I really play basketball

Chapter 54 The Law of True Fragrance
Time, March 1993, 3;
Location, Orlando Amway Center.

As Crazy Three progressed to the second round, half of the teams had already been eliminated.

The remaining teams must also face another round of cruel single-game elimination.

The California State University Long Beach 49ers and the University of Memphis Tigers in this game are the two teams that must fight to the death.

However, as Tony Gay and Stephen Smith mentioned at the end of the last game --

The real highlight of this game is Stalin vs. Penny.

NBC TV is very aware of this, so, for the commentary of this game, they found Henry Abbott.

"Relying on better results and more gorgeous statistics, Stalin has come from behind and has become the well-deserved No. [-] point guard in the NCAA this season!"

As soon as he saw Henry Abbott, Lin Chui became excited when he explained Stephen Smith, and he opened his mouth and started blowing.

Henry Abbott, who had just taken his seat, didn't even think about it, and directly objected: "It's well deserved? I don't think so..."

Hearing Abbott's objection, Stephen Smith was not only not unhappy, but even more excited, so excited that he almost jumped off the bench.

He didn't interrupt Abbott, but listened very patiently to Abbott's reasoning.

What reason could Henry Abbott have?Nothing more than——

"Stalin was indeed the one with better grades, but it is also undeniable that his teammates were more outstanding."

In other words, Pence just lost to teammate Sibbie.

emmm... what a classic reason!

The classic is here, and Stephen Smith can only nod:

"Henry is right. It is not advisable to confront the void. Fortunately, Crazy Three, the Long Beach branch and the University of Memphis met, and Penny and Stalin can finally confront each other head-on."

"The dispute between Lin Bian can finally usher in the real finale."

The finale is actually still far away, because the game has not yet started.

On the court, the players from the University of Memphis came out first and started warming up.

The Long Beach branch followed closely behind. Amidst the cheers, Lin Xing found the fans who were traveling with the team, waved his hands, and slowly moved to the center of the court.

He was leisurely and carefree, but he didn't know that another field, a pair of eyes, had already stared at him.

Penny is not a very generous person, on the contrary, he is very selfish, stingy, and conceited.

His basketball career went smoothly, although he sat as a basketball supervisor for a year because of his poor academic performance,

But in the second year, in his debut season in the NCAA, he became one of the few talents in the United States.

He was also selected as the training team of the American men's basketball dream team. Together with Webber, Bobby Hurley, and Grant Hill, he defeated the dream team in a training match.

There are many people who tout him, most of them think that he will be the next magician.

Pence himself thinks so. He didn't choose to participate in the NBA draft after his sophomore year. It's not that he also has the obsession to finish four years of college.

Instead, he wants to further conquer the NCAA.

result……

His best sidekick, David Vaughn, was injured, and Memphis' record plummeted as a result.

Lin Xingxing, who is also a tall point guard and is also considered to be the next magician, also fell from the sky, directly stealing all his limelight.

It would be impossible to say that Penny didn't care.

At the beginning of the dispute between Lin and Ben, Penny just shook his head and sneered.

Like most penny fans at the time, he only regarded Lin Xing as a rookie who was the first point guard in the NCAA.

But as Lin Xing's performance became more and more outstanding, he realized with horror that Lin Xing had threatened his status.

When Lin Xing led Long Beach to defeat Duke, Penny was crushed in turn.

The fire of his jealousy began to blaze.

Like Henry Abbott, Penny believed that Sibbier's teammates were dragging him down.

Not only did he not think that Lin Xing was stronger than him, he even thought that Lin Xing was simply a weaker existence.

"This guy can only break through, and he can't do anything other than break through. I really don't know how those expert reporters outside can see that he is better than me!"

Penny has made similar complaints more than once.

His current best friend, Billy Smith, once responded to his complaint: "Simply, Long Beach is better."

Upon hearing this, Penny couldn't bear it even more: "Long Beach has better grades, yes, but...

His teammates are better, his forward is Byron Russell, my forward?His guard is Lucios Harris, where is my guard?"

Billy Smith, the shooting guard for the University of Memphis, was silent.

He labeled Pence a "no EQ."

Finally, Crazy Three, two schools, two teams, and two people met.

