The Trojans won 29 consecutive games, all the way to the top 16, and became the focus of the entire North American sports world!
The game between the Trojans and the College Badgers is the most watched 32-16 game, bar none.
Both teams are dark horses. No matter who advances, it represents the 'grassroots rise'.
Compared to the College Badgers, the Trojans' performance this season is obviously more eye-catching. After defeating the College Badgers, the Trojans were dubbed 'legendary'.
The Bruins unexpectedly defeated the Syracuse University Orangemen 62-56 and advanced to the top 16, but it was difficult to steal the limelight.
The Bruins' performance in recent years has been unsatisfactory. I can't say how bad they are, but they are a bit far from people's expectations for this team.
The Orangemen are very strong. They have entered the Crazy Three 18 times in the past 20 years. In the past 20 years, the average number of wins has reached 22 games, ranking first in the United States. However, they are not a championship-level team. They play very well. But the stars were not good enough, and they were short of a key player who could make the final decision. This time, they were overthrown by Moiso and Kapono at the critical moment.
The "NCAA's No. 1 Basketball Club" defeated such an opponent and was considered an upset. This performance was completely incomparable to that of the Trojans.
However, it is not the worst thing for the Bruins to be ignored. Even the defending champion UConn Huskies were upset by the University of Tennessee Volunteers, and the game reports were squeezed into the corners.
On Li Ao's personal side, he took advantage of the team's 29-game winning streak and reached the Sweet 16, which increased his popularity.
The phrase 'Sir, this is the 21st century, times have changed' has become a rage!
At first, he was only popular in Los Angeles for a while, and also won a wave of favor from Lakers fans.
Now, in March Madness, without Li Ao himself knowing it, he shouted to the college basketball world - "Times have changed!"
Being able to catch up with this trend is also because Li Ao performed really well in the two games of Crazy 3.
He scored 30 points against the Tigers. If it weren't for Eddie House's amazing personal performance in his college finale, he would have been sought after.
In the game against the College Badgers, his performance actually only met the team's expectations, with 13 points and 5 assists. However, he couldn't hold up the rebounds tonight because there were too many. He grabbed 9 rebounds, 13+9+5, all of a sudden. The data has become a top striker.
The media searched around the Trojans and found Li Ao who had the best looks and good performance, so they chose to praise him.
By noon the next day, half of the 32-16 game had not been played, but the Trojans went to the next game first.
Not only them, the Purdue University Steam Oven Workers, who had already advanced on another promotion line in the Western Division, also came over from Tucson in advance, and the two teams even met at the Albuquerque International Airport.
Players from both sides exchanged insults...no, they were greeting each other cordially and friendly. Some players who were overly enthusiastic also expressed their goodwill towards each other with body movements, but both sides were more reserved and their movements were restrained. In the end, they expressed their hope for each other. Best wishes for reaching the regional finals.
After coming out of Albuquerque International Airport, Li Ao knew why he came here in advance.
The climate here is very different from Los Angeles, so it takes time to adapt in advance.
Having played in Tucson, Arizona before, he felt that the tropical desert climate was just that.
Now that he was clearly feeling sick and uncomfortable, he realized that there was still a huge difference between cities with desert climates.
Coming out of the airport, my dear, there is real desert on both sides of the road!
Trepagnier introduced to him that the world's first nuclear bomb was tested in this state.
He began to worry about whether he could take a bath...but this worry was overblown. The desert was dry, but the rainfall was actually very abundant, but the sand could not retain water.
Whenever you see a house on the roadside, you can see water storage facilities and water pumps.
When checking in at the hotel, the waiter specially introduced that their hotel cooperated with the largest local water supply company to provide filtered clean water, 24-hour hot water supply and other services. In this area, this is used as a selling point of the hotel. .
After arriving in the room, Li Ao took a shower immediately. The air conditioner and humidifier also adjusted the temperature and humidity in the room, and finally felt more comfortable.
After a while, the hospital assistant's aunt called, and he went to the hotel door to pick up the call.
After helping the aunt check in and help carry the luggage to the room, Li Ao said: "Aunt Vivian, where should we go?"
When Vivian heard this, she fell directly onto the bed and swung her limbs: "No, I want to rest. I regret it. I should have waited until the day of the competition."
