Easy Peasy, 32 Points, 22 Rebounds, 10 Blocks!

The game continued.

Keith Van Horn was firing shots wildly from the perimeter.

Did you think he was showing off his superb shooting ability?

NO.

It was mainly because he truly couldn't score inside the paint.

And even on his mid-to-long-range shots, half of them didn't even see the rim.

By halftime.

Li Fei had already gone 10-of-13 from the field, racking up a game-high 22 points, along with 12 rebounds and 7 blocks.

Meanwhile, Keith Van Horn had gone 1-of-10, "exploding" for 4 points and 2 rebounds, with his team trailing by as many as 20 points.

Back in the locker room, sitting on the bench.

Van Horn fell into silence.

It seems I still have a long way to go...

The massive disparity in performance caused Van Horn's thoughts to spiral into self-doubt.

If an NCAA center is causing me this much trouble, what kind of monsters must those guys in the NBA be?

He had originally thought that with his own talent, he would dominate the NCAA after a year or two. After becoming invincible, he would leave with a flourish and challenge the NBA as a top draft pick.

But in his college debut, he had suffered a serious Waterloo.

As it stood, he estimated he would need to train in college for at least three or four years to polish his individual skills to the limit before he would even be qualified to compete for the number one pick.

Duncan: Don't rush, little brother, you still have me to deal with.

At the start of the second half.

The personal show belonging to Li Fei continued.

Although the University of Utah deployed double-teams on the defensive end, limiting Li Fei's scoring momentum to some extent.

Li Fei remained a force of nature on the defensive end.

With 6 minutes left in the second half.

Li Fei delivered his 7th block of the game against Van Horn on the defensive end.

At the same time, this was also Li Fei's 10th block of the game.

And with this block secured.

The University of Utah head coach, seeing that victory was hopeless, sounded the retreat.

Van Horn was substituted out of the game.

Sitting on the sidelines, the sharp edge of the "heaven-sent prodigy" in his eyes had vanished.

"If I'm not mistaken, Keith has been completely shut down by Li Fei."

The ruthless voice from the commentary booth rang out again: "The fact is, Li Fei truly blew Keith Van Horn out of the water today!"

"Li Fei finished with a game-high 32 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, and added 10 blocks!"

"He broke the Pac-12 conference single-game block record and also became the first freshman to record a triple-double with blocks in his regular-season debut!"

"He is also the only player in Pac-12 history to record a 30+20+10 game!"

After a pause, the other commentator, Kevin Harlan, made a clear judgment:

"There is no 'next Larry Bird' here, only the next Hakeem Olajuwon!"

Just as Kevin Harlan said.

The "next Larry Bird" had been completely exposed.

And the next Hakeem Olajuwon was stepping into view!

In the end, the game concluded with the score fixed at 88 to 50.

In addition to Li Fei's MVP-level performance of 32+22+10.

Kidd also orchestrated the entire floor with 18 points, 18 assists, and 8 rebounds.

Lamond Murray also efficiently chipped in 21 points on 50% shooting.

The three pillars of Berkeley were all firing on all cylinders.

After the game.

In the front-row interview area.

"I should thank Li Fei."

Van Horn, who had suffered a Waterloo performance with only 5 points and 4 rebounds tonight, was surprisingly candid: "He made me realize the reality of the situation."

"This isn't high school league play; everything needs to start over."

To be fair.

Keith Van Horn is actually quite humble.

This guy has actually had the ability to enter the NBA for a long time, but the reason he played four years in college was to stay with his college girlfriend, which shows that he is a decent person.

"How would you evaluate Li Fei?"

When asked this question, Keith Van Horn smiled helplessly: "Man, he has a height of nearly 2.25 meters. Unless you play against him, you will never know how terrifying his defense is."

"And his offense; he completely destroyed our defensive scheme. Anyway, I can't think of any way to stop him one-on-one right now."

In Keith Van Horn's eyes.

Li Fei is simply a boss-level character in this version of the game.

You can't attack him, and you can't defend him.

"I don't think Keith's performance today was that bad."

On the other side.

University of Utah head coach Rick Majerus took the initiative to excuse his student: "Don't compare a 2.08-meter player with a 2.24-meter player; they don't even belong to the same position."

"So, Coach Rick, how do you plan to deal with Li Fei in the upcoming schedule or the playoffs?"

"The only way I can think of right now is to bring in a giant center."

Rick Majerus shrugged: "But unfortunately..."

"Looking across the entire NCAA, there might not be such a person."

Just from this one battle, Rick Majerus was completely convinced.

At the same time, he was genuinely envious of Todd Bozeman.

Holding both Jason Kidd and Li Fei.

One inside, one outside.

This is a combination that can fully achieve 1+1 > 2.

They even have a stable scorer in Lamond Murray.

This is no longer just a case of 1+1 > 2.

It is 1+1+1 > 3.

It might even be greater than 4!

University of California, Berkeley is already in the Pac-12 conference.

Declared invincible!

"It's a pity that my arrival and Karl's arrival didn't bring a victory to Salt Lake City."

In the spectator area, John Stockton was also interviewed by reporters before leaving.

"But fortunately, this is just the debut of the new season. The start of the season is always accompanied by many problems. They will find their winning form again."

"As for Keith Van Horn, he is only a freshman, and this is just his debut in an official game."

"It won't be long before he finds himself again."

Stockton's response can be described as quite official.

"This has nothing to do with whether it's a debut or not, man."

However.

Karl Malone is a straightforward person.

He has no interest in reciting any official lines here.

"As far as I know, Li Fei is also a freshman, and he even played three fewer warm-up games than Keith Van Horn."

"So this is the gap in talent and ability, indisputable!"

"What? Can he play in the NBA in the future? Buddy, based on his physical hardware alone, he could start in the NBA right now!"

"And I fully believe that he will definitely make his name shine on the NBA stage in the future!"

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