Steve Patterson chose to turn off the TV because he knew that this upset was inevitable.
Sure enough, when he was discussing with his partner John Nash whether it was appropriate to use the lottery pick to select Wayne, the game in Baltimore had ended.
"It's over, the game is over! 88 to 82, Oklahoma State has stepped over the body of Illinois State! They are officially part of the Elite Eight!"
The on-site commentator stood up and cheered, and the most anticipated drama of March Madness finally took place.
The weak defeating the strong, this has always been the theme of March Madness.
And today, the Cowboys led by Wayne created the first big upset since the start of March Madness!
Although three minutes ago, the Warriors were only trailing by 3 points.
But at the critical moment, with the Cowboys strengthening their defense, it was not so easy to equalize the seemingly small 3 points.
Once you are suppressed by the opponent, a 3-point gap will make it difficult for you to move forward.
So, the 3-point gap eventually became 6 points, and the Warriors lost to Baltimore!
Deron Williams rested his hands on his knees, breathing heavily.
It has been a while since the game ended, but he still finds it hard to accept this fact.
They were aiming for the championship, but they were eliminated in the sweet sixteen. This is simply... heartbreaking!
" Damn , if only the NCAA also played for 48 minutes! If I had 8 more minutes, I would definitely be able to turn the game around!" Next to Deron, Luther Head knelt on one knee and slammed the floor.
Now, he really has become a Luther.
In the final crucial moments of the day, Luther Head repeatedly missed shots under the defense of Wayne and Tony Allen.
On the defensive end, he had no way to deal with Wayne.
He firmly believed that he just felt bad in attacking at that moment.
If he had eight more minutes, he would definitely be able to lead the team to advance!
But in reality, if the game had lasted 8 minutes longer, the Warriors might have been in a worse situation.
Dee Brown is the calmest of the Three Musketeers. It would be more accurate to say that he is dull than calm.
He put his hands on his hips, looked from a distance at the Cowboys players who were hugging each other, and shook his head secretly.
Originally, they should be the ones celebrating with each other at this time...
On the sidelines, Bruns Webb was shaking hands with old Sutton.
Weber was quite depressed, but he had to force a smile in front of his senior.
However, old Sutton had no intention of saving face for Weber, who was already embarrassed enough.
He looked at Weber and patted him on the shoulder: "It seems that defense is still the foundation, Weber."
"Um... um... congratulations on your team's victory, Coach Sutton." What could Webber do? He could only nod and bow.
In competitive sports, the winner is the boss.
Whoever loses can only pretend to be a grandson.
If Webber had won today, he could have arrogantly said to Sutton: "Offense is the future, old man."
Unfortunately, he missed this opportunity to show off.
Sutton does have reason to be proud. On the surface, the two sides were attacking each other in this game and the score was very high.
But what really helped the Cowboys win was their defense in the final moments.
In the clutch, the Cowboys could defend and the Warriors couldn't, it was that simple.
After shaking hands with the opposing coach, Sutton turned his head and looked at the court.
But he found that Wayne was surrounded by several reporters.
After helping the team defeat Wake Forest in the previous game, Wayne once again became the key to the Cowboys' victory today and became the focus of attention.
"32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, you became the first player in the history of the Cowboys to score 30+10 in the March Madness tournament! Wayne, tell us how you feel right now!?"
"Uh..." Looking at the beautiful blonde girl in front of him, Wayne suddenly didn't know what to say.
It wasn't because she was beautiful, but because he didn't know he had broken the team record again and he hadn't prepared any words for it.
Speaking of which, Augustine was really weak today. Wayne actually had the illusion that he was a super scorer at the end of the game...
When Augustine was defending, Wayne felt that instead of facing the challenge head-on, he was actually avoiding him.
Damn, it would be a shame for Augustine’s efforts if he didn’t get 30 points.
He has tried very hard, please stop scolding him.
Do you know how hard he tried to overcome the fear in his heart?
With 58 seconds left in the game, he actually fouled Wayne!
This was the only foul on Wayne in the entire game.
Wayne shook his head. This record was very reasonable.
"Really? I didn't know I broke the record. I'm very happy because we survived another round. This game was not easy and we didn't win until the last moment. But we still persevered and I'm very happy."
Wayne spread his hands. He really knew nothing about the team's records.
Now that I know, I'm not particularly excited.
Compared to the team's record, the victory brought Wayne a stronger sense of joy.
"Indeed, it is not easy to enter the Elite Eight. This means that the Cowboys are only three games away from the NCAA championship! What do you think is your chance of winning the championship?"
The blonde beauty asked Wayne another very hot question.
Any team that can enter the Elite Eight is truly a true candidate for the championship.
A team may be able to win one or two rounds by luck, but a team that can win three rounds in a row is definitely very strong!
