From sparring to superstar

Chapter 78 76. The hostility of frontline sharks (full 600 monthly tickets plus more)

On the 23rd, the 16-to-8 match began.

The Trojans had a full day of training today.

In the evening, Li Ao, Vivienne, and Liam, who had just arrived, came to the Energy Solutions Arena to watch the game.

"The environment here is too bad, God, can't all cities in the world have a comfortable living environment?"

"I've just arrived, and I'm not feeling well, yet I still want to accompany you to watch the game? By the way, lend me a new game console!"

"My God, Vivian, do I have no money? Did you buy me a grandstand ticket?"

Liam was pulled out of the hotel upon arrival, whining along the way.

Li Aoying said: "The only thing they gave our team as a gift is the grandstand tickets. Why don't Auntie Vivian and I go to the stage and you go to the front row alone? The ticket dealers should still have tickets."

"Forget it, let's go to the stage with you, just treat it as a new life experience..."

When he got to the stands and sat down, Liam immediately stopped complaining. He spotted his target and squeezed into a group of female fans.

Liam, who looks like a dog and is dressed in beastly clothes, is quickly accepted by female fans.

Li Ao saw Liam transformed into a fan of the Steam Furnace Workers, huddled together with a mature Hispanic lady, and yelled non-stop. It seemed that even the discomfort caused by the weather healed instantly, and a black line suddenly appeared on his hair.

Pretend not to know!
Looking around, there are so many seats!

在纪念体育场打64进32和32进16的时候，座位席还是标准的2万人上下，这里的座位数量多了可能有一倍。

I heard that the NCAA chose this year as the venue for the Western Division semifinals and finals in order to continue to expand the influence of the NCAA.

This is the border area of ​​the United States and Mexico. The NCAA has been greedy for the South American market for a long time. Although it is poor there, competitive sports are very developed. Many people save money to watch games and buy peripherals.

But South America is the world of football. Although the development of basketball is quite good, the basketball league that occupies that market is the NBA, and the NCAA also wants to get a share.

At 7:[-] p.m., the game kicked off.

Li Ao has heard of the Gonzaga University Matadors of the West Coast League, the opponent of the Steam Furnace Workers, because they will produce an NCAA superstar Adam Morrison in the future.

The game was fierce, and the Matador had the upper hand in the first half, leading by 16 points at one point, but the difference was narrowed to 4 points by the Steam Furnace Workers after halftime, and the Matador only led the Steam Furnace Workers 44 to 40. points into the second half.

In the second half, the Steam Furnace Workers quickly overtook the score.

The Matador's 7-man rotation was okay for the first two rounds, but it was really not enough for the steam furnace workers team, and the physical exertion was much faster than usual.

下半场蒸汽炉工人队打出了35比22的比分，最终以75比66逆转斗牛士，率先晋级8强。

Li Ao was deeply impressed by the performance of the Steam Furnace Workers Team.

This team is not as stable as the Cardinals, and was beaten by the opposing bullfighter at the beginning.

It's not like the Sun Devils have an explosive scoring star. It's not dependent on someone. They only scored 75 points tonight, but 4 players scored in double figures. On average, 5 players scored in double figures per game this season.

The characteristics of this team are the same as shown in the scouting report-strong ability to withstand pressure.

After seizing the opportunity, they bombed indiscriminately. After leading, they will not be careless in the slightest. They will always try their best to widen the point difference. This is the case tonight. In the middle of the second half, the point difference was once widened to 17 points. Minutes later, when the Matadors regained their strength and wanted to counterattack, they were desperate to see the point difference.

The Matador player who left the deepest impression on Li Ao - Brian Cardinal.

He remembered it as one of the helpers in Dirk Nowitzki's miraculous championship season to come.

However, the reason why Cardinal left the deepest impression on Li Ao was not how well he performed tonight, but because of his hair.

The day before yesterday, when he saw the players of the Steam Furnace Workers Team for the first time, Li Ao was only focused on scolding each other... no, it was a friendly greeting, and he didn't notice the bright spots.

Even if it is a senior player, the amount of hair is too small, and his forehead is bright!
Enter the society directly in the Mediterranean, and save 20 years of struggle!

