Chapter Twenty-Eight: You Are Your Own Hero

"In the last ten seconds, 48:38, UCLA led the full ten, now look at the last attack of the Trojans in the first half." I saw Hood on the field holding the ball, standing at the top of the arc, bending over and holding down the center of gravity to dribble the ball.

"Give it to me." I saw that suddenly Li Mojie took advantage of the cover and ran out of a position and shouted. Hood immediately passed the ball to Marc Jacques and started to run himself.

Then Li Mojie steadily controlled the ball and stood at the top of the arc, made his signature tentative step, opened the distance to face Shabazz, and then suddenly approached Shabazz and then retreated with an agile step, took a small step forward with his left foot, pushed the ball to the left with his right hand, and brought Shabazz to the sky with a false shot, and then directly used the space to make a strong breakthrough to pull the score gap back to single digits.

At the end of the first half, 48:40, the home team UCLA was in front, and the away team USC was 8 points behind. And Li Mojie made 14 shots, combined with sudden points and shots, and still scored 20 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in the case of almost double packing, just half of the points.

Richardson had 3 points and 1 assist, Anderson had 5 points, 1 assist and 5 boards, Charles had 2 points and 5 boards, Hood had 4 points and 2 assists, and Benn and others off the bench had a total of 6 points.

"Whew!" In the visiting locker room, the sound of Li Mojie's heavy breathing was like a lamp on Ultraman's chest, reminding everyone that the small forward's physical strength was enormous in the first half, and he could not score alone in the second half.

And Coach Neil is also irritable, these bastards, what kind of game is this in the heart? The previous 14 consecutive wins and three games for one here are not exaggerated, it's too important, the whole United States is live, so many people are watching!

"What did you fight? Yes? What were you doing last night? Neil retorted.

"Except for Mo Jayer, all of you are not qualified, you know? It's a national live broadcast, how many viewers have seen your poor performance on TV, and how many scouts have come to the scene, do you know? Still want to play in the NBA? Neil said, pointing to the Hood people.

"I want to fight, coach!" Charles whispered.

"Want to fight? Are you eligible? That's a million-dollar place, and how many people in the world want to play in the NBA? Based on your performance today, huh? Think for yourselves, is there a play? Neil asked the crowd rhetorically.

Seeing everyone bowing their heads and pondering, Coach Neil also took out dry goods and said: "In the second half, we need to play more hard, not only defensively, but also offensively. ”

"Understood, Coach!" The team responded.

"And the defense, second half, Richard, I don't want you to leave that Addams for a fraction of a second, even if he runs off the field you have to follow him! You know? ”

"Understood!" Richardson nodded firmly.

"And Charles, you have to firmly get stuck in the position, even if you can't grab the rebound, you have to block the No. 21 big center opposite, so that he can't grab the rebound......"

Coach Ben Holland in the locker room of the home team also pointed to the tactical board and told the players carefully: "Everyone played well in the first half, but the score still didn't open too wide, and in the second half, we continued to open the formation, covering without the ball, and creating shooting space for Adams, who has the best feel......"

In the second half of the rematch, Neil did not replace Mojie immediately at the beginning, but sent a combination of Hood, Richardson, Benn, Anderson, and Charles to go up to test the water first, and by the way, let Li Mojie rest for a few more minutes.

Then Anderson of the Trojans took the lead, received the ball after Hood's breakaway, and scored two points after receiving the ball and hitting a jumper, 48-42.

But the Bruins blossomed more, and after Adams covered without the ball, he responded with a three-pointer from Shabazz, "Nice, it's Adams' three points again, he has made 5 of 8 three-pointers in this game!" The UCLA DJ shouted excitedly, followed by a burst of applause from the audience.

Then after Richardson received the ball, he dribbled a few steps and passed to Benn, who cut to the basket in the air, but did not get rid of Shabazz on the opposite side, and was hatted by Shabazz on the opposite side, and the basketball bounced off the rebound to the ground, and then Hill, the point guard of the Bruins, was in the confusion, and quickly got the basketball and scored 2 points.

