Sunday, February 16.
Staples Center was nearly as packed as the Lakers' home arena.
Thanks to Jordan's glowing praise and Li Chen's solid performance, some fans were willing to pay to watch the Clippers play.
Tonight's game was a regular-season matchup between the visiting Celtics and the Clippers.
The teams took the court, the players were introduced, and then they warmed up.
The starting lineups for both teams were announced as well.
The Clippers' starting lineup:
Andre Miller (Point Guard)
Li Chen (Shooting Guard)
Corey Maggette (Small Forward)
Elton Brand (Power Forward)
Michael Olowokandi (Center)
The Celtics' starting lineup:
Tony Delk (Point Guard)
JR Bremer (Shooting Guard)
Pierce (Small Forward)
Antoine Walker (Power Forward)
Eric Williams (Center)
Fifteen minutes later, the referee's whistle sounded, and both teams lined up at center court, ready for the tip-off.
At the same time, Li Chen checked the S-rank Skill for this game.
[Duel Master: When the host has the ball and is on offense, the more defenders there are, the higher the host's chance of scoring.] [Tip: The chance of making the shot is 10%, 20%... 40%... 80%... 100% per defender.]
Li Chen stared at the description, speechless. You call this a one-on-one?
All right, he had to admit it still counted as a one-on-one—just him against the entire opposing team.
The skill had plenty of limitations, but it suited him well. He was usually double-teamed, which meant he could now keep a 20% shooting-accuracy buff active most of the time.
A moment later, Michael Olowokandi leaped high and tipped the ball to Li Chen.
Li Chen caught it and slowly made his way upcourt.
"Chen, you can do it!"
Just then, a clear female voice rang beside Li Chen's ear.
Li Chen turned and saw Avril. He was a