Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 179: The Battle of the Top Scholars (Part )
The number of people and groups attracted by this game exceeded the imagination of the security guards of the Berkeley University stadium. Including students and people from all walks of life in California, a total of 7,000 people flocked to the stadium.

All of this looks like an NCAA-level game, with the biggest appeal coming from Brown.

As he is about to run for the NBA, this game is his farewell game.

During his year at Berkeley, he brought unimaginable exposure to the school and the team. Although he did not lead the team into the championship, he still left behind several classic games.

在2015年11月27日对阵里士满大学蜘蛛队的比赛中，布朗砍下赛季最高的27分，时隔两个正月，16年1月27号，他再次砍下27分。

If he hadn't fouled out in the first round, he might have been able to lead the team into the second round.

The NBA scouts present also have their own tasks.

The biggest highlight of this game is Jaylen VS Jason.

Who will win in the confrontation between the two Js?
So when Tatum walked across half court and hugged Brown, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Chen Fang, who was sitting on the bench, witnessed this scene.

"Do you really want to assist him?" Lu Yun beside him asked in a low voice.

"um, yes."

"Why?" Lu Yun was puzzled.

"It's meaningful to help him." This is all Chen Fang could say.

In the future Celtics, the internal competition between the two will be all-round. Although there is no disharmony, Tatum is indeed suppressed.

If Jaylen could admit defeat earlier, this Celtics team would enter the championship stage earlier.

So, it is hard to say whether the Lakers will win the championship in 20 years.

Since 19, the Celtics have entered the prelude to a dynasty, and reaching the Eastern Conference Finals five times is the best proof of this.

Such a team is undoubtedly one of the strongest in the league in terms of team history, philosophy and configuration.

And a Kobe-like Tatum who is stimulated early will sanction some powerful existences.

This is Chen Fang’s idea.

Ever since he had that idea, he began to plan in all aspects. Through the memories of his past life, Chen Fang tried to find some ways. This made him seem like a villain, but Chen Fang enjoyed it.

Because he is now full of fighting spirit and in high spirits.

Sure enough, great goals are inspiring.

"Also, five people playing?" Lu Yun still asked this question. He was obsessed with playing.

Chen Fang glanced at him and gave him an apologetic look: "I'm not sure either. If we fight to the end, it will be difficult for you to play."

"Yeah." Lu Yun also knew it, he just felt a little regretful.

"But you still need to warm up," Chen Fang said.

"Of course." Lu Yun took off his coat and winked at his cousin Lu Jie next to him. The latter immediately called several hired cameramen and started working.

Berkeley has a high academic status in the United States, which has attracted many Asians, the largest group of which is Chinese. They initially came just because the ticket price was super cheap, and before entering the stadium, they didn't even know who their opponent was.

But I was surprised and curious when I saw an Asian guy warming up on the court.

Soon someone went to do some science popularization, and everyone became excited.

"Hey, are you Chen Fang?" Several young men suddenly stood behind the bench and asked loudly.

Chen Fang turned around and looked over, nodding: "Yes, it's me."

"Wow, you are really Chinese!" I could tell immediately from the accent that this is a pure Chinese.

"Are you Berkeley students?" Chen Fang saw the Berkeley school logo on their coats.

"Yeah, man, where are you from? Can you really compete with D1?" The group of students had a lot of questions.

Chen Fang smiled and said, "He's from Shandong. As for whether he can fight or not, we'll know later."

"Come on! No words to say, just support you mindlessly! Even though I'm a die-hard fan of the Golden Bears!" The young man excitedly stretched out his hand, wanting to fist bump with Chen Fang.

Faced with such enthusiasm, Chen Fang didn't want to remain indifferent, so he leaned over and gave a fist bump.

“Can we take a photo together?”

"Of course!"

There's nothing to pretend about. We all came to the United States to work hard, so there's no need to distinguish between high and low.

Chen Fang crossed over and flipped over behind the bench to take a group photo.

"Zhao Xiaoyuan." The most enthusiastic person just now stretched out his hand and introduced himself.

"Chen Fang!"

After doing all this, Chen Fang felt that it was troublesome to sit on the bench, so he also went on the court.

Lu Yun had seen this scene before, and when he saw him coming, he passed the ball to him and said, "Why, you're not used to it?"

Chen Fang simply squatted down and dribbled the ball, letting Lu Yun interfere with him. The latter kept slapping his arms. Chen Fang tensed his arms and controlled the ball only with his fingers.

"A little bit. You still like this scene."

"I can't say I like it, it's all fun. Look at the scenery on the bridge, the people on the bridge, and you are also the scenery." Lu Yun said a brilliant thing.

This made Chen Fang slightly distracted, and he heard Lu Yun say: "You appeared in other people's world and brought beautiful memories. You may not remember it, but others will be impressed and will brag about it from time to time in the future."

"Isn't that part of why you play?"

