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Chapter 23 Entering the Top 64
The game between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans was played at USC's home court. The poor regular season record of the Bruins made them a visiting team in the next knockout round.

The new acting head coach of the Bruins, George Krent, did not intend to hide the existence of Liu Han as a big killer in the next game, because Liu Han's performance has been almost defeated by the head coaches of all NCAA teams at this point. It's recorded.The shocking reversal in the last game against Stanford University has already caused some media to pay attention to Liu Han. The strange skin color not only brought some discrimination to Liu Han, but also made him more concerned. The United States is A country that advocates individual heroism, Liu Han's efforts to turn the tide in the last game made many UCLA fans fall in love with him.

George made some changes to the team's starting lineup. He asked the main center George Zidek to lead the bench and promoted the original backup center Thomson to the starting position. Although Thomson's movement speed and main center George Zidek It's almost the same, but Thomson has a good mid-range shot, and he can cooperate with Liu Han to better open up the team's offensive space in the offense.Although the main center George Zidek is not happy about being a substitute, but considering that he is already a senior and needs more data to help him get a better position in the future NBA draft, when he brings a substitute, he He is the core of the team, he can shoot as much as he wants, and he believes that when the team encounters a tough battle, the head coach will definitely think of him the first time.

Due to a brawl in the last game, the Bruins' main point guard Tejus Edney and backup point guard Hudson White were each suspended for one game. In the next game against the Trojans, Liu Han had to continue to play point guard as a cameo.The position of shooting guard is still dedicated to Sam Jackson. The team's current number one star, O'Bonno, plays the position of small forward. Guaranteed to beat the other team's small forward.The power forward at the fourth position is still James Karl, who is [-] meters tall. Although this player has poor shooting, he has a good moving speed and good coping ability for his height.The center is Thomson, who has a sharp mid-range shot.

The tactics arranged by George are very simple, that is, to fight the offense with the opponent. In the defense, it is a one-on-one defense.

Safina asked Shelly Wellington to go to the game but was rejected by the other party, because Shelly had already dumped Mark Plant, and she was eyeing a new target-the star quarterback of the school football team.

Safina came to the school's basketball hall early, and she wanted to take a closer position to watch Liu Han's performance. Although she is also a student at USC, Safina cared more about Liu Han.Liu Han is a kind of person that Safina has never been in contact with. Although Safina has made many boyfriends before, she has never seen this kind of person who has such a huge contrast in life and on the field like Liu Han. Types of.

George can't remember how many times he stepped into this arena. The two prestigious schools in Los Angeles have played many games in the past four years, and they should be very familiar with each other. But before the start of the regular season, the school In the international match, the newcomer Mark Plant of the Trojans brought a lot of trouble to the Bruins, but Liu Han quickly equalized the score after playing and finally defeated the opponent by a big score, but in the regular season, the stubborn The former head coach of the Bruins, Jim Harrick, has not arranged for Liu Han to play, and the team was double-killed by the Trojans at home and away.Now, George thinks it's time to surprise the Trojans.

The change of the Bruins caught the head coach of the Trojans by surprise. He never thought that George Krent would put the team's main center forward on the bench. The Bruins were brought down by speed, but now that the Bruins have Liu Han and replaced the big center, the speed of the Bruins is not much worse than that of the Trojans.

At the beginning of the game, Liu Han gave the opponent a note of Ma Wei, and facing Mark Plante's three-pointer, everyone in the Trojans team recalled the tragic memories of the two teams in the match.

Safina, who was watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't help but jump up and applaud Liu Han for Liu Han's chic action of turning his head and walking away after shooting the basket.

Liu Han also saw Safina who stood up and applauded himself among a group of raised middle fingers. He couldn't help but touched the position of Safina on the head portrait and smiled.

The head coach of the Trojans who saw Liu Han's performance shouted loudly from the sidelines: "Team him, double-team him desperately."

In the next game, Liu Han received the meticulous defensive treatment from the Trojans. As soon as Liu Han passed halftime, someone would come up to him. Liu Han, who is not very experienced, can only hand the ball to Aubono or Sam. ?Jackson came to organize the offense, and he still started running without the ball, but what Liu Han didn't expect was that the Trojans defended him to the utmost. Even Liu Han who was running was always followed by two personal.

