At this time, Barkley and Kenny Smith were ready in the live broadcast booth.

TNT bought the live broadcast rights of the NCAA North American prime-time games. During this time, the two big guys had to live broadcast in addition to recording programs. They were exhausted from traveling all over the map in North America.

"Charles, I don't see Michael."

The game hasn't even started yet, but Smith has already talked about the key points.

After the last episode was broadcast, whether Jordan will come to this game has become a major focus of fans.

They really want to confirm whether Jordan really has this attribute.

Before this, Jordan already had an expression of "losing in every bet". It would be very interesting if he had another expression of "losing in every bet".

"Congratulations to North Carolina, they have secured a spot in the Sweet Sixteen."

Barkley is direct enough.

"But I believe Michael will come. After he retires, he will be free. He will basically come to every game after North Carolina enters the "Crazy Three"."

But he immediately changed the subject.

Commenting and playing are two completely different professions. It is no accident that Barkley quickly became famous in TNT after retiring.

The warm-up before the game was directly transformed into a continuation of the "NBA Insider" program, and information not given in the program was also given.

This immediately whetted the fans' appetite.

The fans' interest has been aroused, and the scene has now entered the opening ceremony.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were freshly announced.

UNC: Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Rayshawn Terry, Tyler Hansbrough, Brandon Wright.

Danny Green is not the starter.

He originally had a chance to be a starter as a sophomore, but because his father was involved in a drug case, he even wanted to drop out of school under tremendous pressure.

He finally stayed after North Carolina head coach Roy Williams persuaded him.

History has also proved that Dean Smith's former assistant coach and the main promoter of Jordan's recruitment was indeed very discerning.

Of course, those are things for later. At this time, Green could only play as a substitute due to psychological problems.

University of Texas: Augustin, James, Durant, Lin Ying, Wendell.

In the last game against Georgetown, the small lineup worked wonders, but the North Carolina Twin Towers were so strong inside that the five small players couldn't match up on the defensive end.

The final tactical arrangements before the game were completed, and the starting lineups of both sides came on stage one after another.

This time, Barnes arranged Lin Ying's jump ball.

Footage was also given to Lin Ying at the scene.

After scoring a triple-double in the last game, he is now more than just the shadow behind Durant.

"beep!"

There was a whistle from the sidelines, and Lin Ying jumped first.

But Wright came from behind and took the lead with his long arms to get the ball back to half court.

Whether it is height, wingspan, or even jumping, Wright is superior to Lin Ying.

Lawson controlled the ball and UNC got the chance to attack first!

Lawson took the ball to the frontcourt, went in and out with two wings, and Hansbrough was in the low post with Durant's back to gain position.

A very standard low post attack style.

Wendell and Hansbrough go one-on-one.

Hansbrough chose a back-to-back singles.

Wendell withstood the first two blows at the beginning of the confrontation, but during the third blow, he was obviously pushed back half a step.

Although Hansbrough is only 2.06 meters tall, he weighs 113 kilograms!

And completely opposite to Pittman, this guy has a very low body fat percentage and is as strong as an ox.

Of course, what was even more surprising was that later, after feeling Wendell being pushed away by him, he actually chose to turn around and shoot a jumper.

Although the movement is not very smooth, because Wendel's center of gravity cannot be raised, he has a very good shooting space for this ball.

"Whoosh!"

The first ball of the opening game was empty-handed and fell into the pocket!

The University of North Carolina came out on top.

Then, the fans at the scene exploded.

The stadium with more than 60,000 people, like previous games, has half and half fans.

But the noise made by the North Carolina fans at this time made people feel that the whole audience belonged to them.

It's not so much the enthusiasm of the fans as it is the foundation of the wealthy family!

NCAA Duke North Carolina, just like Tsinghua and Peking University in China, may not be the strongest, but it is the most famous!

"Defend! Defend!"

And before the cheers had even subsided, they had already turned into defensive shouts.

This is the beginning!

However, it’s full of momentum!

Amidst the cheers, North Carolina players also began to show defensive aggression.

Augustin was almost intercepting the ball when Lawson controlled it, and he was forced to dribble the ball backwards.

Not only Lawson, Hansbrough also pushed Lin Ying out at this time.

After a few confrontations, Lin Ying also experienced Wendel's feelings.

This damn bull is really a bull, and it’s a North African bullfight with a violent nature like a bullring!

This style of play is completely different from Georgetown University's way of setting up a formation and playing you strictly. It doesn't give you a chance to make good tactics at all.

Although the University of Texas was somewhat aware of this when watching the video, watching it was completely different from playing in real action!

Just when Lin Ying was about to go over and set up a screen for Augustin.

"Snapped!"

Lawson intercepted the ball over there!

Augustin did not give up after being intercepted and pursued the defense vigorously from behind.

Like UNLV, the players' morale is high after Texas' upset success.

The arrival of TJ Ford further boosted their morale.

Relying on his enthusiasm, Augustin caught up with Lawson and then tried to destroy the latter's layup.

But he... didn't move!

Lawson steadily put the ball into the basket after the confrontation!

4 to 0!

The University of Texas was a little confused when North Carolina played them in the opening two rounds!

Lin Ying also knew why he felt that North Carolina's defense was so strong when watching the video.

Because the starters are all stronger than expected!

It means strong, or it can be understood as strong in confrontation.

Needless to say, Hansbrough, Harrington and Lawson on the outside, especially Lawson, are very explosive in confrontation and are just like little steel cannons.

And this little steel cannon is pretty fast!

In terms of history, this guy set a new record with 8 steals in the 2009 NCAA finals.

Just like the attack in the first round, they had to work hard to execute the tactics, not to mention taking the shots comfortably.

A very realistic thing: Compared with talent, technology, the gap in confrontation is the biggest gap.

Within a few rounds, the University of Texas was out of breath.

The University of North Carolina's competitive advantage is too great.

So it's no surprise that they were able to crush all the way to the championship in 2009.

Most players' confrontations are like this in the first and second grade. By the third and fourth grade, it's like college students playing high school students.

Coupled with the accumulation of talents, isn't it just a slog!

Nearly 6 minutes into the game, the University of North Carolina launched a defensive counterattack. Ellington received a three-pointer from Lawson during the fast break.

"Whoosh!"

The knife falls from the hand!
To be continued...