Chapter 055: The Land of Dreams (Part II)
Houston, the "space city", has long been transformed into a basketball mecca.
One of the four major theaters of Crazy March, the 64-32 and 32-16 matches in the South Zone, which are recognized as the strongest divisions this season, will be held here.
At the same time, because Houston has the Rockets as an NBA team, this also allows many college team members who come here to experience the NBA up close, especially those who are about to enter the NBA next season.
North Carolina is the favorite team.
Posters of Taylor Hansbro, Tylawson, Danny Green, and Wayne Ellington can be found on the streets of Houston.
Because of Yao Ming, the local Chinese in Houston are increasing day by day, and of course, the Davidson Wildcats have also become their "home team" in their eyes.
The Wildcats have a seven-foot big man who is also from China.
And I heard that he is likely to become the highest-ranked Chinese rookie in the NBA after Yao Ming.
"It would be nice if we could play in Charlotte." Stephen Curry muttered.
Charlotte is Curry's hometown, and Dell Curry is also the favorite star of Charlotte fans, which is why he always breaks out every time Curry plays against Charlotte Bobcats (Hornets).
The Wildcats' first-round game is tomorrow, but as soon as they arrived in Houston, Lin Yi and his teammates felt the madness of the NCAA.
NBA?
I'm sorry, but March in the United States is only for college basketball.
Bookmakers have prepared a variety of markets, and almost every American is talking about whether you want to go to the rooftop or pick up a luxury car today.
And it is precisely because the NCAA is so hot that the average basketball stadium cannot accommodate so many fans, so the NCAA competition venue is generally a basketball court temporarily converted from an NFL (American Football League) arena.
The venue for the game in Houston was the NFL's Houston Texans' home stadium, Reliant Stadium, which has a capacity of 71,900 spectators, sold out almost every game.
The cheers that erupted in such a stadium were unimaginable.
Just as the Wildcats were on their way to their hotel, on Westheimer's shopping street, they saw a large number of North Carolina fans, and the uniform blue had flooded the entire street.
"It's horrible!" Lin Yi said with emotion.
Stephen Curry smiled, "This is March Madness, Lin, you have to adapt quickly, every game in March Madness is a final." ”
Lin Yi nodded, it seems that the NCAA is even crazier than he imagined.
Perhaps coincidentally, the Wildcats and North Carolina chose the same hotel, which is relatively close to Reliant Stadium.
"Oh my God, that's Taylor Hansblue!"
"I heard that he broke all the North Carolina records that he could."
"Tylawson, one of the best defenders in the nation this year......"
"Wayne Ellington, his all-round is a great fear for every opponent."
"Danny Green, Ed Davis, ......"
There was already an exclamation from among the Wildcats' players.
Lin Yi and Stephen Curry calmly walked to the front desk with Coach McLopp.
Taylor Hansburu noticed Lin Yi.
He seems to be taller than he thought?
"Hello."
"Hello."
For basketball players with well-developed motor cells, greeting is usually relatively simple.
The appearance of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the South Division has also attracted the attention of some media who have been in ambush for a long time.
"It's a shame that there can only be one team to go to the top four."
"Although Lin and Stephen are very good, it will be difficult for them to get past North Carolina."
"Of course, this is the most dominant team in the NCAA in the last decade."
The players of the two teams did not cross paths too much, but went to their rooms one after another after receiving the room card.
Wildcats head coach McLop reminded that no one can leave the hotel without their own arrangements.
Everybody rest well and get ready for tomorrow's game.
The top students of the Wildcats were more obedient, and everyone went to their respective rooms according to the coach's assignment, and Lin Yi and Stephen Curry were assigned to a room.
"It seems that I have to sleep in a bed again......" Looking at the bed in the hotel, Lin Yi looked helpless, since he grew to seven feet, sleeping has become a very troublesome thing.
Stephen Curry seemed to like sleeping with Lin Yi very much, and the babyface neatly put the two beds together and poured them directly on, "Oh! March Madness, here we come. ”
Babyface also calls his little girlfriend, Ayesha, who says she'll bring her girlfriends to cheer on the Wildcats tomorrow.
"That's cool, I'm going to have to score 30 points tomorrow." The elementary school student said innocently.
Lin Yi spread his hands and hummed a song that Stephen Curry hadn't heard again.
"Is there a lyric? Buddy? Stephen asked curiously.
Lin Yi thought about it, so he tampered with the lyrics of Fairy Tale Town.
"I heard that the basketball dream is here, Stephen is worried about the three-point shot, and I heard that Lin Yi likes to dribble, and the ugly duckling will become a white swan......"
"There's always a team running hard in Dream Town, with a rebellious air of arrogance......"
Stephen Curry listened very seriously, and Babyface swore to God that he had never been so serious even when he went to a concert with Ayesha.
"Wow, Lin, I have to admit that you're also very talented at singing, and the lyrics are funny...... "Will the ugly duckling turn into a white swan?" Stephen Curry remembered himself, wasn't he an ugly duckling?
When I first entered the college basketball world, no one even looked down on me at all.
North Carolina and Duke are only willing to give Stephen Curry a day slot, and such a slot is generally reserved for second-generation stars like Curry.
If it weren't for McLopp's insight, I'm afraid Curry might not have been where he is today.
"Lin, we're going to win the championship and then go to the NBA together." Stephen Curry suddenly remembered his past and clenched his fists.
Lin Yi's much larger fist and Stephen Curry's fist collided, and Lin Yi, who raised the corners of his mouth slightly, said, "We didn't come here to see how powerful North Carolina is. ”
……
Reliant Stadium.
Amid the deafening cheers of more than 70,000 fans, Blake Griffin and his teammates stepped onto the stage of March Madness.
The fans of the Speed Team chanted his name.
He is the pride of the city.
Blake Griffin looked at Odin's opponents tonight, and his opponents didn't look in fear because of his draft pick.
The first half began with the first attack of the Speeds, and when Blake Griffin opened the curtain on the Speeds offense with a talented tomahawk slam, Reggie Miller's voice also spread throughout the United States.
"Now, March Madness, it's officially begun!"
"Welcome to the Land of Dreams!"