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Chapter 513 Double pride
Trenton, New Jersey.

Sovereign Bank Arena was packed, and more than 1.1 fans had enthusiastic expressions on their faces.

There is a basketball game here, not an NBA game, nor is it the upcoming NCAA March Madness event, but an ordinary high school game.

The matchup was between Virginia State's Oak Hill High School and Ohio State's St. Vincent's St. Mary's High School.

When Tellem arrived at the scene, many NCAA college scouts, regional scouts and NBA scouts had poured into this unknown arena.

It even included reporters from all over the United States.

They all believe that because of the presence of two high school players, this game will be a showdown across the ages.

Carmelo Anthony, a senior at Oak Hill; LeBron James, a junior at St. Vincent St. Mary.

The two of them are the focal point of Sovereign Bank Arena.

is the focus of this game.

Peerless double arrogance is an eternal topic. In NBA games, such rhetoric is often used.

For example Kobe VS Qin Fei, for example Qin Fei VS Iverson.
Only enough topics can bring the benefits that people want to see.

"Cleveland Honest" reporter Tim Rogers wrote in his basketball column: "I feel that these two are like "Magic" Johnson vs. Larry Bird. James is the best high school senior in the United States. Anthony is the best high school senior in the United States. This is the best high school player of our era.

What Rogers said actually has a source, not that he made it up.

The classic cited is the 1979 NCAA finals. At that time, "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, who were still in college, met in the finals, which opened the NBA's entire 80s black and white battle.

Many people believe that because of such a game, the basketball world has entered a new chapter.

Now, it's the turn of James and Anthony.

Anthony was born on the streets of New York. When Qin Fei was galloping on the streets of New York, Anthony was still a kid of 12 or 13 years old.

At that time, Anthony had moved with his family to a slum in Baltimore.

New York is the most developed basketball area in the United States, and the best streetball players in the entire eastern United States gather in Rock Park.

You can see high-level basketball matchups there every day, which is also a kind of torture for Anthony, because he is too young and can only be a spectator forever.

"At that time, I always hoped that I could become the protagonist on the court, but people around me said it was impossible." Anthony said.

"I didn't see Qin Fei's high school game on the street court at that time, but after he became an NBA star, I was there when he returned to Rock Park several times. He is really strong. He has a kaleidoscope of scoring methods and sends the ball into the basket in any way you can imagine."

Anthony said in an interview that besides Qin Fei, his idol is also a center forward.

Such as Alonzo Mourning of the Heat, or Patrick Ewing of the Knicks. Yes, they are all excellent traditional centers produced by Georgetown University.

Georgetown University thought that Anthony was interested in Georgetown University, but Anthony said that he wanted to play for Syracuse University, which was his childhood dream.

But the problem of joining Syracuse University came. Anthony’s grade point average in his senior year was lower than a C. To enter Syracuse University and get a basketball scholarship, a player’s grades must be at least a C.

Take another path.

And Anthony still wants to go to college, this is his dream.

The final result of this eye-catching high school game was that Oak Hill High School defeated St. Vincent St. Mary High School 72-66.

勒布朗詹姆斯27投12中，轰下了36分，8个篮板，5次助攻，还有6次抢断；卡梅隆安东尼则25投14中，得到34分、11个篮板、2次助攻。

The two are comparable in statistics, and considering Anthony is a year older, James may actually score higher.

After the game, countless scouting reporters were excited.

The two were surrounded, and finally said exactly the same words.

"We will meet again in the future."

The era that belongs to the new generation of the proud sons of heaven seems to be slowly drawing to a close.

This wave of Warriors' away trips has been very profitable, and they basically didn't lose any games.

Throughout March, the Warriors had a high winning percentage.

Qin Fei's data has also increased, and his average scoring has reached 29.8 points. It only takes a few games to score high points before reaching the 30-point mark.

But 30 points is not an achievement that Qin Fei has to get.

Just like not long ago, he won the achievement of the youngest Mr. 10000 points in NBA history.

