April 1, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia Dome.

As a Duke University player who has now begun to be hailed as the best team in NCAA history, when he stepped into this arena, he felt the overwhelming blue breath of the sky.

With a capacity of more than 70,000 spectators, the Georgia Dome, one of the main venues for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, has been occupied by Duke fans.

"What is a board, this is a board!"

As the candidate team for the most powerful boss in the history of the NCAA, the players of Duke University, who are warming up on the court, are very satisfied and proud.

They love the feeling of being surrounded by the whole world.

Before the start of this game, they felt that the center of the world was moving away from them.

Now, they feel the center of the world again, and it is still in them!

Although Marquette University claims to be the Golden Eagles, the team's representative color is actually blue.

And it's the kind that's bluer than the blue of the Duke Blue Devils.

However, in this game, Duke University was the home team, and they wore blue, and Marquette University had to give up their 'blue and gold edge' first home jersey and instead wore the 'gold and blue edge' second home jersey.

This shirt is rarely worn by Marquette University.

Seriously, for Chen Xiao, he would rather wear the team's white jersey from the away team than the gold and blue jersey on his body.

"Xiaotai, do you think this jersey is too sassy, too bright, and dazzling?"

Wade, who was shooting three points, glanced at Chen Xiao and was a little speechless.

Liang is a little brighter, and Sao is indeed a little sassy, the question is, we blacks don't have an opinion, you still have such a big opinion as a yellow race?

Can you imagine how dark a black person would look when he wore such a shiny outfit?

When the reporters on the sidelines took pictures, his golden clothes were flashing, and his handsome black face and confident cheeks were covered by golden light!

Do you think we want to wear it?

"Little one, not only can't we lose this game, but we can't even lose the battle, and if we don't take out the clothes at the bottom of the box, we can't suppress people."

Team boss Coddell Henry nodded at the sidelines.

Chen Xiao looked at the audience on the sidelines, and the audience was blue!

It's not the blue to black and purple blue of Marquette University, it's the blue of the ocean, which belongs to Duke University.

The stands are not without other colors, the gold is too bright, even if there are not so many people, it is very conspicuous.

If it's white......

Chen Xiao shook his head.

"We're so hot this season, I thought we had a lot of fans."

Chen Xiao was a little regretful, he felt that he actually had some crazy temperament in Wade.

"There are definitely more people who follow us than Duke University, but tickets to the NCAA finals are so hard to buy and so expensive, Duke University has been the top club in the NCAA for more than 20 years, the fan base is too big, and Duke University is the defending champion, Duke fans still want to witness the team's success in defending the title."

"Another thing you didn't say is that Georgia, where Atlanta is located, is close to North Carolina and too far from Milwaukee."

"Little one, you won't be afraid, will you?"

"How is that possible!"

Guy, do I look like the kind of person who would be afraid?

I, Chen Xiao, am the most ferocious 'fierce beast' in history who is proficient in the spirit of the wolf king and the spirit of the mamba!

Afraid of Chen Xiao is really not afraid.

Envy, Chen Xiao is really envious.

Look at the audience on the sidelines, especially the celebrity audience in the front row.

Most of them support Duke with the Duke logo.

It would be nice if they supported us, it must be cool, right?

"Duke is the number one club in the NCAA, right?"

Chen Xiao asked with some curiosity.

When he first played against UCLA, the number one giant, UCLA didn't give him such a feeling.

"The first giant is still UCLA, UCLA's heritage is too deep, compared with UCLA, Duke University used to be a worse than Boston University's 'traditional weak team', it has not entered the national competition for 50 consecutive years, when our Marquette University won the championship, Duke University was average, and now, our Marquette University can't even see the tail lights of Duke University."

"Coach K changed everything!"

Coach K?

Chen Xiao was quite curious about the white coach standing there next to him, looking very 'elegant'.

As a beginner, Chen Xiao has a celebrity plot.

He was curious about the manager who even Marquette University players looked up to when they talked about it.

Suddenly Chen Xiao 'I'm curious! After staring at the big sparkling eyes, Coach K smiled politely and gracefully at Chen Xiao after being stunned for a moment.

"Is this what Mr. John said were funny eyes?"

Sure enough, it's fun!

He had never seen eyes so bright and so dark.

The eyes are the windows of the soul, and this sentence is very appropriate in front of these eyes.

After the arrival of Coach K, Duke, as one of the most successful teams in the NCAA in the last 20 years, has accumulated a very scary momentum, and before the game has even started, it has already overwhelmingly attacked Marquette University.

