Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 032 The Most Special Star

On a cold winter day, the sky was gloomy and there was no sunlight.

The campus of Oklahoma State University is quite empty.

Even the entire Jingshui City, which was dependent on the school, seemed to have become a deserted city.

At Christmas, most students choose to go home to reunite with their families. Major cities also become very lively and filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

However, Jingshui City, a university town, became deserted.

There are not many local residents here. Without students, it is like suddenly losing a part of the population.

It was in this empty campus, on the basketball court below the No. 4 male dormitory of Oklahoma State University, that two students playing basketball were particularly eye-catching.

They are in the spotlight not only because they are almost the only two people on the entire campus, but also because they are currently the most famous basketball players in the entire state of Oklahoma.

At this time, Tony Allen was staring at Wayne intently.

If he loses this round again, then according to the bet, he will be responsible for today's Christmas dinner.

That's right, on Christmas Day, Wayne and Teacher Tony celebrated the holiday by having passionate physical intercourse to keep warm in the cold winter.

At this time, the 21-point bullfighting match has reached the last ball of the last round. Wayne only needs to get one more point to win this last round.

As long as Tony Allen can defend this shot, there is hope of tying the score.

To put it bluntly, the game has reached a critical moment!

Wayne was holding the ball outside the three-point line, and he had been intercepted by Tony Allen over 100 million times today.

Although Wayne has been practicing ball control since the beginning of the season, his ball control attribute has increased to 32.

But this number is still weak in front of Teacher Tony.

For a guy who averages more than 2 steals per game and can snatch the ball from the opposing point guard, it is very easy to steal the ball from Wayne who has too high a center of gravity.

But Wayne also has a way to deal with it. He directly advances with his back outside the three-point line and tries to separate Tony Allen as much as possible.

Although this cannot completely prevent Tony Allen from stealing the ball, it is better than directly breaking through the basket.

“Bang!”

Wayne slammed in, but Tony Allen didn't retreat much.

Although it is a big mismatch, don't forget that Wayne's current confrontation ability is not that strong.

At this time, Tony Allen took the opportunity to reach around Wayne and prepare to pass the ball. Fortunately, Wayne reacted quickly and immediately put the ball up with both hands and raised it to his chest, thus avoiding a mistake.

When facing Tony Allen one-on-one, Wayne felt that he had to be on edge every moment.

If you are distracted for the moment, all your efforts will fail.

To be honest, this is much more difficult than the regular season.

Wayne is really glad that he has such a strong defensive teacher Tony by his side. If he plays too many easy regular season games, he would be afraid that he would regress instead of improve.

There is a Chinese saying: If you play chess with a bad player, you will get worse and worse.

Fortunately, every one-on-one duel with Tony Allen reminds Wayne that he still has many shortcomings.

The confrontation between the two was very intense and it didn't seem like a joke between friends at all.

After all, the outcome of this game is directly related to the wallets of two poor guys.

Wayne held the ball with both hands, which meant he was completely nailed.

He couldn't continue dribbling, so his only option was to take a turnaround jump shot from the free throw line.

Tony Allen is full of confidence, even though he is only 1.96 meters tall... Sorry, I'm too into the role, his height is actually only 1.93 meters.

Although he is only 1.93 meters tall and may find it difficult to interfere with Wayne, Tony Allen also knows that this kind of mid-range and long-range turnaround jump shot is not Wayne's strong point.

Wayne is very good at catching and shooting, and he is also very good at pulling up against the defense.

But Wayne doesn't often use the turnaround jump shot with his back to the basket because his hit rate is not high.

So, by forcing Wayne to stay at the free throw line with the ball behind his back, Tony Allen believed that his defense was half successful.

The strategy of a true defensive master.

Wayne had no choice. He didn't know whether the turnaround jump shot was counted as part of the low-post offense or if there was a separate item for it.

But no matter which one, Wayne estimated that his turnaround jump shot was not very good. Because he had tried it, and when he did a turnaround jump shot, he felt it was more awkward than a normal shot or even a pull-up shot.

But there is no way. Now, the turnaround jump shot is Wayne's only option.

Wayne then turned over, jumped, and threw the ball out a little stiffly.

Tony Allen did not interfere with Wayne, but he didn't care. He could judge from his shooting action that Wayne's shooting condition just now was very average!

Teacher Tony looked back at the basketball confidently, ready to watch it hit the rim and bounce out.

Toni feels more satisfied when he prevents others from shooting than when he scores a goal himself.

However, the ball that Wayne threw with that slightly stiff posture went hollow into the net!

"This..." Tony Allen covered his chest.

This goal made the already poor teacher Tony even worse off.

"Hahahahahaha, I won't be polite tonight, Tony!" Wayne was ecstatic, because even he thought that the ball just now would not go in.

It seems that the purple "Big Heart Killer" badge played a role.

You know what, the effect of this purple badge is really amazing.

Because Wayne found that whenever he played against Tony Allen and the game reached the stage where one ball decided the outcome, his hit rate would be very high.

Even facing tight defense, there is a high probability of scoring a goal, and this situation has happened more than once or twice, it is definitely not a coincidence.

