Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 148: Violent start, showing the face of hell

Tickets are sold in advance. Although the accidental injury of the Rex Rabbit will inevitably affect attention, those who have already bought tickets will eventually choose to attend.

Of the more than 10,000 seats in the ring, 70% are now occupied. This is the highest attendance rate of the invitational tournament so far.

The referee was already standing on the field, and players from both teams were gathered on the bench around the coach, listening to his final instructions.

"Murphy, Theo, you two have to clean each other's butts. Anyone who tries to go to the penalty area, I don't care if they catch the ball or not, get them out. If I see them once, I'll kick you out!"

"Understood, Coach." The two nodded. They knew very well what it meant to start in such an important game, and their blood began to boil.

"Bud, I want you to use your brain and focus on Chen. You need to know what you can and cannot do. Go for it boldly."

"Yes, I understand my mission very well." Bud's face was tense. Without Tatum, he was pushed to the small forward position, which was also an opportunity.

"Poppy, as long as the ball is in your hands, you have to go for it. I won't allow you to stick to the ball. If there's no chance of a breakthrough, you have to pass it back immediately. If the entire team's movement stagnates with you, I will make you roll."

"Don't worry, coach, I know what I have to do." Bobby may be the most excited among the starters this time, because he can finally team up with Chen, and he is looking forward to Chen's passes.

Perez finally looked at Chen Fang. Unexpectedly, he did not say anything, but just nodded to Chen Fang, which meant that he completely trusted Chen Fang and had reached the point where no more words were needed.

Chen Fang then pulled the starting lineup onto the court, and now it was his time.

Perez chose AB's inside and outside lines respectively, which was correct. Although the defensive intensity was reduced, Turk High School's strength was in the inside line. Relatively speaking, the outside line was average.

"Guys, I don't know if you've watched the news, but everyone thinks we're going home today, but sorry, no one can send us away without our permission."

"Come on, take care of them and get our 30."

No matter what they talked about, money was the most useful thing. Everyone's eyes lit up. This was a game that had to be won. Winning meant more money would come into the account.

On the Turk High School bench not far away, Jaren Jackson listened to the coach's final deployment very relaxedly. He stood beside the players, standing out from the crowd, and ignored the gazes from all around.

He does have something to be proud of. Born in 1999, he is not yet 17 years old.

Height of 211cm, wingspan of 228cm, palms of 25cm, and standing reach of a terrifying 280cm.

He has excellent body coordination, agile steps, strong mobility, and a good sense of rhythm. His flexible footwork can easily crush the opponent when facing defense or offense.

He has the advantage of speed, outstanding strength, is not afraid of confrontation, has solid basic skills, a variety of scoring methods and is quite stable.

Jalen has a soft shooting touch and stable mid-range and long-range shooting ability; he is an excellent "space-type" inside player. According to historical data, he can hit 2.8 three-pointers per game with a hit rate of 42.7%.

He is the perfect offensive and defensive player, and has reached the ceiling at the American high school level.

For him, today's game is just an ordinary game. His eyes have long been on the NCAA not far away and the NBA that is looming.

He, Tatum, Porter Jr., and Miles Bridges are known as the crown stars of the Midwest. After watching their games, everyone unanimously agrees that their future lies in the NBA.

Tatum's injury made him a little disappointed. He glanced at the No. 21 wearing a red jersey not far away, and then put his eyes back.

Chinese people, well, I will let you know what basketball is later.

In Jalen's 16 years of life, he had never come into contact with Asians. He had no interest in this race. He only saw a group of Chinese people washing dishes in the dark and smelly alley in the backyard of the restaurant.

What poor people, they don't even have the right to come to the restaurant and don't even receive tips.

Brian Bowen touched him and Jalen looked over in confusion.

"Hey, buddy, let me meet him first." Bowen pointed at Chen Fang.

"Okay." Jalen agreed indifferently.

Brian Bowen, an excellent wing attacker, this white man really has some skills. His height of 205 makes it very easy for him to get shooting opportunities from the outside. With the two of them connecting inside and outside, Turk is firmly ranked first in Indiana, which is known as the bloody state. This is inseparable from the relationship.

"Maybe we can celebrate in the first half." Bowen showed a relaxed smile on his freckled face.

At the sound of a whistle, the audience of more than 7,000 people burst into a loud roar for the first time.

Wallace and Koch still chose the highest point, away from the crowd.

"Thank you for borrowing your camera equipment today," Wallace said. It would be best if he could shoot from two angles.

Koch had recovered from his crow's mouth of self-doubt. He shrugged and said, "You're welcome. After this show, we'll be parting ways."

"So you don't think highly of the Red Devils."

"Yes, Jalen is a top-tier American high school player, and the Red Devils can't beat him."

"Really?" Wallace gave a strange smile.

"Dudu!"

"Whether it is true or not, we will soon know." Koch said as the game started with a whistle.

The jump ball went to Jalen, who easily defeated Theo and hooked the ball back to the backcourt. After point guard Kahn Foster got the ball, he didn't move at first. After observing, he raised his hand to indicate his position and then pressed forward.

