NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 13 Most Dominant Kentucky
On April 1996, 4, all major sports leagues made way for the NCAA on that day, and the National Finals, which was about to start at 1:21 tonight, exploded.

Thanks to the superb performance of Michael Jordan and the Bulls, the ratings of the NBA have been rising this year. The Bulls have the opportunity to break the best record in the history of the Lakers. Everyone is paying attention to this team.

However, the NCAA finals on the night of the 1st took the heat away again. Many NBA stars from the University of Kentucky also rushed to Rutherford, and everyone came to support their alma mater.

The University of Kentucky has won the championship five times before this, and only UCLA can surpass this achievement in the university league.

Although Kentucky's former coach Eddie Sutton caused a major recruiting scandal in previous years, the team fell into a low point, but after Rick Pitino took over the team in 1989, the team was back on track.

From the trough to the peak, such an inspirational story, the media naturally want to publicize it!
In the past two days, national newspapers such as USA Today have told this history to the people who eat melons.

In the United States, everyone likes stories. At present, most of the information circulation relies on radio and newspapers. Wonderful essays have attracted the attention of people who eat melons. Famous basketball schools have their own fans.
In contrast, Connecticut is not enough to watch. There are no famous players and no champions in the past. The best result before is the top 8.

The story of Calhoun's head coach is not exciting. After he took over the University of Connecticut, his record has been tepid. It is difficult to write a small composition. I can only praise his persistent sportsmanship.

The Sports Illustrated magazine has been selling well in the past two days. If you want to know more about the players on both sides, this magazine is the best choice.

Li You has already developed the habit of reading newspapers, but every time he reads these long-winded articles in the newspapers, he will miss the era when he could read all the world's information on a mobile phone.

Prepared for the game step by step. After the training session in the morning, head coach Calhoun felt that the players were a little nervous, so he took the initiative to comfort the players:
"Don't pay attention to the comments from the unexpected world. The opponent's strength is indeed very strong, but we also have our own advantages."

"The game of basketball has nothing to do with team history. Remember, history is made by people, and tonight, we're making history for Connecticut."

This chicken soup was of no use to Li You, but it made the freshmen in the team scream.

The University of Kentucky has indeed demonstrated its dominance this year. In most games, they will win their opponents by 20 points. Up to now, the smallest difference in the championship is 7 points!
This is what the media hyped up, but Li You didn't care about it, because Connecticut usually beats its opponents by a big score.

The lineup structure of the two teams is actually somewhat similar. In the main lineup, Antoine Walker and Tony Delk of the University of Kentucky are the main scoring points in the starting lineup.

In the bench lineup, sophomore forward Ron Mercer is the team's sixth man, and he has fully demonstrated his scoring ability before that.

This situation is exactly the same as that of the University of Connecticut. Travis Knight and Ray Allen are also one inside and one outside, and Li You, a sophomore, is also the sixth man of the team.

No matter how the media promotes the dominance of the University of Kentucky in the newspapers, Li You firmly believes that the game must be played.

At lunch time, Ray Allen, who has always been calm and composed, lost his appetite and reached the finals. This is definitely the highlight moment of his current life, and the tension in his heart is lingering.

Looking at Li You who was gnawing on the steak and eating vegetable salad beside him, Ray Allen twitched the corners of his mouth, and finally asked helplessly:

"Li, aren't you nervous? This is the finals, and fans across the country will be watching the game tonight!"

After eating happily, Li You stopped, and then responded with a smile:
"No matter how many people watch the game, there are only 2 people in the arena tonight, so I don't feel the pressure!"

"Don't worry about the game, even if you fall behind at the start, I can fill in the holes."

After reacting for a while, Ray Allen realized what Li You meant, shook his head, and said helplessly:
"Your mentality is so good, I'm so nervous that I lose my appetite, but we will definitely win the game!"

Li You raised his eyebrows and continued to eat meat. For him, playing basketball is much easier than living at the bottom.
The Continental Arena opened for admission at 20:[-] in the evening, and many media called tonight's game "the cat and dog battle"!
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies.

The jerseys of the two teams are very similar, one has a wildcat pattern on the chest, marked with the letters "UK", and the other has a husky pattern on the chest, marked "UCONN".

Kentucky is wearing their signature blue jerseys tonight, and UConn is wearing white.

In such a critical game, both sides will fight the main players, and at most there will be a rotation of 7 players.

Before the game started, the fans of the University of Connecticut and the University of Kentucky greeted each other.

The noise in the Continental Airlines arena is getting louder and louder. Young people will not abide by the rules of watching the game in a civilized manner. Everyone is venting their excitement, and the sound of "Fake" is getting louder and louder
The live director's camera also found a big star from the University of Kentucky.

Dan Issel, the legendary center who scored 53 points in a single game at the University of Kentucky, couldn't help smiling at the camera. Obviously, his alma mater can reach the finals again, which made the retired super center feel good.

The narrator Jim Nantz heard the director's prompt and followed up with the introduction:
"Next season, the NBA, which celebrates its 50th anniversary, will take this opportunity to announce the top 50 superstars. There is no doubt that Dan Issel will be included in this list, paying tribute to the great legendary center."

The commentator Billy Parker began to poison the University of Kentucky again at this time, and his favorite team entered the finals, and he could no longer hold back:
"The University of Kentucky continued the previous starting lineup tonight. I think many people are looking forward to Antawn Walker's performance against the tall insider!"

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After reaching the finals, the two sides started the battle with their cards open. At this time, the two head coaches Pitino and Calhoun mostly focused on chicken soup. There was no time to adjust their tactics, and they could only pray that the players were in good condition.

With the appearance of players from both sides, the Continental Arena was completely boiling. Before the game started, the young people in the audience shouted loudly.

In front of the phalanx of fans on both sides, there were leaders with painted faces on their faces, and a fanatical atmosphere began to spread in the arena.

Travis Knight relied on his height advantage to jump to the ball for Connecticut. Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, in the first offensive round, the big man Knight made a strong attack in the low post and successfully put the basket under the basket!

Walter McCarty, who was 2 meters tall, tried his best to defend to no avail, but coach Pitino on the sidelines didn't care. After making a tactical gesture, he folded his arms and watched the game calmly.

The University of Kentucky's offense is also very patient. Antoine Walker swayed in the third and fourth positions. Tonight, facing Rudy Johnson's defense, he passed the ball a few times and immediately turned his back to ask for the ball in the low post on the right.

Noticing the defensive situation inside, Antoine Walker turned around after receiving the ball, and after a quick tentative step, he suddenly pulled out a jumper!

The ball was hollowed into the net, and the University of Kentucky fans on the scene shouted along.

Both sides chose to play from the inside by coincidence. Li You, who was on the bench, looked at this basketball with the characteristics of the times, and muttered to himself:

"Why don't you run more pick-and-rolls?"

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