51. Sir, times have changed(1/2)
Check whether every piece of clothing is good or bad?
Of course it was impossible. After Vivian became so angry that she forced Li Ao to surrender, she made a phone call and asked the factory to send the light sign directly to the School of Computer Science, and then ignored that pile of stuff.
Find someone to send it to the school tomorrow morning and hand it over to someone from the student union.
Li Ao made dinner, and after he was full, he continued to study the video, mainly the last three games, to analyze the performance of the players who may be facing him after returning from the holiday.
On the second day, after a day of classes, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium at 3:30 pm.
Two weeks ago, he already felt that the fan atmosphere was unprecedentedly hot as the game day approached.
Now, the popularity is unprecedented again!
Tomorrow's game is away, but today fans gathered outside the Memorial Stadium. Li Ao saw a group of people wearing their special 'battle uniforms'. Judging from the movement, they seemed to be practicing chanting slogans. They should be holding a conference.
Discussing tomorrow's matchup with Bruins fans outside Poly Arena, a gymnasium reserved for basketball clubs.
There is a slogan - 12 consecutive victories.
Li Ao has heard the call for a 12-game winning streak since defeating the Cardinals.
After defeating the Cardinals and winning 9 consecutive games, the next two opponents were Yubao. Fans had no doubts that they had won 11 consecutive games.
Now, 11 consecutive victories have been obtained, and what the fans are eager to see is that they win 12 consecutive victories, tying the longest winning streak in the past 12 years!
A longer winning streak than 12 consecutive wins, in the Pac10 division, can be traced back to the 1988-1989 season, when the Wildcats won a wave of 14 consecutive wins.
In the past 11 seasons, the Wildcats have won 12 consecutive games once, twice.
Tying them and surpassing them is the expectation of Trojans fans now.
Before entering the Memorial Stadium, Li Ao turned around and looked at the crowd of fans in the small square in front of the gate. Carrying their expectations, the pressure was really quite high.
But the fans' expectations are getting stronger and stronger, which he and his teammates have worked hard to win back, and they feel full of accomplishment.
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"King of Los Angeles!"
"King of Los Angeles!"
"King of Los Angeles!"
On January 20, 2000, at 6:30 in the evening, after the warm-up, Li Ao and his teammates came to the visiting team's tunnel and heard the uniform shouts of the fans at the scene.
There is a huge difference between people, and an even greater difference between teams.
They were still shouting "12 consecutive wins" and "Make the Trojans great", while the Bruins home fans directly shouted "King of Los Angeles".
In this atmosphere, Li Ao couldn't help but make "tsk tsk" sounds. This arena is much smaller than the Memorial Stadium. It's not even as big as a section of the Memorial Stadium. Even the business district has only a few small shops, and the training ground is just that.
There are only a few, there are only more than 13,000 seats on site, and the seats are still tightly arranged. It is said that the original design was for 8,000 seats.
But the momentum of the fans at the scene was no worse than that of the more than 20,000 people at the Memorial Stadium!
Entering the stadium, before Li Ao had time to inspect the Bruins cheerleading team, he was approached by reporters for a pre-game on-site visit.
It has been said that there are differences in the team, and it is reflected here.
Unlike the Trojans, all Bruins games every season are broadcast live throughout California. As early as the 1970s, they signed a full live broadcast agreement with local showcases.
This is the only one in the entire NCAA, and the rights to live broadcast games of other schools are tightly controlled by the NCAA association.
The 10 championships in 12 years in the 1960s and 1970s made the Bruins more influential in California than the Lakers at that time. Basketball fans wanted to watch every game, and the Bruins got such a privilege.
It is rumored that the NCAA has always wanted to take back the live broadcast rights, but the Bruins would not give them no matter how much they offered.
The reason is, just like today's game is broadcast live across the United States, but there is also a local live broadcast in California. In this case, the local live broadcast often has higher ratings than the national live broadcast. After all, at least 80% of the people paying attention to regional games are local fans.
The person doing the pre-match interview this time was a local TV station.
As soon as the reporter spoke, you could tell that his butt was very crooked. The first question he asked was: "Leo, what do you think of the atmosphere at the scene?"
Li Ao responded: "King of Los Angeles? Have they asked the Trojans football team for their opinion?"
The reporter immediately denied it: "No, they are talking about the King of Basketball."
Li Ao asked with a surprised expression: "The Lakers have moved?"
The reporter had a look of disgust on his face. This guy really deserves a beating!
After adjusting his mood, the reporter asked a more tricky question: "Have you seen the 11 championship flags above the stadium? Do you think you can still win in this place?"
Li Ao glanced at the 11 championship banners and responded: "It's a great achievement, but now the Cold War is over, it's the 21st century, sir, times have changed... It's not like we haven't defeated them, I personally
Win."