Obonno decided to start his own attack after observing the situation on the court. Since Liu Han had successfully attracted the opponent's defense, as a star player of a star university team, he would naturally not let go of such an opportunity.

In less than 5 minutes of the first half, the Bruins took a double-digit lead, and they beat the Trojans 19-9.

After the Trojans double-teamed Liu Han, the other players of the Bruins team began to attack the inside of the Trojans in turn. The power forwards each fouled twice.

About 8 minutes into the first half, Liu Han and O'Bonno were replaced, and the main center George Zidek came on the field and began to ravage the opponent's backup center who was only [-] meters tall.

The USC crowd booed loudly as the score stretched further and further, both for the Bruins and for their poor cue-ball performance.

At the end of the half, the Bruins had led 52 to 30 by 22 points. George felt that Liu Han did not need to play anymore, but George still arranged for Liu Han to play in the second half. What Liu Han needs most now is experience on the field. Things can only be experienced by oneself, and it is basically impossible to learn from others.

About 10 minutes into the second half of the game, the USC spectators had already started to leave the field one after another. They couldn't bear to watch their team being ravaged on the field.

In the end, the result of this knockout game was that the Bruins won by a huge gap of 93 to 69. They will usher in the last knockout opponent of the Pacific Ten School Conference four days later, the winner between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University .If the Bruins win the next game, then they will directly get the NCAA64 strong seat.

The team's new look and strong offensive power made George start to imagine where his team could go.

The players of the Bruins team also began to regain their confidence. At the end of the regular season, many players of the Bruins team had basically lost confidence in this season. Achievements in the round of 64.

Four days later, the Bruins traveled to Arizona, and their opponent was the University of Arizona Wildcats.

The Wildcats learned about the Bruins before the game. When they learned that the Bruins had a yellow shooter, the head coach of the Wildcats didn't pay much attention to it, because in his opinion, the core players of the Bruins are Point guard Tejus Edney, small forward O'Bonno and center George Zidek, he doesn't think a skinny yellow guy with some shooting ability can have much power.

On the day of the game, the starting lineup submitted by the Bruins shocked the head coach of the Wildcats. George Crent still did not arrange a center as in the previous game. George Zidek played, and he even moved slower. Thomson did not arrange the starting lineup. James Carr, a power forward with good movement speed, served as the team's starting center. Aubono topped the fourth position to play power forward, Sam Jackson played small forward, and Liu Han played shooting guard. Suspension The end of the captain Tejus? Edney as the starting point guard, so the speed of the Bruins increased to a surprising degree.

As soon as the game started, the speed of the Bruins caught the opponent by surprise. Point guard Tejus dribbled the ball and passed it directly to Liu Han, who was outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left. After receiving the ball, Liu Han made a shot For the three-pointer, Liu Han's extremely fast shot speed made the opponent have no reaction at all, and the entire attack time was less than eight seconds.

The center of the Wildcats played very hard in the next offense. He found that as soon as he dribbled, players from the Bruins team would come up to double-team. Today, the basket at home seemed to be covered. He encountered After double-teaming, all the balls in the hands of outside teammates hit iron one after another.

The Bruins grabbed the rebound and quickly launched a counterattack after the opponent missed a shot. The overall running speed of the team was much faster than that of the Wildcats. The layup caught the Wildcats off guard.

比赛刚刚进行到上半场10分钟，棕熊队就以29比16领先了对手十三分。带领替补上场的中锋乔治?齐代克也在比赛中大发神威，他接下来的7分钟上场时间里拿下了14分和7个篮板球，并连续赏给了对方的替补中锋三次大帽。

At the end of the half, the Bruins lead their opponents by 63 points 39 to 24. 63 points are also the highest half-time score of the Bruins this season.Liu Han shot six three-pointers in the first half and missed none.

After the start of the second half, the Wildcats also made some changes to the situation on the court, but the Bruins had Liu Han as a big killer, and the accurate three-pointer made the opponent scared. If Liu Han was double-teamed, it would cause other Bruins vacancies for team players.

比赛还剩下5分钟的时候棕熊队将主力换下，因为比赛已基本进入了垃圾时间，以87比54领先对手33分的棕熊队确定了自己已经获得了NCAA64强席位。

(End of this chapter)