NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 9 Easy Regional Finals

On March 1996, 3, the NCAA Tournament ushered in the regional finals.

In the Eastern region, the University of Massachusetts with Marcus Camby finally met Georgetown University in the regional finals. Allen Iverson lived up to expectations and completed the staged goal.

In the Midwest, the result that fans were happy to see finally came, as Wake Forest University made it to the regional finals with a tough victory over Louisville.

In the final, they will meet the strong University of Kentucky, Tim - Duncan and Antoine - Walker attracted a lot of media attention.

It's just that the University of Kentucky's dominance this year is too strong. In the semifinals, they defeated Utah 101:70. The 31-point difference once again demonstrated their absolute strength.

In the Southeast region, Connecticut and Cincinnati reached the regional finals. Like the above two regions, the two sides are also facing off the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.

A lot of UConn fans came again. The team hadn't reached the semi-finals in the past, and everyone wanted to witness history together.

In the Western Region, No. 2 seed Kansas State and No. 4 seed Syracuse meet in the final, the only group to come back.

The top seed Purdue University was eliminated by the No. 8 seed George Zuo in the quarter-finals of the regional game. Whether Syracuse can continue to make the next game, the fans are also looking forward to it.

CBS will continue to broadcast the 8-to-4 four games. The NCAA has reached the last moment, and the attention is getting higher and higher.

Although the NBA has paid more attention to talent in the draft in recent years, most of the head coaches of each team are from academic backgrounds, and some college players with poor physical conditions and strong tactical execution may also have a chance to be selected.

Everyone in Connecticut only rested for more than a day, and at 24:14 pm on the 4th, they ushered in the regional finals at Rupp Arena.

Danny Fortson is Cincinnati's star insider. Although he is only 2 meters tall, he has played very well in previous series with his soft shooting touch.

After the start of the game, Connecticut, who has a huge height advantage, frequently gave the ball to the big man Knight inside.

Holding high and hitting high, Damon Flint, who is 2 meters across, has nothing to do.

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Bob Huggins looked helpless on the sidelines.

I thought that the opponent would give the ball to the star player Ray Allen, but after the game started, Ray Allen played as a pitcher most of the time.
Coach Calhoun seemed very proud. Ray Allen didn't care about his data. In order to make history and reach the semi-finals, the data is no longer important at this time!
After the big man Knight made another high shot under the basket, the score became 6:16.

The University of Connecticut fans shouted excitedly, this game is easier than they imagined!
Sitting on the bench, Li You once again experienced the great role of big men in this era.

The 2-meter Travis Knight did not perform well in the first few rounds, but as long as the opponent does not have a star insider, he can easily beat his opponent with his height advantage!
What made Li You even more speechless was that the players in Cincinnati had obviously falsely reported their heights!
基斯-勒格里和替补登场的达内-尔伯顿一个资料是1米85，另一位则是1米88，但此时李佑觉得对方至少多报了5厘米
His height is 1 meters with bare feet, without any moisture, and the measurement with shoes on is 91 meters. Sitting on the bench, Li You couldn't help touching his hair, and muttered in his heart:
"Leave an afro, and I can become 196!"

After achieving a double-digit lead, head coach Calhoun also began to rotate.

Their tactic in this game is to give the ball to the inside, and what the defender has to do is defend.

After beckoning to Li You, head coach Calhoun simply told him before going on the field:

"Give up the opponent's little guy and don't let them take an easy shot."

Dorrent Marshall is about the same height as Li You, but this handsome white guy is good at organizing and controlling the rhythm, and he is not aggressive enough on both ends of the offense and defense.

Li You nodded to show that he understands that he likes this era when defense can be mastered, which makes up for his weakness of lack of explosive power.

In the competition for the semi-finals, both sides chose to fight the main players, and the rotation was further shortened.

With 7 minutes and 22 seconds left in the first half, Connecticut made adjustments and Li You came off the bench again.

Soon, the two small men in Cincinnati felt the sudden increase in defensive oppression in the backcourt.

After the star player inside, Danny Fortson hit the iron continuously, the team had no choice but to shift the offense to the outside.

The little Keith Legree, who had just made a breakthrough in the last round, was very uncomfortable being led by Li You before halftime.

Especially the sudden change of direction in front of his body just now, and he almost lost the ball directly, so the small defender had to cross the center line with his buttocks pouted.
Such a distressed appearance made the UConn fans shout happily again. When they came to the right flank, Keith Legree hurried to protect the ball sideways.

Forced to play the ball with one hand with his left hand, the speed of the ball was very slow. Li You, who had been defending close to his body, suddenly jumped forward. The moment the ball was released from his hand, he immediately completed the steal.

Keith Legree was almost knocked down on the floor by Li You. The little defender spread his hands to the line referee angrily, and then yelled:
"This is definitely a foul!"

Li You, who didn't hear the whistle, buried his head and rushed after finishing the steal, 1-for-0 in the frontcourt, and quickly flew into the air in the paint.

Quickly circled the ball in front of him, Li You grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, stretched his body in the air, and smashed the dunk with his arm!

"Oh!!"

The powerful windmill dunk made the audience cheer loudly.

After landing, Li You spread his hands in a gliding posture, and retreated quickly with a smile. Facing the small defender with mediocre talent, he was about to strike hard on the defensive end!
The scouts at the scene quickly discovered another characteristic of Li You, who was very keen in judging the ball.

Just considering the strength of the opponent's back line, this trait has also been left behind by some scouts.

Difficulty getting the ball from the back line made the Cincinnati Bearcats' offense even more sluggish.

Dane Alburton was forced to take over at the last moment, and missed a strong shot from outside the three-point line against Ray Allen's defense.

The rebound was easily accepted by the big man Knight, and as soon as it was passed to Li You, Connecticut's offense suddenly accelerated.

With the ball in his left hand, Li You carried the defense of the little Keith Leger beside him and continued to accelerate to the left flank beyond the three-point line.

When approaching the three-point line, Li You made an emergency stop, and Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand, lowered his center of gravity, and pretended to break through.

Keith Leger subconsciously slid quickly to the left, and Li You quickly changed direction with his crotch in the next second. After switching to his left hand, he immediately lowered his shoulders and accelerated.

The small defender was nimble and wanted to block Li You again, but after physical contact, he was pulled and squeezed by force, watching Li You go straight to the basket.

The moment he approached the paint area, he noticed that the opponent's help defense came up, and Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, threw the ball to the upper right of the basket.

The ball passed Darnell Burton's fingertips, and Ray Allen, who followed up quickly, leaped high, grabbed the ball with both hands in the air, and dunked the basket vigorously!

"Brilliant aerial link! Connecticut's backfield showed their dominance!"

In the commentary, Jim Nantz praised this fast break. Compared with the inside line, the beautiful alley-oop completely ignited the Rupp Arena.

8:20, the point difference came to 12 points!
Hearing the huge cheers erupting from the scene, Coach Calhoun also showed a gratified smile. They are about to make history!

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