052: Elite Quarterfinals (Reward Plus Update)
Steve. Patterson chose to turn off the TV because he knew that this upset was inevitable.
Sure enough, when he was with his partner John. While Nash was discussing whether it would be appropriate to use the lottery to select Wayne, the game in Baltimore was over.
"It's over, it's over! 88 to 82, Oklahoma big stride over Illinois big corpse! They are officially part of the elite quarterfinals! ”
The live commentator stood up and cheered, and the most desirable drama of March Madness finally staged.
Defeating the strong with the weak has been the theme of March Madness.
And today, the cowboys led by Wayne broke out the first big upset since the start of Crazy March!
Although three minutes ago, the Warriors were only 3 points behind.
But at critical moments, with the Cowboys strengthening their defense, it was not so easy to equalize this seemingly small 3-pointer.
Once suppressed by the other party, the 3-point gap will also make it difficult for you to move an inch.
So, the 3-point gap eventually became 6 points, and the Warriors lost to Baltimore!
Delong. Williams put his hands on his knees and gasped for air.
It's been a while since the game ended, but it's still hard for him to come to terms with that.
They were aiming for the championship, but they were eliminated in the top 16, which is simply ..... It's heartbreaking!
"Damn, if only the NCAA played 48 minutes! With eight more minutes, I'm sure I'll be able to get the game back! "Beside Delon, Luther. Hyde fell to one knee and slammed the floor.
Now, he's really a Luther.
Today's final critical moment, Luther. Hyde has repeatedly played in Wayne and Tony. Allen's defense missed.
And back on the defensive end, he didn't have anything to do with Wayne.
He was convinced that he was just attacking for a while, and it didn't feel good.
With eight more minutes, he will definitely lead the team to advance!
But in reality, if the game had been played for 8 minutes longer, the Warriors could have been even worse.
Advance. Brown is the calmest of the Three Musketeers, more sluggish than calm.
He crossed his waist and looked at the cowboys as they hugged each other, then shook his head secretly.
Originally, it was they who celebrated each other at this time......
Pitchside, Browns. Webb was shaking hands with Old Sutton.
Webber was rather depressed, but he had to squeeze out a smile in the face of the old-timers.
However, old Sutton did not intend to save face for Webb, who was already embarrassed enough.
He looked at Webber and patted the other man on the shoulder: "It seems that defense is still the foundation of the foothold, Webb." ”
"Hmm...... Well...... Congratulations on your team's victory, Coach Sutton. "What can Webb do? I can only nod my head.
In competitive sports, whoever wins is the uncle.
Whoever loses can only pretend to be a grandson.
If Webb had won today, he would have said to Sutton, "Offense is the future, old man." ”
It's a pity that he missed this opportunity to beep.
Sutton does have reason to be proud, and on the surface it looks like the two sides are attacking each other in this game, and they played a high scoreline.
But what really allowed the Cowboys to win was precisely the defense in the last moments.
At critical moments, the cowboys can defend it, but the warriors can't, it's as simple as that.
After shaking hands with the opposing coach, Sutton turned his head to look at the court.
only to find that Wayne was surrounded by several groups of reporters.
After helping the team defeat Wake Forest in the last game, Wayne was once again the key to the Cowboys' victory today, and became the center of attention.
"With 32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, you're the first player in Cowboys history to score 30+10 in March Madness! Wei, tell us about your mood at this time!? ”
"Uh......" Looking at the beautiful blonde lady in front of him, Wayne suddenly didn't know what to say.
It's not because she's beautiful, it's because he doesn't know that he has broken the team record again, and he is not ready to say anything.
Speaking of which, Augustine's goods are really soft today, and Wayne actually has the illusion that he is a super scorer when he hits the back......
When Augustin was on the defensive, Wayne felt that instead of rising to the occasion, he was a little bit of a dodge of himself.
This Nima, if you don't score 30 points, you're sorry for Augustine's efforts.
He's worked hard, don't scold him anymore.
Do you know how hard he struggled to overcome the fear in his heart?
In the last 58 seconds of the game, he actually fouled Wayne!
The only foul on Wayne in the game.
Wayne shook his head, this record is very reasonable.
"Really? I didn't know I broke the record. I'm happy because we survived another round. It was not an easy game and we didn't decide until the last minute. But we persevered and I'm very happy. ”
Wayne spread his hands, he really didn't know anything about the team's all-time record.
Now that I know it, I'm not particularly excited.
The joy of the victory was stronger than the all-time record for Wayne.
"It's true that it's not easy to get into the elite quarterfinals. This means that the Cowboys are only three games away from winning the NCAA championship! What do you think are your chances of winning the championship? ”
The blonde asked Wayne another very hot question.
The teams that can enter the elite quarterfinals are really out-and-out candidates for the championship.
A team may be able to win one or two rounds by luck, but a team that can win three rounds in a row is definitely very strong!
