Almighty legend life

Chapter 32 Showdown with the defending champion
After the UCLA Bruins entered the top 64 of the NCAA Tournament, they have been in full swing. Every game is basically resolved within 15 minutes of the second half. The strong attack power and smooth offensive system have attracted the attention of the media and audience.

The 1995 NCAA Championship Finals was held on April 540, local time in Seattle. The Seattle Dome, which can accommodate [-] people, was full of seats. Many celebrities from all walks of life and retired NBA legends came to Seattle to support their respective teams. Cheering for the team, UCLA legendary star "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also accompanied his mentor John Wooden to Seattle to cheer for his alma mater.

"Karim, how does it feel to come to the NCAA finals again?" John Wooden, who was very excited, said to his proud disciple.

"It doesn't feel so good, John. Now I wish I could be 30 years younger and fight with this group of young people on the field." The legendary star who has retired for six years still misses his youth.

"Haha, this is not very good, Karim, it is the world of young people now, you can choose another way to fight with them, have you considered being a successful coach, Karim?" John Wu Deng tried to pass on his experience and abilities to his disciples.

"John, you know, I'm a qualified player, but I can't be a qualified coach. Every time I stand on the court, I think about how to dominate the game and watch others perform on the court. , I’m about to have a heart attack.”

"Karim, you're right, every very successful player can't be a successful coach because they spend so little time on the sidelines, haha, most of the time is spent on the court."

The Bruins' opponent today is the last champion, the University of Arkansas Wild Boars. In last year's NCAA finals, the University of Arkansas Wild Boars defeated the Duke University Blue Devils 76-72 to win the championship.

The head coach of the Wild Boars, Nolan Richardson, had a very successful NCAA coaching career. Since he took over the Wild Boars in 1985, he has gradually built this previously poor team into a strong NCAA team. It defeated Duke to win the final championship, and the team's small forward Chris Williamson also won last year's MOP (Most Valuable Player of the Final Four).This year, the Wild Boars are ambitious and ready to defend the championship. The team leader Chris Williamson has more experience, and the shooting guard Clint McDaniel is also maturing. Facing the Bruins who have not won the championship for 20 years, The Wild Boars are full of confidence up and down.

The head coach of the Bruins, George, continued to arrange for the team to play small ball tactics in this game. The opponent's wild boars have a strong striker and are also very fast.

"Liu, are you nervous? I can't seem to find where my hands are!" The backup center Thomson, who had a good relationship with Liu Han before the game, said to Liu Han.

"Isn't your hand on your arm? I'm not nervous, but I feel like going to the toilet." Anyone facing such a big scene will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.

"Guys, relax. Of course, I have to relax too. To be honest, I really want to go to the bathroom, haha. Well, now, we don't need to think about anything else. You will have a lot of fun." Good future, will make a lot of money, be a big star, in the near future one of you will definitely invite me to a party at his mansion in Beverly Hills, but, that's all in the future, and right now, we don't need to think about it , win this game, and everything will come true." The words of head coach George Krent are quite provocative.

As soon as the game started, Chris Williamson, the No. [-] star of the Wild Boars, began to show off. After receiving the jump ball from his teammate and winning the ball, he came to the frontcourt and faked away his defending Eddie Bonno. Points, the wild boars started very fast.

The Bruins attacked, Tejus dribbled the ball and after halftime Liu Han took the initiative to come up to meet him, Eddie Bonno ran back and threw off the defender to the bottom corner, Tejus passed the ball to Eddie Bonno, Eddie When Di caught the ball, he attracted the attention of the Wild Boars defending Liu Han, and the ball was passed to Liu Han immediately.After receiving the ball, Liu Han hit a three-pointer without any hesitation. The Bruins' offensive speed is not weaker than their opponents.

Eddie's reputation is much greater than that of Liu Han, who is still a rookie, so the Wild Boars attach great importance to Eddie's defense in this game.

In this game, Liu Han defended the wild boars shooting guard Clint McDaniel, a very fast white player who also has a very good shooting ability.

The Wildboars' offense, which gave the ball to veteran small forward Williamson after a quick drive to half court.Aidio Bonno, who was afraid that his opponent would break through him again, moved a little further away from Williamson this time.Williamson observed that his teammate Clint had relied on the cover of his teammates to get rid of Liu Han. He passed the ball immediately. Clint caught the ball and turned around to shoot. When Liu Han caught up with him, the opponent had already made a shot. Yes, 4 to 3.

The Bruins were attacking, and Teus saw that the opponent's defenders were a little far away, so he was going to try his own touch, but the ball went out of the frame without accident.The biggest problem for Teyous in the draft in the future is that his shooting is not stable yet.

