Friday, April 11.
At seven o'clock in the evening, there was a sea of people outside the Hinkle Arena, and there was a long queue at the gate.
In another half an hour, the Bulldogs will usher in their first battle in the Horizon League 2007-2008 season, against Tulane University from afar.
Although Tulane University is an out-and-out team, the fans still came to the scene full of enthusiasm to cheer for the Bulldogs in the first game of the season.
Louis stood in the middle of the team, but his attention was not on the upcoming game, but on the back of the girl in front of him, with a hint of fascination in his eyes.
"Louis, thank you for helping me get a ticket with such a good position."
When he was dreaming, the girl in front of her looked back and smiled, thanking him in a gentle voice. It was Christie, the law school girl he met in March Madness.
"No, it's nothing, it's a trivial matter." Louis woke up from his reverie and said hastily.
Louis and Christie have been in constant contact since that time.
But after March Madness, it coincided with the final exam. He tried several times, but he failed to ask Christie out. The summer vacation followed, and it was even more impossible for him to meet Christie.
It wasn't until the start of school in September that Louis' mind became active again. This time he finally got the chance to ask for two front-row tickets from Curry and successfully invited Christie to watch the game together.
While the two were chatting and laughing, the line gradually shortened until they entered the arena and found seats to sit down.
Last season, the Bulldogs broke into the Elite Sixteen, which made the fans have higher expectations for the team. Hinkle Arena was packed, and cheers for the Bulldogs were endless.
Louis, on the other hand, kept his mind on Christie, telling him interesting stories about the Bulldogs he heard from Curry.
Finally, it was the turn of the players.
First, players from the visiting team Tulane University entered the arena. The DJ on the scene introduced weakly, and the fans also booed intermittently.
However, the players from Tulane University did not show any discomfort. This is the inevitable treatment for visiting team players, and they are all used to it.
Then came the entrance ceremony for the Bulldogs players.
The headlights on the dome of the arena suddenly went out, and the scene was plunged into darkness, with only a spotlight shining on the players entering the field.
The DJ's voice also became excited:
"Now! Welcome to our small forward, 6-foot-6 Mike Green from the Franklin Learning Center in Philadelphia—"
There was a burst of cheers in the arena, it seems that McGreen's popularity is not bad.
"Welcome to our shooting guard..."
Amid the DJ's passionate shouts, the Bulldogs players entered the arena one by one, which also aroused the cheers of different sizes from the fans.
But when Butler appeared on the stage, he was silent. The audience didn't know him at all, and they just applauded politely.
And the last player to play was of course Curry.
"Gentlemen and ladies! Welcome to our point guard, 2006-2007 NCAA scoring champion, 6-foot-2, Stephen Curry from Charlotte Christian High—" DJ's voice rose sharply. Layers, almost breaking the sound.
"Oh~ Curry, I love you!"
"Baby-faced killer! Baby-faced killer!"
The fans at the scene were boiling, and the cheers erupted in the Hinkle Arena were louder than when every player played before.
After Curry entered the arena, the dome headlights came on, and the game was about to start.
Louis and Christie also stood up and waved to Curry. Curry glanced this way and waved back to Louis with a smile.
After seeing it, Christie excitedly grabbed Louis' hand and shook it, saying:
"Look, Louis, Curry is watching us!"
"Of course, he is my roommate. We have a very good relationship. He will greet me before every game." Louis smiled triumphantly, feeling the softness of his palms and secretly feeling refreshed in his heart.
Of course he wouldn't tell Christie, he specifically told Curry to do this last night.
"I'm sorry, I always thought you were lying to me..." Christie smiled at him embarrassedly.
"It's okay, I don't mind." The beauty smiled, Louis's soul was about to fly, and he waved his hands repeatedly.
After the misunderstanding between the two was resolved, the game finally started.
The strength of Tulane University is very average, and all positions are completely suppressed by the Bulldogs. Drew naturally easily defeated the opposing center in the jump ball.
Curry picked up the basketball he had dialed and came to the frontcourt.
Facing the defense of the opponent's point guard, he used the change of rhythm to easily get rid of the defense, and shot directly from outside the three-point line.
brush!
Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, the basketball crossed a beautiful parabola and entered the net hollow!
After the ball was scored, Curry chewed on his braces, patted his chest, and pointed to the sky with one hand, celebrating the good start of the season.
He started the Bulldogs' journey this season with the most familiar scoring method.
The fans also applauded at the right time. After more than half a year, there is finally a game to watch!
Looking back, Tulane University never found an easy scoring opportunity, and finally made a hasty shot, and the offense ended in a strike.
The fans cheered louder.
The whole game was the epitome of these two offensive rounds. The Bulldogs were hopeless and disadvantaged, and Tulane University missed again and again.
In the end, the Bulldogs defeated Tulane University by such a huge gap of 74:34 and got a good start to the season.
This is the result of Zhang Yu being replaced early, otherwise no one knows what tragedy will happen...
Curry, who only played in the first half, easily scored 21 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. If the name is covered, no one will think that this is a point guard's data sheet.
At a young age, Curry showed the true colors of the Golden State Sharks.
Shake it, O'Neill!
Butler also played well. He played as a substitute in this game, but he replaced Campbell early after 4 minutes in the first half, which is considered a false start.
In order to allow him to adapt to the NCAA competition faster, Zhang Yu gave him a lot of playing time. He played a full 30 minutes in the game, scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, showing a very versatile performance.
What's even more commendable is that although Butler played in the NCAA game for the first time, he was very calm and steady, and he didn't fight randomly at all.
Of course, this may also be because the opponent Tulane University is too weak.
All in all, the Bulldogs had a perfect season opener.
And Christie finally agreed to Louis' invitation after the game, and the two had their first date.
At night, Louis returned to the dormitory, saw Curry and hugged him without any explanation:
"Brother, thank you!"
Curry is a bit inexplicable:
"what happened to you?"
"Don't say anything, I will watch every game of yours in the future!" Louis was in a good mood, patted his chest and promised.
"baffling..."
Curry shook off Louis, muttered back to his desk, and sat down.
On the computer screen are his friends' updates on Facebook.
He looked at the girl in the photo and smiled:
"Ayesha, I will definitely bring the champion to you..."
Butler really beat Duran by 40 points. This is not something I invented. I can only say that the strength gap between the NCAA schools is too great...