From sparring to superstar

Chapter 91 89. The Great Trojans!Legendary Leo!

82 to 82, the Trojans tied the score.

Sam Clancy's dunk blew the horn of the Trojans' counterattack!

In the next few rounds, in the face of Sam Clancy's violent basket assault, AJ Granger had to move to the edge of the three-second zone in advance to block the defense.

Maurice Peterson, who was defending Sam Clancy, couldn't stop the new force who had just played and was full of energy.

Sam Clancy turned around + learned from an unnamed No. 0 player. The referee raised his elbow in a blind spot to fight. Every time he can fully rush up and enter the inside line.

At this time, Li Ao's opportunity came!

The Trojans scored 5 goals in 3 rounds, all of which were scored by Li Ao!
Whenever Sam Clancy cuts and attracts AJ Granger to move ahead of time, Li Ao will go under the basket. When he receives the ball, even if AJ Granger has already made up, Li Ao will rely on his wingspan advantage to get ahead of the basket. He scored two goals in the next 3 shots, plus a short-range shot with an emergency stop during the cut, and played a wave of 4-for-3 and scored 6 points.

During this period, the Spartans only scored 4 goal in 1 shots, and Charles fouled a defensive rebound. The number of fouls by the Trojans has reached 7 times, and Andre Hutson made the first free throw. After making the second free throw, the Spartans only scored 3 points.

88 to 85, the Trojans lead by 3 points!
When it came time for the Spartans to attack, Martin Cliffs scored in a single, and Jason Richardson made a three-pointer from the bottom corner to tie the score.

In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ao continued to rely on Sam Clancy's containment to attack the inside line. The Spartans became defensive and chose to shrink.

Li Ao catches the ball and makes a second pass, and the white mamba hits the catcher from the top arc. His personal score increases to 20 points, and the Trojans once again take a 3-point lead!
The game is still chasing each other, but the situation has been completely reversed!

At this point, the Spartans refused to give up, showing a tenacious fighting spirit.

The team offense of Granville, Li Ao, Sam Clancy, and White Mamba, together with Charles's eating cakes, has played so far that the Spartans have been unable to defend, and the restrictions are difficult.

But the Spartans played desperately on the offensive end, and even Maurice Peterson, who performed poorly tonight, made the last effort to grab offensive rebounds.

At 19 minutes and 19 seconds into the second half, the Trojans only had a 5-point lead. The ball was on the Spartans' side, and the Trojans' victory was still unstable.

When it came time for the Spartans to attack, they had already scored 27 points and 7 assists. Martin Cliffs, who had the highest score and second assists in the game, continued to play singles.

It was Sam Clancy who defended him, and the Trojans couldn't help it. In order to ensure the offense, they had two defensive loopholes, Granville and Sam Clancy.

It is already good to use Sam Clancy to defend, at least he has a height advantage, Martin Cliffs is not fast, and Sam Clancy's speed can keep up with a fast-paced player.

That's right, fly as soon as you shake it, pounce as soon as you get a chance, and retreat as soon as you burst.

Martin - Cleaves feint breakthrough, Sam - Clancy sure enough took a big step back.

When Sam Clancy pounced again, Martin Cleves took a step back to a safe distance of nearly one meter across the three-point line, and made a three-pointer...

Again!

30 points in a single game!
Martin Cliffs tied his sophomore season's personal single-game high in the final game of college!

With 29 seconds left, Henry Bibby immediately called a timeout after the opponent scored a goal, not giving the opponent a chance for a tactical foul.

Victory is in sight, and the lead is in hand, but the situation is extremely dangerous.

Martin Cliffs and Tom Izzo did not dare to let Morris Peterson try and make mistakes, and Morris Peterson did not force the main attack because a player who performed poorly played the main attack. The badass offense has been disastrous all game, so can't try it.

In the same way, the Trojans are only leading by two points now, and if they fail to score in the next attack, they may be overtaken by the opponent at the last moment.

It's okay to be overtaken earlier, but to be overtaken at this time is to lose!
Although the physical strength of the 7 main players on the opposite side declined seriously, Henry Bibby did not dare to bet.
Henry Bibby made the first decision: "Sam, Kostas, thank you for your hard work, you can rest now... practice more free throws in summer!"