The Wild Boars center who grabbed the rebound immediately threw the ball to Williamson who had already run to the frontcourt. The Wild Boars formed a three-on-one situation, and only Liu Han returned to the defense.The experienced Williamson saw that Liu Han was the only one defending, so he chose to layup directly. Liu Han was close to Williamson from the side, but the opponent relied on his height advantage to rely on Liu Han to advance the ball steadily. , Liu Han, who was inexperienced, was also called for a foul by the referee, and the score became 7-3 after the extra penalty hit.

In fact, Liu Han's defense just now didn't have a big problem, and he was in between judgment and non-judgment, but the opponent was the MOP of the previous year, and Liu Han was still a yellow race, so the referee would undoubtedly take care of the opponent when making penalties.

In the offense of the Bruins, Liu Han was closely followed by the opponent's shooting guard Clint, and he couldn't easily receive the pass from his teammates.Eddie Bonno of the Bruins broke through and gave the ball to center Thomson at the top of the arc, but Thomson, who was still a little nervous, actually made a three-point shot.The wild boars shooting guard Clint, who was lucky to get the ball, threw the ball to the fast break Williamson at the first time, and only Liu Han returned to the defense of the Bruins.Just like the copy of the previous goal, the experienced Williamson once again scored two plus one, 10 to 3, and the Bruins fell into a passive situation.

The head coach of the Bruins, George, was very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty. Liu Han's two defenses were fouled for the first time, but the second time Liu Han had carefully avoided the opponent, but the referee still blew it. Foul, Liu Han, who had two fouls on his back, had to go down to rest as soon as the game started.

"Hey, guys, have you gotten used to it? This is the atmosphere of the finals. I have to say that your performance just now will make people wonder how you made it to the finals. Now, Liu must step down and we must make adjustments. George Zidek, when you come on the court, you need to protect the backcourt rebounds and strive for the frontcourt rebounds. The opponent's center is not as tall and heavy as you. Now you need to play a role. Eddie, I need you in this game Fire with all your strength, I will give you the right to shoot, but you must ensure that you are optimistic about the opponent's Williamson. Boys, abandon all distracting thoughts that are useless now, we are chasing the champion."

Liu Han was very depressed about not being able to play, but there was nothing he could do. If he played now and fouled again, it would be even more difficult for the Bruins to play the rest of the game. Liu Han is now the most important outside firepower for the Bruins.

"Liu, don't be discouraged. Sometimes there are things on the field that you can't decide by yourself. Now you observe the game carefully, look for it, and see if there are any flaws in the opponent's Wild Boars. Later, you need to bring a substitute player to the field to quickly catch up. What about the score?" George comforted the depressed Liu Han.

The situation on the field began to fall into a stalemate after the players of the Bruins gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the final. The Bruins were very helpless to the opponents Williamson and Clint on the outside. It is said that it is as wide as the sea, and it can be cast in any way.The Wild Boars basically had nothing to do with the Bruins' tactics of attacking the inside. The super-physical Eddie Bonno and the tall George Zidek ravaged the Wild Boars' inside.

About 10 minutes into the game, the score of the two teams was 21 to 14, and the gap has been hovering around seven or eight points.

"John, it seems that my junior has encountered some troubles. To be honest, I want to go up and help." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has retired, is still full of enthusiasm for the game.

"Karim, don't worry, I believe this group of young people will surprise us." John Wooden seemed very calm, not worried at all.

In the auditorium, Safina felt very anxious for Liu Han. After playing for a while, Liu Han was off due to foul troubles.

"Damn, this referee is also an idiot. He is definitely a racist. Liu didn't even touch that guy when he was defending. If this was in the boxing ring, he would be thrown tomatoes." Boff was upset with the referee.

After 10 minutes of the game, the two teams gradually replaced the substitute players, and Liu Han also appeared again.

Liu Han was in charge of handling the ball after he came on the court, because the Bruins didn't have a proper point guard on the bench after Hudson White left the team.Hudson White quit the team angrily because he was dissatisfied with the new head coach George's care of Liu Han.

Liu Han showed his talents as soon as he came on the court. He first caught the opponent's substitute player's lack of concentration and made a three-pointer. With two points, the score of the two teams was chased to 21 to 19.

Wild Boars head coach Nolan Richardson quickly called a timeout.The Wild Boars, who came back from a timeout, paid more attention to Liu Han in defense. Now Liu Han, who has basically no breakthrough ability, was successfully restricted by the opponent's close defense.

The Bruins felt very bad today, and the substitute players collectively turned into blacksmiths. Perhaps the tense atmosphere of the final made the players who had never participated in the final feel tense.

The strength of the wild boars' substitute players is also good. They seized the mistakes of the Bruins and started to fight back. The scores of the two teams gradually opened up. When the game progressed to 7 minutes into the first half, the Bruins scored 42 to 29. Thirteen points behind the opponent.

(End of this chapter)