Four days after the end of the season, the playoffs of each major league will begin one after another.
In the Parker Ten League, four games will be played simultaneously on Thursday, March 12th.
USC's first-round opponent is the Stanford University Cardinals.
During the regular season, USC easily clocked in within ten minutes of the second half against Stanford University. In the previous two games, USC expanded its lead at the beginning of the second half. Stanford basically had no way to recover and surrendered early. Both sides
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Although the University of Southern California is indeed much stronger this season in terms of strength, head coach Tim will emphasize before every game that we must pay attention to our opponents and not underestimate them.
In a solo competition, there is never a second chance. To despise your opponent is tantamount to committing suicide.
"Single knockout has always been the most cruel competition system. There is no retreat. If you want to win the highest honor, you must always be prepared. This kind of preparation is not only your own strength advantage, but also your psychological advantage. Be prepared.
Be fully prepared and don’t let yourself leave any regrets on the field!”
As soon as Tim's words came out, the effect was quite impressive, and many players restrained their contempt.
It was Tim's words that made USC work even harder in the game.
And the first victim of Tim's words occurred.
82:53, when the University of Southern California played against Stanford University, it almost played the game like a championship finals, leading by less than 30 points by one point.
This game also made Stanford University lose its spirit. When shaking hands at the end of the game, Stanford players had dull expressions on their faces.
Lian Dao was also helpless about this. He just patted the opponent's players on the shoulders during the handshake and said comfortingly: "You are pretty good!"
Lian Dao didn't know if there was a misunderstanding among the Stanford players. When they heard his words, the Stanford players looked at Lian Dao with strange expressions.
March 13th is the league's playoff semifinals. The University of Southern California's opponent is the Arizona Sun Devils.
That's right, it's James Harden's team.
In addition to Harden, the Arizona Sun Devils also have a good center: Jeff Ayers.
Lian Dao remembers that this player will be selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 31st overall pick in the second round of this year's draft, and then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.
After that, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in the preseason of the 2010-11 season and was sidelined for the season.
Portland Trail Blazers is worthy of being called the "Teared City"!
In this game, Lian Dao switched defenses with DeMar at the beginning, and Lian Dao misplaced his position to defend James Harden at the beginning.
When James Harden saw that the defender was Lian Dao, he just wanted to use his speed advantage to break through just like he did in the regular season.
But what he didn't know was that Landao was no longer what it used to be.
Every time James Harden breaks through, Lian Dao can always move quickly to keep up with his breakthrough.
This shocked James Harden.
He didn't think that Lian Dao could increase his speed in a short period of time, because he felt that it was very unrealistic.
He just thought Lian Dao had been playing him in previous games.
"This **** is an old man."
This was Harden's first thought.
However, just when he was thinking wildly, there was a flaw in the dribbling in his hands.
Lian Dao saw the right moment, turned around and fished the ball out.
Then it's time to hit the fast break with all your strength.
At this time, James Harden also reflected and tried his best to catch up. Now Harden has not been promoted to the "eye defense master".
But he soon discovered that even if he chased the dribbling Lian Dao with bare hands, he could not catch up with him for a while.
At this time, James Harden was even more convinced: Lian Dao was Lao 6.
He has been holding it in for so long just because he wants to catch other teams off guard in the playoffs and the following March Madness!
Of course, Lian Dao didn't know that in just ten seconds, James Harden had already completed a brainstorming session.
Now Lian Dao is just enjoying the feeling of running with all his strength and chasing the wind.
Dribbling all the way to the three-point line, he took three steps directly. With a height of 2.06cm, Lian Dao has a pair of long legs. Lian Dao's one step is almost one and a half steps ahead of others.
Take a step directly inside the free throw line and slam the ball into the basket with one hand.
James Harden looked at Lian Dao with a complicated face under the basket.
After he saw Lian Dao take off, he stopped jumping to block shots because he knew that his strength was not as good as Lian Dao's.
Even if he jumps to block the shot, he probably won't succeed, and there is a high chance that he will be beaten 2+1 by Lian Dao!
