Chapter 61: The Bloody Battle (I)
Just after a fierce battle, I didn't even have time to rest.
The next day, March 16, at nine a.m., the NCAA's most famous feud, Duke, met North Carolina again at the conference tournament.
The match was held at Syracuse University's Kelly Dome in a neutral arena.
The stadium, which can accommodate 49,262 spectators, is blue.
The jersey for the University of North Carolina is blue + white for North Carolina and the jersey for Duke is dark blue + white.
In order to distinguish between the two teams, the fans of both sides have given their respective teams nicknames according to the color of their jerseys, North Carolina is called Smurfs, and Duke is called Blue Devils.
Both fans painted their faces blue and white before the game and shouted rhythmically at their opponents, hoping to cause a little distraction.
This focus battle can be described as a star-studded battle.
North Carolina players led by Jordan, Carter, and Jamison, and Duke-born players led by Irving, Battier, and Grant Hill all rushed to help.
In order to ensure safety, the number of security guards in the stadium has more than doubled, and even the police station has sent more people to help maintain order.
This game not only has ESPN live broadcast, but also famous newspapers and magazines such as "USA Today" and "The New York Times", and TV platforms have sent people to the scene.
When the two head coaches, Old K and Roy Williams, walked out, countless microphones immediately came to their mouths.
A reporter asked Lao K: "Mike, in the face of your sworn enemy North Carolina, are you confident that you can win this game?" ”
Old K said decisively: "Yes, we are absolutely confident!" We have a group of the best players who are hungry to win and in the crowd I am confident that we will win this game! ”
When Williams faced similar topics, he was equally confident that he would win the match.
As the DJ roared, the Duke players came out and the Blue Devils fans stood up and shouted loudly.
"Kill those idiots in North Carolina!"
"Defend Duke's honor!"
"Duke wins!"
One slogan after another, shouted from these excited fans, and the sound came like a tsunami.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng running out of the aisle, the Blue Devils fan shouted at him: "Jack, you must perform well in today's game and shoot those bitch idiots!" ”
"Gotta make the people of North Carolina cry and get home!"
What Duke supports, North Carolina definitely wants to oppose.
North Carolina fans booed desperately, hoping to suppress the cheers of the Blue Devils fans.
When the North Carolina players played, it was the same scene, but it was replaced by North Carolina fans shouting angrily and Duke fans desperately booing.
Feud, another single knockout game, is destined not to be easy.
In order to win this focus game, Lao K put Zhang Zifeng back into the starting lineup.
Duke starters: Cook, Zhang, Parker, Jefferson, Plumlee.
North Carolina starters: Pego, Pavis, Warren, McAdoo, Johnson.
In the tsunami-like shouts of the whole audience, the game officially began.
As soon as it opened, sparks splashed.
Johnson got the ball first, and after Warren got the ball, he went straight to the frontcourt.
Having lost both regular season meetings to Duke University, this could be the hope for a final win over North Carolina this season.
If it can't win, this year, North Carolina can't hold its head up in front of Duke.
This makes Warren, the boss of the North Carolina team, how can he bear it.
As if carrying a bag of explosives, Warren used his explosive power.
Carrying Parker into the restricted area, facing Plumrie who was guarding under the basket, Warren exerted force with both legs, and the whole person rose into the air, holding the basketball high with one hand and blasting the basketball into the basket through the opponent.
Separate people and buckle violently!
When Warren landed, he let out a loud roar.
The North Carolina fans in the stadium immediately jumped and shouted loudly when they saw it.
"Garbage Duke! See no, you're going to lose today! ”
"Parker, you're as soft as noodles in front of Warren."
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Listening to all kinds of sarcasm, Parker was furious.
He ran to the front and shouted at Cook, "Give me the ball, I'll teach these bastards a lesson!" ”
After receiving the ball, Parker shook continuously, tearing through Warren's defense and scoring an inside layup.
Johnson rushed over and fanned down with the ball.
Parker was knocked off the court, balanced his body, and rushed into the arena, Parker put his head on Johnson's head and shouted, "FUCK YOU!" ”
was so excited that saliva splashed all over Johnson's face.
Without flinching, Johnson shouted at Parker, "You sissy, dare to yell at me, I can fucking shove you down the toilet!" ”
The three referees hurriedly blew their whistles and rushed up to separate the two of them.
Players from North Carolina and Duke also stepped forward to protect their respective players behind them to prevent losses.
Under the deterrence of the referee, the two sides temporarily returned to calm.
The referee, in order to warn both sides not to go too out of line, gave Johnson a technical foul.
This caused dissatisfaction up and down in North Carolina, and they complained around the referee.
The referee remained unmoved and continued to uphold the original verdict.
Seeing that North Carolina continued to pester, the referee made a gesture to shut up.
The North Carolina players saw this and dispersed.
Parker comes to take the free throw when he receives the ball.
North Carolina fans desperately shouted all kinds of sarcasm at Parker and made all kinds of humiliating gestures.
There's even a guy who shows his bare ass to Parker on the spot, and the ass says, "Parker, come and lick!" ”
Parker struggled to calm himself down and then shot.
The ball crossed an arc and landed into the basket with great energy.
Seeing the ball go in, the North Carolina fans sat down in disappointment, waiting for the next humiliation of Parker.
After Parker scored, it was Duke's possession that continued.
The players in North Carolina are like chicken blood today, whether it is defense or offense, they are very hard.
Even Warren, who has a little tea from time to time on defense, was very attentive today.
After stealing a pass from Parker, he flew straight out of the court, slapped the ball back to his teammates, and then quickly stood up and rushed forward.
Johnson even gave Plumley a big hat on the defensive end, which made Plumley very faceless.
In the first four minutes of the opening game, North Carolina was desperate up and down, and Duke, who was not prepared, was beaten blind.
made a series of mistakes, and directly hit a wave of 21-7 attacks, trailing by 14 points.
Old K couldn't sit still, and took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to shout a timeout.