ATPnovel Chapter 42 Battle of Kansas
Chapter 42 Battle of Kansas
Chapter 42 Battle of Kansas
game day.
The Wildcats players took a shuttle bus to the gate of the Lucas Oil Stadium gymnasium.
Several live broadcast vehicles can be seen nearby. This is the first game of this year's March Madness basketball game, and the status of each team has attracted much attention.
The players of the Wildcats entered the gymnasium and began to warm up. At this time, the players of the Jayhawks had not yet arrived.
McKillop arranged for everyone to conduct shooting training first to find the feel.
Spectators at the Lucas Oil Stadium gradually began to enter the arena. In this magnificent stadium that can accommodate 7 people, everyone seems very small.
Gradually, the auditorium began to become full of seats and filled with darkness.
Fans of the defending champion Jayhawks accounted for the majority of them, holding the white-haired eagle flag symbolizing the University of Kansas everywhere, and some even held a photo of Mr. Zhang Twenty Wan, a famous University of Kansas.
Judging from the handicap odds for this game, the Jayhawks can be said to have a clear lead.
Jayhawks players walk into their own half to start practice.
The teams on both sides were ready, and the scene became restless.
The Wildcats players continue to practice.
Bring Kansas coach Bill Self to the sidelines for an exclusive interview with ESPN basketball commentator Doris Burke.
"We're ready for everything. The Jayhawks are a well-coached team and I'm confident my players will perform to the best of their ability."
After the various ceremonies are completed.
The referee walked into the arena, the game was ready to start at any time, and the audience cheered and screamed like an airplane engine starting.
The decibel meter showed that the sound at the scene had reached 130 decibels, setting a new record.
It was a plan agreed upon by Jayhawks fans.
Although it's a neutral venue, it actually looks like Kansas' home court.
There was a splash of red on a patch of seating in the northeast corner, where Wildcats fans were.
Their voices were drowned out in the arena.
Su Yi didn't take everything around him seriously, even the corners of his mouth raised slightly in contempt.
The atmosphere at the scene was too noisy, and it was necessary to keep them quiet for a while.
A sharp whistle, very penetrating, cut through the noise in the stadium.
Players from both sides officially entered the field.
Davidson College Wildcats starting lineup: Stephen Curry (PG), Gosselin (SG), Sue Yi (SF), Andrew Lovedale (PF), Ben Arison (C)
Kansas Jayhawks starting lineup: Sheron Collins (PG), Sean Taylor (SG), Brad Morningstar (SF), Marcus Morris (PF), Cole Al Derich (C).
The game officially begins!
Center Cole Aldridge easily won the jump ball and flipped the basketball into the hands of point guard Sheron Collins.
The players of the Wildcats fell back to the defense.
Power forward Marcus Morris stuck in Andrew Lovedale's position and started to ask for it.
He is [-] meters tall, three centimeters taller than Andrew Lovedale, and his inside footsteps are very flexible, making him a very difficult guy to deal with.
"Beat it!"
"Beat it!"
"Beat it!"
Jayhawks fans saw the two entangled and shouted.
Shooting guard Sean Taylor sent the basketball in with a touchdown pass.
Suddenly Andrew Lovedale rushed to the front, snapped off the basketball, and passed it to Stephen Curry.
According to the team's arrangement, Andrew has been practicing defense around the front, and he saw through such an obvious passing line on the spot.
Curry organizes the offense with the basketball.
Because there is no concept of three seconds of defense in the NCAA game, the tall Cole Aldridge inside the Jayhawks obscures the sun.
Point guard Sean Taylor was dedicated to guarding Curry, and shooting guard Sheron Collins also came over to help double-team.
Based on last year's experience, the Jayhawks understand that the Wildcats mainly rely on Curry to score and limit Curry, so the Wildcats will have no spells.
Su Yi ran beyond the three-point line, and Curry passed the ball with a flick of his wrist.
Opposing Su Yi was Jayhawks small forward Brad Morningstadt. He was only 1 meters tall, a full ten centimeters shorter than Su Yi.
Brad Morningstar released a step away to defend Su Yi, and his expression looked very serious.
Su Yi grabbed the basketball with one hand and took a tentative step.
Morningstar stood still.
Su Yi made another tentative step.
Morning Star was still standing one step away from Su Yi, motionless.
Su Yi made a decisive three-pointer.
A beautiful arc crossed, and the basketball hit the bullseye.
Morning Star was stunned. The two-meter-three tall man made a move as soon as he said it, and he didn't even shake before casting a spell.
Su Yi also looked confused, this guy is lying to himself, he dares to let the vacancy of this kind of position, if the tiger doesn't show his cat, you think I'm sick?
Kansas continued to organize the offense.
Their inside players are very strong. With the lessons learned just now, they began to seriously organize the offense this time.
After one screen, Andrew Lovedale was kept out.
The matchup on the field has been misplaced!
Small forward Su Yilai defended power forward Marcus Morris.
The situation is very bad now!
This matchup dislocation is what power forward Marcus Morris thinks he is.
Things are bad, which means that Marcus Morris is very bad.
Power forward Marcus Morris was intercepted by Andrew just now, and he was trying to get back on the field.
Seeing that it was a number three guarding him, he instantly became confident, and amidst the cheers of the audience, he forced Su Yi to fight in.
However, he found that facing Su Yi could not take advantage of strength at all.
It seems that he did not realize the seriousness of the problem at all.
Soon he used his signature killer feature - the salted fish turned around (the low-profile version of the shark turned around).
He made two hard tops, turned quickly, rolled over, and shot a jumper.
The basketball flew in the air, and soon Marcus Morris saw the bloody and brutal scene.
Snapped!
Su Yi slapped the basketball in the air like a beach volleyball.
Tens of thousands of people at the scene witnessed this brutal scene together.
For Morris, this big rounded hat hurt more than a slap on his face. He was blown into the sky by various media, and he felt ashamed instantly.
The basketball flew straight towards midfield.
Jayhawks point guard Sheron Collins went for the ball with Stephen Curry.
Obviously, Xie Long Collins has a certain advantage in terms of body position.
However, between the two points, Curry is the shortest!
Curry's speed is not a cover, the elementary school student is like a small motorcycle, directly overtaking on the curve.
After the basketball was confiscated, Sheron Collins couldn't even eat ashes, and could only watch Curry easily layup and score two points.
5:0
Su Yi and Curry clapped their hands, and gave the University of Kansas a No. [-] car at the beginning of the game. The elementary school students were so happy.
Lucas Oil Stadium finally got quieter.
This is not because the fans think the game will be lost, but because the performance of the Jayhawks is really not a championship.
If this continues, there is no way to face the next round of the University of Louisville.
Su Yi saw that the atmosphere at the scene was now weakening, and felt a little ridiculous.
They were disappointed too soon.
Because what they will experience next will be despair.
(End of this chapter)