Chapter 22: Regular Season First Game 2
"Caught up, caught up." Off the field, two Chinese beauties hurriedly ran from outside the stadium to the audience.
"Seats 11 and 12 in the 6th row, yes, this is it!" Zhou Meiqi, who was running in front, beckoned and said.
After the two of them sat down, Li Yayi complained: "It's all you, it takes so long to choose clothes when you go out, so we are in a hurry now." ”
"Oh, it's okay, isn't it just in time? Said that the location of the tickets given to us by Major was very good. Zhou Meiqi said intelligently to open the topic.
"Well, but it's better to find a chance to give him the money." Li Yayi replied.
"I gave it to him, he didn't want it, and besides, he's an ace player in the USC, isn't it normal to ask for 2 tickets? We'll treat him to dinner another day. Next to her, Zhou Meiqi said with a big grin.
"Do you know Marc Moj?" A middle-aged woman in a black leather coat and jeans next to her suddenly turned her head and asked.
"Huh? Is that you? Li Yayi asked in surprise with her mouth covered.
"Well, hello, meet again, I'm Mo Jie's mother." Mary. Lee waved in greeting.
Leaving aside the off-field encounters, just looking at the situation on the field, the situation is not as optimistic as the Trojans imagined.
"Hood's cut, Marc Jacques face Ennis's precise pass, Ness! At 2:8, our Trojans finally ended their sleepwalking state and began to score! The USC DJ shouted loudly.
Damn, this James. Who is Ennis? Li Mojie recalled the draft situation in 13 and 14 years, and he didn't seem to remember it. In fact, when everyone watches the draft, they will have an image of the top three, unless there are Chinese players in it, otherwise who will remember a 13-year second-round pick 50 pick Ennis?
But the lottery draft is all about potential, and a 3-and-D sophomore like Ennis, who actually did well in college, isn't popular among NBA scouts.
Anyway, no matter what others think, this Ennis is about the same height, arm span as himself, and has rich defensive experience, and this guy is actually four years older than Li Mojie in 94, and weighs about 15 pounds (6.8 kg) heavier than the 200-pound (90.7 kg) Li Mojie, so Li Mojie is even more uncomfortable than when he faced Aaron Gordon.
Long Beach State University on the opposite side did not have any stars, so the tactics were very clear, point guard CJ Myers broke through Hood and passed the ball to small forward Ennis, Ennis did not run out of the vacant position, could not get rid of Li Mojie, so he took the ball and hit it a few times, and found that although this guy was lighter than himself, he was indeed as talented as the coach said before the game, and he didn't push him a few steps, and he almost broke the ball, so he passed the ball to Calderon, Calderon ran around the baseline to attract the attention of the defense, The ball was immediately passed to power forward Mgaben, who scored a 2-point layup with an easy basket. And after throwing, the whole team immediately retreated, not giving the Trojans a chance to counterattack.
Damn, is it so disciplined? This tactical execution is stronger than that of the CBA. Li Mojie complained.
Richardson served from the bottom line, after Hood received the ball, dribbled across the half court, came by himself, wanted to break through, but found that there was no chance, after going around the top of the arc, passed to Li Mojie on the wing, Li Mojie took the ball and put on his signature tentative step, with his left foot in front and his right foot behind, staring at Ennis.
"Mo Jay, hit him." USC students shouted from the audience.
"Come on." The cheerleader girl next to her also screamed.
Ennis brought up twelve points of attention, to be honest, Ennis is very jealous of Li Mojie, who not only won a full scholarship to USC University, a prestigious NCAA school, but also became the core of the Trojans, and the most angry thing is that he played 8 preseason games, and some media have listed it as a lottery show. As for himself, he is 22 years old, and he is still unknown, and he even wants to find a media to scold him.
In this game, there were so many scouts off the court, and the coach told him before the game that this year is a small year for the draft, and it is also the year when he is most likely to be selected by the NBA. Players like Ennis have been and will certainly not be less. As Li Mojie's fame grows, he will also be targeted by countless team players like Aaron Gordon, who was challenged by him at the beginning.
Single defense, in this game, Long Beach State University clearly let Ennis defend Li Mojie alone, and Ennis is a 3D player who is clear, the defense is like kraft candy sticking to Li Mojie, the offensive end does not hold the ball, and constantly takes Li Mojie to run empty positions to consume his physical strength.
Lest he send too many men to defend, and Lee used his passing skills as a new California Magic to tear through the defense of the Long Beach State team.
So the Trojans were clearly suppressed.
Li Mojie held the ball and burst a few times, and found that he did not get rid of Ennis, so he passed to Anderson to face Mgapen, ran outside the three-point line, and then cut in from the flank, Anderson took the ball and shook it a few times, did not shake it off, and passed to Li Mojie, who cut in. But the opposing defense was clearly timely, with Ennis following closely and opposing centre-forward Capela also coming up to defend.
With a "dang" sound, Li Mojie stopped and hit the iron with a jump shot.
"Ugh." The audience sighed.
Around 15 minutes into the game, Coach Neil called 2 timeouts but could not recover the decline. 26:34, a difference of 8 points, Li Mojie 5 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound but 4 turnovers, in the case of the core is limited, the Trojans are obviously not playing smoothly offensively.
"You're playing terrible, you know? Awful. For the rest of the first half, Benn, you go on. And Dost you replace Anderson, and Sean you replace Charles. Next pass the ball, Benn, don't fight that Ennis, use a lot of pick-and-rolls, you know? Coach Neil said to the players with a look on his face as he held the tactical board.
"Yes, Coach." Benn shouted excitedly as he stood up. Benn is the person who dislikes Li Mojie the most in this Trojan team except for Hood, because he is the team's starting small forward last year, and after Li Mojie came, it is obvious that not only did he lose the starter, but also watched his competitors become the core step by step, leading the team to 7-1 in the preseason.
"Mo Jie, watch it from the sidelines." Coach Neil sat next to Li Mojie, pushed down his glasses and said in a deep voice.
"What's going on? How did you replace Mo Jie. Seeing this, the audience also talked a lot.
"Maybe I didn't play enough during this time." The man next to him responded.
"Damn, what's going on with this Neil? Did he say the other day that Marc Marc is the most gifted student USC has recruited in recent years? Seeing this, Mary was indignant in the audience.
"Yes, dear, maybe the coach's arrangement makes sense, let's continue to see." Li Jianguo, who was next to him, explained.
"Yes, Auntie, maybe it's just that Mo Jie is tired, take a break, and play later?" Li Yayi also comforted on the side.
Ennis on the court and Carlos, the coach of the Long Beach State University basketball team, were also puzzled, how could the core be played?
Then things didn't go as Mary imagined, and Li Mojie sat on the floor for half a quarter. However, the performance of the Trojans on the court was not bad when Li Mojie was gone, but after Li Mojie, the Trojans played the same as the Long Beach State University basketball team opposite, and the ball was constantly passing. Instead, it caught up with 4 points.
At the end of the half, 37:41 was played, and the home team Trojans were in front.