Chapter 22: Entering the Round of 64

The UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans are played on the home court of the USC, and the Bruins' poor regular season record means they will remain the away team for the rest of the playoffs.

The new acting head coach of the Bruins, George? Krent did not plan to hide the existence of Liu Han's big killer in the next game, because at this point, Liu Han's performance has been recorded by almost all NCAA team head coaches. The shocking reversal in the last game against Stanford University has made some media begin to pay attention to Liu Han, the strange skin color not only brought Liu Han discrimination to some people, but also made him more concerned, the United States is a country that advocates individual heroism, Liu Han's efforts to turn the tide in the last game made many UCLA fans like him.

George made some changes to the team's starting lineup, and he made the main center George? Zidyk went to bring in the substitute and promoted the original substitute center Thomson to the starting position, although Thomson's movement speed and the main center George? Zidike's is similar, but Thomson has a good mid-range shot, which can cooperate with Liu Han to better open up the team's offensive space in the attack. Main center George? Although Zidik is a little unhappy with being on the bench, considering that he is a senior and needs more data to help him get a better position in the future NBA draft, he is the core of the team when he comes off the bench, and he believes that when the team encounters a tough battle, the head coach will definitely think of him first.

Due to the brawl in the last game, the Bruins' main point guard Teyus? Edney and backup point guard Hudson? White was suspended for one game each, and Liu Han had to continue to play a cameo role at point guard in the next game against the Trojans. The shooting guard position is still the conscientious Sam? Jackson, the team's current number one star Obonor plays the small forward position, with his height and strength, coupled with the experience accumulated after four years of college play, he can basically guarantee a complete victory over the small forward of other teams. The No. 4 power forward is still James, who is two meters and one zero tall? Karl, this player has a poor shot, but he has the speed to move and the ability to play well for his height. The center forward is Thomson, who has a sharp mid-range shot.

George's tactics are very simple, that is, to fight with the opponent to attack, in defense is a single defense, one-on-one, the opponent can score a goal, and maximize the characteristics of Liu Han's shooting in the offense.

Safina Yoshri? Wellington went to watch the game but was rejected by the other party, because Cherry had already put Mark ? Plante is left behind, and she has her sights set on a new target: the star quarterback of the school football team.

Safina came to the school's basketball hall early, she wanted to occupy a closer seat to watch Liu Han's performance, although she was also a USC student, but Safina cared more about Liu Han. Liu Han is the kind of person that Safina has never been in contact with, although Safina has had many boyfriends before, but she has never seen this type like Liu Han, who has a great contrast between life and on the court.

George can't remember the first time he's stepped into the arena, the two Los Angeles schools have played many games in the past four years, and they should be very familiar with each other, but in the intercollegiate competition before the start of the regular season, the Trojans' newcomer Mark ? Plante caused the Bruins a lot of trouble, but Liu Han came on and quickly equalized and eventually defeated the opponent, but in the regular season, the stubborn former head coach of the Bruins, Jim? Harrick has not arranged for Liu Han to play, and the team was beaten home and away by the Trojans. Now, George felt it was time to surprise the Trojans.

The Bruins' change of formation caught the Trojans' head coach a little off guard, and he didn't think of George? Krent will put the team's main center on the bench, and he originally planned to continue the tactics of the last two games with the Bruins and use speed to drag down the Bruins, but now the Bruins with Liu Han and replaced the big center are not much worse than the Trojans in terms of speed.

As soon as the game started, Liu Han gave the opponent a slap to Ma Wei and faced Mark? Plante's three-pointer gave everyone on the Trojans a sad memory of the two teams in the matchup.

Liu Han's chic action of turning his head and walking away after shooting made Safina, who was watching the game on the sidelines, couldn't help jumping up and cheering Liu Han.

Liu Han also saw Safina standing up in a group of raised middle fingers to applaud himself, and he couldn't help but touch the position of the avatar Safina and smiled.

The head coach of the Trojans, who saw Liu Han's performance, shouted loudly on the sidelines: "Wrap him, wrap him desperately." ”

In the next game, Liu Han received meticulous defensive treatment from the Trojans, Liu Han only had someone come up as soon as he passed the half, and Liu Han, who was not very experienced, could only hand the ball to Obonor or Sam? Jackson came to organize the offense, and he still started to run without the ball, but what Liu Han didn't expect was that the Trojans were doing everything to defend him, and even Liu Han was running with two people at any time.

