Strong Offense and Defense

At this moment, something passed over Nie Chuan's head. As soon as he turned around, he saw Lalvin smiling at him with his pocket in his left hand.

"You're getting more and more famous now. When those sports writers mention Rhys Reddington, they have to mention you."

"Ralvin! You're here?"

"Of course, I played basketball with you for so long during the Christmas holidays, now I have to see how far you have progressed, right?"

"Then what did the reporter say when he mentioned me?" Nie Chuan was a little nervous.

After all, Reese is so good.

"In the past, Reese was very dazzling single-handedly. But now Reese is different, more mobile, because of you. You can be regarded as the top five in the league in terms of speed and control of the situation. Your existence does not Take away his style, on the contrary, mobilize and show Reese's advantages on the court to a greater extent."

Ralvin spoke eloquently, it seems that he must have read that column many times.

"That's it! It's okay!" Nie Chuan patted his chest.

Ralvin shook his head helplessly: "Look at your lack of confidence. When the round of 64 starts, you will be even more dazzling."

"Thank you." Nie Chuan touched his nose embarrassedly.

"What do you thank me for?" Ralvin asked amusedly.

"Of course, thank you for encouraging me!"

"I'm not encouraging you, I'm just letting myself recognize my opponent."

"...I thought we were friends."

"Come on, you can't be a friend if you are an opponent?" Larvin embraced Nie Chuan, "Go, treat me to something delicious!"

"Okay, no problem!"

It's just that before Nie Chuan took three steps, his back collar was grabbed.

This action, except for Rees, is really not done by anyone.

Nie Chuan turned around and saw that Reese's face was a bit dark, although he didn't understand the reason for his displeasure: "Larvin is here to cheer me up! I'll invite him to dinner!"

"He's not here to cheer you on. He's just here to analyze his opponent." Reese replied coldly.

Nie Chuan is embarrassing, analyzing the opponent is one aspect.

Larvin looked at Reese's reaction and shook his head: "Forget it! Reese, you are too close to Allen, right? I won't dig him to our side! He is loyal to you !"

After speaking, Larvin hugged the back of his head and left with the other teammates.

Reese came to Nie Chuan's side: "Ralvin's team has also entered the top 64."

"So we're going to meet him in the game?"

"According to the grouping, it is more likely that he will encounter Azu where Seston Lind is located first."

"Oh……"

With March Madness in sight, Coach Gordon and his assistant coaches began to analyze the characteristics of other teams entering the top 64 for the players in detail.

In his spare time, Nie Chuan often watches the game videos of cbu, azu and other strong teams in front of the computer.

And his imitation of Seston's ball control is becoming more and more similar. Although sometimes the position of the landing point is still not well grasped, he can occasionally pass Reese.For Nie Chuan, "Know yourself and the enemy and you can win a hundred battles." The more he can imitate Seston's dribbling, the more he can predict Seston's movements on the field.

As the time for the final drew closer, Nie Chuan became more and more nervous.

He knows that the dream of many students entering college is to play in the NCAA, let alone the finals.How lucky I am to have made it this far.Compared with being lucky, Nie Chuan wanted to go to a higher place.

He turned around and hugged Reese tightly.For some reason, he was suddenly worried.If it wasn't for basketball, he wouldn't have had the chance to meet Reese at all.

And any mistake he made in the game may cause the result of losing the whole game.

"Xiao Chuan, why aren't you asleep yet?" Rees gently rubbed the back of Nie Chuan's head with his fingers.

"I'm nervous. More nervous than the college entrance examination." Nie Chuan said.

"Then don't care too much about winning or losing. Just enjoy our time together. You know a lot of NBA stars feel that the biggest regret of entering the NBA is that they can never go back to school."

"It's as if I will also enter the NBA." Nie Chuan laughed softly.

"You have such strength. When I chatted with the sports reporter that day, he told me that some teams are already interested in you, and they are still waiting to see. When the league is over, maybe you will receive a lot of invitations and olive branch."

"Rees, you really know how to comfort people." Nie Chuan rubbed against his arms.

"When the time comes, I will go wherever you choose."

"Ah, still sticking together?" Nie Chuan muttered pretending to be dissatisfied.

"Of course, didn't you see the comments of those sports reporters? Whether it is speed, strength or technical matching, we are the best partners. Only when we are together can we give full play to each other."

"Ah."

When Coach Gordon announced the group list to everyone, Nie Chuan was very disturbed.

According to the grouping situation, if DK plays normally, it is no problem to enter the top [-], but from here, everything will be difficult.

If Coach Gordon's prediction is correct, they will compete with KSU, where Raven is, for the semi-finals. After reaching the semi-finals, they will have a probability of more than 50.00% against CBU, where Owen Whishaw is. If they win If you pass CBU, you will enter the finals.In the final, the opponents they encountered were either ufr where Ralvin was, or azu where Seston Lind was.

That night, Nie Chuan received a call from Larvin: "Haha, it seems that I will meet Seston Lind first!"

"Good luck, Ralvin, then."

"Alan, good luck is not enough to win in the end, strength is very important." Lalvin said with a smile in his voice, "And, there will be 20 games in 67 days, and there will be no turning back in each game. You first For the first time in a game like this, I hope your mentality is as good as it was in the regular season."

"Thanks, I'm always nervous before games. But once you're on the field, you forget everything."

"It is heaven, to achieve your dreams and reputation. It is also hell. Failure means quitting this wonderful stage, from a participant to a bystander. All the joys and sorrows are in it. Last year's competition ended, and I have a It’s like experiencing a life experience.”

"Then Ralvin, if you have any regrets in your last life, you must make it up this time."

