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Chapter 142

After easily defeating UCLA, the Sun Devils have achieved great momentum and have been recognized as the top team in the Pacific Ten Schools League this season.Although USC also caused some troubles for them in the subsequent duel, in the end, Arizona State University still ranked first with a terrifying record of unanimous victory.

They are followed in order by USC, Washington State University, UCLA, University of Washington, University of Arizona, University of California, Oregon State University, Stanford University and University of Oregon.According to the regulations, the bottom four teams will fight each other, and the winner will form the quarter-finals with the six top-ranked teams, and then play against each other until the champion is decided.

Moreover, the playoff schedule is very tight, and the top six teams only get an extra day of rest. The University of California, Oregon State, Stanford University and the University of Oregon have a total of two games to be played in one day.

On this day, Evans did not arrange training for the players, just let them have a good rest, but at the same time he also assigned a task, which was to watch the game between Oregon State University and Stanford University.Because according to the regulations, the opponent of Arizona State University, the top seed, in the quarterfinals is the winner of this game, so it is good to observe in advance.

In the regular season, these two teams are certainly their opponents, but when it comes to the desperate playoffs, who knows what weird tricks they will come up with?Anyway, it's just a matter of spending a little time, don't look at it for nothing.

As the core figures of the team, Xu Hao and Harden did not think that the two teams could pose a threat, and seemed more relaxed than others. They bought back various snacks and drinks, sat in front of the TV, and waited. Then the game started.

Harden stuffed popcorn into his mouth and said vaguely: "I don't think we need to watch. Anyway, no matter who it is, we can just crush them when the time comes. Are we still afraid of them with our strength? Let them It’ll be good with some soy sauce.”

Xu Hao smiled and said: "You can't say that. Any strong team may lose to the weak. It's good to check their state in advance. At least when they suddenly explode, we still have the means to deal with it, so as not to be caught. Caught off guard."

While the two were chatting, the game had already begun.But looking at Xu Hao just like Harden, he lost interest. This damn is really pecking at each other. No wonder you are the eighth and ninth in the regular season this season. It is really unseemly to play like this...

Of course, the atmosphere at the scene was still very enthusiastic. The Oregon State fans shouted frantically, cheering for their team. The voice was so loud that they could be heard across the screen. You can imagine how much they care about the playoffs. eager.

It's a pity that many things don't change with the emotions of the fans. Stanford University is mainly anti-off, led by Gus and Fields in the backcourt, and played an 8-0 spurt at the end of the first half. , Helping the team enter the intermission with a 12-point lead.It can be seen from the broadcast screen that the Oregon State players were a little ashamed of the score. They hurried into the player tunnel, not even thinking about high-fiving the fans beside the tunnel.

Harden laughed loudly and said, "Xu, I think you are worrying too much, why don't we play games together!"

Xu Hao shrugged: "I didn't expect them to be so weak, but it's okay to play games. You can play by yourself. I have to watch this game. Although the game is nothing to watch, if you can, maybe you can learn from it." to something."

In fact, any team has its merits, let alone a team in the NCAA Division I league like the Pacific Ten Schools League.Whether it's their tactical moves or anything else, Xu Hao used it to confirm his inner thoughts, and he was a little bit more sure about eight to four. Just like Harden said, any of them It is impossible for any team to stop the Sun Devils. For Arizona State University, the national championship is the real stage, and the playoffs are just a small fight.

Perhaps he was severely criticized by the head coach in the locker room. After the start of the second half, Oregon State quickly set off a wave of counterattacks, and even tied the score at one point.Their young inside substitute Amir Johnson played well, succeeded in consecutive post-up singles at the basket, and protected the basket to the greatest extent on the defensive end, and the team swept away the previous decline.

However, Stanford University sacrificed their three-point shooting tit-for-tat. Fields hit consecutive long-range shots from the outside like a hang-up, and Johnson could only sigh at the basket.With his speed, he can jump out to defend, but if he wants to recover it in time, it is absolutely impossible. It is very likely that the opponent will throw a fake pass and go straight to the basket, and then it will be over.

Thanks to Fields' three-pointer, Stanford University opened up the point difference again, and they also successfully maintained their lead until the last second of the game.In the end, Stanford University defeated Oregon State University 74 to 62 in the away game, broke into the quarterfinals of the playoffs, and became the first opponent of Arizona State University in the playoffs this season.

There is an obvious gap in strength between the two sides, so in the matchup on the second night, Stanford University was beaten helplessly.Although their three-point shooting is very strong, the Sun Devils with Xu Hao and Harden in charge are stronger than them in this respect, not to mention their perimeter defense also makes Fields feel very headache, and there are very few open shots. Chance.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Arizona State University easily defeated Stanford University 85-71 to advance to the semi-finals. If Evans hadn’t replaced the substitute in the last few minutes of the second half, the difference between the two sides might have reached as much as 30 points .But no matter what, winning is winning. As long as you can advance, who cares whether you are crushed or lore?

The reason why Evans let the main players rest in advance is to prepare for the next semi-finals.According to the rules of the match, their next opponent is still UCLA. Although the two sides have played against each other twice and Arizona State won all of them, the playoffs are different from the regular season. Let the main players save their energy in advance to better play Tackle this game.

However, when Xu Hao learned that his opponent in the next game was still UCLA, he was in a bad mood: This team has really vomited, can they change their opponent?It's nothing new to play UCLA all the time!He also didn't think about it, if he was in the NBA, he would have to play at least four games in a series in the playoffs, and the number of times he would vomit might be even more.

(End of this chapter)