The rise of basketball legends

On April 4st, FedEx Arena, the scene of the Elite Eight!

There is still half an hour before the start of the game, and there are already crowds of people here!

In addition to the enthusiastic fans, famous people from Georgetown also came to the scene.

When the camera scanned Ewing, Mourning, Mutombo, and Iverson, the fans in the stands screamed a lot.

"After the game is over, I must ask Iverson for an autograph." Du Xiaoshuai, who was warming up, looked at the sidelines and said.

"I want to too..." DJ-Augustin echoed from the side.

Young players of this era grew up watching Iverson play, and almost no one dislikes Iverson.

Even if Iverson is now in the golden double gun period, it is obviously going downhill.

"Focus on the game first. When you enter the NBA, you will have the opportunity to ask AI for autographs." Chen Yan reminded Durant by hitting Durant's ass with a ball.

Signing opportunities are always there, but playing on the Elite Eight stage may be once in a lifetime.

Durant nodded, then looked at Ewing and Mourning next to him, and muttered, "Why doesn't our school have such famous people?"

"KD, don't think about it, try to win all the next games, and then enter the NBA, we will be the name of the Texas Longhorns in the future!"

"that's right!"

Chen Yan's words made Durant suddenly enlightened. Instead of envious of other people's fame, he should work hard to become the future celebrity of Texas!

The commentators sent by ESPN today are Mike Breen and Van Gundy.

After being fired by the Rockets, Van Gundy re-employed in a short period of time and found a job as a commentator.

"No one thought that the Texas Longhorns could make it to the Elite Eight, just like no one thought that Chen Yan could score 62 points in the last game!"

"But there are still many fans commenting that Chen's performance is short-lived, Jeff, what do you think of this?" Mike Breen turned to look at Van Gundy.

Van Gundy spread his hands: "Who said that? Ask him to show me his 62 points in a single game in 'March Madness'!"

"Hahaha! Jeff, to be honest, my favorite thing is your candor."

"The fact is that Chen has shown his talent and skills in the game. He is 198cm tall and has a wingspan of 218cm. This static talent is even better than Jordan! And his speed, coordination and physical flexibility are like a A 180cm small guard, such a talent is too rare."

Although Van Gundy is not very good as a coach, he has been working in the basketball field for so many years, and he can still tell at a glance whether a player is talented or not.

"Jeff, it seems that you know this player very well?"

"COME-ON! To be honest, I don't want to know about it, because that guy is so popular recently, maxing out the headlines of the major media! I can even go shopping with my wife and hear discussions about him everywhere. Voice!"

"Hahahaha!" Mike Breen laughed heartily.

Van Gundy was rigid when he was a coach, but his style of sitting in the commentary booth is completely different.

"Do you think he's going to be a threat to Oden's draft?"

"No, Oden's talent is historic, and he's a big man, you know, big men are always more popular in the draft, but I don't think there's a problem getting into the lottery with Chen's overall strength. "

"If this performance continues?" Mike - Breen continued to ask.

"Who knows? Let's wait and see!"

While the two commentators were chatting, the entrance ceremony began.

Chen Yan was the penultimate one to appear on the stage, and his appearance reaped the loudest screams from the audience!

After the night of 62 points, Chen Yan quickly accumulated a wave of popularity, coupled with his gorgeous style of play and a dark horse counterattack, it is easy to arouse the interest of fans.

After the brief entrance ceremony, the main players of both sides stayed in the center of the field.

Georgetown Hoyas starters: Jonathan Wallace, Patrick Ewing Jr., Jeff Green, Vernon McLean, Hibbert

This is a typical big lineup, the whole team except for point guard Jonathan Wallace, everyone else is over two meters tall.

Texas Longhorns starters: DJ Augustin, Chen Yan, Durant, Damian James, Pittman

The players on both sides are gearing up, just waiting for the referee's order!

With the whistle of the referee, the ball was thrown high into the air, and the Elite Eight officially started!

Hibbert beat Pittman with a jump ball, and Georgetown got a first-round chance.

Point guard Jonathan Wallace dribbles steadily forward.

Chen Yan is in charge of marking Patrick Ewing Jr. in this game.

Ewing Jr. is the son of Georgetown University legend Ewing, but unlike his father, he plays as a small forward on the court.

Jonathan Wallace and Hibbert played a pick-and-roll and saw that there was no good offensive opportunity, and guided the ball to Ewing Jr. at a 45-degree angle from the free throw line.

The spotlights on the stadium, the cheers of the fans, and his father watching the game from the sidelines all made Ewing very excited!

With the surge of adrenaline, he made a bold move as soon as he came up!

After taking a dribble, Ewing started straight away, and he planned to make a dunk as soon as he came up!

The moment little Ewing flew into the air, a black shadow flew out from the flank.

"Snapped!"

Chen Yan slapped the ball directly to the stands on the second floor!

"Wow! As soon as Chen came up, he gave little Ewing a big hat!"

"Little Ewing took the ball too much for granted. He underestimated Chen's physical talent and chose to shoot without getting rid of him."

Van Gundy and Mike Breen discuss the shot in the commentary booth.

Although Chen Yan is not good at blocking shots, Ewing is basically giving him a gift, and he has no reason not to.

Through this goal, Chen Yan also understood why Ewing was said to be the worst second-generation star in his previous life, and his offensive choices were too poor!

Georgetown served from the sideline, and the ball was passed directly to the inside Hibbert.

Hibbert hit it high and put the ball in the basket with ease in front of Pittman.

There is an obvious gap in the internal strength of the two teams, which Chen Yan knew before the game.

To win, Texas must play outside to build an advantage.

The Texas Longhorns served from the baseline, and DJ-Augustin handed the ball to Chen Yan just after halftime.

In the past, the regular tactic in Texas was to hand the ball to Durant. Since Chen Yan's crazy outbreak in March, it has become to hand the ball to Durant or Chen Yan.

Seeing Chen Yan holding the ball, Georgetown's defense immediately recovered.

These were all expected by Chen Yan.

I just scored 62 points in the game, and Georgetown will definitely deploy some targeted defensive strategies. It is impossible to leave Chen Yan with as much breakthrough space as the opponents in the previous rounds.

But the small space does not mean that there is no way to break through. Chen Yan made a quick stop and changed speed, and then reached the horn area.

Facing Jeff Green, who came to defend him, Chen Yan flicked his wrist and handed the ball to Durant on the outside.

As soon as Durant raised his hand, Vernon McLean pounced on him.

Georgetown's rotation was very quick.

But Durant didn't take the ball, and with a slight sway, Vernon McLean was picked up and then started straight to the basket!

Facing Hibbert's defense, Durant plucked the green onions in the dry land and forced a dunk!

"Bang!"

However, the ball missed by a bit, and the ball bounced directly on the basket.

The moment the ball flew, the referee also blew his whistle, signaling Hibbert's defensive foul, and Durant made two free throws.

"It's a pity! This goal scored the absolute best five goals." Chen Yan walked to Durant and said.

"We'll see if we still have a chance."

"I'll look for a chance to detain him too."

The two smiled at each other.

The super height of the basketball court is always the object that players want to dunk and conquer.

Back then, members of the Dream Team 2000 made a bet at the 100 Olympics to see who could dunk Dayao, and the first person who succeeded could take away $[-] million.

But everyone knows the final result, and no one did it.