Chapter 86: The final begins

"Hey, Simmons. Pen & Fun & Ge www.biquge.info I'm the announcer Moss, can I interview you with a few questions? Moss seized the opportunity to stop Simmons.

Simmons wanted to refuse, but saw that his agent was secretly gesturing to him. Simmons nodded reluctantly.

"Mr. Simmons, I heard that you have agreed to join Louisiana State University?"

"Yes." Simmons' answer was succinct and clear, and it didn't seem like he was going to say a word more.

"Is there anything else you'd like to do about your high school career when you're about to join college?"

"Obviously." Ben Simmons pointed to the court, and it was clear that I was going to leave with this championship in the end.

"Last year, not only did you win the high school interstate championship, but you also won the MVP. So do you have anything to say about this year's finalists? ”

"Well......" Ben Simmons frowned slightly, thinking for a moment, "the championship will still be ours." I'm sorry, but I still have to prepare for the competition, so I can't continue to be interviewed by you. Ben Simmons casually found an excuse to avoid Moss's interview.

Moss was annoyed, as the announcer on the Fire side, he was obviously very dissatisfied with Ben Simmons' final answer, and actually pretended not to know our team. "Rude guy." With a low curse, Moss walked to his seat.

In fact, Moss misunderstood Ben Simmons a little bit about this, he didn't deliberately pretend not to know about the Agni, but he really didn't know about the Blazers. With his strength, they were far ahead of the rest of the high schools, and he was not in the mood to get to know some opponents who were not as good as him.

"Welcome to perhaps the most important game in history for the Oaktown Blazers. Tonight, 10,000 enthusiastic spectators will be on hand to watch the Fire take on favourites Montverde. They will compete for the championship. For Coach Whitety, he only has 40 minutes left in his career. Here's an exclusive report from Moss that Coach Whitty will retire from basketball at the end of the season. As our 35-year coaching career comes to an end, let's pray that the Blazes can win the championship and bid farewell to our legend. ”

"There will be scouts from different schools coming to watch us play tonight." Tim looked excited and said to Lucas, "Man, if we can win, my scholarship will be done." ”

"Hey, did you hear that? Do you tell him, or do I tell him that his scholarship is in vain? Lucas put his arms around Nathan beside him and said nonsensically.

"What!" Nathan looked at Lucas in shock.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, but I heard you and Dan talking." Lucas tilted his head and said seemingly indifferently.

"You don't know anything." Nathan angrily shook Lucas's arm away.

"But I know you're going to lose the game on purpose." Lucas jerked forward, almost touching Nathan's face.

"Lucas, it's just a game, a normal high school game. Winning or losing will have no effect on our future, and you and I will still be able to get into college with ease. However, if I lose, then I can be free. True freedom. Nathan said excitedly.

"Ordinary races? Just because you've been invited to Duke University, can you just ignore them? Lucas gestured to the crowded, tsunami-like spectator.

Nathan glanced at the audience, lowered his head, and didn't speak again.

Lucas got up and went to the side, and when he walked to the side, he quietly pulled Zhao Wei and Tim.

"What's wrong? Lucas, can you believe it? Last year, we weren't in the playoffs, and this year we're on the highest level. "Tim hasn't calmed down from the excitement yet.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Wei saw that Lucas seemed to have something on his mind, and asked in a deep voice.

Lucas looked sideways at Nathan, who was still bowing his head, and said, "Listen, I have to tell you. Nathan wants to lose tonight. ”

Tim smiled, as if he had heard a joke. It's simply not possible.

"Remember when Dan and Nathan were talking outside the arena? I accidentally heard it, and he was going to lose the game. Lucas said solemnly.

"We've got to tell." Tim believed it and said in a deep voice.

"We can't." Lucas objected.

"That would be sadder than losing the game." Zhao Wei frowned and continued.

"What about us? What about you, me, him, and the rest of the team? Tim asked.

"I know, so we're going to win the game. The three of us. Lucas said in a deep voice.

"How?" Tim asked.

"We're going to isolate Nathan." Lucas licked his lips and said that he knew that his decision was bold and that the consequences would be serious. Isolate the captain of your own team, how bad it will make everyone look like. If they lose the game, the three of them will become sinners. "And then solve the game our way."

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Come on! Come on, Fire Team! ...... From the moment the audience entered, the shouting never stopped.