Penny felt that this was his chance to prove himself.

It was the first time the two met on the court at the Amway Center.

As he saw, Lin Xing was taller and stronger than him.

Penny didn't take it seriously. He thought that his basketball was not about his body, but his technique.

Perhaps it was because of this recognition that later Penny crippled his knees in changing directions again and again.

It's still the same sentence: Basketball is always played with the body!
If Lin Bian's Controversy is a TV series, then the opening of this game is the beginning of the episode of the finale.

The Long Beach branch is still a regular starting five, point guard Lin Xing, shooting guard Lucios, small forward Rod Hannibal, power forward Byron Russell, and card forward Chris Tavor.

The University of Memphis has no special arrangements, point guard Pence, shooting guard Billy Smith, small forward Rodney Newsom, power forward Kevin Allen, and center Anthony Douglas.

Tavor, who was 2 meters, faced Anthony Douglas, who was 08 meters. Lin Xing thought they would win the jump ball.

result……

Anthony Douglas leaped up and turned out to get the basketball before Tavor was caught.

"Wow, isn't it, isn't it, can't you grab this?"

Lin Xing opened his mouth wide, he couldn't believe it.

But the fact is right in front of him, Penny has control of the basketball, galloping toward the backcourt of Long Beach.

Lin Xing could only retreat, and at the top of the arc, he met Penny.

The video reporters sitting by the court couldn't wait to take pictures of this scene. This set of matchups was basically the whole point of this game.

Although he didn't agree that Lin Xing was better than him, Penny didn't underestimate the enemy.

He carefully controlled the ball and directed the running of his teammates by the way.

Although Penny's style of play is more agile, but in terms of style of play, he is actually no different from Lin Xing. He breaks through and tears the defense, assists his teammates, catches counterattacks, and plays fast breaks.

Right now, all he needs to do is break through Lin Xing's defense.

He slapped the basketball, in a very fancy way.

The left one was under the crotch, the right one changed hands behind the back, and then another cross step in front of him, a sharp change of direction, and an instant speed up, trying to pass Lin Xing by this.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Xing was completely different from other defenders.

When Penny slapped the basketball in all kinds of fancy ways, Lin Xing stepped forward and directly stuck to him.

When he accelerated to walk in, Lin Xing had already restrained him with his long arms.

All of a sudden, Penny was cornered.

However, for the time being, it is only a dead end for direct confrontation.

Penny turned around and temporarily resolved the crisis.

With his back leaning against Lin Xing, he tried to turn around and wipe Lin Xing away.

Who is Collins?He is a top defender with 90 single defense.

He knew very well that Pence didn't make a shot. After turning back, Pence didn't have the option of turning around and jumping, only another option of turning around and breaking through.

Therefore, Lin Xing took a step ahead and caught Penny's body before turning around.

After that, Penny can only pass the ball out and reorganize the offense.

In the commentary seat, Lin Chui's commentary was already at a climax: "It's really a wonderful defense. Stalin perfectly put Penny outside the three-point line!"

"Although Penny passed the ball, the situation didn't change. He still had to face Stalin's defense."

"Difficult, too difficult..."

Lin Chui's commentator shook his head with a smile on his face, while Lin Hei's commentator could only keep a cold face, watching the follow-up development of this attack.

What else can follow?

The 45-second offensive round gave the University of Memphis time to calmly organize another wave of offense.

The basketball got back to Penny, and Penny called for a screen.

Relying on cover, he finally got rid of Lin Xing.

To shake off is to shake off, but after this cover, he and Lin Xing can't be regarded as a head-to-head confrontation.

Watching Penny quickly pass the screen, throw himself away, rush to the near frame area, and score two points first with a throw.

Lin Xing shook his head: "The game has just started, this guy will call someone first, what about a one-on-one?"

In this defense, he failed to bypass the screen and continue to follow Penny.

Because Penny's speed is too fast, almost on par with Lin Xing.

With one more Lin Xing going around the cover, naturally he couldn't keep up with Penny.

This also made Lin Xing feel helpless: If the system can be upgraded to another level before this game, I will go around this cover!

such a pity……

Lin Xing's first defense was considered unsuccessful, but Lin Hei still had a cold face in the commentary seat.