This hasn't even begun, and these Duke fans on the sidelines are celebrating like they're celebrating a championship.

'There's going to be a lot of pressure on the Marquette players in this game, and when I'm 19 years old, I'm going to have stage fright in a situation like this.

Kobe Bryant, who is wearing a handsome suit, a scruffy beard, and a small explosive head, this outfit is quite cyberpunk, and it feels like the suit on his body is what he just won in a duel with someone with a revolver.

On the contrary, Kevin Garnett next to him has a neat face, a smile that is not unleashed, and the silver suit he is wearing fits very well, giving people a rather personable feeling.

Sure enough, it is one of the most popular interior lines in the NBA right now.

This image is really not blown.

Don't brag about it, with Garnett's appearance and temperament, as long as he doesn't open his mouth, he is definitely the first coach in the NBA throughout the ages.

As the second leader of the Lakers, it is strange that he is not with his teammates when he comes to watch the game this time, but he is with Garnett.

But it's not surprising.

Kobe Bryant and Garnett have a good relationship.

Otherwise, with Kobe's character, he would never have said something like 'I'll have stage fright at 19'.

Because when he was 19 years old, he was really stage frightened, and Garnett knew it.

In the NBA All-Star Game 4 years ago, Kobe Bryant, who made his first All-Star start, was still a little brother in the NBA, but in the period before the All-Star, Kobe Bryant's performance was very explosive, and the media frantically touted the showdown between Kobe and Jordan.

You're a first-time All-Star kid who is also qualified to represent Jordan in the West?

Where do you put my O'Neal, Malone, David Robinson's face?

Kobe Bryant's character, everyone knows, how can he say the kind of "There are a lot of big guys on our team, Jordan's opponent is not me, it's them".

The final result, of course, was that Kobe Bryant was isolated by all the bigwigs in the West.

Not only was he isolated, but he completely ignored Kobe, and no one spoke to Kobe.

Kobe Brydo's confident teenager, and the cold violence of those western bigwigs even made him lose confidence a little, feeling that he was really not worthy of an All-Star, and he almost doubted his life.

It can be seen how powerful the cold violence of those bigwigs was, and how much damage they did to Kobe Bryant at that time.

At this time, I have to say that the dead fat man.

What a good opportunity this is, if this opportunity is operated well, the Lakers will still have a fart infighting, and they will not be able to rule the world as a real brother, friend, and brother.

When Kobe Bryant needed to be saved, it was Garnett who stood up last......

Garnett stepped up when Bryant was at his most helpless and confused.

Garnett put his arm around Kobe's shoulders and said, "Boy, stay with me, run with me, don't worry, I'll pass you the ball." ”

Kobe Bryant's first All-Star Game, when he gradually lost his belief under the pressure of his teammates, and encountered the media hype showdown with Jordan, it is difficult to say that there is no stage fright in such an environment.

Fortunately, Garnett finally helped him out, and halfway through the first quarter, Kobe Bryant, who received Garnett's second pass to complete the dunk, even felt that it was one of the happiest moments of his life.

"At that moment, it was like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon!"

(Ps: It's not the fisherman who said it, Kobe Bryant said it himself, if you are interested, you can take a look at this dunk, Kobe's small waist is bent into a bow, and his hands can't wait to smash the basket.) ）

So, Kobe Bryant and Garnett may not have that many friends in the NBA, but they have each other on each other's friend lists.

It's amazing that two people who don't know how to make friends can finally become friends.

To get back to the point, Kobe Bryant was a little worried that the live environment of this game would not be good for Chen Xiao and Marquette University.

Garnett has such concerns.

Let's just say that when the two teams came out on the court, Duke University was greeted with a full cheer, while Marquette University was greeted by a lot of mocking 'laughs', accompanied by shouts such as 'Rare Beasts' and 'Fools'.

To be reasonable, Chen Xiao is facing a much worse competition environment now than Kobe Bryant was at the beginning.

At the very least, Kobe Bryant is not a beginner.

"Judging from his mid-range shooting training, his mood is quite stable."

Chen Xiao on the court did not seem to be affected by the audience, which slightly reassured Garnett.

On the court, Chen Xiao was indeed not affected by the audience.

Duke University is very strong, and the fans of Duke University are crazy about the Blue Devils, but Chen Xiao is very curious and curious now!

"I'm curious!" 's eyes are exceptionally bright tonight.

Because Chen Xiao is not sure how powerful his 90 mid-range shots, outstanding mid-range shots, are in the NCAA!

There is no way to verify how much a 90 shot is stronger than an 89 shot.

