The UCLA Bruins, who have been soaring all the way in the game, once again reached the "Sweet Sixteen". The word agent on Krent's head is also almost certain to be removed. The Bruins' performance in the tournament has also attracted the attention of major media outlets and NBA teams. Eddie, the number one star on the Bruins? Obonor is the team's most media-focused player, and the physical, well-rounded senior is poised to challenge for this year's NBA draft title. Main point guard Teus? Edney has also caught the attention of some teams, but his lack of height of less than 1.8 meters has greatly affected his appeal to NBA teams, as this height, regardless of the position he plays, can become a defensive hole for the team. Czech center George? Zidike is also quite concerned by various NBA teams, and in this era, big men who are more than two meters and one hundred meters tall will cause many teams to scramble as long as they are not too bad in confrontation. Liu Han's excellent projection ability has also attracted the attention of some NBA teams, including UCLA-born Reggie? Miller's team, the Indiana Pacers, has been trying to give Reggie ? Miller is looking for a suitable replacement.

The Bruins' next opponent is the University of Utah, who will travel to Salt Lake City.

Inside the University of Utah basketball team training gym in Salt Lake City, the team is in the training hall of the head coach Rick? Regular training is underway under Megales. In this team, which only emphasizes confrontation and defense, a muscular yellow man is training hard.

"Hey, horse, did you hear that? Our next opponent has one of your compatriots, I heard that the three-point is very powerful, do you know him? "Andre resting between trainings? Miller said to his teammate ****.

Ma Jian, the former main small forward of the Chinese national team, a Hebei man who worked hard for his basketball dream. After participating in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Ma Jian resolutely set foot on the land on the other side of the ocean, despite the Chinese Basketball Association's decision to permanently disqualify his national team. Originally, before coming to the United States, UCLA had promised to give Ma Jian, who had performed well in the Olympic Games, a full sports scholarship, but then gave up on him for various reasons. With Majors' help, he joined a "small" university, Utah Valley Community College. After two years of hard life, Ma Jian finally successfully joined the University of Utah with his outstanding performance.

"China has a population of nearly a billion people, and I can't know them all, Andre. As for UCLA, I'll give them good looks in the game. Ma Jian, who has lived in the United States for three years, now speaks English fluently.

In the arena of the Delta Air Lines Center, the UCLA Bruins are working on adaptation. George standing on the sidelines? Krent is imagining the future of the team with great ambition.

"George, what's going to be the next game? Utah isn't an easy team to play against, and their point guard Andre? Miller is a very good player with a high ball IQ and I'm worried that Teus will be the main point of attack in this game. "George? After Krent took office, he let the original physical trainer Reid? Blake doubled as an assistant coach.

"Indeed, at Teyus, Andre? Miller will definitely choose to play physically strong, and Utah newcomer Van Horne has a very good projection, and we definitely missed him in the game. When the time comes, I'll have Han as the starting point guard, and I'm sure he'll be able to give Andre? Miller had some surprises, and Teyus came off the bench to effectively put George? Zidike's might came into play. ”

"Oh, by the way, George, do you remember the horse from three years ago? Is that the same Huaguo small forward who didn't make it to UCLA because of qualifications? Reid talked about the thing that made George feel very regretful, George was very optimistic about **** back then, but in the end he still couldn't join UCLA.

"Well, I remember, that incident is indeed a bit regrettable, what, is he at the University of Utah now?"

"Yes, he's now Van Horn's ......, it's a shame." Reid doesn't know if it's a pity for **** or a pity for UCLA.

"Hey, Han, you might have your compatriot on the field next night." Teus, who has been in school for four years, generally knows about the **** situation.

"Oh, I'm the only one in our team, who else? New to the scene? Liu Han was a little puzzled by Teus's words.

"Han, I think you need to study English again, hahaha, I'm talking about having your compatriots on the University of Utah team." Liu Han's sometimes casual reactions always bring joy to his teammates.

"Oh, is it? Then I'm going to have to say hello to them, I really haven't seen many of our people here with you. ”

"Every day like you, it's either the stadium or home, how can you meet other compatriots, but we're really a little worried about when you practice and practice crazy."

The arena at the Delta Air Lines Center in the evening was packed with spectators, and in Utah, people are always passionate about two things, basketball and religion.

Liu Han found the compatriot in a white jersey opposite, and his sturdy figure was very athletic.

"Hello, my name is Liu Han, eighteen this year, uh, no, nineteen." Liu Han was very happy to be able to see his compatriots on the court and chose to take the initiative to say hello.

"Oh, it's you, my name is Ma Jian, hello." Ma Jian seemed a little unenthusiastic about Liu Han.

