"The Miners' Culpeper suddenly broke out and scored 5 points in a row. Don't the Tigers need to call a timeout?" Calvin explained doubtfully.
Next to the Tigers' bench, Pastner folded his arms on his chest, chewed gum in his mouth, and stared at the situation on the court. He didn't seem nervous at all, nor did he have any intention of calling a timeout.
Three days ago, in this situation, he might have called a timeout and arranged tactics, but now with Li Kaiming, he believed that the yellow-skinned boy would solve all the problems.
When the Tigers attacked, Li Kaiming once again played a pick-and-roll with point guard Kemp, but this time he did not rush inside immediately. Instead, he took a step outside and made a posture to catch the ball at the top of the key.
The Miners' coach obviously studied his tape, because their center Britton immediately followed him, fearing that he would shoot from the outside.
Li Kaiming's eyes flashed. When he saw Britton still one step away from him, he suddenly accelerated and bypassed the latter's defense. He took two strides and reached the edge of the penalty area. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and shouted for the ball.
The average center is not at the same level as his flexibility, so he instantly left Britton behind!
His actions affected the nerves of everyone in the Miners. Seeing him get rid of Britton's defense, the Miners' No. 3 and 4 immediately surrounded him, and the 45-degree defender on the other side was also ready to move.
Although Kemp is not good at attacking the basket, as the team's field commander, his passing skills are very good. Seeing Li Kaiming running out of the open space, he immediately sent the ball to Li Kaiming's hands!
When Li Kaiming received the ball, he had already rushed to the edge of the penalty area. At this time, the two forwards on the opposite side also surrounded him and turned into a wall between him and the basket. He did not hesitate to take the ball with one hand and flick it. , passing the ball to Daniel Mack, who was completely open in the opposite corner!
Daniel Mack is one of the Tigers' most reliable shooters. This season, he averages 10 points per game, 1.8 three-pointers per game, and a shooting percentage of nearly 40%.
So in theory, Li Kaiming's pass is very lethal.
However, faced with such a huge vacancy, Mike gave the audience an extremely wonderful blacksmith performance!
He actually threw the ball to the side of the backboard!
Seeing this outrageous shot, the audience burst into loud boos!
Even Pastner, who had been calm on the sidelines, had a hint of gloom on his face.
Faced with such tremendous pressure, a look of helplessness flashed across Daniel Mack's eyes. He pursed his lips, then lowered his head and ran back to the backcourt.
Li Kaiming looked at Mike's somewhat lonely back and quickly ran up and patted him on the shoulder.
"Daniel, don't be discouraged, just shoot when you are open, I will keep passing the ball to you!"
Mike looked up sharply, a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes, and then nodded vigorously.
The Miners' offense still used the same tactics. Culpeper got the ball, but this time Li Kaiming would not let him use the same method. He quickly followed the opposite center Britton and lifted it up, and then shouted loudly .
"Ellie, he wants to pick and roll on the left, cover forward!"
Under his command, Williams deftly bypassed Britton's screen and quickly kept his body in front of Culpepper.
Li Kaiming opened his arms at the same time and quickly wrapped them up, sandwiching Culpepper with Williams on the left and right!
Facing such two vicious men, even though Culpeper was the best player in the league, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. He had no choice but to dribble the ball and take a few steps back, stabilize himself, and prepare to change tactics.
Seeing that Li Kaiming had ruined the opponent's attack, he immediately returned to the penalty area and watched his defender. Although the game was very anxious now, the system task should not be forgotten. Otherwise, if the task failed and 5 attribute points were deducted, there would be no need to cry. Go cry!
Bart in the audience nodded, "Excellent defensive judgment. With some training, this guy will definitely become an excellent defensive inside man!"
Under the direction of the coach, Culpepper made a 1 sign to his teammates, which meant that he wanted to play the No. 1 tactic.
In fact, the so-called No. 1 tactic is not a sophisticated tactic for the Miners. In fact, it is Culpeper who relies on his personal ability to solve it, which is the so-called one-on-one!
His opponent is Elliott Williams. Logically speaking, he shouldn't challenge the opponent's defensive strength, but Culpeper is the team's first player, and the coach still gives him this power.
Culpeper dribbled to the outside of the three-point line. Facing Williams who was in a defensive posture in front of him, he wasted time while thinking about how to attack.
Looking at Williams on the opposite side, Culpepper felt a little unconvinced. How come this guy averaged 17 points per game and could enter the NBA, but I also averaged 17 points per game but could only lose? I led the team to the best record in the C-USA league, and I was the best player in the league! Why do those scouts still think I'm not as good as him? Just because I'm two years older than him?
His eyes burned with raging anger, as if he wanted to vent all the depression in his heart!
Since those scouts say I'm not as good as you, then I'll beat you up in front of you!
He suddenly started dribbling and used a scissor step to exert force. At the same time, he lowered his shoulders and made his body almost parallel to the ground!
He passed through Williams' defense like an arrow, then pulled up and shot inside the three-point line!
36:35!
"Culpepper, one step passed Williams, made a pull-up jumper, and hit! He was so fast, like a bolt of lightning! The Miners were beaten 7-0 by Culpepper alone, and the difference between the two teams was only One point left! The Tigers called timeout!" Calvin explained into the microphone.
Pastner finally called a timeout, but now he couldn't help but call it.
Next to the Tigers' bench, Pastner's forehead veins were exposed, and the pen in his hand kept drawing on the tactical board, "What's the matter with you guys? It's like a different person fell asleep during halftime?" Elliott, your opponent scored 7 points on your head in two minutes. Shouldn't you be ashamed of this? Besides, Daniel, after coaching so many games, this is the first time for me Seeing such an outrageous shot, it’s so bad that it went to your grandma’s house!”
He looked around at the players, looked at the expressions on their faces, and said earnestly, "Boys, keep on holding on, this is the final, and if we win it, we can enter the national championship. Do you want to watch the victory pass from your hands?" Sneak away, fuck me hard on the other side!"
At this time, the referee has signaled that the timeout is over, and the players from both sides immediately return to the field.
Seeing his teammates looking downcast, Li Kaiming was the first to turn around and walk onto the court.
At the same time, Pastner and the Tigers players suddenly heard his voice in their ears, "Just leave the following matters to me!"
When a team feels bad and the atmosphere is sluggish, the core of the team should stand up and solve everything.
In Li Kaiming's view, the current task belongs to him.