"Probable? One in eighth. We're not going to throw in the towel, so I think we have the same chances as everybody else. ”
After answering reporters' questions, Wayne walked back to the sidelines.
At this time, he found that most of the Illinois players had already left the game.
It is estimated that the group of proud champion candidates can't accept the humiliation of being eliminated early.
"Well done, I love you so much! We actually defeated the Three Musketeers, they are the Three Musketeers, hahahahaha! ”
Suddenly, Mr. Tony jumped up and climbed onto Wayne's back and said something sensual.
"So, the double lack of Ohio is not weak." Wayne took a few steps with Mr. Tony on his back.
I think how many people laughed at it when the title of "Double Young in Ohio" first came out.
But what about now?
When the famous Three Musketeers were defeated by Shuang Shao, no one dared to question Wayne and Tony. The gold content of Aaron.
Even Paul in front of the TV laughed with satisfaction: "It's worthy of the opponent I trained, it's really strong!" ”
Wayne wants to know that Paul actually put gold on his face like this, and he has to say a whole hundred million words with him.
Delon was eliminated, and that was the outcome Paul would have liked most.
It turns out that what he can't beat, Delon's kid can't beat either.
DeLong just got a few data today? 15 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, and he was dumped by Wayne!
It was the first time Paul was so happy with his opponent's victory.
According to the original "plan", Paul should have started cursing Wayne to lose at this time.
He's done his mission, it's time to disappear.
But Paul found that he suddenly didn't want Wayne to lose.
The farther he goes, the more he can represent that he is not ashamed to lose?
If the Cowboys can finally reach the final four, it seems that it will not be so unacceptable to say that Wake Forest will lose to a team at the level of the Final Four.
"Well, revenge will come to the NBA next year. Now, please keep your course, boy. ”
Paul hummed a little tune and turned off the TV.
The fact that DeLong was eliminated was enough to be happy for several days.
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After retiring from the Wizards, the man known as the "God" - Michael. Jordan, happy to be idle.
He took a break from the intriguing part of the NBA, focusing on building his business empire while enjoying a quiet life.
Jordan was really tired.
Because just nearly a year ago, he had just experienced a betrayal.
As we all know, Jordan sold his stake in the Wizards in 2001 and resigned from the team's management to return to the court after signing a two-year minimum wage.
Because the NBA has rules that players can't own team shares, and the Wizards want Jordan to return to lead the team to the playoffs, so that the world's attention is focused on the Wizards.
Therefore, Jordan had to "clean up" and make a comeback as a player again.
At the time, Jordan was with Wizards owner Abi. Pauline said that when he really ends his playing career and helps the Wizards attract popularity, he can immediately return to work for the Wizards.
However, the end result was not that way.
When Jordan retired after playing for the Wizards for two years and wanted to return to management, Wizards owner Abi. Pauline, however, refused to let Jordan return to management on the grounds that "the team needs to change direction".
Jordan has always been a very competitive guy and a winner with great success, so he gets quite angry when things don't go his way.
In Jordan's view, commitment is more important than anything else. But in the eyes of the team owner, as long as there is nothing written in black and white, it can be changed.
So, Jordan and Abi. Pauline had a big fight, completely tearing his face, and the relationship between the two officially broke down.
That night, Jordan went straight back to Chicago, and Abi. Pauline's wife also said: "Abi came home that night and was shaking. ”
That's it, Michael. Jordan faded out of the NBA for a while. Although he still wants to return to the league as a manager, Jordan still feels emaciated after this betrayal or deception.
He decided to take it slow and wait until the time was ripe to continue his dream of being the owner of the team.
Now Jordan tries not to pay attention to the NBA, he cares more about the NCAA games than the NBA.
The kind of basketball environment that is not about business, no deceit, no deception and betrayal, only about victory and hard work, makes Jordan miss it very much.
Jordan, who has just experienced deceit, especially misses the simplicity of the NCAA.
So, when Jordan learned that his alma mater, North Carolina, had reached the elite quarterfinals of March Madness again, he immediately said, "I'm going to watch the game!" ”
So, Jordan checked the matchup table for this year's March Madness tournament.
When he saw that North Carolina was facing Ohio in the quarterfinals, the flyers were very excited.
As the biggest dark horse this year, Ohio State University is so famous that even Jordan has heard of it.
North Carolina vs. dark horses, just think about it to know what a fierce game it will be.
Jordan pre-purchased tickets for the front row and prepared to return to the scene to experience the atmosphere of campus basketball.
At the same time, I also want to witness my alma mater reach the final four again!
Well, the big Ohio is strong, they have a magical Chinese, a wise coach and a defender who is scrappy all the time.
But so what? They're facing North Carolina!
Michael. Jordan didn't worry too much about the outcome of the game, and he subconsciously took the North Carolina victory for granted.