Liu Han usually passively accepts being questioned, but today he met Ma Jian, who had some resentment towards UCLA, and Liu Han, who couldn't continue, was a little embarrassed and couldn't help scratching his head.

Liu Han's somewhat silly actions made Ma Jian regret a little. It seems that this little brother is an honest man, Ma Jian thought so in his heart.

"Let's play well later, and we'll talk when the game is over."

The Bruins started in this game by: point guard Liu Han; Shooting guard Sam? Jackson; Small forward Eddie? Obonno; Power forward James? Cal; Center Thomson.

At the University of Utah, Ma Jian sat on the bench, and he has been on the bench for long periods of time since the arrival of Van Horne, who has excellent shooting ability.

Ma Jian is a little curious about this "honest man" compatriot who can be the team's starting point guard, he grew up with a domestic basketball education, and has received long-term training in the United States, so he knows very well what the newcomers from China are like, and how big the gap is with the young people trained in the United States Ma Jian is also very clear.

Liu Han was attacked by the opposing point guard Andre at the beginning? Miller's tight defense, Andre? Miller's physical fitness is very good, and he followed Liu Han all over the court as soon as he opened the game. It seems that the University of Utah also has an in-depth understanding of the Bruins and knows that Liu Han has outstanding shooting ability.

Liu Han took the ball steadily through the half court and then handed it to his teammate Sam? Jackson, who himself started to play to the bottom left corner, is the usual opening tactic that the Bruins have arranged for Liu Han.

Liu Han began to run along the bottom line to the bottom corner of the other side. He found that the opponent's defender was following him very closely in the running position, and he couldn't completely shake off the defense to catch the ball.

The Bruins in the middle made a feint to run to the baseline to cover Liu Han and then suddenly ran back to the left corner. Jackson immediately passed the ball to Thomson, who shook off the defender, and Thomson received the ball and hit a mid-range shot to score two points. Is this tactic George? Krent specially arranged, he knew that Liu Han now has a sense of deterrence, and this center's tactic of covering Liu Han has been used many times in previous games, and the head coach of the University of Utah will definitely notice this, but they certainly wouldn't have thought that this unknown backup center of the Bruins has an excellent mid-range shooting.

The Bruins' opening tactical changes made the University of Utah head coach Rick? Megales is in a dilemma, and he is well aware of Liu Han's role on the pitch, which is the same as Van Horn in his own team.

The offense of the University of Utah, Liu Han entangled the opponent's point guard Andre? Miller. Liu Han, whose height and arm length are better than the other party, gave Andre? Miller was under a lot of pressure, and he had never seen such a difficult defense in a game.

Utah University Van Horn is known as the "Bird No. 2" with excellent shooting ability and high ball intelligence. After Miller's pass, a feint to continue the pass shook off Eddie, who was defending him? Obonno, and then hit a three-point shot directly.

Here, Liu Han also successfully got rid of Andre in the Bruins' offense? Miller's defense hit a three-pointer from the catch, and there was a three-pointer between the two teams on the court.

When he saw Liu Han's performance off the field, he was surprised, because Liu Han did not show the slightest discomfort, which was completely different from what he imagined Liu Han to look like on the field.

The University of Utah relied on Van Horn's breakaway point to score two points from a dunk by the center. Liu Han successfully restrained Andre in defense? Miller, but Van Horn has also shown his quality in attack.

After the Bruins served in the backcourt, Liu Han steadily dribbled the ball through the half, center Thomson mentioned the outside line to cover Liu Han, the University of Utah did not change the defense, Liu Han grabbed Andre? Miller was delayed for a short time and hit a three-pointer straight away, 5-8.

Back at the University of Utah's offense, Van Horn was once again powerful, across Eddie? Obonno's defense hit a three-pointer to tie it 8-8, and the game was in a scorching state from the start.

George on the sidelines? Krent is in the chest, and the opposing head coach Rick? Megales, on the other hand, looked a little anxious, because he knew the strength of his bench and knew that the Bruins had not fully revealed their cards.

Ma Jian was very surprised by the strength of his "honest man" compatriot, he knew very well that he drove himself to the bench Van Horn's strength, and he could compete with Van Horn on the court for three points, which was enough to see his compatriot's excellent shooting ability, and what surprised Ma Jian the most was Liu Han's ability to fight on the court, which was not inferior at all.

The back and forth between the two teams in the game went on very quickly, and the Bruins relied on Liu Han and Eddie? Obonno's brilliant play led to 22 points with just eight minutes into the first half, while the University of Utah players were no slouch, with Van Horn scoring 14 points alone to tie the game at 20-22 and the Bruins taking a narrow lead. Liu Han hit four shots from beyond the three-point line in the first eight minutes of the game, all of which were hit, while Van Horn also hit three three-pointers, and the two were evenly matched.