() After dinner, when Chen Jie came to the arena again to make final preparations before the game, Chen Jie also received a text message from Beyoncé. By this time, she was already sitting in the stands.
After changing into his jersey and sneakers, putting on his protective gear, and listening to Old K’s final arrangements, Chen Jie was already in high spirits.
Thirty minutes before the game, the team once again came to the court for pre-game warm-ups. At this time, the stands were already nearly 60% occupied. When the Duke players came out of the tunnel, there was a thunderous cheer.
The sound rang.
Chen Jie smiled slightly. It seems that there are many fans coming to Ohio to support Duke University this time.
But immediately, his smile stopped.
Because Syracuse University, which walked onto the court next, received significantly more cheers.
In any case, it seems that Carmelo Anthony's popularity is the highest in this year's NCAA competition.
Looking at that familiar face, Chen Jie's eyes narrowed slightly.
After the warm-up, the game will start soon.
At this time, the atmosphere in the stadium reached its peak.
The progress of the two teams was played over and over again on the big screen. The last image shown showed Jay Sean of Duke University on one side and Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse University on the other. It seems that this game
The game, a gimmick created by the NCAA, is a direct confrontation between two freshmen.
Duke University's starting lineup remains unchanged from the previous game. The point guard is Chen Jie, the shooting guard is ** Redick, and the small forward position is power forward-turned-power forward Sheldon Williams.
Si, at the power forward position is Blackie with amazing physical fitness, and the center is still Seiya Thomas.
At Syracuse University, in addition to Carmelo Anthony, Gary McNamara, and Hakeem Warrick, there are two juniors whom Chen Jie is not familiar with.
Players from both teams took the field one by one. The lights on the court were dim. On Duke's side, the final appearance was still Redick, the team's nominal leader. However, it was obvious that Redick's name was announced by the DJ at the scene.
At that time, the mood of the audience did not change much, and the cheers and applause at the scene were also somewhat scattered. Compared with Chen Jie's appearance, the gap was really obvious.
Of course, the one who shows off the most when he comes out is Carmelo Anthony.
After introducing the starting players and coaches of both sides, the lights of the stadium were turned on again, and the players from the two teams greeted each other. Carmelo Anthony jumped up and moved around, and just smiled when he passed by Chen Jie.
Not even a handshake.
Chen Jie put his hands on his knees and looked very quiet.
The referee walked to the court with the basketball, and Xiaohei and Warrick were preparing to jump the ball.
The competition is about to begin.
Chen Jie still looked very quiet, while Anthony looked very excited.
Amid the cheers and shouts of the audience, the basketball was thrown high into the air by the referee. Xiao Hei, who had an obvious advantage in jumping height and speed, once again won the jump ball and passed the basketball to Sheldon, who took the ball.
He didn't dribble the ball immediately after that, but stopped in place for a while, and then handed the ball to Chen Jie when no one around him came to disturb him.
Chen Jie dribbled the ball slowly across the half court, watching Shelton take a position inside to beat Anthony in a single, passed the ball over, and then pulled himself to the outside, leaving Shelton space for a single.
On the first ball, Syracuse University did not choose to help defend or attack from a flank, but let Anthony try it alone.
After a few attempts, Shelton found that Anthony's strength was not bad, so Shelton chose to turn over and shoot a jump shot. His hand was still not very hot, and the ball missed the frame. Anthony quickly turned around and collected the rebound.
Syracuse University's first attack also hit the ball inside. Warrick singled out Saiyan. The two men, who were equally matched in body and strength, did not suffer any loss after several confrontations. Warrick used his steps to deflect a shot.
In the space, after taking the shot, he thought it would definitely go in. He didn't expect that Xiao Hei, who came to defend from the weak side, used a big hot pot to fan the ball out.
Seeing Xiao Hei roaring after landing to increase his momentum, Chen Jie walked over and bumped his chest with him, smiling slightly in his heart, hot pot, hot pot again.
Xiao Hei's current shot-blocking ability is extraordinary.
There was not much time to attack when the sideline ball was sent. Facing Shelton's defense, Anthony used several changes of direction to shake Shelton's center of gravity and immediately made a pull-up jumper, and the ball went hollow into the frame.
Syracuse scored two points.
Seeing Anthony smiling at him after scoring a goal, Chen Jie had a calm expression and no reaction.
In the next few attacks, both sides chose to attack the inside. Shelton still had an advantage in singles due to his height, but Varrick's pace obviously couldn't keep up with Saiya.
Warrick, who noticed Black's amazing bounce, used several attacks to shake Saiyan away and then observed Black's movements. If he came to help defend, Varrick would immediately distribute the ball, but Varrick didn't get any more.
hot pot.
Anthony, on the other hand, did not even directly participate in several offenses after that shot, and did not even touch the basketball.
Five minutes into the game, Syracuse University led Duke University by two points, 8-6.
Chen Jie didn't score a single point, and Anthony only scored two points.
It seemed that at the beginning, the ace players of both teams had no intention of attacking.
At this time, the commentator at the game said this.
This ace player naturally refers to Chen Jie and Carmelo Anthony.
As for ** Redick, it seems that he has been ignored by choice. In addition to playing a little role on the defensive end, he has not even touched the ball on the offensive end.
Chen Jie, who almost became a sinner because of his cheating performance at the last moment of the last game, naturally will not show any selfless spirit. What can you do if I just don't give you the ball?
Moreover, it’s not just Chen Jie, since the words Chen Jie asked Redick at the end of the game were heard by his teammates and labeled Redick a selfish label, even Shelton and the others seemed to have no presence on the court.
This team member also chose to ignore him.
Old K saw that Redick was completely useless on the court and seemed invisible. In desperation, he took advantage of the opportunity when the ball was knocked out of bounds after Chen Jie stole McNamara and replaced Redick with Duhong.
Regarding this substitution, the senior commentator on the sidelines commented that Redick is now somewhat marginalized from Duke University. The sudden emergence of Jay Sean has made his role smaller and smaller.
Many spectators, fans, reporters and media agree with this evaluation. In their view, Duke University's current benchmark is the yellow-skinned player, Jay Sean.
Redick, who was substituted, didn't sweat at all. He took the towel handed by the team members and put it on his shoulders casually. He looked at the game on the court with a momentary confusion in his eyes.