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On March 3, game day for the Trojans' conference semifinals arrived.

In the past two days, a large number of tourists have poured into Albuquerque, setting a new high in the number of single-day tourists in the city's history.

Most of the fans came for the Trojans. When the Trojans team bus entered the Energy Solutions arena at 9:[-] in the morning, there were overwhelming cheers outside the arena.

Countless people shouted "Leo".

When we arrived at the underground parking lot, we could still hear cheers and shouts from outside.

Sam Clancy said sourly: "Everyone is calling your name, and it feels like you are the only one who wins."

Li Ao also heard the voices outside, and he was a little emotional when he was excited-two and a half years of hard training, no one asked him, and he became famous all over the world.

Well, he has practiced for less than two and a half years and still needs to work hard.

Seeing that Sam Clancy was so sour and dissatisfied, Li Ao comforted him: "You want the fans to call your name, so just play better? You are too weak!"

Sam Clancy jumped on the spot and said angrily: "It's just your luck now, one day your position will belong to me! The cheers of the fans will belong to me!"

Bai Mamba interjected: "Then Sam, you have to work hard. You can only have so many fans if you perform well. Listen, there are many people who call 'Little Lambir' and 'Number One Fastest Man (Glanville)'."

Sam Clancy felt that everyone was bullying him, and yelled: "You all stared at me tonight! I definitely performed better than Leo! I want to blow up all opponents!"

After speaking, Sam Clancy quickened his pace and left angrily.

The teammates couldn't help laughing.

A middle-aged man next to him who did not want to be named lost another chance to educate the team members, but he was used to it.

The two titles of "Super Dark Horse" and "Super Civilian Team" on the Trojans are already hot enough, but the media seems to think it is not enough, and they added a topic of "Genius Rise".

Li Ao is the hyped 'lucky guy'.

In this regard, Henry Bibby is more worried.

They have fought so far, they no longer need external stimuli, they already have enough motivation.

This redundant "genius rise" topic has its pros and cons. If Li Ao does not perform well, or even causes the team to lose because of him, the backlash will also increase with the increase in his attention.

This is not the most important thing, that kid has a strong heart.

The most important thing is that 'Genius Rise' and 'Civilian Dark Horse' are in conflict, which may divide their relationship within the team.

But he found that he still underestimated that kid's leadership ability!

This unique leadership style really works well in their team.

At the beginning, Sam Clancy was just sour, and the emotions of the teammates he led were also a little sour.

But Li Ao's words, coupled with the encouragement of the boss Bai Mamba, aroused Sam Clancy's anger and fighting spirit.

In addition, the idea of ​​​​making other teammates has also become-if you want fans, you have to win by performance.

People's attention has been smoothly transformed into the motivation for their team to win!

Thanks to the White Mamba, yes, the kid Henry Bibby was thinking of was the White Mamba.

...

"Leo...Leo..."

"Little Lambiel...Little Lambiel..."

"Brian...Brian..."

"The fastest man...the fastest man..."

"Jeff...Jeff..."

At 6:[-] in the evening, the day's preparations were over, and the players of the Trojans entered the field, and tens of thousands of people shouted their names or nicknames.

The voice calling Li Ao's English name was the loudest, but when he first arrived at the arena in the morning, all his teammates heard was "Leo".

But with what the White Mamba said, the Trojans' players focused on the voices calling their names or nicknames.

win!
Absolutely can not live up to the expectations of the fans!

On Li Ao's side, his heart was also surging... Then the task came, and the overly excited emotions were diverted due to the diversion of attention.

"The winning streak is on the way. The 29-game winning streak continues to set a record in team history. The pace of progress is still far away. How can we stop here... Mission: Thirty has been triggered."

"Thirty only:

Goal: To win this game and achieve 30 consecutive victories.

Reward: 2 level 1 skill upgrade card fragment, 1000 achievement points. "

knock!There are too few rewards!

Li Ao groaned, another mission came.

"Frontline sharks are attacking, and the forward geniuses who receive the most attention from NBA teams are full of hostility towards the host and the host's team... Mission: Triggered by a fishing master."

"A Fishing Master:
Goal 1: Block Stromile Swift at least once.

Reward: 1 achievement points will be rewarded for each pair of target objects to complete a block.

