When they arrived in Detroit, Xu Yong's life became richer.

First of all, they have been interviewed by the media twice as many times as before, or more accurately, they have gone from "occasional attention" to "attention".

The reason for this is, on the one hand, because in the third and final stage, the team itself will get more exposure.

On the other hand, there is the new draft prediction list.

The Devils have three lottos at this time, and even if those media don't rush to cover them, scouts will pay more attention to them.

Then they were dragged to shoot a team promo video for the Final Four.

It is worth mentioning that unlike the other three teams, they are the only "dark horse" in the top four this year because their ancestors are not broad.

So when filming promotional videos, they became the objects of "care" for reporters when they took pictures.

This feeling of being in the spotlight makes them feel uncomfortable and enjoyable at the same time.

Finally, just as we were preparing for the tournament in the past few days, a news broke out from Michigan State University that made the upcoming semifinals full of controversy.

"No one can beat us in Michigan, and we're going to lift our third championship here."

The confident remarks came from the lips of a first-year freshman of the team when a reporter interviewed Michigan State University for practice.

This man's name is Draymond Green.

Green is a four-star high school student in the same class as DeRozan, with DeRozan at No. 5 and him at No. 95.

As a rookie, he had a low presence in the regular season, averaging 11 minutes per game, 3.3 points and 3.3 boards, which can only be regarded as a marginal player on the bench.

But since the tournament began, Green has earned playing time for himself with tough defense and aggressive scrambling.

In four games over the past two periods, he has averaged 21 minutes per game, averaging 9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game on 64 percent shooting, making him the team's deserving sixth man.

Especially in the division finals against the top seed University of Louisville, he was responsible for defending the opponent's top scorer Earl Clark, not only did a good job, but also scored 6 points, 10 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, and played a personal masterpiece of the tournament.

It can be said that without him, Michigan State University would not be able to come to the stage of the third stage, which also made his self-confidence extremely inflated.

Of course, there is a background to what he said, and when reporters interviewed him, he asked questions about defense, and the words kept suggesting that the Devils' quartet would be in the NBA after the tournament.

So Green's exact words were: "I don't care what their names are, Earl Clark, or James Harden, or Xu Yong, or whatever, no one can beat us in Michigan, and we're going to lift our third championship here." ”

However, the media's consistent style is naturally to remove some unnecessary words, how UC came.

And Green is not blindly confident, in addition to confidence in the strength of the team, another more important reason is "home advantage".

Detroit is in Michigan, and Michigan State University is also in Michigan, with the right time, place, and people, which is the same situation that Arizonada State University experienced before.

After Green's words were reported by the media, they also quickly ignited the enthusiasm of Michigan fans.

The last time a Michigan team won the championship was back in the 1999~2000 season, and that season also happened to be Michigan State University winning the championship.

Nine years of reincarnation, winning the cup at home, everything is the best arrangement.

Even Michigan State University's biggest alumnus, NBA Hall of Famer "Magic" Johnson, expressed his support after hearing Green's remarks, announcing that he would come to the scene to support his alma mater.

This kind of scene also makes the NCAA organizers happy, although the tournament has attracted a lot of attention at the Final Four stage, but like the money in your pocket, who would have too much?

Stage, lights, sound ready, time: April 4; Location: Ford Field, Detroit; Protagonists: Michigan State University; Supporting role: Arizonada State University, good show.

The attention of the third stage is also unprecedented.

When Xu Yong came out of the players' tunnel, he was also shocked by the battle in front of him.

Ford Field, home of the NFL team Lions, has a capacity of 80,000 people to attend the game, and it is now full.

80,000 people, and he only saw so many people when he attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics last year.

The overwhelming crowd, the gaze of tens of thousands of people at the same time, and the endless sense of encirclement at a glance, this is no longer a matter of thin air, it really feels like an ant on the pot.

And nearly two-thirds of the crowd were Michigan fans, an exaggerated number compared to when they were at the University of Phoenix stadium before.

Xu Yong quickly adjusted his mentality, and after seeing his teammates who were still in shock, he called everyone together.

"They say no one can beat them in Michigan, but we're not 'little people.'"

Xu Yong used a relaxed way of speaking at this time, and the team members couldn't help but laugh when they heard it.

"Nobody" has two meanings in English, one is "no one" and the other is "little person".

Xu Yong's words cleverly cracked Green's primary formula, and at the same time, it also relieved the original nervousness of the players.

"Guys, smash them at the start!"

After seeing that his teammates were relaxed, Xu Yong immediately raised his hand and shouted.

"Come on, Devils!"

The team members also folded their hands together and shouted a slogan.

After shouting, they no longer paid attention to their surroundings, but focused on warming up, and their faces were full of fighting spirit.

They didn't know what Green meant by that, but what they heard was Green's arrogance.

A first-year player is so loud that they have to beat the other person up.

After the opening ceremony, the starters of both sides appeared one after another.