"You came just then. How can you watch the game when people are not feeling well? You can get used to it if you come earlier."
Vivian thought for a moment and turned her head to look at Li Ao (^｀)
She said in a coaxing tone: "It makes sense, but I feel too uncomfortable now and want to take a nap, okay?"
"Okay, then you have a good rest. I'll go back to the room and play games. Come quickly and lock the door, lock the windows and close the curtains."
The tone revealed some dissatisfaction, but Li Ao's footsteps moved extremely fast.
Vivian didn't even react. After Li Ao finished speaking, he disappeared like a flash.
(o)?
Vivian felt something was wrong, but couldn't explain it. After forcing herself to lock the doors and windows, she went to the bed again and lay down. She felt a little uncomfortable under the pressure. She turned over and felt comfortable, and fell asleep quickly.
When Li Ao returned to his room, he immediately collapsed on the bed and watched TV. He had already prepared to endure the discomfort and accompany him to the desert-style shopping street. It was not that he didn't want to go, it was the hospital assistant's aunt who refused.
…
Li Ao felt sleepy when he felt uncomfortable. By evening, the discomfort had almost subsided.
He used a hallokitty-shaped mobile phone to call the hospital assistant's aunt. The other party asked him to order food and send it back, but he didn't want to get up yet.
When Li Ao came to the hotel restaurant, the hospital assistant's aunt must have delicious food. At the suggestion of the waiter, he ordered several signature dishes and gave him a room, which was a luxury.
As he was leaving the restaurant, he met the Steam Oven Players again.
Facing the other group of people, he was full of goodwill and gave them friendly eyes.
There was an enthusiastic person on the other side who wanted to have a more intimate and friendly interaction with him, but he was held back by the person next to him.
We are all college students, so be subtle.
Legend has it that this Chinese student from the Trojans is a great philanthropist.
Back in the room, Li Ao felt very sorry when he thought about the players from the Steam Furnace Workers Team he had just met.
Today, the sports news is praising him. On the contrary, Arenas has been ridiculed by the crowd for a day.
Last night, ten minutes before the Trojans defeated the Academy Badgers, the Wildcats were beaten 58-84 by the Steam Oven Workers.
Li Ao regretted this and lost the opportunity to play against Arenas in the 8-4 game.
In the crazy three games, the Wildcats might be able to get some equipment or skills from this No. 0.
But Arenas was ridiculed by the crowd, and he felt it was deserved.
He made 5 of 20 shots, threw gambling balloons like crazy, and made all 7 three-pointers in a single game.
Cameras even caught Wildcats head coach Lute Olson yelling, "You kid, stop shooting threes."
As a result, in the next two rounds, Arenas directly faced the defense from outside the three-point line and smashed the ball into the basket.
The Wildcats lost so miserably, 90% of the blame lies with Arenas.
Li Ao is not too surprised by this. This is Agent 0. He will be as promiscuous and angry in the NBA playoffs, no matter what the occasion is.
Moreover, when Arenas reached the knockout rounds, he suddenly became less tough than in the regular season. When encountering opponents he couldn't beat, he often made the stupidest choices.
It seems like 'as long as you are determined', but in fact it has nothing to do with toughness, it just does some unreasonable things, commonly known as being brainless.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the waiter delivered the meal to Li Ao's room. He made a phone call and called the hospital assistant's aunt over. They had dinner together and watched the live TV broadcast paid by the hotel provider, the NCAA.
The live game is tonight's game between the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns and the LSU Tigers at Memorial Stadium.
The winner of these two teams will be the Trojans' opponent in their next game.
If he hadn't come to this city to play a game and needed to adapt in advance, Li Ao would have planned to watch this game live.
Watching the live broadcast is actually quite good. Although it doesn't have the atmosphere of watching a game live, it is more intuitive to see tactical movements and other things from the perspective of the live broadcast.
The competition was not as...intense as expected? That's not right, the score is quite fierce, but the two teams' playing style is quite simple, like a real-turn system, you do it and I do it.
Li Ao found that the strength of the eight teams in their promotion branch was really uneven...
In the end, the Tigers defeated the Longhorns 76-69.
