Chapter 255: Lore
The Staples Center was already in a state of jubilation, apparently the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides made the fans quite happy, and the outbreak of the leaders of the two teams made the hot atmosphere climb to the top, but it all came to an abrupt end in Larsson's timeout, and some unknown fans began to lash out at the white old man, as if he deliberately interrupted the hearty game, so that people could only look at the beautiful cheerleaders on the field and be secretly angry.
However, Larson's pause has an extraordinary significance for Winnie the Pooh, looking at the boy who drank water, UCLA fans began to realize a serious problem, that is, Luo Yun's physical fitness, whether a Chinese American can continue to maintain his hand in such a high-intensity game, physical fitness is the most critical factor, and Luo Yun's rapid improvement in the past two years has long made people forget his true situation, this Chinese boy who led ULCA to the finals is only 18 years old, Even though he has been in the NCAA for 4 years, the issue of age is not to be ignored!
Generally speaking, there is no problem for Luo Yun to play the whole game, but fans have forgotten that this is in March Madness, the schedule is unprecedentedly dense, and the teams encountered by UCLA are all the strongest teams in the first tier, from the University of Texas to the University of Kentucky the day before yesterday, UCLA has faced 5 super teams in a short period of time, among which Kentucky and North Carolina are also the most fierce!
But when they just took a breath and met Connecticut, who was in the dark all the way, coupled with the strong pressure of Winnie the Pooh as the leader of the team, he was already overwhelmed. And the influence of those off-the-field factors also made his mood more complicated. As a result, the injury of the made UCLA even worse!
There are 3 minutes and 28 seconds left in the game. With a 62-all draw, UCLA and Connecticut are both one step away from the highest glory of the NCAA, as long as they can beat Connecticut in more than 3 minutes in Zuihou, Luo Yun will have a perfect college basketball career, and he will also lead UCLA to recreate the glory of the John Wooden era as the first Chinese-American MOP in NCAA history!
However, at that moment, Luo Yun's arm actually began to tremble slightly. This is a physiological natural phenomenon, when a person is overworked, the autonomic nerves in the body will be automatically regulated, which is equivalent to the body has begun to alarm, the most haode way to encounter this situation is to get enough rest, but how is it possible to let Luo Yun give up in such a situation now? He couldn't do it, because the were still lying in the locker room, and countless UCLA fans were waiting for them to pull off a miracle and return to the top!
Larsson's timeout was timely, allowing the players to get plenty of rest when it came to laying out their next tactics, and by this time the's injury had been dealt with. He was leaning on a recliner next to Jessica to analyze the situation on the field for the girl, watching the camera focus on Winnie the Pooh. The wanted to rush back to the court immediately, but the pain in his feet made him powerless, for this most haode friend and captain, felt that he was so wretched for the first time, if he was not injured, the little guy felt that there was no such pressure, but now?
I actually had to hide in the locker room and watch him lead the team to fight with the opponent alone, how could a big man with a hot temper endure it!
And the attitude of the also made Jessica realize the importance of this game for Luo Yun for the first time, although the girl has begun to infinitely amplify the importance of the game, but after a commentary by the, she realized that what she knew was just the tip of the iceberg!
After the pause, Luo Yun still appeared in the No. 1 position, but they replaced Brendan this time, so that Honeycutter appeared in the power forward position, and the small forward was played by Michael Rohr, when this lineup was taken out, everyone knew that UCLA was ready to work hard and bombard the opponent with the strongest impact lineup!
As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Winnie the Pooh took Honeycutter's serve and slipped into the front court, at the same time, Malcolm also immediately came up to cover, Kemba Walker, who was just ready to put on a good performance, was suddenly squeezed aside, but fortunately, Jeremy Rahm made up in time, but who knew that Luo Yun suddenly changed direction, and his whole body turned around, and he came to the right side of the three-point line and gave the ball to Michael Rohr!
"Defend!" The Connecticut fans chanted in unison, and Michael Rohr slipped into the bottom line like a bolt of lightning, Olyach immediately made up for it when he saw this, but it was a pity that the premeditated Rohr could let him succeed, turned around, and a flowing lever instantly sent the ball into the air!
