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Chapter 43 The New Season Begins

In October 1995, the Los Angeles Derby between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans was staged again. This was the Nth time the two teams had met.

After nearly two months of training for the Bruins, the strength of the team has improved significantly. They beat their opponents by 47 points in the inter-school match against their opponents in the same city. The strength shown by the Bruins in the game is almost one level higher level, they used quick counterattacks and jaw-dropping three-point rain to overwhelm their opponents in the first half. Liu Han scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 27 assists in just 8 minutes, a super efficient performance It caused a burst of exclamation from the audience on the sidelines.Paul Pierce, who started the game, played [-] minutes and scored [-] points and [-] rebounds. His maturity on the court even made people doubt his age.

Mark Plant of the Trojans, who felt that he could still keep up with Liu Han in last year's matchup, had nothing to do with Liu Han this year. Langte felt hopeless.

This year's competition was held at UCLA's home court. This time, LaBeouf's whole family appeared on the sidelines, including LaBeouf's lovely grandson and granddaughter. The two little ones who are over half a year old can be carried out under the care of adults. up.This time LaBeouf was still holding the sign from last year - Lily and Sergey are here, beside the eldest daughter Nasha who is holding her grandson and Li Rui who is holding her granddaughter.

Li Rui has always cared about Liu Han, and at the same time, he also wanted to pay attention to the young man he had only taught for a year - Paul Pierce.

Although Safina is a student of USC, she still supports her beloved. Sitting surrounded by UCLA supporters, she can unscrupulously cheer for Liu Han's goal, but Liu Han's short playing time makes Safina Feeling uncomfortable, she wondered if she should talk to George Clent. George was very afraid of Safina because he had approached this beautiful girl two years ago when he didn't know Safina. An experience that made George feel ashamed to death. He just wanted to meet this girl who looked a lot like Nasha. Of course, this was just his own explanation.

After the intercollegiate match against USC, the Bruins played a series of warm-up matches. In the game against the Huskies of the University of Connecticut, Liu Han played 27 minutes and scored 19 points and 14 assists. Paul Pierce played In 31 minutes, with 23 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, the Bruins won 94-86.Liu Han's good friend Ray Allen also played well in this game, scoring 31 points, but the Bruins had no choice but to bloom more. The team's 6 players in double figures made Ray Allen's 31 points useless. Later, Ray Allen laughed at Paul Pierce's "thigh hugging" behavior. Fortunately, Paul knew that this was a manifestation of Ray Allen's jealousy, and said that in the future, maybe who would hug whose thigh.

The Bruins lost to their opponents by 23 points in the game against the Duke University Blue Devils. Liu Han did not play this game because of a cold. The Bruins fought against their opponents under the leadership of Paul Pierce. After that, Han's offense was paralyzed, and finally lost to the opponent by a big score. Liu Han felt very sorry for his cold, because he almost never got sick, and this was the first time he went to the hospital in his life.

Next, the Bruins played a warm-up match with the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky. The Bruins were blown out by their opponents inside, but under the leadership of Liu Han, the team beat their opponents with 19 three-pointers. The basket is as wide as the sea for the players of the Bruins. Liu Han hit 7 three-pointers, Paul Pierce also hit 5 three-pointers, and even the team captain and main center Thomson also made some moves on the three-point line. Harvest, he hit a super long-range shot before the end of the halftime. When the game time was less than two seconds, Thomson directly threw the ball after receiving the ball in his own half. The basketball was lucky to hit the board and enter the frame .Liu Han scored 19 assists under the circumstances of his teammates' collective feeling, breaking his previous record for the highest assists.In the end, the Bruins relied on the team's magical three-point performance to win the game 98 to 89.

The excellent performance of the Bruins in the warm-up match made supporters feel that the Bruins might be able to defend the NCAA championship this year.

In mid-November 1995, the NCAA game of the 95-96 season officially started. The opponent of the Bruins in the first game was Stanford University, which double-killed them in the regular season of the Ten Schools League last year. In this game, the Bruins have been steady. Mastering the rhythm of the game in his own hands, the team relied on quick rotations and sharp counterattacks to make the opponent miserable. Liu Han sent 13 assists in the game and also hit 5 shots on the three-point line , Paul Pierce felt a little bad, and only scored 35 points in 17 minutes of playing. Paul Pierce, who participated in the NCAA game for the first time, was still a little immature, and he was a little nervous. He played very average in the game.But the Bruins still relied on Liu Han's connection and the team's outstanding performance to win the opponent. The final score was 87 to 79.

