Chapter Forty-Eight: The Championship Showdown with Super High Ratings

On March 18, 1995, Michael Jordan, who had been away from the game for 17 months, officially made a comeback, wearing the number 45 jersey in the game against the Indiana Pacers, but unfortunately in the playoffs this season, they lost to the Orlando Magic with Big Shark O'Neal and "Penny" Hardaway, and the Magic were swept by the Houston Rockets in the Finals.

In the 95-96 season, Michael Jordan, who regained his original No. 23 number, led the Chicago Bulls in the NBA to no one, and they are on their way to the highest win percentage of the regular season.

On April 1, 1996, April Fool's Day, the 95-96 season of the NCAA Finals officially began, both teams with a large number of fans will face off at the Continental Route Arena in New Jersey, UCLA Bruins and Kentucky Wildcats are both outside offensive teams, both teams are also traditional strong teams in the NCAA, coupled with similar styles and excellent records, this game has attracted the attention of many fans across the United States, at the beginning of the game, The ratings are even close to last year's finals.

LaBeouf's home in Los Angeles, LaBeouf's family is watching Liu Han's game in front of the TV, they have no way to go to the scene to cheer Liu Han except Safina, Li Rui needs to take LinkedIn Gelwood High School to play in the high school league in Los Angeles, LaBeouf's wife received a big case and went on a business trip to New York, LaBeouf's eldest daughter Nasha has no way to take care of the two children at all, so LaBeeuf can only stay at home to watch the children, but Safina still went to the scene to cheer Liu Han, She even prepared a big surprise for Liu Han.

"Hey, my little princess and little warrior, do you want to watch that kid play? Haha, I see, you must want to see that kid being bullied, right? LaBeouf is always patient with his two lovely grandsons and granddaughters, but his words are still full of "poisonous tongues" towards Liu Han.

Before the game, the head coach of the Bruins, George Krent, said to the players who had been fighting for a season: "Boys, this is the last game of the season, no matter what the result is, I'm very proud of you, you played a convincing result and it was a testament to your efforts, so now let's enjoy the game and enjoy the thrill of winning when you beat your opponent in the game." ”

Liu Han was not particularly excited in the previous game, but he began to have some emotional fluctuations in this game, not for the glory of the championship, but when he thought of Safina's "champion reward" Liu Han would get goosebumps all over his body.

The game began under the watchful eyes of 20,000 spectators, and the seats closest to the court on the sidelines were filled with cultural and sports stars from all over the United States.

In the middle circle jump, Thomson of the Bruins unexpectedly won the victory, facing Nazel Mohammed, who was the same height as himself but weighed more than 130 kilograms, Thomson's not very good bounce defeated his opponent.

The attack of the Bruins, Liu Han took the ball to the front court and faced Tony Decker of the Wildcats to make a three-threat move, Decker knew that he did not have an advantage in the face of Liu Han, so he chose to prevent Liu Han's breakthrough, and the one-meter-eighty-eight tall Decker would not help even if he defended Liu Han's shots closely.

Liu Han saw that the opponent let himself shoot, so he pulled out the jump shot without the slightest hesitation, and the basketball crossed a beautiful arc and fell into the net. 3-0, the Bruins took the lead from the start.

In the less conspicuous audience on the sidelines, Graham Laphlin and his 20-year-old daughter Bonnie Gill Ravlin are watching the game seriously, Graham is not only a loyal fan of the Bruins, but also the bodyguard of Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Good shot, this Oriental kid's shot is really good, and he looks very calm."

"It's pretty good, and it's okay to look good, but it doesn't look strong enough." Bonnie, who is studying at the University of Southern California, actually doesn't like Liu Han, who plays her alma mater's team, she is still looking around during the game, but she sees her alumni Safina not far away, and she doesn't like the beautiful Safina Bonnie, she thinks Safina is too well-behaved, and she doesn't seem to be living in the United States in the 90s.

As the game continued, the Kentucky Wildcats pushed forward quickly after the baseline free throw, and in their team, except for the starting center Nazr Mohammed, who was slower, the rest of the players were quite agile.

Tony Deck, the point guard of the Wildcats, encountered Liu Han's defense after advancing to the front court, and the fierce and tough Decker did not like players like Liu Han very much, and the little white face was always despised by most players in competitive sports occasions.

Decker dribbled to the right side, Anthony Walker of the Wildcats just came over to block Liu Han's pursuit, Deck didn't hesitate at all to pull up a three-pointer, and returned Liu Han's score on his head just now. 3-3 draw.

At the beginning of the game, both teams attacked at a very fast pace.

