Chapter 195: Sprinkle some trash and let you stack buffs
The conflict between Jordan and Lu Yu has been around for a long time.
When Jordan was still the general manager of the Wizards, Lu Yu made the proud Jordan lose face because of that trial. Jordan criticized Lu Yu in front of the media as a prickly player.
Especially after the Pentagon was hit, Jordan came back and became an American hero. At that time, Lu Yu was simply a villain.
But as time went by and the heat cooled, Lu Yu rose up. From the moment he rescued Stewart, he also became a hero. At this point, Jordan only complimented Lu Yu a few times.
Originally, with the Wizards' weak record, their game against the Bulls was nothing to watch, but there was too much to talk about between Lu Yu and Jordan.
One is the former god of basketball and an all-American hero, and the other is a rising star in basketball and the patron saint of bullying children.
The Mic Center, home of the Wizards, was packed with fans wearing Wizards uniforms, the most numerous of whom were wearing No. 23. Dozens of TV stations, including Fox and ESPN, broadcast the game live, including
Including from China Central Television.
Dozens of cameras are being intensively debugged and placed at every viewing angle of the stadium, and all staff are making arrangements for live broadcast work in an orderly manner.
The fans sat in their seats, waiting for the game to start. Each of them had a free piece of popcorn in their hands. If the Wizards won this game, everyone would also get an extra donut.
Players on both sides are warming up on the court.
Anne Hathaway looked at Lu Yu warming up for shooting on TV, with a smile in her eyes. She hadn't seen Lu Yu for a long time, and could only see him once every time when a game was broadcast to relieve her lovesickness.
, she was watching the live broadcast of the game in a coffee shop at the film and television shooting base in Boston.
"Hello, madam, can I sit here?" A gentle voice came from behind her.
"Okay...ah, are you, Bellucci?"
When Anne turned around, she found that the person sitting next to her was actually Monica Bellucci, who had become famous for her movie "Legend of Sicily" the year before.
That "Malena" who is popular all over the world attracts everyone's attention with every move she makes.
At this time, the coffee shop was already full of people. Because of the live broadcast of the game, it didn't look like a coffee shop at all, but more like a bar.
Only Anne Hathaway has an open spot here.
So Monica Bellucci came over and asked.
"Yes, it's nice to meet you. I remember you as an actor filming in another crew. Several actors in our crew discussed you." Bellucci glanced at the TV screen and then sat down: "I just
I wanted to take a rest here, but I didn’t expect there would be so many people. Are they all here to watch the basketball game?”
"Yes, today is the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards." Annie nodded.
Bellucci shook his head helplessly: "I always thought that watching basketball games was a man's hobby. Just like my husband, he especially likes the Chinese player of the Chicago Bulls. I didn't expect that you would also like basketball games."
"I also like that Chinese player." Anne Hathaway's pretty face turned red. She couldn't tell him that Lu Yu was her boyfriend, right?
"I would like to see what kind of player can be loved by both my husband and a beautiful woman like you." Bellucci became somewhat interested, and both of them turned their attention to the TV.
At this time, the game camera was focused on the center of the court. Lu Yu walked over and hugged Michael Jordan before the game.
"Hi, Lu, it's really hard to meet you."
Michael Jordan's first words when they met were to joke about Hei Luyu's previous jokes: "But we still met, and we met in this way. I watched your game video, and I think I have to admit it.
You are an excellent player."
Lu Yu also smiled and said: "Nice to meet you, Michael. I just feel lucky now that I am not playing small forward."
Jordan played not as a shooting guard for the Wizards, but as a small forward, mainly because the Wizards had a tall and lanky starting shooting guard.
This shooting guard's running without the ball is already top-notch. Although his sight is a bit poor, his shots are more reasonable;
Although he has almost no defensive ability, he is not slouch on the defensive end;
Although it has a single function, it is indeed an important part of this Wizards team.
This year's Wizards' scoring leader is Jordan, who averages 22.9 points per game. This shooting guard contributes 20 points per game, and his shooting percentage is higher than that of Joe, who is past his peak.
He is a man who runs with his dog every day. Even the dog can't outrun him. He even runs all over the court without getting tired.
He is Hamilton.
Obviously, Lu Yu's flattery greatly benefited Jordan.
But then Lu Yu's words confused Jordan: "If I play small forward and beat you, the media still doesn't know how to portray the conflict between us, don't you think?"
Jordan would not give up on trash talk, and counterattacked with a smile: "Of course, you defeated me. You can say that I defeated Michael Jordan. I defeated you. I can only say that I defeated Lu Yu, but others will
Which Lu Yu to ask?"
He also criticized his teammate Blair for this sentence, which was nothing new.
Lu Yu just smiled: "I'm sorry, there is only one Lu Yu in the entire alliance."
"..."
Jordan was silent for a while. This was one of the few times when he lost in a verbal argument. After a long while, he said with a serious face: "I'm really looking forward to how you beat me. See you in the game."
"Okay, see you in the competition." Lu Yu nodded.
Many people have said, don't talk trash to Jordan, because Jordan will teach you how to be a good person. There is more than one person who has had this painful experience.
