224 championship battle

"Bless you..." Zhang Chen has only blessings left for Nina. Thinking of the beautiful and elegant girl on that New Year's Eve, Zhang Chen smiled.

"Hmm. I'll cheer up... It's already so late... Go to bed early, and I'll go to continue to work... I've been really busy these days." There was a strong tiredness in Nina's voice. Zhang Chen said good night to her. After that, he fell into himself and began to feel a little distracted - there was still a lack of a person with warm feet in this bed. If Avril or something, um... It's really a problem to separate from the two places.

After coming to the learning space, he is faced with a relatively serious pressure situation. Zhang Chen spends 15 virtual hours training in the learning space every day, and 3 hours in reality. Although it is a little tired, after sticking to it day by day, he will definitely not be used to it if it is not implemented one day. Just like some competitive hard-working writer, although you have to face the pressure of long sighs when you turn on the computer every day, if you don't write a word one day, you won't have the pleasure of watching a small movie.

To get back to the point, in any case, after Zhang Chen's speed breakthrough, the amount of training he will face every day is also rising. During this period, his training volume is required to reach a higher level again. Of course, the most painful thing for Zhang Chen is always to escape the chase of big dogs in the channel. Zhang Chen now has a fear of dogs. He even saw a head-shaking pug on the street and couldn't help but distance himself from it.

Of course, after such crazy training, Zhang Chen is making progress every day. Now he is not only speed, but also his physical fitness has begun to rise significantly because of the training of the talent to adapt to the surname plan. In this case, Zhang Chen was also painful and happy, and his speed had broken through the middle level of level 9 by mid-April, and launched a final charge towards the most sacred level 9 peak.

In the past half month, Zhang Chen has completely consolidated his position on the scoring list, and even his ranking has a tendency to rush forward, and McGrady has been squeezed out of the scoring list by Zhang Chen... In fact, this is also the last time that McGrady has appeared in the scoring list in his career, and he was squeezed out by Zhang Chen. Go.

McGrady didn't pay much attention to this. On the night when Zhang Chen squeezed him out of the scoring list, a reporter asked McGrady what he thought, but McGrady was more open-minded. He said that this was a reflection of Zhang Chen's strength, and he said that he was very optimistic about this young man. In fact, McGrady doesn't pay much attention to his data now. He still wants to lead his team through the damn first round.

In the face of McGrady's reply, Zhang Chen was not too surprised or flattered. McGrady still appreciated him, which he could see from his last match with the Rockets. After defeating the Hornets, the Suns fell under the Eastern Haoqiang Magic Team. Next, they won and lost their games, but Zhang Chen's score has always been high. In all the games so far in April, Zhang Chen's average score has reached 28.9 points per game. This amazing number It made those people open their eyes wide one after another.

Therefore, the title of Zhang Chen's rookie king this season is also a bit of a real name. At the same time, many people have made Zhang Chen the greatest non-d draft player in history, and basically no one objected to this title.

On April 12, 2008, the league's regular season is coming to an end, and Sean's basketball game is coming to an end.

Zhang Chen stood in a basketball hall in Phoenix, and the lights flashed brilliantly over the basketball court. More than 3,000 people came to watch the finals of this huge disabled basketball challenge.

The two teams entering the final battle are Sean's team 'angel' and the other team. The name of that team is Power, and one is a more awesome name. In the last month's game, Sean has become one of the best scorers in the league. He can average 7 points with his own shot, shooting rate of up to 30%, which is comparable to that of several other disabled shooters.

Several of the people who came to watch the ball today are also Sean's fans. Zhang Chen naturally came here wearing sunglasses. Although the United States is a relatively free country, at least it will not be as troublesome to be recognized in China, but it is not good to be recognized. Therefore, Zhang Chen still wears that. Sunglasses that can almost cover most of the face. At this time, the players from both sides also stepped forward one by one in the cheers of the audience and received everyone's attention.

For this group of children, most people still like their spirit very much. Many people can really feel the incomplete beauty in them, which has become the reason why many people come to watch the game. Although they don't even score more than 50 points in one game, such a game is still wonderful enough in front of the audience.

Liu Xuan came to Zhang Chen's side and patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder. Zhang Chen turned his head to see him and said, "Liu's reporter has been very busy recently! I haven't heard from you for almost a month.

