Chapter forty-eight chaos into a pot of porridge
On March 17, 2007, US time, the NCAA Crazy March 32nd to the 16th knockout round kicked off, and 16 games started one after another.
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Spokane, Washington.
The University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Arkansas Boars were one of 16 games.
The battle is imminent, and in the locker room, the teammates are not nervous at all, and they even talk and laugh.
"After this game, we will enter the Sweet 16th."
“Where did we play last year?”
"The Elite Top 8 lost to Louisiana State University vs. Tigers."
"I still remember that game. I came on as a substitute and was beaten by Darrell Mitchell."
Captain Abrams was the only player who played last year and stayed at the team. He looked thoughtful:
"However, Lamarcus was also beaten in that game. Glenn Davis performed much better than him. If it weren't for Daniel's four three-pointers, we might have lost even worse."
"So, our goal this year is to guarantee the semifinals..."
Li Ke was the audience, turned his head, and noticed that Xiao Du seemed to have not even done the audience, and looked at the TV in the locker room.
"Nick Young, he passed Sean Marshall and faced the basket..."
"The ball has entered!"
"University of Southern California's strategy is very successful, and Nick Young's one-on-one scoring is extremely efficient!"
As if he noticed that Li Ke was looking at him, Xiao Du turned his head and asked, "Who do you think will win?"
Li Ke shrugged: "It's hard to say. Although USC is now at the advantage, Boston College is not a vegetarian, and Jared Dudley's score has never stopped."
Xiao Du nodded and stopped talking.
Whether it is USC or Boston College, it has nothing to do with the current University of Texas.
However, once the University of Arkansas defeated the University of Arkansas in this game, the University of Southern California and Boston College will have a relationship with the University of Derby.
The winner between these two institutions will be the opponent of Deutsche University to 16 to 8...
"Speaking of this, the 16-to-8 game is going to Winston Salem, spanning most of the United States..."
Rick Barnes entered the locker room, the game was about to begin, and he no longer had a cliché, but just arranged the tactical matchup of the game.
As usual, Li Ke's opponent is always one of the top two scorers on the opposite side. Facing the Boars, he needs to defend against Sony Wilms.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium, this are usually the home court of Eastern Washington University. It is usually the red and black of the Hawks, but today it is filled with the orange of the Longhorns and the red of the Wild Boars.
The team flag was waving, and all 20,000 seats were full.
After the two young teams appeared, there were fanatical cheers and screams.
Xiao Du stood in the center of the stadium and looked at the other side of the stadium. He saw his opponent, Charles Thomas, a power forward who was only 2.06 meters tall and weighed as high as 251 pounds. He shook his head secretly: Such an opponent can't defend me.
Afar, Patrick Beverly came over and he called Little Du.
"Hey, kd, I heard you made a lot of comments that despise us in front of the media?"
Me, Kevin Durant, have made many remarks that despise you in front of the media?
Xiao Du spread his hands, wanting to say that he knew nothing about it.
But he suddenly thought of Li Ke’s words: verbally contempt, and pay attention to it in his heart…
"So what..."
"Then you wait, I will let you take back your words in this game."
"Is it just that?"
"You will regret it, kd, you will definitely regret it!"
Beverly's expression became very fierce. Not far away, Li Ke nodded secretly: That's right, this is how the mad dog Beverly is!
When the referee held the ball and walked to the center of the court, the game began.
Li Ke stood in his position and stared at his opponent, Sony Wilms.
Sony Wilms' full name is Clarence Sony Wilms. When they were in the NBA, domestic fans called him Sony Wilms.
When we went to CBA later, we found that Sony was just a nickname sandwiched in the middle, and Clarence Wilms was the guy's name.
On the basketball court, Sony Wilms plays a bit like James, and he is even one size smaller, so he has the nickname of James.
Li Ke's current defensive characteristics just happen to restrain this kind of little James.
Without a long shot, he took just one or two steps, without brains to prevent attacks, which was simply too easy.
So, when the Wild Boars won the jump ball, they quickly advanced to the frontcourt and faced Sony Wilms, Li Ke, who had already lost confidence, also learned from Beverly and provoked a verbal dispute:
"Sony, I heard you are going to create an upset?"
The game just started, and Wilms had not yet received the ball. He stopped on the left side of the top of the arc, then glanced at Li Ke: "Don't call me Sony, call me Clarence."
Li Ke probably understands what Wilms means, and only those who are familiar with each other can call it a nickname like Sony.
"It's impossible to be unpopular, Sony, I promise, your score will not be double-point in this game."
Sony Wilms naturally dissatisfied, but on the other hand, he also understood that Li Ke's defense was indeed a skill. While attracting attention, Li Ke also aroused his fighting spirit.
After a roundabout way, Sony Wilms received the ball.
Immediately afterwards, Li Ke bumped into Charles Thomas who was pulling to the outside and giving cover.
Wilms used the cover to get rid of Li Ke and immediately faced Xiao Du's backup defense.
He wanted to avoid Li Ke, but he didn't expect that Xiao Du's defense was not weak at all, and his long arms covered him tightly.
There was a wolf in front and a tiger in the back, and Wilms decided to pass the ball decisively.
"Charles Thomas received the ball, and it was Sheldon who defended him. It seemed that he could play against the small..."
CBS's commentary seat, Shannon Sharp's words were very dull, and then there was a turning point, and he smiled and said, "Although, it's highly likely that he won't be able to fight."
Charles Thomas's specialty is to push through the face frame or back frame, and then wait for an opportunity to jump shot from the middle distance.
But he never expected that his first step was to break through with strength and encounter a crushing defeat.
He rushed for a moment, Li Ke opened his arms and firmly stuck him.
Charles Thomas could only turn around, and then pushed forward twice in a back posture, but still remained motionless.
He had already felt the huge gap in strength, and in desperation, he had to pass the ball back.
"The wild boar team has a very high tactical qualities, and there are almost no forced or random attacks..."
Arkansas played very reasonably, but it was reasonable. It was basically unlikely to reorganize the offense and tear open the defense line of the University of Texas because there was not enough time.
In the end, Beverly scored a three-pointer.
Bang!
The basketball smashed the frame and was taken off by Xiao Du.
"Counterattack!"
On the court, someone shouted loudly, and Li Ke rushed out.
Then, a sudden sound came from my ears: "Return to defend and return to defense!"
When Li Ke saw Sony Wilms suddenly turning back, he was a little surprised. He looked up and saw that the basketball was already in Beverly's hands.
"Patrick Beverly suddenly rushed out and copied the basketball from Kevin Durant's hand!"
Beverly, who completed the interception, rushed to the basket and made a layup, and the Boars scored first!
"Stealing, one-stop layup, Patrick Beverly was in excellent form in this game!"
Beverly, who staged a solo show, kept waving his arms and then put his right hand next to his ear. The fans of the Boars responded immediately, cheering enthusiastically, and the fans of the Longhorn booed.
Xiao Du, excited Beverly, frowning Li Ke, and Sony Wilms who were dormant in the dark.
The entire Veterans Memorial Stadium was in chaos...
Chapter completed!