NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 98 Overthrow of Tyranny

The next morning, Meng Jin was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Hey! Meng, it's time to catch the plane! Meng!"

Meng Jin forced himself to open the door despite his sleepiness. Jordan was standing at the door: "What's going on? Did you faint? Hurry up, everyone is gathering in the hall!"

Meng Jin and Pippen talked until very late last night and drank some wine. It was a torture to get up early in this situation.

After Jordan finished speaking, he glanced towards the door. Even someone as strong as Danzi could still be gossipy.

Pippen just turned over, and the curiosity in Jordan's eyes suddenly turned into disgust.

"It's disgusting that you slept with a man last night, and he's a country bumpkin."

Jordan had an impression of Pippen as they had met during the Bulls' tryout. However, Jordan didn't notice Pippen in last night's game as his presence was too low.

Meng Jin didn't wake up Pippen. He had to catch a plane, so Pippen didn't need to wake up and let him sleep a little longer.

About two hours later, the Chicago Bulls team landed at Los Angeles Ontario International Airport.

Their next opponent is the Lakers, the league's top-ranked team with a current record of 33 wins and 8 losses.

In the airport lobby, Jordan and Meng Jin were quickly recognized by passers-by. Fans surrounded them and kept asking for autographs. This is one of the reasons why Meng Jin hates playing away games the most. During the journey, he will be exposed to the public for a long time and has no privacy.

"Hey! Big guy, I know you, you're the power forward for the Bulls!"

At this time, a man with glasses suddenly walked up to Grant.

Grant was a little overjoyed and thought to himself, I have fans too.

“Can I take a picture?”

"Of course." Grant nodded.

The next second, the man with glasses threw a camera into his hand and rushed to Meng Jin: "Meng, Meng, smile."

Grant: “.”

After the little episode, the entire Bulls team arrived at the hotel, followed by team training time, and then all the players quietly waited for the evening game.

During the warm-up phase, when Meng Jin was tying his shoelaces with his head down, a pair of big feet appeared in his field of vision.

Meng Jin looked up and saw a person he had never expected - "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

What surprised Meng Jin even more was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's opening remarks: "Do you know Bruce Lee?"

Meng Jin was stunned for a moment before he realized that Jabbar was talking about Bruce Lee.

Meng Jin nodded: "Of course, not only do we know each other, we are also somewhat related."

"What's the connection?" Jabbar asked.

"We are all descendants of the dragon," Meng Jin replied.

Meng Jin thought his joke was pretty good, but Jabbar had a blank expression on his face after hearing it. This guy is not only a loner but also has a high sense of humour!

Jabbar didn't say anything and sat down next to Meng Jin.

"I heard that you are friends?" Meng Jin asked.

"Not only a friend, but also a master and apprentice. He taught me a lot, and I still benefit from it today." Jabbar said, turning to look at Meng Jin: "You are quite skilled. Have you practiced his Jeet Kune Do?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got to know Meng Jin from the video of him beating up three Pistons players. How could a Chinese man fight so well? It's hard not to think of him as Bruce Lee.

"Jeet Kune Do? It's a very good style of boxing, but I haven't learned it. In fact, I haven't learned any style of boxing. I punch purely based on instinct." Meng Jin told the truth.

"Really?" Jabbar was a little surprised: "Then you are very talented. If Bruce were still alive, I would definitely recommend you to him."

"He is a philosopher, and I admire some of his ideas, such as injecting philosophical concepts into martial arts."

After hearing this, Jabbar's eyes lit up. Everyone knows that Bruce Lee is a martial artist, but few people know that he also has certain attainments in philosophy.

This immediately piqued Jabeur's interest. Originally he just wanted to say hello, but later he couldn't help but chat with Meng Jin for about ten minutes.

A group of Lakers players were whispering beside each other. They were a little shocked. Why was the usually taciturn captain so talkative today?

"Magic" Johnson felt that this kid must have some magic. Before the game started, he specially greeted Meng Jin with a smile. This was the first time they met.

The first impression that "Magic" Johnson gave Meng Jin was that his smile was very friendly. This was not like the smile on the face of an NBA player. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Everything that "Magic" showed was too friendly. Showing friendliness on the court was equivalent to showing weakness to the opponent.