Chen Fang looked at Foster, whom he was supposed to defend. This black man was not tall, estimated to be about 188cm tall, but he was very powerful. He did not move forward easily. Facing such a team, the defensive strategy in the first quarter was to adapt and feel.

Turk's offense is relatively classic. To be ranked first, stability must be the most important thing. After several passes, the ball came into the hands of Jalen in the lower half of the elbow area.

The moment he received the ball, he immediately turned around and rushed in, catching Theo who was defending him off guard. Then he went to catch up with Murphy who was already half a body length behind him. Jalen's excellent footwork was demonstrated. Facing Murphy's side position, he dodged it with one step up and down, and then made a small hook shot and scored the ball.

It is indeed an excellent inside killer.

This immediately made Theo look inferior. Chen Fang knew very well that Theo would never be able to perform these consecutive reactions in his lifetime because this was called talent.

There were many spectators in the stands, applauding and cheering for the goal. Amid the applause, Chen Fang dribbled the ball across half court.

In fact, it has been almost a year and a half since his rebirth, and Chen Fang has already clearly understood his own playing style.

To be efficient, you need to fix a few offensive modes and don't worry about your opponent seeing through them. Because when you are facing off, your brain won't think too much on the spot. Not all brains are like Einstein, who can deduce all algorithms in one second.

Chen Fang crossed half court from the sideline, and Theo in the high position came out to cover him, guarding against Foster and Jalen who followed him, and immediately filled up this vertical rectangular area.

So Chen Fang chose not to stop, but to dribble the ball in and out continuously, forcing Foster to retreat. When he retreated to Theo, he suddenly broke out and rushed down the sideline. This acceleration caused Jalen, who wanted to rotate to fill the position, to be left behind by Chen Fang.

He is fast, but not as fast as Chen Fang.

The next step was to break in from the flank. Faced with this sudden sideline attack, the other Turk players had no time to fill in the position. Only the center forward Tor Kofman in the penalty area, who was 208 cm tall and weighed 220 kg, adjusted his body to face Chen Fang who was rushing in.

He was a little hesitant, wanting to go forward, but also wanting to intimidate under the basket. Just as he was changing his mind, Chen Fang had already stepped on the ground with his second step.

Chen Fang couldn't possibly miss out on such a wealthy and spacious area.

He jumped up, swung the basketball with one hand and was about to give Turk a warning.

In the past, someone specialized in studying Westbrook. Why could this barefoot 188cm tall man frequently attack the basket and score with a reverse C slam dunk?

The conclusion is that his bounce speed is 5G, and the degree of arm rotation in one second is 637°. That is to say, with the arm raised vertically at 90° as the starting point, it takes less than 0.15 seconds to reach the basket.

These two numbers mean that he can complete a dunk before the defender reacts. This is not a matter of height or arm length, because before you react, he has already succeeded. It is a higher level of offense.

The saying "speed is the only way to defeat martial arts" probably reflects this principle. Chen Fang's shooting speed is comparable to Westbrook's, and his arm rotation speed may be slightly worse, but this is more than enough.

Thor Kofman felt as if a ghost had instantly pounced in front of his face. He didn't even have the energy to raise his hands, and could only subconsciously turn his head and close his eyes.

"WOWO!" There was a thunderous cry from the stands. Everyone saw No. 21 suddenly accelerate from the sideline into the three-point line, then after two steps, he made a soaring dunk and rode hard on the shoulders of center Turk.

This is an unparalleled death dunk.

With this dunk at the beginning, No. 21 announced that this game was not that easy.

After landing, Chen Fang was surrounded by his teammates. He waved his arms at the dark crowd behind the stands and roared.

Today he was going to fight with all his might and show these people what a dragon was.

You have talent, and so do I, but I'll even surpass you!
Jalen comforted his good brother, then turned his head and glared at the back of No. 21 in the distance.

Okay, I admit that you made me angry, so prepare to be punished.

Jalen hung at the top of the arc and made a fake pick-and-roll for Foster who had the ball, then suddenly went down and Foster immediately lobbed the ball to him. This was a very familiar combination for them.

After getting the ball, Jalen actually dribbled at the free throw line, changed direction with a cross step, and really shook Theo off. Then facing Murphy, he turned around and came to the left side of the basket.

He held the ball behind his head with both hands, pulled himself together, and responded with a two-handed slam dunk with great force.

There are more fans of Jalen in the stands. Since Tatum is not there, they are naturally the main group.

But Chen Fang wanted to take the lead, and his fighting power was the most terrifying in the first quarter.

Chen Fang couldn't think of who could suppress him.

After a quick serve from the baseline, Chen Fang accelerated immediately, chasing Turk's retreating steps and rushed to the front court.

Foster was very fast and strong, and he was confident that as long as he got close to No. 21, he would be able to slow down the opponent immediately, but he was disappointed.

