NBA: My template has no limit

Syracuse University, an even darker dark horse than Mississippi University, made it all the way to the finals.

They are truly chosen ones. Xu Feng's sudden emergence changed the academic performance of many schools, with Cincinnati being the most prominent example.

Cincinnati, his spirit broken, was eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen, one round earlier than the historical reality.

However, Syracuse University's position in the finals remained unaffected by any changes and remained secure.

There's another reason why they're considered lucky: Syracuse University's path to becoming a "madman" is legendary.

The University of Memphis, which was originally expected to be faced in the second round, was surprisingly eliminated by Drexel University.

Following that, the top seed and Big Ten champion Purdue University also unexpectedly lost to the University of Georgia.

Yes, Purdue University has suffered another upset.

Thus, Syracuse University advanced to the quarterfinals with almost guaranteed admission.

In the regional semifinals, Wallace scored a game-winning shot in regulation time, and then a near-game-winning shot in overtime sent Georgia packing.

In the Elite Eight match against the University of Kansas, Billy Thomas inexplicably lost his grip on a fast break with no one guarding him, missing a chance to tie the game and securing Syracuse's victory.

Fortunately, this wasn't thirty years later; otherwise, given the characteristics of the era of large-scale betting, it would definitely have been suspected of match-fixing by the entire internet.

Therefore, fast breaks still require some skill.

In short, Syracuse University's strength is simply not enough to convince people that they are the true runner-up.

The team's only star player is John Wallace, a senior whose height and weight are similar to Xu Feng's, and he also looks like a potential superstar.

But Xu Feng knew this guy wouldn't amount to much in the future, because Xu Feng hadn't heard much about him.

It took me a long time to confirm that he was indeed not Ben Wallace.

The viewership for the De Paul vs. Syracuse match is destined to be low.

The winning team likes to dominate the game, but the audience doesn't like watching matches without suspense.

After Lan Hai left the stadium, most of the audience became fans of De Paul, but of course, Xu Feng was the main one.

There weren't any big-name stars on the sidelines. The most likely person was NBA Commissioner David Stern, who, as the face of the organization, couldn't leave yet.

The game began with both sides standing in the center circle. Wallace jumped for the ball but failed to clear Xu Feng, giving De Paul possession.

As soon as he got the ball, Xu Feng looked up and felt his field of vision widen.

The Syracuse University players are all short, at least not as tall as Xu Feng.

Good news, their average height is 1.98 meters.

The bad news is that this refers to a 2.03-meter tall person with two 2.01-meter tall people, plus a 1.98-meter tall person and a 1.93-meter tall person.

This is where the advantage of talent becomes apparent.

Xu Feng is a mismatch against anyone, so how can he defend against him?

They assigned Wallace to defend him, unaware that Wallace's greatest weakness was his lack of speed and agility.

Otherwise, given his static talent, how could he have been reduced to only running for election after graduating from college?

Wallace camped out in the paint to defend, while the other four players stood on the perimeter.

Facing the 2.01-meter tall Todd Bergen, Xu Feng saw his slender build and mercilessly backed down to attack.

He drove right up to the basket and scored easily.

Sims, who was even shorter, fared even worse. After one confrontation, he was bounced away and watched as Xu Feng dunked on him from the spot.

Syracuse's rotation speed is extremely fast, and they have brought on Jason, who is the most hard-working defender.

His footwork was quick and shuffling, and despite Xu Feng's repeated threats, Jason was unable to lose his defensive position.

In a one-on-one fight, Jason has done everything he was supposed to do.

Unfortunately, the attacker was Xu Feng. Xu Feng slightly bent his knees and swayed his shoulders slightly, with a very small range of motion. This was a fake move like McGrady's, a physical memory that came with learning the mid-range shot.

This feint caused Jason to hesitate for a moment.

Just as he was judging Xu Feng's attack choice, Xu Feng immediately launched a shot!

It's over! Jason jumped with all his might, but he only reached Xu Feng's elbow!

Xu Feng flicked his wrist gently, and the basketball traced an extremely high arc.

