I really play basketball

Chapter 21

"Looking at the first wave of offense from both sides, what I can confirm is that the master of Cal State University Long Beach is definitely a genius!"

"My data also proves this. He is the sixth-ranked five-star high school student in the United States this year."

"As for the main controller of Santa Clara University, ummm, he is also a rookie. Judging from his thin body, his upper limit is not high."

"But judging from the first attack in the opening game, his small skills are very good, maybe it's not a good thing..."

In just one round, John Bayless overturned the previous conclusion.

He looked as usual, not aware of being slapped in the face.

Soon, on the court, another offensive round of the Long Beach branch, Lin Xing was still in control of the ball.

At the top of the arc, he carefully controlled the ball and observed his teammates' running positions.

Although Greenberg's requirements for him have always been: break through to cause damage, attract pinch defenses, and distribute the ball outward.

He is not required to organize the team's offense so that every player on the team can perform their duties.

But Lin Xing's requirement for himself is that this NCAA season, he must sharpen his organizational skills.

Observe the running position of teammates at the top of the arc. In a short time, there is no chance.

Lin Xing habitually dribbled the ball under his crotch, swaying left and right.

Regardless of whether Nash was shaken or not, he took a stride and rushed out.

Nash already understood that although the opponent was a strong man, he was a strong man playing with embroidery needles.

With precautions in place, he was indeed not shaken away.

But Lin Xing's violent collision made it unimportant whether he swayed away or not.

He was like a muscle car at full power, running straight over Nash and rushing into the three-point line.

Two steps, three steps, four steps...

Nash, who was not at a disadvantage in speed and even had a slight advantage, failed to withstand Lin Xing's impact in the end.

Staggering on his feet, he lost his center of gravity and his defensive position.

Santa Clara's center came out again, and it was timely.

But if he pushes out, it means that the inside line is already blank.

Lin Xing saw Byron Russell rushing in from the baseline. His mind was full of pass first, and he directly sent a high-throw pass over the opponent.

Russell roared hysterically. At the same time, he jumped up, controlled the basketball in the air, swung his arms, and slammed the basketball into the hoop.

Bang!

After a loud bang, the Pyramid Stadium burst into cheers, and countless 49ers fans waved their hands and cheered excitedly.

In the commentary seat, Bayless also shouted: "Beautiful goal, wonderful cooperation!"

Immediately afterwards, he returned to a peaceful tone, and said solemnly:

"Genius, definitely a genius. In this round, Lin Xing from Long Beach showed us his outstanding passing."

"Now, I believe, he's a point guard."

On the court, Santa Clara's center spread his hands, as if to say that it was not his problem that the ball was not defended.

Nash raised his hand, acknowledging that it was his problem.

But the expression doesn't seem to care much.

The reason is very simple. Nash knows how heavy his defense is.

There was another strong man on the opposite side. It would be strange if the ball could be defended.

On the sidelines, Santa Clara University head coach Dick David also reacted.

Isn't it just sending points to let Nash defend the monster at the point guard position?
He quickly walked to the sidelines and adjusted the defense.

But Santa Clara had to play another round of offense before the adjustments took effect.

Nash didn't care about the loss on the defensive end, precisely because he was confident in his offense.

At the top of the arc in the frontcourt, he was facing Lin Xing's defense, still crossing slowly.

In the unhurried movements, there are countless real or false movements.

But this time, Lin Xing made full use of his physical advantage.

This is the 90s, whether it is the NBA or the NCAA, physical confrontation is in a state of connivance.

A thin player like Nash will always suffer from physical confrontation.

Just like now, he tried his best to break through Lin Xing's defense, but was completely entangled by Lin Xing's long arms.

Unable to make any progress, he is still holding on to slap the basketball, doing all kinds of fake moves, looking for the remaining slim chances.

It was also at this moment that Lin Xing stretched out his sinful hand...

Snapped!
The big hand touched the basketball, and with a heavy cut, Lin Xing achieved an achievement - stealing Nash!

"Break it, break it, break it!"

John Bayless passionately repeated the fact that Lin Xing had completed the steal. Lin Xing on the court had also controlled the basketball and rushed to the frontcourt single-handedly.

Unguarded, he immediately showed off a dunk.

He rushed to the close range, jumped lightly, and in the process of gliding, he turned sideways, with his back to the basket, and with a back dunk, he pressed the ball into the basket.

With a bang, the Pyramid Stadium was ignited again.

This time, Lin Xing finally got the hottest response from the home fans.

He raised his arms and shouted on the court, and even heard the comments of the fans on the sidelines——

"This guy is amazing..."

"What's his name? Lin Xing? He will be the new favorite of the 49ers, absolutely!"

