super heavy artillery

Chapter 139 Division Tournament

According to the regulations of the NCAA and the practice of the Pac-3 League, the top eight teams in the regular season will start from March 10 and use three days to determine the champion of the division.

This is the regional championship.As a preview of March Madness, its rules are similar to the national championship.In the order of the first pair of eighth and the second pair of seventh, catch and match.The entire schedule adopts a single-elimination system, and the winner advances to the next round until the division champion is determined.

This champion directly qualified for the national championship, so the top eight teams are very concerned about it.There is no team that does not want to fight.After all, if you miss this opportunity, you have to wait for someone else to choose.

If the strong team is okay, because the team's record and state are very good, they will get an "invitation quota" as soon as the regular season ends, and they can also participate in the national championship.

For those teams with decent records but on the fringes, they can only resign themselves to their fate.

Teams like UCLA have already been placed in the top 64 by the selection committee.Even if you can't pass one round of the regional championship, you will still pass the "invitation quota".

However, UCLA's goal is by no means as simple as entering the national championship.Therefore, before the start of "March Madness", they can take the opportunity of the regional championship to adapt in advance.By the way, take a championship.

According to the schedule, the opponent of UCLA, ranked first in the regular season, is USC.They were tied with UCLA in their final game, also losing to Oregon.The ranking dropped to eighth.

This is where it gets interesting!In this season, UCLA double-killed each other.I thought I would see you next year, but I didn't expect to meet again so soon.

However, the opportunity to step on the enemy's position is right in front of you!Ever since, the whole UCLA is very excited.

The game is played on UCLA's home court, and because they have the better record, they get home-court advantage.

On March 3th, the UCLA campus was once again full of deep malice towards USC.At Paley Stadium, the atmosphere was far more intense than at other games.

It can be seen that everyone is more excited.Especially Alex, who, like An Luo, was rested by Alford in the last game.This game can finally return to the normal game.Right now, he is practicing layups with Holiday and Prince.

An Luo was practicing three-pointers by himself.He was actually more excited. Alford didn't let him play during the game. He couldn't question anything, but he was still unhappy.Every game, he wants to do his best to treat it.

Soon, the game began.

Alex easily transferred the basketball to Holiday's hands. With the latter's accelerated start, UCLA began their rush to "March Madness".

In this game, UCLA showed its strong dominance.Both offensive and defensive ends exploded USC.This is a real crushing battle, from the beginning to the end, there is no hope of winning for the opponent.

Therefore, the playing time of these main players of UCLA has also increased a lot.An Luo has averaged 22.5 minutes per game so far, almost half of a game.

If it is an ordinary main player, so much playing time is appropriate.But for a team's head star, that's a little bit less.However, the intensity of the previous games was relatively low. UCLA can often gain enough advantages in a short period of time, and An Luo naturally plays relatively easily.

But it's different now.An Luo can obviously feel that the USC has improved a lot on both offense and defense when it met with the previous two encounters.

However, UCLA also raised the file.Alford increased the playing time of the main players in order to maintain the rhythm of offense and the intensity of defense.

Thinking about it, when it comes to the national championship, the intensity of the competition will definitely be even greater.

In the end, UCLA eliminated USC on its home court and entered the semi-finals of the Pac-[-] Conference.

For USC, the failure of this game basically means the failure of this year's season.There's a good chance they won't be invited to the national championships.Even the Pac-[-] has more teams entering "March Madness" than any other league every year.

An Luo played 31 minutes in this game.It wasn't the longest game he played, but it was definitely the most exhausting.Even against tougher defenses, his efficiency is still high.

他在比赛双方所有的球员中，得分是最高的。全场22中13，砍下36分！其中三分球12投7中，中距离10投6中，打球5投3。

The competitive state is really great!Moreover, he also maintained this state until the next day's game.

The opponent in the semi-finals is the big brother Berkeley, what a meeting of enemies!
March 3, UCLA, Parley Field.

Just like the last time in Berkeley, the atmosphere in the arena was very enthusiastic, but there was no confrontation. UCLA fans are the same as Berkeley fans, no matter how anxious the game is, they are still kind.

However, during the game, the UCLA generals did not soften their hands because of the relationship between the two sides.

This game also attracted many scouts, and this time, more people came than last time.Not only did they come to see An Luo and Jaylen Brown, people such as Holiday and Alex also entered the eyes of these people.In fact, only a few are interested in An Luo and Jaylen Brown.After all, the talents and abilities shown by these two guys cannot be chosen casually.Without a top pick, I dare not even think about it.It's better to settle for the next best thing and choose a few potential ones for cultivation.

In this game, Jaylen Brown finally played a performance that matched his talent.He reduced his outside shots, relied on his excellent body and athletic ability, frequently went inside, caused fouls by Tony Parker and Jock Goloman, put himself on the free throw line, and scored easily.

此役，杰伦·布朗出场35分钟，三分线外4投1中，中距离11投6中，罚球线12中8，砍下23分，外加8篮板2抢断2盖帽。比起安洛26分4助攻2抢断的数据，毫不逊色。

However, UCLA's overall strength is still much stronger.Therefore, Berkeley can only lose Berkeley in the end, and stop at the semi-finals of the Pacific Twelve School League.

But Berkeley was not depressed at all, especially Jaylen Brown's outstanding performance gave them hope.As for the championship of the division championship, they have already been invited to participate in the national championship anyway, so let UCLA take it.

(End of this chapter)