Chapter 5 Capture the Voice
"There are so many people...... Lin Yanmo stood in the already overcrowded press area, couldn't help frowning her graceful eyebrows, and muttered to herself.
"Isn't Yanmo adaptable?" A middle-aged man in a suit and a press card next to her joked with a smile, "You girl, I told you not to come to the scene before, but you didn't listen." Now it's starting to get more suspicious again? ”
"How did I know there would be so many people...... Isn't it just a college game? The young woman said angrily, she had a pair of sweet and lovely crescent smiling eyes, but at this time her eyes were overflowing with unhappiness and inexplicability.
"Girl, you don't know much about Americans' enthusiasm for the NCAA." The middle-aged man shook his head, "Even the NBA games have to make way for the NCAA Finals in terms of time, and for them this is not just a college game. ”
Lin Yanmo pursed her lips when she heard this, and redirected her gaze to the stadium where the voices were becoming more and more loud.
The NCAA Finals is definitely a celebration for American basketball, and the 80,000-capacity Oil Stadium has been packed with bustling crowds, with Duke fans in blue jerseys and Connetzger fans in white fans almost dressing up the entire grandstand as an ocean turbulence, with dark blue and pure white echoing each other, accompanied by bursts of shouts and cheers.
And if that doesn't tell the story of its impact, look no further than the national public figures sitting in the front row of the spectators, who have brightened the stadium's star-studded landscape.
Justin, King of Pop. Timberlake, the Arthur Kid who plays hip-hop with pop elements, and the Hollywood superstar Leonard who influenced a generation of American movie fans. DiCaprio, the representative of action movie star Sylvestre. Stallone ...... The big screen constantly shifts between these world-class superstars, and each time it elicits an excited exclamation from the audience.
Lin Yanmo doesn't know what to think, although she likes basketball quite a lot as a girl, it is really rare to see such a fanatical atmosphere in China. She had never seen it before, and she still couldn't understand it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2013-14 NCAA Finals!! Welcome to the Great Oil Stadium!! ”
The cheers suddenly changed from high-pitched to deafening, and everyone was indulging in it, their faces flushed and their eardrums buzzing.
"Now, take out your biggest decibel and welcome our best warriors—the Connecticut Hounds and the Duke Devil !!"
The lights were concentrated at the entrance of the two players' tunnels in the stadium, and with the shouts of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium, the players of the University of Connecticut and Duke University ran out of the tunnel wearing long-sleeved jerseys.
The mascots of both teams also rushed into the stadium at the same time, waving the flags representing their respective schools in their hands, as if they were dancing an ancient war dance.
Addison's face appeared on the big screen, with gentle facial features and coffee-colored hair, and Jabari. Parker stood together and made him look so handsome.
"Hmph, it's pretty good-looking......" Lin Yanmo's expression became inexplicably arrogant, she knew that this Chinese was the core person who asked them to focus on the report.
"Addison. Ann, as a Chinese, he can play as a starter in a famous basketball school like Duke University and break into the finals, this kid is not simple. The middle-aged man looked at the boy in the field with some excitement on his face and couldn't help but say.
Lin Yanmo rolled her eyes noncommittally: "Uncle Qi, you are so excited...... Let's wait until he reaches Curry's level first. ”
The man called Uncle Qi was a little crying and laughing: "Yanmo, you are here today to report on the game, not to chase stars......"
He knew very well that this little girl who had just graduated from the journalism department of a prestigious university was Stephen. Curry's fans. Originally, with Lin Yanmo's qualifications and experience, it was impossible to be sent to report on the spot, but the background of this child's family is said to be quite strong, and he was specially instructed to take care of this rookie reporter for this on-site report.
"I'm not wrong about saying that Curry was much better than this Addison in terms of stats and popularity in college...... If Curry had been at Duke instead of Davidson, it would have been possible to make it to the NCAA Finals. Lin Yanmo's arrogant temperament came up, raised her white neck, and insisted on her own point of view confidently.
This time, Uncle Qi didn't refute the other party, but just smiled and asked the girl to pay attention to the game that was about to start.
He couldn't afford to argue with a child who was ten years younger than himself because of this kind of thing, and Lin Yanmo's family background made him jealous, and the girl's father was said to have connections with the top of the society.
If he caused his profession to be discouraged by annoying this young lady, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing......
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"I feel like I've lived my life to the fullest enough to see scenes like this in my lifetime." ESPN's commentary partner for this game is Hubi. Brown & Bill. Wharton, a pair of live broadcast groups that are popular in the United States.
"It's a battle where the youngsters decide the winner, it's nice to be young, and look at Jabari, Napier and Addison, all three of them are not as old as me combined." Hubi. Brown looked at the arena and sighed, his voice was sonorous and powerful, not at all like an old man who was nearly 80 years old.
