258: God is never fair
"Hey, Doug, I have a premonition that the second-year team will use this ball to defeat the first-year team." O'Neal retelled to Rachel during the timeout. From his anxious mouth and expectant eyes, it can be seen that he is very concerned about the outcome of this bet. Of course, what he cares about is not the 30,000 dollars he lost, after all, he can still afford this little money. What he cares about is losing to Kobe Bryant.
"Uh, maybe!" Rachel tried her best to comfort her. In fact, he could only give such an ambiguous answer, because the other party involved, Kobe Bryant, was right next to her. In this gambling, the most uncomfortable person was undoubtedly Doug Rachel, the bystander, because he was definitely more depressed than the party involved in the two troubles.
Drip! The whistle sounded at the end of the timeout, and the players from both sides came on the court. The sophomore team actually sent such a lineup - Jamil Nelson, Del Harris, Ben Gordon, Lorden, Andre Igudara. Five players who can shoot and break through all of them. Such a lineup is really a headache, but the first team seemed to have guessed the intention of the second grade, and replaced them with Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Jascovius, Charlie Villanueva, Channing Fry. Five players with high and fast, who can keep up with the pace and take rebounds.
"Drip!" The referee blew a whistle and signaled the second-grade player to serve. Luo Erdeng immediately ran to the outside line to prepare for serving, while the other four second-grade people ran immediately. No one knew who was receiving the ball, so they could only watch people. In this way, the second-grade team's tactics were undoubtedly more than half successful.
After watching the players run for a while, Louldeng finally passed the basketball out. The basketball drew an arc and flew straight to Del Harris outside the three-point line. The arc was quite beautiful...
Bang! The basketball was gently patted by a sudden hand in the air, and then immediately changed its trajectory. Two short men rushed towards the basketball that changed its trajectory, but in the end, the person who shot the basketball was faster. Through his jersey number three, maybe we can get something. Yes, another Speed No. 3 was born, and his name was paul, Chris Paul.
After Chris Paul broke off the basketball, the entire Toyota Center burst again. Although it was not Lutherhead who intercepted the ball, he was on the same team as Lutherhead, which was enough. Fans are the easiest people in the world to believe or praise others because he doesn't need too many reasons or excuses.
The referee blew the whistle because Devin Harris, who was chasing him, hugged Chris Paul hard and created a foul. In fact, this was useless because there were only eleven seconds left, and Chris Paul still had two free throws.
"It's so wonderful! You did it!" Rachel ignored O'Neal next to her and roared out. In fact, he had suppressed the whole game. In the last twenty seconds, he finally couldn't help but scream. At this moment, he forgot that the bet person next to him had only himself in his heart. In fact, Doug Rachel in this state was real, because he showed his emotions. Although this might make someone next to him unhappy, so what?
"If you don't get into the penalty, if you don't get into the penalty, if you don't get into the penalty!" O'Neal ignored the excitement of all the fans of the court, Doug Rachel and Kobe Bryant, and just kept muttering like this in a low voice, hoping that his muttering could pull Chris Paul's free throw feel to the same level as his free throw shooting percentage.
Bang! Shake O'Neal got his wish, Chris Paul did not score the first goal. In the lament of the fans of the audience, Shake O'Neal's cheers seemed particularly maverick, or harsh.
"Come on!" Rachel yelled for no reason, and then the audience shouted under the leadership of Rachel. The reason why Rachel did this was not to be directed at Kobe Bryant. After all, if this ball was scored, it would become a final kill. Chris Paul's signature shoes would have a few more hype gimmicks. For Rachel, she had no favoritism at this time, and she was completely thinking about money and interests.
However, when Shake O'Neal saw that Rachel openly sang against him so much, he couldn't help but feel a little savory. In the past, Rachel also openly supported the first-year team. Originally, O'Neal was fine. If it were in other situations, or if the person who bet with O'Neal was not Kobe, O'Neal would probably not be in a grudge, but the person who bet with him was Kobe Bryant, and the most important thing was that Doug Rachel had been Kobe Bryant's younger brother. After this, O'Neal was in a dead end.
Swish! Chris Paul withstood the pressure and steadily sent the basketball in.
Did! The second-grade team immediately called for a long timeout to deploy tactics. After all, they are now two points behind, so they have to pause for a while, and there are only eleven seconds left in the game.
"Hey, Chris, you did it!" Rachel slapped Chris Paul hard when he left the court.
"It's just a little bit, to me!" Chris Paul looked domineering. Although God gave him a baby face, he still couldn't stop his inner wildness. Perhaps some things were born with nature.
"Haha!" Rachel smiled and patted Chris Paul's ass, then drove Chris Paul back to the bench, and he chose to sit down. At this time, the expressions of Kobe Bryant and Shake O'Neal next to him immediately formed a sharp contrast. One wanted to suppress the smile on his face, and the other wanted to suppress the depression on his face, which made him very funny for a moment. In an instant, the most natural person among the three was Doug Rachel. Haha, at the critical moment, the person involved was still nervous than the bystanders! Uh, the premise is that the bystanders must be let go.
Soon, the game started again in a tense atmosphere. The second-year team was still the first-year team, and the first-year team did not change the lineup. In fact, the steal from Chris Paul just now was originally a stroke of magic and was not included in tactical considerations, but he did it, but it did not cause any big impact, because he only scored one goal.
