NBA: The Basketball Miracle

Every year, the teams that reach the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament receive a lot of attention. In this era without Facebook, Twitter, or INS, information dissemination mostly relies on radio and print media.

As is customary, Sports Illustrated produces exquisite covers and inside pages for the NCAA's top four teams every year, and launches special issues to provide in-depth coverage and commentary on the games.

USA Today is currently the largest national daily newspaper and one of the official partners of the NCAA. It will also conduct special reports on the semi-finals and give some player rankings.

CBS Radio has enjoyed exclusive broadcasting rights since signing a long-term contract with the NBA in 1982, and has spared no effort to promote the game during this period near the end of March.

Although ESPN does not have the broadcasting rights, it will also analyze and report on the game. The ESPN sports center program will constantly follow hot topics and actively predict who will win the championship.

The above four channels are considered the current mainstream media. As the semi-finals approached, the popularity of the competition naturally exploded.

It's just a pity for the fans that Allen Iverson and Tim Duncan are both out, leaving only two star players, Antoine Walker and Ray Allen.

Clay Lee's performance was also very good.

Although Connecticut did not encounter a star point guard on the way to the promotion, and most of the opponents who faced him were short guys over 1.8 meters tall, his efficient performance in several games still left a deep impression on many fans.

On March 25, after flying to East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Connecticut group got the opportunity for an exclusive interview.

Cooperate with Sports Illustrated staff to take photos and answer some questions of concern to fans.

Ray Allen is naturally the most popular one, and many media agree that he can be selected in the top five this year!

The team photo will be taken at the Continental Airlines Arena. Unlike previous finals venues, this time the venue is the home of the New Jersey Nets.

The stadium can accommodate only 20,000 people, and many fans are dissatisfied with this because the ticket prices have increased.

After taking the final group photo, everyone in Connecticut was chatting and laughing as they prepared to change their clothes and go shopping at the American Dream Shopping and Entertainment Center next to the stadium.

Poor Lee just wanted to fill his stomach first. As soon as he walked out of the gym, he met a middle-aged woman with black hair and glasses.

"Lee, great to see you here, Anna Quindlen, I'm sure you've seen my article in USA Today."

Looking at the middle-aged lady with a smile and mysterious confidence, Lee felt that lunch was settled.

"Of course, maybe we can talk while eating!"

Lee smiled and turned his head, indicating that the boxer should treat him to a meal.

Of course, he had read the other's column.

The topics that often appeared in his writing were the status of women, social current affairs, and skin color issues.

Whenever there is a hot topic, you can see this sharp output in USA Today.

Unfortunately, the other party chose a coffee shop and could only have a small appetizer at best.

"Give me a turkey sandwich and an iced Americano, no sugar!"

"Two more chocolate chip cookies and a latte, this pretty lady doesn't like anything too sweet."

Lee, who sat down, was not polite and ordered food to the waiter beside him with a smile. The girl with freckles on her face looked at the middle-aged woman opposite who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, smiled slightly, then turned and left.

As if she noticed that Lee was different from an ordinary teenager, Anna Quindren began to play the emotional card:

"Lee, I'm glad to see you make it to the semi-finals with the team. Can you talk about your childhood? I'm deeply sorry about what happened to your father."

Lee had a typical childhood of a superstar.

After he came into this world, his father passed away and he never got to see him.

In 1996, ordinary people who came here all obtained green cards through special means. In Lee's memory, his father was a standard ABC.

"Childhood life? Maybe my father made the wrong choice. This is not a paradise. Every state should strengthen gun control."

"What happened in Koreatown in Los Angeles also happened in New Mexico. No child likes to live under the threat of guns!"

While talking, Lee showed off half of his sandwich. Anna Quindlen's mouth twitched slightly. She was still preparing to talk about the American Dream!

Everytime she guided him to say that you're living in paradise, and she almost fooled Lee into saying it.

Lee countered that his life here was extremely difficult, clearly showing that he doesn't want to participate in their ploy.

After showing off a turkey sandwich, two chocolate cookies, three blueberry muffins, and a cheesecake, Lee ate half full, then said with a smile:

"Beautiful lady, if you have the chance, you can travel to mexico and see for yourself. Of course, I have to thank Coach Calhoun for bringing me to Connecticut."

"As for the boring social issues, we are actually powerless to solve them and Asians don't listen to us mixed race's opinions."

Anna Quindren realized that Lee might have known her purpose a long time ago. She took a deep look at this unique boy and smiled.

"Impressive communication, Lee, you will be successful in America."

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Perhaps the military exercises on the other side of the ocean touched the nerves of some people.

In the newspapers these days, we can always see ABC praising the life here and at the same time stepping on China.

Due to limited information channels, Lee was speechless when reading the news in the newspaper.

Anna Quindren approached the issue from a special angle and criticized the current security issues.

Many scouts saw another side of Lee, and labels such as "independent thinking" and "young man with a good brain" were attached to Lee.

These traits are actually not suitable for NBA players, and many team managements don't like smart people.

The NCAA national semifinals officially kicked off on March 30, and in the first game, the University of Kentucky once again crushed its opponent.

At the end of the first half, 28:36, we successfully led by 8 points.

Antoine Walker, who was swinging between the three and four positions, performed quite well, and the small guard Tony Delk became the main scorer on the court.

In the end, the University of Kentucky kept suppressing the University of Massachusetts, 74:81, and successfully entered the national finals!

The game between Connecticut and Syracuse was scheduled at 21:40 in the evening.

Everyone was a little nervous before the game, but after the game started, the big man Knight dominated the inside again.

As soon as the game started, big man Knight blocked the opponent's core player John Wallace's breakthrough layup.

This 2.03-meter-tall black small forward has always been the main scorer of Syracuse University. He is already a senior this year and is expected to be selected in the first round this year.

Because the opponent's inside players were not tall enough, they had no good way to deal with Knight's high-altitude attack.

Coach Calhoun was very involved in the game and kept signaling to hit the ball inside.

Just like in the Southeast Regional Finals, Connecticut quickly took a 6-point lead thanks to outstanding performance in the paint.

Lee noticed that Ray Allen spent most of his possessions in the six-minute game following a sprint, and could only sigh:

"No more defensive three seconds, it's the era of big men!"