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the "Son of JDZ" who will dribble with one hand and read the league rules with the other hand in the future. Not only can he make fouls, but he also knows how to avoid unnecessary fouls!
So, I just watched Lian Dao defend and counterattack and successfully dunk in one stop.
Then James Harden also learned wisely and stopped blindly using speed to break through.
He began to use small movements to attract Lian Dao to defend, thereby trying to cause a foul on Lian Dao.
Lian Dao knew very well this guy who hadn't grown a beard yet.
In terms of his familiarity with the foul rules, Lian Dao is inferior to him.
Because this guy is so miserable that defenders from other NBA teams put their hands behind their backs when guarding him.
It's almost like talking about "ha" and the color changes.
I still remember that when watching the game, Lian Dao was dumbfounded and said: This is outrageous!
But you have to admit that James Harden's research on basketball rules is absolutely masterful.
Although Harden has been tempting Lian Dao, Lian Dao just won't be fooled.
Moreover, Lian Dao also deliberately put one foot backward to show that he was going to defend you from breaking through.
Sure enough, James Harden saw that Lian Dao was focusing on his breakthrough, so he directly sent his signature: a step-back three-point jumper.
When he took a step back, Lian Dao shifted his center of gravity back. At the same time, when he took off, Lian Dao also took off immediately.
If you look at James Harden's eyes at this time, you will find that his eyes are full of astonishment, surprise, and shock!
"I was shown off by this old 6 again." This was the final thought that appeared in James Harden's mind.
Lian Dao, with his height, wingspan and his ability to take off at the same time, slapped James Harden's basketball away.
After DeMar picked up the ball, he ran all the way and also had a one-stop dunk.
Two consecutive offensive losses have irritated Arizona Sun Devil Herb Sendek.
Yelled at James Harden: "Don't just play in isolation, remember to pass the ball."
James Harden just nodded silently.
However, compared to the members of the Arizona Sun Devils at other positions, they are not as talented or strong as those at USC.
So when James Harden is killed at this point, the result for the Arizona Sun Devils can be imagined.
James Harden passed the ball to his teammates, but his teammates were also stared at by other USC players and did not have a good shot at all.
And forced shots are either risked or missed.
You know, the reason USC is strong this season is because of its strong defense.
Except for Daniel Hackett, the other main players all have excellent defensive levels.
Let's put it this way, USC ranks first in the Parker Ten Conference in terms of defensive counterattack ratio and success rate this season.
So facing the impregnable and excellent offensive University of Southern California, Herb Sendek of the Arizona Sun Devils also jumped on the sidelines.
But no matter how anxious it is, it has no effect. In the end, we can only watch the team's lagging score gradually widen.
Until the end of the game, the score between the University of Southern California and the Arizona Sun Devils was: 83:59.
USC took a 24-point lead.
In this game, Lian Dao also scored 28 points, 14 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.
When the players from the two teams shook hands, Lian Dao found James Harden looking at him with a resentful look on his face.
At the time, Lian Dao thought James Harden was irritated by losing the game.
There is still some emotion in my heart: At this time, Brother Deng is still very pure and has not yet become a nightclub in the future.
You see, after the team lost, he still blamed himself!
But Lian Dao would never have imagined that Harden was just frightened by Lian Dao, a veteran.
Moreover, in Harden's heart, he always felt that Lian Dao definitely still had something hidden that he had not taken out.
Just waiting for March Madness to give other teams a hard time!
DeMar also looked at Harden with a proud look on his face. Harden rolled his eyes when he saw Demar's success.
The two have known each other since childhood, and DeMar tortured Harden to death in junior high school.
However, since he entered high school, Harden's body and skills have grown by leaps and bounds in the past three years. James Harden has changed from a short and thin man who was casually ravaged by DeMar to a fat little man with a strong body and sharp breakthroughs.
By the time he was in his senior year of high school, DeMar found that he could no longer guard against his childhood friend.
And this time USC defeated the Arizona Sun Devils three times, which can be regarded as avenging DeMar's senior shadow!