"Bang!"
The piercing sound of striking iron resounded through Staples, and suddenly caused a sigh from the fans!
But at this moment, Olyach, who was already ready to grab the rebound, found that a big hand suddenly stretched out from his eyes, grabbed the basketball, and then bypassed his body and backhanded a slam dunk!
"Bang!"
Gordon broke out at a critical moment, and UCLA's fan zone also erupted in earth-shattering cheers, 62:64, UCLA took the lead again!
Immediately afterwards, Connecticut also began to attack Zuihou for a period of time, Kemba Walker was full of firepower, and after coming to the front court, he did not hesitate at all in the face of Luo Yun and Malcolm's bag, and directly hoisted the ball to McDaniel near the free throw line, and the latter had too obvious height advantage in the confrontation with Honeycutter, and shot directly in the face of the basket, and the basketball suddenly turned into an arc and flew to the basket!
"Bang!"
Connecticut also hit the iron, and the players on both sides gradually faded while their physical strength declined, but McDaniel also seemed to know that his shot was not scored, and he rushed out almost the moment he shot, Gordon Hero and Olyach under the basket, looking at the jumping basketball and trying to grab it, to everyone's surprise, the one who grabbed the rebound was actually small forward Smith!
"Smack!" I saw that his whole body came from the side, ignoring Michael Rohr behind him, and jumped to grab the ball. And the next moment, the basketball flew straight outside the three-point line!
"Kemba!" Smith roared. And Winnie the Pooh, who was keeping an eye on Kemba Walker, has long been on the alert. Looking at the tumbling basketball suddenly shrunk his pupils, and wanted to cut it off, but he didn't think that anyone would be faster than him, watching Kemba Walker suddenly rush out from behind him, the little guy suddenly felt a chill in his heart, followed by the opponent's step-back jump shot after receiving the ball, and the basketball flew into the net in an instant!
"Huh!" Three-point hit, Connecticut directly overtakes!
65:64!
The old white man had been standing on the edge of the court. Obviously, the head coaches of both sides couldn't sit still for a while, looking at the young men who had been bloody, they couldn't help but be a little worried at the same time, the Connecticut side was still desperately cut by Kemba Walker, and the UCLA side didn't make any mistakes after Winnie the Pooh turned off the fire, but drove all the other players together, and finally, under Luo Yun's accurate pass, the basketball once again came to Malcolm's hands, who faced the empty basket. Take it easy!
"Huh!" Basketball breaks through the white net in an instant!
Three-point hit!
"Well done!" Luo Yun and Malcolm high-fived and celebrated, looking at the 43 seconds left of the game. Everyone knew that the real showdown was about to begin, and Kemba Walker's hot touch was like a UCLA talisman, 68:70, UCLA only led the opponent by two points!
Connecticut called a timeout, players from both sides came off the court one after another, and the most frequent timeouts were used for a few minutes in the game, Larsson was already fully prepared, and their positions had been planned on the tactical board, and now, it was time to test their defense!
"As soon as you get on the court, you will directly start the whole court to press and mark, Malcolm should pay attention to the past to help defend Kemba Walker, once he crosses the middle line, he will immediately implement the package, the other one is Jeremy Ram, you must be staring at him, the other party will not dare to shoot easily at this time, it is good to be able to score points together in the style of Kangda, and they must return to the original when they get to Zuihou, stability is their biggest feature!" Larsson looked at the players around him and said loudly, UCLA's most worrying thing is the defensive problem of zuihou time, if the is on the court, the form will undoubtedly be much better, but the problem is that he is injured now, so UCLA can only rely on the players' performance to decide the winner!
The game reached the critical moment of zuihou, all the hole cards of both sides were played, it can be said that there is no secret at all, and the only variable in this is the personal ability of the player, if you can't contain Kemba Walker, UCLA has only two ways, one is to finish, and the other is Winnie the Pooh to follow Fabiao, but can he do it now?
