In 1989, after waiting for several hours in the lobby of CCTV, Stern opened the door to the Chinese market with several NBA videotapes.

In 1993, CCTV broadcast the NBA Finals for the first time.

It was at that time that 4-year-old Xu Yong saw the man for the first time.

Because he was born into a basketball family, he knew about basketball much earlier than his peers, so when his parents held him in their arms to watch the game, the boiled egg was already deeply imprinted in his mind.

When he grew up a little more and Jordan announced "I.am.back", watching the Bulls games became the greatest pleasure of his childhood.

As he spent more and more time watching basketball, he discovered that Jordan played differently from everyone else.

It was so difficult for others to play basketball. They had to use all their skills to score a goal, but Jordan could score points easily while strolling leisurely. He could make his opponents dizzy with just a gesture, and his back-to-the-basket singles were extremely handsome.

It turns out that basketball can be played like this!

This is Xu Yong’s truest thought, and the next thought that followed this thought was that I also want to play like him.

Although it seems like a very naive idea from an adult's perspective, that was his, or rather the truest thought of many children of his age at that time. It was naive, but very beautiful.

He began to put Jordan's posters in his room and tried every means to get newspapers and magazines related to Jordan.

Then as he got to know Jordan more, he got to know the man more and more.

It turns out that Jordan was not successful from the beginning. It took him 6 years to win his first championship. Those 6 years were also the 6 years of his perseverance, progress and transformation.

It turns out that even someone as strong as Jordan couldn't win by himself. He learned teamwork in college, waited for his Pippen to grow up, and took the initiative to give up the ball before he began to build his own dynasty.

It turns out that there are too many unknown things behind Jordan's success, such as his harshness towards his teammates and his even harsher self-requirements, the "breakfast club" that made Barkley shy away after trying it once, and the flu battle that he persisted despite having a high fever...

It was also after he truly understood Jordan, not just his basketball skills, that Jordan became his idol.

So after his rebirth, he trained hard, valued his teammates, and no matter what he said to his teammates, he would do it himself first, because that was the biggest influence that his idol Jordan brought to him.

So when he saw Jordan sitting in the audience, just a dozen meters away from him, you asked him how he felt.

He felt his heart beating faster and he couldn't breathe!

If it wasn't for this occasion, he would definitely go up excitedly to say hello and ask for autographs and take photos.

However, once he realized the situation he was in, his excitement quickly turned into endless motivation.

What could be more meaningful than playing a good game in front of your idol? !

Yes, that's it!

After taking a deep breath, Xu Yong's eyes burst into the strongest desire since his rebirth.

Jordan, of course, didn't notice Xu Yong.

After greeting the audience, he turned his attention to North Carolina's half.

Looking at the familiar group of guys from last year and seeing how they had become more mature, he immediately felt relieved.

Today he put on the North Carolina shorts that represent luck again after 6 years. These guys must not let him down!

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

The starting lineups of both sides were also released one after another.

North Carolina Tar Heels: 1.8-meter point guard No. 5 Ty Lawson, 1.93-meter shooting guard No. 22 Wayne Ellington, 1.96-meter small forward No. 14 Danny Green, 2.03-meter power forward No. 21 Dean Thompson, 2.06-meter center No. 50 Tyler Hansbrough.

Arizona State Devils: Harden, DeRozan, Cooksix, Xu Yong, Ayers.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Hansbrough and Ayers came to the center circle for a jump ball.

Ayers struggled to pass the ball back to Harden, and the Devils got the chance to attack first.

After advancing to the frontcourt, the Devils began to use UCLA's pick-and-roll tactics.

However, after implementing a set of tactics, they did not get any good opportunities to attack.

North Carolina's defense is better than Michigan State's!

Because of their outstanding offensive talent, this is a point that is easily overlooked, but the fact is that with their outstanding talent and superb tacit understanding, they are indeed impenetrable on the defensive end.

When the ball finally fell into DeRozan's hands, there was not much time left for the offense. He broke into the basket and his shot went wide of the basket, and the rebound was saved by Hansbrough.

Moreover, their defensive counterattack was very fast. Hansbrough grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lawson. In a flash, the entire offensive formation had already pressed to the frontcourt.

