.
In the end, Budo still failed to lead Oak Hill High School to win the game. Oak Hill finally lost the game 89:93, a four-point difference.
In this practice match, Wu Dao also contributed 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks.
Correspondingly, Kobe played the entire game and scored a game-high 46 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.
In terms of data, it beats martial arts.
Lower Merion High School won the game, and the players were, of course, very happy. After the game, Kobe was supported in the center by his teammates. A group of people gathered around and cheered loudly.
The Oak Hill players looked at their cheering opponents in the opposite dugout and felt a little bitter for a moment. But soon, this emotion quickly dissipated.
Because the players thought of one happy thing, that is, their team had attracted unprecedented reinforcements!
The return of Martial Arts has greatly increased the strength of Oak Hill High School. Today, Martial Arts just participated in the team's practice match. Although the opponent is the little-known Lower Merion, the Oak Hill players who have played against them know that , Today’s opponent is definitely not that kind of mediocre person.
And Wu Dao, who has just returned to the team, is able to perform like today even though he is not so familiar with his teammates, which is enough to show how strong Wu Dao's personal strength is.
It is foreseeable that in the future, martial arts will only need to go through a period of running-in with teammates. The strength that Oak Hill High School can display is much stronger than today's practice match!
Lower Merion High School won the game, Oak Hill High School received unprecedented reinforcements, and everyone has a bright future.
"Hello, my name is Kobe Bryant!"
"Excellent game."
"This is my first time fighting against a yellow race on the field. You are really strong. Are you Chinese?"
Just as Wu Dao was sitting in the rest area digesting the defeat of this game, a clear voice came from in front of him.
Raising his head slightly, Wu Dao saw Kobe standing in front of him and said to him with a smile. The teammates around him also became quiet for a moment, looking at Kobe who hurriedly walked to the dugout of Oak Hill High School in front of him.
"Yes, but not nationality yet."
"My name is Wu Dao, nice to meet you."
Budao nodded and extended his hand towards Kobe as he answered. Hearing this, Kobe also had a smile on his face, but when he saw Wu Dao's outstretched hand, Kobe did not shake it. Instead, he stretched out his fist and said to Wu Dao:
"I don't have this habit of greeting people."
"This is how I greet people!"
Looking at Kobe with a bright smile, Wu Dao also smiled and put his fist on the opponent's fist.
“I hope I’ll have the chance to fight you again in the future!”
"I rarely encounter opponents like you."
"When we meet again, I will beat you to death by myself!"
After a simple conversation, Kobe turned around and left. Before leaving, Kobe said harsh words towards Martial Arts. Kobe is supposed to be a fairly shy person in private, but when he encounters everything related to basketball, this guy's shyness will disappear.
Looking at Kobe's leaving figure, the smile on Wu Dao's face grew stronger.
"The 13th pick in the first round."
"If this is the case, I will enter the draft immediately after high school!"
Martial Arts said to himself, full of confidence in his future. Is Kobe better? Very strong. Judging from the performance of this game alone, it can be said that Kobe's offensive power is more than one level higher than that of ordinary high school students.
but
So what? If Coach Smith hadn't asked him to continue to defend Kobe Bryant alone today, Kobe would never have been able to play so freely in the second half of the game.
Not to mention scoring 46 points, being able to score 20+ can be regarded as Kobe's superb movement and his teammates' cooperation is tacit enough!
It's a pity that the first meeting with Kobe failed to leave a deep impression on the other party's mind!
At the end of the practice match, the players from Lower Merion High School started to pack up their belongings after taking a short rest, and then left the gym after being polite to the players from Oak Hill.
There was no excitement to watch, and the students gathered around the court left one after another. Soon, the entire basketball hall was basically empty, with only a few spectators still staying on the side of the court, looking at the Oak Hill players in boredom.
After Coach Smith let the players rest for a while, he also stood up and walked in front of everyone.
"gather!"
Under Coach Smith's instructions, the players stood up from their seats and lined up on the field. American high school students are not so particular about lining up during training. Players only need to line up in three rows. There are no hard and fast rules as to which player is in which position.
For the sake of convenience, Budao walked to the back of the team and stood at the end.
After the players finished lining up, Coach Smith's eyes fell on Wu Dao, waved to Wu Dao, and shouted:
"Wu! Get out of the queue."
"come here!"
With that said, Coach Smith pointed to his side and motioned for Martial Arts to step out of the team.
Under the gaze of all the players, Wu Dao came to the front of the team and stood face to face with his teammates.
Coach Smith turned his head and glanced at the tall player next to him, and couldn't help but take the lead in applauding. Under his leadership, the players who didn't know what was going on were also subconsciously led to applaud. For a moment, there was thunderous applause in the stadium. .
"Now, let's welcome Takeru back to our Oak Hill High School!"
As he said that, Coach Smith actually shouted a little out of control, then smiled and patted Wu Dao's arm, and said to Wu Dao:
"There are many players on the team who have just joined the team."
"Takeru, introduce yourself!"
After Coach Smith finished speaking, he took a small step back and gave up his position in the center. At the same time, the applause gradually died down.
