Chapter 436: March Madness
"Are you going to watch the game tomorrow?"
"Look, the Rockets vs. the Thunder, Harden vs. the Thunder, it must be very exciting......"
"I didn't ask you about the NBA, I said the NCAA, March Madness, you went to the NBA, I don't know. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
"Uh...... NCAA so good-looking?"
"Of course, entering March is a single-elimination round, a winner, every game is a battle of life and death, every team will do their best, it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose in the game, sometimes a dozen seeds can also counterattack, kill the first few seeds, that exciting...... Tsk, anyway, you see that the NCAA is right, and it definitely looks a lot better than the current NBA regular season. ”
"Well, then I'll watch the NCAA tomorrow, you tell me which team is better......"
Conversations like this are everywhere, and the NCAA is really hot in March, and even the NBA has to concede to its popularity.
In the United States, the NBA's ratings drop a lot from January to March every year, and countless people abandon the NBA and go to the NCAA.
Even, when it comes to the NCAA finals, the NBA has to deliberately suspend the game for one day to show respect for the NCAA, which shows the popularity of the NCAA.
March Madness, where every game is a knockout game, every game is unpredictable, every game is full of hope, and it can also make countless people despair. In this month, countless people will pay attention to the NCAA, from US President Barack Obama, the world's richest man Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, to countless college students, and countless ordinary people, all crazy for this month's event.
Even, before March, many bookmakers have opened handicaps for fans to bet, and the noise is very hot.
In 2014, NBA Cavaliers owner Gil Berkan and Warren Buffett also held a tournament called "Perfect Prediction", where anyone who could successfully predict the structure of each NCAA playoff game would receive a $1 billion reward. But the problem is that with a probability of 1 in 92 billion guessing all the games correctly, it is almost impossible to get all the predictions right.
In history, there has been a super football emperor who predicted a total of 55 out of a total of 63 games, which is the limit of what can be achieved by human beings.
Because of the single-elimination format, which is extremely cruel and unpredictable, the NCAA playoffs are particularly attractive.
On March 3, the UCLA Bruins played their first playoff game against Wichita State University, the No. 15 seed in the Great West.
On this day, countless people poured into the stadium, and before 7 o'clock in the afternoon, the entire stadium was already crowded, and more than 20,000 people came to watch the game.
In the audience, there were UCLA fans and Wichita State fans, who were distinctly distinct, wearing different jerseys, each occupying a certain area, creating a stark contrast.
Some fans were holding small flags, banners, or symbols of their favorite teams, and the atmosphere was very hot and noisy.
At seven o'clock, players from both sides played.
For a while, the cheers and shouts in the audience were like a mountain and a tsunami, causing the entire stadium to shake.
The playoffs are all held in neutral cities, so it doesn't matter if they are home or away, and the number of fans on both sides is about the same, so no matter where the players come out, there are always cheers and boos, which sounds a little weird.
In the audience, Anne and Lucas sat in a relatively high seat, which was a ticket that Anne bought through a relationship.
Heading into March Madness, NCAA tickets are also becoming extremely sought-after.
"It's almost starting, I'm so nervous. Anne looked at the field.
"We're the No. 2 seed, and there's never been a shortage of bottom-ranked teams beating top-ranked teams, but it's rare. What's more, don't we still have Chen? With him, victory must be ours. Lucas said.
Anne loves to listen to this, her eyes are shining, looking at Chen Feng on the field, she nodded again and again: "Well, with Chen, you will definitely win." ”
There was also a game at the University of Oregon today, but Anne didn't go, but came to cheer for Chen Feng, if the University of Oregon people knew, I don't know what it would be like.
In another place, Zhao Yan and her father Zhao Gang sat together.
She also came today, at the cost of helping the family do an extra month's work, the free kind, and her mother didn't come, one is that her mother doesn't like basketball and can't understand it, and the other is to save money, and tickets to the playoffs can be expensive.
"Dad, it's about to start, do you think Chen Feng and they can win today?" Zhao Yan grabbed the corner of her clothes and asked nervously.
Zhao Gang glanced at him, and asked with a smile: "What do you say?"
"Yes. Zhao Yan nodded with a face and said firmly, "I must be able to." ”
"That's not it, I'm sure I'll win, UCLA is the No. 2 seed, don't worry. Zhao Gang smiled and comforted.
Zhao Yan pouted and said coquettishly: "I know, but I'm just worried, this atmosphere is too tense......"
In the front row, near the technical desk, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Wharton, and Kobe Bryant were all on the scene, and there was another person, Kobe's teammate on the Lakers, Jordan Farmar.
Jordan Farmar also graduated from UCLA, and it just so happened that the Lakers didn't play today, and I heard that Kobe Bryant was coming, so I came along and cheered for my alma mater.
At the same time, Huaxia.
The NCAA regular season is basically not broadcast live in China, but when it comes to the playoffs, some sports websites will still broadcast some games.
UCLA's match against Wichita State University was not very attractive in itself, but because of Chen Feng, a Chinese player, Penguin Sports, Xinlang Sports and other sports platforms negotiated with the NCAA and got the broadcast rights of this game.
At 10 a.m., countless Chinese fans were in front of their computers, waiting to watch the UCLA match against Wichita State University.
In Anyi City, Yu Qian's house, Yu Qian and Yu Xiaowei are at home, guarding the computer screen, waiting nervously and expectantly.
Chen Feng's family, Chen Feng's father Chen Jianguo didn't go to the company today, and his mother Zhang Xinlan also specially asked for leave, and also took Chen Feng's grandparents over, the family stayed in front of the TV, and the two old people were also a little impatient, and asked again and again why they didn't start.
"Dad, Mom, it's only a little past seven o'clock in the afternoon in the United States at this time, and it should be about ten minutes before it starts. Chen Jianguo said with a smile.
"Oh, that's right. Chen Feng's grandparents were stunned.
Anyi No. 1 Middle School, the principal's office, Principal Zhang, the director of education, Lu Fuyang and several other people gathered together and stared at the computer.