"4 points and 1 assist, Lin Xing has already dominated the game. Now, no one should have any objections to him monopolizing the pre-match poster, right?"

"Whoever has an opinion on the horse, I will tear his mouth."

"I declare that now, I am Lin Xing's fan!"

"..."

In the commentary seat, seeing Lin Xing complete this wave of steals and dunks, John Bayless broadcast the score:
"It's 6 to 2, Lin Xing scored 2 points and 1 assist, the score suddenly opened up!"

He really wanted to add another sentence: Two or three more rounds have passed, and it seems that Santa Clara's white point guard is almost meaningless.

But he held back, he always felt that if he made such a conclusion again, he would definitely be slapped in the face.

The offense and defense were abused one after another, and Nash's expression was different.

He already clearly felt that in these few rounds, Lin Xing put too much pressure on him.

"This is a formidable opponent!"

Nash has been very serious, and now, he can only be more serious.

Another possession of the ball advanced to the frontcourt, and Nash had given up the idea of ​​​​"the offense must be played to the end" in the previous round.

He tried a cross step, seeing Lin Xing coming up with strong pressure again, he stretched out his hand and wanted to break it.

It's too late, Nash hurry up!
He jumped up straight away, faked a real pass, and passed the basketball out of Lin Xing's arms.

Santa Clara small forward Dewayne Lewis charged straight out, grabbed the ball that was passed just in front of him, and jumped to his feet.

Bang!

At this moment, John Bayless in the commentary was just rejoicing. Fortunately, after the previous round, he did not draw any conclusions.

Just pass the ball, can you say that Santa Clara's white point guard is almost meaningless?
Obviously not!

"Beautiful pass, Santa Clara responded quickly!"

"Steve Nash's pass is even more exciting than Lin Xing."

Finally, Nash had his name.

On the court, Lin Xing looked up at the playback on the big screen.

Nash's pass made him realize that the battle between him and Nash hadn't really started until this moment.

Long Beach's offense is finally no longer about Nash defending Lin Xing.

In exchange, it was precisely Dewayne Lewis who contributed to the dunk in the previous round.

This new defender is still shorter than Lin Xing.

But his physical fitness is top-notch, and his strength is also greater than that of opponents of the same position and height, which is just right for him to stand against Lin Xing.

result……

With a quick cross step, Lin Xing directly shook away the new opponent in front of him.

Huge strength, explosive physical fitness?
In the face of skill, all this is useless.

The center of Santa Clara University came out of defense again, but Lin Xing accelerated past him and ended this round of offense with a light layup.

In the commentary seat, John Bayless praised his foresight without a trace:
"Lin Xing has torn Santa Clara's defense, remember what I said at the beginning of the game?"

"Long Beach can win this game just by relying on the strength of the point guard position!"

Turn around, Santa Clara's offense.

Nash continued to be restricted by Lin Xing's defense, and the rules were not friendly to him. The gap in physical fitness has indeed widened the gap in this group of matchups.

But as above, Nash's skilled point guard skills once again played a role.

Unable to break through, he found a good opportunity only by relying on a few seemingly useless breakthrough moves.

He found Santa Clara power forward Pete Eisenridge with a pass that completely penetrated the defense.

The latter succeeded in a mid-range jumper, and Santa Clara University regained two points again.

Since then, Lin Xing continued to dominate the game, Long Beach's offense relied on him to tear apart the opponent's defense.

Then on the defensive end, he also put a lot of pressure on Nash.

Although Nash still played his due role, Lin Xing did more.

His efficiency is very high, and almost every wave of offense can tear apart Santa Clara's defense.

Or, he broke into Santa Clara University's penalty area alone, opened the opponent's equally weak inside, and scored easily.

Or, he was flanked by multiple people, sent a second pass lightly, and assisted his teammates to score.

With the support of the efficient Lin Xing, the score of this game was inevitably opened.

The NCAA game is only divided into two halves. In the first half, Long Beach scored 49 points efficiently;
The performance of Santa Clara University is not abnormal in the NCAA. In the half game, they also scored 38 points;
Being behind by 11 points made this game look more like a crushing game.

And half a game is enough for John Bayless to make a definite and definite conclusion——

"In the half game, Lin Xing scored 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. This is completely a dominant personal performance!"

"Now I can announce that the NCAA has produced another top point guard, a top point guard with a completely different style."

"In the future, no, this season, he can be compared to Anfernee Hardaway."

"I'm not bragging. In fact, I even think that Anfernee Hardaway is not as good as Lin Xing, because his style of play is far less explosive than Lin Xing."

"As for Lin Xing's opponent, the Canadian Steve Nash, I can only say that he is also a genius, and he is only one step behind Lin Xing."

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(End of this chapter)