Chapter 40: Victory and Defeat in between
"We all knew about Anjie and Brooke before the game. Lopez is bound to spark in this game, but what we didn't expect was that the Stanford Crimson team would play such a close game against the Iowa State University Whirlwinds. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 There was still the last minute of the info game, the score on the field was 77 draws, and the round of 64 in the first round was so exciting, I can't imagine what the rest of the game will look like. ”
The commentators sat comfortably on the podium and enjoyed the game, while the players tensed their nerves one by one.
The Whirlwinds had three turnovers in this game, compared to eight at Stanford! Five of those were counter-attacked by the Whirlwinds, a statistic that may be the culprit that has put them in a tough battle now.
"Pass the ball patiently and carefully, we can't make a mistake in the last minute!" Larry. Miles gestured a finger.
"Brooke, don't be in a hurry, play slowly with that kid on the inside, your teammates will open up space for you!" Brooke. Lopez nodded, thinking about how Anjie would attack later.
"Last moments! him, what dark horses and grassroots, our ****** is a strong team! You're going to prove it at the last minute! 'Rickard isn't self-aggrandizing, his whirlwind team has really shown his quality.
The timeout is always so fast, and the performance of the cheerleading girls on the field does not ease the tension. The players walked back to the pitch and the minute they decided to stay began.
Kelly. Foster has a slow pace on the ball and can't manage any gaps and runs right now, so he has to make sure he can't make mistakes.
Stuck position, pushing, going around the front, and then stuck in position...... The war between the two centers began long before the ball was received.
A cautious Foster stopped his push two steps from beyond the three-point line. Taylor also lowered his weight and spread his arms. At such a critical moment, it only takes one ball to decide success or failure, and as a defender, he does not dare to be careless.
Robin. Lopez mentioned high posts to block Foster, but Mike. Taylor, however, deftly bypassed Robin, who had an exploding head, and he didn't give Foster room to break through.
Looking at Brooke, who was entangled with Anjie on the inside, Foster didn't dare to pass the ball rashly. He still needs to push a little more, and he can't do anything that he is not sure about now.
Foster did a few swinging crotch dribbles and then suddenly kicked to the ground. Taylor immediately stepped up, and he was much stronger than Foster in terms of strength.
However, Foster had no intention of breaking through on his own, he just wanted to get as close to Brooke as possible. Lopez only. Midway through the breakaway, Foster fed the ball firmly into Brooke's hands with a ground-hitting pass. All right! That's the end of his mission, and now all he needs to do is make room for Brookla.
Brooke. Lopez catches the ball, Ricard and Larry. Miles got up from his bench seats. An Jie immediately felt that the pores of his whole body were enlarged, and he finally came!
Brooke. Lopez tentatively moved his steps after getting the ball, making it difficult to figure out whether he was going to push back, turn or retreat.
Anjie knows Brooke. How powerful Lopez's inside footsteps are, but even if he risks being shaken, he has to keep changing his defensive position with Lopez's movements, this kind of guy can't leave him with a trace of space!
Push inside! False to the right! Angel began to move in Brooke's footsteps.
Step back! The shooting action has been made! An Jie didn't dare to jump rashly, but just raised his hands and stuck to it.
didn't make the first move, and at the moment when An Jie posted it, Brooke jumped up against An Jie's body!
"Want to make a foul!?" Anjie saw Brooke's intentions, and this trick Brooke. Lopez has tried and tested against other players, but the basketball IQ of the Chinese in front of him is no worse than his.
An Jie immediately stopped his steps, fortunately he was afraid that the speed of the forward pounce was not fast, otherwise the ball would have really hit it.
"Damn!" Brooke. Lopez was aiming for a foul from the beginning, and now he made such an awkward shooting posture and the other party was not fooled, and now Anjie's raised hands really interfered with his vision. Brooke, who was already jumping in the air, had to make a reluctant shot, even though Anjie defended the ball well, but Ricard's heart was still beating wildly after the basketball shot.
The basketball didn't deviate too far from the basket, and Brooke's soft touch ensured the direction of the basket's flight.
The basketball slammed into the hoop and bounced straight into the air. When the basketball fell for the second time, it still hit the basket. No one knows what the ball will turn out for, and the basketball looks as if it is deliberately playing tricks on the more than 10,000 spectators and players in the stadium.
The third time the basketball fell, this time it landed slightly outward.
Robin. Lopez's rebounding ability would have been better than Brooke's. Lopez is stronger, and Robin's offensive rebounds are better. He had been waiting under the basket for a long time, and the basketball did not fall and he never jumped rashly.
"It's now!" Robin saw the trajectory of the basketball and suddenly rose to the ground, this time the basketball did not touch the basket again, Robin. Lopez got the rebound with both hands.
There was not much time left for the attack, and Robin couldn't care about it so much. He landed on a quick second jump and was ready to end the game with a jump-and-dunk on the spot.
Hands getting closer to the basket, Robin. Lopez mustered up enough strength, and the next second he could wreak havoc on the basket.
Robin with both arms! Smash the ball into the basket.
"Boom!" The hoop made a loud noise, but the basketball didn't fall into the net!
