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Chapter 53 The Shark Is Here
The game between the University of Memphis and Tulane University was also held at the Amway Center in Orlando.

However, the time will be staggered by one day from the Long Beach game.

This gave Lin Xing the opportunity to observe his opponent.

He asked Seth Greenberg for a ticket, put on a baseball cap and black sunglasses, wrapped himself up tightly, and entered the Amway Center.

As a result, Lin Xing found out that the ticket Greenberg gave him was at the front, just behind the technical table.

Not far ahead is the NCAA commentary combination of Tony Gay and Stephen Smith.

Worst of all, the two seats in front of him were unfortunately empty.

The camera was always facing this side, which made Lin Xing a little nervous, for fear of being recognized.

Deep in his heart, he frantically complained: "Is the University of Memphis game so unpopular? Can't even sell tickets?"

At this moment, suddenly, a huge body moved to his front seat.

With a bang, he sat down.

After sitting down, panting heavily, looking around, while complaining:

"Phew, John, I really didn't say that the seats in the Amway Center are too small, it's simply discriminating against a giant like me."

"Shut up, Shaq, the camera is on you, you know that?"

"Really, the camera has turned around?"

Upon hearing this, the huge creature immediately took out a piece of chewing gum in a funny manner, stuffed it into its mouth, and chewed it with an exaggerated and ferocious expression.

Such a contrived expression immediately caused some small fans on the sidelines to burst into laughter.

Behind him, Lin Xing's eyes hidden behind the black sunglasses were already wide open, which was the perfect interpretation of the word shock.

"Damn it, the shark is here?"

In fact, the question mark here can be replaced by an exclamation point.

As far as the huge body of the shark is concerned, you can recognize it even if you cover your face.

The shark sat in front of Lin Xing, firmly blocked Lin Xing behind, and immediately gave Lin Xing a full sense of security, and he was able to observe his opponent unscrupulously.

Although, he was blocked a large part of the line of sight.

"Okay, Shaq, the camera has moved away, you can be normal."

"What's your name, am I abnormal just now?"

"Uh, it's normal, Shaq, the you just now is the normal you, but don't forget your business here."

"Haha, just kidding, John, you don't have to answer so seriously."

"..."

Lin Xing eavesdropped for a while, and he could probably guess that the middle-aged white man who just sat down with the shark was the general manager of the Magic, John Gabriel.

"Isn't that a coincidence? Magic general manager, Sharks, Penny, just in time to hear what Sharks and John Gabriel have to say about Penny."

As for eavesdropping, would it be bad?

Playing basketball, can that be called stealing?
The game will start soon.

In fact, the University of Memphis also has the problem of internal and external imbalance. On the outside, they have Penny and shooting guard Billy Smith, who averaged 15.9 points per game this season.

But inside, they only have center Anthony Douglas with a height of 2 meters and power forward Kevin Allen with a height of 01 meters.

Originally, David Vaughn, who was 2 meters tall, could stand up and do the top, but he was injured.

Fortunately, in this game, the opponent of the University of Memphis, Tulane University, has an even greater height difference.

The center is also a 2 meter center, and the point guard is shorter than the Jamie Matthews Lin Xing met the day before, only about 01 meters.

But at the beginning, Penny failed to abuse his short opponent like Lin Xing abused vegetables.

Instead, he was watched by Tulane's zone defense.

Back on the defensive end, he was outplayed by a shorter opponent. In the beginning, the University of Memphis actually fell behind.

Lin Xing could hear the front, and Stephen Smith mentioned himself:
"The gap between Pence and Stalin has been reflected. Against a shorter opponent, he couldn't even gain the upper hand at the beginning."

But in fact, there is a reason why Penny failed to gain the upper hand for a while.

Lin Xing's opponent, to put it bluntly, was an ordinary starter with a flawed height.

But Penny's opponent is a bit like a small potato in the NCAA. He averaged 16.8 points per game this season, which is really not an ordinary person.

Of course, Lin Xing is confident that if it were him, this would definitely be a crushing situation.

Penny was suppressed at the beginning, but soon, he found his form.

With two smart breakthroughs in a row, they scored 4 points in a row and evened the score behind.

After that, he began to walk through the opponent's less-than-tight zone defense.

Consecutive scoring helped the University of Memphis take the lead.

During this period, Lin Xing heard all the discussions between Shark and John Gabriel.

What: "It seems that his small skills are very good, and he is not confused when facing the zone defense."

Or: "As you said, John, he is really well-rounded and knows a little bit of everything."

Even Shark shook his head once and said: "Until now, I haven't been able to see any bright spots from him."

