Chapter 33: The Champion's Reward

On April 3, 1995, at the Seattle Dome Coliseum in the United States, this year's NCAA finals had entered the final stage, and the game was over in less than three minutes, and the UCLA Bruins led the University of Arkansas Wild Boars by seven points 79-72, and the Bruins were one step away from the final championship.

The head coach of the Wild Boars, Nolan Richardson, has called the team's last timeout, with two and a half minutes left and a seven-point deficit in the score, the University of Arkansas seems to have reached the end of its title defense.

At the end of the timeout, the players of the Wild Boars came on the field with a hint of sadness on their faces, and the exhausted Crete McDaniel was substituted, and the players who came off the bench were so nervous that they couldn't seem to walk.

The Wild Boars' offense, all the team's hopes are pinned on the number one star Chris Williamson. Williamson, who was attacking with the ball, made a feint to the right and then stepped back to make a jumper, and the basketball drilled into the net with a strong spin, and Williamson's goal kept the last hope for the University of Arkansas Wild Boars, 75-79.

The Bruins' offense, the head coach George on the sidelines kept signaling to the players to play steady, and the next offense is very critical, as long as the Bruins can consume as much time as possible in the offensive time and finally score, then the outcome of the game will not be too much suspense.

The Bruins' main point guard, Teus Edney, dribbled the ball through the half, which will be the most crucial playmaking offense of his college career.

Time passed second by second, Teus has been controlling the ball at a distance of about two meters at the top of the arc, when there were ten seconds left in the offensive time, Liu Han and Edio Bonno came up to give Teus double cover, Teus successfully threw off his defender, but there was Williamson in front of the Boars in place, Teus stopped the ball and turned to pass the ball to Edio Bonno, who ran behind Teus after the cover, and there were five seconds left.

Edio Bonno hesitated, but pulled it up and prepared to make a move.

The Bruins' number one star's shooting action caught everyone's attention on the Wild Boars, but Edio Bonno threw the ball to Liu Han, who was empty in front of him, as he jumped to the top point.

Liu Han received the ball, there were two seconds left, jumped, his wrist shaky, and the basketball plunged into the net with a strong spin, as wonderful as ever. 75-82, with a minute and a half left in the game, there is not much time left for the Wild Boars.

"John, has that Eastern lad really been in contact with basketball for less than a year?" Former NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from the sidelines, expressed his curiosity about Liu Han to his mentor John Wooden, who has been an outstanding role player so far in such a championship-deciding game.

"Karim, I guess the college vacation is still very long, would you like to put this amazing kid in touch with some sparring partners? I would love to witness the miracle with you. ”

The University of Arkansas Wilds, who had no timeouts, had to serve in the backcourt, and the Bruins' fastest Tejus and Liu Han pressed all over the court, and the Wilds' point guard quickly passed the half court under the cover of his teammates before handing the ball to Williamson, the team's number one star.

Liu Han and Edio Bonno pinched the opponent's number one star together after pressing to no avail.

Williamson, who was caught between Liu Han and Edio Bonno, had to pass the ball to the open player who came on as a substitute Clint McDaniel, who hesitated to receive the ball and chose to shoot himself, because his teammates were now in the opposition's tight defense, and the most important thing the team needed now was to finish the attack as quickly as possible.

The open three-pointer was ironed by the player's nervousness and hesitation, and Edio Bonno struggled to grab the rebound that was relatively far away.

Time was running out, and the University of Arkansas Boars had to use foul tactics, and Adeo Bonno went to the free throw line.

The experienced Bruins' number one star hit two free throws, and the gap between the two teams has widened to nine points.

In the final moments, the Wild Boars didn't give up the game, and their number one star Williamson hit a three-pointer under intense pressure and defensive pull-outs, but the Bruins have replaced all the players on the court who didn't make the right free throws.

Liu Han walked to the free throw line with fifteen seconds left in the game, facing the basket, he seemed to remember some of the actions when Zhou Yibin taught him to shoot at the beginning, and hit two free throws steadily, 78-86, the University of Arkansas lost its last hope of defending the title.

The whistle blew at the end of the game, and the Bruins players who were standing on the sidelines rushed into the court, and the agile Teyus Eddie rushed to the game ball for the first time, and he planned to keep this basketball for the rest of his life.

Liu Han was hugged tightly by Edio Bonno, who was next to him, and he was still a little confused, because he didn't quite know what it meant to win the championship for a college player, but he liked the feeling of victory.

Safina also hugged LaBeouf excitedly on the sidelines, although she was not a UCLA student, she was still very happy for Liu Han.

