But Li Kaiming was not kind enough to explain to him how he had hit him. He just glanced sideways at Vazquez who was lying on the ground, and then returned to the backcourt to prepare for defense.
And Vazquez instantly became furious because of Li Kaiming's look!
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated!
This time I will give you a big hat!
As usual, Memphis attacks with three rebounds and double pick-and-roll inside. However, Maryland has long been accustomed to this. Their two inside lines are also slightly raised, but they will not completely rush to the three-point line to prevent the inside line from being empty and being stolen by Li Kaiming. Dunk.
Seeing that he didn't almost break through, Williams handed the ball to point guard Kemp, and then started running without the ball.
Although Vazquez wanted to take revenge, the ethics of professional players told him that he could not give up his defender, so he had no choice but to follow Williams.
Maryland's defense did a very good job, leaving no openings for Memphis beyond the three-point line. It seemed that they had been well prepared to deal with Memphis before Li Kaiming appeared.
Neither the players nor the coaches wanted to lose to the same team two years in a row, one that was gutted in the offseason.
After Li Kaiming set an off-ball screen for Williams, he suddenly turned around and ran to the free throw line.
Jordan Williams, who was defending him, was blocked by Elliott Williams who was passing by!
Jordan Williams saw Li Kaiming receiving the ball, but there was no one defending him. He was very anxious. That guy had a basket!
Suddenly, a figure flew out from behind him and stood in front of Li Kaiming!
Jordan Williams took a closer look and saw that it was his teammate Vazquez.
It turned out that Vazquez was guarding Elliot Williams, but the mutual screens between the latter and Li Kaiming blocked Jordan, so he was the only free man on the court at this time.
Of course, he was a little excited when he saw that the person he was about to change defense was actually Li Kaiming!
Good guy, although it is said that a gentleman takes revenge, it is never too late in ten years, but I am not a gentleman. This round I will take revenge for the humiliation!
He immediately pushed forward, blocking Li Kaiming with his chest, and at the same time using his legs to push hard against the floor.
He believes that with his size, not many insiders can beat him!
Li Kaiming raised the ball above his head, turned around and looked at Vazquez, who was staring up at him, with a smile on his face.
It's not enough to give you a hat, you have to rush up to send me the highlights, right?
Since you are giving me face like this, I can’t help but fight you!
The on-site commentator was also excited, "I didn't expect that Li and Vazquez would face off again in the next round! It was really exciting! Let's see, this time, Vazquez can avenge being blocked, or will he sadly fall into the trap again? Background board? Become a stepping stone for Li Kaiming?"
The crowd in the stadium was filled with excitement, and all the fans stared eagerly at the two people on the court, saying in their hearts that the tickets were worth buying!
Li Kaiming stretched out his right leg, inserted it between Vazquez's legs, and then pushed Vazquez away with a force!
After all, he is a defender defending a center, so there is still some gap in confrontation.
But Vazquez is not a vegetarian, and he pounces on him the moment he is pushed away!
But Li Kaiming's eyes flashed, "Well done!"
He stared at Vázquez's stepping foot. At the moment when the latter's last foot had just landed and before it was firmly planted, he suddenly dropped the ball and started to break through, attacking the opponent's landing direction!
Vazquez also didn't expect that Li Kaiming's offensive skills were so delicate. In his understanding, the NCAA's insiders are all simple-minded and well-developed pie-eating centers. The slightly better ones may have some post-up skills and can Punish for misalignment.
This is the first time he has seen someone like Li Kaiming who can dribble and break through!
So, something happened that shocked everyone at the scene. A defender was passed by a center in one step!
The position where Li Kaiming received the ball was already at the free throw line, so he only dribbled the ball and took three steps to join the ball. Vazquez, who was guarding him, came to his senses and chased after him.
But for such a short distance, of course whoever has the bigger strides has the advantage.
Vazquez no longer had a chance to maintain his defensive position. Li Kaiming raised the ball with one hand and burned it into the sky, then dunked the ball into the basket with a bang!
The whole audience burst into huge cheers instantly!
Beside the Memphis bench, Pastner had a calm expression.
What's so surprising? It's not the first time he's done this!
But Maryland's coach doesn't think so. Gary Williams just wants to give himself a slap in the face now!
Although he made corresponding arrangements for Li Kaiming before the game, he did not regard the latter as the focus of defense. He also agreed with the views of some media that Li Kaiming was just a lucky boy who suddenly broke out, and it was not worth fighting for him.
But reality gave him a loud slap in the face!
Li Kaiming, who was not worth mentioning in his eyes, had already scored 11 points with a 100% shooting rate of 5-for-5 with five minutes left in the first half, which was higher than all Maryland players!
At the same time, he also scored 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Vazquez, the soul of the University of Maryland, has only scored 8 points and 2 rebounds so far, and also mentioned two background rebounds.
The trend of the entire game is going in the opposite direction of what Gary Williams expected...
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beep!
The first half ended happily, but this happiness was for Li Kaiming and Memphis.
Li Kaiming came off the court and high-fived his teammates and coaches one by one.
His extraordinary performance in the first half impressed all his teammates at the same time, so after everyone gave him a high-five, they punched him in the chest!
"You kid, can you save some face for the other side!"
Li Kaiming spread his hands helplessly, "It's impossible to save face, even in this life. I can only block shots and dunks to maintain my life like this."
On the other side of the field, the University of Maryland bench had a different scene.
All the players were crestfallen, even the guy who usually waved the towel the hardest looked ashen-faced.
The entire team fell into a deathly silence.
Vazquez was also livid. Although he scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal at halftime, his team fell behind by a score of 33:46.
Judging from the statistics, his half-time performance was pretty good, but the number 34 on the opposite side was even more outrageous. He scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in the half, completely suppressing him and becoming the most dazzling presence in the entire half!
Not only was the suppression of statistics, but also the temperament of the game, the enjoyment of the game, etc. Vazquez was a little defeated. For the first time, he felt that he was defeated in all aspects.
Before meeting Li Kaiming, he always felt that he was the best player in the NCAA. Even John Wall and Evan Turner were predicted to be higher than him, but in the NCAA, he thought he was better than him. Those guys.
But today, the yellow-skinned guy across from him really made him feel what it means to be someone outside the world, and there is a world outside the world!
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