Chapter 41: The Devil Away
The lights in the underground visiting locker room were dim and dim, and the damp musty smell was rushing towards the Bruins, and the yellow dirt on the pitted walls made Ben Holland retch.
Such a dilapidated scene in front of him reminded Bai Xiaonian of the old basketball hall in Wellington High School, which was just as bad as it was here.
The University of Wisconsin's Sky Arena is not an old arena, it was completely renovated the year before last with the sponsorship of the University of Wisconsin's Board of Trustees, and now the entire arena has a new look in terms of both internal facilities and exterior decoration.
But I don't know if I forgot about this away team dressing room in a dark corner during the renovation, and the environment here is completely different worlds compared to the outside.
"..."
Ben Holland angrily smashed the pen in his hand to the ground, but he didn't expect that just after coming to the away side, the opponent gave them a dismount.
Enduring the smell of the room, a group of Bruins covered their noses and began their pre-game tactical set-up.
"Honeycutt you're going to face the opposing small forward Tim Jamuz, to be honest, I'm not very comfortable with you, although the opponent is not strong but he is a very experienced player, don't take it lightly."
Ben Holland said seriously to Honeycarter that it is still necessary to remind a guy like him who has a lack of roots in his head at all times.
"Gordon, I know you don't want to listen to my nagging here, but I have to say something today, watch out for the big guy across the street called Jarrison Hemmer."
Turning his head, Ben Holland reminded Gordon with some pleading, the contradiction between the two has become deeper and deeper these days, although Bai Xiaonian wants to eliminate the estrangement between the two, but after trying one or two, he has to smile bitterly and shake his head, seeing their current state, it is only a matter of time before they part ways.
"Malcolm and Lagovic, your opponents are Royle and Siapo respectively, two average role players, and I'm sure you won't let me down."
After saying a lot of words, Ben Holland stopped and kicked for a breath, then walked up to Bai Xiaonian and said earnestly:
"Of all the people I'm not worried about is you, you always do the right thing at the right time, Hughes, the point guard opposite, is a good player, but all of this will not be a problem in front of you, do it boy!"
After motivating Bai Xiaonian, Ben Holland took his handbag and walked towards the court, he didn't want to stay in this dirty and dirty place for a moment.
By this time, the University of Wisconsin players had already warmed up and returned to their locker rooms, and as the UCLA players appeared, the boos at the Skydome Arena reached a climax.
And when Bai Xiaonian finally appeared from the players' tunnel, the taunts of the whole field swept towards him like a storm, looking at the angry appearance of the fans in the stands, it was obvious that Bai Xiaonian had regarded him as the top name of UCLA today.
In the "warm welcome" of the opposing fans, the people of the Bruins hastily ended this time to make them unforgettable pre-game warm-up training, and the fans made all kinds of bad noises, making people completely unable to calm down to complete the warm-up activities that should be completed.
If it weren't for Honeycutter's athletic skills just now, the flip-flops that I don't know who threw down from the stands would have smashed him in the face.
Bai Xiaonian, who casually ran two steps on the field, sighed silently in his heart: "It's really worthy of being the famous devil's home court in the NCAA, it seems that I have something to play today!" ”
Soon the NCAA round of 32 knockout match was announced from the referee's whistle.
Gordon easily got the ball in the scramble for the jump ball, and Bai Xiaonian on the side took the ball to the front court after receiving the ball, and had to give up his idea of fast attack in the face of the opponent's impeccable defense, waiting for his players to settle down.
As soon as the game began, the Bruins were caught in a scorching positional battle, and everyone played unusually awkwardly as the team's least favorite way of attacking.
Bai Xiaonian is constantly looking for opportunities at the top of the arc, and the predicament that the Bruins are in now needs someone to break it, and he is obviously the best choice now.
The continuous step-down dribbling was dazzling, but Hughes was very calm in the face of Bai Xiaonian, and did not make rash moves like the opponents Bai Xiaonian faced before.
For this kind of guy who will not move in the storm, Bai Xiaonian felt a little bitter in his heart, and wanted to beat one after his left shoulder sank, but this guy called Hughes had very good physical fitness, and it was undoubtedly a bit of a cannibalistic dream to break through his defense with Bai Xiaonian's current body.
Glancing at the offensive time, there were still two seconds left, so he had no choice but to step back and exit the three-point line and force his hand.
The basketball jumped a few times after smashing into the rebound, and finally fell into the basket, drawing a happy end to this tortuous shot.
Bai Xiaonian was a little confused, he knew that it was purely his luck that this shot could go in, because he didn't see where the basket was when he made the last shot.
"Brother, awesome! You can shoot this kind of ball..."
Honeycut screamed and ran over and high-five Bai Xiaonian, in his opinion, this ball was the legendary fairy ball.
And Ben Holland on the sidelines frowned, how could he not see that Bai Xiaonian's goal was a pure coincidence, this kind of goal scored by luck is definitely not a good way to win the game, which can only show that the elf of UCLA on the offensive end is in big trouble.
Looking back, the University of Wisconsin did not panic in the slightest because of Bai Xiaonian's goal just now, and still carried out their established tactics steadily, and after taking turns to reverse the ball on the outside, their power forward Hemmer scored in the middle distance.
"Damn! Are they robots? Can you change the tricks, every attack is a hanging look! ”
Drew Gordon scolded and complained to Honeycutt, it was because he was dizzy by the opponent's flowery pass that he let go of Hemmer, who was opposite him.
Bai Xiaonian continued to organize the attack, and as time went on, he also discovered the problem of the team's offensive rhythm, so the top priority now is to use him, the team's engine, to bring up the rhythm of the game.
So after holding the ball again, Bai Xiaonian directly turned on his lightning mode, the invisible Hot Wheels under his feet whirred and turned, rushed to the front court and did not stop and wait for his teammates to settle down, but with the help of the cover of Honeycut, which was fast with him, he successfully tore apart the opponent's outside defense with the cover of Honeycut, which changed the rhythm of several consecutive dribbles.
After forcibly entering the restricted area of the University of Wisconsin, Bai Xiaonian's center of gravity was already a little erratic, but looking at the basket that was already close at hand, he gritted his teeth, his legs were violently exerted, and his body jumped high, facing the two people who pounced on the inside.
The strong core strength allowed Bai Xiaonian to twist his waist into a twist while stabilizing his center of gravity, and then made an unbelievable move in the air to avoid the eighteen palms of the opposing defender.
An unreasonable super fly pull-up layup! It makes people dazzle to see that there is a style of old man Qiao back then.
Brush! The basketball hit the board and entered the net with Bai Xiaonian landing behind him, and the snow-white waves splashed were exquisite.
And Bai Xiaonian relied on the inertia after the high-speed sprint directly smashed into the media area behind the basketball hoop, causing a burst of chickens and dogs jumping...