Charles obediently obeyed, and Sam Clancy complained and did not object.

The former made 61% of his free throws, which is pretty normal as a center.

The latter is a small forward with a 64% free throw percentage. As an impact player who often draws fouls, he really lags behind. Shelby Jordan has a 75% free throw percentage.

The combination of Granville, Trepagnier, Li Ao, White Mamba, and Brusenthal was replaced by Henry Bibby.

His eyes moved back and forth on the 5 players in the strongest offensive lineup, and finally made a decision!
Li Ao's eyes widened when he heard this decision, and he was so excited immediately!
...

After a timeout, the Trojans attack and serve in the frontcourt.

The opposite side switched back to a better defensive starting lineup as Henry Bibby expected, replacing Jason Richardson and Aruxian Anagonye.

Granville made a quick run to catch the White Mamba serve, and Martin Cleves posted it.

The Spartans didn't dare to make tactical fouls. Granville, who had the lowest free throw percentage among the five players on the opposite side, had 5% of them. A tactical foul is equivalent to sending the opponent to score and directly ruining the game.

They can only use oppressive defense to try to steal. If the steal fails, they must force the opponent to make quick offensive decisions. If they play fast, they will naturally make mistakes easily.

Granville took a big step away from the three-point line, as if wanting to waste time, Martin Cleaves immediately pressed up...the opponent hung the ball inside!
Who?
Martin Cliffs turned his head and saw that Li Ao was leaning against Morris Peterson in the low post, as if he was stuck in the low post and asked for the ball...Is this a back shot?

wrong!

The ball landed in the wrong place!

Seeing that Maurice Peterson was all focused on the position, and his defensive action was to squeeze in front of Li Ao to grab the ball, but his strength was not as good as the opponent's, and he was firmly stuck. Martin Cleves was about to remind him loudly, but it was too late. up.

Li Ao suddenly turned towards the other side in the direction of Morris Peterson's force, and Morris Peterson, who was defending with his body on the right side, rushed out!
Li Ao turned around and received the ball, the position was just behind Morris Peterson!

After slapping the ball, Li Ao stepped into the three-second zone in two steps. AJ-Granger's exhausted physical strength broke out again at this moment, and he made up for Li Ao in time.

But AJ-Granger didn't dare to act too much. They have committed 9 fouls, and the opponent directly made two free throws after fouling, which is not 1+1 anymore.

This slight difference on the defensive end made AJ Granger's supplementary defense useless and gave Li Ao a chance to grab the ball sideways!

Morris Peterson turned around and caught up, and rushed towards Li Ao who raised the ball with his right hand.

Li Ao raised the ball, AJ-Granger on the left took off vigorously, and Maurice Peterson on the right also blocked the shot.

But Li Ao kept his feet on the ground and quickly threw the hook, successfully avoiding the two's blocks.

The ball was spinning in the air and flew towards the basket. At this moment, the scene was quiet, and time seemed to pass very slowly. Maurice Peterson in the air looked at the ball and prayed to God not to go in.

However, those who grow florists are not under God's control!
The ball crossed a beautiful arc and fell into the box!
As the referee blew the whistle for a timeout, tens of thousands of Trojans fans erupted and cheered wildly!
"Leo!...Leo!...Leo..."

After the cheers erupted, tens of thousands of fans shouted Li Ao's English name in unison!
With 20 seconds left in the clock, the Trojans led the Spartans by 101 points 97-4 through a quick attack.

TV commentators are shouting that the Trojans have secured the victory!

The old man jumped and shouted to the surroundings: "I taught him! I taught him this trick!"

The aunt next to her is going crazy, her son's team is going to lose!She has been cursing for half an hour.

She yelled at the old man: "Are you crazy? Did you teach it? Bah, you're an old bastard who gave birth to a son, you know how to brag!"

The old man was about to scold the street, ready to do it, and then lay down to blackmail the shrew to death, when Li Ao rushed up to him and gave him a big hug.