After observing the situation on the field, Obonno decided to start attacking on his own, and since Liu Han had successfully attracted the opponent's defense, as a star player of a star college team, he naturally would not let go of such an opportunity.

In less than five minutes of the first half, the Bruins took a double-digit lead as they lost 19-9 to the Trojans.

After the Trojans used a trap on Liu Han, the rest of the Bruins began to take turns attacking the Trojans' interior, and the Bruins, who were superior in numbers in the offense, quickly pulled away and caused two fouls each by the opposing center and power forward.

About eight minutes into the first half of the game, Liu Han and Obunno were replaced. Zidike came on the pitch and began to ravage the opponent's substitute centre-forward, who was only two meters and four meters tall.

The USC crowd booed loudly as the score spread out on the court, both in response to the Bruins and in criticism of the poor performance of the home ball.

At halftime, the Bruins had a 22-point lead of 52-30, George felt that Liu Han didn't need to play anymore, but George still arranged for Liu Han to play in the second half, and what Liu Han needs most now is experience on the court, these things can only be experienced by himself, and it is basically impossible to learn from others.

About 10 minutes into the second half, the USC crowd was already exiting the stadium, and they couldn't bear to watch their team be ravaged on the field.

Ultimately, the result of this knockout match was a 93-69 victory for the Bruins, who will face the winner of the last knockout opponent of the Pacific 10-School League, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, four days later. If the Bruins win this next game, they will have a direct spot in the round of 64 of the NCAA.

The team's new look and attacking power led George to imagine where his team could go.

The Bruins are also starting to regain their confidence, and by the end of the regular season, many of the Bruins had largely lost faith in the season, but now it seems that the team may be able to achieve something in the upcoming round of 64.

Four days later, the Bruins traveled to Arizona against the University of Arizona Wildcats.

The Wildcats got to know the Bruins before the game, and when they learned that the Bruins had a yellow shooter, the head coach of the Wildcats didn't pay much attention to it, because in his opinion, the core player of the Bruins is point guard Teyus? Edney, small forward Obonor and center George? Zidike, he didn't think a skinny yellow man with some shooting ability could be very powerful.

On the day of the game, the Bruins submitted a starting lineup that surprised the head coach of the Wildcats. Krent still didn't have a center as he did in the last game? George? Zidik came out, and he didn't even start the slower-moving Thomson, and the good moving power forward James? Karl as the team's starting center, Obonor at the top of the No. 4 position to play power forward, Sam? Jackson plays small forward, Liu Han plays shooting guard, and the captain Teus, who has ended his suspension? Edney was the starting point guard, and the Bruins were a surprisingly faster team.

As soon as the game opened, the speed of the Bruins caught the opponent off guard, point guard Tejus passed the ball through the half court and passed directly to Liu Han outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left side, Liu Han did not pause after receiving the ball and hit three points, Liu Han's extremely fast shooting speed made the opponent not react at all, and the entire offensive time was less than eight seconds.

The center of the Wildcats struggled with the rest of the offense, and he found that as soon as he dribbled, Bruins players would come up and cover the ball, and today his home basket was like a lid, and the ball that was distributed to his outside teammates after he encountered the bag was ironed.

The Bruins grabbed the rebound and quickly launched a counterattack after the opponent's shot missed, and the team's overall running speed was much faster than that of the Wildcats, so whether it was Liu Han's three points in the counterattack or Obonno's layup after the breakthrough, the Wildcats were caught off guard.

Just ten minutes into the first half, the Bruins led by 13 points, 29-16. Substitute center George? Zidik also made a big splash in the game, scoring 14 points and seven rebounds in the next seven minutes of playing time, and rewarded the opposing backup center with three big hats in a row.

At halftime, the Bruins led by 24 points, 63-39, and the 63 points were also the highest score of a half for the Bruins this season. Liu Han made six three-pointers in the first half and missed a single shot.

After the start of the second half, the Wildcats also made certain changes to the situation on the court, but the Bruins had such a big killer as Liu Han, and the three points of God made the opponent frightened, and if Liu Han was clamped, it would cause other Bruins players to be vacant.

With five minutes left in the game, the Bruins made a substitution as the game was almost garbage time, and the Bruins, who were leading their opponents by 33 points 87-54, were sure they had a spot in the NCAA round of 64.