Feeling the opponent approaching, Chen Fang made a Hano-style change of direction without slowing down, passing directly past Foster, giving him a gust of wind in the face.

Having reached the top of the arc, Tuerk and the other two turned around and looked at Chen Fang.

Jalen is diagonally below, center Coffman is in front, and there is also a defender on the wing.

Anyone would have hesitated, but Chen Fang did not hesitate. He was the kind of person who had made up his mind and would not frown even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.

Pushing the ball to the left, he actually moved closer to Jalen, which made Jalen, who was about to start, stop subconsciously. But the next second, Jalen shouted angrily and chased after him.

Chen Fang reached out with his right hand and pulled back the basketball that was pushed to the left. In front of the three people, he performed a moving Sam Gold.

The other Sam Golds were doing it for show, but Chen Fang was just cheating. After pulling back, he went straight to the basket and jumped up in one step.

Coffman felt his heart tighten suddenly. Seeing No. 21 rushing towards him, he subconsciously wanted to hide, but his reason and responsibility made him instinctively jump vertically, raising his hands high to protect the rim.

Chen Fang did not stop from the beginning to the end, maintaining a high speed throughout the whole game. The moment he rushed forward, he had already thought of what posture his opponent would take. He pulled back one arm in the air, twisted his body slightly, and hit Kofman's chest with his shoulder.

The two collided in the air without any hindrance. Chen Fang's strong core strength helped him maintain the balance of his whole body. With the remaining stability, Chen Fang switched the basketball to his left hand and raised his finger towards the basket.

The referee was an experienced referee. He ran all the way without taking his eyes off No. 21, and he watched the whole process.

This was a legitimate collision and neither side committed a foul.

The moment he landed, Chen Fang stood under the basket and looked up at the rim.

When he saw the basketball fall, Chen Fang once again faced the stands on the baseline and his opponent lying on the ground, and stretched out his hand to make a patting head gesture.

Do you have the qualifications to suppress me?
Everyone on the bench looked at each other, completely confused as to why the usually gentle Chen had gone so violent at the start.

Perez narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

He had confidence in Chen Fang, but it seemed as if Chen Fang had torn off all his disguises, revealing the face of hell.

With speed, explosiveness, technique, brains, and an indomitable fighting spirit, this match is likely to become Chen's first masterpiece.

Turk turned around and changed the defense to 122 zone at the coach's shout, letting Foster play No. 21 throughout the game.

After continuous transmission, the three-pointer from the outside missed, and the Turk team quickly retreated. Foster had already leaned against Chen Fang.

But this time, his plan failed again.

Bobby dribbled the ball across the front court and Chen received it in the center circle.

After reaching out for the ball, Chen Fang waved to let the whole team move away.

The starters were all numb. Chen was completely different today. He didn't pass the ball or distribute the ball. He was like a bully, eating up all the ball possessions.

But who dares to say, this might be the coach's plan, as long as the coach does not object, everyone must cooperate.

Facing Foster, Chen Fang saw that everyone had moved to the short corner and the bottom corner, leaving the high position empty, and then he started dribbling.

With his crotch moving forward continuously, Foster couldn't help but take small steps to get closer sideways, but Chen Fang had been waiting for him to do this.

He took a hesitation step under his hips on one side, and when he saw that Foster was fixed, he immediately reset his steps and changed direction with a cross step. Foster reacted quickly, switching his posture from sideways to front, trying to grab the ball.

But this was Chen Fang's strategy. He dribbled the ball at a low frequency, quickly changed hands to the left, and at the same time, he cut inward with his left foot and immediately came to the same side of Foster's shoulder.

Going to be passed?

This thought in his mind made Foster turn around and want to make up for the position and defend in advance, but there was no figure of No. 21 in his field of vision. He turned his head and saw Chen Fang still there.

He immediately wanted to move forward, but saw Chen Fang change direction to the right. Now, he completely messed up his steps and lost his balance.

He tripped over his left foot and fell to his knees in front of Chen Fang in front of 7,000 people, as if surrendering to him.

From Chen Fang dribbling the ball to shaking Foster to his knees, the whole process happened within two seconds, but only Foster knew the changes. In the eyes of others, No. 21 just swung his body and changed hands in front of his body to shake the opponent down.

Falling down in the United States is a serious crime, and everyone who saw it was delighted. There was a sudden roar in the audience and everyone stood up.

At this moment, the protagonist Chen Fang turned a deaf ear to the deafening noise, stepped half a meter outside the three-point line, and shot coldly.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc, went through the net, and splashed high waves.

After scoring 7 points in a row, the Red Devils took the lead 7:2 after two minutes.

Chen Fang slowly backed away, put his hands on his mouth and blew air.

The stadium was really cold and there was no heating, but Chen Fang didn't feel it.

He likes this feeling, and the more people there are, the more he likes it.

It has been so long. More than a year after my rebirth, the day when I can completely let go and fight has finally arrived.

He doesn't care about anything. Today he will let everyone see whether I, Chen Fang, can do it or not. How awesome am I?
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