Qin Fei has no special desire for personal career milestones. According to his current data acquisition speed, a lot of records are waiting for him to break.

The most important thing is to win the championship.

If it weren't for the coach crying and yelling that he must take 20 shots a day, he could even give up all the data he should have to his teammates.

"No way, the team's record comes first."

For the team's victory, Qin Fei sometimes has to stand up, or grab rebounds, or score, or assist, and it is inevitable that most of the ball is in his hands.

However, his ball possession rate has shown a downward trend this season, which is lower than the previous two seasons.

The Warriors returned to San Francisco in late March, and then participated in some away games in the West, and the season quickly drew to a close.

At the end of March, Barkley returned from injury, but Blaylock was sidelined for several games due to an ankle injury.

Several veterans played in turn, and there was always someone on the injured list.

Among the young injured were Mark Jackson and Mike Reed.

Both of them had minor injuries, one was off for two weeks and the other was off for 10 days.

In the second half of March, Arenas performed well. In some garbage time, he played beautiful data. Once he even scored 15 points, which caused a small sensation.

His personal scoring ability is very strong, and he has the skills to break through with the ball and make emergency stop jump shots.

With these two skills, it is relatively easy to score points.

In some games, when the opponent can't figure out his routine, it is easy for him to play "convulsive" performance.

The pissing nature of the media is to blow up when there is a news point.

So both the media in San Francisco and Los Angeles began to brag about Arenas.

After all, Arenas is a native of California, so they also have a natural psychological construction when they play.

Arenas was a little bit adrift.

As the playoffs approached, he suddenly publicly declared that he "should be in the starting lineup" in an interview with the media.

"My strength is completely enough to start. Many times, I know this clearly, but there is no way. This league is a league that needs to be experienced, especially for players like me who are not high in the draft. It takes enough time to settle, so I can only be a substitute, and the time is not guaranteed."

Arenas' speech caused an uproar.

He managed to make himself famous and made headlines in the regional media.

The entire Warriors team expressed shock.

Carlisle, in particular, was extremely angry. In the next game, Arenas was directly put on the inactive list, and he was not allowed to play.

It is a kind of "snow storage" in disguise.

Arenas knew that he was in trouble, but he just couldn't control his mouth. He also knew that what he said was bad and hurt the team and teammates, but he just thought so, and then he just said it.

The other Warriors players were silent about this, and no one talked about it in interviews with the media.

It wasn't until a week later that things calmed down and coach Carlisle talked about this topic a little bit.

"Sometimes, an excellent team needs a whole. It is unreasonable for a part to override the whole. In the NBA, it doesn't mean that only offense is the main theme, scoring, rebounding, and defense. All these are the key to promoting the team's progress. Ignoring other aspects and only focusing on offense will be a one-sided view, and it will not be able to lead the team to victory."

Carlisle's implication is that Arenas is not qualified.

He can only score, and his scoring efficiency is not as high as that of the starting players. How can he enter the starting lineup at such a level?
Arenas naturally heard Carlisle's speech, and was immediately very depressed.

In training, he also became a bit negative.

Until Artest and others came over and explained some truths to him by precept and example.

Including Qin Fei, who also came over to have a chat with him.

"Everyone should know what they should do and what they should not do at different stages of life."

"It's not that the team is suppressing your growth, but that your current vision deviates from the overall goal of the team."

Qin Fei said: "You should understand this. Although the league is loose, the rules that should be followed must be followed. For example, you can wear jersey number 0, but can you wear jersey number 69 or 96?"

"You can't, you have to earn money, you need this job, and you have to accumulate wealth by making yourself stronger."

What Qin Fei said was very explicit and straightforward.

The 20-year-old Arenas is a little ashamed. Doesn't he just want to be a starter? It has nothing to do with the jersey number.

And he knew it was fruitless, he just said it like this.

To put it bluntly, it is cheap.

So after hearing Qin Fei's words, Arenas didn't dare to say anything more, and could only nod his head to show that he understood.

