Check every piece of clothing to see if it’s good or bad?
Of course it was impossible. After Vivian was so angry that she forced Li Ao to surrender, she made a phone call and asked the factory to send the light sign directly to the School of Computer Science, and then ignored that pile of stuff.
Find someone to send it to the school tomorrow morning and just hand it over to someone from the student union.
Li Ao made dinner. After he was full, he continued to study the video, mainly the last three games, to analyze the performance of the players who may be facing him after returning from the holiday.
On the second day, after finishing a day of classes, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium at 3:30 pm.
Two weeks ago, he already felt that the fan atmosphere was unprecedentedly hot as game day approached.
Now, the popularity is once again unprecedented!
Tomorrow's game is away, but today fans gathered outside the Memorial Stadium. Li Ao saw a group of people wearing their special 'battle uniforms'. Judging from the movement, they seemed to be practicing chanting slogans. They should be holding a conference. Discussing facing Bruins fans tomorrow outside the Pauley Arena, the gym exclusively used by the UCLA Basketball Association.
There is a slogan - 12 consecutive victories.
Li Ao has heard the call for 12 consecutive victories since defeating the Cardinals.
After defeating the Cardinals to win 9 consecutive games, the next two opponents were Yuba. Fans had no doubts about their 11-game winning streak.
Now, 11 consecutive victories have been achieved, and what the fans are eager to see is that they win 12 consecutive victories, tying the longest winning streak in the past 12 years!
A longer winning streak than the 12-game winning streak, in the Pac10 division, dates back to the 1988-1989 season, when the Wildcats won a 14-game winning streak.
In the past 11 seasons, UCLA has won 12 consecutive games once and the Wildcats twice.
Tying them and surpassing them is the expectation of Trojans fans now.
Before entering the Memorial Stadium, Li Ao turned around and looked at the crowd of fans in the small square in front of the gate. Carrying their expectations, the pressure was really quite big.
But the fans' expectations are getting stronger and stronger because he and his teammates have worked hard to win them back, and they feel full of accomplishment.
…
"King of Los Angeles!"
"King of Los Angeles!"
"King of Los Angeles!"
On January 20, 2000, at 6:30 in the evening, after the warm-up, Li Ao and his teammates came to the visiting team's tunnel and heard the uniform shouts of the fans at the scene.
There is a big difference between people and an even greater difference between teams.
They were still shouting '12 consecutive wins' and 'Make the Trojans great', while the Bruins home fans directly shouted 'King of Los Angeles'.
In this atmosphere, Li Ao couldn't help but make "tsk tsk" sounds. This arena is much smaller than the Memorial Stadium. It's not even as big as a section of the Memorial Stadium. Even the business district has only a few small shops, and the training ground is just that. There are only a few, and there are only more than 13,000 seats on site, which are still tightly arranged. It is said that the original design was for 8,000 seats.
But the momentum of the fans at the scene was no worse than that of the more than 20,000 people at the Memorial Stadium!
Entering the stadium, before Li Ao had time to inspect the Bruins cheerleading team, he was approached by reporters for a pre-game visit.
It has been said that the team has differences, and it shows here.
Unlike the Trojans, all Bruins games every season are broadcast live throughout California. As early as the 1970s, a full live broadcast agreement was signed with local showcases.
This is the only one in the entire NCAA. The rights to live broadcast games of other schools are tightly controlled by the NCAA Association.
The 10 championships in 12 years in the 1960s and 1970s made the Bruins more influential in California than the Lakers at the time. Basketball fans wanted to watch every game, and the Bruins got such a privilege.
It is rumored that the NCAA has always wanted to take back the live broadcast rights, but the Bruins would not give them no matter how much they offered.
The reason is that today's game is broadcast live across the United States, but there is also a local live broadcast in California. In this case, the local live broadcast often has higher ratings than the national live broadcast. After all, at least 80% of the people paying attention to regional games are local fans.
The person doing the pre-match interview this time was a local TV station.
As soon as the reporter spoke, you could tell that his butt was very crooked. The first question he asked was: "Leo, what do you think of the atmosphere at the scene?"
Li Ao responded: "King of Los Angeles? Have they asked the Trojans football team for their opinion?"
The reporter immediately denied: "NO, they are talking about the King of Basketball."
