God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 116 Finals
In terms of the overall strength of the team, the University of Utah is the undisputed leader in the Western Conference this season.The top seed in the Mountain Division, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is 9-5 inside the league, looking good?But the University of Utah is an astonishing 14 wins and 0 losses. Of course, Colorado State is also among the losers.

Compared with the University of Utah, the other two teams in the semifinals - Southern Methodist University and the University of New Mexico can only be said to be average in strength. No matter which team Colorado State faces, it has a great chance of winning.In other words, this semifinal match against the University of Utah is the most critical battle for Colorado State University in the league championship. If you win, you are likely to enter the national championship directly as the league champion; if you lose, it depends on the NCAA The opinion of the selection committee.

In fact, no team wants to see the face of the selection committee, unless they really have no hope of winning the championship in their league.Judging from the current situation of Colorado State University, as long as they can beat the University of Utah, even if they don't have a star, the selection committee will have to hold their noses and watch them go to the national championship.

Looking at the University of Utah's player list, Chang Wei secretly sighed, and the top line of the list read Andre Miller impressively.This is another guy who is difficult to deal with. Although Miller was not well-known in his previous life, he was the No. 1999 pick in the first round in 8, and he once scored 52 points in a single game.And now he is still a senior at the University of Utah. This is also his last season in the NCAA. He averaged 15.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game and is the number one star at the University of Utah.

But Chang Wei is not too worried. Miller played a combo guard at the University of Utah, and his starting guard Jeremy Keelon is only 1 meters tall, which means that Miller at 83 meters is more It's time to appear in the second position.Colorado State's No. 1 is their leading scorer, Palesio. Under Chang Wei's training, he not only improves his offensive firepower rapidly, but also performs well on the defensive end. Just be responsible.

McKay also knows Palesio's strength on the defensive end, but he doesn't want the latter to devote all his energy to the defensive end. After all, he is the team's top scorer. Without him, the team's offensive firepower will decline. More than one grade.Palesio is very interested in Miller. Everyone is from the minor leagues, and no one is worse than the other.

At the beginning of the game, Palesio approached Miller. He planned to take a look first, and it would be good to give his opponent a blow.Unexpectedly, he easily got rid of Miller's defense, and the latter had no choice but to follow behind to eat the exhaust gas.It is true that Miller is not a player who relies on his body to play. His speed is not fast, and he mainly relies on experience and insight. Therefore, he has nothing to do in the face of Palesio's violent breakthrough.

McKay's eyes lit up on the sidelines. This was a good breakthrough. Of course, Chang Wei knew about Miller's weakness, but he didn't plan to say it out. would be considered neurotic.Seeing McKay signaling the players on the field to strengthen their physical confrontation, Chang Wei smiled. It seems that McKay still has two brushes. No wonder he was recruited by Colorado State University as a firefighter.

After the Colorado State players strengthened their physical confrontation, other Utah players felt nothing, but Miller complained endlessly.Strength is not his strong point. Whenever he wants to break through or score a layup, he will be squeezed by his opponent. He is so angry that he scolds the players at Colorado State University as a group of barbarians. Using confrontation to solve the problem made it impossible for him to play well. It is not bad to be able to play [-]% to [-]% of his power out of ten.

Miller is the engine of the University of Utah. Once he is not in good condition, the entire team will instantly become incapable of playing.Colorado State University took the opportunity to widen the point difference. It is like this on the basketball court. When you are sick and kill you, you don’t seize the opponent’s weakness and hit hard.

Without Miller's central scheduling, the University of Utah players had to fight on their own. In contrast, Colorado State's offense played extremely smoothly. There was no need for McCance, an orthodox point guard, to deliberately organize the offense. Everyone present They are all organizers, and everyone is a terminator. Facing the powerful University of Utah, CSU almost played the best game of the season, leading the opponent by 12 points at halftime.

Although this point difference does not look big, it is a rare experience for the University of Utah, which has maintained a complete victory in the league this season. They have never tried to trail their opponents by double digits at the end of the half.Seeing that they are only a stone's throw away from the league championship, but they were beaten by a team that they never paid attention to by 12 points in one half, anyone would feel shameful, let alone aspiring to the league The University of Utah has won the championship.

But their anger was useless. Although they once narrowed the point difference to 5 points after the opening of the second half, Colorado State University's outside three-pointer played a powerful power at the right time.McCans, Palesio and Patrick all hit three-pointers from the outside, and again opened the point difference to double digits.

Miller hopes that he can help the team narrow the point difference, but now Colorado State's defense is solid, and the University of Utah has no way to make its system work. The only thing it can rely on is the player's singles score.And Miller is just not a player who can often score crazy points. It is really difficult for him to let him hold the ball and play singles to keep the team alive.

The head coach of the University of Utah, Majors, made consecutive substitutions in an attempt to find a way to turn the team into victory. Unfortunately, his experiment failed. No matter who he replaced, he couldn't stop the opponent's quicksilver attack. However, he has more than enough heart but not enough energy, which is difficult for Majors, who has always regarded himself very high, to accept.

With the beep of the timer, the game came to an end.As predicted before the game, this is a one-sided game, but it is not the University of Utah that looks stronger from the beginning to the end, but Colorado State University.When the opponent left the field sadly, the Colorado State players vented their joy on the court. This time, they were finally only one step away from qualifying for the national championship.

(End of this chapter)