Facing Lu Yun's words, Chen Fang also lost the ball.

Standing up, Chen Fang said faintly: "Thank you."

"It's okay. I see your future is getting brighter and brighter, so I'm just giving you a heads up."

"Well, go ahead." Chen Fang said no more.

Several people kept their eyes fixed on this Chinese man. They were curious about certain qualities displayed by No. 21 and their imaginations ran wild.

Their team needs a super guard who can score, connect the ball, control the rhythm, and serve as a defensive gate.

Although they have never heard of China producing good defenders, it does not prevent them from reading the judgments made in the games before the 21st.

And this one is crucial, if No. 21 still performs well, then we must pursue and recruit him with all our strength.

Mike did not show up. He just called an assistant coach to take charge of this game. This was not only the school's intention, but also his idea.

Win or lose, as long as he doesn't show up, there will be explanations and excuses.

At this moment, he was sitting in the office, overlooking the entire stadium, and next to him was Angie.

"You have great confidence in your assistant coach," Angie said.

Mike certainly understood, but he pretended to be confused and replied: "Of course, Neil has the ability."

The two began to chat to kill the boring time while waiting.

Then, the conversation turned to Brown.

"His competitive spirit makes him improve every day." Mike still admires this disciple very much. Unfortunately, he just wants to go to the NBA to make money as soon as possible, and Mike cannot open his heart to him.

"The shooting is still unstable." Angie said.

"Yeah, but he always makes the key shots." Mike felt that Ainge was accusing him of not doing a good job of developing the players' individual skills.

"Then I hope he can perform for me today." Angie smiled.

His eyes returned to the court again.

The referee came on the court and both sides took their positions. Chen Fang glanced at Tatum and found that he was paying full attention and focusing all his attention on Brown.

“This is the right way.”

The 208-cm Tyrone had a jump ball with the 208-cm Porter Jr., and the latter got the advantage. After getting the ball, Trae Young waved his hand, thus starting the confrontation with the D1 League.

In the first round, everyone saw how powerful late spring was.

Trae Young faced Jabari's steal and just dribbled away with a back dribble. He passed the ball to Tatum on the left wing. Before Brown could get close to him, he felt he was stuck. Tatum just dribbled sideways and took a pull-up shot facing Ivan who came to defend.

Hit the first goal of the Late Spring team.

It was Chen Fang who set the screen for Tatum.

The two men high-fived and retreated, and Chen Fang shouted, "I leave it to you."

"I know."

After a quick conversation, the Late Spring team immediately took their positions to face the counterattack of the Golden Bears.

Tatum's hit also aroused Jaylen Brown's fighting spirit. Seeing Jabari holding the ball to the top of the arc, Brown first made a fake screen, suddenly cut across to the elbow area, and then received the ball and attacked the basket.

Jalen was a little slow in making up for the opponent, so he could only watch Brown dunk from outside the paint and destroy his own basket.

Everyone knew that Brown was once the top high school student in the United States, but no one had ever seen him like that. This dunk immediately woke everyone up.

This guy is a super tough guy.

"Don't think about it, fight back!" Chen Fang shouted.

Chen Fang went across half court to block Trae Young in the high post, successfully helping him dribble to the top of the arc, and then went to the wing to screen for Tatum.

Brown was very alert and got close to Chen Fang first, causing the two of them to get entangled and leaving no space for Chen Fang to cover himself.

But Chen Fang suddenly cut into the air, and Trae Young's ball came very quickly, almost as soon as he arrived. When Chen Fang received the ball, he immediately attracted the help defense of the Golden Bears' inside line, but the ball did not stick to his hands, so he threw a half-high ball to Jalen who did not move.

The latter received the ball without putting it down, but held it high and made a small pass to put the basketball into the basket.

The cooperation was very smooth, which drew applause from the stands.

"There's something here!" Zhao Xiaoyuan, who was watching the game with his classmates and friends in the stands, said to his friends while applauding.

"Yeah." Although the friend was not very happy, he still agreed.

Having never seen Chinese people play in this stadium, many Chinese students in the stands felt strange. They didn't dare to cheer loudly, but couldn't help but hope that No. 21 could perform better.

Next, the Golden Bears began to coordinate tactics. After a high screen, Jabari broke into the inside and passed the ball to Tyrone, who held off Jalen and scored on the rebound.

In the first two attacks and defenses, both sides showed extremely high competitive state and all hit the target.

The atmosphere in the stadium gradually heated up.

But then, some confusion began to appear on both sides. Brown's intention to attack was obvious, but he was disturbed by Tatum and Porter Jr. in succession. However, the Golden Bears showed their quality and retreated in an orderly manner. They were not chased and counterattacked by late spring like the California United Team.

Tatum made the same mistake as Brown. He was blocked on both his three-pointer and mid-range shot.

Then, Chen Fang gestured to Trey, asking him not to pass the ball to Rex Rabbit first.