Anjie successfully stopped Robin's dunk in the last moment, and he was not afraid of Robin's huge power, but bravely stretched out his palm to block between the ball and the basket.
Anjie and Robin. The huge force squeezing of Lopez's two sides sent the basketball flying far away, and now a total of four people are waiting at the landing point to compete for the covered flying basketball.
Mike. Taylor held Kelly in spite of the danger. Foster jumped to his feet and snapped the ball back into the air.
At this time, more and more people are joining the team to fight for the ball, but the four top interior players of the two teams are not involved, and they are ready to deal with sudden attacks or defenses.
Eventually, Anthony. Ben jumped hard to get the ball out. After landing on the ground, he immediately faced countless pairs of outstretched arms, Stanford did not dare to foul, and the Whirlwind players immediately dispersed, ready to receive the pass and turn the defense into offense.
There is no doubt that Stanford University used the full-court press, Anthony . Ben didn't have a good passing route, so he could only dribble and advance by himself with great interference from the opponent.
With 25 seconds left before the end of the game, Anthony . Ben stumbled the ball across the opposition half. Brooke. Lopez immediately went around to defend Angel, and Robin was not far away and ready to come back to help.
Taylor struggled to get out of the gap and picked up Anthony. Ben's pass. Now, the initiative is in the hands of the Whirlwinds.
Mike. Taylor has received Foster's meticulous "care", and now he can't pass the ball to Anjie no matter what way he uses, so he has to find another way!
Taylor took a few steps back, and Foster didn't dare to grab it, so he could only watch Taylor's movements from the front.
"Cruze!" Mike. Taylor saw the shooter in the bottom corner with his hand up for the ball, Cruze had just slipped past the baseline, and the crowded box slowed him down.
One of the few opportunities! Mike. Taylor passed the ball to Cruze in the bottom corner with both hands, but it was a little late.
Cruze jumps and shoots. Stanford's shooting guard keeps up with the jump, blocking.
The moment the basketball flew out, the four interior players were waiting under the basket. However, at the moment, the Lopez brothers have done a good job of blocking Anjie and Asakin outside, and this rebound looks like they are bound to win.
Originally, this was a key ball, Cruze was under a lot of pressure, and the interference of the opponent made him a little more powerful in this ball. The basketball didn't go into the net as hollow as before, but came out of the box!
Due to the excessive strength, the basketball bounced a little far, and the Lopez brothers, who were stuck on the inside, stood in a disadvantageous position.
Five seconds! Angel jumped high and grabbed the rebound before Brooke.
Four seconds! An Jie landed to hold the ball, and Brooke raised his hands and pressed it up, completely covering An Jie.
Three seconds! An Jie turned and jumped on one foot, and he had to lean back as much as possible in order to avoid the block.
Two seconds! Angel took the ball out, but Brooke didn't dare to foul and didn't jump, so the basketball was able to graze Brooke's fingertips and fly to the basket.
Due to his too tall height, An Jie's center of gravity was unstable due to his excessive backwards, and he fell directly to the ground, and he couldn't see the ball at all. Everyone in the audience stood up, and Wu Hua raised his hand in advance, eager for the basketball to enter the net.
One second! The orange basketball hit the rebound, and then obediently bounced into the net.
"Boom!" The stadium was overturned by cheers in an instant, and countless people stood up in this second, raising their arms high.
An Jie, who fell to the ground, didn't know if the fans were cheering because they had scored a goal or because they didn't cheer for the ball.
But when he saw Mike. As Taylor danced on top of himself, he finally knew the outcome.
"Anjie! Lore! Lore! Lore! Great Chinese! Great center! AnJie bless Iowa State! "Paul. Philips was almost on the verge of climbing onto the stage, but Bill had been holding him by the side.
"We're on the cut! Top 32! Because of you! Because of you! "Mike. Taylor shouted excitedly in Angel's ear, and then the rest of Team Whirlwind's teammates joined the team. Cruze, Ben, C.J. Fords, Joey. Kyle, the last heaviest Byrne. Asakin also took a man to the top.
After the ball was scored, Ricard also rushed to the field excitedly, but was pressed down by a bear hug from Asakin.
Brooke. Lopez sat down on the ground as soon as he saw the basketball go into the net, burying his head between his hands, and the liquid that came out of his fingers was sweat or tears......
First defeated UCLA by three points, and now he was eliminated by the Whirlwind team, Brooke is not reconciled, why does God love to play such a joke with him. His college basketball career was over, and this damn lore ended his college basketball career.
Robin. Lopez didn't react as much as his brother, he just crossed his hands on his hips and looked at the whirlwind crowd not far from him. This doesn't mean that Robin doesn't care about losing, but the difference in their personalities makes them behave in this way.
"Gone, brother." Robin held out a hand to Brooke, who was sitting on the ground. "It's time for us to go to the NBA."
All these pictures did not escape Wu Hua's camera. The loser, the winner, the excited, the painful, he saved all the pictures. This set of contrasting photos has become the most precious part of Anjie's basketball career.
Crazy confrontation.
Crazy game.
Crazy lore.
Crazy March.