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Chapter 31: Fighting UCLA
Throughout the history of NCAA men's basketball, UCLA is a name that cannot be avoided.

Because this university has won eleven championships so far, this number is more than North Carolina, Duke, Connecticut... more than any famous basketball school in the United States!

The NCAA championship is undoubtedly a huge addition to a university.

You can't say that the Celtics are the best team in NBA history. Even though they have the most championships, you still can't say that.

But you can say that UCLA is the best basketball school in NCAA history!

This point will be supported by a lot of fans.

Even if the fans of North Carolina and Duke University want to refute, as long as they say "the combined number of championships of your two universities is not as many as UCLA", you can easily shut up these guys!

Competitive sports is a "champion-only theory", which is most vividly reflected in the NCAA.

And UCLA's historical status also makes it easier for them to recruit newcomers every year. Take the past two years as an example, so many super rookies have emerged, and UCLA's benefits have been fully reflected. Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook have been recruited by them one after another. Even if Arizona State University does not have James Harden's high school mentor, he may eventually enter UCLA.

In the end, Kevin Love became the No. 6 pick in the draft in June this year, and Russell Westbrook became the No. 5 pick in the first round of the 08 draft!

They have all played their own value in the UCLA system, and none of them have been affected by their opponents.

Moreover, even if these two cores announced their participation in the draft at the same time this summer, UCLA's strength was still not affected. They successfully acquired a newcomer Zhu Huo Ledi in the summer. He and Darren Collison, who has played in UCLA for three years and has been in the lottery every year but has not participated in the draft, form the most powerful backcourt combination in the entire NCAA!
So far, UCLA is also 15 wins and 0 losses.

UCLA is still going strong!

This is really something that very few teams can do!
A glorious history like Connecticut this year also needs the head coach to say "I want you to stay" with the ace players in the team in order to continue to maintain competitiveness.

And UCLA can still maintain their strength in the Pac-[-] league by letting go of the two aces in the team!

No wonder they have already won 11 championship trophies!

……

It is also because both sides are very strong that this game attracted a lot of attention. Not to mention that the TV station in Arizona broadcast the game, ESPN, "Sports Illustrated", "Bleacher Report" and many other well-known sports media sent reporters to the scene.

It can be said that this is a game that represents the highest competitiveness of the Pacific [-] League this year. The winning side is very likely to be the final champion of this year's Pacific [-] League Finals, and it will be the team that will be the seed team that goes straight to the national competition!
"Wow, today is really lively!"

Rachel and Charles once again came to the arena of Arizona State University. Today, the encounter between the Sun Devils and UCLA started at the home court of Arizona State University.

Compared with the last time, there are many more cameras on the sidelines of this game!
This is a sign that many colleagues have come.

This is also a sign of the attention of this game!

"Today is not just as simple as being lively. I heard that the general manager of the Thunder, Sam Presti, was also present. In addition, the deputy general manager of the Golden State Warriors also came to the scene. Others, such as scouts, came more. This is not only a game that we pay attention to, but also a game that the entire NBA general manager pays attention to!"

Charles once again told Rachel what he had learned.

Rachel nodded vaguely again, without listening to a word, her eyes were completely focused on the warming up sun.

Charles:  …

This guy!
……

"What we have to do is to give this team the first loss of the season!"

"We want everyone to know how strong we are this year!"

"No team in the Pac-[-] can hold us back!"

"Let's do it once!"

"It's time to grab the class and seize power!"

It was also because of the high degree of attention in this game that Sandek specially called the Sun Devils in front of him before the game started, cheering loudly!

Amidst the cheers of the audience, these words also encouraged this group of guys, their eyes were full of desire to fight, just like a pack of wolves preparing to hunt.

The continuous winning streak has obviously changed the team culture of the Sun Devils. Now they are like a powder keg, and they will explode at one point!
Their self-confidence has reached an unprecedented height...

No way, when you can win one game after another, you really won't feel that the opponent is strong or weak, but only think that as long as we can play normally, we will definitely win!

Otherwise, how could Invincible be so lonely?
"Jhuo Ledi is an aggressive guard. His first reaction after getting the ball is often to attack the basket and is not good at shooting. I hope you can let him shoot more in this game..."

"Darren Collison is an extremely experienced veteran. He has been a lottery favorite for the past three years. Although I don't know why he chose to finish college, this guy has also become the soul of this team during his four years at UCLA. His reading and defense skills are superb, and commanding counterattacks is his strong point. Therefore, once UCLA plays fast break, I hope you can stabilize the offense and not let the offensive rhythm fall into the hands of this guy. In that case, it will be very difficult for us!"

