The Fifth Point Guard

April 9, 2001, was a day of national attention.

The NCAA Finals, the main event of the Arizona Wildcats against Duke University, will be staged today.

This year's NCAA final venue is the Alamo Arena in Texas, also known as the Alamo Dome.

This multi-purpose dome-style stadium that can accommodate 65,000 spectators is the home stadium of the NBA team San Antonio Spurs.

Playing here is enough to prove that the organizers attach great importance to this game.

According to media reports, the 29 NBA teams in the league will send scouts to inspect players.

The Arizona Wildcats have Gilbert Arenas, Richard Jefferson, Luke Walton, Loren Woods and other famous college players. It is rumored that many teams in the NBA are interested in these players. Among them, Arenas Smith and Jefferson are even more popular players with high picks in the first round.

Duke University, nicknamed the "Blue Devil", is even more incredible this season.

Chris Duhon, Jay Williams, Mike Dunleavy, Sean Battier, Carlos Boozer and others are all famous college players in the United States.

This Duke University team is star-studded and is known as the strongest Duke in the past ten years.

"Old Shen, are you alright? Hurry up, the competition is about to start!" Sister Hua shouted towards the bathroom.

"Hoo" (the sound of flushing the toilet)

With a newspaper in his hand and a cigarette butt in his mouth, Lao Shen came out of the bathroom and muttered in a low voice, "What are you rushing for? Can you rush this matter?"

Turn around and see Sister Hua's eyes. (╬▔︵▔)

Immediately pinch the cigarette butt.

Shen Qing put on a facial mask, sat cross-legged on the sofa, watched the live footage on TV with great interest, and asked Sister Hua in a low voice: "Mom, do you think my brother can play today?"

Sister Hua was also a little apprehensive, and replied without confidence: "Who knows, but basketball is your brother's only hobby, and it's not easy to persevere until now. As a mother, can you not support your son in pursuing his dream? Let alone play Now, even if you sit on the sidelines and watch the whole game, that is a kind of victory!"

"Even if you don't play, it's good to be on camera." Shen Qing pouted.

As soon as the words fell, the live broadcast camera swept across the player zone of the Arizona Wildcats and just stopped on Shen Tong's face.

"Ah~~~"

Sister Hua and Shen Qing, who were still a little melancholy, immediately screamed.

"Mom, look quickly, it's Shentong!"

"Oh, oh, it's true, old Shen, look, it's your son."

Lao Shen was expressionless, sitting on the sofa, motionless as a mountain.

Camera cut.

"Oh, it's over."

"That's right, the time is too short."

When he saw the opponent's list of players, Shen Tong's jaw dropped in surprise.

On the list of opponents, all of them are names that Shentong is familiar with.

Sean Battier, the most familiar player to Chinese fans, used to play for the outside iron gate of the Rockets Yao Mai. He was affectionately called "Batman" and "President" by the fans. cast technology.

Shen Tong remembered a classic quote from Battier when he was in the Rockets: Basketball games use the brain, not the body. People with high IQs win basketball games, and people with good physical fitness win track and field games.

This sentence gave Shentong a deeper understanding of basketball.

Carlos Boozer, one of Shentong's most hated players, was also Yao Ming's pain in the West, with a strong and thick arm and precise mid-range shooting. The Utah Jazz played for the Utah Jazz had been pressing Yao Mai's Rockets and couldn't lift their heads.

Looking at other players, Duhon, Dunleavy, and Williams are also future NBA-level players.

This Duke is really scary.

Shentong, who has experienced the "future", lost all confidence in his team's lineup advantage before the game.

It's going to be an uphill battle.

"Boys, come here."

Before the game, Lute "Silver Fox" Olsen called the Wildcats together.

"After a year of fighting, we're finally here and I'm so proud of you all. Now that we're one step away from the final victory, I want all of you to put all your energy into this game and play your best. All the energy, to defend, to attack, to grab every rebound, to fight for every possession, to beat them all, to prove to the world that we are the best team in America!"

"I have no doubt and absolutely believe that we are the strongest team! We are the strongest!"

Along with the words, Olsen excitedly raised his fist and waved it in the air.

"We are the strongest!"

The players of the Wildcats, including Shen Tong, were all infected by Olson's emotions.

The wild cat's soul is awakened.

Fangs and claws stretched out!

"Now, lads, play me, kick their asses hard, and destroy everything that stands in your way!"

Olson gave the order, and five Wildcats stepped onto the field.

Shen Tong was about to return to the bench when he was dragged to his side by Olsen.

"Shin, you are my secret weapon. In the second half, I will send you out, but before that, you have to observe the game carefully. Go."

Shen Tong, who was sitting on the bench, was a little excited. He would soon appear on the stage of the NCAA finals.

But Olsen's words are still in my ears, "Observe the game carefully."

Shen Tong was engrossed in watching everything that happened on the court.

Amidst the cheers of 20,000 fans at the scene, the NCAA finals officially began!

Loren Woods, who still had a clear advantage in height in the final, won the ball for the Wildcats.

Arenas hit an emergency stop jumper as soon as he came up, giving the team a head start.

Fans who supported the Wildcats immediately jumped with excitement.

But Duke University took it easy, and Battier quickly hit a drop shot to tie the score.

Duke fans responded to opposing fans with loud cheers.

The first half of the game was quite anxious.

Duhon's breakthrough layup was blocked by Woods wonderfully.

Walton's dribble was intercepted by Battier ghostly from behind.

Jefferson's explosive dunk ignited the audience.

Boozer's mid-range shot hits the nail on the head.

The most exciting scene of the game happened just before the end of the first half.

Williams passes the ball to Boozer in a good position inside.

Boozer, who went deep into the penalty area, swung his stick, leaned against Woods and turned around, and hit the board with his left hand.

Helpless, Woods' height is too high. Although he didn't cover the ball, he interfered with Boozer's shot.

After hitting the board, the ball circled around the basket and rolled out.

At this moment, a Duke player suddenly burst out of the crowd, jumped over the crowd, caught the ball with both hands, and dunked the ball into the basket.

Shen Tong did not expect that Battier's style of play was so strong and his physical fitness was astonishingly good when he was in college.

With Duke's supplementary dunk, the first half ended.

52-54, the Wildcats trailed by 2 points.

"Shen, get ready to warm up." Olsen's voice rang in his ears.

finally

A stream of animal blood boiled in his body.

I bloom in the dark.

As well as flowers before dawn.