After half court, Chen Fang set a screen for Trey at the top of the arc, and then Trey went down and passed the ball to Chen Fang with a backhand.

Chen Fang received the ball but did not choose to shoot. Instead, he broke through from the other side and stopped after only dribbling once.

He was immediately caught in a double-team, and just when many Chinese students in the stands were feeling nervous, Chen Fang used his height and arm span to jump up and pass the ball back to Tatum on the outside.

At this moment, because Brown retreated to assist in defending Chen Fang, Rex Rabbit created an open space. When he saw the ball coming, he was overjoyed. He adjusted his steps after receiving the ball, lowered his head to see if he had stepped on the three-pointer before shooting.

The ball was released and Brown just rushed over.

Watching the ball go through the net, Tatum gained confidence.

"Slow down, old man," he shouted to Brown.

"Ha!" Brown laughed instead of getting angry, shaking his head, and the two of them walked to the front court, one in front and one behind.

Jabari's speed is indeed very fast. He changed direction without slowing down and overtook Trae. His move immediately tore through Late Spring's defense. Tatum was faced with a situation where he had to make a choice.

After a moment of hesitation, Jabari jumped up and scored a layup.

"Is that how you defend?" Brown took the opportunity to mock.

"Yes, I won't let you score." Tatum was very single and he remembered what Chen Fang said.

"Brown's emotional control is not as good as yours. You can be an irritant."

Brown didn't expect that Jason, who had always been introverted, would become such a rogue. He pushed Tatum away angrily and ran back.

It was a big move, but Tatum smiled.

8: 6.

A difference of two points is nothing, but no one knew that this was the closest score difference between the two teams.

Afterwards, the Late Spring team had almost figured out the strength of each position. Chen Fang raised his arms high and chopped down hard, shouting at the same time.

This was the secret signal we agreed upon before the game. Once you adapt to the rhythm, you should start to exert your strength.

Trae Young has been holding it in for so long that he is already eager for a big knife.

Don't forget that this is a phenomenal player in the NCAA who has never been seen before and will never be seen again. In the first ten games of his freshman year, he was a super guard who averaged 30+ points per game.

He used a shuffling step to adjust Jabari's pace, made a very fast one-sided change of direction under his crotch, suddenly pulled back and made another change of direction in front of his body, shaking Jabari hard to the floor, then he dribbled over and took the opportunity to shoot.

This ultra-long three-pointer, like a cannonball, hit the back edge of the basket.

"Wow!" There was a scream from the stands, and when they saw the hit, it turned into huge cheers and applause.

Just this action of stepping over the person made the Golden Bears team very angry. Interim head coach Neil yelled and questioned the referee why he didn't call a foul.

But Trae Young's action just now was too smooth, and there was no sign of intention. Instead, it was a reaction after an emergency avoidance of danger. Therefore, the referee remained indifferent and warned Neil instead.

"Hey, you're overacting. Don't force me to give you a technical foul!" The referee was a veteran and he looked down on assistant coach Neil.

The grudges between referees and coaches are far deeper than those between referees and players.

The assistant coaches are like dogs on a leash in the head coach's hands, and they are asked to rush up and bark at the referee from time to time to warn him.

It is rare for the head coach to personally go on the field and exchange insults with the referee, unless he is really angry.

Therefore, referees generally hate assistant coaches because penalizing them is the most meaningless punishment.

The reason why a team is a team is that no matter who in the group is bullied, even if he is a small character, he must fight back immediately.

Ivan is Brown's best friend. If it weren't for Ivan, Brown wouldn't have chosen Berkeley, as there are so many universities with good academics.

He suddenly asked for the ball and faced Trae Young's defense. He broke through with a shoulder-dropping movement. The thin Trae Young immediately fell backwards and almost couldn't stand.

This time the referee saw it very accurately and blew the whistle immediately.

Ivan had a blank expression on his face. He had no intention of avoiding the foul. He just stared at Trae Young coldly.

But Trae Young smiled, and said to Ivan: "Hey, playing with your body, huh?"

"Okay, wait."

Soon, Trae Young realized what he said. The Late Spring Team is an equal team. There is no privilege for anyone. As long as you have a reason, the whole team will support you unconditionally.

So, Trae Young held the ball and played alone, attacking three times in a row, making two three-pointers and a short layup.

Get five points.

Tatum was helpless about this. Although he felt that his performance was stolen, he immediately stepped forward and high-fived Trae Young when he saw the cheers from other teammates.

Teamwork is very important. When you enter the NBA, you can't be self-centered like you were in high school.

This is Chen Fang's words again. Tatum feels it is time to make a change and adapt to the teammates who are constantly improving in level.

After spending these days together, Tatum knows how powerful Trae Young is. He is another monster super player.

"Hey, is your health important? You big fool." Trae Young did not forget to mock.

His brother was humiliated, and Brown became murderous.