After the pause, Connecticut's power forward McDaniel served on the outside, Honeycutt desperately blocked the opponent's passing route, and Luo Yun also followed closely behind Kemba Walker, UCLA all members moved, and the fan zones of both sides collectively let out an earth-shattering roar, huge flags surged, and the atmosphere in the stadium suddenly reached the highest point since the game, and the coaches on both sides were watching the changes in the court, because in a moment, all the answers will be revealed!
Kemba Walker is obviously not an idiot, it is difficult to receive the ball under the interference of Winnie the Pooh, but in the coach's arrangement, he is indeed the most critical link, but the situation in front of him is getting more and more difficult, and finally when the service time is about to come, Jeremy Rahm suddenly rushed out, and Kemba Walker suddenly yelled when he saw this!
"Give him the ball!"
This voice suddenly turned into a sunny day and woke up McDaniel instantly, and the next moment the basketball finally appeared on the court and was caught by Jeremy Ram, but at this moment, Malcolm, who was in charge of marking him, made a major mistake at the most critical time!
He actually fell!
For a while, the fans were stunned, and the UCLA fan zone fell into a dead silence!
"Fuck you!" Michael Rolle rushed over almost immediately at the moment when Jeremy Rahm got the ball, and directly filled the gap that Malcolm missed, but Jeremy Rahm didn't care so much, and went directly to the penalty area after taking the ball, and at this time Kemba Walker also rushed forward to catch the ball, Luo Yun desperately followed the pace of the confrontation, and the whole court was suddenly in chaos!
Pass!
Jeremy Rahm didn't hesitate at all after rushing to the free throw line, and after turning past Rohr, he met Honeycutter, who was on the defensive back. Quickly threw the ball to small forward Smith in the bottom corner of the three-point corner on the right!
"Keep an eye on him. Damn it. Keep an eye on him" Larsson looked at the situation in front of him and was in a hurry, constantly wandering around the court, and the coach of Connectivity was so anxious that he almost rushed to the court, but fortunately, the basketball came to the hands of small forward Smith!
"Three-pointers!" Ricardo shouted with a desperate roar, and at this time, Malcolm, who had caused a major mistake, finally appeared, and his whole body almost rushed sideways, wanting to directly destroy the opponent's attack!
However, just when everyone thought Smith was going to shoot. His body suddenly became shorter, Kankan avoided Malcolm, and blasted the ball directly at Kemba Walker on the outside with both hands!
Sure enough, it was him!
"Bag Clip!" Larson yelled, Rohr blocked Kemba Walker almost immediately, and Winnie the Pooh worked together, but Kemba Walker didn't seem to treat the two as a dish, and quickly retreated after getting the ball to open up space, but Luo Yun was willing to let him go, almost following step by step, Rohr didn't dare to slack off when he saw this!
But. Just as Rohr and Winnie the Pooh were about to form a siege again, Kemba Walker moved. The whole person broke through the front court in an instant, and killed directly from the two of them, and for a while, the audience was in an uproar!
"Defend!"
The fans chanted, and O'Neal was so angry that he only slapped the table, but all this couldn't stop Kemba Walker's footsteps!
Kemba Walker, who came to the three-point line, did not hesitate at all, he knew that at least three people were coming towards him at this time, but he was not afraid at all, and stood still in an instant with a sudden brake!
At this time, Luo Yun also came to him for the first time, facing Winnie the Pooh with a murderous face, Kemba Walker's face was a little gloomy but his movements were not affected in the slightest, he shouted, and his whole body rose to the ground in an instant, and at this time, Luo Yun's palms also reached his eyes on time, so that Kemba Walker did not have the slightest chance at all!
However, in such a situation, he actually made a move, stretched his bow and arrows, and was extremely decisive!
"Three-pointers!"
Connecticut's fan zone erupted into a frantic roar, and at the same time, the basketball in Kemba Walker's hand came out of his hand, tumbling and rushing to the basket!
The eyes of the fans in the stadium were staring at the basketball that kept flipping in the air, and time seemed to stand still at this moment, and the Staples Center seemed to hear no other movement except the whistling of the basketball running!
