Chapter Twenty-Six: The Two Heroes
Under the leadership of Coach Neil and Li Mojie at the core, the USC Trojans won an impressive 14 consecutive league games throughout November and December, attracting everyone's attention. And Li Mojie himself also rose from 15th to 8th in ESPN's P100 in 2013 because of his average of 19.8 points + 8.1 assists + 7.3 rebounds per game; Yahoo's P150 ranked him from 17th to 7th.
Xpress, a professional draft website in the United States, also updated the 2013 NBA mock draft list in the early morning of January 1, and Li Mojie jumped from 15th to 8th at the beginning, predicting that he will be drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the first round at 8th.
On the night of New Year's Day on January 1, 2013, the much-watched USC vs. UCLA match is about to start, and the battle between the bear and the Trojan is about to be staged.
UCLA and USC, rivals in the same city, are also the schools with the most national championships in different sports, each with 12 national championships in different sports (not counting the men's and women's teams); It is followed by Stanford University and the University of Michigan, each with 11 national championships in different disciplines.
The earliest major dispute between the two schools was back in 1941, when the two schools had been battling over a football game, but at the UCLA Open that year, six USC students sneaked into UCLA, used a truck to steal UCLA's "Victory Bell", and hid it for a year.
It wasn't until 1942 that USC put a picture of the bell on the cover of the campus magazine The Wampus, and UCLA blew up and spray-painted the bronze statue of Tommy Trojan, USC's motto......
In 1942, after the statue was splashed with blue paint for the first time, USC responded by burning the initials USC on the turf...... In the end, the USC president had to intervene and threaten the students of the two schools to stop the competition between the two schools if the quarrel continued, and the students stopped the dispute.
In the end, the two sides agreed that whoever wins after the game will ring the bell and keep it for one year. After the 1942 bell theft and spray painting incident, representatives of the two schools signed a settlement agreement in which the clock was to be used as a trophy for future competitions between the two schools, painted blue if UCLA won and red if USC won.
But the feud between the two schools has continued to this day, and from time to time I saw the news that the two families hacked each other on social networking sites, and even the publishing industry realized this business opportunity and published many books about the story of the struggle between the two schools, which are said to sell well?
Before the game, this battle has started in the NBA, the new wolf king, UCLA graduate Loew said in an interview that he hopes his alma mater can dye the bell blue again this year, but soon USC graduate Raptors star DeRozan stood up to support his younger brother: "I've watched Marc Jab play, oh my God, I think he's James going to college, and the bell must be red this year." ”
Immediately, Westbrook stood up and retorted: "Adams and Shabazz both have the strength of the lottery show, and it is definitely not a problem to beat USC!" Then Nick Young immediately came out and replied......
TNT also decided to make the game a national broadcast, sending veteran commentator Brin to partner with Kenny Smith as the commentator for this crucial game.
That night, less than half an hour into the game would take place at UCLA's home stadium. UCLA's home arena, which can accommodate up to 30,000 fans, sold out a week ago, and some unknown channels have tripled their ticket prices a few days ago, and are now sold out.
"Marc Modger, look, my ranking." Anderson sat next to Li Mojie and took out his mobile phone and said to Mojie.
"Look, they predicted that I would be picked by the Rockets with the 51st pick." Thanks to USC's recent excellent record, not only Major's draft pick is higher, but also the draft pick of Richardson and others has also moved forward a lot, and there is an expectation that he can be selected.
"Oh, Mo Jie, don't stop talking, I'll be nervous if you don't speak, what happened to you that day?" Anderson leaned his head over.
"Shut up." What happened that day? I was so happy that day, why did you do such a thing? I had a good time that morning, holding Mei Zizi with my little hands. After eating at a Mexican restaurant at noon, rushing to pay for it, and then taking out the wallet from my pocket, a small box fell out, and I would say this to you?
The waiter's playful eyes, and Li Yayi's flushed face I still remember, and it's so embarrassing, I feel like I watched the embarrassing dancing girl when I think about it now.
