Psychological research shows that people will fall into a state of tension when they encounter one of the following situations:
1. Occasions with many people;
2. In front of the people you care about;
3. When you are not sure about what you are doing;
Unfortunately, after Xu Yong caught up with the score, the North Carolina players encountered these three situations at the same time.
Ross Williams agreed to Jordan's coming, on the one hand, because he knew Jordan and knew that Jordan had always wanted to witness his alma mater win the championship after retiring; on the other hand, as he and Jordan said, the boys hoped to win the championship. Clear his name in front of Jordan.
North Carolina is much stronger than Arizona State. This was originally a favor and incidental matter.
But he never would have thought that Jordan's appearance would actually activate Xu Yong.
After all, what coach cares who the idol of a player on the opposing roster is?
What's more, what if you know?
People who wear No. 23 and regard Jordan as their idol, aren’t they just the hair of the great sage, countless of them?
But I haven’t seen anyone who can do it like this when they see Jordan!
But no matter what happened at this time, and no matter what the reason was, it was true that the North Carolina players were in chaos.
The original intention to clear their name may have turned into another overturn. The psychological pressure caused by the tying score became the mountain that crushed them. The tense atmosphere began to spread like a virus among the North Carolina players.
Therefore, the fans saw a scene that was almost unimaginable before the game. North Carolina, which has always been known for its maturity and tacit understanding, and its main force is mainly composed of third- and fourth-year players, actually made consecutive passing and receiving errors and defensive communication miscommunication.
On the contrary, Arizona State, which was originally at a disadvantage and was still 10 points behind at halftime, became more and more courageous. They started with Xu Yong, but it was not just Xu Yong. Harden, DeRozan, and even Ayers began to perform one after another.
"The Devils' shot today was so reasonable!" As the Devils gradually took control of the momentum of the game, Zhang Weiping was already smiling from ear to ear in the commentary box.
The score difference reached double digits again with seven minutes left in the game.
It's just that this time the lagging team changed from Arizona State University to the University of North Carolina.
The cheers of the Arizona State fans at the scene were like ocean waves, one wave covering the other.
Jordan didn't leave.
He wasn't the kind of person who would back down when faced with something, but his face looked very ugly.
It's not that he's really afraid of what the media will say about him. He doesn't need the media to create a personality for him.
Throughout his entire career, it has been a process of struggle with the media.
When the media said he couldn't do something well, he would do it so that the media would shut up.
The media has become a tool to urge him to improve himself.
So much so that later on, the media really couldn't find any fault with him and could only rely on poaching some of his peripherals to create stunts.
He looked unhappy because North Carolina was about to lose, and he felt a little guilty.
Last year he came and North Carolina fell in the semifinals;
This year he came and North Carolina fell in the finals.
next year……
There is no next year. Whether North Carolina can enter the championship next year is a question.
Perhaps sensing Jordan's expression, or perhaps knowing that this was their last chance, the North Carolina players made a final charge.
Their strength and tacit understanding were brought into full play in these seven minutes, and the score difference was getting closer and closer.
With one minute left in the game, they narrowed the point difference to 2 points, a goal difference.
They still have a chance.
Just defend the Devils' final attack.
Harden held the ball to press the time, and finally gave the ball to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong has scored 18 points in the second half. Counting the first half, he has scored a game-high 28 points.
The moment Xu Yong caught the ball, the Tar Heels had already started to double-team him.
However, after Xu Yong created a gap for himself with a fake pass, he relied on his excellent explosive power to squeeze through the gap in one step, and then went straight to the basket.
He originally had a chance to pull up, but he knew that breaking through was a safer option than shooting at this time.
Even if you can't score, you can still cause the opponent to foul.
Hansbrough rushed towards Xu Yong.
Xu Yong immediately threw himself into the air after seeing it.
Although the experience of being raped by Greene had just passed not long ago, the pain of falling heavily to the ground was still fresh in my memory.
But at this moment, he still chose to do it.
He had to choose to do that!
Hansbrough saw Xu Yong's dunk action and pushed directly in the air.
As the longest river in North Carolina, he didn't mean it, he was just being lazy.
Xu Yong's core strength was excellent, which allowed him to pause in the air for a moment before leaning back.
Seizing this momentary opportunity, he flicked his wrist and changed the action of dunking into a rebound.
"boom!"
It's the sound of the ball hitting the backboard.
Because Xu Yong was mentally prepared in advance this time, he did not fall directly. Instead, he fell backwards after landing on his feet. After retreating to the auditorium on the sidelines, he was supported by the audience on the sidelines.
"Uh-huh!"
Before he stopped, the basketball bounced off the board and fell into the net bag.
"beep!"
Finally, it was the referee's belated whistle.
This ball is a difficult 2+1!
It’s also the 2+1 that kills the game!
Hansbrough held his head, the North Carolina players on the field lowered their heads, and the North Carolina fans at the scene were desperate.
Immediately afterwards, there were the cheers of the Arizona State fans, and the shouts of Harden and others who rushed towards Xu Yong.
Jordan is shaking his head.
His alma mater ultimately lost to his fans.
But compared to just now, his expression has improved a bit.
Just like what Xu Yong and Harden said back then, there is a sentence in Jordan's life dictionary: you can accept failure, but you cannot accept giving up.
If a person cannot accept failure, it is impossible for him to stand up again after failure.
If the same person keeps giving up, he is destined to fail.
This group of North Carolina players fought back at the last moment. Although they failed to guard Xu Yong, who had been so brave throughout the game, such a failure was acceptable.
Xu Yong went to the free throw line.
"MOP! MOP!"
At this moment, the Arizona State fans at the scene began to chant in unison.
There is no MVP in the NCAA, or there is no "most valuable player" here, only "the most outstanding player", which is what the fans are shouting at this moment. Most.Outstanding.Player.
Xu Yong has scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. He is definitely the most dazzling presence tonight!
Amid the cheers of the fans, Xu Yong's face was calm and he steadily hit the ball and added penalties.
North Carolina's timeout.
After returning from the timeout, North Carolina finally tried to shoot a three-pointer, but Sandek's focus during the timeout was to defend their three-pointer.
Continuous pick-and-rolls did not produce good opportunities, and Ellington finally made a three-pointer against the defense...
"Dang!"
Break out of the box!
Ayers protected the defensive rebound and hugged him tightly! !
North Carolina didn't choose to foul again.
The final whistle sounded and the score was set.
88 to 83.
Arizona State University defeated the University of North Carolina and won the first NCAA championship in school history!
Xu Yong turned around and hugged Harden, both of them patting each other's backs excitedly;
DeRozan raised his hands into fists and kept waving them toward the audience;
Ayers still hugged the basketball and refused any attempts by his teammates to take it away;
More Devils players were jumping up and down the court.
In the auditorium, the fans were caught up in endless carnival.
The Arizona Heat ignited Detroit at this moment, and the fans' carnival swept the entire Ford Field.
Across the ocean, fans in China are even happier than they were during the Chinese New Year.
Although this is only an NCAA championship, this is the first time that a Chinese player has stood at the top of the top league in the United States.
Historic moment!
Xu Yong, Harden, DeRozan, Ayers, Cooksix, Albert, Glaser, Boateng, Shipp...
They brought Arizona State University, a little-known school, to the top of the NCAA.
They are all writers of history!
