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Chapter 21 Fight to Fame

Tianyang's handsome back and domineering declaration made Han Suo turn pale again,

He thought he was a perfect 'gambler', and actually made a wedding dress for the big guy in Tianyang.

If the conditions proposed by Han Suo were quite harsh, Tianyang could not sign the contract at all, but Tianyang had already won the confrontation just now, and no one would care about Han Suo's publicity afterwards.

Of course, being chic in front of others is hard work in the rear.

As a lottery rookie, Tianyang knew that he had to work ten times harder to win.As the saying goes, you have to work very hard to look effortless.

But even if he cancels the bet, he will still go all out.

In the past, he liked to wait for others to give him opportunities. Since that afternoon at Staples, he has gradually transformed into a person who takes the initiative to create opportunities.

……

The match between the two teams continued. As soon as the 'Sun Devil' players played, they raised the defense against Tianyang to the highest level.

As long as Tianyang receives the ball, Gerry will defend close to him. If Gerry encounters a pick-and-roll, other players will defend Tianyang immediately, even if he misses someone.

Tianyang's three-point shots dropped sharply, and he began to try to break through inside.

That once thought that the 'Sun Devil' had taken precautions in advance. The first time he rushed to the inside line for a layup, he was double-teamed by three people.

In short, carry out one policy to the end, and resolutely not let SkyOcean score!

The halftime game ended in a blink of an eye, and the Stanford Sequoia team led the Arizona State University 'Sun Devil' team by 27 point 26 to 1.

Back in time a few minutes ago, someone said that the Sequoia team could complete the overtake, it must be regarded as crazy.

Who would have thought that under the leadership of Tianyang, they would actually complete the lead.

When he left the court, he once again enjoyed the cheers of the audience.

……

Back in the locker room, Johnny summoned the Sequoia team, put his left hand on his hip and punched his right hand and said, "Guys, the Jedi came back, we did it!"

"Yeah!" Roscoe took the lead in shouting, and everyone clapped their hands in celebration.

"But! The game isn't over yet, we're only leading by 1 point." Johnny changed the subject, and everyone fell silent immediately, only to hear him continue: "They have improved their defense level, and the second half of the game will be a collision of muscles!"

"I hope you will be fearless, face up to difficulties, and prove to the NCAA organizing committee who is the team that is more qualified to enter the 'Crazy March' team, understand?"

"Understood, Coach!"

Blount hadn't heard the loud and passionate shouts from the Sequoia team for a long time. This was the change brought about by Tianyang, but at the same time, he also knew that what Johnny said just now was more for Tianyang.

After all, high-intensity physical confrontation is Tianyang's weakness.

The team can use zone defense to help him, but it cannot completely solve the problem. There will definitely be times when he encounters alone.

At the end of the lecture, Johnny emphasized some offensive route selection and defensive points, and asked the players to disperse and rest.

Sheffield immediately moved his chair to lean against Tianyang, and asked cautiously: "You are so good at three points, can you teach me?"

How to teach three points?Tianyang didn't know how to speak for a while. He liked to play long shots since he was a child. For more than ten years, even if he couldn't play the ball when he first arrived in the United States, he didn't let it go.

In order to make a good three-point shot, he has studied in detail the three-point shot positions, postures, hand movements, etc. of Kobe, Curry, Ray Allen and others.

It is no problem for Shelfield to learn, but it is definitely not something that can be learned in a day or two. Tianyang's eyes rolled and he began to think about how to teach.

But his thinking expression, in Sheffield's view, was asking for benefits, which made Sheffield look around, and seemed to confirm that Coach Johnny was not there before whispering:
"Leaving aside the Sequoia teammate relationship, we are still computer science students. What do you think of a ticket for the weekend party of the 'Red Rose' club?"

Tianyang was taken aback when he heard the words, 'Red Rose', the leading girls' club in the school, all the members are beautiful and attractive, and Morena is a member of the Red Rose club.