"The hook you taught is so cool! When I enter the NBA, it will definitely be my first offensive method inside!" After letting go of the old man, Li Ao said loudly: "The Spartans have the eighth hook. Players? I only saw seven."

After Li Ao finished speaking, he ran away. If the aunt did something, he couldn't help defending himself, and it would be a serious matter.

But what he said made my aunt blush, and it was right to start the fight. My aunt's son didn't get a second of playing time tonight, so he kept cursing violently.

The old man took power and said sarcastically, "Do you have a son? You must not have delusional disorder. Let me see. After counting, there are only 7 people in the Spartans..."

Just as he was stunned, the old man suddenly remembered something, why didn't that kid hug his beautiful teacher, but hugged him?

He noticed that his clothes were wet... "Damn Leo! You actually use me as a rag to wipe your sweat!"

Vivian, who was next to her, was a little angry because she didn't get a hug, but when she heard the old man's words, she immediately burst into laughter, then continued to cheer, and shouted "Leo" along with the fans at the scene.

The Trojans' bench was jubilant, and the Spartans' bench was dead silent.

Tom Izzo didn't intend to call a timeout, but he still called the last timeout in regular time, and he had to give it a try, even if it was hopeless.

Soon after the timeout came back, the Spartans were still in the starting lineup, while the Trojans sent a combination of Nate Hale, Rashad Jones, Li Ao, Shelby Jordan, and Charles.

Henry Bibby scolded the players at the end of the timeout.

The team members were not angry, but restrained their excessive excitement.

The head coach is right, you must not be careless until the final whistle sounds!

When the players of the two teams re-entered the court, there were sparse shouts of "Beat LA", and soon tens of thousands of other fans followed suit.

The Trojans are already a winner, and even the Spartans think so.

And the winning shot... is the hook!

The Los Angeles team won the championship with a hook, which reminds people of the years when the Los Angeles team ruled the NCAA more than 20 years ago.

"Sir, it's the 21st century, and a new era has arrived!"

Li Ao's words, after the start of Crazy Three, would be hyped up by the media every time the Trojans won.

Originally, in tonight's finals, the call for 'Beat LA' did not sound again. The locals in Indiana expressed hostility in front of them. In the finals, people felt that they did not deserve this call.

But now, Li Ao hit the winning goal with the No.1 iconic scoring method in the history of the University of Los Angeles basketball, as if announcing the arrival of a new era!
'Beat LA' sounded again!
When the Trojans fans heard this call, instead of suppressing the opponent with other voices, they booed accordingly.

More than [-] people in the audience shouted "Beat LA" in unison!
In the last 20 seconds, Morris Peterson took the initiative to take up the heavy responsibility of offense. Shelby Jordan hit a three-pointer in the top arc single. Li Ao received the rebound. The Spartans did not make a tactical foul and dropped their hands.

As the final whistle sounded, the Trojans fans burst into cheers!

The players of the Trojans, who had already been unable to hold back from the sidelines, rushed into the field, cheering and celebrating with their teammates!

Some people were happy and some were sad. On the other side, some juniors and seniors of the Spartans howled loudly, and some cried.

Freshmen and sophomores still have a chance, but seniors have already graduated, and juniors also lost the chance to win the championship because of the graduation of senior seniors. The next step must be to focus on cultivating freshmen, freshmen and sophomores, and rebuild the competition. crown team.

This is the reincarnation of a college team. A college player has only two chances to compete for the championship.

It is almost impossible to repeat the 7 consecutive championships like the Bruins, unless every time the players change, they get a genius like the handsome florist on the opposite side.

Just like the luck of the Bruins, Bill Wharton came just after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar graduated from college.

However, the mourning appearance of the Spartans players, even if they got the live footage, only won people's sympathy, and after that, no one cared about them.

Only the winners are remembered!
Suddenly, a "Sam" sounded from the loudspeaker at the scene. Tens of thousands of Trojans fans were taken aback for a moment, and then shouted "Sam" in a noisy and disorderly manner.

Li Ao was taken aback, the host was bought by their team?
No, this voice... Little Lambiel!
Immediately afterwards, the sound of "Rashad" sounded, and the fans once again shouted in unison. Compared with the lack of preparation when shouting "Sam", this time it was much more neat.

