Chapter 50: The Floor of Staples
On March 10, the University of Southern California arrived in Tucson, this time to beat the University of Arizona, who had sent them into overtime last time.
After the first game, Floyd harshly criticized Wu Huang's performance in front of all the players.
DeRozan and others are naturally embarrassed to ask Wu Huang to help them score points today, in fact, Floyd is changing direction to help Wu Huang refuse his teammates' requests, although he will never return the sneakers.
In this game, as expected, the team's underdog mentality in the last game was no longer seen, and USC returned to normal.
After a harmonious battle with Christine the night before yesterday, Wu Huang also thought that his coach might be secretly helping him, and then remembered his performance in the last game, which was indeed a little too inattentive to the opponent.
He knows that this kind of mentality is unacceptable, and he doesn't know how many games there are in this world, and it is because of this mentality of underestimating the enemy and having no one in his eyes that he was finally reversed by the opponent.
The strength of the University of Arizona is limited after all, the University of Southern California honestly shrinks the defense on the road, and then the limited package of Badinger and Jordan Hill, Wu Huang and then block Nick Weisz, who is less than 180cm tall, and the three players who account for 70% of the score of the University of Arizona team are all limited by USC.
Nick Weitz's figure is somewhat similar to Nate Robinson, both of them are more than 1.7 meters tall, but they are very strong, but Nick Weiz's athleticism is slightly inferior to this Nate Robinson, and his technical and basketball IQ is also slightly worse, basically the weakened version of Nate Robinson in front of him.
Wu Huang is very familiar with dealing with such an opponent, as long as he uses all his tricks against Isaiah Thomas, this guy really can't make any big waves in front of him.
The University of Arizona was blocked on the offensive end, and the defensive end was even more unstoppable, Wu Huang took advantage of Nick Weiz's height defect, kept using cover to seek opportunities, and scored 18 points in the first half through mid-to-long-range shooting and three-point shooting, and the shooting percentage was very high.
Nick Weiz now wants to die, in the previous game, the Chinese relied on his height advantage to keep passing the basketball over his head, and as a result, he brushed 22 assists, making him a laughing stock. It's good now, the last game was a good assist, and this one has started to score again, and you don't want people to play?
But no matter how much Nick Weiz wanted to get rid of his tragic fate, just like the University of Arizona couldn't get rid of the result of the loss, they desperately resisted half the game, but in the second half, Wu Huang seized the opportunity and led the team to play a wave of 12:2 attacks, which ended the game.
34 wins in a row!
The undefeated myth of the University of Southern California is still continuing, and after eliminating the University of Arizona that night, Wu Huang excitedly shouted on behalf of the team at the post-game press conference that "we want to bring the all-win record to the NCAA Finals"!
Wu Huang's bold remarks sound a bit arrogant, but in the eyes of fans who really follow the NCAA, this year's USC does have such ability.
USC had a thrilling win on the road, and the other semi-final of the regional tournament was much more intense.
Arizona State University has already won at home against UCLA, but the goal difference is not much, UCLA has only lost by five points on the road, so they still have a good chance of knocking out Arizona State University when they return home.
In this game, Arizona showed the power of the team + stars in an all-round way, and although the first star player James Harden didn't perform well until the final period, the contributions of his teammates and the team's second leader helped him share the pressure.
A total of four Arizona players scored in double figures in the game, including the second leader Jeff Ayers, who hit UCLA hard with his mid-range shooting, scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds, the team's highest scorer.
UCLA had a good first half, especially in creating open shots, and they were better than Arizona State's tactical execution, while also limiting Harden's foul making tactics with a combination defense.
But in the second half of the game, Arizona managed to control the pace of the game with the play of two stars.
Harden gave up on the second half of the plan to make another foul, showed his breakthrough and jump shooting ability, hit key goals in a row, helped the team open the gap in one fell swoop, and finally won the victory.
With the Big Ten Conference Championship Finals all decided that night, the question arises, can the University of Arizona prevent USC from winning 35?
James Harden confronted the question in his post-game press conference, clenched his fists hard and said confidently: "We lost to them twice this season, but I would say that we are completely different now than we were a few months ago, we are stronger, we can beat any enemy, they don't want to use us as a championship background." ”
The finals of the tournaments in the Big Ten region are different from the first two rounds, no longer playing a home-and-away system, but instead of a winner-or-lose rule, like the Champions League final. At the same time, the venue for the finals is no longer the home arena of the two teams, and the tournament committee generally chooses the big arena for the game, such as the Staples Arena, which is the basketball arena that hosts the most tournament finals in the Big Ten league.
The finals of the Big Ten Conference regional tournament are scheduled for March 15, which happens to be the day when the Lakers have a home game.
But it doesn't matter, the two games are scheduled at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., and the USC vs. Arizona game is scheduled after the Lakers game.
On the night of March 12, the Lakers won exactly the Rockets on the road, ending Houston's 12-game winning streak at home.
Several of the protagonists of this game were asked after the game about the upcoming Big Ten League finals.
Phil Jackson is naturally no stranger to the genius under his nose, after the game, when asked by reporters whether he considered trading up for the draft pick, when selecting Wu Huang, the Zen master thought about it for a while, and then said: "To get a point guard like Hugo is the dream of 30 teams in the league, so it is difficult for us to trade for a top pick." ”
Zen Master also mentioned his opinion of Wu Huang, he commented on Wu Huang: "Hugo is one of the players who has impressed me the most of all the college games I have watched this year, I appreciate his steady and accurate shooting with the ball, he can be a double guard, he can be better, although there are not enough breakthroughs now, but this can only be counted as a small flaw, I think he will be a star in the NBA in the future." ”
When asked the same question, Kobe Bryant was also very optimistic about Wu Huang, he said: "I have watched a few Hugo games, he has a height advantage, he shoots well, he also has a good breakthrough and layup, and if he is more serious, he can be a good defensive player." If we can get him, I will be happy to pass on my experience to him. ”
Although Yao Ming lost tonight, he still played his usual humor, and when the reporter asked him what he thought of Wu Huang, the little giant smiled and said: "My opinion of him is, why is this kid so handsome?" Later, in the laughter of reporters, Yao Ming continued: "We don't know each other, but sooner or later there will be an opportunity to meet in the future, and I will definitely ask him for a phone." As for his game, I've seen that Wu Huang is a dangerous guy who can score from anywhere on the pitch, he's always ready to be a key player when it matters most, and I think he's going to be a better star than me in the future, maybe he'll be the second Chinese champion. ”
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