NBA basketball rhythm monster

On April 9, 2003, the NCAA Finals was officially held in the casino city of Las Vegas.

As one of the largest game ceremonies in the United States (less interesting compared to the Super Bowl, but much more lively than the NBA Finals), the entire NCAA arena has already been packed.

Many celebrities have reserved prime seats on the sidelines early, and the beauties and handsome guys vying with each other directly form a beautiful scenery on the sidelines. They may not understand football, but they must know that as stars, they have to go where the most attention is. (Du

Lent’s famous quote: Rihanna knows a shit about basketball, she just likes James.)

Today, the protagonists of both sides are already gearing up in the locker room, ready for action.

"Hey Cooper, do you remember what I told you at the beginning of the season?"

Li Luo looked at the substitute who had been his substitute for the whole season in front of him and felt a lot of emotions.

Putting aside his starting numbers and declining statistics.

Throughout the season, Cooper gave up his favorite fried chicken for the sake of the championship. He also developed a very efficient mid-range game under his leadership.

With a shooting percentage of 54.2% at the basket and 46.4% from mid-range, Cooper has become an indispensable force for the Longhorns.

Although Li Luo and Cooper themselves both know a cruel fact, with Cooper's own talent, I am afraid that the basketball stage in this life will stop here.

Therefore, Cooper cherishes this opportunity very much. Not only will he be proud of his ancestors, he will at least be able to happily brag about it with his children thirty years later.

"I know, at that time you said we would succeed." Cooper was also very grateful to the cold-faced, warm-hearted, and vicious-mouthed Chinese boy in front of him. He knew that without Li Luo, he and the Longhorns would never have gotten here.

"Yes, we will succeed. As you know, TJ and I will run for office this year. So, today is our last battle in every sense."

Li Luo did not do too much pre-war mobilization. He had already sensed the high fighting spirit from the eyes of his teammates.

The closer to the start of the game, the quieter the locker room becomes. Some people are doing yoga and some are praying.

It wasn't until the venue staff notified the players to enter that the entire Longhorns team regained its energy.

"One two three! Longhorn!"

"Must win!"

Everyone on the Longhorns team was generally excited after entering the stadium. The unprecedented intensity of the flashlights meant that more than 1.5 million households across the United States were watching this game at the same time.

This is data from an era when there was no big explosion in media, and it relied entirely on the number of viewers counted by paid television media.

During the warm-up, Li Luo finally saw the melon with a sweet smile.

As a New Yorker, Anthony has never lacked exposure during his basketball career, which makes him very confident and decent when facing the media. A sweet smile always hangs on his face, which makes people feel that he is very interested in this game.

It is inevitable to win.

After the interview, Anthony seemed very excited and dunked repeatedly during the warm-up, which made a classmate named Li who was struggling to dunk extremely jealous.

On the commentary desk, the ESPN broadcast screen had clearly displayed the game poster for Le Luo vs. Anthony. They asserted that the performance of these two team leaders will directly determine the outcome of the game.

"Button, what do you think of this game?"

Mr. Auerbach was sitting in the box on the top floor of the arena, followed by a group of Celtics scouts and management.

As a scout who mainly targets Li Luo, Barton now has no doubts about Li Luo's statistics and strength, but he is not sure about the situation at Syracuse University. Anthony's strength cannot be underestimated either.

Take their respective semifinals as an example. Lee Luo scored 34 points in three quarters. Anthony, on the other hand, destroyed everyone in the last game against Kansas, scoring an incredible 44 points.

Barton shared his thoughts with everyone. At this time, Auerbach had not revealed a series of draft pick operation plans to the rest of the management, so he looked at the two most watched people on the field and said.

"Cameron is a very good young man. If he were in his early years in the draft, he would definitely be the No. 1 pick." Auerbach put down his cigar, "But he is not the Celtics. Or at least he is not what the Celtics are looking for now.

That person."

Afterwards, Auerbach picked up his cigar and became taciturn.

On the court, after the beautiful national anthem, the referee had already begun to organize a jump ball in the center circle.

"Li! Why are you and me facing each other tonight?"

Anthony's character is like this. He has the righteousness of a New York gangster and the familiar enthusiasm of a mixed society. No wonder he was able to form a banana boat group with a few people from the beginning...

"Hey, soldiers versus soldiers, generals against each other. I am the leader of the Longhorns team, so naturally I have to find you, the leader of Syracuse University."

"Haha, you are quite interesting. Come on, that's what men should be like."

As soon as the referee threw the ball up, Syracuse University had the ball, and the two sides immediately fought back and forth. Li Luo and Anthony were entangled all the way from the outside.

Anthony almost failed to catch the ball for the first time, but Li Luo's shadow-like defense aroused Anthony's ferocity. Anthony directly bumped Li Luo with his back, no foul!

Then he immediately used the space created by the collision to turn around and shoot a jump shot.

The ball goes in!

This ball is really beautiful. From the beginning, the two people were full of confrontation. The thud-dong sounds of their bodies hitting each other and the um-huh sounds from the squeezing of the chests could even be heard by the audience in the first row.

Coupled with the beautiful jump shot finish, this offense can be called an art.

The Longhorns' counterattack came quite quickly. The pick-and-roll between Ford and Li Luo made the Orangemen's point guard lose their way. Ford's three-pointer made the Longhorns overtake the score.

In the first few rounds, Li Luo was still a little restrained in his defense, but when both men started to move more aggressively, the scene became very philosophical.

The audience loved this scene so much. As long as there were no fouls, the two men were engaged in the most primitive physical combat, so much so that it felt like they had to use all their strength to make even one shot.

The cheers of the audience obviously affected the referee's penalty. The referee chose to turn a blind eye to the two men who were obsessed with wrestling on the field as long as they did not use aggressive moves. This made the battle between the two even more anxious.

No matter who is defending now, half-passing is a must. The restriction starts from the receiving stage. After receiving the ball, the opponent can't wait to use the net to cover you.

After the two played the first quarter, the statistics were bleak compared to previous games. Li Luo made three of seven shots, including a two-plus-one, which was only seven points.

Anthony was slightly better, making 4 of 8 shots and 10 free throws.

But this data is not very good anyway...

Li Luo's purpose is very clear, right? OK, I will satisfy you today.

It's just that after the Longhorns' Li Luo no longer takes scoring as his responsibility. There are also Ford and Wilson. Without Li Luo, they are still at the level of the NCAA semi-finals. It's the same for Syracuse University without Anthony.

, isn’t that just holding the handle?

But Anthony obviously didn't seem to realize this. He loved confrontation and was really immersed in this game. After finally winning a certain round with Li Luo, he scored the ball against 18,000 people in the field.

The secret audience showed off his signature smile.

Syracuse University also slightly led by two points at 18:20 in the first quarter due to his performance.

But Auerbach, who was in the box in the stands, watched the first quarter carefully, sighed, and said to his subordinates:

"Syracuse University is going to lose. That's why we won't draft Anthony."