The Bruins attacked, Liu Han quickly advanced to the frontcourt, center Thomson came out to cover Liu Han, Liu Han relied on the cover to shake off the Wildcats' Deck to break through the inside, the Wildcats' center Mohammed hurriedly made up the defense, Liu Han looked back at the moon and threw the ball to Thomson at the top of the arc, the latter shot and shot, the basketball rolled out after the basket shook a bit, just opened, Thomson's hand had not yet opened.

The Wildcats' offense, Deck hoisted the ball to power forward Walter McCady as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, Walter leaned his back against the defender and then turned around and hit a jumper to hit two points, and the Wildcats got into the groove faster than the Bruins arrived. 3 to 5.

The Bruins' offense, Liu Han took the ball to the front court and passed the ball to Pierce, who made the same move as Walter McCady of the Wildcats and hit a jumper, tied 5-5, and the two teams were evenly matched.

The fast pace and high hitting rate of the game drew a burst of exclamations from the spectators on the sidelines. Compared with the center tactics that are now popular in the NBA, the offensive routines of these two teams are simple, but the two sides of the game are competing with each other for speed like driving motorcycles, and this kind of game seems to make fans feel very enjoyable.

In the following games, the Wildcats have maintained a high shooting percentage, and their center Mohammed is more like a mascot on the court, only responsible for covering his teammates in the offense, and the rest is not very useful, but the Wildcats' outside players have a very high shooting percentage.

The Bruins also played a wonderful offensive coordination after gradually adapting to the atmosphere of the game, Liu Han's three-point game has always threatened the opponent, and Paul Pierce also bit the score tightly through skillful offensive skills.

By the 10-minute mark, the score was 23-25, with the Wildcats leading by two points, and the 10-minute score of the two teams was almost as many as many NCAA teams scored in the 15-minute first half.

The attack of the Bruins, Liu Han advanced at high speed with the ball, Paul Pierce mentioned the online cover, Liu Han shook his hand after passing the cover, and the basketball came to Paul Pierce's hands after hitting the ground, the classic blocking and dismantling cooperation, in the face of the opponent's interior player Paul Pierce did not have any fear, he ended the attack with a slam dunk, and the wonderful dunk detonated the atmosphere on the court.

The Wildcats immediately returned the favor in the next offense, and Anthony Walker also shook off the Bruins' defense with a counterrun to dunk the ball in the air, 25-27, and the Wildcats held the Bruins down to death.

Bruins head coach George Krent, who was on the sidelines, decided to make a change when he saw that the game had been so deadlocked, and he called a timeout after the dead ball.

"Well done, boys, it's good, the pace of the opposition is not worse than ours at the moment, so we need to change the pattern of the game, in defense I need you to compress the opponent's space, they hit the ball today, but it won't be all over the court, first disrupt their rhythm with fouls. In the offense, Liu, now you need to stand up, the opponent's guards are not too tall, you can shoot as much as possible at the right time, Paul, don't play on the inside anymore, now pull to the outside, only Thomson can be left on the inside. ”

At the end of the timeout, the Bruins' offense, Liu Han implemented the arrangement of head coach George very thoroughly, advanced to the front court and then suddenly threw a cold arrow, and the basketball fell straight into the net with a strong rotation, 28-27.

The Wildcats' offense is very well coordinated, Liu Han is separated by the opponent's cover, Decker passes the ball to Anthony Walker, who has run out of the open space, who was slapped directly on the arm by Pierce when shooting, Anthony Walker looked angry at Pierce's foul, but he still scored the ball steadily, 28-29.

The Bruins' offense, after Liu Han arrived in the frontcourt, Thomson raised to cover, Liu Han shook off Deck's pursuit after making a pass feint, and hit again from outside the three-point line, 31-29.

The next offense of the Wildcats was interrupted by the Bruins with a foul, and Decker tried to be covered by Liu Han, who was chasing in place, when he shot three points, but the referee awarded Liu Han a foul, in fact, this ball Liu Han did touch a little Decker's arm with the ball before he shot, which is between a judgment or a non-judgment. Decker, who seemed to have been affected somewhat, hit just two of his three free throws to tie the game at 31.

The two teams gradually replaced the substitutes on the field ten minutes after the first half of the game, Liu Han still stayed on the field, and Liu Han, who had undergone physical training, could basically maintain his condition well in the whole game.

The Bruins' bench played even better with Liu Han's organization, and they gradually widened the gap in the score, and when the main players of both sides were substituted after a five-minute break, the Bruins led the Wildcats by seven points at 45-38, and the situation gradually began to favor the Bruins.