pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 328 Relay Assessment
The knockout round entered the second round, and the intensity of the competition increased sharply.

Some teams that entered the knockout stage by luck showed their true colors in the confrontation with absolute strength, and were eliminated early to go home.

Half of the teams were eliminated in the first round, and there were only 16 teams left in the second round, and these teams were all selected through the first layer, with certain strength, and the confrontation will become more intense.

The elimination of Duke University was considered the biggest upset in the first round. Other than that, most of the results of the games were as expected by the audience. Some teams with the appearance of champions have successfully entered the second round.

As the so-called narrow road to enemies, the University of Southern California and Marquette University met in the second round. These two teams were opponents in the knockout round last season. That time, the University of Southern California eliminated Marquette University by 5 points. When they meet again this time, Marquette University vows to avenge it.

Most of the opponents on the matchup map are new combinations. The game between UCLA and College of the Holy Cross is such a new combination. In the past decades of NCAA history, the two teams have never played against each other in the knockout stage.

Before UCLA and College of the Holy Cross played against each other, several duels had been completed. The University of North Carolina once again defeated its opponent Boston College by a large score and became the first team to enter the top 8. North Carolina won the opponent by 80 points in the two games and pointed to the championship.

Then the University of Michigan defeated Weber State University and successfully joined North Carolina in the semifinals of the upper half. The two teams will face off in the next round, and only the winner is eligible to continue.

The University of Miami also beat their opponents, waiting for the winners of UCLA and College of the Holy Cross, and one of these two teams will compete with them for the semifinals of the upper half.

The situation in the second half has gradually become clear. The University of Kansas and Stanford University have successfully won and will meet in the next round. Marquette University will have to wait for the winner between Florida and Ohio State.

UCLA vs College of the Holy Cross, Florida vs Ohio State, these two games will be played at the same time, and the top 8 will also be born after the game.

UCLA and College of the Holy Cross lined up to enter the stadium, and the audience greeted the players with warm cheers. The first confrontation in history made this game full of gimmicks, and the media were more willing to report such news.

During the warm-up phase, Holy Cross College showed the audience its terrifying shooting ability. All the players lined up on the three-point line, starting from the player in the left corner to shoot the three-pointer, and the 15 players in the team relayed in turn until they reached the right corner.

This is not a competition, it is simply a three-point performance. The members of the Academy of Holy Cross do not feel the suffocating tension before the knockout round. Their team atmosphere is relaxed and joyful.

At the beginning of the shot, the first person accurately landed in the bag, followed by the second and third shots. At the beginning, the audience didn’t take it seriously, but when the shot reached 1/3, they had already hit 5 goals in a row. Seeing that the three shot one by one, the three basketballs were suspended in the air at the same time, flying towards the same target from three different angles, but the time was slightly staggered, and the three basketballs fell into the basket one after another.

After scoring the goal, the expressions of the three were unusually calm, as if telling the audience that this was just a routine operation.

After the big man finished his shot, it was the perimeter player's turn again.

"They are substitutes."

"Yeah, they probably won't enter again, if they can also enter this competition, there is no need to compete."

This kind of relay shot is more pressure on the players who shoot from the back. If there is any problem here, all the previous shots will be wasted.

In such a critical position, the College of the Holy Cross actually arranged for a substitute to complete it. This wave of operations is really surprising.

"Hey, don't be nervous, we've made so many advances, we can't let us lose the chain." The Holy Cross player next to him reminded.

"Nonsense, I still want to play."

It turns out that there is such a rule in the College of the Holy Cross that such a "relay shot" must be performed during the warm-up before the game. This is not a simple shooting practice, but an "assessment" that determines the players to play.

The 15 players of the whole team stand on the three-point line one by one to shoot. Only the player who makes a shot will get the chance to play in this game, and as long as he makes a shot, he will definitely be allowed to play, and those players who miss a shot will sit on the bench in the normal game and cannot play, even if you are the core of the team.

Head coach Nash used such an almost "harsh" method to allow the players to enter the state as quickly as possible. It seemed cruel, but it was actually not difficult, as long as the ball was thrown in.

In Nash's dictionary, there is no word of accommodation. Once in a key game, Raikkonen failed to hit a long-range shot. As a result, Nash was put on the bench for the whole game, and he was not given a second. As a result, Holy Cross College failed to win that game because of Raikkonen's absence. After the game, Nash blocked all responsibility.

Since then, Raikkonen has never missed a shot.

As the main player of the team, this point is still necessary.

Today's "assessment", all the main players passed smoothly, and the only suspense is whether the substitute players can continue the fiery touch. If they can make 15 consecutive rounds, it will be a joy to watch.

The 15 consecutive advances only happened twice, one happened last year and one happened in the previous game.

In the first round match against Belmont University, Holy Cross College also completed the "magic performance" of 15 consecutive games. If they can also complete it today, then they will complete two consecutive games to achieve 15 consecutive games.

That would be a very scary thing. In the last game against Belmont, Holy Cross College bloodbathed their opponents and hit a total of 23 three-pointers in the game, breaking the 35-year-old NCAA three-pointer record in one fell swoop.

It was the turn of Holy Cross College's substitute to make a shot. Although it was a substitute, the movement of the shot was very standard. From the first substitute, the basketball fell into the net smoothly, and then scored 4 goals in a row. The number of consecutive hits reached 14 goals, and only the last goal remained.

Whether he can achieve 15 consecutive hits depends on this goal. There is no doubt that the last player is the most nervous at this moment, and he is also at the end of the bench. This is an extremely huge test for his psychological quality.

"Hold on, you did it last time, and you will do it this time." The members of the Academy of the Holy Cross are still very concerned about all the hits, so the teammates all cheered for the last player.

He took a deep breath, adjusted the rhythm, then slowly lifted the ball, and then sent the basketball into the air. With a flick of his finger, he shot it briskly, and the basketball flew towards the basket with a strong rotation.

15 consecutive hits! ! !achieved! ! !
The assessment passed perfectly.

(End of this chapter)