"Haha, this lucky boy has only won the championship in his first year, no, I must let him go to boxing with me." LaBeouf thought to himself.

Bruins head coach George Crent, who was still in a tight action on the sidelines in the final moments of the game, looked a little calm, but the tears in his eyes still showed his excitement, and George, who had an uneventful career as a player, won the championship in his first year in charge.

At the end of the game, the Arkansas Wild Boars, who failed to defend their title, returned to the locker room alone, and only the Bruins players on the field celebrated the victory, and they hugged everyone around them excitedly.

Liu Han saw Safina and LaBeouf sitting on the sidelines, he walked over, LaBeouf and Safina stood up, LaBeouf, who has always been more poisonous to Liu Han, was just about to give Liu Han a hug to congratulate, but found that the little daughter next to him had rushed straight to Liu Han's arms, and then the next thing was almost so that the former boxer couldn't help but move.

After rushing to Liu Han's embrace, Safina stood on tiptoe and kissed Liu Han directly, who was still a little dazed.

Liu Han, who was originally a little confused by the warm atmosphere on the field, completely lost his soul after Safina kissed him, he only felt that two pieces of fragrant softness were attached to his lips, and a fiery body hugged him tightly, Liu Han's consciousness flew out of the clouds at once under this bold act.

"This is a reward for you, Mr. Champion." Safina said playfully to Liu Han after kissing Liu Han.

Liu Han barely heard Safina's words, and he felt some hot liquid flowing out of his nasal cavity.

LaBeauf, who was behind Safina, couldn't help but be a little annoyed after seeing his daughter's bold behavior.

"Hey, boy, it's time to let go, are you going to hold my daughter until tomorrow? Given that you've done a good job today, I'll let you go, and I'll make your nose bleed next time if I see something like this. After LaBeouf finished speaking, he also hugged Liu Han, who was still in a state of confusion.

The UCLA Bruins cut the Nets in front of the fans in front of the crowd by captain Teus, and after a season of ups and downs, the Bruins finally received the biggest reward, and several seniors on the team were extremely excited that their efforts were rewarded.

After a night's rest in Seattle, the Bruins returned to Los Angeles the next day, and when the team arrived at the school, almost all of the alumni came to the school to greet the school's new hero, and after exactly two decades, the UCLA Bruins were once again on the top of the NCAA podium.

The Bruins, who won the eventual championship, also became the big winners of this year's NCAA individual awards. Edio Bonno, who scored 30 points and 17 rebounds in the finals, won this year's semifinals MOP, and Liu Han was also selected for the best team of the semifinals along with Teyus Edney and Edio Bonno because of his excellent performance in the game, but unfortunately head coach George Krent was not selected for the best coach of the year due to seniority and the team's poor performance in the early games, and this award was awarded to the head coach of the University of Arkansas, Nolan Richardson.

The Bruins' graduating Edio Bonno, Teus Edney and center George Zidik have all said they will participate in this year's NBA draft, and the four years of college they have experienced together have been together until their senior year because of their yearning for NCAA championship honors, and now, they can go to the NBA without any regrets.

Liu Han and head coach George and Li Rui discussed and decided to play in college for another year, his current ability is not enough to achieve success in the NBA, rather than go to the NBA to sit on the cold bench, it is better to further strengthen their skills in college, Li Rui and George believe that with Liu Han's talent, after a lot of reasonable training, it will definitely surprise the team that will participate in the next NCAA competition.

After Safina's "forced kiss" incident, Liu Han couldn't help but think of how he felt that day when he saw Safina, he couldn't figure out why Safina was so close to him, but he felt that the reward was very good.

"Safina, I have something I want to ask you, is that every time I win the championship, do you reward me?" Liu Han, who was having dinner at LaBeouf's house, wanted to ask Safina to verify that he missed the "reward" on the day he won the championship.

"Oh, SHIT, I knew this kid was going to get an inch, and I told you boy, you wouldn't want to get my daughter's reward without my consent." LaBeouf, who couldn't hold back his anger, burst into a foul mouth at the dinner table.

"Honey, can you please not talk about something that is not quite appropriate during dinner, I don't want Sergei and Lily to grow up talking dirty." LaBeouf's beautiful wife used her grandson to put out the fire in an instant.

Safina looked at Liu Han, who was still looking at her stupidly, and winked playfully, the meaning in her eyes was obvious, there would always be a reward. Liu Han instantly understood Safina's eyes, and happily began to solve the steak in front of him.