From the first day he entered the league, someone told "Magic" to put away his smile, especially before the big game, but Johnson ignored it. He continued to do his own thing and maintain his own style. In the end, he proved to the world that he was right. Under his leadership, the Lakers established a dynasty, and their glory continues.

As long as you have the ability, you don't have to accommodate the people and environment around you. They will naturally adapt to you.

Before the game started, "Magic" Johnson gathered his teammates together. "Magic" told everyone that now everyone outside is advocating the Bulls' run-and-gun tactics, saying that they are the most gorgeous SHOW-TIME and that the Lakers' SHOW-TIME era is over. Magic asked these teammates what to do?
The responses were earth-shaking shouts of "Kill them" and "Kick their asses".

Magic's remarks really irritated the Lakers players. In this game, these veterans taught the Bulls players a lesson and eventually won the game with a score of 118 to 109.

Jordan finished with 29 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

Meng Jin scored a game-high 31 points plus 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Tonight was a game where both of them tried their best. Apart from them, the only Bulls player who scored in double digits was Cyrus, who came off the bench.

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Lakers played their own style tonight with all players giving their best.

魔术师25分11助攻，詹姆斯-沃西22分6助攻5篮板，贾巴尔20分8篮板，拜伦-斯科特19分5篮板4助攻。

Byron Scott gave Jordan a big hug after the game: "Michael, your performance tonight surprised me. Your performance tonight is worthy of a victory. Whether you are playing as a shooting guard or a point guard, you are so unique and unparalleled."

When Meng Jin saw this scene when he was passing by, he couldn't help but complain that it was a bootlicker.

In fact, this is Byron Scott's strategy to defend Jordan. Byron Scott is a smart guy and a good observer. He found that as long as Jordan was angry, the opponent would be dead. Jordan could cut 40+50+ or ​​even 60+ on their heads and ravage them to pieces.

So Byron Scott invented a defensive method called "dog defense". When Jordan scored a goal, he not only did not talk trash, but encouraged him instead, because Byron Scott knew that an angry Jordan was much more terrifying than Jordan in a good mood.

After the game, "Magic" Johnson praised Meng Jin highly:

"Meng? I don't know who Meng is. I only know that the No. 1 from the Bull is a UFO. A giant UFO! It's always floating in the air. You know, a giant floating in the air is definitely a huge problem."

"I've always heard that the Bulls have a muscular young man. People always talk about how great that guy is, how fast he runs, and how athletic he is. To be honest, I don't care. Every year, newcomers are praised like this, until tonight when I saw him dunk with my own eyes. Damn! Damn! I think if he works harder, he can jump directly to the second-tier stands. I'm glad that I'm already a veteran who has played in the NBA for ten years. If I were a rookie who entered the NBA at the same time as him, I would definitely be discouraged when I see his talent and would definitely think that I would never be able to play in the NBA in this life."

"Do you have any advice for him?" the reporter asked.

"Magic" Johnson shook his head after hearing what the reporter said: "No, I don't have any advice. He is now an All-Star starter like me. What advice can I give him?"

The level of "Magician"'s compliments is definitely unique in the league. Meng Jin felt very happy to hear that but did not take it too seriously because he knew that this was "Magician's" consistent style. "Magician" likes to support the younger generation and you almost never hear bad things about others from him.

In the evening, Jerry Buss found Meng Jin and the two met in Buss's office.

"I watched your performance tonight, it was amazing. I'm having a party later, do you want to join us?"

It can be seen that Jerry Buss really likes this guy.

"No, Dr. Bass, I'm not in the mood after losing the game."

Jerry Buss was a little surprised. He didn't expect Meng Jin to reject him.

Jerry Buss took a long puff of his cigar and patted Meng Jin's arm: "Don't be like this. There are 82 regular season games in a season. Do you want to win them all? You don't eat, sleep or have fun after losing a game? Come on! It's good to be competitive, but you have to learn how to adjust."

Meng Jin shook his head and still refused.

Meng Jin does everything according to his mood, and he is really not in the mood tonight.

