Chapter 28: I want to be the villain
Tonight's Lucas Petroleum Stadium in Indianapolis was almost full of people. As a football stadium, its capacity is very large, which can accommodate 70,000 spectators. In fact, Duke had already ushered in such a prosperous era yesterday when he played against Michigan State University.
There are many NCAA fans, many basketball fans who graduate from Duke or Michigan State University can drive in a car for dozens of hours just to watch a game at their alma mater. Of course, friends sitting on the top of the mountain may need to bring their own telescopes, otherwise you may not even know which direction your team is in the offense.
Duke has already defeated Michigan State University with a 20-point lead of 81:61. It turns out that Duke has drawn a good draw. The dark horse is just a dark horse, and there is still a clear gap in the face of hard strength.
Tonight's Kentucky vs. Wisconsin is not as powerful as the previous one. Although Kentucky is recognized by the NCAA this year, it has won 38 consecutive victories from the start of the game and has reached the last two ends with a 40-game winning streak, the last two ends are the most difficult. Wisconsin and Duke are obstacles at the last two ends. If they complete forty consecutive victories, then last year's runner-up will be the best stepping stone, just like setbacks are the stepping stones to success.
In the locker room before the game, Lin Sen started to complain when he looked at the homepage of ESPN: "What is a roadblock? We have become villains before we even played the game? Isn't it still two games away? It seems that they have succeeded?"
"Lin, you have to get used to the United States. Everyone likes legends here. Legends have many topics to win 40 consecutive victories. Fans in the world all over the world hope that Kentucky can create history." Decker said with a smile, "But since we are villains, we should tell people in this world a truth, that is, villains will not always fail."
In the locker room, encouraging teammates has always been a matter of Decker, and the taciturn Kaminsky just did everything he could on the court.
"Sam is right. During the regular season, Kentucky just survived death several times, narrowly won in overtime and narrowly won in double overtime. All of these have happened, so, guys, what we want now is revenge." Bo Ryan clapped his palms and began to motivate the players.
"Be a villain? After hearing what you said, I think this seems to be a very suitable thing for me." Lin Sen suddenly stopped being upset. He wanted everyone to see what the real villain was. It was something Lin Sen liked to interrupt such a historical record.
"Villain Mission: Block Kentucky's winning streak, block Kentucky's history, and completing the mission will reward the winning value of 10 points."
"Hey? Even you think I am a villain?" Lin Sen was unhappy in an instant. If it weren't for the 10-point winning value, Lin Sen would definitely have to apply for unbinding!
"Every top center in history has been a villain, especially among the four centers in the 1990s. They are all villains who stop Jordan, but they all failed. I wish you success."
"This villain sounds not that easy." Lin Sen's face was a little dark. In the 1990s, Jordan was simply a nightmare for the four centers, and Olajuwon took advantage of Jordan's retirement to win two championships.
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Among the 70,000 seats at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wisconsin fans are no fewer than Kentucky fans, and in the Wisconsin fans' gathering area, they also played slogans of revenge. Yes, revenge, revenge for the final four that was defeated last year.
"Shaquill, which team do you support?" By the semi-finals, the commentator has become the hottest trio of TNT crosstalk group, O'Neal, Barkley and Kenny Smith. They even gave up the focus battle between today's MVP contender Curry and Harden.
"Hey! buddy, I like KAT, you know, I like watching that guy play so much. He is a genius. He will become the top center in any era." O'Neal did not hide his appreciation for Towns in his tone.
As O'Neal's eternal opposition, Barkley was very dissatisfied with O'Neal's thoughts just now: "KAT? Is his physical confrontation suitable for basketball at that time? It seems that your basketball career is too long. In the 21st century, you have forgotten the confrontation that should have in the 1990s."
Seeing that the two were still fighting each other, Kenny Smith, who was the middleman, quickly stopped them from continuing the argument: "Stop quarrel, the game is about to begin."
With a whistle, the jump ball, which represents the first showdown between the two centers, began, but to everyone's expectations, Lin Sen actually defeated Towns in terms of jump ball. Lin Sen was slightly inferior in height, but had a little advantage in arm span. There was no difference between the two people standing and touching height. In terms of bounce, Towns' vertical bounce height was higher, but Lin Sen's bounce speed was better.
When Wisconsin got the ball, he quickly pushed the counterattack. In the fast counterattack, the two of them were Decker and Lyles. Both of them were big small forwards, Decker's 206cm and Lyles' 208cm, but their speed was not slow at all.
Both sides ran to the basket almost at the same time. Lyles was tall and long. Logically speaking, he was able to organize Decker's fast break. However, Decker obviously studied Trey Lyles a lot in order to be the villain this time. His physical confrontation was a problem. This is why Kentucky pushed him to the position of a small forward. In the inside, this body would probably be criticized by many rough men to doubt his life.
When Decker advanced to the last three steps, he blocked Lyles' chest with his arm. With a slight force, he created enough space for shooting. What followed was a light layup that made the first goal in the game.
This is just an ordinary layup, not a critical moment, nor a dunk, but it caused a sound of shouting at the Lucas Oil Stadium, deafening. It scared Lin Sen on the court and shivered. There was no such scene before the quarterfinals.
Chapter completed!