The opening performance ended soon and the competition officially started.

Amid the cheers of fans all over the audience, the players of both sides entered the field and took the place.

The referee walked to the center of the court and gently threw the ball up. The centers of both teams bent their knees and jumped at the same time.

Els took the height advantage and took the lead in transferring the ball to the backcourt. Glaser grabbed it and pushed forward. ASU (Arizona State University) attacked first, and fans shouted to defend.

Glaser went to the left wing and gave the top of the arc first. Center Els stopped to find someone to catch the ball. Harden wanted to catch the ball from the bottom line, but Hackett half-squatted and spread his hands and moved his feet frequently to stop it. Abbott had to come from the free throw line to the right wing to catch the ball too much.

At the same time, Cusco provided fixed-point cover for Harden in the right elbow area, but Gibson quickly blocked it after seeing through it. Harden had to continue to squat on the bottom line and endured Hackett's close harassment expressionlessly.

Seeing that the ball was unable to be put in place, Abbott handed over to the right to cover it. Cusco stepped forward to receive the ball and rushed to the free throw line with two steps, and rushed to the free throw line in an emergency, stopping the mid-range shot directly opposite the ring.

With a clang, the shot hit the iron and Vucevic got the rebound.

Li Zhe received the ball and advanced to the left sideline of the frontcourt. According to the pre-match plan, he first passed the ball to Hackett. The latter rushed to the top of the arc to cover his hand. DeRozan took the ball and replaced Harden, who was defending alone.

One of them represents USC and the other represents ASU. They grew up in California and started fighting at the age of 12. The relationship was as close as brothers, but Harden went to college first and DeRozan went to college later.

In this game, the two finally faced the upper hand and smiled at each other, which attracted the audience to stand up and applause.

"Jamie asked me to bring me your words."

Harden was stunned when he heard this, subconsciously thinking about who Jamie was?

Before he could react, DeRozan changed hands and dribbled to the left, making a breakthrough like a gust of wind.

Harden was angry and laughed. When he turned around, DeRozan had already stopped and started to jump.

Swish! The basketball was hollowed into the net, USC scored 2 points first, and the fans on the scene cheered loudly.

DeRozan turned around and ran to Harden, and said with a smile: "Jamie said you will win the MVP again in the future."

Harden shook his shoulders and shook his head and ignored him!

ASU attacked, Glaser dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and wanted to find Harden directly, but Hackett still kept defending around the front.

Cusco stepped forward to cover without the ball, and DeRozan hurriedly changed to blockades.

The four of them circled around the right wing, and Harden finally received the pass, and Hackett blocked the left and let the right according to Li Zhe's command.

At this time, Harden was relatively weak in holding the ball in his right hand, and was a little uncomfortable to be blocked. He immediately dribbled the ball with his right hand and walked towards the top of the arc.

Hackett maintained close-fitting defense. Facing Harden's sudden breakthrough, he suddenly pretended to cut the ball. Seeing Harden raise his hand up, he quickly retracted his hand as if he was touching a hot soldering iron.

Seeing this, the referee pleated his breath and could only force him to hold it in. Harden failed to commit a foul and the rhythm of the breakthrough was completely disrupted. He had to take advantage of the opportunity to stop and jump out.

With a clang, the shot hit and Gibson got the rebound.

Li Zhe received the ball and brought it to the frontcourt, and the same operation was made. DeRozan received the ball in the elbow area and made a single.

"Jamie is our team's point guard."

Harden had been deceived once, but he dared not be careless. He stared at the basketball with both eyes, like a gambler who lost his sperm than his last.

Seeing that he was unmoved, DeRozan immediately put on his back and tried his best to fight.

One, two strokes, and no third stroke suddenly turned forward and rushed to the free throw line. He held the ball with both hands and took two steps in a row. He pushed the ball in the air against Els defense and handed the ball to Vucevic. The latter jumped on the spot without defending and dunked with both hands.

4 to 0, fans on the scene applauded.

ASU attacked again, and its head coach Sendick waved and Harden received the ball in the backcourt.