"Of course!"

When the phone was hung up, Nie Chuan saw Reese as soon as he turned around.

"When did you and Ralvin become so close? He not only came to watch your game, but also called you?"

"It's Christmas time! We studied Seston Lind together and developed a very deep class feeling!"

Nie Chuan thought for a while, and suddenly understood something: "Reese, are you thinking about something?"

Reese pressed the back of Nie Chuan's head with his hand, and replied calmly: "Cranky thinking is your patent, not mine."

Time passed much faster than Nie Chuan imagined, and their first game after entering the top 64 came.

As a seeded team, dk's opponents in the first game are not the most difficult, but as long as they enter the top 64, they must not be underestimated.

From this moment on, there can be no mistakes in every game. It is not a qualifying match, but a real elimination.

Counterattacks are commonplace.So unless the whistle sounds for the end of the game, no matter how much you lead, it doesn't mean you will have the last laugh.

For a ticket, Nie Chuan saw rows of tents in front of the stadium a few days ago. Many fans lived in the tents and queued up all night to buy tickets.

When Nie Chuan stepped forward to take a look out of curiosity, he was recognized.

"Look! That's DK's point guard Nie Chuan!"

"Nie Chuan, come on!"

"Hey, brother, dk must win this year's championship!"

Nie Chuan stood there stupidly. He never thought that he would be recognized among so many people. He thought that he was just an ordinary Chinese student after taking off his sportswear.And isn't it said that they are face-blind to Orientals?Feel like everyone looks the same.But they not only recognized Nie Chuan, they even knew his Chinese name clearly.

One must know that Carlo still calls him "Niqin"...

"Thank you! I will work hard!" Nie Chuan made a V sign to them.

Then everyone burst into hearty laughter.

This sense of recognition made Nie Chuan feel that his efforts had new meaning.

Soon, dk's first game in the finals came.

When Nie Chuan and his teammates got off the bus, countless fans surrounded them. The spotlights of sports reporters flickered. Nie Chuan made a conscious effort to recognize his face. He had never thought about such a scene, as if an NBA star was traveling.Stadium security guards separated fans.

Just when Nie Chuan raised his eyes, another round of photos flashed.

Nie Chuan could see Reese's name held high in the crowd, and not far away he could also see the banners raised by the Chinese students, "Nie Chuan, you are our pride!"

Eyes burned.

Nie Chuan's phone vibrated, and he took it out to see that it was a text message from Zhou Bin: Maoyan and I have entered the venue, come on brother!

Nie Chuan's heart beat harder and harder, and he let out a long breath.

One of the commentators for this game is the retired NBA star Robert, the professional commentator Engley and the commentator Espison.

The atmosphere at the scene was too enthusiastic, and the tide made Nie Chuan feel that he was about to be swept away before he even took the first step.

Breathing seems to be evaporated by the enthusiasm of the fans, and even the oxygen cannot be supplied.

Ewing patted Nie Chuan on the back: "Hey, Nie Chuan, take it easy. The first match still has a relatively high winning rate."

"Yeah." Even so, Nie Chuan watched so many spectators and reporters, and the whole game would be broadcasted by TV giants, the people who saw him were not limited to the audience in the stadium, Nie Chuan felt nervous Multiplied.

Less than 10 minutes before the start of the game, Coach Gordon gave everyone the last pre-match guidance.

"No matter how good our performance in the regular season is, this is the real arena. We used to win the finals for three consecutive years, and the media and fans called us kings. But I don't know when it started, our The team began to decline and lingered in the top [-] for several years. The best result was last year, the elite eight. This year, we want everyone to know that the king is back. The championship is ours. Understand?"

Coach Gordon's expression was extremely cold and serious.

He has never used such a strong tone for pre-match guidance.

"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison.

Coach Gordon scolded: "Have you not eaten? I can't hear you!"

"understand!"

The voices of the players suddenly rose an octave.

Coach Gordon nodded.

When everyone was making final adjustments and preparations, Reese handed a bar of chocolate to Nie Chuan: "Eat it."

"I've already quit!" Nie Chuan smiled.

"When you're eating chocolate, you don't think about the audience and the flashlights," Reese said.

Nie Chuan smiled. As expected of Rees, he could see that he was nervous.

"Okay." Nie Chuan took the chocolate, opened the package, and put it in his mouth.

Just as he was about to lower his head to check the shoelaces, Reese came to him, knelt down on one knee, and pulled the shoelaces tight for him.

Nie Chuan's face turned red immediately, so many people were watching, it was too blatant!

Sure enough, there was a burst of shouts from the fans.

"Reese! A lot of people are watching!" Nie Chuan was about to move his leg away, but Reese held his ankle.

"Don't think about others, don't care what others think of you. This is my game against you."

Reese raised his face, his gaze was as steady and serious as ever.Nie Chuan's mood settled down with his gaze.

"Yes, this is a game between me and you."

Nobody else matters.

"And you look at Carlo, he participated in the finals last year, and he is still nervous now."

Nie Chuan turned his face to the side. Carlo was sitting on a chair, patting his knee with his left hand, and shaking his right leg. Although he tried his best to control it, it was still very funny.

Nie Chuan couldn't help laughing.

Carlo looked over and asked puzzledly, "Nie Chuan, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing. Hey, how come you can pronounce my Chinese name?"

"That guy Ewing can read clearly, my language talent is much better than that guy!"

"You can simply say that ever since you discovered a certain pattern, you have been practicing reciting Nie Chuan's name to your heart." Ewing was about to blow Carlo's story again.

"What rule?" Nie Chuan asked curiously.