Li Ao asked with a surprised expression: "The Lakers have moved?"
The reporter looked disgusted. This guy really deserves a beating!
After adjusting his mood, the reporter asked a more difficult question: "Have you seen the 11 championship flags above the stadium? Do you think you can still win in this place?"
Li Ao glanced at the 11 championship banners and responded: "It's a great achievement, but now the Cold War is over, it's the 21st century, sir, times have changed... It's not like we haven't defeated them, I personally Winner."
When reporters arrived, they were as arrogant as Bruins players, only to leave in a huff.
He regretted it so much. If he had known it earlier, he would have asked Granville for an interview. That guy would have been scolded and wouldn't even be able to come out with a few words.
Trojans players looked on and cheered when they saw the reporter get pissed off.
Most of them were not thick-skinned enough in the past, and the team's record was far different from that of the Bruins. Every time they came here, they were ridiculed by reporters and couldn't talk back.
There is a thick-skinned 'Little Laimbeer', but he has a bad temper and was suspended for two games last season for slapping a reporter. They originally hoped that the reporter would provoke Shelby Jordan again, but the reporter gave up.
Who would have thought that this reporter would turn a corner but couldn't think of it, and actually provoke their super genius? Damn!
The Bruins fans in front of the TV were furious, but the Trojans fans were excited.
Have they ever had such a strong player?
Love it, love it!
Henry Bibby was also very satisfied with the fact that Li Ao drove the reporter away. At the Bruins' home court, he always felt betrayed. In terms of ability, in recent years, the media has recognized that he is better than his opponent Steve LaVine. Stronger, but UCLA not only rejected him outright when recruiting the head coach, but also never gave him a kind word later. His original love for this school and this team turned into hostility.
The cheerleading performance was over, and Henry Bibby called the players together to make final arrangements before the game.
Li Ao glanced at the players on the opposite side. Unlike two months ago, the Bruins players sitting at home had very serious expressions in such a fanatical atmosphere, completely lacking the arrogance they had during the last match.
Tonight's game is a tough one!
"It's hard work, but three thousand Yuejia players can devour Wu. The Bruins have ruled Los Angeles for decades. The new century has arrived. Let's start a new era of Los Angeles basketball...Mission: Times have changed."
"Times have changed:
The goal: beat the Bruins.
Reward: Heavy Pressure Level 1. "
The mission came as a surprise to Li Ao, but the reward was actually not related to Kapono, but to Barnes.
Not bad!
…
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game started.
The Trojans' starting lineup is still the same, and the Bruins' starting lineup has not changed, with the five-man group of Earl Watson, Ray Young, Matt Barnes, Jason Kapono, and Dan Gazulic.
After coming on the field, both Shelby Jordan and Matt Barnes, who had some troubles, cursed and were extremely rough on defense, setting the tone for the game.
Kapono's fault is that it was Shelby Jordan who guarded him.
But the White Mamba seemed to be able to face Matt Barnes' tough and rough defense with ease.
Matt Barnes is also very good at defending without the ball, but he is best at guarding the opponent's forwards and defenders alone, as well as supplementary defense in zone defense. Compared with the opening game, he did not do as well as defending without the ball. No better.
On the contrary, White Mamba has made great progress, and Matt Barnes's intimidating moves have far less effect on him than they did in the opening game.
In addition to White Mamba, Trey Pagannier also performed well against Ray Young.
But apart from the two of them, the rest of the Trojans didn't perform well offensively, and the Bruins did a good job defending others.
Granville's passing was limited, and Shelby Jordan and Charles didn't have many opportunities to eat.
Although the White Mamba shot accurately, it was Trey Paganier who mainly fed him the ball, and he could not fully utilize the White Mamba's excellent shooting performance tonight.
As for the Bruins' offense, Kapono always contained Shelby Jordan. Earl Watson took the opportunity to beat Granville and scored well from close range.
Gazulic also did a good job in connecting inside.
The Trojans took the initiative in the opening game, but the score gap did not widen.
After playing for a few minutes, the Bruins took the lead in making adjustments. They replaced Ray Young and asked Matt Barnes to guard Trey Pagannier. They replaced him with the favorite for the Best Sixth Man, averaging 13 points per game. Jerome Moiso with 7 boards.
