basketball god eye

Chapter 71 The opponent in the next round is another celebrity with a sense of presence

After getting the ticket to advance to the semi-finals, the entire Vienna Arena became a sea of ​​joy. The fans who came here to cheer for Maryland were a little disappointed. They thought their team could make history and passed UCLA smoothly. Unfortunately, they still fell in front of the opponent six years ago.

The atmosphere in the water turtle was very depressing. The reporters at the scene, like before, put aside the loser and went to interview today's winner, the brown bear.

Li Lei, as the biggest contributor to the competition, was surrounded by reporters. Blake watched from a distance, the envy in his eyes disappeared without saying anything. Dixon gave him a hand, "Don't worry about it. Next year, we will be in the semi-finals. No, we must be the ones standing on the championship stage."

Although Dixon was frustrated in this game, he didn't regret it. He had played well enough, but UCLA was better prepared, so they won the game.

"Bruce, you won this victory and advanced to the semi-finals, and your opponent in the semi-finals is the defending champion Michigan Spartans. How do you think this opponent is strong?"

This Dogecoin reporter was still thinking about digging a hole for Li Lei, and then completing his mission. This group of uncrowned kings is definitely the most bottomless group of people in the world, so Li Lei is very clear about their urine, so naturally it is impossible to follow them and jump into it.

In fact, it was a fluke to win this game. If they didn't see through the shortcomings of the opponent's lineup, UCLA basically has no advantage against them with a lineup of water turtles that combines offense and defense.It is true that there are no underdogs in the top eight.

"It is very lucky to be able to advance to the semi-finals. We will try our best to play in the next game. The opponent is the defending champion. They will definitely not let us pass easily."

Li Lei did not jump into the pit, which disappointed the reporter. There were many people who interviewed Li Lei, so he was quickly put down by other reporters.

"Bruce, what do you think of the fact that you are said to be a combination of Larry Bird and Maravich? Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan feel that you can't even reach one-tenth of these two."

Nima, interviewing Lao Tzu, why do you always ask such stupid questions, but Li Lei is in a good mood today, so he didn't avoid this question.

"Those two are Hall of Fame-level existences. I am far behind them. I will work hard. This evaluation is a compliment and a spur to me. As for whether I can reach one-tenth of their level, I don't know. After all, games are played one by one."

Well, the game was played game by game. The reporters were very satisfied with Li Lei's last words. This sentence was really a slap in the face. The teams that Oscar Robertson was optimistic about went home to go fishing. For this reason, this famous star who was targeted by countless gamblers was not idle. As for Michael Jordan, his alma mater, North Carolina, as the second seed in the Southern District, was eliminated by Pennsylvania in the second round. Before the game, Jordan also said that North Carolina would advance to the conference finals with the Michigan Spartans, and then eliminate UCLA in the semifinals. Enter the final to win the cup.

As a result, North Carolina was also sucked to death by him. Li Lei's last sentence was a slap in the face of these two superstars. The reporters were very excited. Their favorite was this kind of unruly player. Because this kind of player has a lot of topics, and he can get a box lunch by doing whatever he wants. What a cool thing this is.

Li Lei's words, after being exaggerated by the reporters, turned into a mockery of the two celebrities, more and more people jumped out and began to denounce Li Lei.The entire ncaa championship has become a lot more lively.

Naturally, Li Lei didn't care about the turmoil from the outside world. The semifinal match was held at the Michelin Dome Stadium in Minneapolis, and there was still a week before the match. So after arriving in Minnesota, Li Lei spent time in this arena to improve his proficiency.

Li Lei is the hardest-working player in the tournament and the one with the most topics. As a Minnesota team—the Timberwolves, they are naturally very interested in Li Lei. However, because of the Yin-Yang contract incident, they have been deprived of their draft picks in recent years. Therefore, the general manager, McHale, can do nothing but watch Li Lei score three-pointers every day.

Li Lei was very indifferent to all of this. Perhaps in the eyes of other NCAA players, people like McHale were superstars, unattainable existences, but to Li Lei, these guys were not much better than ordinary people. At least ordinary people would not make any stupid remarks after retiring.

The defending champion Spartans are not easy to deal with. In addition to the slam dunk king Richardson, Charlie Bell and Randolph, Randolph is the first-year player in this championship after Li Lei. The performance of these two first-year players has completely surpassed the other veterans. Except for the two of them, the performance of the other first-year players is either dismal or mediocre. There is nothing to pay attention to.

This guy Randolph is a cancer, but he is also a very powerful guy. It depends on how you use it. In the hands of Tom Izzo, this guy is undoubtedly a big insider.

There is no grudge between the two teams. UCLA has entered the quarter-finals these years, and the number of semi-finals is not very high. In comparison, the Michigan Spartans have always been a frequent visitor to the semi-finals and quarter-finals in the past three years. Therefore, this confrontation in the semi-finals is the first real confrontation between the two teams.

This matchup is very interesting, but Duke and the Arizona Wildcats are still ahead of these two teams in the bookmaker’s odds for winning the championship. The star level of their lineup is optimistic on the bookmaker. The sad thing is that the two teams that can compete in the finals will meet in the semifinals.

Li Lei kept his ears to the outside world and only focused on improving his proficiency. The Spartans may be the strongest opponent at present. Although they almost lost half of their championship lineup last season, they still have Richardson, Randolph, and Charlie Bell. Three NBA-level players exist.And these three people were well meshed together by Tom Izzo, plus other role players, this game is definitely not as easy as the previous game.

(End of this chapter)