March 31, Los Angeles, Staples Arena.
The Davidson Wildcats meet the UConn Huskies in the Elite Eight.
The Staples Center, which can accommodate tens of thousands of fans, was once again packed.
The front row auditorium was still crowded with stars, but it was a pity that there was no one among them.
Because the Lakers are playing away games today, Kobe has no time to come and watch the game.
Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience, tonight's protagonists appeared one after another.
When the on-site DJ read Sun Yi's name, Davidson Wildcats fans let out deafening cheers.
It is enough to show that Sun Yi's popularity has surpassed that of elementary school student Curry. After all, appearance is justice.
After the entrance ceremony, players from both sides came to the court for warm-up activities.
During the warm-up activities, Curry used his exclusive warm-up method in a high-profile manner, hitting several long-range three-pointers one after another, which caused the fans at the scene to exclaim repeatedly.
Sun Yi on the side frowned and looked frightened. He didn't want to see Curry like this.
As we all know, Curry is in excellent condition during warm-up activities, but not so good when it comes to game condition.
"Do you want me to carry alone tonight?"
Sun Yi shook his head, not believing in these metaphysics, and continued his warm-up activities.
Not long after, the warm-up activities ended and the players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.
At the same time, the starting lineups of the two teams were displayed on the big screen.
Wildcats starting lineup: Curry, Ingram, Sun Yi, Mike Cullen, Whiteside.
Huskies starting lineup: AJ Price, Kemba Walker, Jeff Adrian, Covington, Hasheem Thabeet.
In the live commentary box, the guest commentators for this game were Mike Breen and Reggie Miller.
"The Huskies made lineup adjustments and adopted two guards. It seems that they attach great importance to Stephen Curry."
"If Stephen is restricted, we can only rely on Sun. I hope he can surprise us again."
"This little guy never lets us down, and it was a good game tonight."
"Okay, the game will start soon, let's wait and see!" After Brin finished speaking, he turned his attention to the playing field.
Not long after, the referee blew his whistle, signaling the players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for a jump ball.
While walking to the court, Sun Yi exchanged a few words with Curry beside him.
"Stephen, if your offense is blocked, then give the ball to me. Don't worry about exposing your cards in advance. Now every game is equivalent to a final for us, so we should give our best without reservation."
"Sun, you are right, I will control the overall situation." Curry nodded in agreement.
"Come on! Don't forget your small goal." Sun Yi teased.
Curry nodded solemnly, his expression became serious,
Immediately, the two came to the center circle and stood in their respective positions, waiting for the game to start.
After everything was ready, the referee blew the whistle and threw the basketball high into the air amid the cheers of the fans in the audience.
Dabai Bian and Thabeet jumped up to fight for the basketball.
Taking advantage of his height and wingspan, Thabeet touched the basketball first and moved back to the backcourt, giving the Huskies the first opportunity to attack.
Not to mention, Thabeet's static talent is indeed outstanding, otherwise he wouldn't have fooled the scouts.
Price dribbled forward and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.
Thabeet came near the penalty area and leaned against the big white edge to stretch for the ball.
When Dabai Bian saw this situation, he immediately became unhappy.
You skinny bamboo pole, you want to eat me before I am strong, who gave you the courage!
Dabai Bian used all his strength to hold Thabit back, not giving him a chance to easily catch the ball.
Seeing this, Price felt a little hesitant and felt that it would be risky to pass the ball inside, so he gave up the idea of passing the ball.
Immediately, he quickly made a change of direction in front of his body and broke through from the right side into the three-point line.
Curry quickly moved sideways and blocked Price's breakthrough route.
Price immediately stopped, stepped back to widen the distance between him and Curry, and took off to shoot.
Curry reacted immediately and rushed to interfere, but it didn't help.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
0:2!
Huskies fans in the auditorium erupted in deafening cheers and shouts, cheering for the team!
Back in, the Wildcats attack.
Just after Curry dribbled the ball past half-court, Price immediately ran forward to defend closely and provide physical confrontation.
Curry's previous opponents were basically unknown players, which did not put much pressure on him.
But this time the primary school students faced the leading players of the Huskies, so the difficulty level increased a lot.
Fortunately, Curry has been practicing dribbling and passing hard this season. He did not make mistakes or panic when encountering this small problem. He successfully dribbled the ball outside the three-point line and then waved to the inside.
The Wildcats still used their most classic pick-and-roll tactics on the first offense.
Dabai Bian immediately ran forward to complete the pick-and-roll cooperation.
Thabeet did not follow him out and remained in the penalty area.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Curry bypassed the screen and did not shoot a three-pointer, but broke into the penalty area.
Price immediately squeezed through the screen and gave chase.
Walker also moved in the direction of Curry, ready to step forward to help defend against double teams.
At the same time, in the high post area on the right, Sun Yi used reverse running to quickly get rid of the defender and cut toward the basket.
Seeing this, Curry hit the ball to the right with quick eyes and hands.
Sun Yi, who cut inside, received the pass and flew directly for a layup.
Thabeet, who was guarding the penalty area, rushed over, jumped up hard, and stretched his arms to hit the rising basketball.
Snap!
The basketball was shot out of the baseline by Thabeet.
"You were careless!" Sun Yi felt a little regretful.
In his heart, he felt that Thabeet was a parallel import and his movement speed was not very good, but he ignored that the NCAA did not defend for three seconds, and inside players could always stay in the penalty area.
With Thabeet's height and wingspan, he can protect the penalty area even if he moves slowly.
"You can't underestimate any opponent. Players who can enter the NBA are basically very talented."
After Sun Yi adjusted his mentality, he turned around and saw Thabit arrogantly making Uncle Mu's classic finger-wagging gesture at him.
"Damn it! This guy is so deceptive!"
Just when Sun Yi was about to make a strong response, the system's prompt voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding! It has been detected that the host has encountered provocation, and a temporary mission is now issued: Shot Blocker!"
“Task requirement: At the end of the game, block more shots than Thabeet.
"Task reward: Randomly obtain a bronze badge +1."
"Huh? I was abused, and the system immediately issued a temporary task. Can this system be more serious?"
Although Sun Yi said this, he felt happy in his heart. After completing the task, he could get a badge for free.
"Hey! Even the system can't stand that arrogant guy, so I can only reluctantly fight him to the end!"
Sun Yi immediately cheered up. This arrogant big man had to pay a heavy price today.