He first ran back and got the ball in the short corner, faced Porter Jr. forcefully, broke through the defense, hit the rebound to recover two points, and then made a three-pointer from the outside jump shot.

After getting back these five points, Brown shouted to Trae Young: "You still have a long way to go, study hard in your high school."

It was Tatum's turn to speak, because Brown scored, so he must be responsible.

"Your opponent is me!"

Soon, Tatum used the same scoring method to counterattack Brown. He first returned the ball to Trae Young, then turned around and ran back to catch the pass. Facing Brown behind him and Ivan in front of him, he took a slow three steps after dribbling, and finally jumped up and leaned back slightly in the air to shoot the ball.

Then he made a handoff with Trae Young, and suddenly cut to the basket. After successfully positioning himself, Trae Young passed the ball accurately. Facing Tyrone, Rex Rabbit showed his versatile skills, and scored a point under the basket with a back-to-the-basket single play.

Seeing the ball go into the basket, Tatum retreated expressionlessly. After five minutes of the first half, the tempers of the two teams gradually peaked, and they officially entered the game state.

(This game follows NCAA rules, with two halves and 40 minutes of play, with a two-minute countdown at the end.)
The exciting confrontation made the more than 7,000 people present feel that their trip was worthwhile, and the cheers gradually became louder. This is the home court of the Golden Bears, and outsiders are not allowed to be arrogant. Afterwards, every time the Late Spring team attacked, the boos and noise immediately increased several times.

"That's the feeling!" Chen Fang shouted to others.

"There are still fifteen minutes left in the first half, let's give them a wake-up call."

“Turn this into the Berkeley Library!”

Afterwards, the Late Spring team launched its own offensive. Trae Young fired again from the top of the arc. His accurate hits shocked many scouts. You know, this guard has taken four three-point shots so far and made three of them. This three-point rate is ridiculously high.

The Golden Bears were forced to expand their defense, which gave the rest of the Late Spring team more space.

(The NCAA allows unlimited zone defense and no three-second defense, so all the games you see are zone defense. It is extremely difficult to score in a zone defense system. This is why the scores in the NCAA are generally not high. 70 or 80 points are already very high, and 100 points are rare.)
Jalen's activity is rising. He scores consecutively, making Tyrone roar again and again. However, with his defensive level, it is difficult to contain this rare inside player who will be able to attack and defend in the future NBA.

他18年在第四顺位被灰熊选中，第一个NBA赛季就场均14分5篮板1.7盖帽，18年12月1日对阵篮网，拿下36分8篮板的恐怖数据。

The zone defense once again narrowed the area, and the Golden Bears changed their strategy again, being forced to give up the corner.

At this time, Porter Jr.'s 3D attributes made the scouts in the stands jealous. He made 4 consecutive shots in the two bottom corners and hit 3 goals.

In such a bad situation of not caring about the head but the butt, Tatum frequently made moves on the wing and the free throw line. His size and skills allowed him to play from 1 to 4. Even when facing the intensity of D1, he could still show a superior attitude.

His averages at Duke were 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. The reason why his scoring was not explosive was that Coach K asked him to take care of defense as well, which consumed a lot of his physical energy. In addition, Duke is a model of team basketball. Although he did not have much ball possession, his efficient production of such data proved that he is a super giant embryo.

In addition, Luke Kennard, the team's leading scorer at the time, had a 43.8% three-point shooting percentage, which is why Tatum needed to decentralize power.

On the other hand, Trae Young is the team's most relied-upon player. He has the ability to attack independently and has unlimited firing rights, so it is natural for him to score explosively.

When the four players of the Late Spring Team started to play and perform well, Chen Fang seemed unknown to the entire team. He rarely appeared in the camera, but he was a key participant in every attack.

It was he who made the open pass to Porter Jr., it was him who set an off-ball screen and took away the defense for Tatum's breakthrough, it was him who set up a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc for Trae Young's outside shot, and it was him who broke through the double-team defense for Jaren's low-post shot.

Chen Fang provided a key link in every attack of the entire team.

But for ordinary fans, No. 21 is the least noticeable one.

Especially for Chinese students, there were about a hundred Chinese students in Haas Arena today. They gathered in the rows behind the Late Spring team's bench. As the first half was coming to an end, it was very quiet here.

Everyone was watching the game, hoping that Chen Fang could score, but it seemed that they discovered that this compatriot, a blue-collar worker on the team, had been doing the dirty and hard work.

"Well, it's great to be able to play!" someone sighed.

"Yeah, who needs a bicycle!" Zhao Xiaoyuan also comforted himself.

(Like Green of the Warriors, many people still look down on him. It is true that his defense and trash talk do not make people like him, but you see that the Warriors have risen for ten years. Except for Curry and Green, everyone else can leave. The signing order is Curry 1, Green 2. And Klay feels that he is the third and has always been dissatisfied.)
But in the eyes of insiders, No. 21 has a big role. There have been 73 All-Star Games, and in these 73 games, the stars basically took turns to play. Except for the last stalemate, the superstars would start to score. In fact, from a tactical perspective, there is nothing good to say.

