Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 048: Top 16 is no longer enough
At the United Center, the fans' cheers lasted for a long time.
If you don’t know, you might think that Michael Jordan couldn’t stand the loneliness and announced his return.
But today, the one who was worshipped by all the fans was not Jordan, but the Chinese student wearing the orange No. 11 jersey.
"Wade, this is a victory that belongs to him! 25 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks and countless free throws! It seemed like he was the only one performing in the entire second half!"
"He overshadowed Chris Paul. The Big 12 MVP did not disappoint his fans!"
March Madness is a fascinating tournament.
In addition to the exciting competition system of one-game-deciding, March Madness also has the extraordinary ability to create stars.
Here, you may lose face, but you may also become famous!
If we say that in the last game, Wayne's 11 blocks in a single game just made himself known to fans all over the United States.
So today, this is Wayne’s true battle to become a god.
He suppressed the famous Chris Paul and led the Cowboys to a small upset.
He also dunked and defeated Paul, his biggest opponent, during the game.
There is no doubt that this game established Wayne's position in the NCAA!
Now, he has become a college player who can be on par with those gifted players.
It seems that this dark horse can no longer be tamed!
At the same time, in Los Angeles, University of Connecticut forward Villanueva, who had just returned to the locker room after the game, turned on the TV anxiously.
Then, he felt completely unwell.
"How is it? Did Paul win? Hahaha, I told you, you don't have to worry about encountering..." Okafor also hurried back to the locker room, but when he saw the score at the bottom of the screen, he suddenly fell silent instead of smiling.
"58 to 73, Wake Forest lost by 15 points...Brother, didn't you say don't worry? Didn't you say Paul will take care of them?" Villanueva is very scared now. He feels that the day when he and Wayne will face off is getting closer.
"Uh... damn, what's going on?" Okafor was also depressed. The Cowboys actually beat Paul, and won by 15 points.
How can this be!?
How was this game played?
At this point, Okafor was very curious about the course of the game.
Paul was already very famous in high school and never fell out of the top ten in mock drafts.
At his peak, Paul even reached third place!
Although he did not choose to participate in the draft, everyone believes that even if it is postponed to next year, Paul's ranking will still be very high.
The next Isaiah Thomas is a title that not everyone can bear.
As for Wake Forest, they are not a weak team.
If you think Wake Forest is a team that relies only on Paul, you are wrong.
Their overall strength is quite strong in the entire tournament.
With the addition of Paul, Wake Forest will be able to unleash even greater potential!
This is the team that lost to Ohio State by 15 points?
What are you fighting for?
Finally, Okafor looked at the data comparison between Paul and Wayne displayed at the bottom of the TV.
Wayne actually suppressed Paul in all aspects, this...
Villanueva is now facing a formidable enemy, and although Connecticut and the Cowboys may only meet in the finals , he is still nervous.
Because of all the teams that could potentially make it to the finals right now, only the Cowboys and North Carolina have strong fours.
If he really faces Wayne and is defeated, Villanueva is worried that his ranking will be affected.
Last summer, Villanueva, who had just graduated from high school, actually registered for the draft.
But because he wanted to be selected in the lottery, he temporarily withdrew from the draft and joined Connecticut.
To put it bluntly, this "eyebrowless hero" came to the university to level up.
In addition to honing his skills and becoming more mature, he also hopes to secure a higher draft pick.
If I really get defeated by Wayne, then all my efforts would be in vain.
This season, Villanueva has been playing smoothly with Connecticut . He has basically encountered no obstacles in enjoying the good life behind Okafor, and his ranking in the mock draft has also risen.
He doesn't want all his efforts to go to waste.
Although Villanueva plans to participate in the draft next year, if he loses to Wayne, it will have some impact.
Now seeing Wayne becoming more and more popular, Villanueva seems a little lacking in confidence.
"Okay, be happy, we won the game tonight." Okafor sighed and patted Villanueva on the shoulder.
"Even if the Cowboys really can go all the way, you don't have to worry. When the time comes, I will go and meet him in person."
The top pick candidate stared at Wayne on the TV screen. He no longer looked at the Chinese student with contempt.
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After Wayne broke free from his teammates' arms, he realized that Paul had not left yet.
Moreover, that guy actually took the initiative to move towards him.
"Is this... a warning punch to me? No, I have to protect my knees!"
"Wayne! You win!" Fortunately, Paul did not jump up and hit Wayne's knee, but reluctantly "congratulated" Wayne.
Wayne was speechless. If you are unwilling to lose, then don’t accept it. Why don’t you just leave?
I am unwilling to give up, but I have to stay to congratulate them. Why bother?
I didn't force you.
"Uh...should I thank you?"
"No need! Hey, the camera is filming us, come and pretend to hug each other and then smile." Paul said, suddenly putting on a smiling face and opening his arms.