If they hadn't played against UCLA with Love and Westbrook last year, this counterattack speed would have resulted in direct scoring.

Because Lawson's speed was so fast, when he kicked his legs, it was like a bullet shot out.

However, even without a direct fast break opportunity, the Tar Heels played positional warfare very quickly.

Thompson made a high-post pick-and-roll, and Lawson crouched down and rushed in. After halfway through, he attracted a double-team and quickly passed the ball to Dean Thompson who cut in.

Lawson is only 1.8 meters tall, shorter than Paul, but in history he was the 18th pick in 2009. He is not only fast in changing direction and breaking through, but also has an excellent overall view.

Thompson got an easy chance to score after receiving the ball. He didn't hesitate and chose to shoot from close range. The Tar Heels took the lead...

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At the moment Thompson made his move, a figure came up from behind and soared into the air from behind him.

"Bang!"

Before the basketball reached its highest point, it was pressed directly onto the backboard.

There was a burst of exclamations at the scene.

A block shot from Xu Yong!

Before Thompson could react, Xu Yong had already grabbed the rebound and the Devils launched a defensive counterattack, with three against two in the frontcourt.

Harden's layup was blocked by Lawson, and although the ball was not lost, the shot slipped out of the basket.

Ellington saw the landing point and was about to jump up to grab the defensive rebound, but he immediately felt a huge dark cloud covering his head.

“Bang!”

Xu Yong followed up and completed the dunk!

The exclamations from the audience turned into cheers. From the block to the fast break dunk, Xu Yong's enthusiasm tonight seemed higher than in any previous game!

The Tar Heels responded immediately, with Ellington and Hansbrough making a pick-and-roll and then taking the ball from outside the three-point line.

“Swish!”

The basketball went straight into the net.

The cheers continued, but this time they came from North Carolina fans.

The Tar Heels have always had strong firepower from the outside, and in the last shot, they seemed to be in hot form from the start.

The Devils advanced to the frontcourt and then played a pick-and-roll tactic.

But this time when Harden passed the ball, Lawson suddenly made a lightning shot and completed the steal.

In addition to scoring and organizing, Lawson's other strength is his steals, averaging 2.1 steals per game this season. [Note 7]

This can be seen in the last round when he stole the ball from Harden. Both his awareness and speed are definitely at the "ghost hand" level.

After Lawson completed the steal, he quickly passed the ball to Thompson on the outside, and Thompson dribbled the ball and flew down quickly.

Xu Yong chased after him from the other side.

Thompson's position was the farthest outside, but his speed with the ball was not that fast.

So when Thompson reached the frontcourt, Xu Yong had already caught up with him from the other side.

Two people gathered under the basket, one on the left and one on the right.

Thompson put all his effort into it this time. It was Xu Yong who launched a sneak attack in front of him, so could he block himself again in this situation?

What an international joke about rabbits joining NATO!

He quickly jumped first.

But soon, he saw what happened behind him in the previous round.

Xu Yong flew above himself like a spring man.

His pupils dilated instantly, an instinctive reaction to feeling the strong danger approaching.

But he had already made the layup and couldn't retract it, so he could only stretch out his non-shooting hand to push Xu Yong.

But he soon found that that wouldn't work because he couldn't push Xu Yong at all, even though Xu Yong was already in the air.

"Bang!"

Xu Yong scored twice and once again blocked Thompson's shot into the backboard!

But this time, because he blocked the ball sideways, it bounced back after hitting the backboard.

At this time, Ellington followed up and got the offensive rebound, and then he made a close-range jump shot.

However, the moment he made the move, his eyes became as terrified as Thompson's.

Because Xu Yong, who had just blocked Thompson in the previous second, turned around and blocked him in the next second.

You are a feline!

"Bang!"

Xu Yong turned around in the air and blocked the ball, sending it flying out of the court.gif!

The fans at the scene were stunned.

Damn, this young man!

Jordan was also stunned.

This young man has pretty good jumping ability, right?

Well, the No. 23 jersey was not worn in vain.

However, he probably could not have imagined that the young man's excitement was stimulated by his arrival!