Goal 2: Steal Stromile Swift at least 1 time.

Reward: 1 achievement points will be rewarded for each pair of target objects completing a steal.

Goal 3: Complete at least 1 dunk against Stromile Swift.

Reward: 1 achievement points will be rewarded for each pair of target objects to complete a deduction.

If all three goals are completed, an extra bouncing attribute point will be rewarded. "

The future No. [-] pick is eyeing him, Xiao Lizi?
Li Ao wondered if he had nothing to do with this guy, right?Jealous of his good looks?
This time, he made a few guesses, and he got it right.

The star of the Tigers, Stromile Swift, who nicknamed himself the striker shark, was very sour and upset. He swore he would beat the opponent violently!
Especially the Chinese student who is called "the rising genius".

He just can't bear it!

He looks so handsome!Everyone is shouting this guy's name!
He swears that he's going to kill this bastard who deserves to be sold to Hollywood to make a movie for grown-ups tonight!
Not only him, but also the players from the opposing Tigers were very sour.

Big cities are great. There are more than 4 seats on the scene, and almost all of them are here to support the Trojans.

Their state also has a rich and big city, New Orleans, but they don't take them to play.

Their Louisiana State University is also a well-known sports school. In basketball, it has produced NBA superstars such as Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich and Shaq O'Neal. The team has reached the final four times in team history. It is restricted to Baton Rouge, the state capital with a population of less than 3.

They felt very uncomfortable with the atmosphere at the scene.

When the 'Frontline Shark' yelled "Follow me and kick their balls", the teammates responded in groups!
At 7:[-] p.m., the game begins.

Swift beat Charles to win the jump ball, and the Tigers went first.

193公分、92公斤的控卫托里斯-布莱特，综合评价81，场均10.3分2.4板4.4助攻1.2抢断；

193公分、88公斤的得分后卫拉蒙特-罗兰，综合评价77，场均10.9分2.2板1.8助攻0.6抢断；

203公分、91公斤的小前锋布莱恩-贝沙拉，综合评价84，场均11分5板0.6助攻1.4盖帽；

206公分、100公斤的大前锋斯威夫特，综合评价89，场均16.2分8板2.6盖帽；

211公分、107公斤的中锋贾巴里-史密斯，综合评价87，场均12分7板2.2助攻0.6抢断1.2盖帽。

Li Ao received the position in the top corner on the left side of the free throw line. Looking at the tall team coming up from the opposite side, he glanced at the player evaluation and found a problem-those outsiders and centers with top-level personal abilities seemed to be indifferent. There are no more.

The top players who reached the Sweet 16 this year are all big pitchers like White Mamba and Kapono.

However, a player of O'Neal's strength, who averaged 21.6 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game in three years of college, only had two rounds of 32 and one first-round trip. This phenomenon does not surprise him.

Yes, Li Ao started again tonight, successfully replaced 'Little Lambert' and became the team's regular starter. The other four starters of the Trojans remained the same.

Seeing Bright advance past the middle circle, Li Ao put aside his distracting thoughts and devoted himself to defense.

Bright's top arc and Jabari Smith launched a pick-and-roll attack.

Li Ao observed the opponent's offensive movement, and began to slowly move to the bottom line.

On the right side of the three-second zone, Swift turned around and ran back to the basket, and Jabari Smith's timing of supporting the ball was very good.

Swift received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone, took off with one step, and flew to the basket!

Charles didn't go out to defend the pick-and-roll, and Jabari Smith didn't make a long-range shot. He moved ahead of time and held Swift on the right side of the basket, but Swift took off too fast, and a little space had already jumped very high. The arm stretched upwards, the confrontation did not affect his dunk force, and the ball went straight to the basket!
He is the sharpest spearhead of the Tigers, impact, is everything he is on the offensive end!
In the beginning of the Tigers, their striker, the shark, always opened up the situation and crushed everything... "Pa"... Just when the ball was about to hit the basket, one hand slapped the ball, and the sound was crisp!
Li Ao's bottom line shrinks, defends and blocks!
He failed to slap the ball straight away, but managed to get the ball out of the control of the quasi-second pick, and Swift's dunk bounced off the rim.

