The yellow storm in the NBA

After defeating Southern California, the Texas Longhorns successfully advanced to the top 16. In the next round, facing the University of Memphis, Quan Xiao and Durant started with full fire and no reservations.

Under the leadership of the two men, the Longhorns took the advantage from the beginning, and their lead increased little by little. By the end of the first half, they were already 19 points ahead of their opponents.

After the start of the second half, the two continued to work hard, extending the lead to 30 points within five minutes, establishing the victory in one fell swoop. With the outcome already decided, the two teams replaced all their main players. In the end, the Longhorns won 83:67.

Defeat your opponents and advance to the Elite 8.

And their next opponent is Ohio State, which has another No. 1 pick, Greg Oden.

Ohio State has made rapid progress this year with the help of a group of talented players. During the regular season, it has a record of 34 wins and 3 losses. The record in the Big-10 conference is 15 wins and 1 loss. It finally entered the championship as the top seed in the Southern Division.

(The championship is divided into 4 divisions nationwide).

Prior to this, they defeated Connecticut State, Xavier and Tennessee respectively to get a spot in the top 8. The team's main lineup is talented center Greg Oden, power forward Harris, and the backcourt is Ron Lewis and Butler.

, the point guard is Oden High School alumnus Mike Conley.

Ohio State is a very young team. Butler is the oldest junior in the main lineup, Lewis and Harris are still sophomores, and Conley and Oden are both freshmen who have just enrolled this school year.

But it is this young team that has made a name for Ohio State, and as long as it goes one step further, it will reach the final four.

With a regular season record of 32 wins and 3 losses, the Longhorns had two wins less than them, which also made them the No. 2 seed. Now both teams have defeated their respective opponents and successfully merged, waiting to prove their reputations in this game.

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Facing a genius like Greg Oden, who is extremely talented, no one in the Longhorns' interior can cause him any difficulty.

In his previous life, facing the University of Florida in the finals, where Noah and Horford formed an inside tandem, Oden stunned these two guys.

Although he lost the final game, Oden's personal performance was undoubtedly epic. This is also the reason why he became the No. 1 pick. If it were not for injuries, I believe his achievements would be limitless.

This game attracted the attention of the entire United States because it featured two top picks and two players who may be selected in the lottery.

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Time Warner and other television stations have chosen to broadcast the game live across the United States, and some media predict that the number of viewers of this game may reach an astonishing number.

On March 28, 2007, an NCAA heavyweight game was about to take place at the Key Arena, home of the Seattle SuperSonics.

The opponents are Ohio State, which has the favorite No. 1 pick Greg Oden, and the University of Texas, which has another No. 1 pick, Kevin Durant.

This game attracted the attention of the United States as soon as the two top picks were determined. Who will have the last laugh in a direct confrontation between the two top picks? What kind of sparks will be generated between the two? Who's performance will be more exciting?

In addition, what kind of performance can the two assistants perform? These are all exciting.

"Kevin, are you nervous?" Quan Xiao asked during the warm-up before the game.

"No, I'm very excited! You know, I've always been looking forward to facing him head-on. I want to tell others that I, Kevin, am no worse than anyone else!"

Quan Xiao was relieved when he heard Durant's answer. He was afraid that Durant would have psychological fluctuations when facing Oden. You must know that he has always been a very proud person. Of course, his pride is based on his strength.

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Both men are talented geniuses, but their evaluations are far apart, which makes the proud Durant very unconvinced.

But because the two are not in the same league, they have no chance to meet. Now they finally have the opportunity, and it is on such an important occasion as the top eight, which makes Durant hold his breath and want to prove himself.

In fact, it is not surprising that outsiders have very different evaluations of the two, because Oden is a center, and since ancient times, a good center has been the cornerstone of any team's dream.

Durant is a small forward. Historically, there have been relatively few teams based on small forwards. The most recent ones are LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in 2003.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that since both of them are very talented, Oden, who mainly plays the center position, is more favored.

Oden also wants to use this game to make his position as the No. 1 pick more secure. He has decided to participate in this year's draft. Before that, he hopes to win a championship to bring a perfect end to his college career.

Before the game, the major media had hyped this game very much, because this game was indeed full of highlights.

Both teams have very good regular season records, and both have a top pick as the core of the team.

The offensive power is very strong, and the offensive team's game will not be low. So you can imagine how popular this game is.

This game also attracted the attention of all team managers and scouts who are expected to get the first few picks. Especially those teams that hope to get the No. 1 pick, managers and scouts are sitting on the sidelines waiting for this game.

The start of the game.

They will take the opportunity of this game to carefully observe the performance of the two favorites for the No. 1 pick, and at the same time look at the performance of other players on the two teams to see if there are any new surprises.

At 9:30 am on March 28, 2007, the referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball in his hand. Ohio State's Oden won the jump ball without any suspense, earning his team the opportunity to attack first.

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Ohio point guard Conley dribbled the ball forward steadily while observing the situation on the court.

Oden immediately rushed to the opponent's penalty area after the jump ball. He used his speed to get rid of the Longhorns' Pittman and rushed in first. Seeing this, Conley quickly threw the ball towards the basket. Oden stepped into the penalty area and took off to catch the ball.

The pass to Conley pushed the ball into the basket.

Ohio State University's opening alley-oop made the fans on the sidelines shout excitedly, and the commentators from major TV stations in the commentary box also praised the goal.

This ball fully demonstrated Oden's physical fitness, and it also showed Conley's characteristics, which are his timing as a point guard and his accuracy and comfort in passing.

Texas didn't pay much attention to this goal. They had various plans before the game and thought that this might happen.

After Oden scored, they immediately launched a counterattack. After receiving Pittman's serve, Augustin quickly brought the ball across the half court. As usual, Quan Xiao ran outside the three-point line to look for opportunities while involving Ohio's defense.

Come out so that the inner line will not be crowded.

Augustin passed the ball to Durant, and at the same time he was running high to attract the opponent's defense. Durant received the ball and passed down, relying on his speed advantage to get rid of Lewis who was opposite him.

Got in.

As a tank center, Pittman was not very good at attacking and defending, but he was still able to block people, so Oden was stuck behind him.

As a result, Ohio power forward Harris could only go up to cover, but Durant had already rushed up, jumped up after two steps to the free throw line, and smashed the ball into the basket through Harris who was covering.

In the first round, both No. 1 picks kicked off the game with dunks, showing off their talents to the world. This also gave the showdown a sense of grand occasion from the beginning.