Although this badge has not yet been used in official competitions, at least today, this badge won Wayne a dinner.

"Damn, this ball must have been a lucky shot." Tony Allen shook his head. This Christmas was going to be too difficult.

Not only was Wayne pulling me out to play basketball, but he even had to provide me with meals!

Come to think of it, a few months ago, Wayne and Tony Allen had no chance to play at all.

But now, Wayne's winning rate is half and half with Tony Allen.

"Don't worry, I can't eat and drink too much right now. Just buy a pizza, and I'll make an exception and eat a little tonight." Before Teacher Tony could come to his senses, Wayne had already started ordering food.

"Okay, Wayne. Let's go buy it now so that we can watch the Christmas game while having dinner tonight!"

"Yeah, that's settled, let's go!"

Wayne would never have imagined that the person who would accompany him on his first Christmas in America would be Tony Allen.

You know what, two people who can't go home warming each other up can quite resonate with each other.

But according to the plot of the third-rate novel, shouldn’t Christmas be the exclusive holiday for the hero and heroine?

Where is the heroine?

Wayne shook his head.

Never mind, it's nice to be with Tony.

With growth points to earn and free pizza, this Christmas Eve is perfect.

After buying the pizza, the two ran all the way on the empty street, and immediately sat in front of the TV when they returned to the dormitory.

Since Tony Allen had a second-hand TV in his dormitory, the two of them usually watched the game here.

Although the picture quality of this TV is impressive, for Wayne, who is used to 1080P or even 4K resolution, the screen is full of mosaics.

But at least the pictures are animated and can be watched.

"Phew... luckily I made it. Turn on the TV quickly, we can't miss today's Christmas game!" Tony Allen was extremely excited. Today's Christmas game between the Lakers and the Mavericks was the game he had been looking forward to for a long time.

Although Wayne was not in a hurry, he was also very interested in the game.

Christmas battle + Yao Ming vs. Shark, nothing is more exciting than this.

This game was probably the first time that most Chinese fans learned about the concept of "Christmas War".

Because this was Yao Ming's first and only Christmas game performance in his NBA career, it was quite hyped in China at the time.

When Wayne turned on the TV, the jump ball just started. So the two of them each took a piece of pizza and watched the game intently.

At the beginning of the game, Chairman Yao received a pass from "Big F" Steve Francis, and made a flexible and beautiful shoulder shake and shot in the low post, forcing Shaq to take the lead for the team.

Soon after, he interfered with No. 8 Kobe's shot twice in a row under the basket, causing Kobe to miss two shots in one round.

After passing him, he used his height advantage to pull up for a jump shot from close range, directly shooting over Shaq's raised arm and scoring.

Watching this touching game, Wayne's hands were shaking as he held the pizza.

How long has it been since he saw Yao Ming play like this? How long has it been since he was so excited about Yao Ming?

The feelings I had when watching the NBA back then all came flooding back to me in an instant.

Although Yao Ming is not the greatest NBA star, he is definitely the star with the most special status in the hearts of a generation of Chinese fans.

When watching him play, Chinese fans always have a special emotion, a feeling that other foreign athletes cannot give.

At this moment, Wayne finally regained the long-lost feeling.

The feeling of cheering for him every time he scored a goal, feeling sorry for him every time he missed a goal, and feeling heartbroken every time he fell to the ground, completely stunned Wayne and immersed himself completely in the game.

But at the same time, Wayne also felt a little sad.

Yao Ming, who is only a sophomore rookie, can already fight back and forth with Shaq, who won three consecutive championships.

In the eyes of outsiders, he must have a bright future. He can definitely become the next super center and can definitely do what Olajuwon has done.

Chinese fans must be full of admiration for him. I hope he can be a big success in the NBA and prove that Chinese people can do it.

But the cruel fact is that Wayne knew how tragic Yao Ming's final outcome would be.

At the peak of his career, he faded away due to injury.

Not to mention the championship, his best record in his career was only the second round of the playoffs.

This is the ending of the talented center on the court now, an ending that only Wayne knows, and many people may not believe it if it is told to others.

This sadness made Wayne sigh.

"What's wrong? Yao played great today." Tony Allen shrugged when he saw Wayne sighing for no apparent reason.

"Well, he played very excitedly and actively today." Wayne smiled bitterly .

"That's right. The Lakers are facing a lot of internal conflicts right now. This is a good opportunity for Mosaic to win. As long as Yao can continue to perform, he will definitely be able to change the Lakers' previous suppression of Mosaic."

"Yeah, can it change...change...change!?"

yes!

The history of this world may very likely change because of my appearance!

Maybe the butterfly effect has actually begun to occur, but Wayne doesn't know it yet.

Perhaps, in this history, Yao Ming's career will no longer be so tragic.

It may even become brilliant.

Maybe, I can create some sparks with Chairman Yao?

These are all possible.

Wayne immediately felt much better and ate the pizza in his hand in one bite.

In the end, Chairman Yao lived up to expectations and helped Mosaic win the Christmas battle with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Although Shaq scored 22 points today, 4 points more than Yao Ming, his shooting percentage was only a miserable 41%.

This shooting percentage is obviously not up to standard for a center who mainly attacks in the three-second zone.