At the beginning of December, the Bobcats had a three-day break, and Qiao Hai arranged a two-day training day, but he made a trip to Winston-Salem.

On the one hand, he was going to see Han Xue, who had been enrolled at Wake Forest University for two weeks.

When the two met this time, it was naturally dry wood and fire, and they couldn't finish 10,000 words!

On the other hand, he ran to the gymnasium of Wake Forest University to watch an NCAA preseason game.

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The two sides are Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina, and the top stars on both sides are Chris Paul, a sophomore, and Raymond Filton, a third-year.

Both are some of the best point guards in North Carolina, but Raymond Felton's teammates are even better, with swingman Marvin Williams outperforming Felton and Sean May and Rashad McCantz, all three of whom have a lottery prospect in the middle of the first round in their draft projections for the new year.

And none of Chris Paul's teammates even have any prospect of being drafted by the NBA.

It can be said that the difference in strength between the two teams is still quite large!

“Demon Deacons！ Let’s go！ ”

“Demon Deacons！ Let’s go！ ”

(Come on, Devil Deacons!) ）

There was a chorus of shouts, and judging by the shouts, the atmosphere in the NCAA was slightly better than in the NBA, because most of the fans here were organized.

In fact, this is the main reason why Charlotte's ball market is average, but the atmosphere on the court is very good, because Charlotte's North Carolina is home to many NCAA teams.

Charlotte's fan culture is also inherited from these NCAA powerhouses, and it can be said that the Bobcats have the largest number of formed fan groups in the NBA, and almost every regular season game at home will be heard on the sidelines with the chorus of Charlotte fans.

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The game was soon on, and the University of North Carolina quickly took the initiative on the field.

However, the head coaches of both teams are NCAA coaches, and the adjustment and countermeasures between each other are also very fast, the head coach of the home team is Kip Prossell, and the head coach of the away team is Roy Williams, a famous coach who even Qiao Hai feels like thunder.

NCAA basketball is relatively pure, and the atmosphere is also very warm, and even Qiao Hai has an idea, will he also go to the NCAA in the future?

Maybe it's not impossible!

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The game went fast, and at halftime, the University of North Carolina took an eight-point lead.

In the NCAA, where joint defense is prevalent, the 8-point lead is already very huge, and Qiao Hai is suddenly bored, because there is no suspense in this game.

But he continued to watch, and in the next game, he mainly watched the direct confrontation between Raymond Filton and Chris Paul.

But Han Xue beside her pointed Qiao Hai with her elbow: "Look, Wake Forest has been replaced by a yellow race." ”

In the second half, the Wake Forest team replaced a yellow man, looking at the face, it looked like a Chinese, Qiao Hai looked at the back of the yellow player.

Then, he saw a set of letters - "Li Ao"!

"Leo? Leo, or Li Ao? ”

Qiao Hai couldn't figure it out, but in this case, he only needed to be sure of one thing, that is, this player, who didn't know whether it was Li Ao or Li Ao, should be a Chinese.

After the Wake Forest team made a substitution, Qiao Hai found that the Chinese player faced Raymond Filton and directly stuck to it.

Felton mentioned that the speed was stronger, but was forcibly blocked by this Chinese player, Qiao Hai's pupils shrank, and he suddenly found that the physical fitness of this Chinese player was very strong, comparable to the Xu Yong he saw in China in the offseason.

He took a look at it with the scouting system, the potential value was only 65 points, and the current total rating reached 59 points, and then looking at the attribute distribution, Qiao Hai pouted.

The attributes of this Chinese player are concentrated in the two aspects of physical attributes and defensive attributes, and the offense is about equal to zero! And the potential is not high, only 65 points, even if it grows to the peak, it is only a level on the edge of the NBA, and at most it can only play the NBA bad team bench or NBDL.

"No wonder, I said how I didn't know there was such a physical Chinese player in Wake Forest."

Qiao Hai understood, and then, he didn't pay too much attention to this Li Ao, but continued to focus on Chris Paul and Raymond Felton.

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At the end of the game, the University of North Carolina won the game without a doubt, and Raymond Filton had a statistic of 15 points and 7 assists.

On the other side, Chris Paul got 25 points, 7 assists and 3 steals, and his performance was a bit like LeBron James that the Bobcats ran into some time ago.

Qiao Hai remembered the sentence that has been swiping on Facebook recently: "The Cavaliers lost, but LeBron James did not." ”

Perhaps, this phrase can also be applied to this game: "Wake Forest lost, but Chris Paul did not. ”

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After watching the game, Qiao Hai stayed in Winston-Salem for another night, and returned to Charlotte the next day.

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Back in Charlotte, the Bobcats' regular season journey continues.

In the first game in December, they faced the New York Knicks, who had dived this season.

At the beginning of the season, Isaiah Thomas, the new general manager of the Knicks, also vowed that the Knicks will definitely be able to make the playoffs after various trades.

As a result, the November game ended, and the Knicks had a dismal record of 4 wins and 11 losses, and they completely fell into the lottery zone.

Isaiah Thomas was furious and gave Lenny Wilkens an ultimatum that would leave him if the Knicks still couldn't break into the top eight in the East before the end of the game in December.

So, for the Knicks, this game is important because the Bobcats are the team on the fringes of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and this is a game that can be played as a two-game game.

The Knicks take it very seriously, and the Bobcats aren't bad either.

At the beginning, Stephen Marbury rushed up and fought for every ball.

The Bobcats don't seem to have much to do with Marbury, but their offense isn't bad, with a very smooth mix of small-area crosses and a wide range of moves.

Michael Reed played against Alan Houston, and in the first quarter of the game, he scored 17 points and made four three-pointers.

In the duel between the two shooters, Michael Reid won the complete victory, and he directly blew up Alan Houston.

At halftime, because of Michael Reed's big outburst, the Bobcats led by 4 points.

Then, in the second half, Qiao Hai further strengthened the defense.

The Knicks' offense suddenly became dumb because of the Bobcats' local restrictions, and the Bobcats scored consecutive points to extend their lead.

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Knicks by 107:101, a difference of 6 points, and won the game!

After this game, Lenny Wellkens is one step closer to getting out of class.