Even Pastner's eyes widened with a look of surprise on his face.
Of course he could see that Li Kaiming's goal was motivated, but this guy's status in the team was relatively stable, so he was allowed to hit one at random, but Pastner had already made up his mind. When there is a timeout next time, tell Li Kaiming to calm down and stop fighting with the fans.
But what he didn't expect was that although Li Kaiming was playing balloon fighting, he could still score!
And he still scored two goals in a row with skills he had never shown before.
Beside the bench at Butler University, Stevens' brows gradually furrowed.
He was both surprised and confused. He watched Li Kaiming's games very carefully. He had never seen him use the hook in the video, but judging from the movements, this guy's mastery of the hook was not that good. Very skillful, like a person who has just learned how to hook.
The question is, does this guy know it or not?
This puts Stevens, who is known for his ability to adapt to situations on the spot, into a difficult situation.
However, he was still able to keep his composure, mainly because the two balls looked too much like they were stuck in, especially the second one, which was trembling. If the force of the shot was smaller, he would probably be a non-stick!
After receiving the coach's signal, Andrew Smith also let go of his worries. It seemed that the guy he was facing was really lucky, and he was able to fool two in a row!
Koslov in the commentary box was choked by Li Kaiming's goal, and then he laughed and said, "Li Kaiming is very lucky today, this is the second one..."
The two Sharps on the side rarely agreed with Koslov's view, "These two goals involve too much luck. I'm afraid it will be difficult to shake Stevens' defensive strategy!"
Hearing that Sharp also believed that Li Kaiming had scored the two goals, Koslov immediately puffed up his chest and a smile appeared on his face.
Anyway, what I said is right!
Butler's offense is still extremely sharp. This time Hayward used Andrew Smith's screen to take advantage of the moment when Li Kaiming didn't pounce on him, and suddenly shot a cold arrow with a step-back three-pointer!
Li Kaiming pounced a little late, and the basketball hit the net with a hollow sound!
In the Memphis offensive round, Kemp dribbled to the frontcourt and set up a pick-and-roll screen with Williams according to the tactics. Then Li Kaiming used the bottom line to cover his defender for Daniel Mack, who was running cross-footed in the corner. Butler's The defensive formation also changed extremely quickly. Andrew Smith immediately switched defenses with Matt Howard and rushed towards the outside.
Matt Howard stayed inside and used his hands to push Li Kaiming out of the penalty area.
Butler's defensive rotation is like a sophisticated machine, and it is almost impossible to get open.
Seeing this, Kemp had no choice but to hand the ball to Williams at 45 degrees outside and let him play in singles.
And Williams lived up to expectations. As a draft pick on the edge of the lottery, his own strength was obviously stronger than his opponent Grant Liendecker, so the moment he received the ball, he passed Liendecker's defense with a cross step. , one position ahead of the latter.
But Butler's defense is not papery. Stevens naturally knows that it is unrealistic to expect Lendek to guard Elliott Williams, so he will arrange three people on the defensive line to prevent Ryan After Dirk was passed by in one step, Williams was able to directly enter the penalty area in one step!
So Kemp's defender on one side immediately rushed towards Williams, forming a double attack with Leandecker on the other side.
Seeing that there was no chance to break in, Williams suddenly braked hard, then kicked off and took off, shooting an emergency stop jumper!
When Matt Howard saw Williams' mid-range shot, he immediately turned around to face the basket, took a step forward, leaned his back against Li Kaiming, and at the same time pressed his body's center of gravity back, preventing Li Kaiming from getting close to the backboard.
It has to be said that Howard's skills in defending small and large blocks are extremely proficient. No wonder he got a rebound at a critical moment in the last game and helped Butler University enter the semi-finals.
But if Li Kaiming's epic "Backboard Madman" badge remains here, how can little Matt Howard be able to resist it.
Li Kaiming first fought hard against Howard. After feeling that the latter's strength was almost done, he suddenly turned sideways and pulled away the stool!
Howard was using all his strength to resist Li Kaiming's impact from behind. Suddenly he felt that the back was empty. His body instantly lost its point of strength. In order to maintain balance, he had to wave his arms and take a few steps back. Kankan managed to keep his figure steady and didn't squat on his butt.
But after such an operation, there was no one left to grab the rebound with Li Kaiming, so he easily won the offensive rebound.
But Howard was not a vegetarian. He was removed from the bench in front of a large audience, so he naturally felt a little embarrassed on his face. When he saw Li Kaiming got the rebound, he immediately pounced on him and blocked the former with all his strength.
His strength is quite strong, at least Li Kaiming can't directly push in like a back-up defender.
So he could only lean on Howard again, stretch his right arm, and make a small top with his left foot as the axis. After his right hand rose to the highest point, he flicked his wrist and there was another "ground hook"!
Uh-huh!
The basketball hits the net again!
[System]: Mission progress 3/5.
beep!
Stevens on the sidelines couldn't sit still and immediately called a timeout.
Although the score difference between the two sides is still going back and forth, just hovering on the same ball, and neither side can open up the score difference, the center on the opposite side has scored 10 points on 5-for-6 in this short period of time. This is because of his It seems almost unacceptable!
You know, the first six teams that played against Butler University did not have a total score of more than 60 points. Before 5 minutes of the first half of the game, my inside line was beaten by the opposite center with nearly 90% of the score. The shooting percentage is in double figures!
This is unforgivable in Stevens's defensive philosophy. In his basketball philosophy, the penalty area is the core of defense. If a team cannot even protect the penalty area well, the team's performance will definitely not be much better. !
So during this timeout, Stevens yelled at the players and at the same time drew a big circle in the penalty area on the tactical board!
"Protect our penalty area! OK? I don't want to see anyone score easily in our penalty area again!"
Pastner, on the other hand, was in an extremely relaxed mood. Before the game started, his heart was always tense, fearing that Memphis would be defeated by the opponent as soon as he came up, or that his own offense would be blocked by the opponent!
But neither of these things happened!
Under the leadership of Li Kaiming, Memphis not only fought back and forth with Butler, but also forced Stevens to call a timeout first.
With the dual advantages of location and people, Butler University couldn't bear it and called a timeout, which shocked all the fans watching the game.
After all, the team that calls timeout first is the one that needs to make adjustments. Most people think that Pastner will make adjustments as soon as Stevens beats him.
But life is always so dramatic, and the most unlikely things will happen.
In the commentary box, Koslov's face was almost as dark as Sharp next to him. Koslov is a mixed-race black man with a fair complexion, while Sharp is a pure-blood black man...
It can be seen how Koslov is feeling at this time.
It can be said that it is like mourning an heir!
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