The Trojans' 8-of-16 opponent is announced - LSU versus the Tigers.
The game between these two teams is the latest game to start today. After they play, it means that this year's Crazy Three Sweet 16 will be determined.
Li Ao didn't expect that in the Sweet 16, apart from them, the only other teams in the same league were the Bruins from the same city!
The Cardinals lost to the Spartans 48-55. Similar to the Orange, the Cardinals have a high lower limit of strength, but the upper limit is not much higher than the lower limit.
After watching the game, Vivian and Li Ao chatted for a while about the opponent the day after tomorrow, and then went back to her room to continue sleeping.
Li Ao is also ready to rest. Resting well and reducing the physical impact caused by climate problems are also a key part of preparing for war.
Just then, the task prompt came!
"The sweet moment has come to an end, a more powerful opponent has arrived, and the road to the elite is ahead...Mission: Become an Elite."
"Become an elite:
Goal: The host needs to lead the team to the Elite Eight.
Reward: 3000 achievement points, 1 silver equipment upgrade card, 1 level 3 skill upgrade card. "
There's another mission!
3000 achievement points, not bad, equipment upgrade card, the first reward I saw. Currently, the only equipment that can be upgraded to silver level is the experience bracelet, but upgrading it is a good choice. The all-round training efficiency bonus will naturally be higher. The higher.
Level 3 skill upgrade card... He doesn't really want to upgrade to 'Transit Expert'.
After looking at more than 27,000 achievement points... slap him!
The purpose this time is very clear. He has two level 2 skill upgrade card fragments, and he will stop after drawing one.
After the first white light flashed, a firework was set off on the system screen, and Li Ao's expression——
(￣(∞)￣)
"Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 1 level 3 skill upgrade card fragment."
At this time, he didn't know whether to be happy or curse.
They all set off fireworks. This must be a rare reward for winning the primary lottery. It is as rare as winning an attribute point once before.
But being so difficult to draw means how difficult it is to collect three pieces!
With mixed feelings, he started the second lottery...
“Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: a healthy cigar box.
Healthy Cigar Box: Cigars placed in this box will avoid harm to the body without affecting the taste. This effect is only valid for the host. "
Why the hell do you still care about your health when you’re already eating takeout for 15 yuan?
But it's not useless.
Li Ao knew that when he was still studying, he didn't have any big worries.
But when we enter society and the adult world, everything becomes different.
Then he drew a fishing rod, a collection of barbecue dishes, and finally, in the fifth draw, he drew a level 2 skill upgrade card fragment.
"Sure enough, I should bring my white lottery jersey and take a bath for at least 30 minutes..."
Li Ao wailed, and the 5,000 achievement points were gone.
After being sad for 3 seconds, he looked at his five level 1 skills.
'Champions' pride', this is useless for the time being. They have now won 29 consecutive games and are so powerful that they will not be afraid of anyone they encounter.
As for the loss of confidence when the winning streak is cut off...if it is cut off, you are out, let alone thinking about it.
'Perfect warm-up', he really wanted to upgrade this.
But judging from the level 1 effect, the hot feeling of the first pitcher is actually secondary. The main function is to have a complete and effective warm-up process.
At present, level 1 is sufficient. Although I want to upgrade, it is not a priority.
The remaining three, 'Suspension', 'Heavy Pressure', and 'Siege' are all useful.
'Pause' is related to pull-up jump shots and pull-up catch jump shots. The other two are 'heavy pressure' which is single defense and 'siege' which is team defense.
After some analysis, he finally chose to improve his offense!
When better team defense is needed, Shelby Jordan can help. If you can defend him alone against pitchers, he is already very strong and has a reputation for being strong.
Without hesitation, Li Ao issued an order and the upgrade prompt came.
"The host uses the level 2 skill upgrade card. The upgrade object is: abort. Congratulations to the host for aborting the upgrade from level 1 to level 2."
"Suspension Level 2: When making a sudden stop for a jump shot or a sudden stop for a catch-and-shoot shot within the mid-range range, the basic skills of the emergency stop will be +3, and the emergency stop skills will be +3 to reduce the impact of the sudden stop on the shot."
Looking at the bonus effects after the upgrade, Li Ao felt that he made the right choice!