With regard to this ball, Penny played without a point, he really didn't know what to say.

But then, it was Long Beach's turn to attack.

On the court, Lin Xing has already controlled the ball and pushed it across the half court.

He, like Penny, puts up a three-point threat from beyond the three-point line.

Penny also knew that Lin Xing didn't have a long-range shot, not even a mid-range shot.

This is a stupid guy, he only knows how to rush in.

Knowing this, Penny chose a smart defensive method, taking a step forward, preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots.

Seeing Penny pull away, Lin Xing froze for a moment.

"Is this Nima treating me as A-Zhan?"

He feels that there is still a big difference between him and the future Azhan. The current Lin Xing has three points.

Although the three-point attribute is only 72, although Lin Xing only made some open three-pointers before, although Penny did not completely stop shooting, he still supported his long arms and gave some threats.

But does Lin Xing really only play open three-pointers?

He shook his head secretly, using both hands and feet, the offensive had already begun.

A very simple crotch dribble, pretending to go to the left of Penny.

When Penny's center of gravity shifted slightly to the left, he immediately changed hands, dribbled the ball twice, and accelerated to Penny's right side.

This time, Penny felt that there was no doubt, and Lin Xing wanted to walk on his right.

As he retreated, he moved to the right.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xing slammed on the brakes, took a step back, and went straight back outside the three-point line.

At this time, the distance between Penny and Lin Xing is very far away, which can be called the distance from the earth to the moon.

After all, Penny originally predicted Lin Xing's position after the breakthrough.

As a result, Lin Xing not only failed to break through, but also took a step back.

This is equivalent to, relying on his cross step, Lin Xing made a wide-open three-pointer.

From beyond the three-point line, he glanced at the basket and raised his hand to shoot.

Swish-!
The basket was very face-saving and didn't touch the basketball at all.

When the crisp sound of wiping the net sounded, almost everyone looked shocked, and Penny even covered his head in shock.

"Stalin actually shot a three-pointer with a step back? Still scored? He hit Penny directly and was caught off guard!"

At the commentary seat, Lin Chui forgot to speak, and was only surprised.

In the stands, the general manager of the 76ers, Jim Lynam, was hidden among the fans, with surprise on his face, but also scratching his head in anxiety——

"Breakthrough, open three-pointer, and now it's a step-back three-pointer. This guy has been improving step by step!"

"Progress is a good thing, but if you continue to improve like this, you won't be able to get him without the No. [-] lottery..."

The front row seats, unsurprisingly, include Shark and John Gabriel.

After watching the offense and one defense, the Sharks commented: "Only looking at these two goals, I will choose Stalin because he has three points."

John Gabriel nodded: "Three-pointers are indeed very important. With you here, there is no room for a second person in the penalty area, so your partner must have a long-range shot."

If Bruce Bowen knew that Lin Xing took his three-point attributes and shot a three-pointer after a dribble, he would be more surprised than everyone else.

With the same three-point attributes, why can he only shoot open three-pointers?
In fact, to put it simply, the level of the three-point attribute only strengthens the stability, anti-interference ability, and accuracy of the three-point.

The 72-point three-point attribute can indeed only ensure that three-pointers with low confrontation or no confrontation can shoot a qualified shooting percentage.

Lin Xing just took a trick. He used a fancy dribble to sway his opponent away and create an open three-pointer for himself.

It looks like this is a three-pointer after the dribble, but in fact, it is still an open three-pointer.

And this is the result of Lin Xing's hard training during this period of time.

Attributes only provide a basic ability, and what Lin Xing is doing is to maximize the effect of attributes.

Three points is a successful attempt.

Opening 3 to 2, Long Beach took the lead.

Immediately afterwards, with the University of Memphis' offense, Penny stopped pretending and called someone directly.

Another cover, throwing Lin Xing away.

But this time, there is a defense inside.

Byron Russell blocked Penny, but Penny made a pass to one side.

His Sibbie teammate Kevin Allen received the ball and made a layup at the basket.

3 to 4, the University of Memphis overtook the score again.

Lin Xing quickly took the ball from the back court and pushed it across the half court.

At the top of the arc, he faced Penny again.