"After all, it is a big realm ascension, it should be a lot stronger!"

Chen Xiao was looking forward to it and thinking curiously.

After the warm-up of the two teams, the head coaches of the two teams arranged the final tactics, and the starters of the two teams stood on the court under the leadership of the bosses of the two teams.

The battle between Marquette University and Duke University is on the verge of breaking out.

Neither Marquette nor Duke changed their starters in this game.

Braxson, Wade, Ron Howard, Chen Xiao, Diener, and Marquette University's 'Three Eagles and Two Claws' starting combination is very stable.

Boozer, Dunleavy Jr., Dundee Jones, Jay Williams, and Chris Dujon's 'Big Five' combination is also very consistent.

Watching the starting lineups of the two teams stand on the court, the scouts on the sidelines and the NBA bigwigs are all focused.

There is no way, these 10 players on the field are all players from the scout's small book.

So far in the NCAA, all five of Marquette's starters have been on the scouting book.

At the same time, the five, like the Duke Five, have also entered the eyes of the NBA bigwigs.

Don't talk about the Duke five, let's just say that the five starters of Marquette University, each of them is very distinctive.

Chen Xiao and Wade and Ron Howard are not to mention, Diner and Blakson are also interesting players.

As a white man, Diner's explosiveness and speed may not be so outstanding, his breakthrough ability is average, and his lethality is average, but the ball control improved by Chen Xiao is extremely stable, coupled with the white man's ball quotient and passing advantage, coupled with his defense that is no longer a weakness improved by Chen Xiao, plus an excellent three-point hand and a mid-range shot above the level......

Diner feels like a perfect 'dribble guard' with little offensive ability, and in fact, his template is indeed 'Fisher'.

Not to mention the first round, at the very least, Diner's draft prospects are optimistic, and there must be NBA teams willing to want such a player.

Compared to Diner, Braxson's draft prospects are much worse.

Anything, playing four is too short, playing three is too slow, which is really not popular in the current NBA.

But in terms of characteristics, Braxson is more distinctive than Diner, and there are few players like Braxon in the NBA.

"This game is likely to have a huge impact on the landscape of this year's NBA draft!"

"These ten people on the court are all likely to enter the first round of this year's draft!"

Although neither of them announced their participation in the draft, it is no secret that Wade and Ron Howard have long given up on learning.

In the eyes of many people, after Wade and Ron Howard left, Chen Xiao had no reason to stay.

It is likely that all five of Marquette will participate in the draft this year, and the situation on Duke's side is similar.

In the middle circle, the players who jumped the ball in this game were Boozer and Braxon.

Boozer is 5 centimeters taller than Braxon, but compared to the weakness of bounce and bounce speed, this 5 centimeter height advantage is really negligible.

Bang!

To the boos of the crowd, Braxson beat Boozer to give Universidad Marquette the first chance to attack in the game.

"If Boozer had jumped a few less times, I think he might have been able to move forward with his draft pick."

A lot of scouts were talking about Boozer on the sidelines, and Boozer had no problem with either skill or ball intelligence, but what about this physical talent......

"It's just an inside version of Wonder Boy!"

Scouts on the sidelines were discussing the players on the pitch while the players on the pitch were concentrating on the game.

The two teams met for the first time this season and looked unfamiliar, but in fact both teams are very familiar with each other's offense and defence.

Duke players aren't that tall either, so the team's defense is also very aggressive.

The team's three players are averaging more than 2.5 steals per game, just look at that statistic.

While Dina was still dribbling in the backcourt, Chris Dujon posted it.

And the other four Duke players also scattered when Chris Dujon was posted to Marquette University!

"The whole audience is pressing!"

"This is Duke University's all-court press against the league's invincible opponents!"

"Get off the road, Duke University is giving Marquette University a way!"

Duke University's full audience is pressing, and Chen Xiao certainly knows it.

It was studied in a tactics class at Marquette University.

However, when I studied it before, I saw it on the video, and it was the first time Chen Xiao had seen the live full-court pressing tactics.

How could any team dare to press Marquette University all over the court before, and the old birthday star hanged himself?

"The oppression is really great."

For this tactic, although Chen Xiao was surprised, he was more curious.

On the contrary, at this time, the CCTV reporters in the stands and the Chinese basketball community were a little trembling.

The whole court is pressing, this term, has recently made the Chinese basketball world feel a little frightened.

Duke University is famous for its full-court pressing, but as soon as the game started, it was directly on Marquette University, seriously.

This one is somewhat despicable.

