Chapter 13 Dayao Watching the Battle! Sweet Top 16 Battle!
"Hello, Chen Yan!"
When Chen Yan was warming up for shooting, a rich voice came from behind.
At the beginning of the warm-up, Durant joked about whether Chen Yan's Chinese compatriot Yao would come to the Rockets' home game tonight. As a result, he turned around and Yao appeared behind him!
"Brother Yao!?"
Chen Yan was a little excited and almost called him Chairman Yao.
Dayao is really tall, and Chen Yan, who is 198cm, can only stand on his shoulders.
The real height is definitely more than 226cm, at least over 230cm!
Dayao took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Yan:
"I've seen your game videos and you're really talented."
"I didn't expect you, Brother Yao, would have time to watch my video..." Chen Yan was honestly a little surprised when he heard this.
"You are very popular now, and newspapers at home and abroad can see your reports! I turned on the computer and wanted to play World of Warcraft twice, but guess what? The pop-up page is still your news!"
Dayao spoke very humorously, and Chen Yan felt no pressure to communicate with him.
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t heard Chinese for a long time, but Chen Yan feels particularly friendly!
"If you need any help in the future, you can contact me directly." Dayao patted Chen Yan on the shoulder.
People who have come from Yao know that it is not easy for a person to play in a foreign country.
"It's not difficult at all, it's just that I'm not used to eating hamburgers and steaks every day."
"Come to my house and I'll get you some delicious food!" Dayao said generously.
Chen Yan thought it was just polite words, but the next second Dayao took out his mobile phone and exchanged numbers with Chen Yan.
"Contact me after the game in the evening, and you can contact me whenever you come to Houston."
Looking at the enthusiastic Dayao, Chen Yan smiled and nodded.
It’s really not that he eats and drinks freely, but it’s really hard to refuse Yao’s hospitality!
"Come on, play well and try to win!"
After patting Chen Yan on the shoulder again, Dayao returned to the auditorium on the sidelines.
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TNT Studio, the commentators tonight are Charles Barkley and his old partner Kenny Smith.
"Charles, who do you favor in tonight's game?" Kenny Smith asked directly.
"I think Kansas has an advantage, they have a group of players who can play in the NBA, Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Sasha Cowan, Dardenne
Jackson... obviously his overall strength is higher than that of the University of Texas." Barkley expressed his opinion.
"Texas has the second-best college player in the country, Kevin Durant. What do you think?"
"He is very good, but basketball is a team sport." Barkley paused and continued: "Otherwise, I wouldn't have failed to win the championship."
"Hahahaha!" Kenny Smith couldn't stop laughing after hearing this.
Barkley seems to be making fun of himself, but he is actually bragging about himself.
After laughing, Kenny Smith immediately revealed: "Your failure to win the championship had something to do with the team. Wasn't it because you met a stronger player?"
Kenny Smith shows no mercy. These two brothers usually like to bicker. This is their commentary style.
Barkley stopped answering. If he continued, he should mention his glorious deeds of being pinned to the ground and rubbed by Jordan.
"There is another Texas player worth paying attention to, and that is Chen Yan, who has been in the limelight recently. You should have seen his reports, right?" Kenny Smith said.
"He played very entertainingly. I've seen his highlights, but he probably won't have that much room to play in this game."
"Are you sure?" Kenny Smith asked.
"certainly!"
"Well, we'll see!"
The camera turned and came to the arena.
The entrance ceremony has ended, and the starters from both sides have come to the center of the field.
Barkley is right, the University of Kansas does have a number of players who can play in the NBA.
They even have Darnell Jackson, Sherron Collins and other players on the bench who are capable of entering the NBA. Their overall strength is much better than Texas.
As the referee throws the ball high into the air, the game officially begins!
Pittman beat Sasha Cowen to jump to the basketball first.
Texas Longhorns go first.
Chen Yan ran directly to the top of the key to ask for the ball. In the first round of attack, he had to play singles!
The first goal is very important, as it can help the whole team get into the game as early as possible.
Upon seeing this, wing Durant took the initiative to help Chen Yan pull away.
Durant plays very well as a team player and he has a pleasing personality and will not deliberately fight for the ball with his teammates.
Some fans in the stands have already begun to boo.
It's a one-on-one fight right from the start. This is exactly what the fans want to see!
Facing Julian Wright's defense, Chen Yan directly took up his stance!
Holding the ball in the air with his left hand, the moment he shook his shoulders, he kicked off the ground with his right leg!
No unnecessary movements, a clean crossover!
But Julian Wright had obviously done his homework before the game and took a step ahead before Chen Yan changed direction.
However, the moment he moved sideways, Chen Yan immediately connected with a crotch change of hands!
This double change completely confused Julian Wright.
After Julian Wright moved laterally in advance, he could no longer recover his body, so he could only let Chen Yan enter his own penalty area!
Darrell Arthur quickly let go of the defensive player and stepped forward to cover!
But before he came up, Chen Yan had already made a mid-range jumper!
"Whoa!"
This ball is no different from an open shot. The basketball hits the net!
After Chen Yan scored, he didn't forget to smile at the camera. The expression on his face seemed to say it was too easy!