lakers championship

Chapter 70 Going Further

On the night of the 1st, Sheffield, who was in the same room as Tianyang, couldn't sleep at all.

He lay on his stomach first, "Tomorrow I will come off the bench, what if I play too badly?"

Then turned sideways, "In front of so many fans, I might be scolded to death!"

In the end, he lay down on his back, "Play better, it's better that I'm already in garbage time when I go up!"

Tianyang picked up the pillow and threw it over, "Stop thinking about it, have a good rest, and fight with all your strength tomorrow."

That being said, Tianyang himself couldn't fall asleep, so he tried his best to keep his breathing steady, and naturally waited for sleepiness to strike.

There is no way, the final battle of the semi-finals, as a senior student, can only experience this once.

If you lose, even if it's a mistake, a shot, or a meaningless foul, you may regret it for the rest of your life.If you win, every score, every assist, every steal, will be remembered forever.

The other teammates, like the two of them, couldn't fall asleep for a long time with all kinds of thoughts.

The same is true for Coach Johnny. Leading the team to the final four is an important moment in his coaching career.

I used to play in the NBA as a player and failed to win the championship, but now as a coach playing in the NCAA, I must give my all.

Everyone in the Sequoia team understands that the opportunity is probably only this time.

……

On the morning of the 2nd, Breed took over the errands of the hotel staff, personally delivered breakfast to the rooms of everyone in the Sequoia team, and said "GOOD LUCK" to them.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the whole Sequoia team started their daily training, practicing pick-and-roll defense tactics for the Nth time.

Under the leadership of Tianyang, the whole team has no impatience, and is meticulous in every defense change and replenishment.

At 1:[-] p.m., the whole team boarded the bus and headed to Ruiland Stadium.

Because the words 'Stanford', '2018' and 'NCAA' were posted on the bus, fans kept recognizing them along the way, and the cheers and applause never stopped.

The closer you get to the Ruilante Stadium, the more congested the road conditions are. Although the game starts at 5:10, the fans are obviously hungry and thirsty.

The bus stopped and went, and everyone on the Sequoia team chatted to pass the time.

Chatting and chatting, I recalled that the whole team set off from Stanford on March 3, more than half a month ago, the scene of winning the NCAA championship on the bus was vividly remembered, but now it is very close.

At 2:10 p.m., everyone in the Sequoia team got off the bus amidst the cheers of the fans and entered the Ruiland Stadium.

……

At 3:20 p.m., the Ruilante Stadium opened to the media.

CBS and TNT staff took the lead, followed by Turner Sports, Westwood Broadcasting third, bleacher website fourth, and webcasts such as Facebook/TWITCH last.

This TNT live team has a luxurious lineup, the commentary is composed of Ernie, O'Neill, Barkley, Kenny, and Reggie Miller and Grant Hill who are responsible for the live commentary.

As soon as the TNT live broadcast signal was connected, the four O'Neills just started to analyze the game, and the number of viewers watching the live broadcast reached 10+.

No way, the topic of this game is too strong.

Coach Johnny, who led the team to the final four for the first time, VS won the national championship five times & the head coach of the American men's basketball team, Old K. The latter's coaching experience has nowhere to hide the former's explosion.

The No. 16 pick in the NBA in [-], Hot Tianyang VS Hot Ingram, the top three. The latter was once a potential choice for the Lakers, but now he is completely suppressed by the former. Every matchup between the two will be highlighted .

Stanford University's civilian basketball team VS Duke University's wealthy basketball team, the latter made a counterattack from the 13th place to the final four, which was very shocking, but still not as good as the former's soaring from the beginning of the season to the present.

Three points, you can talk about any one of them for a whole day, and the four of O'Neill chatted with each other.

……

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Ruilante Stadium opened to the audience.

In less than 20 minutes, the entire stadium, with a total of 75505 seats on the upper, middle and lower floors, was fully occupied.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or a reason, the 76ers owner Joshua Harris, the Lakers owner Jim Bass, the Celtics owner Vic Grosbeck, and the Timberwolves owner Glenn Tyronn. Sitting in four different areas of the stadium, east, south, west and north.

On the sidelines closest to the Duke University bench, there are famous Duke players Kyrie Irving, Jabari Parker, Sean Battier, Jahlil Okafor, JJ Redick.

On the other hand, next to the Stanford University bench, there is not a single NBA player, but there are many beautiful women.

Especially when Farage appeared wearing the Sequoia No. 24 jersey, there was a sudden commotion in the area where he was located.

The four people in the TNT commentary also noticed this.

Barkley: "Wow, beautiful women help out!"

Kenny: "Is she popular? Why are the fans in that area cheering?"

Ernie: "A new Hollywood star, I heard that Nicholson appreciates him, he has made several commercials, and even played a supporting role in a blockbuster movie that will be released soon."

Barkley: "That said, the owners of the other three teams have to find a way. Jim Bass is ALL IN. Shaq, as a Lakers star, what do you think?"

O'Neal: "Of course I fully support it. I have watched Tianyang's previous games. In terms of his performance before entering the NBA, he is second only to LeBron. Even if the Lakers choose him to sell my statue, I will support it with both hands! "

Ernie, Kenny, and Barkley looked sideways at the same time: "Really?"

"Really! Don't forget, besides me, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe are also optimistic about Tianyang," O'Neal said firmly.

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4:45 p.m., inside the Sequoia locker room.

Roscoe and Travis closed their eyes and meditated; Grant, Marcus, and Donian were stretching their bodies; Shelfield kept patting his left chest and muttering something.

SkyOcean is browsing the cheering text messages sent by friends, classmates and relatives from all walks of life.

Yulin Lude Luozan: "Brother Tian, ​​don't say anything, just do it!"

Jiang Rulan: "I wish you a successful start!"

Aaron: "Nike's contract has been signed, just waiting for you to win the game!"

32 Jump text messages, Tianyang replied one by one, just when he was about to turn off the phone, another text message came.

An unknown number was displayed on the screen. When I clicked on it, there were only four words: "Competition, come on."

Tianyang couldn't figure it out for a while, and recalled the number carefully, but before he remembered it, another text message came.

"I'm Morena." It turned out to be her, Tianyang immediately locked the screen and put the phone into the closet.

Seeing Tianyang get up, Coach Johnny clapped his hands to signal for everyone to gather together.

"The next hour, boys, is a big time for all of us.

"Please stay humble, stay focused, never give up, never bow your head!"

"For the Sequoia team, for the fans, for ourselves, one step closer to the national championship!"

(End of this chapter)