Pastner's hands, ready to call a timeout, hung in the air, motionless.
His eyes stared blankly at Li Kaiming, with a look of astonishment in his eyes.
Kemp, Williams and others on the court felt even more mixed emotions.
Of course, most of them were shocked.
The most shocked person on the court was not the Memphis players or Koslov, but Hayward.
He would never believe that a yellow-skinned guy would play answer ball with him continuously in the national semifinals!
When Li Kaiming scored the goal just now, Hayward was the one who fell into passive position.
Because at this time, the audience at Lucas Oil Stadium was completely excited because the two main players were responding to the ball back and forth!
But in fact, there are still nearly four minutes left before the end of the game!
Most of the audience stood up because of the wonderful duel between Li Kaiming and Hayward. Then after Butler University served, the audience began to chant Hayward's name in unison!
Gordon! Gordon! Gordon!
Sportsmanship is the pursuit of higher, faster and stronger!
The charm of a basketball game, in addition to the smooth teamwork, will make fans feel entertained.
The offense and defense of the top stars of both sides at critical moments of the game is also the most exciting part of the game.
But now, because of the early explosions of Li Kaiming and Hayward, and the high enthusiasm of the fans at the scene, it was advanced by three minutes!
Hearing the cheers of the fans at the scene, Butler point guard Zach Hahn gave the ball directly to Hayward after receiving the ball.
The fans' idea is simple, give the ball to Hayward, and we want to see him and Li Kaiming duel!
Seeing Zach Hahn understand the current situation so well, the fans once again burst into a wave of cheers!
Thus, the climax of the entire game arrived inexplicably!
Hayward dribbled the ball and, amid the cheers of the audience, stood outside the three-point line and faced Williams.
Butler's players will give you a chance, but Memphis' players won't give you a chance!
Li Kaiming's perimeter defense is obviously not enough to defend Hayward, and Memphis will naturally not use Li Kaiming to deal with Hayward.
Although that looks very handsome and masculine, this is a sports competition, can handsome and men be used as food?
Only victory in the game can be eaten.
Seeing that Memphis actually hid Li Kaiming, the audience immediately burst into loud boos.
Many people even yelled, "Li Kaiming, you are a coward, you have the ability to defend Hayward!"
There are quite a few people shouting like this, so Li Kaiming can also hear it.
When he heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes.
Damn it, it's important to be cool, but you also have to be smart and cool. Could it be that I just let go of my opponent to defend Hayward?
But if Li Kaiming doesn't go to Hayward, Hayward will find an opportunity to face off against Li Kaiming.
He stretched out his hand to call Andrew Smith to come up and cover. In this case, Li Kaiming would have to come out of the penalty area.
After being beaten twice by Hayward, Li Kaiming also clearly realized that with his current perimeter defense, it was almost impossible to defend a star player like Hayward on the perimeter and a player with almost no weaknesses. things.
So this time he kept an eye on it. After Andrew Smith went up to cover, he shouted to Williams, "Elliott, block people on the left, go around!"
Williams' defensive habits and reactions are very good. After hearing Li Kaiming's command, he immediately took two steps forward and then stuck to Hayward.
Andrew Smith's first screen was easily cracked by Li Kaiming's remote control.
But one screen is not enough, Hayward can come twice. Although Li Kaiming also gave Williams a verbal reminder this time, Smith was obviously more prepared this time than the last time, leaving no trace for Williams. gap.
Hayward, on the other hand, used Smith's wall-like cover to leave Williams behind with a change of direction.
As a result, Li Kaiming had to face Hayward again.
Seeing Hayward finally getting his wish against Li Kaiming, the audience burst into cheers again!
"Gordon, kill him!"
"Yes, throw him to death!"
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After the first two rounds of competition, Li Kaiming was more cautious this time. He chose to put Hayward about one meter away, then stretched out his right arm and placed the palm of his right hand on Hayward's chest, so that he could close the latter. You can suddenly cut the ball when the ball is in play, or you can jump on Hayward to cover his eyes when he is shooting.
The reason for letting him go one meter is because, as Memphis's last line of defense in the penalty area, Li Kaiming cannot be easily broken through. If he is passed, there will be an unobstructed view of the penalty area behind him.
There is no one behind him to help him defend. Even if the two wings in the corner can help defend, the cost may be greater than letting Hayward layup.
Therefore, Li Kaiming had to choose this kind of defense this time. In fact, he was betting on Hayward's touch, which was an incomplete shot and not a sudden one.
Hayward also has a very sharp eye for reading defenses. When he saw Li Kaiming facing him, he did not dive in immediately, but took a few steps back while dribbling the ball.
Then he gestured for his other teammates to pull away.
Because his shooting range had almost no blind spots, Li Kaiming had to follow him from inside the three-point line, but he still maintained his previous defensive posture.
Everyone on the field has spread out, and the half of the field where Li Kaiming and Li Kaiming are located has almost been cleared. There are only two shooters in the bottom corner.
Facing Li Kaiming's defense, Hayward held the ball outside the three-point line and made two drastic changes of direction to test. After the first shot, Li Kaiming blocked Hayward's offensive line in time, leaving nothing behind. space.
But soon, Li Kaiming was unable to follow Hayward's second change of direction. His brain wanted to pounce in that direction, but his body and legs could not execute the brain's order immediately. Hayward leaves a little space.
Hayward is a person who is very good at seizing opportunities. Seeing that the second change of direction created space, his feet immediately changed positions from one left and one right to one in tandem, which made it easier to launch. Breakthrough force.
Li Kaiming tried his best to move in the direction of Hayward's breakthrough, but he was still a step too slow. After Hayward broke through one step forward, he suddenly stopped on the spot and pulled up, taking a mid-range shot!
When Hayward flew to the highest point, Li Kaiming arrived belatedly, pounced from his side, and covered Hayward's face with his big hand.
Although this move was dirty, it also had a little impact on Hayward.
This mid-range shot bounced off the basket twice before swinging into the net!
Seeing Hayward scoring against Li Kaiming again, the audience cheered with endless applause and screams!
The Memphis players only felt a sense of pressure coming towards them. Only then did they finally experience the power of Butler University's home court!
[Second update today, thank you all for your support! 】