In the 1990s, there was an unwritten unspoken rule in the league that anyone could be provoked, just don’t talk trash to Jordan. Because your confrontation with Jordan would not affect his touch at all, it would only give him crazy stacks of buffs.
, stimulate Jordan's competitive spirit, thereby making himself worse in the game.
Miller had just entered the league and played against the Bulls in a preseason game. Jordan only scored 4 points in the first half, so his teammates encouraged him to trash talk Jordan, and Miller did so.
As a result, in the second half of the game, Jordan directly scored 40 points, while Miller, who was defending, only scored 2 points.
After the game, Jordan also said fiercely to Miller, "Watch your attitude when talking to Black Jesus from now on!"
Another time when Payton got the maximum salary, he said to Jordan on the court: "I also have an annual salary of tens of millions, Michael, and tomorrow I will buy a Ferrari like you."
Jordan then responded: "Wait a minute, brother, my Ferrari is a direct gift from the manufacturer!"
Payton was speechless after a single sentence.
Jordan came back in 1995.
Anderson of the Magic also publicly humiliated Jordan in front of the media: "Jordan with No. 45 is not as strong as No. 23!"
So in the second game, Jordan changed back to jersey No. 23 and scored 38 points on Anderson, 4 steals and 4 blocks, leaving the latter speechless.
There are also players who have trash-talked Jordan among the current players.
Wolf King Garnett.
When the Wolf King first entered the league, he also talked trash with Jordan, but the consequences were indeed disastrous.
At that time, in a game against the Bulls, the team's Leder performed well, so Garnett faced Jordan and said to him, "Hit him hard! Take advantage of your good touch and make Jordan doubt his life."
As a result, Jordan was expressionless after listening to the whole process.
In the next 6 minutes of the game, the Timberwolves committed two 8-second violations under Jordan's defense. They were originally 2 points behind and fell behind by 25 points. Jordan scored 40 points in an instant from 18 points before, and Garnett and Leder were also recalled by the coach.
to the bench.
From then on, Garnett never talked trash with Jordan again.
So even if the Wizards' record this season is unsatisfactory, no player would dare to trash talk Jordan.
Firstly, they respect Jordan, and secondly, no one knows whether Jordan will break out and become the laughing stock of the media.
Lu Yu was the first.
Because Lu Yu wants to try out how strong Jordan is after adding buffs - although it is an elderly version now, it is better than nothing.
Domestic broadcast footage usually shows a lot of nonsense in the broadcast room before the game, and it is not cut back until the game starts to prepare for the jump ball. Many domestic fans cannot see the interaction between the stars before the game, so this time between Lu Yu and Jordan
The exchange of trash talk was missed by domestic fans.
CCTV's commentators for this game were Sun Yiping and Zhang Weiping.
"Good morning, audience friends. I am very happy that you can watch today's game between the Washington Wizards and the Chicago Bulls. We are honored to have Director Zhang Weiping and me commentate on this game."
Zhang Weiping smiled and said: "Hello, Director Sun, and hello, audience friends."
"Director Zhang, I don't think there is any need to predict the outcome of this game. I believe your views are consistent with those of the audience. They all believe that the Bulls will win this game without any doubt, right?" Sun Yiping
said.
"Yes, that's right." Zhang Weiping said: "Actually, the disparity in strength between the two sides in this game is quite obvious. The Bulls have two star players, Lu Yu and Brad Miller, as well as Artest, Qian
Titans like Dele and Oakley, not to mention their bench gangsters who are known throughout the league, and the Wizards only have two cores, one is the aging basketball god Michael Jordan, and the other is Richard Hamilton
,From the lineup, the gap between the two sides is obvious."
"But no one can say whether Jordan will break out. After all, even if the God of Basketball is old, he is still the God of Basketball. Even with the restrictions of new regulations, he can still average 23 points per game this season."
Here, Sun Yiping took a look at the information in his hand: "Actually, the Bulls' advantage lies more in the inside, the combination of Brad Miller, Tyson Chandler and Charles Oakley. I feel like
He can teach Kwame Brown, the No. 1 pick of the Wizards, how to behave in minutes."
"Actually, if there were no Jordan in this game, the original highlight would be between the two rookies, Lu Yu and Kwame Brown." Zhang Weiping smiled: "After all, Brown is the No. 1 pick and Lu Yu is the No. 2 pick, but now
It seems that there is no comparison between the two people."
"Kwame Brown was personally selected by Jordan." Sun Yiping stabbed him again.
The same topic was also discussed by fellow commentators in the United States during live TV broadcasts. Such discussions made Jordan, who originally felt that he would lose his pants by choosing Brown, look even more ugly.
The starting players of both sides appear.
The Bulls starting lineup is:
Center: Brad Miller
Power Forward: Marcus Fizer
Small Forward: Ron Artest
Shooting Guard: Lu Yu
Point Guard: Trenton Hassell
After being banned for more than ten games, Marcus Fizer finally started again. It's not that he has performed well recently, but that the Wizards' inside line is so bad that they don't need anyone with better defense.
What Chandler, Oakley and Cartwright have to do is to directly crush them with their attacking tanks.
When the on-site MC announced Lu Yu's name, as expected, the whole audience burst into boos that shook the audience...