Swift didn't lose his balance, but he forgot to grab the ball in shock. After seeing Li Ao got the defensive rebound, he pressed up in frustration and bumped into Li Ao. The referee blew his whistle, and Swift Foul by Swift!
After only playing one round, he got 1 foul. It was still this kind of unnecessary foul. Tigers coach John Brady looked at the ceiling expressionlessly.

The luck seems to be running out.

On Li Ao's side, he wanted to push back, but when he saw Swift, who had been fouled, squatted down with his head in his hands, let out a howl of annoyance, and then ran to the backcourt... Forget it.

He didn't expect the real hat to arrive, and the explosive acceleration and bullet speed of the quasi-ranked second exceeded his expectations.

Charles moved ahead of time, and Swift still jumped so high that almost his entire upper body was pressed on Charles' head.

Thanks to the "Siege Level 1" speed +2 bonus effect during contraction and flanking, his speed was temporarily increased to 91, and his explosive acceleration was temporarily increased to 85, otherwise he would not even be able to make up defense in place.

This physical fitness is really against the sky!

It's just that when he saw the quasi-ranked second, he knew what it meant to be true-the talent below the brain was full, and Arenas was not enough compared to this one.

This guy has muscles in his brain, right?
This actually cost a foul.

After being 'saved', Charles hugged Li Ao after the referee blew the whistle: "Leo's contraction is so beautiful this time!"

Li Ao came back to his senses, and said in a shy voice: "Small, don't look at who I am, I'm a genius!"

"Screw you……"

Charles ran upfield laughing.

Li Ao withdrew from the baseline, received the ball from the referee, and passed it to Granville.

Granville advances to the frontcourt, breaks through and passes the ball to Li Ao on the right side of the free throw line, attracting Swift's over-defense, Li Ao throws the ball to the bottom line on the right, and the white mamba catches the ball and throws it from close range... ...hollow hits!
When it came time for the Tigers to attack, Swift slipped from the baseline to catch the ball, turned around and hit the board with a high throw.

After the goal, Swift yelled at the two arrogantly, and when he retreated, he bulged his biceps, and he was greeted by wild boos from the fans.

Li Ao's supplementary defense didn't work, and Charles' early move was still a bit close to dealing with Swift.

After all, Charles is not a real top-level meat shield, and there is no problem with top-level athletic insiders such as Zuric and Lauren Woods.

But Swift's athleticism is among the best in the NBA.

No, just relying on physical fitness, Swift attracted a large number of scouts to watch on the sidelines for tonight's game.

However, the Trojans didn't care much about this matter, and they didn't think they could completely lock Swift up.

Granville received the serve and advanced steadily to the front court, and found that Swift paid too much attention to Li Ao. He took advantage of this, grabbed the ball during the breakthrough, and made a fake pass to Li Ao when he took the first step , and then swung the hand in the second step, and the ball became a lob.

Swift just made up for Li Ao, and when he saw the ball flying towards the white mamba, he immediately turned around and threw himself back.

This explosive movement speed startled Granville who was passing the ball!
The white mamba received the ball and saw that Swift was not afraid, so he seized the opportunity to take off and make a shot...

Swift almost got the cap, but almost missed the cap, and the white mamba made a long two-pointer without fear!
In this round, Swift's physical fitness and White Mamba's big heart made familiar scouts discuss these two.

However, there are not so many discussions about Swift, who has long been famous and ranked first in this year's draft predictions. Only a few teams are eligible to be interested in him.

The White Mamba, who is predicting the edge of the second round, is the object of attention of scouts.

It is the ability to select a usable player in this pick.

In his freshman season last year, the White Mamba has already attracted the attention of NBA teams. The tall pitcher who focuses on scoring in tactics is still a white man, but his flaws are obvious-cowardly.

But this time around, the White Mamba showed his improvement at the All-American, with the ability to seize that fleeting opportunity...mostly guts.

The market is bullish!

Everyone's attention was on these two men, but Grizzlies scout Justin Jones' attention was on Li Ao.

Recently, this florist genius is in the limelight, but he didn't find much information. What he knew about Li Ao before was a rapidly rising genius.

After only half a year of practice, he already has such strength. How about another two years of practice?

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