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Chapter 34

As the referee throws the ball into the sky, the game officially begins.

Facing the stocky 6-foot-9 center Salinger, Chen Xiao said that no one should doubt the result of the jump ball, right?

Rivers controlled the ball and moved it to the frontcourt, while Chen Xiao observed while running.

Ohio State's personnel is no different from the first time they played Ohio State a long time ago. Sullinger still plays center alone, and the other four are all small. (The 6-foot-7 DeShawn Thomas is obviously small at the 4)

But when the Duke players subconsciously wanted to play inside tactics, they found that this time Ohio State was different from the last game.

Ohio State coach Thad Mata used the zone this time around.

The tragic experience of so many opponents who fell in front of Duke along the way reminded Duke's next opponent.

Don't just guard against Chen Xiao!Don't just guard against Chen Xiao!Don't just guard against Chen Xiao!
Especially the 16-to-8 game between Duke and Indiana.

Viewers who have watched the game should have the impression that Indiana originally used a zone defense. In addition to the normal top defense, a second player came to interfere with the supplementary defense at any time.

But after losing consecutive points at the beginning, coach Quilin changed his defensive strategy and let Cody Zeller defend Chen Xiao alone.

As a result, Chen Xiao had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks.

But no matter what defensive strategy the opponent uses, Duke must first show his tactical intentions.

After Rivers dribbled to the frontcourt, he transferred the ball to Curry in the corner.

Curry kept the ball in his hands and passed the ball to Chen Xiao who was already stuck in the low position on the left side of the basket.

Chen Xiao blocked Sullinger with his left hand and grabbed the ball with his right hand. Before he could make another move, Ohio State guard Lanzel Smith II, who was in front of Curry, pounced on him.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao, who had no time to handle the ball, planned to throw the ball back to Curry on the three-point line.

In other words, Smith's reaction speed is quite fast. Seeing that Chen Xiao's arm is about to pass the ball, he immediately moves towards Curry.

This is also because Curry's performance of 9 three-pointers in the last game is really appalling.

Seeing that Smith had walked out of his circle, Chen Xiao wrapped his big hand around the ball that hadn't completely left his hand, and dragged it back.

Inadvertently, it is equivalent to making a pass fake, or an extremely realistic pass fake, Curry has already assumed a catching posture and is ready to shoot.

Chen Xiao quickly pushed back and turned to the bottom line.

Salinger, who was holding back his strength, also took a step sideways to the bottom line in time, blocking Chen Xiao's breakthrough route.

It's not because of Sullinger's quick reaction and quick lateral movement, it's mainly because of Smith's position on the outside, and his task is more to guard against the inside.

At this moment, Chen Xiao can actually jump with his right foot to complete the jump hook, but the left hand hook is not the way Chen Xiao is used to.

Seeing that Salinger was in the front, Chen Xiao turned around inside, then turned in the opposite direction again, using his left foot as the axis, and immediately took off on one foot after turning around, sending the ball into the basket with his right hand.Take the first point.

Seeing that Chen Xiao finally scored on his side, Smith spread his hands, expressing that he was helpless.

Just as Chen Xiao ran back to his own lane, after seeing Salinger nudging himself, he turned around and went to the three-point line to perform a pick-and-roll. Chen Xiao stopped his inertia and strode forward to keep up.

But Sullinger just ran to Duke Rivers' side, and before he had a tight block, he left Rivers and slid down quickly, and embarrassingly, Ohio State guard Aaron Kraft seemed to have his own ideas. He transferred the ball to Smith at a 45-degree angle.

Seeing that the two had their own thoughts, Chen Xiao immediately turned back to the inside line and guarded Salinger.

Smith did not choose to attack himself, and quickly moved the ball to William Buford in the right corner.

After Buford raised the ball to take a threatening step, he quickly rushed two steps out of the penalty area along the baseline. Seeing that Chen Xiao had turned back to the penalty area, Buford chose to take off and throw.

Missed, Chen Xiao caught Salinger in the back and easily took off the first rebound of the game.

Pass the ball to the guard and run to the other side of the court at the same speed as Sullinger.

While running, he said, "Crabs are not meat. Last time I saw you didn't have these little tricks. What's the matter?" Chen Xiao imitated the tone of a black man to talk to Salinger.

Salinger didn't expect that Chen Xiao would open his mouth on his own initiative, and after glancing at Chen Xiao, he ran back silently.I thought, "Nonsense, if I don't do something, how can I get rid of you?"

In this attack, after Chen Xiao made a fake pick-and-roll for Rivers at the top of the arc, he was about to roll down, but found that Salinger was still standing at the free throw line, so he didn't even think of delaying it.

Then he received the ball at a high position and fired directly from a long distance, but Salinger was unable to defend against it.

With a sound of "shua", Chen Xiao scored two more points.

It seems that the hand feels good today, the first mid-range shot is a steady hit, and Chen Xiao decides to make more shots when there is a chance.

With his current "77" CIC, it is relatively reliable within the NCAA three-point line.

In a high position, it's unlikely that two people will come up to pinch, right?Come on, the space leaked outside the three-point line is too big.

Ohio State's next attack ended without a problem. This time, Sullinger blocked solidly and bounced out, but the guard didn't give the ball, and went inside alone to throw a shot.

The ball bounced directly into Mape's hands, and Mape showed off a long pass and threw it into the hands of Rivers who had already run halfway.

At this time, Chen Xiao had already surpassed Salinger, who was on the three-point line, and rushed to the opposite free throw line.

Rivers understood a beautiful pass to the ground. After receiving the ball, Chen Xiao dunked with one hand and scored 6 points in a row.

"Good shots. Hooks, mid-range shots, and dunks. Chen has already scored the team's points. Maybe Coach Mata can call a timeout to arrange it." After admiring Chen Xiao's performance, Brin gave Ohio State a move.

"No, it's only 2 minutes into the game. Coach Mata should look at it again. In the NCAA, coaches are reluctant to use up precious timeouts at the beginning. If you persist for another 2 minutes, it will be the TV timeout time." Little Van Gundy obviously understands the coach's thoughts better.

But then, the scene of Salinger's mid-range shot being slapped by Chen Xiao's hat made Coach Mata have to call a timeout.

"Wow, Chen Xiao is already unstoppable, he seems to be more focused in this field. Every ball is active with his figure.

Time out, Jeff, let's talk about Chen.As Yao's former coach, you should have something to say. "Brin took advantage of the timeout to ask Jeff to talk about his views on Chen Xiao.

"Amazing, talented and highly anticipated. These are my three impressions of Chen.

Before this season, who knew there was such a person?He seemed to appear out of thin air, but he blasted good college centers in his first game.

The biggest difference between him and Yao is that he is playing in the NCAA, and he will adapt to the rhythm of the NBA faster.

I'm not sure if he will be the No. [-] pick like Yao.But the team with the first pick in the draft can't go wrong with picking him. "Junior Van Gundy talked eloquently, but when he still had something to say, the timeout was over.

(End of this chapter)