Then Hood and Richardson passed each other without a chance, handed it to Anderson, Anderson took the ball and shook it a few times, did not shake out the shooting space, and then passed the ball to Charles in the low post, leaned back a few times, it didn't work, and then Charles missed the hook and was hit by Shabazz again. "Here it is, a violent dunk from Shabazz!" The excited applause of the UCLA DJ drew cheers from the fans who supported the Bruins off the court.

A 7-0 surge of 55:42 widened the margin to double digits. "Oh my God, these guys simply don't deserve a Trojan jersey!" Some of the grumpy fans off the pitch have already started scolding.

Kenny Smith of the ESPN commentary desk was also anxious: "What is this Trojan coach thinking?" Does he expect these five men on the court to beat the Bruins? Let's change people! ”

"Yes, hurry up and change people." The audience shouted angrily.

"For Mojie, for Mojie!" At first, there were scattered sounds on the field, but gradually they found a rhythm and synthesized a sound that even the audience on TV and computer could hear it.

"Listen, the audience is calling Li Mojie to play!" Huaxia's Penguin Channel, female anchor Xu Yi said excitedly.

"Yes, that's what everyone wants!" Director Zhang also sighed.

"I didn't expect that Li Mojie, a Chinese, has such a high status in the team!" Teacher Duan Xu said a little proudly.

"yes, but it's still not easy to fight! On the opposite side, there are super scorers, three-pointers, rebounding monsters, and that Shabazz is also constantly consuming Li Mojie's physical strength. Director Zhang said with a frown.

Neil was at the scene, of course, he also heard these shouts, and he didn't need the audience to say that he was going to replace Li Mojie, and now it's just right.

"Mo Jie, you go up, now it's up to you!" Neil walked slowly in front of Li Mojie, patted Li Mojie's shoulder, and said with emotion.

"I will, Coach!" Li Mojie stood up, his tall and slender figure seemed to be able to give people infinite strength.

"Marc Marc, he's on his feet!" The crowd on the field, who had been watching Marc Jacques, pointed to the back of the sturdy No. 7 on the bench and shouted.

"Mo Jie, come on!" Li Yayi muttered that she also felt the strong atmosphere of the USC and UCLA game on campus, and also understood the significance of this national live broadcast game for Li Mojie.

Although the game on the field continued, everyone's attention was already on the tall figure of No. 7. "The game is still going on, and the Trojans are nowhere near the point of giving up!" A student in a Trojan uniform stood up and roared.

"Charge! The USC students in attendance shouted cheering slogans for the Trojans.

"Yes, we are Trojans, and we will never give up!" The sound gradually spread from the scene to the tens of millions of fans in front of the screen.

"Is this superstar temperament?" Did you already show this temperament in college? The scouts and reporters off the field were also surprised, and they stopped their pens one by one.

INSTEAD OF GOING TO UCLA, THE STUDENTS WHO WATCHED THE GAME IN FRONT OF A LARGE SCREEN IN THE USC UNIVERSITY PLAZA WERE ALSO INFECTED BY THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE SCENE, AND FOR A WHILE, "NEVER GIVE UP!" This slogan spread quickly on campus.

When Li Mojie stood on the sidelines and was about to play, the audience in front of the TV set who was present and not there heard the music on the field just in time for the exciting HERO sung by Mariah Carey when Jordan retired.

In fact, there has always been a hero in your heart

When you peek into your own heart

You don't have to worry about seeing it

What kind of person you are?

The answer will be obvious

……

Look at yourself and be firm

You will eventually discover this fact

You are your own hero

God knows

The road to achieving your dreams is always bumpy

But don't let anyone do anything

Tear up your dreams and stop your steps

Please keep holding on

There is hope

You have to believe that you will find your way eventually

You'll see a hero come into view

Accompanied by power

that you may have nothing to fear

You are the hero in your own mind!

"Substitutions on the field, No. 11 substitution, No. 7 substitution." The screen on the field played the words "Trojan team substitution".

"Li Mojie is back on the field." Kenny Smith is also infected.

"I admit he's a talented player, can you trust him to turn the game around?" ESPN senior commentator Brin took the opportunity to say.

"He can!" Many people said in unison.

"Brothers, I'm back, believe in me and believe in yourself, we will definitely be able to dye the bell red this year!" Li Mojie walked into the arena unhurriedly, stretched out his fist and patted his chest, and said firmly as he walked while facing Anderson on the court.