The orderly and effective formation of layers of offensive means is the value demonstrated by No. 21, and Angie is the most qualified to speak on this point.

In his mind, he has always wanted to build a super dynasty team by relying on the NBA offensive trends that keep pace with the times.

This is his five-out super lineup, Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum and Porzingis.

With his ultimate offensive space and flexible and changeable tactical combinations, his opponents are hard to defend against, and the feeling expressed by Late Chun at this moment perfectly fits his dream.

He went from casually chatting with Mike to focusing completely on the court, his eyes rolling around. Suddenly he asked, "Mike, do you have the five-man information for the Late Spring team?"

"Of course." Mike remained calm despite the Golden Bears' double-digit deficit. He took the folder from his desk and handed it over: "Here it is."

Obviously, he has done in-depth research, but he actually did not coach this game himself. This contradiction is intriguing.

Ainge would not consider these. He flipped through the information quickly. The information was very detailed, with most samples of each player in 15-16, including game data, personal statics, athletic tendencies, etc.

Don’t think that these numbers can be obtained in the next two days. In fact, every D1 team has all the numbers of high school students with scores above 85. What they need to do now is to summarize them.

What do you think the scouts hired by the team do? They add more sample data every day to provide decision-making judgments for coaches.

This detailed data undoubtedly made Angie's intuition very clear.

I put the folder down and looked at the field again. It was just the end of halftime.

Late Spring was destroying the Golden Bears with their powerful offensive power, and if it weren’t for the halftime period, the Golden Bears might have collapsed quickly.

The 15-minute breathing time in the halftime might allow Neil to find a way, but what does it matter? Late spring has already proved himself.

48: 34.

Being able to score 1 points at the intensity of D48 is already a huge shame. In Mike's impression, this is the highest score that the Golden Bears have ever scored in a half-time game in recent years.

The talent of this team is at a level that deserves praise from God.

Trae Young scored 17 points, Tatum scored 12 points, Porter Jr. scored 12 points, and Jalen scored 7 points.

Have you ever seen a team with three players scoring in double digits? This is just the first half. If the trend continues, it is certain that four out of five players will score in double digits in late spring.

But no one ignored Chen Fang's data of 7 assists and 7 rebounds.

The excellent performance of his teammates is inseparable from his support as the axis.

"Perfect!" Ainge sighed. He suddenly hated that he had too few draft picks. He could get Brown and Tatum, but he also wanted the other three.

With just these five people, why bother looking for them all over the world? Just these five people can form a super dynasty.

Oh my God, why did the treasure that I had been searching for so long actually form itself? The Late Spring Team, this April Team, is simply perfect.

Anji was moved. More than just moved, he felt like tens of thousands of ants were biting him in the heart, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

His reason told him that he couldn't possibly get all five of them, but that was why he had such complicated emotions.

"Oh, my God!" Angie couldn't help but groan. Facing Mike's smile, Angie apologized, "I lost my composure a little."

"I understand. Actually, I should be the one who feels bad!" Mike saw some truth.

His words made Angie panic: "Wanchun is right, they can definitely play in the championship. If these five people are on my team and we can't win the championship next year, I will be guillotined!"

Angie gave a fake smile to hide it, then paused awkwardly as Mike stared at him quietly.

"This guy has something." Angie, who is good at planning, began to admire Mike.

University is a place where talents are produced, not only players but also coaches.

The current Celtics head coach, Stevens, was the head coach of NCAA Butler University.

No matter how the two big guys who looked down on everyone communicated, on the court, Chen Fang began to make his daily summary.

"The Golden Bears will not give up. Brown's feeling is coming. He will definitely lead the team to chase points in the second half. Tatum, your task now is to defend and deal with him."

"Don't worry, I already know what I'm going to do." Tatum, who scored 18 points, was already very satisfied. He had the upper hand over Brown in the first half.

"Trey, keep it up in the second half. We need your outside threat."

"Of course, I'm in great form today!"

Looking at Jia Lun, Chen Fang reached out to bump fists: "Great, without you, we would lose."

Jalen laughed happily after receiving this recognition. Not only did he score, his defense was also terrifying, with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Together with Chen Fang and Porter Jr., the three-man defense made the Golden Bears helpless.

"Guys, let's keep it up in the second half. If we can break 1, then this game will completely prove the strength of our Late Spring team. It also means that we can play in D and play well!"

"Of course, over 100!" everyone shouted together.

"Chen Fang, it's time for you to score!" Tatum suddenly said.

His words prompted others to respond immediately.

Trae Young said directly: "Why don't you come out and play shooting guard, and let Tatum go to the small forward position."