Finally, under the watchful eyes of the fans, the basketball finally fell and broke through the white net in an instant!
"Huh!"
Three-point hit!
71:70!
At the same time, Connecticut's fan zone exploded once again, with the entire arena immersed in Mauffle Albert's crazy commentary, with 15 seconds left before the end of the game!
"Drop!" The referee's whistle sounded at the first moment, and UCLA asked for a timeout!
"Alright, come over to me!" Larsson finally got angry, and Malcolm, who caused the team's major mistakes, buried his head in his chest, because no one thought that he would fall on the pitch like a steady man, which is probably not believed by anyone!
There are 15 seconds left, the ball is in the hands of UCLA, looking at Luo Yun's tired figure, the old man suddenly felt a little unbearable, but the championship is in front of him, how can he do this? Do you just give it away?
UCLA's fan zone has begun the craziest shouts since the opening, the huge sound almost overturned the roof of the arena, and the fans in front of the TV have raised their hearts to their throats, success or not is in this zuihou fifteen seconds, and even in distant Chinese mainland, those basketball fans on college campuses have the feeling of watching the NBA Finals, the crazy screams when scoring goals and the lamenting sighs when hitting iron make the dormitory management aunt have some questions, there is no NBA game today! What the hell is wrong with these kids? So excited!
Aunt didn't know the importance of this moment for these basketball teenagers, looking at the already exhausted Winnie the Pooh in the video, everyone's hearts were holding back a flame of anger, just one step away! The boy was just one step away from making history, but when it came to the critical moment, he went wrong, and it was a backcourt combination that he had partnered with for four years, this sudden change was unacceptable to everyone, and although Malcolm was Winnie the Pooh's teammate, many people couldn't help but curse. It's not personal. Just for the NCAA championship trophy just around the corner!
Pause back. The two sides are still the same lineup as before, but this time the throw-in was replaced by Gordon, and the other players have already followed the Connecticut boys all over the court, this time Malcolm has been following the pace of Jeremy Ram, the mistake just now is enough for him to remember for a lifetime, if UCLA loses, he will become a sinner in the hearts of all fans!
Power forward McDaniel stood on the line desperately interfering with Gordon's vision, and Loyun also took Kemba Walker to constantly look for a catch. The UCLA fans had all stood up, the huge team flag was surging, and the earth-shattering sound seemed to be about to overwhelm the entire stadium, even Luo's father stood up, ignoring the cursing behind him, staring at the little guy in the stadium, because he never thought that his son would face such strong pressure, looking at Luo Yun's familiar figure, Luo Qingchuan finally understood that the son who was a little rebellious in the past had already grown up. Because now he has countless fans as the backing, and the little guy's shijie. I've never understood it myself!
Go around the front!
Luo Yun directly burst out of his fastest speed, the soles of his feet were windy, and he roared in the earth-shattering sound!
"Pass!"
As soon as the words fell, I saw Gordon throwing his hands hard, and the basketball suddenly turned into a straight streamer towards Luo Yun, and the boy at this time had just stuck in time, his legs kicked the ground suddenly, and he grabbed the ball!
"Bag Clip!"
As soon as Kemba Walker's words fell, Jeremy Ram stood in front of Luo Yun, Malcolm didn't interfere with him at all, and our little guy fell straight into the enemy's encirclement after landing!
In disguise and acceleration, Winnie the Pooh suddenly turned into a white storm and swept away, instantly broke through the defense, and after stepping into the three-point line, the speed was still unabated, and he took the ball and went straight to the basket!
Kemba Walker only felt a gust of wind flash in front of his eyes, and the white figure had already disappeared, and at this time, the UCLA fan zone also erupted into a beastly roar, and the huge Winnie the Pooh puzzle appeared out of thin air, and countless white towels waved in the air, turning into a fierce battle intent and running to the inside line with Winnie the Pooh!
"Die!" When McDaniel saw Luo Yun go straight to the basket, he immediately shouted, covering the sky and the sun with his big hands, wanting to contain his life! Smith, a small forward on the side, also rushed over at the first time and formed a bag again!