"It seems that USC's defensive strategy tonight is to prevent Harden from receiving the ball," Hammer said.

"This strategy has little effect and has been seen through." Pei Li's disdain.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hackett pressed in the middle line, Li Zhe and DeRozan separated and blocked the 45-degree three-point line on both sides. The three formed a horn. Harden immediately accelerated his sprint when he saw this.

If Harden rushed to the front and looked like a Chevrolet Camaro, then Hackett chased him like a BMW 750, and he never left the distance, and the two rushed to the left wing almost at the same time.

Facing Li Zhe's defense, Harden had to pass the ball to Glaser, who took the opportunity to rush into the inside.

Unfortunately, Li Zhe was not slow either. He took two steps in a row and stopped him in the three-second zone. Glaser had no choice but to pass the ball.

Abbott received the ball from a low post and played with his back, but he was short and thin compared to Gibson. After several consecutive exertions, he found that he could not squeeze out the space at all.

The basketball returned to Glaser's hands. He subconsciously wanted to find Harden, but Hackett stuck it on Harden like 520 glue, so he had to bite the bullet and interfere with Li Zhe to shoot three points at the bottom line.

With a clang, the basketball hit the frame and bounced back and miraculously landed into the Nets.

The fans on the scene sighed instantly, 4 to 3.

USC attacked, Li Zhe dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and then gave DeRozan some operations.

"Jamie said you're handsome without a beard."

Harden's mouth curled slightly when he heard this and then he instantly put away his smile, as if he was saying that he wanted to fool me again?

DeRozan exerted force behind his back, but failed to push the ball for three consecutive times. He quickly turned around and walked towards the bottom line.

Harden was slightly slower and half a position behind. Glaser hurriedly reached out to interfere with the delay. Li Zhe took the opportunity to run back and rushed to the left wing.

DeRozan seemed to have eyes on the back of his head and stopped directly and passed the ball sideways. Li Zhe received it and made a shot in one piece.

Basketball hollow into the net, 7 to 3.

ASU attacked, Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, first passed the right wing, then ran back and rushed to the elbow area with a cover, and then used the second cover to sneak to the bottom corner. He thought he could catch the ball steadily, but he thought DeRozan would chase him in the blink of an eye.

The two were about 5 cm tall, and Harden chose to pass the ball after judging the situation.

Cusco took the ball frame in the three-second zone and played single with Gibson. Just as he was about to close the ball, Li Zhe suddenly stepped forward and double-teamed.

Unfortunately, Cusco reacted quickly enough to pass the ball in advance, and Harden, who returned to 45 degrees, received the ball and rushed to the inside.

He was very heavy and took the lead. DeRozan didn't pay attention for a while and had no time to stop him.

Seeing that Harden was about to start a three-step layup, a sudden bang sounded, and then the referee blew a whistle.

The referee turned around and stretched out a finger at the technical table, trying to signal USC to make a normal foul.

Seeing this action, Harden hurriedly covered his hand and stepped forward to argue, saying that it should be a shooting foul.

Fortunately, the penalty has not been determined yet, so the referee waved his hand to pause and looked up to watch and returned to defense.

Be so careful because ordinary fouls require 7 cumulative free throws to start executing 11 free throws. If the first time you miss the free throw, you will not continue. However, if you violate the rules, you will directly execute two free throws.

After confirmation, it was indeed a shooting foul, and Harden stood on the free throw line.

Fans booed everywhere at the scene, and perhaps Hackett took too much action, Harden missed two consecutive free throws.

Turning around USC attack, DeRozan received the ball in the elbow area again, he directly posed in three threatening positions.

ASU players all contracted to the basket, and the room for breakthrough was relatively small. DeRozan was patiently waiting for his teammates to run.

"Is there nothing Jamie wants to say?" Harden suddenly asked with a smile.

DeRozan was stunned when he heard this, and with a bang, the basketball was taken away by Harden.

Harden held on to the fast break for too long, and his speed was like Chevrolet replaced with Ferrari, but Li Zhe and Hackett followed up at the same time, and the three of them ran side by side with the left, center and right.
Chapter completed!