His emergency stop basic skill is already 67, and with the bonus, it can reach 70!
After entering Crazy Three, he truly realized how right the decision to stop development was.
It's a pity that it's not a hard bonus. On the defensive end, emergency stop is also a very useful ability, which can allow him to do better in defensive details, such as reducing the probability of fouls in defense.
Seeing that there were only more than 22,000 achievement points left, he brushed his teeth, washed his face, lay down and covered himself with a quilt. He couldn't be a gambling dog.
…
The 22nd, offseason day.
Li Ao went with the team to the Energy Solutions Arena to prepare for the game.
Coming a day early allowed everyone to adapt to the local environment.
Li Ao looked at the stadium's sign and felt very interesting.
The NBA's Energy Solutions Arena is in an extremely cold city, but this Energy Solutions Arena is in the desert.
During training, Li Ao still felt more irritable than usual.
If the air is too dry or too humid, you will feel irritable when working, but you have no choice but to adapt.
Today we only practiced in the morning, and the coaching staff asked the players to continue resting in the afternoon.
In preparation for this war, the most urgent issue to be solved is environmental adaptation.
But they have an advantage. The Zhanhu team just arrived from Los Angeles at noon today.
There are some advantages to having a good record and beating a team with a better record. The Trojans are the former and are first in the division; the Steam Oven Workers are the latter and beat the second place in the division.
The opponents of the Steam Oven Workers also just arrived from Tucson today.
Returning to the hotel at noon, Li Ao just returned to the room. After a while, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw the hospital assistant's aunt who was crying from hunger.
|TωT｀)
The assistant aunt was leaning against the doorframe pitifully.
Li Ao called and ordered food to be delivered to his room. An hour later, the hospital assistant’s aunt, who had eaten and drank enough, sighed: “I finally came back to life!”
Li Ao complained: "You're hungry and you don't know how to eat by yourself?"
"I don't want to move. I'm on the phone and don't know what to order. Looking at your face makes me have a little appetite."
Li Ao looked at the empty dish...
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He just came back after eating a nutritious meal. He didn't eat much just now. These several dishes and a plate of pasta...does this mean he has a slight appetite?
Can't afford it.
After digesting it for a while, Vivian suddenly thought of something, ran back to her room, and ran back again, holding a box.
"This is... PS-2? Oh, Aunt Vivian, you went to rob Sony headquarters? Isn't it going to be released in the second half of the year?"
"You just went to rob... Hehe, when we returned to San Francisco, our family received an invitation from the game company. I went to participate and applied for a test quota. It was just delivered to me yesterday. I originally wanted to give it to you last night, but I was so tired that I forgot.”
"Aunt Vivian, I love you so much!"
Li Ao grabbed the box and quickly opened it.
It is just like the legendary one, much smaller than the PS generation, and does not take up space in the suitcase.
Liam had a PS game console and originally wanted to give one to Li Ao, but he didn't want it.
It cost almost 500 US dollars, which was more than 4,000 soft girl coins. At that time, he was reluctant to buy and could not accept such an expensive gift.
Liam could only buy one and put it in the car speechlessly. Occasionally, when he wanted to play PS games with him, he would take it out of the car and go upstairs.
He had originally planned to borrow Liam's game console to play during the away game, but it took up too much space and he gave up in the end.
The PS2 is about to be released. Li Ao has an extra basketball scholarship and plans to buy one, but it's just not released yet. He won't be happy to get a test machine now.
There is also an accompanying game in the PS2 box, Ridge Racer 5, which he played in the previous generation. It is a simple racing game.
After plugging the game console into the TV, Li Ao suddenly thought of something and wanted to pay... But for the test machine, the hospital assistant didn't seem to have spent any money.
Okay, then just accept it. If anything good happens in the future, just bring it to the hospital assistant aunt.
Play games!
Vivian was happy to see Li Ao so happy, but at the same time she was speechless and complained: "You are more interested in game consoles than falling in love."
"Love is something that happens naturally when you meet the right person. Chasing girls is not fun or something, and I don't lack people to chase me."
"..."
There will be an update tonight if the monthly pass is over 600. I estimate that the update will be written around 10 o’clock.
(End of chapter)
