This is why Yao Ming showed up in Austin to watch Lin Ying play before. At that time, he happened to have free time when he came back.

Yao Ming is in hot form after his comeback, and under the leadership of him and Tracy McGrady, the Rockets are now fourth in the Western Conference.

He walked into the locker room, and it was very hot inside.

“T-mac” McGrady;

"Streetball King" Alston;

"Uncle Mu" Mutombo;

"Hay" Hayes;

"President" Shane Battier;

"Bonky" Bunchy Wells;

Luther Hyde, Uncle Huo, John Lucas III, "European Kobe" Spanoulis...

The people in this room are not people, but youth.

"Yao, we are buying Crazy Three, do you want a hand?"

Alston saw Yao Ming coming in, stood up and greeted with a smile.

Yao Ming smiled and shook his head. He didn't understand spinach.

"Just participating, the rest of us bought in."

Alston continued.

They were chatting passionately about which team they were more optimistic about.

"T-mac, you bought it too?"

After Yao Ming sat down, he turned to McGrady and asked.

"I bought Ohio State. That guy Greg Oden is so powerful! They will definitely win the championship!"

Judging from the excitement on Maddie’s face, it seems that she not only bought a lot but also bought a lot.

"I think the University of Florida has a better chance. They not only have talent but also experience. Do you want to follow me and buy a piece?"

At this time, Alston walked over to Yao Ming and sat down.

"Mr. President, which one do you prefer?"

Yao Ming did not answer directly, but turned his attention to Battier aside.

Everyone bought it, so he would be a bit out of line if he didn't buy it.

However, he had to ask other people's opinions first, and it would be most stable to follow the crowd and buy.

"Duke."

Shane said with a smile.

Duke's strength this year is very average, and Battier is an alma mater that unconditionally supports him.

Yao Ming asked around, but no one had the same answer.

This is a bit embarrassing.

"Yao, isn't there a Chinese player who is also playing in the NCAA?"

At this moment, Uncle Mu reminded him with his heavy metal mudslide voice.

This reminder is very timely.

However, Yao Ming didn't know if the University of Texas was admitted to the "Crazy Three", so he turned around and asked Alston to confirm that he was admitted, and finally chose the University of Texas.

"Are you sure? Yao, their odds are 200 to 1. With this odds, there is a high probability that we will be eliminated in the first round."

Alston reminded.

Yao Ming nodded, why should you pay so much attention to things when buying them for fun?

Just think of it as a little support for Lin Ying.

Speaking of which, although he only met Lin Ying once, his impression of Lin Ying was still very good.

"Okay, how much do you want to buy?"

"88 dollars."

When he asked just now, he also asked how much he bought, and it was almost one or two hundred. McGrady had a little more, but it was only more than a thousand.

Chinese people also like to talk about such things as a lucky draw.

88,fafa.

Don’t completely disbelieve in metaphysics.

Alston quickly bought it for Yao Ming, and turned around and asked for money.

Very real.

But it's also necessary.

Spinach is like a lottery ticket. Although the money is not much, if you really win, there will inevitably be disputes.

Yao Ming stood up and gave the money to Alston, and when he sat down again, he stopped paying attention to the spinach matter.

Compared with that, it is more important for the team to get more wins in the next games.

The competition for playoff spots in the Western Conference has been fierce in recent years, and many will last until the last day of the regular season.

…

After the warm-up the day before, on March 14th, the long-awaited "Crazy Three" finally arrived!

In the first round of the Crazy Three, a total of 32 games in four regions were played over two days.

The first day is the competition for all the teams in the top half, that is, the teams with odd seed numbers from No. 1 to No. 8 in each major region.

Well, no Texas, their game against Georgetown was the day after.

But this day is the point that attracts the most attention from fans, because the No. 1 seeds from each region will play on this day.

The University of Florida in the East, the University of Oregon in the South, The Ohio State University in the West, and the University of Kansas in the Midwest.

All games of "Crazy Three" are played in neutral venues.

So although there was no game, Lin Ying and Durant had already rushed to Atlanta one day in advance.

Regarding the location selection of the NCAA competition venue, it basically follows the principle of being in the middle, that is, in the middle of the school where the two teams are located.

The location of their game this time is at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, almost in the middle.

It is usually the home stadium of the NFL team Atlanta Falcons and can accommodate up to 60,000 spectators watching the game at the same time.

It is common for NFL stadiums in the United States to be used as temporary venues for basketball games.

It is worth mentioning that after Jordan came back to join the Wizards for the second time, he played a game here.

That game attracted more than 62,000 spectators to watch the game live.

Generally speaking, the NCAA will not use an arena of this level for the first round of games.

But there is a saying that there is demand only when there is a market.

The University of Texas has Durant and Lin Ying, both of whom now have a considerable number of fans.

In addition, Georgetown University has the strength and star power.

Even if this game is arranged in an arena of this level, the venue is expected to be full.

Of course, that's tomorrow's thing, let's talk about today.

After arriving in Atlanta, Lin Ying and Durant did not find a place to train as before, but chose to lie down in the hotel and watch the game.

Compared to cramming at the last moment, adjusting their physical condition to the best is something that is more beneficial to them.

There are quite a few games that deserve their attention today, or that have an impact on them.

And what's very interesting is that Durant and Lin Ying want to watch different games.

Lin Ying wanted to watch the University of Florida's game, while Durant wanted to watch his old rival, the University of Kansas.

Neither of them could convince the other and finally decided to toss a coin.

The front is the University of Florida and the back is the University of Kansas.

Durant flicked the coin upwards, and their eyes followed the coin from top to bottom.

In the end, good guy, the coin stood on the table!

The two looked at each other for a while, but in the end they did not throw it again, but chose to watch the game that neither of them wanted to watch at the beginning.

Ohio State University vs. Central Connecticut State University.

Ohio State is also a possible opponent they may face later.

And it's also good to see Oden's "Crazy Three" debut.
Chapter completed!