During this timeout, Pastner not only encouraged the players to continue, but also began to make adjustments in the rotation.
He took Weatherpens and Daniel Mack off the court, replaced him with Will Coleman as the power forward, and asked Sully to replace Mack at the 3 position.
The rotation in the last game almost made Pastner exhausted mentally and physically, so he did not intend to repeat the same mistakes in this game. Instead, he took the lead in letting substitute players come on in the first half, letting the two core players Li Kaiming and Williams lead the rotation. Presumably even if they fall behind, they won't fall behind too much. As long as the starting lineup can maintain sufficient physical strength, at the last moment of the game, there won't be a situation like the last game.
Pastner's proactive change of formation naturally attracted the commentator's attention. Koslov's face became slightly better, "Pastner actually started to come on as a substitute in the first five minutes. It seems that everything today The picture is not small!”
Matt Bullard next to him smiled, "It seems that the narrow victory in the last game made Pastner learn from the pain and came up with this trick. When the intensity of the game was still relatively low in the first half, he let the substitutes come on. , allowing some of the starting players to maintain their physical strength, but he was obviously not confident about the strength of the substitute players, as Li Kaiming and Williams did not rest!"
Sharp added, "I'm afraid Memphis' substitutes won't be able to make a difference in the semi-finals. It's unrealistic to be completely substituted!"
Stevens didn't care about Memphis' change of formation. He just reminded Butler's players and asked them to pay attention to protecting the penalty area, but did not do anything else.
Butler has played an exquisite combination since he was in college. Hayward was able to catch Sally, who was being attacked by thousands of people, so he took two steps into the three-point line and met Williams' help on defense. But Hayward didn't panic at all, and passed the basketball to Williams' defender Ryan Decker with a behind-the-head pass.
At this time, Leandeker was outside the three-point line. When Williams saw Hayward stopped, he immediately rushed towards Leandeker.
This guy has three points, he can't let it go!
But Leandecker just feinted with the ball. Williams, who was out of position on defense, was immediately deceived into flying. Leandeker saw the opportunity and stepped inside, facing Li Kaiming's supplementary defense, and directed the ball towards A random throw on the backboard!
Andrew Smith, who had been hiding under the backboard for a long time, rose up from the ground and then caught the ball with both hands for a dunk!
After dunking in, Smith pulled the rim, his body hanging on it like a giant maggot and twisting for a few times, then came down and roared!
Turning around, this time Butler obviously strengthened the double-teaming inside. When Li Kaiming caught the ball inside, three people immediately surrounded him.
However, Li Kaiming, who had experienced several double-teams, had long disagreed. He suddenly turned around, raised the ball high with both hands and put it behind his head to prevent it from being stolen, and then moved the ball in a wide range, forty-five from the right. The waist position of 45 degrees was passed to Sally's hands at 45 degrees on the left outside line.
If you want to pass it on, you must pass it on to the most confident person!
This is Sally's favorite rhythm. The moment he catches the ball, he takes off and shoots, and then hits the net with a three-pointer!
The point difference is still one goal!
Butler's next attack ended with Hayward's mid-range hit. Li Kaiming grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Kemp.
Coming to the frontcourt, this time he reached out to ask again. Seeing Li Kaiming's action, a center and two forwards from Butler University took a step in, ready to help defend at any time.
Kemp's direct pass was not in a good position, so he gave the ball to Sally, who passed it to Li Kaiming on the same side.
Letting Sally stand on the same side of Li Kaiming is another tactic that Pastner came up with. As a center, Li Kaiming is very good at passing among NCAA centers, but among players in the entire league, he can only Just barely.
If the opponent uses a targeted double-team, Li Kaiming will not be able to find an open teammate in the first place.
Therefore, letting Sally stand within Li Kaiming's line of sight will not only ensure that Li Kaiming has a direct target to pass the ball to when he is double-teamed, but also reduce his defensive pressure and prevent the opponent from fully double-teaming him.
This tactic of Sally standing on the same side obviously made Butler University a little worried, and the double-teaming situation between the three people was instantly reduced a lot.
Li Kaiming, who got the ball, started smoothly, lowered his shoulders, dribbled the ball and rushed towards the basket!
Andrew Smith obviously didn't expect that, surrounded by three people, Li Kaiming actually dared to rush inside, so he was caught off guard and lost half of his position.
Matt Howard and Hayward immediately rushed inside. Stevens said that this guy must not be allowed in the penalty area!
The effect of the three-person double team was extremely significant. When Li Kaiming rushed to two meters away from the basket, he was forced to stop, but he did not stop the ball. Stopping the ball at this time is a taboo!
He crossed his right foot and took a step to the left, swinging Andrew Smith's center of gravity to the left. However, the latter was an experienced white center after all, and did not lose his position because of this action.
Li Kaiming didn't expect to get space with this action. He took back his steps, turned his body 180 degrees with his left foot as the axis, and at the same time looked up at the basket, making a fake move to shoot. .
The second fake move made Andrew Smith a little unsure, and he rushed forward. At the same time, Hayward on the other side of the penalty area also rushed over. The two men stretched out their long arms viciously and covered him. Li Kaiming.
If you don't take action, you will be made into a dumpling!
At this time, Memphis teammates and coach Pastner were a little worried!
But Li Kaiming calmly turned another 180 degrees and returned to his original position, but with his side facing Smith.
When Smith saw Li Kaiming's posture and preparatory movements, he had a bad feeling in his heart. It couldn't be...
Matt Howard on the other side also rushed over, stretched out his arm and cut towards the ball in Li Kaiming's hand.
In the commentary box, Koslov saw this scene with a faint smile on his face, "Li Kaiming used two beautiful fake moves to attract three people to double-team him. Let's see how he will deal with it." This attack!"
Under the spotlight, Li Kaiming faced the defense of three people and once again made a "ground hook"!
Andrew Smith, Hayward and Matt Howard all rushed towards the basketball in the air, but with Li Kaiming's height and wingspan, such a hook was almost impossible to prevent!
Coupled with the role of the [Hook Master] badge, the NCAA's defense is naturally ineffective.
Another hollow entry into the net!
Grass!
Stevens hammered the tactical board hard, and his palms trembled slightly because he held it too hard!
Of course he could see that Butler had completely defended this ball, and even defended it so much that there was almost no room for a shot, but the guy opposite was still able to hit it!
After so many years of playing basketball, Stevens felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time in his heart.
This kind of ball can hit, which is a huge blow to the enemy's morale!
[Second update today, thank you all for your support! 】