Every time a party is held, the 'Red Rose' club will release limited tickets. Men who have tickets can go to the door of the meeting place before the party time and wait for an interview.

Tickets are also required to be interviewed, and the 'Red Rose' club claims that their members only meet with outstanding men.

But Tianyang was not interested in this kind of party. Firstly, there were too many red tapes, and secondly, he had very high requirements on dressing. Back then, Morena had given him tickets, so he chose to play games in the dormitory.

"You misunderstood!" Tianyang waved his hands again and again, "I can teach you, but you will definitely not be able to learn it in a while. Remember first, as long as you make a move, you must be full of confidence and firmly believe that you can hit it! "

"Confidence, aren't you?" Shelfield's eyes lit up, as if he had learned a secret.

"Yes, you must be confident!"

……

The halftime timeout ended, and the game continued between the two teams. The Sequoia team sent Tianyang and four starters.

The 'Sun Devil' team made the first attack. Tela dribbled the ball across the half court and passed it to Gerry. The latter dribbled the ball close to Tianyang, twisted his body, and directly started playing back.

Tianyang retreated again and again, unable to resist at all, so he had an idea and played with the chair again.

The moment the defense was withdrawn, Gerry lost his center of gravity and staggered back 2 steps in a row. He was about to take a step, but he promptly gave the ball to Terra, who was three points away.

Originally, everyone's eyes on the field were on Tianyang and Gerry, but after this pass, their eyes immediately shifted to Terra, but Terra didn't shoot, but passed the ball inside again.

Granger's eyes were still on Tran at this time, and he didn't notice Willy next to him at all. The latter received the pass and immediately jumped up and dunked on the spot. After Willy reacted, he quickly jumped up to block the shot.

The ball was not covered, and the last foul was paid. Willie made a free throw and the 'Sun Devil' went ahead by 2 points.

Looking back at the Sequoia team's attack, Tianyang started from the backcourt and encountered Gerry's close defense. After Marcus took the ball across the half court, he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to pass the ball to him.

Fortunately, Tianyang continued to run backwards, bypassing Gerry and defending forward, and successfully completed a hand-to-hand pass with Marcus at the top of the arc.

But even so, the 'Sun Devil' defended at all costs. He couldn't shoot under the double-teaming of Gerry and Terra. He could only pass the ball to Marcus, Roscoe who was open, or Grant inside. .

It's a pity that the hit rate of several people is not too high, and the 'Sun Devil' gradually opened up the score.

20 seconds before the end of the game, the Sequoia team trailed by 4 points and held the ball, but there was no timeout.

"We can only bet on 3 points. Grant is off the field. Shelfield, you go up and play with Tianyang and Marcus at the back. Travis, you go to the center. If you don't score for the first time, you foul immediately, understand?"

"Understood, Coach!"

……

The timeout ends and play resumes with Travis serving the baseline.

Marcus sprints for the ball and the 'Sun Devils' press down the court.Walking near the center line, the opponent suddenly double-teamed. Marcus couldn't dribble, pass, or shoot for an instant. The situation was precarious.

Seeing this situation, Tianyang immediately ran back from left to right, shook Gerry away, and rushed to Marcus to meet him.

But as soon as he took the basketball, Gerry and the two people who double-teamed Marcus just now appeared beside him. At this time, he hadn't passed halftime. If he didn't try to handle the ball, it was very likely that he would violate the 10-second rule.

Time was running out, Tianyang retreated in a big step, looking at the six roads, he found that only Shelfard had crossed the center line.

In this game, Sheffield had just played, recalling yesterday's training, Tianyang couldn't remember any outstanding performances from him, if he passed the ball to him, it would probably be bad.

Coach Johnny also yelled from the sidelines, "Run, run, look for opportunities to catch the ball!".

But Tianyang subconsciously chose to pass the ball to Shelfield. First, he was the only one who crossed the center line and was unguarded. After receiving the ball, he could wait for his teammates to settle down and reorganize the attack; I think it might work wonders.

