The commentator on the scene also commented simultaneously, "On the first ball, Tennessee showed a completely different mental outlook from Memphis! Wallich ran across the court like a giant deer, and within two seconds Just completed the offense and caused a foul on Elliott Williams.”
On the Tennessee bench at the other end of the court, Bruce Bohr finally relaxed his brows. Although he was full of confidence when formulating the pre-game strategy, as soon as the game started, he was beaten 10-0 by the opponent. At that moment, he could not He didn't admit it, he was a little panicked.
But fortunately, he stuck to his pre-game strategy, and the boys in Tennessee also trusted him very much. Even if they were 14 points behind in the first half, no one stood up to question his tactics.
Now, his tactics are finally working!
Thinking of this, a smile gradually began to appear on Bohr's face. He turned his head and looked towards the other end of the court. He saw Pastner standing on the sidelines, frowning, staring at the situation on the court, holding tactics. The right hand of the pen trembles slightly...
Seeing this, Bohr's face smiled even more crazily!
Pastner, young man, you are still too young. Do you really think you can reach the semi-finals just by holding your thigh?
Pastner was not aware of Bohr's gaze. His whole heart was now filled with irritability, tension and helplessness.
The irritating thing is that as a coach, he can't come up with any effective tactics except for starting with dead grass; the nervousness is because, as can be seen from the ball just now, his disciples are indeed very tired; helpless Yes, there is obviously a substitute, but he doesn't dare to put it on...
It seemed that they were in the lead, but the opponent suppressed them in terms of physical strength and momentum, and even the tactics were a defeat!
It seems that they are in a deadlock. Could it be that today is their last battle?
Wallich made the first free throw. The basketball bounced on the basket three or four times before finally falling into the basket. Li Kaiming was speechless when he got the ball.
We were all ready for a quick attack, but we fell in again!
According to NCAA rules, when there are less than seven fouls, the free throws are based on the 1+1 principle, that is, after the first free throw is made, the second free throw can be taken. Otherwise, the player who gets the ball can attack directly.
Wallich's second free throw, this time did not torture Li Kaiming, but simply hit the net!
Uh-huh!
35:23, Tennessee is closing in on the score!
After serving, Li Kaiming quickly came to the frontcourt. Kemp is indeed an experienced point guard. After discovering that his weakness was physical strength, he immediately slowed down and began to grind out positions.
If you still stupidly follow the opponent to run a fast break and face the opponent at this time, you don't know how you will die!
Memphis teammates also cooperated very well and began to slow down the rotation speed, streamline tactics, and reduce unnecessary runs.
After Li Kaiming gave Daniel Mike a screen on the right, Kemp aimed at the opportunity and passed the ball through Mike's hands. Mike is a reliable three-point shooter, and his main attack method is three-pointers without the ball.
Naturally, the Tennessee players would not let Mike take action so easily. Therefore, Wallich, who was covered by Li Kaiming, and Li Kaiming's opponent, Chim, saw Mike appear in the corner, but no one was guarding him. , the two of them pounced directly without even thinking about it!
Wallich was blocked by Li Kaiming's screen, so he fell behind, while Qim was the first to arrive. He stretched out his long arms and blocked all Mike's shooting space!
The next moment, Wallich also rushed over. I have to say that Tennessee's tactical literacy is really high. The moment Wallich and I reached the corner, the two of them knew what to do next!
Because at this time, Li Kaiming has already cut inside to the penalty area after the screen, and is in an unguarded state. As long as Mike can give the ball to the former, then Li Kaiming will face a chance to dunk!
But Mike is not Kemp. He does not have his superb passing skills, nor does he have as good vision as Kemp. Although he also knows that Li Kaiming is open at this time, Chim and Wallich, a center and a small forward, They were all bigger than him, and in the blink of an eye, he was surrounded tightly.
Moreover, the two Chims started to touch him. At this time, Mike was like a primary school student who was cornered by those bad boys on the way home, weak, pitiful and helpless.
Under the pressure of the two Chims, the basketball in Mike's arms soon lost his control and flew out of his hands. Three people with six hands swatted at the basketball at the same time. The result was that it was unknown who was slapping it. Out of the sideline!
Although the line referee was right in front of his eyes, the two Qims were so tightly surrounded that they didn't leave a single gap for him, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.
So, the bald referee hesitated and then signaled that it was Tennessee's backcourt ball!
Daniel Mack immediately rushed forward to negotiate with the referee, saying that he did not touch the ball.
But the referee has already made this penalty. How can it be easily changed because of the protest of a role player?
In the end, what Mike got was a warning, which meant that if you beep again, you will be given a technical foul!
Bruce Bohr clapped his hands and applauded on the sidelines, "You guys did a great job! Just defend like this! Fuck him!"
Pastner gritted his teeth and the pen in his hand made a crunching sound!
Because he knows that judging from the current situation, Memphis's physical strength cannot last until the end of the second quarter, even if every ball is worn out!
But Pastner did not dare to call a timeout. Although there were still three timeouts, less than two minutes had passed since the beginning of the first half. In the remaining ten minutes, anything could happen, so he had to Keep a backup plan.
Turning around, Tennessee attacks. After the first few offensive and defensive battles, Tennessee's players have completely gained confidence!
Point guard Bobby Mize took advantage of Chim's screen and suddenly took a step back from outside the three-point line. He met Li Kaiming's long arm and hit a three-pointer!
No one expected that the 1.9-meter Mize would choose to step back and take a three-pointer when facing the 2.1-meter Li Kaiming. Even Bruce Bohr wanted to curse!
The basketball drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and then accurately fell into the net!
Uh-huh!
35:26! Tennessee reduced the deficit to single digits!
"Oh my gosh! Bobby Mize's strong confidence, facing perhaps the strongest defensive center in the Midwest, chose to step back and shoot, and he scored! This goal will sound the clarion call for Tennessee's counterattack! Memphis is dangerous Yeah!" the narrator exclaimed.
Even Tennessee head coach Bohr's face showed a hint of surprise!
The moment Mize took action just now, he even wanted to replace the former in the next round. In the eyes of Bohr, who advocated strict discipline, such a move was almost like a random beating!
However, what he didn't expect was that Mize actually scored the goal!
Pastner, it seems that even God doesn’t want to help you...
Bruce Bohr looked at Pastner at the other end of the court, only to find that Pastner was also looking towards him, but this time there was panic in the latter's eyes.
It seems that Pastner is also panicking...
