Chapter 46

: While the NCAA was getting hot, the NBA regular season also ended smoothly and the playoffs started.

The attention to the first round of the NBA this year was much lower than in previous years.

Many well-known teams, such as the Lakers, Thunder, Heat, and Knicks, did not make it to the playoffs as expected.

More fans are still looking forward to the East-West Finals, as well as the possible battle between the Cavaliers and the Warriors in the Finals.

In the first round, the two teams most likely to win the championship this year, the Cavaliers and the Warriors, both swept their opponents.

The Cavaliers 4:0 Celtics.

The Warriors 4:0 Pelicans.

In these two rounds of series, LeBron James showed his strength, and the Warriors continued to lead the wave of the new era.

After these two games, the popularity of other teams gradually declined, and more fans' attention was focused on this year's NCAA finals.

A few days before the NCAA finals.

In the Los Angeles Lakers training hall.

Lakers head coach Byron Scott completed the last handover task of the season and prepared to enter a rare vacation time.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just as he was about to leave the gym, the sound of basketballs hitting the floor came from the court not far away. Is there anyone in the gym?

The season is over, who is still training in the gym?

After a while, the gym returned to calm.

Byron Scott walked towards the training ground in confusion.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Kobe sitting on a bench to rest. He was sweating, obviously he had just finished training.

""Kobe, why haven't you gone on vacation yet?"

Byron Scott threw a bottle of iced water to Kobe.

Kobe reached out to take it, and replied lightly:"After I retire, I will have plenty of time to go on vacation."

Seeing Kobe so calm, Scott felt something was wrong.

Looking closer, he saw Kobe holding a tablet and watching Su Pan's game video.

Scott looked at Kobe's frowning and serious expression, and smiled and teased:"You are still paying attention to him."

Faced with this question, Kobe did not hide his love for Su Pan.

He held the tablet in his hand and showed Byron Scott the clip he had just seen.

"Look at this."

Byron Scott looked down in confusion.

On the screen, it was just a simple defense by the Buckeyes.

Su Pan was in the middle of the free throw line and the restricted area, which was the best position to show his athletic talent.

It was in this place that he contributed many wonderful blocks.

The Buckeyes' defense was very simple, nothing more than the opponent's offense passing the ball, and finally Su Pan completed the block under the basket.

But in this round, Byron Scott showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Su Pan, what is this?……"

"That's right, he moved ahead of time.

Kobe's mouth curled up slightly and continued to praise

"When he saw the opponent's point guard wanted to pass the ball, he immediately started to defend inside."

"Byron, his defensive awareness and mobility are completely beyond all DPOY in NBA history."

Byron Scott took a breath.

Excellent offensive reading ability, this alone is enough to stand out in the NBA and get a piece of cake for himself.

However, at this time, Kobe still did not stop praising Su Pan

"It's hard for me not to miss him, and he has more offensive power than Shaq."

"He can definitely make up for the fact that I am not as good as I used to be."

"I even think that he and I can reach a new height."

Kobe's meaning should not be too obvious.

If the Lakers can pursue Su Pan, he and Su Pan can form a new OK combination and recast the glory of the early 21st century.

Although he can no longer reach the height of K in the OK combination.

But back then"OK"The key in the combination"O", but will become stronger"P"Kobe can fully rely on his rich experience to help Su Pan, a rookie, achieve extraordinary results in his first year.

Byron Scott fell into a brief silence.

He had witnessed the"OK"The dominance of the group at its peak.

That kind of overwhelming power that can destroy everything still haunts him today.

"Kobe."

Byron Scott looked at Kobe who was watching the video carefully and asked softly.

"The day after tomorrow is the March Madness finals."

"The venue is NRG Arena in Houston"

"Do you want to go and have a look together?"

Kobe was slightly startled.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded silently.

"certainly"

"Anyway, we won't have a role in the playoffs this year."

"It won't delay us from watching the game."

The two reached a consensus and agreed on a time to rush to Houston.

After all, this year's NCAA is a bit too crazy.

In fact, they were not the only ones who had already started to act.

There were others who had the same idea as them.

Almost 80% of the NBA teams had already determined their goals for this year.

Everyone's final attention was on Su Pan.

Before the March Madness Finals, one piece of news after another was born.

【Anthony and James Dolan head to Houston】

【James Harden and Dwight Howard have been spotted near the NRG Arena】

【Thunder missed the playoffs, Durant, Westbrook, and Ibaka have arrived at Houston Airport】

【Cavaliers, Mavericks, Spurs general managers and coaching staff arrive in Houston】

【……】

All the news was about NBA players and general managers of NBA teams coming to Houston.

And they came to Houston for only one purpose: to watch the crazy March Finals!

……

Three days later, the NCAA finals of March Madness officially arrived.

The venue was the NRG Arena in Houston.

The reason for choosing NRG to hold the finals was also a temporary decision made by the NCAA officials.

They originally wanted to choose some stadiums with more cooperation as in previous years.

But this year is different.

The popularity of NCAA is far beyond their imagination.

Before the NCAA took the initiative to contact them, stadiums all over the United States took the initiative to contact them.

The reason for finally choosing NRG is also very simple.

This stadium is one of the stadiums that can accommodate the largest number of spectators among major stadiums.

The Houston NRG Stadium, which covers a total area of 9,000 square meters, can accommodate 71,795 seats and has also hosted the US Spring Festival Gala"Super Bowl".

Both the venue area and reputation are worthy of the popularity of this year's NCAA finals.

However, the capacity of the NRG Arena is close to 72,000, which is barely enough for this year's finals.

When the NCAA opened the ticket sales channel, all the tickets for the stadium were swept away in just five minutes.

In just a few days, the NRG Arena was also temporarily converted into a basketball court.

The final is about to begin!

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