Until, in the second half, Tulane University's defense against Penny became more stringent, and Penny began to pass various passes.

I have to admit that Penny's passing is indeed full of spirituality and has many tricks.

For example, a turning No Look Pass on the move, penetrated the crowd, and directly found Anthony Douglas under the basket.

For another example, one rushed to the basket, braked suddenly, and threw the ball back from the opponent's waist, and Anthony Douglas followed up with a dunk.

Lin Xing thought that he couldn't pass these two passes.

In comparison, he still prefers to pass the kind of straight pass.

Starting from Penny, who passed a lot of balls, Shark's eyes lit up: "His pass is very good, full of imagination!"

John Gabriel on the side saw the shark's expression and immediately understood: "So, Shaq, have you found the bright spot?"

"Yeah, the guy has a great passing game and, combined with his versatility, I'm sure he'll be a great help."

"Don't rush to draw conclusions, Shaq, there is another game the day after tomorrow. If there is no accident, Penny will play against this year's No. [-] NCAA point guard."

"Stalin?"

The shark suddenly called Lin Xing's name, and Lin Xing, who was eavesdropping, choked for breath.

"That's right, it's him. Have you watched his game?"

"No, John, you know, I'm very busy, so I don't have time to watch any NCAA games."

"It doesn't matter, the day after tomorrow, you can watch his game live."

John Gabriel smiled, and finally cast his eyes on the court again: "I hope Penny can also advance, so that we can see the head-to-head confrontation between the top guards in the NCAA this season."

……

Penny almost disappointed Lin Xing, John Gabriel, and countless fans on the sidelines.

At the last moment of the game, Tulane University's top player Darnell Mee broke out, directly approaching the score that was originally behind.

Penny was lost at this time, missing three consecutive shots.

The audience passionately called Penny's name, but it was Billy Smith who stepped forward to end the game at the last moment.

He sealed the victory with a chasing three-pointer, saved Penny, and led the University of Memphis to the top 32.

At the moment when the red light came on, Lin Xing could also hear the commentator Tony Guy shouting: "Congratulations to the University of Memphis, they narrowly beat their opponents by 5 points and entered the top 32!"

Then, Stephen Smith poured cold water on them: "For the top 32, their opponent will be California State University Long Beach, which has only one loss so far this season!"

"That will be a strong duel between Mars and Earth!"

"Between strong? No, Tony, believe me, Long Beach is way better than Memphis."

"Well, Stephen, I'm not talking about Long Beach vs. University of Memphis. I'm talking about Stalin vs. Penny."

"All right……"

In addition, Lin Xing also heard the last discussion between Shark and John Gabriel.

"Honestly, John, I don't understand why you took me to Penny's game and Stalin's game the day after tomorrow?

As far as I know, they are all top five favorites in the lottery, and we are now standing on the edge of the Eastern Conference playoffs. I am afraid that they are a galaxy away from them, and we cannot be connected at all? "

"Well, Shaq, I've thought about it,
You, probably Michael Jordan at the center position, compared to Jordan, you are one Scottie Pippen,

Therefore, I decided to find the Pippen that belongs to you..."

"The question is, where do we get our draft picks from?"

"Trade, or, if we don't make the playoffs, we can get a lottery pick."

John Gabriel got up, "Okay, let's not talk about that far away, Shaq, you just need to know,
We're looking for your Scottie Pippen, the current options are Penny and Stalin,

And what you have to do is to assist us in selecting the most suitable players. "

Moments later, both the Sharks and John Gabriel were gone.

They didn't notice that behind him, Lin Xing stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Magic is still eyeing Penny, um, of course, and me,
However, can they really win the No. [-] lottery again like they did in their previous lives? "

Lin Xing was very uncertain. He didn't know how far his little butterfly flapped its wings and changed history.

After thinking for a moment, he looked up and saw Penny on the court with his shoulders slumped and waving his arms towards the stands.

He remembered what he was sure of, the battle the day after tomorrow——

"Finally, the dispute between Lin Bian is about to usher in a decisive head-to-head confrontation..."

……

The next day, the media headlines——

"The 49ers slaughtered the Cardinals, the Tigers narrowly beat the top of the mountain, the battle of the top 32, Stalin vs. Penny is on as scheduled!"

All of a sudden, all the eyes of the United States gathered.

Even ignoring that the No. [-] seed in the West, the University of Arizona, which has Chris Mills, Khalid Reeves and Damon Stoudemire, was upset.

It was the No.15 seed in the West, Santa Clara University where Steve Nash was the one who defeated them.

In this game, Nash came off the bench and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals with only 1 turnover.

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