The arrival of martial arts is actually not good news for some players. It will mean that their chances of playing will be greatly reduced. Everyone sees Wu Dao's performance on the court. The players all know that with the arrival of Wu Dao, one of their team's starting positions will be given to the yellow guy in front of them.
But there are very few players who are not convinced by martial arts. Basketball is a very simple and pure thing. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work.
Everyone can feel and see the strength of martial arts.
Regarding martial arts, everyone is a little envious and jealous at most, but no one will feel dissatisfied in their hearts.
Players in different positions have different thoughts in their hearts.
Wu Dao's eyes swept across his teammates, and then he introduced himself with a smile:
"Hello everyone, my name is Wu Dao."
"As you can see, he is a yellow man who shouldn't be able to play ball!"
Speaking of this, the players who felt the cold humor of martial arts couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere became slightly livelier.
"But even though I am a yellow race, I resolutely embarked on the path of basketball."
"There's no other reason, just because I want to play basketball."
"Before this, I actually tried out at Oak Hill College for a while. Some brothers should still remember me."
"I think I have pretty good talent. The reason why I came to Oak Hill is because Coach Smith also thinks I have pretty good talent."
"Of course, I didn't come here just because my body is suitable for playing basketball."
"I am a person with a dream. I want to enter the NBA. After high school, I will participate in the draft!"
"In order to achieve this goal, I will never give up the opportunities that should belong to me on the field!"
After the words fell, the arena fell into an eerie silence.
Entering the NBA? A yellow man now says he wants to enter the NBA?
What kind of sense of déjà vu is this?
This is equivalent to Naruto announcing to his peers that he would become Hokage when he was studying in the Ninja School.
This is equivalent to Luffy who just ate the Devil Fruit and said in front of Shanks that he wanted to become the Pirate King.
In the eyes of many players at Oak Hill College, the idea of entering the NBA in martial arts is undoubtedly a dream. Although martial arts is really strong, I just cooperated with unfamiliar teammates and almost scored 30 points.
but
This does not make them think that Wu Dao really has the capital to enter the NBA! On the high school basketball court, there are players with that kind of talent every year, let alone close to 30 points in a game. There are many people who average 30 points per game, but even those people don't dare to say such things.
What's more. What's more, Wu Dao is a yellow race!
No one of the yellow race has ever succeeded in the NBA. Just as the players' stereotypes indicate, the yellow race is not suitable for playing basketball at all!
"Bang! Bang!" Soon, applause erupted in the quiet gym. The person applauding was not Coach Smith, not an old Oak Hill teammate who was familiar with martial arts, but a student who was sitting on the sidelines and did not leave. .
It was an Asian boy. After hearing what Wu Dao said, he actually stood up and clapped.
The boy is very short. According to martial arts visual inspection, the opponent is probably only about 160cm. He is wearing the uniform of Oak Hill High School, wearing narrow-rimmed gold glasses, neatly dressed, and looks like a good student.
The players glanced in the direction of the Asian boy, and then their eyes fell on Wu Dao.
There are mixed emotions, some feel sad, some feel incomprehensible, and of course, some are inspired by martial arts words. But silence is the main theme of the arena at this time.
Wu Dao didn't feel embarrassed at all when he said this. Instead, he smiled at his teammates and looked back at Coach Smith.
"Um!"
"Wu, it's good to have a goal! I hope you can keep working hard in this direction and toward this goal!"
"I'm very optimistic about you, and I also hope that I can coach the first yellow player to succeed in the NBA!"
"You have to work harder!"
Coach Smith patted Wu Dao on the back, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"Today's match between you and Lower Merion made me very dissatisfied!"
"It's too soft!"
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Afterwards, Coach Smith spent some time giving "training". Although the team's defeat was inseparable from the players, it was certainly inseparable from him as the coach.
But the focus of the post-match summary is of course the players.
Coach Smith was very angry when the Oak Hill post players lost their composure when facing Kobe Bryant's attack on the basket. After the team was disbanded, he even said that several post players would be retained for additional training.
Wu Dao did not stay in the gym for training today. He stayed on the plane for such a long time, and after getting off the plane, he drove for such a long time, and then played such an intense game.
Wu Dao's condition is already quite bad. He needs to adjust his schedule and adapt to the pace of Oak Hill High School's competition as soon as possible.
In the evening, Budao and Takako Fujima, who had both completed check-in, met in the cafeteria and had dinner together. As for Takako Fujima’s family, they also have their own things to do. They need to find a suitable place to open a gym in the United States and find a place to stay.
In short, it may take some time to adapt to the Fujima family, which is new to the family.
This time Wu Dao stayed in a dormitory for foreign students, a single room. In order to allow international students to adapt here as quickly as possible, Oak Hill often sends an "assistance student" to people like Budo.
The next day.
Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door of Wu Dao's room. When the sleepy Wu Dao got out of bed and opened the door, he found a short, thin Asian boy standing in front of his dormitory door.
"Who are you."
"That classmate in the gym yesterday?"
(End of chapter)