"Where's Hayley?" On the pitch, Nathan asked Lucas.

"She may have gone to the opposing team to place a bet." Lucas said sarcastically without any hint of sarcasm.

Nathan didn't resist and walked to the center circle to prepare for the jump.

Lucas nodded at Tim across from him. Tim nodded in understanding.

"The jump ball will be started by Montverde captain Ben Simmons and Fire captain Nathan Scott." Moss's live stream also started at the same time as the game.

"Hey, the ball is mine." Ben Simmons lifted his eyelids and glanced at Nathan.

Zhao Wei watched the game intently.

Shout!!!

The whistle blew. Montverde won possession. Zhao Wei sighed, and said in his heart that this Ben Simmons is really strong. Nathan's physicality is arguably the best on the team, but Ben Simmons has completely overpowered Nathan in terms of both bounce height and bounce speed. Is this the difference between the number one player in the country and the number 20 player in the country?

Montverde's No. 5 point guard received the ball and immediately passed it back to Ben Simmons.

Zhao Wei was shocked, does this guy want to control the ball?

Ben Simmons just passed half the court, Nathan stretched out his arms and forced up, but Ben Simmons passed Nathan with a small acceleration light, and after he passed Nathan, he did not blindly accelerate, but slowed down, but he used his body to squeeze Nathan behind him, and Nathan couldn't get back in the position at all. That's how Ben Simmons got to the free-throw line. Argyle immediately moved upwards to trap Ben Simmons with Nathan, but as he was lifting, he saw a dark shadow flying towards his feet, and before he could react, it was already piercing through his crotch. Arguell shouted badly, but when he turned around, the opponent's center No. 34 had easily received the ball, and there were no defenders around him, and he dunked with both hands.

"The defensive foundation that your coach taught you is very good." Number 34 said as he ran past Argyll after a dunk. It sounded like he was praising himself, but Argyle was staring at No. 34's back with fiery eyes, and he knew that the other party was mocking him. Because when he first came up, he moved in the defensive posture taught by Whitety, but he didn't expect the opponent's Ben Simmons pass to be so sharp, and when he didn't react, he shook his left hand and played himself with a light crotch strike.

"Calm down." Suddenly, Argyle felt someone pat him, and turned his head to see that it was Lucas. Hearing Lucas's words, Argull took two deep breaths and calmed down.

Zhao Wei's eyes lit up when he saw Ben Simmons' ball. This guy really deserves his reputation, and the connoisseur will know if there is one as soon as he makes a move. No wonder scouts give him such a high rating. At the same time, Zhao Wei was also nervous, and he was afraid that he would be in big trouble. A power forward player who is more than two meters tall can play like a point guard, and even better than most point guards.

Tim was in possession of the ball under the mark of No. 5 and cautiously observed the situation on the field.

Nathan, on the other hand, is an active player on the inside. He stuck the opponent's small forward No. 33 behind him, and opened his arms and shouted for the ball.

Tim had already seen Nathan's position, but a few times when he wanted to pass it, he remembered Lucas's words and didn't pass it to Nathan in the end.

Lucas took advantage of two consecutive baseline screens from Arguell and Davis to get around to the left side and shake off defenders at the same time.

Tim first passed the ball to Lucas. Lucas received the ball without any pause and shot directly. Three-pointers scored.

The moment Lucas scored the goal, Dan in the stands looked gloomy.

Davis received the ball from the outside and directly transferred it to Nathan, who was 45 degrees on the right. Nathan received the ball and passed straight to Lucas at the free-throw line, but Ben Simmons was standing between the two of them. This kind of straight, slow pass is simply not possible.

Sure enough, Ben Simmons intercepted the ball with ease, launched a fast break directly, left everyone behind, and dunked with both hands.

Zhao Wei watched the game from the sidelines, and before eight minutes of the first half, the Montverde team easily took an eight-point lead. Ben Simmons is already strong, and Davis on his team can't guard him at all, so Ben Simmons does whatever he wants on the court. easily scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and also scored a steal. On the other hand, on his side, Nathan made mistakes one after another, and he didn't have any state at all, the whole person was like sleepwalking, and the most statistically counted so far was only mistakes. Lucas and Tim were stared at by each other, and although they played occasionally, they couldn't form a continuous attack. The Blaze fell to a complete inferiority.