Road Game Challenge Against the Pacers

It was already afternoon, and before long, Harden and DeRozan, two young men, arrived together.

A short while later, Li Chen looked at the two well-behaved youngsters and scratched his head, not knowing how to teach them. After some thought, he decided to follow his own training routine.

As a result, the two youngsters had terrible luck, feeling as if they had been played to death.

Although the training intensity was greatly reduced, both of them were still exhausted.

Then, Li Chen began to work on his passing and rebounding skills.

January 27th, Monday.

The Clippers traveled to Indiana to challenge the Pacers.

The Pacers were ranked third in the Eastern Conference, while the Clippers were sixth in the Western Conference.

The starting lineups for both teams were...

Clippers Starting Lineup:

Andrei Miller (Point Guard)

Li Chen (Shooting Guard)

Corey Maggette (Small Forward)

Elton Brand (Power Forward)

Michael Olowokandi (Center)

Pacers Starting Lineup:

Jamal (Point Guard)

Little O'Neal (Center)

Artest (Shooting Guard)

Brad Miller (Power Forward)

Reggie Miller (Small Forward)

A short while later, the game officially began. Michael Olowokandi won the tip-off by luck and tipped the ball to Li Chen.

Li Chen read his S-rank Skill for the day as he brought the ball past half-court.

[Prince of Floaters: 70% chance of successfully making a floater shot inside the free-throw line, with a small chance of drawing a foul on the defender.]

Seeing this "small chance," Li Chen knew it wouldn't be very high. However, he had done a lot of "blessing" the referees during the post-game press conference last time, hoping it would have some effect today.

Lost in thought, Li Chen had already dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

At this moment, Artest, the Pacers' defensive stalwart guarding Li Chen, immediately closed in.

Li Chen knew Artest's defense was not weak, so he became 120% focused.

He lowered his waist slightly and dribbled the ball with alternating hands.

"Kid, you're quite the hot topic right now! Let Uncle Ron see what you've got today."

While Artest was babbling, Li Chen executed a crossover step and, like lightning, left Artest behind, darting towards the basket.

Artest only felt a gust of wind pass by, and then... nothing else.

In the blink of an eye, Li Chen had reached near the free-throw line.

However, Little O'Neal reacted quickly and moved to block him.

At this moment, Li Chen had already jumped high.

Little O'Neal also jumped high, simultaneously reaching out his large hand to swat at the basketball in Li Chen's hands.

Li Chen's lips curled slightly. He had already noticed that Michael Olowokandi was unguarded.

Li Chen knew that after a few games, he had figured something out: his luck at the start of games was usually quite bad. So, to play it safe, it was best to pass the ball to Michael Olowokandi.

Thus, he tossed the ball high, preparing for an alley-oop with Michael Olowokandi.

Michael Olowokandi and Li Chen had great chemistry; this wasn't their first time practicing alley-oop combinations.

He leaped high and reached for the flying basketball.

However, when he reached the apex of his jump, Michael Olowokandi was stunned. Li Chen's pass was a bit too high, and he couldn't catch the ball, leaving him hanging in the air for nothing.

Li Chen was also a bit embarrassed seeing this.

But just then, the basketball flew over Michael Olowokandi's hands and continued forward, landing precisely in the basket.

This scene stunned all ten players on the court. This... this actually worked?

As expected of you! The Emperor of Luck in the basketball world, no one can beat this luck!

Even Li Chen was a bit dumbfounded. A pass could go in?

In the TNT broadcast booth.

Barkley burst into laughter, "Chen, this luck is absolutely incredible."

Kenny Smith also shook his head helplessly and smiled. Luck was something you couldn't reason with.

The fans watching the game in the country also erupted in excitement. "Others play with skill, but Brother Chen plays with luck. Are you impressed or not?"

The score became 0-2, with the Clippers taking the lead.

At this moment, Michael Olowokandi looked resentfully at Li Chen.

"Sorry, that was a turnover."

Michael Olowokandi said sullenly, "You did that on purpose." After saying that, Michael Olowokandi jogged past.

Li Chen watched Michael Olowokandi's retreating back and muttered, "I was framed, really."

Offense and defense switched, and the Pacers began their attack.

Li Chen stood behind Artest, defending seriously.

At this time, Artest started trash-talking in Li Chen's ear.

"Eastern Kid, I'll definitely blow you out next time," Artest gritted his teeth and said.

He had been too embarrassed just now, and this Eastern bastard had attacked him by surprise while he was talking, which Artest found incredibly unfair.

Li Chen curled his lips and said, "If by 'blow you out,' you mean knocking me out with your big elbows, then I admit I can't beat you."

The implication was that Artest only knew how to fight and that his basketball defense was nothing to brag about.

Hearing this, the hot-tempered Artest immediately exploded.

"Kid, you just wait. Next possession, I'll show you my strength, Artest."

Just then, Little O'Neal received a pass from Reggie Miller and slammed the ball fiercely into the basket.

The score was 2-2.

At the same time, Conseco Fieldhouse erupted.

Offense and defense switched, and Andre Miller passed the ball to Li Chen.

As soon as Li Chen crossed half-court, Artest met him.

Li Chen passed the ball to Elton Brand, who came to receive it, and then walked towards the three-point line himself.

Elton Brand tried to drive but failed. Seeing no opportunity, he passed the ball back to Li Chen.

After receiving the basketball, Li Chen stepped his right foot to the left, lowered his center of gravity, dribbled rhythmically, and his feet naturally spread apart to the right.

Artest stared intently at Li Chen's movements, analyzing his breakthrough direction.

Just then, Li Chen's right foot suddenly took a quick step to the right.

At the same time, he switched to dribbling with his right hand, shrugging his shoulders as if feinting a drive to the right.

As his right hand brought the ball up from the dribble, his body rapidly rotated to the right with a large motion...

At the same time, Artest's body was constantly pulled by Li Chen's movements, and his center of gravity gradually slipped out of his control.

Just then, Li Chen whooshed past him again.

Artest's heart leaped. Fuck, I got beat that easily? Was that too sloppy?

In a moment of desperation, Artest reached out his devil's hand and grabbed Li Chen's jersey.

But what shocked Artest was that Li Chen didn't immediately fall to the ground. Instead, he stumbled forward with him for two steps before falling.

Fuck, what kind of explosive power does this kid have? Artest began to doubt himself.

At the same time, Li Chen never expected that this bastard Artest would resort to dirty tactics so quickly.

Li Chen reacted extremely quickly. The moment he felt his jersey being pulled, his first instinct was to throw the basketball towards the basket, and then he fell to the ground.

As the referee's whistle blew, the basketball was still dancing around the rim, finally seeming to find its destination and falling into the net.

At the same time, the referee made a gesture for a foul and a free throw.

Li Chen got a 2+1.

In the TNT broadcast booth.

"Haha! That bad boy Artest must be frustrated now," Kenny Smith said with a laugh.

Barkley nodded, then complained, "God! This kid's luck is truly speechless."

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement, then said with a smile, "If Artest doesn't control his temper today, he'll probably foul out with a 90% chance."

At this moment, Barkley and Smith had different opinions.

A test run for a new chapter, with an additional update. Many thanks to all the readers for their support. I bow in gratitude.