When the reporters came, they were as arrogant as the Bruins players, and ended up leaving angrily.
He regretted it so much. If he had known it earlier, he would have asked Granville for an interview. The guy was so scolded that he couldn't even come out with a few words.
The Trojans players looked on and cheered when they saw the reporter being angry.
In the past, most of them were not thick-skinned, and the team's record was far different from that of the Bruins. Every time they came here, they were ridiculed by reporters and refused to talk back.
There is a thick-skinned "Little Laimbeer", but his temper is too bad. He was suspended for two games last season for slapping a reporter. They originally hoped that the reporter would provoke Shelby Jordan again, but the reporter gave up.
Who would have thought that this reporter would turn a corner but couldn't think of it, and actually provoke their super genius? Damn!
The Bruins fans in front of the TV were also very angry, but the Trojans fans were extremely excited.
Have they ever had such a strong player?
Love it, love it!
Henry Bibby is also very satisfied with the fact that Li Ao pissed off reporters. At the Bruins' home court, he always feels betrayed. In terms of ability, the media in recent years has recognized that he is better than his opponent Steve LaVine.
Stronger, but not only did he reject him outright when recruiting the head coach, but he never said a kind word to him later. His original love for this school and this team turned into hostility.
The cheerleading performance was over, and Henry Bibby called the team members together to make final arrangements before the game.
Li Ao glanced at the players on the opposite side. Different from two months ago, the Bruins players sitting at home had very serious expressions in such a fanatical atmosphere, completely lacking the arrogance they had during the last match.
Tonight's game is a tough one!
"You can try your best to eat hard, but three thousand Yuejia can swallow up Wu. The Bruins have ruled Los Angeles for decades. The new century has arrived. Let's start a new era of Los Angeles basketball...Mission: Times have changed."
"Times have changed:
Goal: Beat the Bruins.
Reward: Heavy Pressure Level 1."
The mission came as a surprise to Li Ao, but the reward was actually not related to Kapono, but to Barnes.
Not bad!
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At 7 o'clock in the evening, the game started.
The Trojans' starting lineup is still the same, and the Bruins' starting lineup has not changed, with the five-man group of Earl Watson, Ray Young, Matt Barnes, Jason Kapono, and Dan Gazulic.
After coming on the field, both Shelby Jordan and Matt Barnes, who had some problems, cursed and were extremely rough on defense, setting the tone for the game.
It's just hard for Kapono, because it was Shelby Jordan who guarded him.
But the White Mamba seemed to be able to face the tough and rough defense of Matt Barnes with ease.
Matt Barnes is also very good at guarding the ball without the ball, but he is best at guarding the opponent's forwards and defenders alone, as well as supplementary defense and assistance in zone defense. Compared with the opening game, he did not do well in guarding the ball without the ball.
Nothing is better.
On the contrary, White Mamba has made great progress, and Matt Barnes' intimidating moves have far less effect on him than they did in the opening game.
In addition to White Mamba, Trey Pagannier also performed very well against Ray Young.
But apart from the two of them, the rest of the Trojans performed poorly on offense, and the Bruins did a good job defending others.
Granville's passing was limited, and Shelby Jordan and Charles didn't have many opportunities to eat.
Although the White Mamba shot accurately, it was Trey Paganier who mainly fed him the ball, and he could not fully utilize the White Mamba's excellent shooting performance tonight.
As for the Bruins' offense, Kapono always contained Shelby Jordan. Earl Watson took the opportunity to beat Granville and scored well from close range.
Gazulic also did a good job in connecting inside.
The Trojans took the initiative at the beginning, but the score difference did not widen.
After playing for a few minutes, the Bruins took the lead in making adjustments. They replaced Ray Young and asked Matt Barnes to guard Trey Pagannier. They replaced him with the favorite for the Best Sixth Man, averaging 13 points per game.
Jerome Moiso with 7 boards.
Moiso made good use of the restraints of Kapono and Gazulic and scored consecutively from close range, setting off a counterattack by the Bruins, which led to an 8-3 run and overtook the Trojans 17-15.
Fortunately, Granville and Trey Pagannier responded in time. Trey Pagannier pulled to the outside when Granville broke through, bringing Matt Barnes to the top arc, creating a chance for Granville.
Better breakthrough space.
Moiso, who defends the White Mamba on the wing, is far behind Matt Barnes in his ability to grasp timing and cut off passes.
Granville finally broke through the opponent's defense and connected with the White Mamba, stabilizing the situation.
However, Henry Bibby on the sidelines was full of worries. Generally speaking, the White Mamba was defended by the opponent's strongest striker. As a result, the opponent directly sent three strikers tonight!
To be continued...