And Coach Neil was pondering on the side, to be honest this year, if it hadn't cost a lot of money to poach Li Mojie, USC's strength this year would actually be much inferior to the other side, and today the school's senior management will also watch from the sidelines, this game must be won.
So Neil straightened his collar and snorted, attracting the attention of the players, and then said in a deep voice: "This game is a live broadcast in the United States, and Tomojie's blessing, there is also a live broadcast in Huaxia, which means that there may be hundreds of millions of people around the world watching you on TV and computers." ”
"Hundreds of millions? Oh, my God! Charles was taken aback by the number.
"Mo Jie, did you watch the pre-match press conference?"
"Coach, I've seen it, I'm going to let him beat him to nothing in front of everyone." Due to the attention of this match, a press conference was also held before this match.
And before the game, the opposite small forward Shabazz. Muhammad actually made a big fuss: "The new magician? Oh, do you take that title seriously? I'm the best candidate for this year's top prize! Today I'm going to limit that Mojab to nothing! "This completely infuriated Mo Jie.
"Just see it, who are we?" Coach Neil suddenly roared.
"Trojans!" Everyone responded passionately.
"Yes, we are Trojans with 14 consecutive wins. The other side is just the object of our fifteenth consecutive win, isn't it? ”
"Yes, Coach." Charles shouted the loudest.
"This game!"
"Victory!" The crowd clasped hands and shouted.
"Okay, boys, get ready to play!"
After the starting five came out, the entrance ceremony began at UCLA opposite.
"Oh, that's Marim Bylik, that's James Franco, and that ......" Anderson was heard standing to the left of Li Mojie and began to mutter.
"Enough Anderson, aren't these all UCLA alumni? What about ours?" Li Mojie said in a low voice.
"It's UCLA's home turf after all."
"Kenny, who do you think will win?" At the ESPN commentary desk, Brin asked Kenny Smith.
"Well, judging from the pre-tournament record, USC has recently won 14 in a row and ranks first, while UCLA has recently finished behind USC with 12 wins and 2 losses."
"So what?" Brin laughed, like an old fox.
Kenny Smith can't help it, this old man is not as easy to fool as his old partner Barkley, and he actually dug a hole for him. So he could only set the FLAG in advance, offending UCLA and saying: "USC should win today!" ”
On the other hand, the deep-pocketed Penguins and Xinchao have bought the live broadcast rights of this game, and if the ratings are high, it is estimated that all the next USC Crazy March games will be bought.
Before the start of the competition, Duan Xu in the studio began to tell the audience about the history of the struggle between USC and UCLA to guide Zhang Weiping and the female anchor Xu Yi.
"In fact, both teams are top teams in the NCAA, just like Peking University and Tsinghua University."
"That's love and killing." Xu Yi said in a sweet voice.
"Well, that's it."
"It was played, and the away USC players came out first. Li Mojie, who was very concerned by our audience before the game, was wearing the No. 7 jersey, and his black hair and black eyes were easy to recognize. ”
"Wei Ping, Xiaoyi, do you know Li Mojie's player?"
"I know, he looks a little similar to Wu Yanzu, and his legs are so long, he is not yet 19 years old, and he is a little fresh meat." Xu Yi, the only woman present, said.
"Haha, Xiaoyi is a young girl, pay attention to the appearance of handsome guys, I'm old, I watched Mo Jie's previous videos and found that he did play very reasonably!" Director Zhang said jokingly.
"What about the other than that?" Duan Xu continued to ask.
"Good health!" Xu Yi raised his hand and said.
"Hey, by the way, this Mo Jie's mother is a mix of black and white, plus his father is engaged in martial arts, so Li Mojie's physical fitness is really good, you see the slender calves, tight thigh muscles, wide shoulders, and long hands." Wei Ping instructed Zhengse to say.
And the camera at the scene also closed the camera in a timely manner, facing Li Mojie's body, attracting the attention of a large number of female fans.