Moiso took advantage of the restraints of Kapono and Gazulic and scored consecutively from close range, setting off a counterattack by the Bruins. They went on an 8-3 run and overtook the Trojans 17-15.
Fortunately, Granville and Trey Pagannier responded in time. Trey Pagannier pulled to the outside when Granville broke through, bringing Matt Barnes to the top arc, creating a chance for Granville. Better room for breakthrough.
Moiso, who defends the White Mamba on the wing, is far behind Matt Barnes in his ability to grasp the timing of contraction and cut off passes.
Granville finally broke through the opponent's defense and connected with the White Mamba to stabilize the situation.
However, Henry Bibby on the sidelines was full of worries. Generally speaking, the White Mamba was defended by the opponent's strongest striker. As a result, the opponent directly sent three strikers tonight!
Shooting guard, the position he thought was his advantage, was locked down.
Although Granville and Trey Paganier made timely adjustments to break through the opponent's point guard blockade, the Bruins still did a good job in passing and receiving the ball inside and outside. At the beginning, Granville and White Mamba were connected. The line was closed, but the opponent's defensive adjustments were getting better and better.
Obviously, the Bruins, who have already lost once, are better prepared this time.
The home atmosphere also helped the Bruins, who played very hard.
Fortunately, the White Mamba shot accurately tonight and had enough containment, otherwise Granville would not have any room to break through.
The situation was as Henry Bibby expected. After a few more rounds, it turned into a battle between Granville's breakthrough floater, Moiso's attack at the basket and Earl Watson's outside shot.
The Trojans were immediately in a bad spot.
Henry Bibby called a timeout in time and replaced Shelby Jordan with Li Ao.
Li Ao made a contribution as soon as he came on the field.
He used the White Mamba screen on the wing to go around to the left of the free throw line, and Moiso switched to him.
Granville distributed the ball in time. After receiving the ball, Li Ao passed the ball to a close distance without stopping. Kapono failed to keep up with White Mamba immediately after guarding the pick-and-roll. Gazuric made up for the left baseline and cut off White. Mamba's connection with his teammates, it was Charles who caught the ball from close range!
Charles caught the ball and took a step to smash the ball into the basket with one hand to complete the score.
After landing, Charles roared at the abusive fans outside the baseline, which attracted even more violent curses and boos.
But this time, he sounded great!
Finally scored, and apart from anything else, Gazuri protects the frame really well.
In the first few minutes, his teammates played well, but he was locked in. The fans outside the baseline kept insulting and taunting him in order to anger him.
One of them said, "Move a little, are you weak?", which made him so angry that he refused to give up.
Now that Leo is on board, he finally has a chance to score!
After eating this piece of cake, Charles played even more desperately on the defensive end, causing more trouble for Moiso's close attack.
Seeing that the situation was under control, Henry Bibby waved his hand like an uppercut, yelled "Goode", and then quickly put away his movements as if he had done nothing.
In fact, it is still a bit regretful. If Li Ao and Shelby Jordan play together, they can block the opponent's entire forward line.
But without the White Mamba, there is not enough offensive containment and no space, so we can only play pure defense. The White Mamba can defend the inside well, and the side screens and baseline cuts before Barnes are also passable.
But now Barnes is playing the same tactical role as Ray Young, running in a wide range and making counter-run cuts. This makes it difficult for the White Mamba. Barnes’ speed, strength, and running awareness are better than Ray Young’s. The shooting guard is okay, he can only use up Tre Paganier's energy... It's all that kid's fault!
He said to Xavier Johnson on the side: "If Leo's mid-range shot is as accurate as Brian's three-pointer, now he will not only control the situation, but also take advantage of it."
Xavier Johnson: (￢＿￢)
What does it mean to be cheap but still sell well?
This is!
He responded: "There is no way to increase the training time. His spare time is already very full."
Henry Bibby heard this and muttered: "Then we can only start by increasing playing time and practicing in actual combat."
He laughed out loud when he said this. He was indeed a cruel and vicious coach!
Henry Bibby is becoming more and more dissatisfied, and Steve LaVine on the other side is about to burst.
Does anyone really make progress so fast?
It’s only been two months!
Even Duncan and Olajuwon relied solely on physical fitness in their freshman year, right?
It's only been two months since our last fight, and that Chinese boy seems to have been completely transformed!
