Lee Chenglong has returned to Columbia University, and his goal has won the support of his family, or at least the acquiescence of his family.

As a finance student at Columbia University, he is currently working with several classmates on a project called "Hollywood Star Investment and Financial Concepts", but fortunately, his roommate Randy Wilson is also included, and it is much easier to have his help.

After a busy week, the weekend is coming, and the regular season of the Ivy League this season is about to officially begin, and this is the highlight of the Ivy League schools.

The champions of the Ivy League in the past two years are the University of Pennsylvania, and this year Penn is also considered the top favorite to win the championship.

When the afternoon came, Columbia fans knew that the regular season was the main dish of the Ivy League, so half of the fans at the Thunderbirds Arena were seated early in this game.

Lee Sung-ryong was warming up on the court while he was thinking about the game.

After two months of familiarization, he had figured out the magical equipment.

The shooting bracelet and the breakout jersey are basically the same effect as described, improving shooting and breaking, while also having a slow enhancement effect on physical fitness, and the most mysterious energy water bottle is basically figured out by him.

There is an interval between the use of the energy bottle, and there must be an interval of three days between each use, that is, it can be used again after four days of use, if he uses the energy bottle on Monday, the next time it can be used on Friday at the earliest, and the interval between Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday is in between.

Each time you use the energy bottle, you can be fully charged in five minutes, the shooting feel is improved, and the first shot after use is almost never missed, and after using it, the playing time of the game accumulates 20 minutes, and you can use it again.

This 20 minutes is the court time, that is, based on the current NCAA 40-minute game, if he plays the whole game, he can use it once, and then he can use it once when he reaches 20 minutes, and once when he reaches 40 minutes, but the game is over, unless it is overtime, it is useless.

Energy bottles cannot be used directly, they must be used with drinking water, and cannot be used directly during a match on the field.

The Energy Bottle, despite its many limitations, is a great thing to use, allowing him to explode on the pitch every time.

At present, Li Chenglong can see that his three-point attribute is 71, mid-range shooting attribute 64, free throw attribute 85, single defense attribute 38, assistant defense attribute 59, steal attribute 51, comprehensive attribute 63.

Maybe it's the magical equipment that has changed with him through the unknown changes, but the attributes can only be viewed in these, according to Li Chenglong's estimate, these attributes should be worth 100 at full value, and the comprehensive attribute of 60 should be barely able to stand in the NBA, and can be a marginal player in some teams.

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The Columbia Lions and Penn Quakers warmed up and returned to the locker rooms to prepare for the game.

In the home team's locker room, Joe Jones simply said that if we want to get good results, Penn must be our biggest competitor, and the home team must win something like that.

After the head coach finished speaking, Li Chenglong stood up, he is already the star of the team, and he also has a lot of weight in the locker room, and it is normal for him to have something to say.

Li Chenglong cleared his throat and said: "Guys, I know that basketball is not our forte, some of you may graduate and leave this year, and some may play for the Lions for another two years, but most of you will either go to the Wall Street office to start as an intern, or go to Silicon Valley with friends to rent a garage and start your own business, I had the same idea as you a few months ago, but the last two months have changed a lot for me, I have a new plan, I will go to this year's NBA draft, I want to be in the NBA. ”

Li Chenglong's words made some inhalation sounds sounded below, Columbia University students like a lot of sports, but there are really few who aspire to be an athlete.

"You may not have any plans to get into the NBA, but why are we here? Because we love basketball, this year is our best chance, we work hard, we can make it to the national championships and even further, and then you sit in your Wall Street office and listen to the young people who have just joined the company talk about March Madness, and you can proudly say, 'I did March Madness back then.'" ”

Li Chenglong knows that the Lions, a weak team that loses all year round, even if he joins to become stronger, his self-confidence is naturally insufficient, so he will prepare these words to motivate everyone, and it seems to work well.

"Fight for it!"

The slogan was shouted in unison, and the Lions all appeared.

In the first game of the regular season, it was still a contest with a direct competitor, and Li Chenglong used an ability water bottle before the opening.

At the beginning of the game, Spain's meat shield center won with a rare jump ball, and the Lions attacked first.

Point guard Harry Scott passed the ball to Li Chenglong after half court, which was already a routine, and the first goal of the opening game was for Li Chenglong to attack.

Li Chenglong took the ball to the three-point line, Penn's small forward came over to change his defense, Li Chenglong slapped the ball twice and changed direction in front of the body, after the opponent's center of gravity changed, Li Chenglong directly pulled it up and shot, although the opponent tried his best to reach out and interfere, but it was still to no avail.

Swish! Three-point hollow into the net.

There were cheers in the Thunderbirds arena, and die-hard Lions fans knew that if Bruce had scored the first ball of the opening game, there was a good chance that he would have a good hand for the next few minutes.

Lee's teammates also know this trait, although they don't understand why, it doesn't prevent them from handing over the ball to Lee Chenglong.

Penn's offense is simple, and it's also very effective, and they have good inside footwork, dribbling twice and shaking Lopez and then making easy layups.

Penn was able to win the Ivy League championship two years in a row, and the strength is indeed there.

Columbia's offense, basketball came to Li Chenglong's hands again, and the opposing defenders immediately pasted it up, not giving him a chance to shoot outside at all, but Li Chenglong not only shoots from the outside, but also breaks through the jersey to make his breakthrough also very threatening.

Li Chenglong turned his back to the situation, dribbled with one hand with his right hand, and nudged the opponent with his left hand to delay his pursuit, easily hit the basket, and picked up the basket before the opponent's center made up the defense.

In the next round, Lee Sung-lung once again used his favorite back to turn past the opponent, and the opponent's center temporarily avoided the edge when the defense was out of position, and Lee Sung-lung unceremoniously dunked directly.

Li Chenglong's bounce is average, and the dunk is very ordinary, but the NCAA has very few NBA-style violent frames, and this dunk directly detonated the Thunderbirds Arena.

When the five-minute effect of the energy bottle passed, Li Chenglong shot 6 of 6, including two three-pointers, and scored 14 points, plus a three-point shot from Martin Taylor on the outside after Li Chenglong burst into the bag and was trapped, and the Lions had a 10-point lead at 17-7.

After only five minutes of play, they led by 10 points, much to the delight of the Columbia fans in the stadium, and cheered every time the Lions attacked.

Li Chenglong didn't expect to be in such a good state today, coupled with the effect of the ability water bottle, he scored 14 points in 6 shots.

After five minutes, Li Chenglong's hand began to decline, but the Lions continued to maintain the point difference, and the score gap has been stable at about 8 points.

Lee Chenglong was substituted in the second half of the first half and rested for a while, Jones thought that his declining hand was the reason for too much physical exertion, so he took a break and played again in the second half.

In the second half, Li Chenglong accumulated enough playing time for 20 minutes, and broke out again after a timeout, shooting 4 of 5 in five minutes, including 1 three-pointer and 1 two-plus-one, to get 10, and the score gap was also stretched to 15 points, which is a very safe gap in the NCAA.

In the end, the Lions won the first Ivy League regular season win 81-69 at home, defeating their direct rival by 12 points, which also made Columbia surpass Penn as the biggest favorite for the Ivy League title.

Li Chenglong shot 15 of 20 from the field, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, and got 37 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, becoming a well-deserved best of the game.

In the post-game interview, Li Chenglong once again became the focus, but seeing that the reporters on the scene were all newspapers and magazines within the Ivy, Li Chenglong was not interested, and what he had to do now was to let others other than the Ivy know about his existence, otherwise it would be more than auspicious to go to the draft.

(To be continued)