However, at this time, McDaniel had already stood in his position, leaving Luo Yun with no chance to make a foul, but the little guy still jumped up resolutely and wanted to score this goal with a layup!
Everyone at the scene was dumbfounded, looking at Luo Yun, who had already risen into the air, he suddenly showed shocked eyes, and even Ricardo in the commentary seat was speechless, because he didn't know what the little guy was going to do!
"Rookie!"
However, just when people thought that UCLA was about to end, Winnie the Pooh in the air suddenly turned around, and the whole person turned in the air like a white whirlpool, and there was a loud shout!
The basketball suddenly turned into a bolt of lightning and flew into the hands of Honey Carter in the bottom corner of the three-point area!
"It's a pass!" Ricardo shouted, his eyes were full of incredulity, and the UCLA fan zone was even more screaming, because there was no figure in front of Honeycutt, he was facing the empty blue!
Everyone is excited, basketball has always been a team sport, and no one is possible without any of them, and Honeycut today will prove it the most!
Connecticut was already desperately trying to get back to defense, and small forward Smith rushed back at the first time, but he was no faster than Honeycutter's trademark pull-up jumper, bent the bow outside the three-point line, and shot directly!
The basketball rushed forward with the frantic shouts of the fans, and by this time a full 6 seconds had passed, and with 9 seconds left, the game was over!
And at the moment, everyone was expecting the hit of Zuihou's blow, however, this time people were disappointed!
"Bang!"
The piercing sound of striking iron sounded, and the basketball smashed directly on the basket, more tragic than every time!
Three points of iron!
The UCLA fan zone was silent in an instant, and Honeycut's chagrin eyes also made the UCLA fans completely desperate, but the Connecticut fan zone was jubilant, and it was obvious that victory was coming!
But. The game isn't over yet. And rebounding!
I saw Olyach and Gordon jump almost at the same time. There was a lightning clash in the glare lightning, but the UCLA fan zone sighed again because the rebound was once again taken away by the opponent!
"Smack!"
"Drop!"
Almost at the moment when center Ollyach reached out to grab the rebound, Gordon grabbed him and made a foul, which is the only method that UCLA can use at the moment!
At this time, with 7.2 seconds left in the game time, UCLA's team foul was also close to the zero mark. Looking at Oriaci, who was about to throw the ball on the outside, Luo Yun was also ready to make another foul at the first time, and Kemba Walker was also desperately trying to get rid of the opponent's defense, trying to take up more time!
But unfortunately, when he received the ball again, Winnie the Pooh had already succeeded.
"Drop!"
The referee's whistle sounded again!
Kemba Walker goes to the free throw line!
At the same time, the ULCA fan zone erupted in boos, watching the figure walk to the free-throw line and starting to use everything that could interfere with him!
Still, Kemba Walker's stability exceeded all expectations. And UCLA's hopes of winning the championship are getting slimmer!
"Huh!"
"Huh!"
Two free throws hit steadily, and the score instantly became 73:70! And at this time, there are 6.2 seconds left before the end of the game!
Once again, Larsson used up the timeout. Looking at Winnie-the-Pooh's exhausted figure, everyone understood that UCLA had only one way to go now, and that was to shoot three points, because only then could they tie the score and go into overtime!
However, Luo Yun's three-point shot has always been criticized, although Malcolm and Honeycutter have a good feel outside the three-point line, but no one can guarantee that they can shoot the entire winning three-point shot.
Larsson clenched the tactical board in his hand, and by this time, the suffocating breath on the court almost overwhelmed him, but the timeout was short, and he had to make a decision right away!
At this time, UCLA's fan zone was already ready for zuihou, they had to wait for the arrival of the winning goal, and use up a little strength for their team, on the other hand, Connecticut was also nervously arranging defensive tactics to kill ULCAzuihou's hopes.
