At some point a large billboard was erected on the side of Madison Square in New York.
There is a long paragraph written on it.
"If you are a Gonzaga fan, I hope you can stop and read this paragraph... I am a Gonzaga Bulldogs fan. It is a pity that we did not reach the final four last year, but this year we
The team is different, Gonzaga is stronger this year!”
"Today is an unusual day. Today we will play the first game of the Round of 64 with the University of Virginia. It is a knockout game that we are destined not to lose! If we lose, we will go back to Spokane!"
"I'm sure many people will think this way, what is the top 64?"
"But you don't know that every year, many strong teams are upset, defeated, and disintegrated in the round of 64, just like last year when we lost to the Purdue Boilermakers. In March last year, I cried in pain,
How I hope the team can keep winning."
"This year's March Madness, we Gonzaga are here again. I believe this year's Bulldogs will go further under the leadership of 'Gentleman'!"
"If you are a Gonzaga fan, then please come to Madison Square Garden and cheer for our team! Cheer for this group of hard-working players!"
A fan who will always love the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
"Who wrote this? It's so boring." A fan wearing a dark blue New York Knicks jersey sneered.
For New York Knicks fans, they are a neutral party and will not worry about winning or losing the game. They only need to come to the Madison Square Garden Arena to enjoy the game. However, when seeing such sensationalism, there is still some lack of quality.
The fans exposed their disdainful thoughts.
Suddenly, the Knicks fan noticed that the people next to him were glaring at him. He immediately coughed twice in embarrassment and left after looking disdainful just now.
One of the angry fans walked out and took out a marker pen from his pocket.
"What is he going to do?"
"Just look at it and you'll find out."
The man stepped forward, picked up a pen and wrote his name on the billboard, then wrote under his name: "A fan who also loves the Gonzaga Bulldogs!"
The people next to him who were originally confused looked at him blankly, and suddenly shouted: "I want to sign too!"
The surrounding Gonzaga fans finally aroused the passion in their hearts and rushed to the billboard one after another, borrowing the man's marker to write their names.
Someone suddenly shouted: "Gonzaga must win!"
"Gonzaga must win!" a group of fans roared.
"The Bulldogs must win!" This is what every Spokane fan is roaring!
In just a few hours after the billboard was put up in Madison Square, the whole of New York became a sensation. Even many neutral fans were moved by the spirit of Gonzaga University and signed their names on the billboard.
Almost everyone is talking about tonight's game between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers. You can hear discussions about this game in any corner of New York City. Everyone is looking forward to this game.
As the game time progressed little by little, all the fans became excited.
This is March Madness.
…
Virginia Cavaliers temporary training facility.
"Today's game tactics are temporarily arranged like this. Do you understand?" Head coach Pete Gillen glanced at the entire team and said in a deep voice.
"clear!"
"Spread out and continue training for another hour." Pete Gillen waved his hand.
The team members dispersed from each other with solemn expressions and began their own maintenance training.
Rosen Mason and Chris Williams walked to the sideline with the basketball, and Chris Williams said: "Rosen, everyone is talking about our game with Gonzaga."
"I know, Gonzaga fans are very fanatical." Rosen nodded.
"The more this happens, the more interesting it is to beat them, isn't it?" Chris Williams smiled.
Rosen Mason smacked the basketball hard, raised the ball and shot a super long three-pointer, then turned to look at his teammates: "We can't lose tonight's game. If we lose this game, we have to go back.
That 'gentleman' named Lu Yu, I will definitely score 30 points on your head!"
"Rosen, don't be so nervous, we will definitely win!"
Chris Williams calls teammates together.
He raised his hand, squeezed it hard, and shouted: "Knight, you will win!"
"The knight must win!" Rosen Mason also roared.
"Beat Gonzaga!" all the players shouted in unison.
Head coach Pete Gillen stared blankly at the excited expressions on the players' faces. He couldn't help but clasping his hands tightly, looking up at the high ceiling, and an idea came to his mind.
“Bloody Gonzaga!”
…
"Whoosh!"
The basketball fell into the net and made a crisp sound.
“It feels good.”
Lu Yu picked up the second basketball in the hoop and threw it out again: "I hope I can keep this feeling tonight."
"You had a bullfight with Kobe yesterday?" Casey Green was sitting in the stands beside the court at some point, looking at Lu Yu and said.
"When did you come?" Lu Yu picked up the ball and walked over.
"I just came here and saw you practicing, so I sat down for a while."
Casey Green smiled and said: "I heard that you went to watch the Knicks game yesterday?"
"Just go and take a look." Lu Yu waved his hand. The news that he defended Kobe in a one-on-one with Kobe yesterday was reported wildly by the New York media this morning.
Lu Yu thought it was no big deal.
"Don't let media reports affect the game."
Casey Green finally said the purpose of coming here: "None of the teams that can enter the top 64 of the NCAA is an easy opponent. Every game in March Madness is a hard battle!"
There was a hint of excitement on Casey Green's face.
Lu Yu glanced at Casey Greene's expression and smiled: "Excited?"
"Of course, this is my fourth year in the NCAA. I look forward to reaching this point every year, and of course I am excited." Casey Green glanced at the sky: "The weather is very good today."
"Oh, really?" Lu Yu smiled.
"Last year on this day, the weather was so good, we won two games in March, and we rolled back to Spokane for the third game. Seriously, I was frustrated, Lu, do you know that feeling?"
When Casey Green said this, he turned to look at Lu Yu.
"This year is my last year in the NCAA competition. I don't want to leave any regrets..."
"So even if I play a little dirty every game, I still want to win. I am willing to bear these infamy as long as the team can win the game!"
"After playing in the NCAA, maybe I won't have another chance to enter the NBA. I may play in Europe or Australia. But, Lu, you are different. Your talent is far above mine. You will definitely enter the NBA.
"
Lu Yu looked up at the sky.
The weather is really good today.
"Actually, this year is also my last NCAA year." Lu Yu said slowly.
Kathy Green was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to understand something.
Lu Yu turned to look at Casey Green and said with a smile: "So please grant me a request, okay?"
"ask?"
Kathy Green was surprised.
"Yes, a request."
Lu Yu nodded, and then said: "If possible, we must win the championship this year."
Kathy Green was stunned and looked at the solemn Lu Yu, realizing that Lu Yu didn't seem to be joking.
"The championship always feels so far away from us..."
Although he usually shouted the slogan of winning the championship, when it came time to do so, Casey Green felt unsure.
Because he has experienced March Madness for three years, he knows the cruelty of it all too well.
"Actually, even if you don't win the championship, it won't affect your NBA draft prospects this year," said Casey Green.
Lu Yu looked at the basketball in his hand and sighed secretly: "Because I don't want to leave any regrets..."
…
"Hey, Kobe, where are you?"
Shaquille O'Neal held up his cell phone and said.
He heard somewhere that Kobe planned to watch the game between Gonzaga and Virginia, so he sent a kind invitation to Kobe.
"What? You're already at the game?"
O'Neill hung up the phone and kept mumbling something.