Travis Walton, Lurin Lucas, Delvin Roy, Remar Morgan, Goran Sutton, this is the starting lineup for the Spartans at Michigan State.

Glaser, Harden, DeRozan, Seo Yong, Ayles, this is the starting lineup of the Arizona State University Devils.

Sandke replaced Cooks as a starter tonight with Glaser, and the height of the squad has been reduced, but the pace and handling ability have improved.

This is also a feature for the Michigan State Spartans.

The Spartans' tactics were very simple, which was to defend and counterattack, even press all over the court, and then rely on an excellent rotation lineup to play pressure.

Previously, Michigan State University was able to win against the University of Louisville by relying on defense, limiting the University of Louisville, which is known for its offense, to 52 points.

So the key to the game is to see if the Devils can break through the Spartans' defense.

Once they can't do it and are dragged into a war of attrition by the other side, then they are the next University of Louisville.

So "break the other party in the opening game", this is also Sandek's strategic thinking.

The match started immediately, with Als and Suton jumping in the middle circle.

Amid the cheers of 80,000 men, Sutun gave the Spartans the chance to attack first.

Then the Spartans immediately demonstrated their botched positional offensive prowess.

It's not often that teams play both offense and defense in the NBA, let alone in the NCAA.

Students have little physical fitness, and offense and defense can generally only focus on one aspect, and since the Spartans are good at defending, they are naturally not good at attacking.

Although they actually have a lot of blocking and dismantling cooperation, but because there is no offensive strong point, the Devils can change the defense infinitely, which makes them never get an easy chance to shoot, and finally the ball is killed in the hands of Lucas, and Lucas's forced breakthrough layup was directly pressed on the rebound by Xu Yong.

Xu Yong took advantage of the situation to win the rebound, turned around and threw it to Glasser on the outside.

The Devils took the lead in a defensive counterattack, and Glasser advanced to the frontcourt three-point line to play a two-on-one, throwing the ball directly into the air.

"Bang!"

DeRozan followed up and took off, and the opening was an empty catch!

The scene instantly erupted in deafening cheers from Arizona fans.

Although the number of fans was at a disadvantage, the Devils' shocking opening was enough to ignite their enthusiasm.

The gap of 20,000 crickets, what a gap!

The Devils scored, and the Spartans could only play positions.

This time, though, they had a scoring score, and although they still didn't have a good chance, their white center Goran Sutton fired from the outside and hit a three-pointer from Ayers.

Sutton is the only player on the Spartans court to have been drafted by the NBA in history, with the 50th pick in the second round.

The three-pointer gave the Spartans a chance, a chance to show their defensive energy.

Glasser advanced to the front court and was immediately caught by the Spartans, but fortunately he reacted quickly and quickly played the ball to Harden.

But Harden didn't get an open spot either, as the Spartans were quick to return to the defense after the pinch shot.

This defensive style was also a key factor in their ability to reach the final four.

However, they soon discovered that something was wrong.

Because the moment Harden touched the ball, the biggest advantage of the Devils was reflected, and all five of their starters could handle the ball!

Including center forward Ayers, who also has the ability to respond.

Especially when the ball is in Harden's hands, what kind of bag recovery move doesn't work.

Because you dare to clip, the speed of his ball can make you not have time to recycle.

"Huh!"

Xu Yong received a pass from Harden on the outside, hit a three-point shot from ecstasy, and immediately returned an answerball.

The Devils didn't even play a pick-and-roll strategy!

Then, the game took on a one-sided tendency in the Spartans' repeated defensive failures and botched positional warfare attacks.

When the most powerful venom of the venomous snake loses its damage, then it is like meeting a flat-headed brother, and only the life of the spicy strip is left.

With just five minutes into the game, 17-7, the Devils had already extended their lead to double digits.

Pregame: No one can beat Michigan State in Michigan.

During the game: What a local chicken and tile dog, vulnerable!

It's no surprise that the game will come to this point.

Because in the previous invitational stage, Michigan State University played an invitational tournament with the University of North Carolina, and the result of that game was that Michigan State University lost by a full 35 points and was defeated by the University of North Carolina.

The rhythm of that game is very similar to this one, because of the defensive strategy of pinching and recycling, when there are multiple offensive strong points on the field, you don't know who to focus on, and you don't dare to let anyone go, and the final result is like a headless fly that is constantly mobilized by the opponent and exhausted.

What? Why did Michigan State University make it to the Final Four?

Because of their luck.

The luck here doesn't mean that their divisional opponents are weak, but that they haven't faced an opponent like North Carolina or Arizona State who has multiple strong points in the starting lineup.

Or you can also understand that Arizonada State University is one of the nemesis of Michigan State University.

Of course, because the tournament has never been encountered before, the real effect is only known after the game is played.

And it turned out that Sandek's adjustment was very masterful, and this hand grasped the essence of the start.

The game lasted 7 minutes and the score was 7-21.

It's going to be half time!

That's when Michigan State made a substitution, with Darrell Summers, Chris Allen and Draymond Green coming off the bench.