"Yeah, you haven't scored yet, this is simply!" Porter Jr. also echoed.

The four players are very clear about Chen Fang's scoring ability. They have all played against him. The reason why they are willing to team up with Chen Fang is because of his explosive scoring ability. But now, for the Late Spring team, he is willing to be a blue-collar worker and will score points only when the situation stabilizes.

Just based on this point, to be fair, none of the four people here can do it.

It is precisely because of Chen Fang’s contribution to the team that everyone now regards this Chinese man as the real axis.

"I will take action when things stabilize. I don't want the Buddha to appear!" Although Chen Fang's words confused them, they were generally relieved.

"Everyone should get in double digits, this is what late spring looks like!" Chen Fang stretched out his hand, and everyone put their hands on it.

"Come on, second half, Kill Bear! (Kill the golden bear)!"

"Kill!" chanted together as the new slogan for each game.

And the whistle for the second half also sounded.

When Chen Fang was about to step onto the court, he suddenly heard someone shouting in Chinese: "Hey, come on and score some points!"

I turned around in surprise and found that it was Zhao Xiaoyuan who took the photo before the game.

Seeing Chen Fang's response, the group of international students applauded loudly.

"Come on, score some points!" Everyone was cheering for him. Seeing the smiling faces, Chen Fang saw Lu Yun sitting on the bench.

The two looked at each other and Chen Fang nodded.

"How many points do you want me to get?" Chen Fang's words surprised everyone.

"20 points, okay?" Zhao Xiaoyuan shouted boldly, and was immediately bumped on the shoulder by someone, who blamed him for being too talkative. At the same time, everyone immediately changed their tune: "It's okay as long as there are points. Don't be nervous! Come on, you can do it!"

For the first time, Chen Fang felt the warm feeling of being supported by his fellow countrymen in a foreign country.

"Okay, 20 points!" Chen Fang raised his hand casually and clenched it into a fist.

Everyone suddenly became quiet. Some of them asked each other in disbelief, and then Lu Yun on the bench explained it to them.

"You heard me right, 20 points, no more, no less!"

Seeing that no one believed him, Lu Yun said indifferently, “Just wait and see.”

(It’s already 8,000 words, I have to stop writing. Oh, I’ll just finish it. It will be just over 10,000 words. I don’t want to be criticized.)
But just two minutes later, all the Chinese students stood up and cheered for Chen Fang.

This was a sudden reception of the ball from the wing. Chen Fang first made a passing motion to attract the opponent's defensive attention. At the moment he turned his head, Chen Fang moved sideways to pull the ball, and then naturally jumped up with the ball.

In the past, when performing this kind of move, Chen Fang needed to sink his hips more to gain the power to jump up, but now, he only needed to bend his knees slightly and then jump up.

It’s not because his thighs are stronger, but because Chen Fang has reached a new level of understanding of basketball techniques.

Faced with different levels of shooting space, shoot with different speeds and jumping powers.

The basketball fell into the net with a medium arc.

Chen Fang did not go to celebrate. Instead, the other brothers were more excited than him. They rushed over to high-five him and bumped their chests with him.

"Yeah!" Zhao Xiaoyuan and others jumped up, and they high-fived each other to celebrate like Americans did.

This shot did not improve the Golden Bears' defensive level against the Chinese. They were struggling to deal with the offense of Trae Young, Tatum and Jalen that runs through the outside, inside and outside.

Brown must admit that he underestimated the strength of the late spring team, and he also realized the fact that Tatum has become better with the help of his teammates.

But the Golden Bears are not bad in the Pac12, they just lost in the first round, not really ineligible to enter the tournament. (The first round of March Madness is the initial semifinals, which is the 68 worst records among the 36 out of 8 teams, and the 4 spots are decided to make up the 64 teams that enter the finals.)
In Brown, Tyrone and Ivan, the Golden Bears also have their main axis players.

So in front of 7,000 people in the stadium, the Golden Bears launched a frantic counterattack in the second half, and their double-cut tactics began to take effect. Even though Chen Fang and others had made preparations before the game, the reason why tactics are called tactics is that in the ever-changing situation, the players need to react in milliseconds.

This greatly increases the success rate of defense.

Brown also started his three-point shooting ability. Obviously in the midfield, he accepted Neil's advice to release more ball rights, play without the ball and attack the basket.

His change was very obvious, and the Golden Bears started the game with a 12 to 3 offensive momentum.

The score suddenly became 51 to 46.

The situation was in crisis. Trae Young missed all three of his previous shots. Tatum put aside his big brother's defense in the face of Brown. Jalen got into a fight with Tyrone. Ivan held on to Porter Jr., who had no ability to break through with the ball.

The Golden Bears' fanatical fans stood up and shouted to the Late Spring team: "Hey, high school students, do you know the intensity of D1 now?"

And the whole audience shouted in unison: "Late spring is over!"