"Cough, hehe..." Liu Xuan laughed and said, "I've been busy with this league recently... After all, there were not many leagues like the United States before, and there were not many precedents to follow. The workload we have to do is still relatively large... These days, we are basically crossing the river by touching the stones... I'm so tired."

Zhang Chen nodded to show his understanding and asked, "What will those players be treated after this game?"

Liu Xuan thought for a while and said, "Although there are not many basketball leagues specially held for disabled people in the United States, players who play better in this kind of game may still be favored by some high-level leagues and embark on a real career path. Of course, this kind of opportunity is not too much, but as long as the performance can stand out among these children, such things are still possible.

Zhang Chen said, "That's not bad."

Liu Xuan continued: "Of course, our league has received a lot of good response since its inception, and the attendance rate has always been high. What the top means is that maybe we need to expand the scope of adaptation of this league and also increase the survivability of the league... It is best to find a better investment. In a word, it is necessary to make this league bigger and stronger. Therefore, the children who perform well will get the right to join the team directly in the league.

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "You are still more thoughtful... At least from now on, the fans still buy you..."

Liu Xuan continued to nod and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but your performance has been quite popular recently... It is said that you have reached the top ten of the scoring list... Come on, when the disabled people's league is busy, I will have more time. When you invite me to dinner, let's get together."

Zhang Chen was a little helpless: "Why didn't you invite me?"

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "You are more rich... Besides, if you don't invite me now, you may not have many opportunities in the future."

Zhang Chen quickly asked, "What do you mean? What does it mean that there won't be many opportunities in the future?

Liu Xuan said righteously, "My superior is still quite satisfied with my performance, especially after I caught up with your line, my treatment is also rising, at least now I am one of the most glorious people... And the upper meaning is that I hope that I will return to New York after the end of this season..."

"What? Are you going back to New York? Zhang Chen was really stunned when he heard this sentence. After all, in this city, Liu Xuan is one of his few friends. After walking together for so many days, he really regarded Liu Xuan as his friend. And Liu Xuan is almost the same. On the one hand, his current position is still slowly climbing up step by step because of Zhang Chen. On the other hand, he and Zhang Chen are still relatively appetizing. Therefore, he is naturally a little reluctant.

"Yes... What I mean is that I can't disobey for the time being... And the most important thing is... If I go back to New York, I will face a new world of hard work, at least more promising than in Phoenix."

"Then I wish you a bright future..." Zhang Chen said regretfully, "I'll treat you to eat in a few days... I found a good restaurant, and the hot pot inside is more classic."

"Hmm...okay..."

"Then go ahead. I'm going to watch the ball, too." After Zhang Chen said this, Liu Xuan said goodbye. Zhang Chen saw that Sean had appeared and was practicing shooting, so he sat in a chair and leaned his head against the back of the chair. Although it has been Sean's important death these days, Zhang Chen has not had time to participate in a few games. After all, he is still a professional player, and he is a player with many defects and is practicing crazily, so he spends a lot of time every day to exercise his body and hone his skills. He didn't have much time to watch Sean's game. Zhang Chen was also full of relief to see Sean in the basketball court again.

"Hey, Chen... To be honest, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Lena sat next to Zhang Chen and said.

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I'm sorry... But you know that a player always has a lot of busy things to do, and this season is almost over... God has given us too many things, and we need to finish them one by one, so I'm sorry, I can't watch Sean's games often."

Lena nodded: "I know this... I know you are also a busy professional player, but Sean can't forget you during the game these days. Unfortunately, he is disappointed every time, which makes him look a little unhappy."

Zhang Chen is also a little guilty. Sean is one of his more enthusiastic fans. The worship of Zhang Chen is also a real worship. Zhang Chen naturally also knows the weight in Sean's heart. He has not come to watch too many games of Sean these days because of time problems, but I know that Sean will be very disappointed, but the child has also played his own sky in this disabled people's league with his own shooting, which is a happy thing.

"I'm really sorry... You still have to take care of Sean during this period, and you have to be busy with some schoolwork, and the problems of many people in the whole welfare home... Are you busy?" Zhang Chen still has some pity for Lena, a girl. This girl is much better than those who can only talk nonsense. Although she can't do much, at least she is already doing it and doing something for the children in a down-to-earth way. From this point of view, Zhang Chen is quite admirable.