“Ah!? Oh…oh.”
The two of them then hugged each other, and from the camera, it gave the illusion that they were heroes appreciating each other.
Damn, it turns out Paul had already mastered his movie-winning kung fu skills in college!
When they hugged each other, Paul patted Wayne's back so hard that he almost cried out.
The game is over but he still doesn't forget to plot against others!
"It's not over yet, I will get revenge." Paul whispered softly beside Wayne.
Sure enough, this guy won’t give up so quickly!
"I'm going to the NBA this summer, there's nothing you can do about my revenge."
"It's okay, I'll go to the NBA to find you. Next year, when I go to the NBA, that will be the end of you."
"Oh, maybe you have to get in line. I guess Rasheed Wallace wants to kill me more than you do." Wayne curled his lips. Well, he hasn't even played in the NBA yet, and there are already two people who are ready to eat him alive.
"Hmm, by the way, Wayne, there is one more thing."
"Hurry up and tell me, my waist is sore."
"You beat me, so you must not lose to Deron! In the next game against Illinois, you and your brothers must not lose!
If you beat me and Deron beats you, then I am indirectly inferior to Deron, right? So no matter what, you have to eliminate Deron Williams. "
After hearing what Paul said, Wayne was a little amused.
This guy still cares so much about Deron even though he has been eliminated.
He really deserves to be called Paoer.
No wonder he waited for me so long, it turned out to be just to talk about this.
"Did you hear that?!" Seeing that Wayne didn't respond, Paul patted Wayne's back again.
"So, you want me to win?"
"I don't want you to win, I just want Deron to lose!"
"Yeah, okay, okay, I will beat him without you telling me." Wayne shook his head. Paoer was quite a middle school student in college.
"Well, I'm done. Good luck in the next game, and then I wish you a miserable defeat in the next one."
"screw you!"
After the "friendly" conversation ended, both parties opened their arms and let go of each other.
Paul still had a smile on his face. He waved to Wayne and turned away.
Of course, the live camera captured the moment Paul turned his head, and the smile disappeared immediately.
In just one second, Paul completed the face change.
This may be the earliest documented fake smile boy.
"What did that guy say to you?" Tony Allen came up curiously and asked Wayne about the situation.
"You may not believe it, but he is blessing me and hopes that I can continue to win in the next game."
"What!?"
"Forget about him Tony, let's go back to the locker room."
After returning to the locker room, Wayne didn't even bother to take a shower. He sat in front of the locker with great interest and opened the backpack on the system interface.
"B-level lottery package, click to open."
Wayne was moved when he saw the reward he got for falling on the cheerleaders' laps several times today.
"Hey, this is the reward I got in exchange for my life! Those white thighs... No, that hard floor, it really hurts if I fall down. Wait..."
Wayne immediately rushed into the shower, washed his face, and then opened the lottery package.
Just like before, after a flash of white light, the reward appeared before his eyes.
This time, what Wayne drew was not an action pack or a badge, but something called "Badge Upgrade Essence".
According to the system description, this thing can fill the progress bar below the badge, which is equivalent to something that speeds up the progress of badge upgrades.
Wayne looked at it and saw that after a season of hard work, his bronze penalty area deterrence badge was only a little bit away from being upgraded.
If this essence is used, the remaining point in the progress bar should be filled up directly, right?
So Wayne used the badge upgrade essence.
"Are you sure you want to increase the Essence to Forbidden Zone Deterrence (Bronze) by 500?"
After selecting "Yes", the upgrade essence and badge were merged together, and the upgrade progress bar under the badge filled up quickly.
After the progress bar was full, Wayne's "Forbidden Zone Deterrence" badge quality turned into silver.
At the same time, a new progress bar appears below. Fill it up and you can upgrade again.
Because of the essence, the new progress bar is directly filled with about a quarter.
update successed!
“Zone Deterrence (Silver): When interfering with the opponent’s shot in the three-second zone , the interference effect is slightly improved.”
Wayne looked at the description of the badge and the effect changed from a slight improvement to a small improvement.
In other words, his defensive ability in the three-second zone has become stronger?
As we all know, the effect of badges is very obvious. Although the description is only a slight improvement, the actual effect...
Comfortable!
It just so happens that we will face stronger opponents next time, and this wave of badge upgrades is just in time.
Wayne was ready to go. At this time, old Sutton returned to the locker room and praised everyone, especially Wayne's performance.
The Cowboys’ stated goal of reaching the Sweet 16 this season has been officially accomplished, and old Sutton must be happy.
But now everyone on the Cowboys is definitely not satisfied with a result like the Sweet 16 anymore.
They still have a chance to go further!
Wayne is ready to go, and next it's Deron's turn.