Amidst the deafening boos, Chen gave up his determination.

He gestured to Lu Yun on the bench. This was agreed upon before the game, and Lu Yun would be the one to call for a timeout.

Five people were sweating and panting. Chen Fang said to them, "Relax, this is just the bear's last struggle before dying. We will give them two slaps and they will accept their fate."

The jokes calmed everyone down.

Then Chen Fang said: "Guys, let's change our duties appropriately."

"Jalen, go to the corner, Porter, you also hang in the corner."

"Jason, you're still on the wing, Trey, you're at the top of the arc."

"I'll hang the elbow area by myself, let me be the pivot point!"

"Cross positions, pay attention to my ball, whoever has the chance, shoot immediately. Everyone else quickly retreat!"

"That's the plan. Let's use our individual strengths and try to kill it with one punch each."

When Wanchun continued to upload, they were greeted with boos from the audience, and he even heard noises of killing the Chinese.

He didn't look for it because there was no need.

On the court, letting the ball speak is the best way to shut these people up.

When the Golden Bear discovered that Late Spring had changed its formation, before he had time to figure it out, Late Spring had already implemented it perfectly.

Chen Fang leaned sideways against Ivan in the elbow area, he caught Trey's pass with one hand raised high, then he took the ball and turned to shoot towards the basket. Ivan's upward movement and high raise made his center of gravity upward. Chen Fang immediately dribbled the ball and pushed Ivan back a step. He was forced to lower his center of gravity to resist the next collision, but Chen Fang lightly moved in and came to the same side as his shoulder.

This action shocked the Golden Bears' defensive system. Tyrone immediately threw away Jalen and rushed to the penalty area at high speed. At the same time, based on the defensive principles, Brown immediately came to assist.

(Defensive principle: when you find yourself in the blind spot of the ball handler, you need to boldly step forward to assist in double-teaming and cause the opponent to make a dead-ball mistake. This is an important basis for identifying a player's defensive reading. Obviously, some superstars have never done this since they entered the league.)
But this was Chen Fang's purpose. He remembered the position of everyone and his field of vision was very broad. When he sensed the possibility of being double-teamed, he immediately jumped up and passed the ball to Jalen who was rushing in.

Jalen immediately passed the ball to Tatum on the wing.

The latter took an open three-pointer and made it steadily.

Soon, the same thing happened for the second time. This time, Ivan was ready for a back-to-back attack, but Chen Fang ended the attack with a turning shot.

Interim head coach Neil became alert and paid close attention to the activity of No. 21.

But there is no solution to the tactic. I will tell you clearly how I am going to fight. I would like to ask you how to deal with it.

The third time, Chen Fang cut through the pick-and-roll and was hung in the elbow area again. As soon as he received the ball, he was immediately double-teamed by Ivan and Jabari.

But Chen Fang's excellent passing skills prevented him from making mistakes, and he took the lead to pass the ball to Trae Young who was in an open position.

The latter also made a three-pointer, completely stopping the Golden Bears.

On the way back to the bench, Chen Fang high-fived everyone and shouted, "That's right, that's how we play. They can't crack it."

Just as Chen Fang said, the Golden Bear faced a difficult choice.

Double-team Chen Fang, and Chen Fang's passes are as sharp as a scalpel, directly turning the pass into an assist.

If you don't double-team, you can only fight one-on-one defense.

"Let me defend him!" Brown took on the task.

Afterwards, a new highlight appeared on the court. Chen Fang and Brown were playing one-on-one in the interior, and the other eight people were watching.

This spectacle made Angie and Mike in the box stretch their necks, but it was too far away and they could only watch in vain. For the first time, Angie regretted not going to the sidelines.

Is Brown strong?

Of course, his strength is greater than Tatum, but if you say that he puts more defensive pressure on him than Tatum, Chen Fang doesn't think so.

Sensing the Golden Bears' intentions, Chen Fang became more motivated.

He kept hitting the ball from the side and from behind, and suddenly turned around. He didn't turn around using one foot as the axis, but rather the subtle movement of both feet leaving the ground one after the other while in motion. It was very smooth, and even the referee standing by couldn't find any fault with it.

Chen Fang played the ball with his back to the basket like flowing water, repeatedly moving Brown's center of gravity up and down. Suddenly, he passed the ball and turned around. His pass was very tricky. He did not pass the ball sideways in the abdomen, but in front of his head. Brown had no chance to cut the ball. When Chen Fang turned around and jumped, the ball was already above his head. As he jumped and almost reached the highest point, Chen Fang exerted force to pass the ball.

The fadeaway jump shot must be done with a hard wrist. Relaxing your wrist too much will only cause your ball-contact force to deviate or cause you to have no range. The accuracy of the ball can only rely on the gentleness of the soft flick of your fingers.

Undoubtedly, Chen Fang's tenderness is all on his fingers.

