Kemp faced the bombardment of boos from the 60,000 spectators, and under the tight defense of Zach Hahn, he quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Li Kaiming has been waiting outside the three-point line for a long time. As soon as Kemp comes over, he can use his screen to get rid of Hahn.
After the screen, Li Kaiming immediately cut inside.
The opposite center Andrew Smith did not dare to catch up easily because he was afraid that he would be passed by Li Kaiming in one step, so he could only retreat and defend, keeping himself in front of Li Kaiming.
If it were Li Kaiming before, there would be no problem with such a defense. Coupled with Butler University's well-trained zone defense tactics, this could prevent Li Kaiming from attacking the basket in one step during the pick-and-roll.
But at this time, Li Kaiming already has the [Key Shooter] badge in his hand. Faced with such a retreating defense, the best way to deal with it is naturally to shoot directly from the basket!
Kemp saw that after Li Kaiming picked and rolled, there was only one Smith in front of him, so he immediately passed the ball to the latter.
After receiving the ball, Li Kaiming felt a familiar touch in his palm, as if what he was holding was not a basketball, but his most beloved person.
It felt so hot that Li Kaiming could even feel his hand expanding due to the rising temperature.
This rhythm is just right, he takes the ball and takes a mid-range shot!
The basketball hit the net with a swoosh!
65:67!
The score difference is two points!
There are still three minutes left!
The cheers of the audience suddenly paused for a moment because of Li Kaiming's crisp goal.
"Fuck, why is this guy so accurate?"
"How did the center Butler guard? Why did he retreat to defend? The Chinese boy opposite had a great touch tonight. If he keeps guarding like this, he will be shot to death today!"
"What is Stevens doing? Is this the effect of calling a timeout? If you're not alive, you can bite a lighter!"
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The entire stadium audience began to complain in various ways because of the home team's poor performance in comparison!
Andrew Smith felt a little broken in his heart!
The coach said that this guy can't face the basket from mid-range, but he has scored three or four goals in a row. How can I defend him?
Stevens only had one timeout left, and it was absolutely impossible to use this timeout right now, so he immediately shouted to Matt Howard, "Matt, wrap it up!"
In Butler's offensive round, after the last inside challenge, Hayward learned wisely this time and did not attack the basket when Li Kaiming stayed in the inside.
He has a good touch tonight, and he can bully Williams, who is a head shorter than him, with his back, and the effect may be better than challenging Li Kaiming.
So this time Butler also chose several other people to pull away, and then Zach Hahn gave the ball from the outside to Hayward, who was back inside.
Hayward carried Williams away with his back, then took a step forward and made a floater before Li Kaiming pounced on him.
After Hayward has learned to be smart, he will not be so easy to restrict. No matter how strong Williams' defense is, it is impossible to defend every ball from Hayward, who is half a head taller than him.
The score difference returned to 4 points again.
There are more than 2 minutes left in the game.
After Li Kaiming came to the frontcourt, he couldn't even score from the three-point line.
Because he can see that Matt Howard and Hayward are staring at Andrew Smith on both sides, ready to come and help defend at any time.
These two guys can be said to be the strongest forward defensive combination in the NCAA. With Li Kaiming's current ball-holding ability, facing these two guys, choosing to play inside is the stupidest choice.
So this time he stayed directly outside the three-point line.
Butler is going crazy, and there is no way he can be flanked by those three people outside the three-point line!
Unless Stevens didn't take his medicine today!
When Howard and Hayward saw that Li Kaiming did not enter the three-point line, they focused on their opponent, but their feet did not move at all. It seemed that they were ready to help Andrew Smith defend at any time.
Li Kaiming was on the outside, so Andrew Smith had to follow him. Before that, Li Kaiming had already scored a three-pointer. Butler University didn't dare to gamble, especially since this guy's touch was obviously ridiculously hot tonight, and the basket In the eyes of the latter, it is probably as wide as the sea!
Li Kaiming has become the key target of Butler University, so Memphis naturally needs another core to step up.
Williams and Kemp started a two-man turn outside the three-point line. Kemp took two steps inward using the screen. After seeing Butler University's entire formation take a step inward, he suddenly threw the ball out.
Williams circled the post, suddenly emerged from behind Daniel Mack, returned to the 45-degree three-point line on the left, caught the ball and made a shooting motion.
Leandeker's expression changed as he was guarding Williams, and he rushed towards the three-point line with all his strength. However, he didn't expect that Williams' move was actually a fake move, and Leandeker was sent flying as expected.
Williams dribbled the ball and drove in. Butler University's zone defense tactics immediately started to work. Matt Howard, Hayward and even Andrew Smith, who was defending Li Kaiming, all took a step towards the penalty area.
The NCAA's three-point line is closer than the NBA's, so the contraction of these three people quickly blocked Williams' breakthrough path. Williams saw that there was no gap for him to break through, and it was impossible to get in and draw a foul when facing three people. , can only throw the ball away.
I don't know if it was because he was thinking too much or was a little nervous when facing three people. He originally wanted to pass the ball directly to Witherpoons in the right corner. Unexpectedly, his hand slipped when he passed the ball and the ball went towards It flew in another direction.
Outside the three-point line, Li Kaiming has quick eyes and quick hands, taking advantage of his long legs and using his arm talent to get the ball back in the blink of an eye.
There are less than 10 seconds left in the attack time.
When Butler's players saw Li Kaiming getting the ball from the outside, Lendek, who had been swung away by Williams, directly stepped up and used the lower plate to hold Li Kaiming firmly to prevent him from breaking through.
Seeing the look on Liandek's face as if he was facing a formidable enemy, Li Kaiming smiled slightly, and then directly shot a three-pointer in the former's shocked eyes!
In the commentary box, Koslov laughed because of Li Kaiming's goal.
"Li Kaiming is too arrogant. What does he think of Leandeker? Doesn't he exist? Who does he think he is? Nowitzki? If I were the head coach, I would tell him to get out of here right now!"
Although the two Sharps on the side did not agree verbally, they also expressed their agreement silently.
Li Kaiming's shot is too outrageous. Even if the opponent is shorter than you, you can't just ignore the opponent and shoot from outside the three-point line!
You are a big man, so you should take this opportunity to punish mismatches and hit inside. Isn't it true that Leandeker is afraid that you will rush inside and try to block you if you don't see him?
This choice, in the eyes of everyone who knows football, is a deviant behavior.
When a center faced a shooting guard and was nearly 20 centimeters out of position, he actually chose to shoot?
In the field of basketball that advocates physical confrontation, there is no doubt that this is a soft-hearted behavior.
Of course, if the ball goes in, that's another story!
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