Li Ao looked around, he was really Little Lambir!Standing next to him was a host who smiled and applauded forcefully!

"I'll wipe it! This buddy is so flirtatious!"

Shelby Jordan led the fans and shouted the names of all the teammates, not only the 12-man main roster, but also the names of the other 6 players on the roster.

When it came to himself, he also added a heads up - Best Defensive Player.

The teammates who surrounded him and called his teammates' names laughed and scolded him for being shameless, and the fans of the Trojans also laughed non-stop.

Finally, Shelby Jordan yelled, "Leo!"

The fans at the scene shouted: "Leo!"

But this time, I yelled more than once!
Shelby Jordan yelled "Leo" over and over again, his teammates followed suit, and the Trojans fans yelled "Leo" over and over again.

Li Ao, who came to the sidelines to celebrate with the assistant aunt, Liam, Dean Teng, the old man and some school leaders, heard the first shout and thought of 'finally it's my turn to shake hands'.

But then, he froze.

His teammates and tens of thousands of fans shouted his English name over and over again. In the end, Shelby Jordan, who was the loudest into the microphone, started to cry, and many of the tens of thousands of fans burst into tears...

At this moment, he had a feeling he had never had before...

It's great to play basketball!

After a while, the staff entered the arena, and the Trojans players dispersed and returned the microphone to the host.

Under the leadership of the host, TV reporters and cameramen came to the sidelines to interview Li Ao.

It is not a reporter from the Imperial TV station. The imperial TV station suddenly wants to cooperate with the NCAA to broadcast live games. This is already an exception agreed by the NCAA in order to try to open up the Chinese market. According to the NCAA regulations, only TV stations that collectively sign a broadcast contract can broadcast their games live. It is also to safeguard the interests of the TV station.

A reporter from TNT Sports asked: "Leo, congratulations on leading your team to the national championship. Is there anything you want to say to so many fans who support you?"

Li Ao let out a long and soft breath. After calming down, he said, "I said before, the Trojans will be great in the end, and we will become the pride of the Trojans. This day has come!"

His voice spread through loudspeakers to every corner of the arena, once again sparking cheers from the fans.

"Great, I like this answer, I believe you have always held such a belief that you can lead the team to accomplish such a great achievement."

"Thank you."

"The next question, I think this is a question that everyone cares about. You got your first triple-double tonight. Do you think you are the MOP of this year?"

"Three pairs?"

Li Ao was a little confused by the question, the reporter pointed to the big screen, Li Ao looked up, the big screen was a picture of him being interviewed, his bewildered expression appeared on the screen.

The sticker next to it is his data!

18投8中，外加6中5的罚球，拿到21分11板12助攻3抢断2盖帽！

"Worthy!"

Li Ao couldn't help shouting. Although the reporter didn't understand, but with such a picture, this post-match interview is enough.

After the post-match interview, the staff has already prepared for the award ceremony.

NCAA President Miles Brand came to the court with the hostesses.

Miles Brand congratulated the President of USC, Dean Teng, several other deans who came to the scene, and Henry Bibby, who were ready to enter the venue. After greeting, he picked up the The microphone said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the 1999-2000 NCAA basketball national championship team is...USC Trojans!"

The cheers and boos were deafening. Even if the Trojans won the championship, the basketball fans in Indianapolis were still dissatisfied and unwilling to see Purdue University play the finals locally. Go to the Trojans.

The White Mamba took over the championship trophy from Miles Brand on behalf of the team. Under the gesture of the principal, the White Mamba raised it up for the teammates to take a group photo in turn, and finally several principals and deans took turns After a toast, it was handed over to Henry Bibby.

Miles Brand picked up the microphone again, another trophy was hoisted beside him, and before he could speak, local fans booed and Trojans fans cheered.

At this time, Li Ao, who was originally in the crowd, was pushed to the front.

Li Ao was looking forward to it but also worried, but the name that Miles Brand read did not disappoint him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Most Outstanding Player Award in the 1999-2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament Final Four is... Leo! Let's cheer for his legendary performance!"

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