"What are the odds? One in eight. We won't give up, so I think our chances are the same as others."
After answering reporters' questions, Wayne walked back to the sidelines.
At this time, he found that most of the Illinois State players had already left the field.
I guess those proud championship candidates cannot accept the humiliation of being eliminated early.
"Well done, I love you so much! We actually defeated the Three Musketeers, they are the Three Musketeers, hahahahahaha!"
Suddenly, Teacher Tony jumped up, climbed on Wayne's back, and said some cheesy words.
"So, the two young players from Ohio State are not weak either." Wayne walked a few steps with Teacher Tony on his back.
I remember how many people laughed at the Ohio State Twins when the name first came out.
But now?
When the famous Three Musketeers were defeated by the two young talents, no one dared to question the value of Wayne and Tony Allen.
Even Paul in front of the TV laughed with satisfaction: "As expected of an opponent trained by me, he is really strong!"
If Wayne knew that Paul was flattering him like that, he would have to have a few words with him.
Deron was eliminated, which was the result Paul most wanted to see.
As it turns out, the person he can't beat, Deron can't beat either.
How many stats did Deron get today? 15 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, way behind Wayne!
It was the first time that Paul felt so happy about his opponent's victory.
According to the original "plan", Paul should have started cursing Wayne for losing at this time.
He has completed his mission and it is time for him to disappear.
But Paul found that he suddenly didn't want Wayne to lose.
The further he goes, doesn't it mean that his loss was not shameful?
If the Cowboys can eventually make it to the Final Four, it would not be so unacceptable .
"Well, we'll talk about revenge next year in the NBA. Now, please keep on heading."
Paul hummed a little tune and turned off the TV.
The fact that Deron was eliminated was enough to make Paoer happy for several days.
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After retiring from the Wizards, the man known as "God" - Michael Jordan, is enjoying a leisurely life.
He temporarily stayed away from the treacherous NBA and focused on building his own business empire while enjoying a leisurely life.
Jordan is really tired.
Because just about a year ago, he had just experienced betrayal.
As we all know, Jordan sold his shares in the Wizards in 2001, resigned from his position in the team's management, signed a two-year minimum salary contract and returned to the court.
Because the NBA has regulations that players cannot hold shares in the team, and the Wizards hope that Jordan will return to lead the team into the playoffs and focus the world's attention on the Wizards.
Therefore, Jordan had to "leave with nothing" and make a comeback as a player.
At that time, Jordan had agreed with Wizards owner Aby Pollin that after he truly ended his playing career and helped the Wizards attract popularity, he could immediately return to work in the Wizards management.
However, the final result was not like this.
When Jordan retired after playing for the Wizards for two years and wanted to return to management, Wizards owner Aby Pollin refused to let Jordan return to management on the grounds that "the team needs to change its development direction."
Jordan has always been an extremely competitive person and a hugely successful winner, so he would become quite angry when things didn't go the way he expected.
In Jordan's view, promises are more important than anything else. But in the eyes of the team owner, anything that is not written in black and white can be changed.
So, Jordan and Abi Pollin had a big fight, completely tore each other apart, and their relationship officially broke down.
Jordan returned to Chicago that night, and Abi Pollin's wife said: "Abi went home that night and was shaking with anger."
In this way, Michael Jordan temporarily faded out of the NBA. Although he still wanted to return to the league as a manager, Jordan still felt exhausted after experiencing this betrayal or deception.
He decided to take it slow and wait until the time was right before pursuing his dream of becoming a team owner.
Now Jordan tries not to pay attention to NBA affairs. He cares more about NCAA games than NBA.
Jordan missed the basketball environment that was not about business, had no intrigue, no deception or betrayal, but only about victory and hard work.
Jordan, who had just experienced the intrigue and deception, especially missed the simplicity of the NCAA.
So, when Jordan learned that his alma mater, North Carolina, had once again made it to the Elite Eight of March Madness, he immediately said, "I want to go watch the game live!"
So Jordan looked up the schedule for this year's March Madness tournament.
The Flyers were very excited when they saw that North Carolina's opponent in the quarterfinals was Ohio State.
Ohio State University is the biggest dark horse this year, and its reputation is so great that even Jordan has heard of it.
North Carolina vs. dark horse, just thinking about it you can tell how intense this game will be.
Jordan then pre-purchased front-row tickets and prepared to return to the scene to experience the atmosphere of campus basketball.
At the same time, I also got to see my alma mater reach the final four again!
Well, Ohio State is very strong. They have an amazing Chinese guy, a wise coach and a guard who is always motivated.
But so what? They were facing North Carolina!
Michael Jordan was not too worried about the outcome of the game. He subconsciously believed that North Carolina's victory was a matter of course.