"Again, the experience and wisdom of these three young men combined are not as rich as yours, Hubi." Bill. Wharton was full of respect for his commentator and immediately continued.
"Thanks, Bill." Old Brown smiled slightly, no one likes to hear compliments, and Wharton's compliments are very useful to him. Of course, this is not an exaggeration, Hubi. Brown was one of the pioneers of modern basketball skills and tactics, and even if this old guy went to Broadway to talk about basketball, the audience would be full.
"Connecticut will face a very tough test tonight, with Duke leading the NCAA in points per game this season. CoachK's offensive system and the terrifying firepower led by the 'Duke Twins' were their biggest reliance on making it all the way to the Finals, and UConn's defense wasn't very good, and I was worried that they would be overwhelmed by the Blues' offensive firepower at the beginning of the game. Wharton looked at the records of both sides and expressed his opinion.
"Hey, Bill, who do you think that??" Old Brown's attention didn't seem to be on the pre-match analysis, but on looking at the big names in the audience with interest, "Do you know that guy?" ”
Brown Sr. was talking about a white-skinned young man sitting in the front row of the audience, with short ginger-colored hair and extremely strong muscular edges, holding up the blue Blue Devils jersey bulging. As soon as the Blues ran out of the tunnel, the young man stood up and clapped loudly.
"Jersey. Granger, Duke University's biggest football gem of the year, became Sports Illustrated's 'NCAA's best defensive tackler' as a freshman, and the NFL's rising superstar. "Bill. Wharton smiled knowingly, knowing a lot about American football, "strong and agile, with a height of 6'4" and a terrifying reach, he can play both tackle and lineback...... The white man's version of Ray. Lewis, isn't it?? ”
Hubi. Brown nodded, and looked at Addison, who was watching the American flag go up in the middle of the court: "Three of Duke's best treasures in the NCAA this year - Addison and Jabari on the basketball court and Granger on the football field, interestingly, these three young people have a very good relationship with each other. ”
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The starting line-ups of both sides were shown on the big screen.
University of Connecticut: PG Shabazz. Napier, SG Lane. Portlet, S.F. Niels. Giffy, P.F. Chris. Lillerson, C Landry. Hornacek
Duke University: P.G. Addison. Ann, SG Corey. Petts, S. F. Rodney. Hood, P.F. Jabari. Parker, C Patrick. Dawson
Coach K Sr. came up with a large lineup with four small and pushed Parker to the position of power forward, just to make the team's mobility play to the extreme. And although Parker's standard position is small forward, he also has strong rebounding ability, often scoring 10+ rebounds in games, and the basket protection ability of this lineup is generally not weak.
As the stadium gradually quieted down, the fans all watched nervously inside the stadium, waiting for the moment when the game started.
Addison stood on the sidelines arranging his arm guards, chewing gum and looking at the high dome of the arena, his left hand outstretched and drew an invisible cross on his chest.
God, if possible, let my parents keep an eye on me, and I will tell them that I have not let them down......
"Hey, you've played great this year, man." Before he walked to the middle of the court, Shabazz. Napier took the initiative to reach out to him.
Addison was a little surprised, but he also held out his hand, and Napier smiled and said the next sentence: "But that's it, first year, although your simulation is very high...... But the victory will be mine. ”
The boy raised his dark eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders at his opponent, a provocation he never cared about. If he could talk, he would return a few trash words to find a feeling. But now Addison is used to silence, and it's better to stay on the field to fight back.
"Do you want to have a bit of fun at the beginning??" The two sides were in the middle of the pitch, and Jabari. Parker leaned over to Addison's ear and whispered encouragement.
The boy's narrow eyes slanted slightly, and he kicked his teammate's ass to get him to take a position, and said nothing about the encouragement.
The referee gave a word to the center forwards of both sides, and then threw the basketball in his hand into the air. Dawson and Hornacek roared at the same time, whirling each other into the air.
The finals have officially begun......
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Dawson and Hornacek are both typical interior blue-collar workers, whose tasks on the court are to protect the basket and fight for rebounds, compared to Dawson's physical fitness, and the basketball is removed by Hornacek.
Shabazz. Napier took a step forward, waiting for the moment to pick up the basketball. However, when the orb was less than two centimeters from the tip of his finger, a slender and wide palm suddenly snatched it away without warning.
What??!!
Napier was shocked when a figure wearing a blue No. 7 jersey appeared in front of him, and when he tried to delay the interception, the figure had already moved the basketball to his left hand, and then his wrist shook and the ball was spinning out of his grasp.
Shake off all the fast Jabari. Parker received the pass near the free-throw line, took a big stride, stretched his body, and hung his hands on the basket to score his first Finals point and get Addison's first assist.
The dark blue camp in the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers, which made Duke's fans very satisfied and very excited.
The 'Duke Twins' took the lead and used their actions to tell their opponents what is the rhythm of the finals.