58 to 72.

Although the Sooners fought hard in the second half, the Devils withstood the pressure and finally got off to a good start in the season.

Xu Yong contributed a team-high 18 points, plus 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. 4 of his 7 goals were dunks, fully demonstrating his personal talent.

It is because this invitational tournament has limited attention, otherwise he would definitely appear on media websites and newspapers.

Of course, not getting attention from the outside world does not mean that it will not attract attention from students in this school.

In fact, when they were leaving the stadium, there were many fans waiting for them at the door.

Harden and Xu Yong are naturally the focus of everyone's attention.

Seeing that the Shanghai fans had not left yet, Xu Yong took the initiative to step forward and say hello.

When he was at the stadium before, he had stayed to sign autographs and take photos with them.

After finishing talking with them, he turned around and faced other fans. He is a real fan of the game.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and most of the people still waiting here were [half-dressed] [broad-minded] American female students.

Xu Yong looked at it for a few moments with an eye for artistic appreciation.

The purpose of these people is very simple, which is to take a photo and leave a small note with a mobile phone number, and then make a gesture to contact by phone.

In fact, it’s not just what we see now. There are also many girls in the team cheerleading squad who ask them out in various ways.

Basketball is not the number one sport in the United States, and it may not even be in the top three, but basketball players are the most worthy of investment.

Because in terms of average value, NBA players are the highest in all sports.

As long as they bet on the right thing and get on board, even if they have an illegitimate child, they will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

When Xu Yong and Harden left, they had a lot of notes in their hands.

Not far away, he saw a trash can on the side of the road and Harden took out the notes and threw them in.

Xu Yongze stuffed the notes into his pocket.

"Do you want to date them?" Harden asked curiously after seeing Xu Yong's actions.

Of course there was still surprise in his eyes. Even if Xu Yong wanted it, he was not afraid of being squeezed out of it with this amount.

Xu Yong shook his head.

For someone who has had regrets for more than ten years and now gets another chance, nothing is more important than making up for the regrets.

Women? They would only affect his practice.

"Then why didn't you have it?" Harden said and made a "throwing" gesture.

"After all, they were there to support us. It's not appropriate to throw it in front of them," Xu Yong explained.

Harden was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head subconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yong asked curiously when he saw his actions.

"It reminds me of something I did in high school," Harden said with a laugh.

"Is it also related to the note?"

"Yes." Harden nodded with a smile, his face full of memories. "When I was twelve, a girl wrote me a note saying she liked me. I threw it away on the spot. I thought it was over, but I didn't expect the girl to run to the stadium to find me."

"Then?" Xu Yong was very curious.

“Then I hit her with the ball.”

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He really didn't expect that the legendary "Nightclub Deng" would have such a past.

But think about it, girls of eleven or twelve years old have not yet developed, so they may not be to Harden's taste.

"I had just decided to play basketball, and I was almost asked to transfer schools because of this incident. I think if I had thrown the note somewhere else, maybe the situation would have been different," Harden said with a smile.

Xu Yong smiled and nodded, not because he thought Harden was right, but because he found common ground between the two of them.

At this time, they are only focused on basketball.

…

At 4:20 in the morning, the vibrating alarm on the bedside rang on time, and Xu Yong stopped the alarm immediately.

After recovering for a while, he sat up, put on his clothes and shoes in the dim light, then went to the bathroom, closed the door and washed up.

After washing up, he left the dormitory and went downstairs.

The city of Tempe belongs to the Phoenix metropolitan area and is adjacent to the city of Phoenix to the west.

Phoenix is ​​nicknamed "Phoenix City". The temperature here is high all year round, especially in June, July, August and September, when the ground seems to be on fire.

But in November, it is not as cold as winter, but more of a cool feeling.

It’s just that the sun rises slowly in winter, and the campus is still pitch dark except for the street lights.

Another feature of Arizona State University is that it has a lot of plants. All the successive presidents love to transplant green plants, making the campus look like a botanical garden. The surrounding area has a bit of an eerie feeling like the backyard in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".

Fortunately, he has already gotten used to this place, or rather, after almost three years, he has already gotten used to getting up at this point.

After taking a deep breath and feeling the natural atmosphere around me, I started the first training item, a warm-up morning run.

Because of [Injury Immunity], he can ignore many potential risks.

For example, if an average person insists on getting up at 4 a.m. for more than two years, he or she will most likely die suddenly;

Another example is running on hard surfaces for a long time, which may cause wear and tear on the knees;

But fortunately, he is no longer an ordinary person now.

It took him some time to realize this after he was reborn.

This sounds a bit unbelievable, but compared to rebirth and the [pay-to-win system], it seems to be nothing.

After accepting it, he then began to explore how to use this to improve his own strength.

His talent is not bad, and it can even be said that he stands out among his peers.

Otherwise, he would not have joined the Olympic training team at the age of 19. You know, that was the strongest men's basketball team in 2008.

But that was not enough, especially after playing in the United States for a year and truly experiencing the basketball level of American high school students.

His jumping and jumping speed are his biggest advantages. In addition, as a player over two meters tall, his coordination and flexibility are also excellent.

But, that’s all.

His lack of core strength means his first step on the break isn’t quick, especially against American forwards;

His shooting has always been his weakness. Even before he got sick in his previous life, his outside shooting was below 30%;

And his various little techniques are basically still in the starting stage.

So in general, if he hadn't been sick in his previous life, he would have had a great chance of entering the NBA through the draft between 2008 and 2010.

However, it is difficult to go further and even become an All-Star player because he plays as a forward-guard swingman in the most competitive league in the NBA.

However, all this changed qualitatively after he was reborn and chose [Injury Immunity].

He can ignore the risk of injury and maximize his training.

There are cultural courses in student life. American schools stipulate that if a student fails in cultural courses, his basketball career will be terminated. There are many cases in history, such as Rodman, Garnett, Wade, Rose, etc.

Therefore, in order to ensure academic performance, others can only practice twice a day at most.

But he can practice three times a day, which is why he has to get up at around four in the morning.

He couldn't train during class time, nor could he ignore the muscle fatigue caused by training and the recovery time required, so he could only borrow time from the night.

This sounds easy, but it is actually very challenging.

Although there will be no injuries, the difficulties that need to be overcome are unimaginable.

When I was woken up by the alarm clock at around four in the morning, the first thought that came to my mind was to give up, because that was simply torture.

After insisting on high-intensity training three times a day, even if you don’t get injured, your body will continue to use fatigue to urge you to give up.

In fact, many unexpected events in life will interrupt your training plan, and the voice of giving up will fill your mind.

What you can see are flowers and applause; what you can’t see are sweat and persistence.

The reason why he finally persevered was just as he thought when he talked with Harden: For a person who has had regrets for more than ten years and now has a chance again, what else can't he persist in?