But Tianyang never expected that after Sheffield received the ball, he would directly pull out his hand!

The audience, the Sequoia players on the field, and the coaching staff on the sidelines all took a deep breath.

In a blink of an eye, the breathless air turned into cheers, Sheffield hit a three-pointer, and the Sequoias were only 1 point behind.

The cheers were fleeting, and there were less than 10 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Sequoias had no timeout or possession of the ball.

Conventionally, if the Sequoia team wants to win, the 'Sky Ocean Devils' need to miss two free throws, and then they attack the baseline and score.

In case the foul is slow for a few seconds, or the baseline serve is missed, or there is a problem during the dribble, it is useless for the opponent to miss two free throws.

Almost everywhere passively controlled by others, very uncomfortable!

The game continued, 'Sun Devil' center Willie served the baseline ball, Travis wanted to stay away, but Tianyang signaled to defend seriously, which made Travis confused.

If the ball is not delivered, how can it be a foul?Travis couldn't figure it out, but Tianyang was now a popular man in front of the coach, and he was indeed capable, so he couldn't refute, so he turned to Willie again.

Johnny on the sidelines also frowned. He couldn't guess what Tianyang was thinking, but there was no timeout, and it was a critical moment. Disturbing the players' thinking was tantamount to suicide, and he didn't object.

The referee whistled, Willie twisted left and right to look for opportunities to pass the ball, and Travis also twisted left and right to block his pass.

For three seconds in a row, Willie failed to find a suitable opportunity to pass the ball. He got angry and took advantage of his height to directly lob the ball to Gerry.

In his opinion, Gerry's height, wingspan and strength are much better than Tianyang, and he is the safest choice.

The moment Tianyang saw the basketball flying into the sky, Tianyang knew that the opportunity had come.

As a person who likes to practice long-range shots alone, in order to pick up the ball more efficiently, he has developed the ability to quickly judge where the basketball will fall.

With just one glance, he was sure that Willie's pass would fall three steps ahead of him.

Then he waved to Travis, beckoning him to come over and stop Gerry.

Travis rushed towards Gerry in a daze again, and Tianyang started to move forward.

When Gerry reacted and wanted to rush forward to grab him, Travis was already standing in front of him.

Tianyang picked up the basketball, took three steps and made two steps, and went straight to the basket. Willie and Oureka rushed to him at the same time to double-team.

Unable to make a layup, Tianyang took off and made a throw, but it was just a rebound.Then he grabbed the rebound by himself, twisted his body under the basket and pulled the bar for a backhand layup.

2 points hit, Sequoia overtook 1 point, only 3 seconds left, 'Sun Devil' did not pause.

Tianyangqi made a dangerous move, turned passive into active, and instantly reversed the situation.

Amidst the deafening boos at the scene, the 'Sun Devil' served from the baseline, Gerry made a super long three-pointer without even getting a rebound, and the Sequoia team won the game.

Travis and Shelfield rushed to Tianyang immediately, and then Roscoe and others joined the ranks, and Tianyang was lifted into the air by the Sequoia team.

Johnny and Blount hugged each other tightly, thankful for decisively attracting Tianyang.

The entire arena was full of cheers, applause, and screams.

Above the stands, the man in suit and leather shoes nodded in satisfaction, got up and left.

……

Los Angeles, Lakers training center, inside the president's office.

Jim Bass held a report in his hand, he shook his head frequently, sighed continuously, then turned and said:
"Mitch, my status in the Lakers is getting lower and lower."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Now even the newly recruited scout dares to fool me. I asked him to go to the Northern California area to inspect college rookies, and he actually told him that he had discovered Kobe's successor!"

"Kobe's successor! Damn! Do you believe it?"

"What about making a movie? What about the story of Fight to Fame, 25 points and 12 assists, 7 consecutive hits and 3 points, Kobe's 3 points are not so accurate?"

"Huh? Report it to me!" Mitch Kupchak stood up, his eyes glowing.

(End of this chapter)