After the first few rounds of the two teams, they went back and forth, and the point difference was always maintained at one goal. This also surprised everyone who looked down on Memphis!
In their perception, with Butler University's strong defense, Memphis should be overwhelmed as soon as they come up and cannot break Butler's defense at all.
However, Li Kaiming and the Tigers completely shattered this doubt.
The enthusiasm of the audience was not as high as it was at the beginning. They originally thought that in today's game, their home team would defeat their opponent overwhelmingly and then advance to the finals.
But who would have thought that what they saw was that the two sides were going back and forth, and neither one could do anything to the other!
But Stevens remained calm, as if he was not in a hurry at all. On the contrary, Pastner secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Memphis was playing well.
Butler University attacked, and point guard Zach Hahn dribbled to the frontcourt. Facing Kemp's defense, Smith came up to cover, and then started the required skill of the point guard - not getting in.
Hahn stuck Kemp behind him while dribbling the ball to observe the situation. This time, Butler University chose to change the method, leaving Hayward and the other two without the ball outside the three-point line. The point guard and center followed the pick-and-roll, and Li Kaiming He casually let Hahn take a step, and at the same time covered his field of vision with his hands to prevent Hahn from suddenly stopping for a jumper.
Seeing that Smith had run near the penalty area, Hahn immediately passed the ball to the latter.
Li Kaiming changed the target of defense in an instant and rushed towards Andrew Smith on the edge of the penalty area.
It has to be said that the white center was really slow. Even if Li Kaiming was one step behind him before starting, he still rushed to Smith in an instant and established a legal defensive position.
Seeing that the chance for an easy layup was gone, Smith switched from facing the basket to backing the basket.
He is about the same height as Li Kaiming, but has superior weight and strength. He is not afraid of head-on confrontations at the basket!
Li Kaiming, on the other hand, gritted his teeth and tried his best to withstand Smith's efforts, but the latter was not one of those black centers who only know how to eat cakes. After using his back for a few times, he suddenly turned around and feinted!
Li Kaiming, who was pushed away, immediately pounced on him, but Smith did not want to take action this time. Instead, he waited for Li Kaiming to pounce on him, followed up with an up and down step, and finally threw a shot from the side of Li Kaiming!
The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket!
Butler takes the lead again!
When Koslov saw this, he seemed to have seen a wild dog that had been hungry for a week and saw bones. His eyes lit up instantly, "Andrew Smith, beautiful steps, swayed Li Kaiming, and scored steadily! Good shot. !”
Matt Bullard and Sharp were a little speechless next to them. As a commentator, shouldn't you be more neutral? Even if it is not neutral, can it be restrained during the live broadcast?
Koslov seemed to see the disgust in Brad's eyes. After coughing, he immediately explained righteously, "You all know that I am a commentator who is famous for being fair, just and impartial. And I have always had a flattering attitude towards Li Kaiming. It was just Smith’s goal that was more exciting just now, I couldn’t help it..."
Brad, Sharp:…
It has to be said that Koslov's face is so thick-skinned that ordinary people cannot compare with him.
It was Memphis' turn to attack. After Andrew Smith hit Li Kaiming just now, the entire audience was excited. Even Li Kaiming himself could hear it. There were some extreme Butler fans on the sidelines, shouting at him.
"Yellow-skinned monkey, go home and play table tennis! This place is not suitable for you!"
"Without David Stern building momentum for you, you wouldn't even be able to get into the NBA! Go home and find your mother!"
…
Li Kaiming never regarded himself as a gentleman, so he avenged his grudges on the spot.
Therefore, the first time he came to the frontcourt, he found his position on the edge of the inside penalty area, and then opened his hand towards Kemp!
"Give me the ball!"
Kemp was stunned for a moment. According to Pastner's arrangement, he would only give the ball to Li Kaiming for a single unless there was no better chance. Moreover, it seemed that this time he would hit Andrew Smith with his back again.
He also heard the boos and insults from Butler fans, but as a veteran who has been fighting for many years, he naturally did not take it seriously.
In fact, I just saw it so much that I didn’t care anymore.
But not Li Kaiming. This season is his first year joining the team, and this is also his first time playing in March Madness.
There was some murmuring in his heart, Li Kaiming couldn't be the boss...
However, he still passed the ball to the latter, and made up his mind that if the ball did not go in, next time Li Kaiming asked for the ball for a single, he would not pass it.
As the core of the team's control of the ball, his mind must not be chaotic and must be stable!
After receiving the ball, Li Kaiming did not stay for a second, but turned around, used his body to push away Smith, then took a long step, and another old man hooked on the left side of the penalty area!
Come again!
Andrew Smith's eyes almost burst out with fire!
It doesn’t matter if you put one on my head, but I can tolerate even one of them! But do you think I am air? Having deceived one, you want to deceive the second one?
He immediately tried his best to reach for Li Kaiming's left hand, trying to give Li Kaiming a hot hotpot to let him know what it means to respect your opponent!
But his defense failed again!
Hook shots are almost the most difficult to defend among all shots. In addition, Li Kaiming is tall and has long arms. At the same time, he used his other arm to block Smith's defense when taking shots.
Therefore, even if Smith put all his energy into feeding, he was still one palm away from the basketball flying in the air!
It's only a stone's throw away, but it feels like a natural chasm.
This simple hook, with everyone watching, bounced on the basket, and finally fell into the basket!
[System]: Mission progress 2/5.
The entire stadium was quiet for a moment, and then it started boiling like a pot!
"Holy shit, what kind of move is this?"
"Can I get in here? Make me feel like I can fuck me..."
"Although this is also a hook, it is completely different from the hook I remember Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!"
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook is much more freehand than this one. His action is exactly the same as the action of my uncle downstairs!"
"But he just managed to get in, so he's off the mark!"
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's nickname is 'Sky Hook', I think this move of his is called 'Ground Hook'!"
…
Andrew Smith was also stunned. He never thought that he would be beaten up by someone using the same move consecutively!
Obviously Li Kaiming's ball didn't jump high, wasn't fast, and his posture was ridiculously ugly, but he still managed to score!
This feeling was like he tried his best but hit the cotton, giving him the urge to vomit blood...
Kemp looked at Li Kaiming with a hint of surprise. In his impression, Li Kaiming almost never used hook shots in games, but today he hit two consecutive hook shots in the March Madness semifinals. !
Could it be that this guy is really a genius? Can you master a move without practicing it without a teacher?
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