At night, the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium is lit up with 110,000 people gathered here.

ESPN, NBC, TNT, and ABC simultaneously broadcast live across the United States, and CCTV on the other side of the ocean also broadcast live for the first time, and they bought the broadcast rights from ESPN.

Before the game began, ESPN's cameras roamed around the VIP seats on both sides of the stadium, and Chinese television viewers exclaimed. Because they have seen many top Hollywood movie stars, well-known directors, and music kings and queens on the sidelines. In addition, there are many NBA stars watching the game, and it is worth mentioning that Kobe Bryant and Shackle O'Neal are four chairs away, and Dwyane Wade, Stephen Nash and LeBron James are sitting in between.

After the national anthem of the United States was sung, the competition officially began.

At the beginning, both sides played nervously and made mistakes one after another.

After all, no one has ever experienced such a scene.

When the TV was first paused, the scores of the two sides did not add up to 12 points, 6:5.

On the UCLA side, it was Westbrook, Kevin Love and Brian Wright who scored.

Kansas scored point guard Russell Robinson and Brandon Rush, one hitting a three-pointer and the other hitting a long-range two-pointer.

UCLA's starting lineup tonight is Westbrook, George Bruney, Brian Wright and Kevin Love.

On the Kansas side, it's Mario Chalmers, Russell Robinson, Brandon Rush, D Jackson, and Darrell Arthur.

The altitude of UCLA is higher, and Kansas is more maneuverable.

But in the beginning, neither side played their character.

During the TV pause, Ben Holland kept emphasizing: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. Just treat the game as a normal training match, ignore the 110,000 people in the arena, and just be yourself! ”

The whistle blows and the game continues.

Russell Westbrook immediately carried out Ben Holland's supreme directive, and he really ignored the 110,000 spectators in the arena. He received the basketball and accelerated directly, killing Chalmers' defense at the speed of a Ferrari, plunging straight into the paint, leaping high and smashing the ball into the basket with one hand...... His agent told him that the match should focus on showcasing his physical prowess as the best way to improve the ranks.

Syllable!

His dunk was broken by Darrell Arthur as he was about to dunk into the basket.

Basketball flies off the court.

There was boos from the audience.

This is Los Angeles, even though the super big screens on both sides of the stadium clearly show that it was a clean block.

But they still firmly believe it was a thug foul.

The referee withstood the pressure and did not foul Darrell Arthur.

UCLA went on the offense, and Westbrook showed off a great jump this time and then threw a throw... Bang!

The basketball missed.

The rebound was also snatched by D Jackson.

Kansas are quick to switch between offense and defense, and their interior players, whether it's Arthur or Jackson, have perimeter shooting ability.

Swish!

After Robinson and Arthur blocked, he left the ball on the perimeter and Arthur hit it easily.

Kevin Love is extremely bad at defending this kind of spaciousness that eats by blocking, and his poor lateral movement makes him weak for a lot of defensive work.

The game went on, and UCLA was at a stalemate.

Westbrook seemed to treat the game as his show, ignoring not only the 110,000 spectators, but also his teammates.

On the defensive end, the combination of Kevin Love and Luke Bamot failed to cover Kansas' two major projection outside firepower.

In the 11th minute, Ben Holland called a timeout and replaced Bruni with Holiday in the hope that Holiday would help the team organize.

However, three minutes later, Bill Wharton, ESPN's commentator and a well-known UCLA alumnus, began to complain: "Kansas also plays dual point guards, why can their dual point guards run the ball smoothly, while our dual point guards are alone when they get the ball?" Is there only a No. 1 position left in UCLA's tactics now? ”

In the midst of his complaints, UCLA's trail has come to 9 points.

This was followed by 12 points, 13 points .......

The home fans have already begun to create boos.

The commentators of the four major live streaming platforms are all asking: Why not try Snoopy?

The Chinese audience on the other side of the ocean is even complaining, I came to see Duge, not to see these people who don't know their names.

At the same time, shouts began to emerge at the Memorial Stadium: Snoopy! Snoopy! Snoopy!

At first it was a small shout, then it grew louder.

When UCLA fell into a desperate situation, the people of Los Angeles naturally remembered Snoopy, who was the favorite for the continuous crackdown.

Ben Holland actually wanted to replace Snoopy in the eleventh minute, but after all, it was Kevin Love, the team's offensive core, who had to be replaced.

If the substitution does not have the desired effect, then you will bear the greatest responsibility.

Now, the whole stadium is chanting Snoopy, which emboldens him. He walked to the end of the bench and whispered a few words to Snoopy to let him go to the technical desk. Wait until the ball stoppage to replace Kevin Love.

At that moment, Brandon Rush's three-point shot missed and the basketball bounced high.

Kevin Love under the basket hurriedly jumped up to grab the board, and Darrell Arthur next to him also actively competed.

But he was shorter after all and didn't occupy a good position. So the backcourt rebound was easily protected by Kevin Love, but when he landed, he accidentally stepped on Darrell Arthur's instep.

This caused him to twist his left ankle slightly, and he immediately felt the pain and immediately reached out to ask for a timeout.

No one wants to get injured at this time, after all, the future of the NBA is at stake.

The team doctor hurriedly stepped forward to check, and his initial judgment was a soft tissue contusion. Back on the bench, shoes were removed, bandages were cut, and there was no swelling at the ankle, and the team doctors agreed that there was nothing wrong with Kevin Love.

But at this time, Kevin Love's father came to the bench and asked the team to send his son for an MRI immediately.

He doesn't want the injury to affect Love's draft market, and he's adamantly opposed to the team continuing to play his son.

Stamrefour's attitude was very tough, which made it difficult for the coaching staff. Ben Holland tried to explain to him how important championships are to UCLA, but it was clear that Stanreford's concerns were out of the NCAA's purview, and he didn't want his son to suffer a devastating injury before he was about to enter the NBA.

In the end, the coaching staff compromised.

Kevin Love was sent off the court, and although he was also reluctant, pressure from his father and the agent team forced him to compromise.

His departure cast a shadow over the UCLA bench, and fans at Memorial Stadium began to fall into pessimism.

The team trailed by 13 points and left the game with an injury at the heart of the offense.

What to win?

Everyone is asking themselves.

ESPN's special commentator Bill Wharton let out a sigh from the commentary booth: "We have once again locked up the runner-up trophy ahead of schedule. ”

TNT's camera focused on the UCLA bench, where Earl Johnson said: "Despair is written on everyone's face at UCLA......"

His words did not fall.

Snoopy, in the picture, stands up, and he slaps his palms vigorously in a fierce and rapid sound.

"Everybody heads up for me, it's not time for a failure summary meeting."

His expression was resolute and his tone was firm.

Unyielding tenacity burst out of the throat.

"Follow me, I'll lead you to victory!"

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