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Chapter 9
Seth Curry, who learned that Chen Xiao had nowhere to go for Christmas and planned to stay in the dormitory, invited Chen Xiao to spend Christmas with him at his house.

Under Seth's kind invitation, Chen Xiao couldn't refuse, and the two drove [-] kilometers together to Charlotte, where the Curry family lived.

On the way, Seth Curry introduced his family members to Chen Xiao. Their family is considered a sports family.

Seth Curry's father, Dell Curry, spent 10 seasons in the Charlotte Hornets and won the league's best sixth man in the 93-94 season.After retiring, the family settled in Charlotte.

His mother, Sonya Curry, was a former volleyball star at the University of Virginia. He and Curry Sr. were college alumni. The two met and fell in love when they were students, and later formed a family.

Speaking of his brother Stephen Curry, Chen Xiao knew a lot of anecdotes about Stephen Curry.

The two brothers often practiced in the yard when they were young, and they often fought because of disputes on the court. Seth Curry remembered that the two had at least 1 or 20 fights.

"Stephen performed very well in high school. He is the historical scoring leader of Christian High School. He hoped to be the same Blue Devil as us, but old K thought he was too thin and not suitable for NCAA-level confrontation. According to his coach Sean Brown's words, Stephen can't pass the first glance of others. He looks like a 14-year-old boy."

Chen Xiao quietly listened to Seth Curry's memories in his seat. After Seth Curry revealed his brother's short story, he changed the subject:
"But if you judge people by their appearance, you are wrong. Stephen has a strong sense of competitiveness and competition. Remember the Davidson Wildcats we met before. Stephen chose this school that is very close to our home. He led that team to the top 8."

When Seth Curry mentioned his brother, he talked a lot.

After listening silently, Chen Xiao seemed to grasp the point.

"Yeah, 17 points and 3 rebounds, right, someone did well against his brother's alma mater."

"So, old K let you enroll because he didn't want to miss the next Curry?"

Then Seth blushed, with veins popping out of his forehead, and argued, "Steven is Stephen, I'm me, and I'm the freshman scoring leader in America."

Then there was something like "I used to win heads-up and often beat Curry", "It's not easy to break the scoring record in the Great Southern District", which filled the car with a happy atmosphere.

Amidst the laughter, the car drove into the affluent area of ​​Charlotte. The good greenery, clean and spacious streets, and the patrolling police cars you often see remind you that you have already arrived in the affluent area. If you want to breathe smoothly, don't run wild here.

Through getting along with the basketball team day and night, Chen Xiao discovered that Seth is not a "big black" who can only play basketball and has limited culture in the eyes of many people. Of course Seth is not black, and even the two Curry brothers are very white, but his father Dell Curry is black, so naturally the Curry brothers are classified as black.

The answer, of course, is everything you see in front of you.

The old Curry's NBA career was very long. When Stephen was born, the old Curry's salary was 25 knives, and he earned nearly 16 million for his family in 2000 years.Therefore, the two Curry brothers can enjoy favorable living conditions and receive good education since they were young.

Unsurprisingly, the destination is a single-family villa. It looks old, but the neat yard and flat lawn show that the house is usually well maintained.

Pushing open the car door, Seth Curry guided Chen Xiao into the room.

When I greeted each member of the Curry family, the TV in the living room was playing the post-game program of the ABC TV station's Christmas game. In the just-concluded Heat vs. Mavericks, the game entered garbage time early. The Heat beat the Mavericks 105-94.

“勒布朗37分10篮板6助，D-Wade26分8篮板6助，额，波什仅得4分。”塞斯·库里顺着电视滚动内容念道。

"Wow, it seems that LeBron and Dwyane got our good luck, and they avenged last year." Seth continued to mutter.

Although it is a bit nonsensical, old Curry and Sonya Curry, who are the most loyal fans of their two sons, naturally understand what Seth is talking about.

In a game that ended not long ago, Ohio State University, which was ranked No. 25 and No. 2 in the top 3 in the United States at the time, had a contest with Duke University. This game was considered by the outside world to almost represent the highest level of the NCAA.

Such a peak duel also attracted LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who are already on the same team, to watch.

The focus of this game is the meeting between Chen Xiao, who rose to fame for completely defeating his opponent in the first battle with the Turtles, and Jared Salinger, a talented insider with elegant style and great potential.

Duke felt cold after the start, missing six consecutive field goals to give Ohio State a perfect 11-0 start.Then Chen Xiao scored 6 consecutive points in the low post and led the team to catch up.

At the end of the first half, Ohio State showed amazing offensive efficiency. They made consecutive shots to open the score again, and sophomore forward DiShawn Thomas broke out before halftime, so that Ohio State took a 41-34 lead in the first half.

In the second half, Duke launched a crazy counterattack under the leadership of Chen Xiao. Facing Salinger, who was only 206 centimeters tall but weighed more than 120 kilograms, Chen Xiao felt overwhelmed. From the penalty area to one step beyond the three-point line, Chen Xiao ignored the interference and made consecutive hooks and key shots on Salinger's head.

The shooting point higher than the height of the basket makes the short and lacking athletic ability Salinger helpless, can only look at the ball and sigh.

In addition to offense, Chen Xiao faced Salinger, who was nearly 15 centimeters shorter than himself. Even Salinger actively participated in rebounding, and relied on his outstanding tonnage to occupy an advantage in the basket.

It truly interprets the truth of "one inch tall, one inch strong".

The final result of the game was that Chen Xiao led the Duke Blue Devils to an 86-51 reversal to slaughter the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The data of 30 points and 17 rebounds is even more than three times that of Sullinger.What's even more pitiful is that Salinger's stats were mostly obtained when Chen Xiao faced "unrealistic" during the rest time.

In addition to the data, Chen Xiao's crushing performance in the matchup completely exposed the shortcomings of Salinger's short height and lack of athletic ability when he played the fifth position.

After the game, Jared Salinger, who was originally predicted to be the top five pick on the NBAdraft website, dropped out of the lottery.

As for Chen Xiao, nobady who had just joined Duke before, the outside world knew nothing about him, so that there was no prediction of him at all, all the way up to the 14th pick.

(End of this chapter)