After landing, he was still moving backwards. When he saw the ball fall into the basket, Chen Fang turned around and walked back.

Just eat Tanhua, success!
Even the die-hard fans of the Golden Bears applauded and cheered for this post-up play.

With the change in strategy in late spring, Chen Fang made a brilliant turnaround and became the only person on the team who controlled the ball, and the Golden Bears' counterattack was declared over.

Seven consecutive rounds were successful.

Chen Fang scored 4 goals and assisted 3 times, including 2 goals in 12 attempts. He was fouled twice and made the free throws steadily. After being outscored by the Golden Bears with a 3:17 attack wave, he responded with a 5: anti-climax.

At this moment, the time has come to the last six minutes.

68: 51.

The score difference reached 17 points, and even the most hardcore fans were in despair.

But as the morale of the Golden Bears declined, Late Spring cruelly wielded the butcher knife, showing their merciless side to the 7,000 spectators.

Porter Jr. made two consecutive three-pointers in the moving battle, Jalen made free throws and offense, grabbed three frontcourt rebounds, and played a 2+1. Tatum not only locked up Brown, but also used two dunks in the sports station to humiliate all the Golden Bears.

Trae Young, on the other hand, was comfortable with assists. Perhaps he was hurt by Chen Fang's joke before the game that his assists never reached double digits.

As for Chen Fang, he would not have sympathy either, as he was still a little short of 20 points.

When the time came to the last minute, Chen Fang used a three-pointer to freeze his statistics at 21 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds. The massacre finally came to an end.

103: 72.

You can't score like crazy and defend at the same time. You always have to make a choice.

In the final stage, Late Spring played more freely and the Golden Bears began to face less offensive pressure.

However, at least three or four thousand people had left the stadium at this moment, and the rest was quiet. Only the Chinese students on the bench were excited and as lively as if it were the New Year.

Winning D1 by points, today's exciting game made the scouts and managers present feel that the trip was worthwhile.

Tatum first hugged Brown, and then the game was over and it was time to say some polite words.

As for what they whispered, no one knew, but from the smile on Tatum's face when he returned, it seemed that he was very happy.

Chen Fang started his collecting habit and grabbed Brown who was about to run into the player tunnel.

"Hey, can we trade jerseys?"

Brown was greatly surprised, but the Chinese performance deserved his respect.

"No problem." Brown took off his jersey readily.

After the two exchanged, Chen Fang wished him well: "I hope you get a satisfactory ranking in the draft. Believe me, you won't be disappointed."

Brown looked at him carefully. He knew very well that Jason became more confident because of this group of people. In fact, as the big brother, he was still happy in his heart. This was exactly what he wanted to see.

Just as he said to Tatum: Congratulations, you are more like Kobe now.

"Thank you!" Brown said and turned around. Today was a very complicated day for him.

Even though he scored a game-high 38 points, so what? His team lost again.

It took him a long time to figure out how to win games and have good statistics at the same time.

Carrying the No. 0 Berkeley Brown jersey, Chen Fang returned to the bench with a smile. Everyone was still looking for him, and when they saw him coming back, they saw the jersey at a glance. Now everyone knows his quirk.

"Will I change it only if I gain your respect?" asked little Porter.

Chen Fang rolled his eyes: "You are a curious baby, you have so many questions."

"Let's go, get well, then go home to eat and study how to catch the next fish!"

"Woo-hoo!" Everyone laughed together.

Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone yell, "Wait!"

He couldn't help but stop and saw Zhao Xiaoyuan waving excitedly. When he saw Chen Fang looking over, he shouted, "Can we take a photo together?"

"Group photo?" Chen Fang was thinking, didn't they take a group photo before the game? He was thinking about how to refuse, but he found, wow, so many people?

Nearly two hundred Chinese students gathered there.

"Okay, let's take a photo at the stadium." Chen Fang understood immediately, and at the same time he shouted to the others, "Brothers, take a photo together, so that I can gain some face in front of my compatriots!"

If such words were said in public, others would find them offensive, but as soon as Chen Fang said it, everyone laughed.

Thus, this group photo that set off the entire Chinese sports social network was released in a shocking manner.

In the front row, Jalen, Tatum, Chen Fang, Trey, and Porter Jr. were all sitting on the floor in order of their names, with smiles on their faces. In the back, more than 200 Berkeley international students stood in three rows against the stepped stands, filling the entire camera.

The two brothers Lu Yun and Lu Jie squatted on the side of the team in a dignified manner.

An excited international student wrote this title on Hupu.

《Chinese people, shine in NCAA! 》

This title is more like a simple and hopeful message.

Chen Fang, sitting in the center of the camera, looks at it with a smile.

But I thought in my heart that my team is not far away.

　This isn’t the first time. I’ve written over 2 words in a chapter before. I feel like I’m getting old.

　　I have to say it again, I can only guarantee one chapter a day. If I have spare time, I will update more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)