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Chapter 50 The Staples Floor

On March 10, USC came to Tucson, and this time they were going to completely beat the University of Arizona who pulled them into overtime on the road.

After Floyd finished his first game, he severely criticized Wu Huang's performance in front of all the players.

DeRozan and others were naturally embarrassed to ask Emperor Wu to help them score points today. In fact, Floyd changed direction and was helping Emperor Wu to reject his teammate's request, although he would never return the sneakers.

In this game, I really couldn't see the team's mentality of underestimating the opponent in the last game again, and the University of Southern California returned to normal.

After a harmonious battle with Christine the night before yesterday, Emperor Wu also thought that his coach might be helping him secretly, and then his performance in the last game was indeed a bit too disregarded.

He knew that this mentality was not good. He didn't know how many games there were in this world. It was because of this mentality of underestimating the enemy and being arrogant that he was finally reversal by his opponent.

The strength of the University of Arizona is limited after all. USC honestly shrinks its defense line away, and then limited double-teams of Badinger and Jordan Hill. Wu Huang blocked Nick Wetz, who is less than tall, and the three players who account for 70% of the Arizona team were all restricted by USC.

Nick Wetz has a figure that looks a bit like Nate Robinson. Both are over 1.7 meters tall, but they are very strong. However, Nick Wetz's athletic ability is slightly inferior to Nate Robinson, and his skills and basketball IQ are also slightly worse. Basically, he is the weakened version of Nate Robinson in front of him.

Emperor Wu is very familiar with such an opponent. He just needs to take out all his tricks against Isaiah Thomas. This guy really can't make any big fuss in front of him.

The University of Arizona was blocked from the offensive end and could not defend the defense. Wu Huang caught Nick Wez's height defect and kept using covers to seek mobile phone opportunities. In the first half, he scored 18 points through mid-range and long-distance shooting and three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was very high.

Nick Wetz now wants to die. In the previous game, this Chinese relied on his height advantage and kept passing the basketball from his head. As a result, he scored 22 assists, making him a laughing stock. Now, the last assist was so good, and he started to score again in this game, and he still won’t be able to play?

But no matter how much Nick Wez missed Japanese dogs, he still couldn't get rid of his tragic fate. Just like the University of Arizona could not get rid of the result of losing, they fought to the half-time game, but in the second half, Wu Huang seized the opportunity and led the team to a 12:2 attack wave, ending the game.

34 consecutive victories!

The myth of unbeaten by the University of Southern California is still continuing. After eliminating the University of Arizona that night, Wu Huang was excited at the post-match press conference and shouted the bold statement on behalf of the team, "We must bring the record to the NCAA finals"!

Wu Huang’s bold words sound a bit arrogant, but in the eyes of fans who really pay attention to NCAA, the University of Southern California does have such abilities this year.

USC defeated its opponents without any danger away, and the semi-finals of the district championships were much more anxious than here.

Arizona State has beaten UCL at home, but the net score is not much. UCL only lost 5 points away, so they still have a great chance to eliminate Arizona State after returning to home.

In this game, Arizona State fully demonstrated the power of the team stars. Although No. 1 star player James Harden did not perform well until the final stage, the contribution of his teammates and the second-in-command team helped him share the pressure.

A total of four players in Arizona State scored in double digits in the whole game, and the second leader, Jeff Ayles, performed outstandingly. His mid-range shooting hit UCL hard, scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds in the game, making him the highest scorer in the team.

UCLa's performance in the first half was still very good, especially in creating open shots. They had stronger tactical execution capabilities than Arizona State, and also used joint defense in the region to limit Harden's foul tactics.

But in the second half of the game, Arizona State successfully controlled the rhythm of the game with the performance of two stars.

Harden gave up his plan to re-inflict a foul in the second half, showed his breakthrough and jump shot ability, and hit key goals in a row, helping the team widen the gap in one fell swoop and finally won.

Both sides were decided that night in the Grand Ten Championship Finals, and the question was also raised. Can Arizona State prevent USC from completing 35 wins?

James Harden faced this question at the post-match press conference, clenched his fists and said in a confident tone: "We lost to them twice this season, but what I want to say is that we are completely different now than a few months ago. We are becoming stronger and we can defeat any enemy. They don't want to use us as the background for winning the championship."

The finals of the championships in the Big Ten League are different from the first two rounds. They no longer adopt the home and away system, but instead adopt the rules of winning and losing like the Champions League final. At the same time, the final venue is no longer the home stadium of the two teams. The event committee generally chooses the big stadium for competitions, such as the Staples Arena, which hosts the most finals of the championships in the Big Ten League.

The final of the Big Ten League Championship was scheduled to March 15, and the Lakers happened to have a home game on that day.

But it doesn't matter. The two games are at 7:00 and 10:00 pm respectively. The game between USC and Arizona was arranged after the Lakers' game.

On the evening of March 12, the Lakers defeated the Rockets away, ending Houston's 12-game winning streak.

Several protagonists of this game were asked about the upcoming Grand Ten finals after the game.

Phil Jackson is naturally familiar with the genius under his nose. After the game, when asked by reporters whether he had considered trading draft picks upwards. When choosing Wu Huang, the Zen master considered it and said: "It is the dream of 30 teams in the league to get a point guard like Hugo, so it is difficult for us to trade the top picks."

The Zen master also mentioned his views on Wu Huang. He commented on Wu Huang: "Hugo is one of the players that impressed me the most this year when I watched all the college games. I appreciate his steady and precise shooting with the ball. He can serve as a double guard and he can become better. Although there are not many breakthroughs now, this can only be regarded as a small flaw. I think he will become a star in the future NBA."

When asked the same question, Kobe was also very optimistic about Wu Huang. He said: "I have watched several Hugo games. He has a height advantage, good shooting, good breakthroughs and layups. If he is more serious, he can still become a good defensive player. If we can get him, I will be happy to pass on his experience to him."

Although Yao Ming lost tonight, he still showed his usual humor. When the reporter asked him what he thought of Wu Huang, the little giant smiled and said, "My opinion of him is, why is this kid so handsome?" Then, in the reporter's laughter, Yao Ming continued, "We don't know each other, but sooner or later there will be a chance to meet in the future, and I will definitely ask him for a phone call. As for his game, I have also seen that Wu Huang is a dangerous person who can score from any place in the stadium. He is always ready to become a key gentleman at critical moments. I think he will become a better star than me in the future, and maybe he will be the second Chinese No. 1 pick."

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