"It's okay. There will be another chance next time. I have a few Spanish friends who want to meet you." Jerry Buss clapped his hands and said, "By the way, they are in the office next to mine now. Can you let them meet you first?"

"OK." Meng Jin nodded. If he disagreed, it would be too disrespectful to Jerry Buss.

After a while, two Spanish beauties wearing super sexy pajamas walked in. Meng Jin looked familiar with them, but he couldn't remember their names. Judging from their figures, they must be models.

"Hey, hey, girls, the pajama party hasn't started yet, you are too anxious!" Jerry Buss laughed.

Meng Jin was silent for three seconds before speaking: "Dr. Bass, where did you say the girls were from?"

Jerry Buss: "These are both beautiful Spanish girls."

Meng Jin nodded: "You know, I am a studious person. I have always been interested in Spanish."

Jerry Buss smiled evilly: "The party will start in an hour. You can get acquainted with the girls here first and let them teach you Spanish pronunciation and so on."

Soon, various "Oh oh ah ah" sounds were heard in the office, and the two Spanish girls sounded like they were teaching very hard.

The next day, news about Meng Jin attending a party after losing the game was all over the place.

Los Angeles is indeed an international metropolis. There are not only many paparazzi here but they also have a keen sense of smell, making it difficult for Meng Jin to guard against them.

After reading the newspaper, Jordan had a private talk with Meng Jin. He hoped that Meng Jin would be more restrained during this period.

Jordan is not targeting Meng Jin. He attaches great importance to this season and is eager to break the first-round curse. Before this, Jordan had never made it to the second round of the playoffs.

Meng Jin directly retorted: "Michael, everyone has a way to reach heaven. I don't care about your gambling, and you don't care about my private life."

Meng Jin has a tough attitude. Jordan is the commander on the court, but he cannot command Meng Jin in life.

Jordan agreed with what Meng Jin said. He also didn't want someone to suddenly jump out and tell him not to gamble. Jordan looked at Meng Jin and lowered his voice: "At least don't let the media spread your gossip all over the city!"

The conversation ended unpleasantly. Jordan was obviously angry with Meng Jin and did not ask him to play cards for a week. However, Jordan was still dedicated on the basketball court and fulfilled his duties as a point guard most of the time. As long as Meng Jin gave him an opportunity, he would definitely pass the ball to him.

The two didn't reconcile until the game before the All-Star Game.

This was a game against the Hawks. Before the game, Meng Jin threatened in the locker room that he would dunk on Wilkins because he learned that Wilkins would also participate in this year's dunk contest and wanted to dampen his enthusiasm.

At this time, Jordan walked silently to Meng Jin and put down the hat.

"Bet 100."

Then Jordan put $100 in the hat.

"I follow." Meng Jin also put 100 into the hat.

Sure enough, if I want to close the gap with Jordan, I can only rely on gambling. If I want to close the distance with Meng Jin, I can only rely on...

In the end, neither of them earned the $100 because Wilkins was absent today due to injury.

After defeating the Hawks, the Bulls won 6 of the 5 games before the All-Star Weekend, and Meng Jin was in a very good mood.

What made him feel even better was yet to come. The day before the All-Star Game, Meng Jin's system rang, reminding him that the progress of the road [Overthrow Tyranny] had been completed by 11%, and he could receive the reward.

During the time when Jordan switched to point guard, the percentage of [Overthrow Tyranny] increased significantly.

[Overthrow Tyranny] is different from other roads. You will get a reward when the progress reaches 10%. After all, the difficulty is much greater than other roads.

Meng Jin did not hesitate and received the system reward immediately. He was not told what the reward was in advance, so everything was full of mystery.

Reward skill [Iron Heart]: This is a passive skill that makes you more calm and composed when handling key balls.

Meng Jin feels that this skill is of little use to him at this stage. At the moment, the ball will definitely be in Jordan's hands at the last minute of this Bulls team. However, it is hard to say about the future. If Meng Jin becomes the team leader, then this skill will be a great addition to him.

Looking at other roads, the one with the fastest growth is [Playboy], which has already reached 19%. It's only been half a season, and Meng Jin was scared when he saw this increase, as he had obviously been very restrained.

The team has had good results recently and Meng Jin has acquired new skills. He started his first All-Star trip in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)