"It's a little busy... But I'll pay attention, you know it's an opportunity for us... I think I can help them do more." When Lena said this, there was still a real happiness on her face.

Sean has come to the basketball court and glanced at the audience. In the previous games, he was disappointed again and again, because Zhang Chen has not been able to come to the scene to watch his game. Today is the decisive battle between them and their opponents. He really hopes to find Zhang Chen in the audience. But the previous disappointment made him a little worried about gains and losses this time. After searching in the audience, he saw Lena, and then he saw Zhang Chen next to Lena, who wore eyes that could cover most of his face, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Then he saw Zhang Chen stretching out his right hand to him and making a victory gesture. Sean laughed happily and also stretched out his right hand to make a victory gesture. In this way, the two completed a body language exchange. At this time, the referee's whistle had begun, and the ball right of the first ball came to Angel's hand. Their point guard Zhang Chen had seen it several times. The ball passed the half-time relatively steadily, and then Sean and the others began to find their positions.

Disabled people are definitely much more difficult to play basketball than normal people, especially when they lose their legs. Now Sean's running position is also more laborious, but because of their slow movement, they don't seem to have much appreciation.

Soon, their point guard passed the ball to Sean. Sean's current position is in the three-point line. He is only a teenager now, and his lower body is paralyzed and does not have the ability to throw a three-pointer. However, after receiving the pass, his two-point shot was still relatively accurate, especially when he thought of Zhang Chen sitting in the audience, he felt more full of strength, so the basketball hit steadily, and Angel had taken the lead in getting two points.

"Good ball!"

"Beautiful!" Zhang Chen realized the mood of the fans watching his game by the court. He didn't feel sick when he saw Sean's goal, so he slapped and cheered him loudly. Sean seemed to hear Zhang Chen's applause and stretched out his two fingers at him, which was still a gesture of victory.

Zhang Chen smiled slightly, and Sean had grown up.

If you come to watch this kind of game purely to appreciate the game, it is definitely not suitable. After all, these children are a little slow to move, and because they can't have a body that is at their disposal like ordinary people, it is difficult to score goals, and sometimes they can't even enter after a game. Ball. This is also the reason why Sean can become a frightening shooter with a 30% hit rate.

This game is a championship battle, so the players from both sides play quite fiercely, but under such fierce play, they don't have much verbal conflict. After all, such children live in a much more stressful environment than ordinary children from an early age, so such a disturbance is also within an acceptable range for them.

However, even so, the bloody taste of the two sides is still relatively strong. After many competitions, they have finally reached this point. Neither of them wants to give up the golden trophy in front of them. So the two sides fought quite fiercely, and the angel team fought fiercely with that team again and again.

Although watching such a game can't get too much enjoyment of basketball, the incomplete beauty of human beings is relatively perfect here. Some women can't help but have tears on their faces, watching those children use their unsound bodies to charge the other side's defense line. .

The first quarter of the game was soon over. In the end, the Power team led the Angel team by 1 point and entered the second quarter. Zhang Chen saw Sean also pushing down the wheelchair and hurried to his side. Their white coach originally wanted to stop Zhang Chen, but after seeing that it was Zhang Chen clearly, his face hung up. With a respectful smile and voice, "Chen, are you here?"

Zhang Chen nodded, and Sean's teammates heard that it was Zhang Chen, and their eyes also burst into excitement. They quickly turned around and looked at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen also felt a little unspeakable when he saw this situation and said, "Well, everyone... Cheer up and pay attention to the ball game... That should be what you want... If you can win the championship... I won't mind treating you to a big dinner."

"Oh yeah! Long live!" After all, there are still some children, and they are beginning to be happy when they hear Zhang Chen's promise. Lena also came to Zhang Chen and others. Looking at Zhang Chen's popularity, she also had a strange feeling in her heart. Although the teenager in front of her is already the hottest rookie in the league, he is still quite sincere in treating people and things. Maybe it's because of his surname. In short, Lena feels that Zhang Chen is quite good to her. Appetite.

Since he met Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen has also invested some of his own savings in the welfare home. Zhang Chen is not a person who takes money very seriously. Although he knows that it is difficult to walk without money, he will not take money too seriously. Therefore, Zhang Chen also invested a lot in the issue of the welfare home, and Lena was naturally more grateful.

Looking at Zhang Chen, who was talking to the children with a smile, Lena had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

The second quarter of the game is about to begin.

(to be continued)