"Wait, the game will prove that I am right." Smith said, turning his head.

"Yes, the game will prove you wrong." Barkley laughed and said that he always lost bets with Smith in the TNT commentary, although sometimes it was more for the show, but this time in the NCAA, he can finally raise his eyebrows again.

The four commentators talked eloquently, and the players of the two teams ended the final warm-up before the game, and the scene also entered the opening ceremony.

Kangda's opening ceremony was different, and everyone had an impromptu dance when they introduced the stage.

Before Tang Tian was Walker, he and Walker cooperated to come up with a mechanical dance current, which instantly ignited the emotions of the entire Kangda fans.

Singeler was speechless as he watched Kangda's appearance, and he had the feeling that the other party was not here to play, but to entertain the fans.

Duke's opening ceremony was very formal, with 3D projections, fans cheering, and like North Carolina, what stood out was the grandeur.

The cheers of more than 40,000 fans at the scene broke through the sky.

After the opening ceremony, the starters of both teams appeared one after another, and the cheers of more than 70,000 people at the scene were overwhelming, and they couldn't wait.

On the UConn side, Cajon sent the most used lineup in the regular season, with Walker and Lamb on the outside, Smith and Tang Tian on the front, and Oriaki on the center.

Duke's side.

The starting point guard is Irving, and he is partnered in the backcourt by senior Nolan Smith, a great two-way guard who averaged 17.4 points per game last season and was an absolute outside core before Irving came to the team.

Up front, MOP Kyle Singler at small forward and Ryan Kelly at power forward is the space No. 4, who has made 18 consecutive three-pointers this season, ranking second in Duke's school history.

At the center position is the younger brother of the Plumlee brothers, Mason Plumlee, who are rare athletic tall whites, and compared to his older brother Miles Plumlee, Mason has a more consistent mid-range shooting ability, which is why he is the starting center.

(Note: Plumlee is a total of three brothers, and now this team has only two brothers, Mason and Myers, and the youngest Marshall has not yet entered the NCAA, and Mason is the most talented of the three brothers.) ）

Plumlee and Oriaki's jump balls, the former 2.11m tall but with a pair of spring-loaded legs, rose to the ground after the referee's whistle and flicked the ball back into the halfcourt, giving Duke the opportunity to attack first.

With the deafening cheers on the scene, the semi-finals officially kicked off.

Irving held the ball outside the three-point line, and Nolan Smith directly motioned to the other teammates to pull away.

Plumlee mentioned that the high post blocked Irving, and Irving accelerated to Oriaki in one step, and directly made a stop-and-go change to Oriaki to score a layup.

There was a stirring at the scene.

Owen has changed his direction cleanly, and he really deserves to be the spokesperson of the new generation of crossover.

Kangda's offense, Tang Tian and Walker blocked and dismantled, Walker hit Kelly in a misplaced position, and the low-body change of direction also scored in the face of Kelly.

As soon as the game began, the two sides began to compete with point guards at the pinnacle.

Irving dribbled to the frontcourt, Pralim played another block, Kangda did not change this time, and Walker took a step.

Irving didn't opt for a mid-range shot, dribbling the ball back to the three-point line and giving it to Smith.

Smith's talent is not outstanding, but the kind of player with a super high ball quotient, after receiving the ball, a three-point fake shot deceived Lamb, broke through to the inside to attract Oriarchie to make up the defense, and directly hung the ball above the basket, and Plumlee jumped up to score a dunk.

The emotions of the Duke fans at the scene were instantly ignited.

"What am I talking about, this is Duke, you can't defend all five of them at the same time!" Barkley shouted at Smith.

Duke's start, Irving's breakthrough is incomprehensible, Smith's court brain, Singler's offensive and defensive all-round, Kelly opens up space, and Plumlee baskets a pillar of optimism, this lineup configuration is really almost unsolvable in the NCAA.

Lamb missed a catch-and-shoot in the frontcourt, and Plumlee picked up a defensive rebound.

Duke went to the frontcourt, Smith and Singler played a pick-and-roll, and when Smith went out, he stuffed the ball in, and Singler received the ball and pressed Lamb to score the ball.

Duke's first three attacks were all successful.

Cajon got up at this point and motioned for a change of defense.

Walker and Tang Tian played again in the front court, this time Plumlee came to help defend, and Walker gave the ball to Oriaki under the basket.

Oriarchie put a basket from close range, but Plumlee was talented, turned around and directly slapped Oriarchie's shot, and also took the defensive rebound.

The Duke fans cheered incessantly.

This offense and defense, Plumlee is a talent to suppress Oriage.

Duke attacked the front court again, and Kangda defended a 2-3 defense at this time.

Smith saw it and gave the ball to Irving, who approached Singler for a pick-and-roll, and then retreated to the three-point line.

Walker pressed forward, and Connect's defense did a good job this time.

Irving gave the ball back to Smith, and Smith made a pass feint to trick Lamb into turning back, and then suddenly pulled up a three-point arrow.

Lamb looked back and pounced on the interference.

"Huh!"

Smith made a three-point shot against Lamb's defense.

7 to 2.

Breakouts, coordination, three-pointers, Duke opened the game with a tidal wave of offense.

Barkley looked at Smith, who had not spoken, and the smile on his face did not stop.

This is the direct crushing of talent.

Kangda's offense, Lamb's breakaway layup after blocking and hitting Plumlee.

Plumlee is 2.11m tall and has an excellent reach that is a wall under the basket.

Lamb showed his talent and dodged in the air, but Plumlee jumped up and slapped him out of the way.

Not only is he tall and has a long arm span, but he is also very jumping!

The whistles of the Duke fans at the scene rang out.

Within three minutes of playing, Plumlee had already made two blocks, and tonight he was going to dominate the basket.

Nolan Smith grabbed the ball on the floor and pushed the defense to counterattack, and after seeing Tang Tian retreat for the first time, he went directly to meet him, and when he arrived in the front court, he gave the ball to Singel, who followed up on the weak side, and Singler received the ball and stopped the mid-distance shot.

"Huh!"

The ball is still in!

9 to 2!

Duke opened with four shots in a row, and it came from four different people, which was a real explosion of talent.

Cajon called a timeout.

Man-to-man Duke can take advantage of the positional advantage to play, and the opponent in the penalty area has three points, and this Duke team is really much stronger than the previous North Carolina.

It's no wonder that Singler is so confident, this is absolute confidence in the strength of the team.

"Kenny, do you believe we're right?" Barkley looked smug at this time.

"Charles, the truth is in the hands of a few, and the game has just begun." Smith replied unconvinced.

"You guy, really, look, they can get the game done in half the court." Barkley was already optimistic about Duke, and after watching Duke's opening state, he was even more sure of this.