Immediately after, Sandek introduced UCLA's ace players. After Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook left, UCLA's current ace core is their "backcourt double guns" Darren Collison and Zhu Holiday.

Compared with Zhu Holiday, it is not difficult to hear from Sandek's introduction that in the UCLA team, the guy he is really afraid of is Darren Collison.

Although Zhu Holiday's draft prospect is better than Darren Collison, let's not talk about the future, just talk about the NCAA this season. Darren Collison is one of the best guys in the league. He is just like North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough. He is an NCAA superstar!
It's not that their abilities are so good, but that they have played in this league for too long!They are familiar with each of their teammates and are very accustomed to the NCAA's playing rhythm. These two points alone are enough to make these two guys very threatening.

What's more, these two guys are not weak in their own strength!
That's even scarier!

Anyway, most of Sandek's tactics tonight are aimed at Darren Collison. In terms of threat level, Zhu Holledi is a sharp knife. As long as the shield is thick enough, this sharp knife has limited power no matter how it is stabbed. Darren Collison is the engine of the UCLA battleship.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded to signal the start of the game.

Lin Ri took the lead in this focus game for the Sun Devils.

Harden took the ball to the frontcourt, and he was facing Zhu Holiday's defense. Zhu Holiday, who is very flexible in his left and right hands, is a great threat on the defensive end. He can directly reach out to interfere from any angle.

This caused Harden to encounter unexpected obstacles while dribbling.

He's left-handed, and usually he's the only one who makes defenders uncomfortable.

Rarely does a defender make him unaccustomed.

However, Harden was also very patient. He began to try changes in the rhythm of his dribbling, but it was a pity that Zhu Huolidi didn't take it at all.

This guy is really good at defense!
Sandek gritted his teeth.

He only knew that Zhu Holiday's defensive ability was good, but because he had Harden in his hands, he didn't pay much attention to the guy's good defense.

He really didn't expect that this guy's defense could be so good...

At this time, Lin Ri stepped forward and set a pick-and-roll for James Harden. After all, Zhu Huo Ledi was a young man with good single-defense ability, but his reaction in assisting pick-and-roll defense was a bit slow. It wasn't until he bumped into Lin Ri himself that he realized that there was an extra "human wall" around him.

Zhu Huolidi was separated.

UCLA's supplementary defense was timely, but unfortunately the guy behind the supplementary defense couldn't keep up with James Harden's offensive rhythm, and he was deceived by him.

"Bah!"

James Harden succeeded in attacking the frame.

There was a huge cheer at the scene.

The first goal was scored smoothly, but there was no smile on James Harden's face. The first round of the game was much more difficult than he imagined.

UCLA...

What a tough battle!
Darren Collison took the ball to the frontcourt. After observing the whole situation, he gave the ball to Zhu Holiday.

James Harden's eyes became a lot sharper at this moment. Just now, Zhu Huo Ledi defended him for so long, of course he had to respond.

This is his home field!

It’s just that Zhu Holedi, who uses both hands very smoothly, is also a good dribbler. He ran all over the court with the ball, continuously looking for opportunities to break through, and pierced James Harden’s defense like a sharp knife. Harden finally couldn’t hold back in his continuous offensive, and he found a way to get inside.

This guy's breakthrough is really sharp!

Thunder general manager Presti looked at the momentum of Zhu Holiday's breakthrough, and some surprises appeared in his eyes. He selected Kevin Durant in 07 and Russell Westbrook in 08. He has completed the building of the Thunder's starting core. Next, he is looking for someone who can stand on the bench and help the team. At first, his favorite object was James Harden, which is why he came to the scene, but now he is attracted by Zhu Holiday's drive.

Zhu Huo Ledi's movements are really smooth. There is no sloppiness in the continuous attempts to break through. The whole movement is also very coherent on the way to the inside. Until the final shot, he is like a wild horse that has run away. Once the rein is released, there is no chance to catch it.

"Snapped!"

However, in the next second, there was a huge sound of hitting the ball, and Zhu Huolidi's shot was slapped away by Lin Ri like a volleyball smash.

Presti, who was surprised by Zhu Holedi's momentum just now, looked like he had seen a ghost.

This guy... is too fierce, right?
　Please recommend tickets, brothers and sisters...

　　


(End of this chapter)