How can two teams with similar strength go on the pitch at the start?

"Duke University is arrogant, and some people look down on Marquette University."

"Arrogance is arrogance, but Chris Dujon's movements are very fast and cautious, he is one of the few NCAA guards who has reached the NBA level of defense, and although Diner's ball control is very good, he needs to find opportunities to pass, and the rest of Marquette University players will have to respond even if the team's offensive rhythm is interrupted......"

As soon as a scout on the sidelines finished speaking, a sudden scene on the court made the audience exclaim!

"Travis Dina didn't call for cover, one-on-one broke Chris Dujon's full-court press!"

Not only did it break Chris Dujon's full-court pressing one-on-one, but it was fast!

Not to mention the spectators and scouts on the sidelines, even the Duke players on the court and Coach K on the sidelines were surprised.

"Diner's ball-handling ability has reached the level of an ordinary NBA dribble guard?!"

Dina unexpectedly broke through the pressing of Chris Dujon, and a hole appeared in the otherwise perfect pocket.

The whole court was forced to be breached, and then there was a leak everywhere.

After halftime, Diner did not look for Wade as usual, but went straight to the basket with the ball.

"Very clever choice!"

On the court, Duke University players who accidentally broke holes could only make up for it, and then, the vacancy leaked directly.

Yu Guang, who had been on Chen Xiao's body, Diner faced the defense, and pushed the ball to Chen Xiao's head with a very light push.

Diner disrupted the defense of Duke University, and although there were no players on the passing route of Chen Xiao and his teammates, the defenders in front of Chen Xiao never moved.

Jay Williams!

Jay Williams' height doesn't look like 1.9 meters, but it puts a lot of defensive pressure on Chen Xiao.

It should be said that on the court, it was the first time for Chen Xiao to encounter a player who put him under such great defensive pressure.

"Boy, do you know why I didn't go around to you and stop you from catching the ball?"

"Because, I want you to see what NBA-level defense is!"

"I'm going to use my NBA-level defense to break up your so-called NBA elite-level mid-range shot!"

NBA-level defense?

Is this NBA-level defense?

A defense with no room to attack!

Sure enough, at the training ground, Luo Ge and Xiaotai just didn't go all out!

I wonder if my 90 mid-range shot can break the NBA-level defense?

In the face of Jae Williams' intimidation, Chen Xiao's eyes became brighter.

"Is this kid sick?!"

Spit and spit out, Jae Williams' hand action has not stopped.

Jay Williams' NBA-level defense is not bragging.

Not only is the pressure large and tight, but both hands are always ready for this gun.

Chen Xiao's physical instinct told him that as long as he put the ball down a little and adjusted it slightly, the basketball in his hand would leave him.

"If the wonder boy shoots, I'm afraid he won't even have room to adjust!"

"Against NBA-level defense and with no room to adjust, it's too difficult for this ball!"

This ball is really difficult, and Chen Xiao also made a lot of mid-range shots in the game.

It's the first time I can't shoot a full shot with this kind of action.

Lean, jump, shoot!

Jay Williams' defense is too tight, and Chen Xiao doesn't even have room to kick!

"Wonder Boy's shot is very awkward to be defended by me, this ball will definitely hit the iron!"

So, after finishing the defense, Jae Williams was yelling 'protect the rebound'!

Hearing Jay Williams shouting, the Duke players quickly surrounded the basket, protected the restricted area, and blocked the Marquette players.

Boozer, Dundee Jones, and Dunleavy Jr. are all ready to grab the rebound.

Even the spectators were ready to cheer loudly about the victory of the defense.

A moment later.

A swipe.

Silence!

"Is this NBA-level defense?"

"It's amazing!"

"But ......"

Hearing the voice, Jay Williams, who turned his head mechanically, looked at Chen Xiao, who was sitting on the ground, his eyes still shining......

But?

"But, maybe you're too short, and you hit me on the wrist just now."

For a moment, Jay Williams felt a little tightness in his chest.

There is a feeling of being pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows.

He, he was actually disgusted with his height?!

Even Ron Howard, who rushed over to help Chen Xiao up, was stunned.

Chen, are you the devil?!

How can such a naïve expression and tone say such 'vicious' things to a basketball player?!

Beep beep!

A belated whistle.

The referee next to him raised his right hand a little later.

Two points are valid.

Hit, penalty!

At this time, staring at Chen Xiao, Jay Williams, who had always been proud and arrogant, was already exuding a black aura of 'no one should enter' all over his body......

"Boy, you, it's over!"

I'm going to ruin you in this game!

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