Didn't! After the referee blew the whistle of serving, Lolden quickly threw the basketball out this time. The person who received the ball was neither Nelson nor Ben Gordon nor Devin Harris, but Andrei Igudala who seemed to have no three-pointer ability. After Andrei Igudala received the ball, Charlie Villanueva also chose to take a step to defend. First, his steps really couldn't keep up, and second, Andrei Igudala really didn't have any three-pointer ability.
At this time, other first-year players were also closely following other second-year players. Andrei Igudala had no chance to pass the ball at all. Seeing time slipping away quietly, Andrei Igudala finally decided to do it alone instead of following the team's tactics arrangement.
After trying to break through with two steps and was blocked by Villanueva, Andrei Igudala still didn't have the courage to watch the stopwatch from five to zero, so she swung her a little, jumped back and avoided Villanueva's chase, and then rushed to shoot the basketball out...
Drop!~ Less than a second after the basketball took action, the whistle at the end of the game sounded, swish! Just as the fans wanted to celebrate, the basketball broke the net, and in an instant, heaven went to hell.
Roar! While the fans at the scene sighed, Andrei Igudala pounded his chest hard to show his wrists, and while beating his chest, he did not forget to glance at Rachel in the direction. Rachel knew that Andrei Igudala was not glancing at Shake O'Neal, who also beat his chest and stamped his feet, but himself, because when he was in Philadelphia, the two of them were a little disliked. After all, they were both up-and-coming stars, but Rachel was undoubtedly a big quarter higher than him at the beginning. First of all, the boss Iverson appreciated him very much, and secondly, the team also tried their best to train him, even indulging him like indulging Iverson. The most important thing is that Philadelphia fans regarded Doug Rachel as Ai's successor, not the abbreviation of his name, and also Ai's person. This made him very angry, which was also the reason why he agreed immediately when the management asked whether to trade Doug Rachel.
However, there is still a gap in people. God is never fair. Even though Doug Rachel was driven to Satemento by him, and Satemento leader Stojakovic had a great celebration with Doug Rachel, Doug Rachel did not fall because of this. Instead, he became stronger through hard work and became the leader of Satemento in one fell swoop, and the topics were constantly discussed and exposed. He even became a strong figure in the league, tied with LeBron James, the pride of heaven. Moreover, he continued to become a singer with best-selling records and the owner of sports shoes. Recently, he was selected into the All-Star starting lineup. All these achievements made Andre Igudala look up to him, but he felt dissatisfied. So after winning the first-year rookie team, the first person he was eager to prove was Doug Rachel.
However, such a small achievement is really not comparable to Doug Rachel, because Doug Rachel's players are better than him. Is 24 points, 23 assists and 4 steals better than 21 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds? If it weren't for losing the game, then the biggest winner in this game is undoubtedly Chris Paul. However, even if the game loses, the winner is still Chris Paul, right?
"Good job, your performance is good enough. In fact, you broke a record, and I just heard from the technician." Rachel comforted Chris Paul, who was a little dejected.
"Ha, come back next year! Anyway, this is just entertainment." Chris Paul was calm and found an excuse for himself to convince anyone.
"Come on!" Rachel patted Chris Paul's butt and asked him to run to the bench to have some drinks.
"Uh, 30,000 US dollars, it will be transferred to your account tonight!" Rachel returned to the seat and happened to hear Kobe Bryant's words of willingness to accept the loss.
"Hey, Shaq, please treat us for 30,000 US dollars. Today I went to the yao restaurant, and the food there was pretty good!" Seeing that the bet was over, Rachel naturally started to joke about the winner.
"I don't invite you, you didn't help me just now!" Shark O'Neal said half jokingly and seriously. It can be seen from his tone that he really minded Doug Rachel's behavior just now. In fact, Rachel's helping Kobe is simply an idea formed in his own mind, in a sense, a current situation of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"I treat you!" Rachel was about to laugh and resolve the embarrassment, but Kobe Bryant added a sentence to make the atmosphere even more awkward. In this way, O'Neal would not be able to classify Doug Rachel as Kobe's party.
"Okay, I'll go to eat poorly with Avril later, Shaq, are you going?" Rachel wanted to resolve the embarrassment through this joke, but he didn't know that the embarrassment became even stronger, because O'Neal replied with a tough sentence: "I won't go, there will be activities tonight!"
"Oh!" Rachel had to nodded in disappointment, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, even if he offended the shark, he didn't have to beg him for dinner. He just said a few words in the future. After all, he has not yet broken up, at most he has a little grudge against each other.
After a while, the rookie match MVP came out, but the result was shocking, because David Stern awarded two MVPs, one was Andrei Igudara who won the final victory, and the other was Chris Paul who won the 20 plus twenty. Although the team lost, his performance was indeed worthy of the title of MVP. Regarding this, it can be seen from the long-lasting applause of the audience. After all, there are not many point guards who can win 20 plus twenty, especially such rookies are worthy of praise.
"Chris, the effect of this trophy is not much different from the effect of the finale!" After the award ceremony, Rachel did not forget to tease Chris Paul.
"I will sooner or later take all the MVPs in NBA!" Chris Paul weighed the MVP trophy in his hand and said with a serious expression.
"It's a pity that I will never get the MVP trophy in your hand." Rachel said with a bit wasted.
"Then get an All-Star MVP the day after tomorrow!" Chris Paul encouraged.
"It seems that this guy from the Rockets has booked it. I'm embarrassed to grab it, are you?"
"Tsk, do you dare not grab it?"
Chapter completed!