But this time, Penny's defense did not dare to let it go too much.

"The three-point low of 72 points is a bit low, but the fragrance is really fragrant!"

Thinking about it back then, Lin Xing once disliked Bo Wen's various peak attributes that were so low that it was unsightly.

But now, he just wants to shout four words: Oh, it smells so good!

Penny guarded against Lin Xing's three-pointer, and Lin Xing's breakthrough was not welcome.

Bang bang two dribbles, an acceleration, and an elbow by the way, directly past Penny.

Lin Chue's commentary reacted instantly: "A clean breakthrough without any cover, Stalin directly tore through Penny's defense!"

"Anthony Douglas' help defense can't stop him, Stalin, the NCAA's breakthrough king, he went in!"

With a bang, Lin Xing's first dunk finally appeared in the top 32 battle.

Although it wasn't explosive enough, this ball showed Lin Xing's personal style to the fullest.

Next, the offense of the University of Memphis is still Penny looking for cover, throwing away Lin Xing, either scoring a goal, assisting a teammate, or making a shot himself, with a bang.

Compared with Lin Xing, Penny has some mid-range shots, and he can also shoot three-pointers. The shooting rate is about the same as Lin Xing who can't get a wide open.

As for the offense of the Long Beach branch, because of the need to guard against Lin Xing's three-pointer, Penny's defense, which was not considered excellent, was immediately riddled with holes.

Lin Xing made a breakthrough and scored consecutively, forcing the University of Memphis to change its zone defense.

As soon as the zone defense was changed, Lin Xing began to pass the ball.

In fact, part of Lin Xing agrees with Penny's argument.

The other players at the University of Memphis are indeed not good enough. Compared with Russell and Lucios, Billy Smith and Anthony Douglas are a little worse.

So, what was shown on the field was——

Penny struggled to get rid of Lin Xing with the screen, and then encountered the help defense, using all kinds of wonderful passes to find open teammates.

Lin Xing easily tore through Penny's defense, and then encountered the zone defense, using various simple and direct passes to find the point guard's teammates.

In the stands, Shark frowned. At this moment, he was a bit difficult to choose.

Both Lin Xing and Penny have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Lin Xing's body is really good enough, and the breakthrough combined with the extremely fast cross step is indeed unstoppable.

Passing is a little worse, but defense is much better than Penny.

Penny's advantage is that he passes the ball very well, and he has one more unsteady mid-range shot than Lin Xing.

Shark touched his head, expressionless, as if he was troubled by the choice in front of him.

Just when John Gabriel was waiting for an answer, the shark suddenly laughed: "Fk, don't make it like we really have a choice!
Unless we get the No. [-] pick, or we get the No. [-] pick and the team with the No. [-] pick goes to pick Chris Webber, then it's our turn to pick.

Do we have a chance of getting the No. [-] lottery?What about the second pick? "

Shark spread his hands and shook his head.

John Gabriel smiled. "We're just making a hypothesis, Shaq, just a hypothesis..."

"Well, let's say, let's say we get the No. [-] pick, I like Penny a little bit more because he's a better passer."

Sharks chose Penny, but in the commentary seat, Lin Chui's commentary had completely suppressed Lin Hei's commentary.

"Obviously, Stalin has already suppressed Penny. On the offensive end, like Penny, he is more than one-on-one. But on the defensive end, Penny can't defend Stalin one-on-one. On the contrary, Stalin used his one-on-one defense to force Penny to constantly look for cover..."

Lin Chui's commentary picked out the details of every ball, leaving Lin Hei's commentator speechless.

But more importantly, Lin Xing, who didn't need any cover, played a more efficient personal offense.

Led by him, the Long Beach branch took the lead in the score.

At the end of the half, the Long Beach branch took an 47-point lead 39 to 8.

In a single-game knockout match, falling behind by 8 points at halftime is already fatal.

The University of Memphis, with all their cards out of the hole, used the intermission time to think hard about a way to break the game and reverse it.

What they didn't know was that the Long Beach branch, which still had its hole cards in hand, was ready for a one-hit victory in the second half.

Lin Xing is also ready to directly end the dispute between Lin Bian...

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(End of this chapter)