In the first game in early April, the Warriors once again faced the Kings at home.

The California team plays four games a season, and the strength of the Sacramento Kings is naturally beyond doubt.

This season, many teams don't like to play in Devil's California.

The Lakers, Kings and Warriors, after this round, they will lose a layer of skin.

Many teams often celebrate California's three-game losing streak, and finally regained their confidence in the Los Angeles Clippers and left California happily.

In the previous game of the Warriors Kings, they had 1 win and 2 losses, and the Kings also won 1 game more than the Warriors.

In this game at the home court of the Warriors, the whole Warriors team attaches great importance to it. At least it must be a tie, otherwise the number one in the league is a bit misleading.

That night, the King challenged the Warriors with a neat lineup.

The Kings are now a master of Princeton's tactics, and the team's high-low coordination is superb.

Under Adelman's training, this season's Kings have a gorgeous style of play and an excellent record.

Played a very peak season, with a better record than the Lakers.

As for Chris Webber, after getting a billion-dollar contract, his data has shrunk slightly this season, but it is still very strong, averaging 24.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, which is exactly the same as Garnett's data.

Moreover, Weber suffered some injuries in the mid-term, and his attendance rate this season was less than 7%.

In April, Webber was back, and the Kings had a complete lineup.

Relatively speaking, the Warriors' lineup is not complete. Except for the five starting players who are all iron men, there are some players resting due to injuries in the substitute lineup.

The two teams with the No. [-] and No. [-] in the Western Conference played against each other, which attracted a lot of attention.

That night, the Warriors started: Billups, Qin Fei, Artest, O'Neal and Ben Wallace.

Kings starters: Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber and Verati Divac.

Big Ben won with a jump ball, and the Warriors took control of the first wave of offensive balls.

Qin Fei held the ball on the three-point line, and Christie dared not stay too far away from Qin Fei.

Qin Fei is different from other scorers. His three-point ability is very strong. This season, his three-point shooting rate is close to 3%. He can be called an elite shooter in the NBA.

How should a player who breaks aggressively and shoots accurately defend?
You can only choose to eat one of the two cups of poison. In most cases, the team will choose to defend against breakthroughs. After all, breakthroughs will cause more damage to the team, and for long-range shots, sometimes there will be more serious situations.

After the introduction of the zone defense, the negative impact of the Kings on the defensive end has been reduced. Coupled with the already relatively good offense, the entire team has risen to a higher level on both ends of the offense and defense.

Qin Fei had the ball in his hands, and the Kings' defensive center of gravity was obviously tilted.

The strong side holding the ball is full of people. Looking around, there is no room for him to break through on the court.

Doug Christie was an acquaintance. When defending, he was very serious and didn't dare to be careless.

In the current NBA, no one dares to push Qin Fei's offense.

Be careful and be careful.

Qin Fei was going to take a tentative step at first. Seeing that the king's defense was so tight, he simply held the ball flat with one hand and prepared to organize a wave of offense.

The running positions of the other Warriors players quickly yielded results. O'Neal, who came out of the elbow area and cut to the basket, reached for the ball.

Qin Fei hit the ground with one hit, and the ball hit the target.

O'Neal took a dribble and challenged the Kings' penalty area defense.

Chris Webber raised his arms high to interfere with O'Neal's offense.

The basketball still scored after a few bumps.

This is an offense unique to O'Neal. It is amazing that a seven-footer can still complete the offense with the ball.

O'Neal has speed, strength, body, comprehensive skills, inside and out, and at the power forward position, he has perfectly completed all the tasks that the team asked him to complete.

So Carlisle recognized O'Neal very much.

Of course, the two were old friends from the Blazers Department.

Under Carlisle's suggestion, Rowell also recognized O'Neal's performance, thinking that O'Neal deserved a high-paying contract during the offseason.

This is the first contract renewal job for the Warriors next year besides Qin Fei.

Leaving O'Neal.

(End of this chapter)