Swish!

Two more points!

"Damn the game, damn it!"

On the sidelines, Syracuse University head coach Jim Boehheim growled angrily.

He coached Syracuse for twenty years and never found himself helpless against any one person!

There was no other way but to bite the bullet and have Wallace face off against Xu Feng.

Xu Feng could easily dodge Wallace with just a simple crossover, as easily as an adult beating a child.

Is this still our proudest Wallace?

It would be no exaggeration to describe it as a torrent of water!

Otis Hill, standing under the basket, felt a sense of foreboding as he saw the man sprinting towards him.

Boom! —

Xu Feng dunked over Otis!

In fact, Otis had no intention of defending at all, and practically gave the basket to Xu Feng!

Everything was in complete chaos. Syracuse University's defenses were thinner than those so-called ultra-thin ones, so much so that Xu Feng could easily break through them with a simple exertion of force.

With their defense abysmal, Syracuse had no choice but to turn to offense.

Are you saying we're going to lay up in front of that man?

Don't be ridiculous, I don't want to headbutt his waist!

Syracuse wisely opted for a three-pointer strategy to mitigate their losses.

At least they can punish De Paul's other three players in a misplaced way.

They managed to keep the game from getting too bad thanks to Wallace and Todd's accurate three-pointers.

At halftime, Syracuse University trailed DePaul by only fifteen points.

In the second half, Xu Feng immediately turned the game around, using ten minutes of all-out effort to completely seal the victory.

DePaul leads 46-25, a 21-point advantage.

After completing his mission, Xu Feng left the game immediately. He had no interest in racking up points and didn't utter any nonsense like, "Snow City University doesn't play defense, and there's nothing I can do about it."

From a team perspective, the remaining time is entirely available for teammates to showcase their abilities.

Even if he doesn't make it to the NBA, what if other leagues take notice of him? That would be a good thing!

Ten minutes later, the game ended, with DePaul defeating Syracuse University 64-51.

许峰出场29分钟，18投13中超高效砍下31分12板4助3帽2断。

As the final buzzer sounded, Watts tossed the ball high into the air, and towels fluttered in the air on the bench.

Everyone in De Paul's camp rushed onto the field, their vision blurred by a mixture of sweat and tears. They couldn't even see who was in front of them, but they excitedly hugged each and every one of them.

Joey's suit jacket had a button torn off, but he didn't care about such trivial things.

The serious middle-aged man in his forties had completely turned into a four-year-old child. He and the teaching assistant hugged each other, and neither of them could even utter a complete sentence.

No one could have imagined that such outrageous words as "I want to win the Madness 3 championship" would come from De Paul's team.

No one could have imagined that this statement would eventually become a reality!

From today onwards, in the realm of college basketball, between God and Xu Feng, Joey may have more faith in Xu Feng.

On the other side of the field, Syracuse University's camp was completely silent.

John Wallace stood with his hands on his hips, staring at Xu Feng without saying a word.

He still managed to score 25 points and grab 10 rebounds today, but 10 of those points came after Xu Feng left the court.

He never understood why, despite being the team's leading scorer and having game statistics and physical attributes that were second to none, his draft stock was still low.

Today, Xu Feng taught him a lesson.

It turns out that a person can be tall and strong while also being fast and agile.

Isn't this a cheat?

Looking at the players on the field, commentator Jim Nantz was a little unsure of what to say.

In all his years of commentating on 3D Madness, this is the first time he's seen a Finals game turn into a platform for teammates to find jobs.

Should he be thankful that the game is finally over and he no longer has to make excuses for the cruel competition on the field?

Should we congratulate De Paul, who clearly crushed his opponent by a large margin but still managed to remain a dark horse all the way through, which seems extremely difficult?

Looking at the scoreboard, Jim smiled and shook his head:

"The lads who came from Chicago have had their moments of glory and their moments of despair, their moments of hope and their moments of uncertainty, but most importantly, they never gave up. Congratulations to DePaul University for winning the NCAA Tournament Championship!"

They are the right team!