Chapter 45: The Contest Begins
November 27, 2018, ......
Tonight's UCLA campus is particularly lively, because the American college basketball league, which people all over the United States have been looking forward to, has begun......
UCLA's opening game was against Stanford University, and the grievances between the two sides have been going on for years, and every time they have been full of gunpowder, this game has received a lot of attention.
Basketball Arena, UCLA Home Locker Room......
"Excited?" Looking at Meng Xiaohao, who was gearing up, Coach Chris asked with a smile.
"Can you not be excited! This is more exciting than my McDonald's All-Star! Meng Xiaohao's words were full of excitement, "Being able to come to the United States to play in the college league is something I never thought of before!" β
"Then look forward to it!" Chris patted Meng Xiaohao on the shoulder, then stood up and walked to the center of the locker room......
"Students!" Coach Chris clapped his hands, "From today, this season will officially begin!" Our goal this year is the same as last year, we are aiming for the championship! As he spoke, Chris clenched his fists.
"You also know my character, I'm not good at what to do before the game, you're all such big people, you all know what I want to say, so, come on! Strive for a good start! Chris clapped his hands. This is Chris's character, he rarely talks about pre-match mobilization, but his momentum will make the players very excited and excited.
"New here, how do you feel?" Sarid looked at Meng Xiaohao beside him and asked. Although Meng Xiaohao has been here for a long time, Sarid still calls him a newcomer, maybe it's a smooth mouth.
"Looking forward to it!" Meng Xiaohao smiled slightly, turned his head and looked at the No. 11 jersey on his wardrobe, except for anticipation, there are really no words to describe.
"Come on! Guys, let's play! Chris looked at the watch on his wrist and waved his hand, "It's for us!" β
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"Dear spectators, welcome to UCLA's home arena! Today is the first game of the new 2018-2019 American College Basketball League season! Host UCLA to meet the challenge from Stanford University! The DJ started his passionate introduction, and there was still a long way to go before the game started, but a lot of the fans were already there, and it seemed that they didn't even want to miss the pre-game warm-up.
"Let's welcome first, Stanford University is here!"
There was a lot of boos on stage......
After all, this is UCLA's home stadium, and most of the people present are UCLA fans and students, as well as alumni, and even some well-known alumni will come to watch the game.
"Then it's time for the main event!" The DJ suddenly paused, "Let's welcome, the owner of this venue!" UCLAοΌ Debut! β
Suddenly, a tsunami-like shout erupted in the stadium......
UCLA players running out of the tunnel.
As soon as he ran out, he heard a tsunami-like shout, and Meng Xiaohao was also stunned, this situation, but he had never even encountered it when he participated in the McDonald's All-Star.
Both teams began their pre-match warm-ups......
"Eh, Xiaohao!" At this time, Rivers pulled Meng Xiaohao aside.
"Look in that direction!" Rivers said, gesturing his chin to Stanford, "See that one who's about your height?" β
Meng Xiaohao nodded.
"That's one of the Stanford duo, who plays point guard like you, and it's called Weir. Drew! And that! As he spoke, Rivers pointed to another person with his chin, "That big tall man, who plays center, is called Stephen. Wilkinson, the duo's awesome guy, you'll need to pay more attention in a moment! β
Meng Xiaohao looked at the two people and said secretly in his heart, "Is this the duo?" Let me see what you're up to! β
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"Hey! Drew, that UCLA newcomer is watching us! Wilkinson, who was warming up, noticed that Meng Xiaohao was looking at them, turned his head and said to Drew.
"He can see it, and he can still see the flowers?" Drew gave Wilkinson a blank look.
"I heard that kid is very good!" Wilkinson said, "It's said that I fought back and forth with that Brooke, and I fought with the famous French Lucas before, and only lost one goal!" β
Drew nodded after listening to Wilkinson's words, "I've heard all of this, and I've heard that guy is doing well on the McDonald's All-Star!" β
"Then we'll have to pay a little more attention!"
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In the part of introducing the players, Stanford University is away, so the players are introduced first, but everyone is booed when they come on the field.
"That's a lot better than our high school!" Meng Xiaohao also smiled bitterly when he listened to the boos in the sky.
"Can this be compared to your high school?" Rivers, who was on the side, glanced at Meng Xiaohao, "UCLA is also a famous basketball school, with countless fans, how can you contain the opponent at the beginning without a point of momentum?" β
"Now, let's have a UCLA player on the stage!"
With the words of the live DJ, the lights of the stadium went dark in an instant......
Accompanied by other colors of lights, an inexplicable atmosphere was set off......
"First place, 1.93 meters tall, shooting guard, sophomore, number 25! Joe Hill. Savis! β
"Second place, 2.01 meters tall, small forward, junior year, No. 7! Wilt. Plum! β
"Third place, 2.06 meters tall, big forward, junior year, No. 88! Derek. Sabonis! β
When Sabonis got up, Sabonis patted Meng Xiaohao on the shoulder and punched him, "Get ready, it's your turn next!" β
"The fourth, 1.88 meters tall, is a point guard, a freshman, from China. In the 2017-2018 season of the Chinese High School Boys' Basketball League, he led the team to win the ball league championship, won the regular season MVP, the best team, the finals MVP, and was selected into the McDonald's All-Star second team, No. 11! Meng Xiaohao! β
Every university is like this, if the newcomer is the starter, then they will introduce the newcomer very much, aiming to let everyone get to know the newcomer.
With the introduction of the DJ on the spot, Meng Xiaohao stood up, punched Sared, and walked towards the venue.
Hearing Meng Xiaohao's name, the audience at the scene cheered, although there were simple cheers because of the atmosphere, but a large part of them also heard the legend that Meng Xiaohao first came to UCLA, and was deeply impressed by Meng Xiaohao's name.
"So, last one!" The live DJ once again mobilized the atmosphere in the stadium, "2.10 meters tall, playing as a center forward, sophomore, No. 16, Clay Sarid!" β
When the DJ shouted Sared's name, the roar of the tsunami once again flooded the arena, and Sured held the name of UCLA's top brand firmly in his hands through his outstanding performance last season, and similarly, because of his outstanding performance, he attracted a large number of fans, and his popularity in UCLA can be said to be quite high.
Meng Xiaohao took off his training uniform, revealing a jersey with the UCLA logo and the No. 11 logo.
"It feels good to wear the new jersey!" Meng Xiaohao touched the jersey he was wearing, this particularly sweat-absorbing fabric made Meng Xiaohao very satisfied, according to Meng Xiaohao's speculation, the production cost of this jersey is definitely not low.
"It's so much better than our high school jersey!" Meng Xiaohao thought of the non-sweat-absorbing jersey he had in high school, and instantly recalled the days when he was sweaty and very uncomfortable after he finished the game.
At this time, Meng Xiaohao suddenly realized something, and quickly patted his face, "It's time to compete, why are you still thinking about this!" Meng Xiaohao hurriedly sobered himself up, and saw that Meng Xiaohao trembled, and his eyes instantly became very firm.
"Beep!"
At this time, the referee blew a whistle, indicating that the game was about to begin!
Meng Xiaohao stood in his own position, a position he was extremely familiar with, the position that belonged to the starting point guard.
The referee took the ball and came to the middle of the center circle where Sarid and Wilkinson were standing, looked at the two, and the two nodded and signaled that they could start.
It's up to the referee to throw the ball into the air......
The two jumped almost at the same time......
Sarid slapped the ball, and it landed in Sabonis' hands......
"Beep!"
The competition is officially on!