The Bruins, who came to the away game in the second round, easily defeated their opponent Stanford University again, but Paul Pierce's performance still did not improve. He played 30 minutes in this game and only scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. The mature and stable Paul Pierce was gone. He was impatient and frequently shot from the outside during the game, but his hand felt like it was frozen. Paul Pierce became very depressed after the game.Liu Han once again sent out double-digit assists in this game. Liu Han also hit 6 three-pointers outside the three-point line as if he had agreed with God. The outside attack of the Bruins made the opponent puzzled.In the end, the Bruins relied on Liu Han's outstanding performance to win 92 to 77 by [-] points.The Bruins double-killed rival Stanford University at home and away, avenging last year's death.

In the next 6 games, the Bruins relied on the team's outstanding performance to achieve a complete victory. They double-killed the University of Washington, Washington State University and the University of California, Berkeley in home and away games.The unstoppable performance of the Bruins made all the ten-school league teams marvel at their strength. Liu Han's performance in double figures in assists also made the media in Los Angeles exclaim that last season's sharpshooter turned into the brain of the court, and "Reggie Miller" became the incarnation "Stockton".However, Paul Pierce's performance has not been very good. His touch has disappeared without a trace as if he was taken away by the Pacific sea breeze. He took nearly 7 shots per game, but he only hit less than [-] goals, about [-]% A high shooting percentage simply cannot guarantee effective scoring on the court.

"Paul, I don't know what's wrong with you, but I think you are very irritable, is it because you have not behaved well recently?" Liu Han found the irritability and depression in Paul Pierce's eyes.

"Liu, how do you maintain such a high shooting rate on the field? You must know that every time you take a shot, you are almost outside the three-point line, and you have almost maintained a shooting rate that exceeds Ninetowns. I don't know how I did it. Yes, I just thought that at first I should take the shot, and the ball should go in, but every time it fell out of the frame, and then I didn't dare to take the shot, because I knew it would never go in. I don't want to be regarded as It's a burden." Paul spoke his mind to Liu Han.

"Uh, I don't know how I maintain it, but I think shooting should be as smooth as eating and drinking. I think you should keep shooting. If you don't make ten shots, you can shoot eleven, and if you don't make twenty. Just vote for 21, there will always be times when you make a shot, as long as you dare to vote."

"But what if the team loses? The coach will scold me, my teammates will blame me, and I will not be able to participate in the NBA in the future."

"Paul, don't you know? Last season we lost eight games in the regular season and finally won the championship. Haha, don't worry, the coach won't scold you, and the teammates won't blame you. As long as you dare to shoot, I will definitely I'll help you." The simple-minded Liu Han thought that Paul Pierce was just worried about the regular season of the Ten Schools League.

Liu Han really had no regrets in the next game against the University of Arizona Wildcats. He passed a lot of balls to Paul Pierce in the game. Unfortunately, Paul Pierce has never had a touch. He shot 26 times in the game. Only hit 6 shots, but when the game was over, no one could blame Paul Pierce, because he made the most important shot of the entire game.

In this game, the Bruins have been lagging behind. Paul Pierce's touch seems to be forgotten in the Pacific Ocean. He frequently fired shots from the outside, but the ball just didn't go in. But Paul remembered Liu Han's words, and he didn't hesitate in the game. As long as he catches the ball, he will shoot to end the offense. Paul Pierce took 18 shots in the first half and only hit one goal.The Bruins lost to their opponents by 26 points in the first half. After the start of the second half, Liu Han passed the ball to Paul Pierce as usual, but the latter passed the ball to his teammates. The opponent Wildcats always thought that Paul Pierce would be like the first half. The same catch will end the offense, so Paul Pierce's pass played a certain role. At the end of the third quarter, the Bruins did not allow the opponent to continue to increase the score.After entering the fourth quarter, Paul Pierce broke out suddenly. He relied on his skilled offensive footwork and back-up technique to succeed in singles frequently. When the game was about to end, the Bruins tied the score.In the last attack of the Wildcats, Paul successfully blocked the opponent's shot, and in the subsequent offense of the Bruins, Liu Han, who was originally executing the last attack, passed the ball to the opponent's double team Paul Pierce, Paul lived up to Liu Han's pass, he ended the game with a knife in his hand, Paul Pierce made 6 of [-] shots and completed the redemption.

When the teammates hugged Paul Pierce, Paul thanked them because he knew that if it wasn't for the trust of his teammates, Liu Han and the coach, he wouldn't have had so many shooting opportunities.

(End of this chapter)