Chapter 71: The Return
The game was very exciting, and Meng Xiaohao watched it very devotedly......
The game was played very anxiously until the last moments. Cruson's crucial three-pointer took a solid win as the Los Angeles Stars narrowly outscored the Boston Revolutionaries with a four-point lead.
"See the difference between the professional league and the college league?" After the game, Coach Chris asked Meng Xiaohao.
Meng Xiaohao nodded, "I found that the most intuitive performance is physical confrontation, and the physical confrontation in the professional league is stronger than I imagined!" β
"So go back and work hard!" Coach Chris patted Meng Xiaohao on the shoulder, "There are also skills and shooting, you have to practice!" β
"Got it!" Meng Xiaohao smiled slightly.
The UCLA players got on the bus back to school, and the game passed quickly, and the very anxious tug-of-war made all the fans present watch it very coolly, including Meng Xiaohao.
"Go back and disperse! It's not too early. On the bus, Coach Chris suddenly said, "Then tomorrow we will have a good day of rest, and the day after tomorrow we will continue to train." β
When the bus arrived at the school, everyone dispersed, and Christmas night came to an end for the time being......
In the next few days, Meng Xiaohao rested in the dormitory for a day except for the 26th, and has been training in the stadium since the 27th and 28th, and gradually, he has also moved from rehabilitation training to formal training.
Meng Xiaohao's return to formal training is very good news for UCLA, and his return can directly raise the overall level of UCLA to a higher level.
The hearts of the UCLA players gradually stabilized, and a wave of consecutive wins seemed to be coming.
Meng Xiaohao showed a very good state in formal training, he hadn't played well for nearly a month, Meng Xiaohao's hands, not to mention how itchy they were, were also rubbing up.
Meng Xiaohao's excellent state also made Coach Chris very pleased, and touched his chin, "Meng Xiaohao, I hope you can bring me a bigger surprise!" Your love for basketball is something that many people should learn from! β
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January 1, 2019......
The New Year has arrived, and the whole of UCLA has presented the joy of the New Year after Christmas.
And UCLA fans are not only happy because the New Year is coming, Meng Xiaohao is going to return for today's game, so that all fans are looking forward to this New Year's game.
When the news that Meng Xiaohao was going to return on January 1 was exposed by the media, many people were looking forward to this day.
You know, UCLA's record is not very good now, ranking fourth in the Pacific League with five wins and three losses, and the gap between the now invincible University of Oregon and all eight wins is not small, and many people want to see how Meng Xiaohao's return will change UCLA.
"Tonight's game is a New Year's game, and it is also Meng Xiaohao's return game, so the attention of this game will definitely be very high, and we must win this game!"
Coach Chris said during the team's morning training.
UCLA's opponent in this game is Arizona State University, UCLA has met them for the first time this season, Arizona State University is now in fifth place in the division, and is close behind UCLA with a 4-4 record.
But it's clear that UCLA doesn't want to swap places, and they want to knock out the University of Washington in third place and catch up with Stanford University and the University of Oregon in the top two.
"We can definitely lose this game, we have to win, and we have to climb up to third in the standings and let them know that we're back at UCLA!"
βUCLAοΌβ
"Never give up!"
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At night......
UCLA's basketball hall was very lively, and Meng Xiaohao's return made UCLA tickets sell well, which made Meng Xiaohao feel that he had such a big influence for the first time.
Of the five games that Meng Xiaohao missed, four were away from home, and the team was tired, and it was already very good to maintain a record of three wins and two losses.
The on-site DJ began to introduce the players, and Meng Xiaohao was arranged to be the last and appeared in the finale.
"Last one!" When the sound of the live DJ sounded, Meng Xiaohao knew that it was his turn!
"1.88 meters tall, point guard, freshman, from China, No. 11, our long-awaited Meng Xiaohao!"
In an instant, the entire stadium was engulfed in the cheers of the fans, Meng Xiaohao was like a savior, his return made the future of UCLA bright!
At this time, Meng Xiaohao's heart was very excited, he was very grateful to the fans for their persistence, the fans' waiting, waiting for his return, and never giving up on UCLA.
Meng Xiaohao clenched his fists tightly, this game must be won.
Arizona State University is a team known across the United States for its run-and-gun tactics, with a lot of athletic players who were so fast that they thought they should run a sprint rather than play basketball.
(Run-and-bomb tactics: A kind of basketball tactical thinking that takes high-speed and smooth rotation movement as the main tactical feature, emphasizes the speed of offensive and defensive conversion and sacrifices the ability of half-court positional combat.) οΌ
Although there are no very famous stars, they defend and counterattack, and even the University of Oregon, which is now the first in the division, is very afraid of this, which shows how terrible the university's run-and-bomb tactics are.
Before the game, Coach Chris reminded the players countless times that during the game, the offense must be steady and steady, and the offense must not be too reckless, if it is counterattacked by the defense, it will be very troublesome.
"The game must not be reckless!" Coach Chris gave a final advice before the game, "They are good at playing defensive counterattacks, so the offense must be stable, and their defense will definitely be excellent, so we must be calm when attacking!" β
"Xiaohao!" At this time, Coach Chris looked at Meng Xiaohao, "You and Savis take turns as the starting point of the attack to ensure the diversity of our attack!" β
Meng Xiaohao and Sarid both nodded......
"That's good! We have to win this game, the fans are enthusiastic, we can't make the fans happy in vain, so we have to win! β
βUCLAοΌβ
"Never give up!"
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Players from both sides were already on the field, with Sarid and Arizona State centers standing in the center circle......
As the referee blew the whistle, the referee threw the ball upward, Sured got the ball and passed the ball to Meng Xiaohao, and the game officially began......
At the moment when Meng Xiaohao got the ball, the entire stadium instantly began to cheer, which shows how much the fans expect from Meng Xiaohao.
Meng Xiaohao dribbled to the front court and did not rush to attack, in the words of Coach Chris, it was called steady and steady, so UCLA's first offense directly used positional warfare to prevent Arizona State from playing defensive counterattacks.
Meng Xiaohao passed the ball to Savis, and he ran to the bottom corner of the weak side to prepare for the response.
After receiving the ball, Savis looked around and found Sured on the edge of the weak side of the inside, Savis did not hesitate and hoisted the ball directly to Sawid.
At this time, Meng Xiaohao saw the opportunity, sprinted to get rid of the defenders, and rushed to the unguarded inner line.
Sarid was quick-eyed, and when he saw Meng Xiaohao running past him, he passed the ball directly to the back of his head without looking at people, and passed the ball to Meng Xiaohao, and the ball passed steadily and accurately, so that Meng Xiaohao couldn't help but sigh at Sarid's passing ability.
But the players who defended Meng Xiaohao were not vegetarians, although Meng Xiaohao got rid of the defense, but they relied on speed to follow Meng Xiaohao closely.
At this time, Meng Xiaohao had already discovered the defenders who were following behind him, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he jumped directly to prepare for the layup.
The players who defended Meng Xiaohao also jumped directly with Meng Xiaohao, wanting to block Meng Xiaohao.
But unexpectedly, Meng Xiaohao made a folding lever in the air, dodged the defender's block, and scored the ball steadily.
The audience cheered, and Meng Xiaohao, who returned from injury, fired the first shot, which is what many fans want to see.
Sarid stepped forward and slapped Meng Xiaohao hard.
Two points were scored, and Meng Xiaohao officially returned