Jessica and sat in the locker room staring at the TV on the wall, the commentary on the scene had reached the point of incoherence, you must know that the NCAA has not seen such a moment for a long time, and this is still on the stage of the finals, the UCLA led by Winnie the Pooh is behind the opponent by 3 points, and only by shooting three points can they win a glimmer of hope for Zuihou, but Luo Yun's weakest point is precisely the three-point shot.
Finally, when the referee signaled that the timeout had come, Larsson still didn't make a decision, however, at this time, the little guy who had been silent spoke!
"Larson, let me do it!"
The words were calm, but there was an invincible determination in the boy's eyes, and at 6.2 seconds, he was convinced that he could make this shot!
The old white man was not surprised by Luo Yun's words, he knew that the little guy would definitely stand up at the most critical time, and he did so today.
"Have faith?" The old man stood up, and the whole team made a move to return to the court.
"Yes!" Luo Yun's answer was firm, and the other players also looked at Larsson expectantly, and at this time, only Luo Yun was qualified to make a zuihou blow.
"Then you're on!" After taking a deep breath, Larson patted the little guy on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't be too reluctant, don't feel a burden in your heart, just rest assured to vote!" ”
"I know!" After Luo Yun finished speaking, he straightened his bracers and returned to the game again with the team members without looking back!
However, at the moment when Luo Yun stepped on the court again, it was no longer the sound of cheering and shouting, because a big yellow and blue flag had appeared in the UCLA fan zone, with the head of Winnie the Pooh printed on it, and a big MOP underneath, which was an affirmation of Winnie the Pooh's four years of college basketball, whether he succeeded today or not, he is the MOP in the hearts of fans!
“Mop!”
“MOP!”
“MOP!”
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The roar of the sky poured into the stadium like a tsunami, and the fans began to join in this huge sport, which was the Zuihou battle of Winnie the Pooh's college career, and it was in the crucial 6.2 seconds!
When Luo Yun made a receiving pose, the entire Staples Center was completely boiling, and sure enough, UCLA still chose Winnie the Pooh, who was in charge of the outcome of the game!
Kemba Walker has elevated himself to the top of his game, and the rest of UCLA's players are desperately trying to open up for Loyun, and the big battle is imminent!
The little guy stared at the front, and finally, after the referee's whistle, everyone moved!
"Block him for me, block him, don't let him shoot!" Connecticut coach Jim Caljon roared almost the moment the whistle blew, and at this point Gordon Hero also found the space and threw the ball in!
At this time, Winnie the Pooh instantly exploded at the fastest speed ever, almost the moment the basketball flew out, and Kemba Walker, who was marking him, also started at the same time, but Luo Yun was three points faster than him.
"It's coming!" Ricardo shouted, and that touch of white also detonated the entire stadium in an instant!
With 4 seconds left, Luo Yun, who successfully received the ball, suddenly turned into a white storm, and a gorgeous turn directly left Kemba Walker behind, and at this time, Jeremy Rahm swept away Malcolm who was defending him and pounced directly at Luo Yun, and the small forward Smith on the other side was the same!
Sandwiched from three sides, the little guy silently read the countdown in his heart, and under the nervous attention of the fans in the audience, he came to the three-point line in one step!
3 seconds to go!
Luo Yun didn't hesitate at all, only the basket was high in his eyes, and the mountain and tsunami in his ears were instantly still, but at this moment, a palm suddenly reached in front of his eyes, and the basket disappeared!
There's no time, there's two seconds left, don't think too much, just shoot!
Luo Yun's whole body soared directly into the air, his body leaned back slightly, his movements were still elegant to the extreme, his arms were stretched, and the basketball also came out of his hand in an instant when he was zuihou for a second, and suddenly turned into a perfect arc and flew towards the basket!
And the white figure on the court also kept falling backwards because of the inertia, but his eyes were fixed on the basket!
Finally, after a long period of more than a dozen centuries, basketball has reached the end of Zuihou!
"Huh!"
The clear sound of entering the network suddenly resounded throughout the Staples Center, and only the churning white waves remained in Luo Yun's eyes!
Lore!
At 73:73, UCLA successfully dragged the game into overtime! (To be continued......)
PS: This chapter is 8000 words