588. The Streets of Rage!
The Saints' first game came as scheduled. In order to stagger the NBA, VBL games were all put into the afternoon, and only a few highlights were arranged in the evening.
Their first opponent is the old Los Angeles street team "Ghost", the third place in the last session.
Lin Feng changed into the Saints' jersey, and from that moment on, it seemed that he had returned to the streets.
The golden iris on the left chest were very eye-catching, and the saints brought it from New York to Los Angeles.
Two thousand people flocked to Venice Beach at 2:00 in the afternoon. The weather was good today, and girls had already started to change into suspenders and short skirts.
The stadium was surrounded by water, and the local security department did not expect this situation and immediately sent more than a dozen policemen to maintain order.
A large number of reporters came to shoot, and two drones hovered in the air, like a large party.
The Lakers team was present, and LeBron led the handsome boy team to visit Venice Beach.
The league managers were very pleased to see this situation, and they were excited by Nick Anson's correct decision to accept the Saints.
Maybe VBL will take this opportunity to become a first-class street football league in the United States, and even get a sky-high broadcast fee from a big TV station.
Lin Feng stayed with Billy and the others, and to be honest, he was a little eager to try.
On a sunny afternoon, playing ball in front of thousands of spectators, you can smell the fishy smell of the sea and see seagulls flying in the sky. This is really a free smell.
Tonight's opponent is strong, and Lin Feng felt a little nervous. Johnny played streetball all year round and should be able to quickly integrate into the game, but Billy and Clark have not played official games for more than two years, so I don't know if they can keep up with the pace of the game.
Since they still haven't found two alternate players, the three of them must play the whole game tonight, which is a big test for their physical fitness.
The competition is about to begin, and the exciting music is playing live, and the DJ is working hard to motivate the whole audience.
In fact, he didn't need to work too hard, the Venetian Beach was already full of cheers.
"Let's welcome Johnny, Billy and Clark from New York!"
After a commotion, the three men in purple jerseys made a debut and were immediately cheered by tsunamis.
"To be honest, Gary, I have the idea of forming a street team right away." James shouted loudly.
A fellow villager Stephenson was also here. He also spent time at Rock Park back then. So after hearing about a street player from the East Coast, he immediately contacted Lin Feng and asked him to get himself an infield ticket.
When Finson was 15 years old, he was killing all over the world in Rock Park. At that time, Lin Feng and the others were just a group of five or six years old.
"Roll! Children from New York! Let everyone see how powerful you are!"
Finson shouted at the three people in the field and laughed.
Hart has accepted professional basketball since he was a child, so he didn't have much chance to play jungle ball. He just met arrogant streetball players in online videos, and now he is here in person, which is really shocked.
The Ghosts made their debut, and the three of them were all young men in their early twenties. They were extraordinary and well-known figures on the streets of Los Angeles. They played the National Tour for Southern California two years ago and performed amazingly.
Half 3V3, each with ten minutes in the first and second half, and ten minutes of rest in the middle.
During the break, each side sent a girl to the free throw line to shoot, with a total of ten chances, each goal scored, and was counted as the final team's total score.
That would be the time for Erica and Tina to perform, and they have been practicing shooting recently.
With a whistle, the Saints took the lead in the lively HIPHOP music!
Compared to those streetballers wearing fat shorts and jingling necklaces, the VBL League looks much more serious.
They wear equipment that is the same as the NBA, and they are infinitely closer to the NBA in terms of rules. Those flashy moves don't work here, and scoring and winning games is still the first factor.
Rather than saying it is a street league, it is better to say that it is an open-air NBA game.
Billy got the ball right! As the captain of the team, he organized the first attack.
Lin Feng stood up and wanted to see what these guys are now. Especially Johnny, who played underground ball game in Miami last month.
The basketball with three colors of red and white baskets was handed over to Johnny, and the audience cheered!
"I heard that guy almost died in Miami, he got into the local gang and was shot in the thigh."
James pointed at Johnny and said.
Lin Feng nodded with a smile. It seemed that he had a reputation. It could be seen that Johnny's personality was still the same as before. Now he is in the prosperous Los Angeles, and there are still many dark areas under the light.
Johnny signaled the big guy Clark to leave the basket, and he began to use continuous dribbling under his crotch to test the opponent's center of gravity.
Finson was jealous and kept calling his name.
Johnny is a staunch supporter of the OS style. He always believes that fancy moves that cannot form breakthrough scores are useless. It is better to doze for one more second if you have that time.
He dribbled the defender with a beautiful back-changing dribble, then passed the ball to Clark to help him complete the dunk!
"Wow, that guy is at the NBA level, and I believe he has no problem playing professional basketball."
With just one ball, James had a high opinion of Johnny and couldn't help but applaud.
Johnny, who contributed his wonderful and assists, circled around the field for half a circle and created momentum for himself.
He is indeed great, Lin Feng saw it. In contrast, Billy still needs time to adapt to the game, and Johnny has shown great strength.
The Ghosts had to send the best players to defend him, and sometimes even double-teaming.
Clark, who didn't talk much, showed his dominance at the basket. With 200 cm, he was full of power, which made the opponent's inside players repeatedly frustrated.
Five minutes later, the Saints had already scored 18 points, while the Ghost had only 8 points.
Three-pointers count two points, and the rest count one point, which means that the Ghost needs at least five three-pointers to equalize.
Johnny on the court continued his magic. His dazzling dribble under his crotch caused screams from the audience, which was extremely fast and could not judge his next move.
After a thrust into the crotch ball, he quickly took the ball back, pushed forward and jumped high, and changed hands under his crotch and threw the ball towards the basket!
Billy, who followed up, caught the ball and slashed it with both hands!
"Johnny!" Billy finally scored, and he was almost the breakthrough for the Ghosts.
Johnny waved his hand, "You should have practiced more, man!"
At the end of the first half, the timer was eye-catching 32-16, and they were leading the opponent's score by half!
You should know that Ghost is VBL's third-place team last season! Johnny was unstoppable, and he led the game alone!
"Who can stop him?"
DJ's voice was thick and his voice echoed throughout the beach.
The waves not far away hit the shore, and seemed to be infected by this emotion.
Lin Feng kept shook his head. He could not have imagined that Johnny had made so rapid progress in recent years, and he was afraid that he would be a rare opponent in the entire VBL.
Chapter completed!