After replacing Coleman, the effect was immediate. Faced with Coleman's oppressive defense, Singler's hand felt immediately not so good.
But Coleman's presence on the court has both advantages and disadvantages. He does not have Daniel Mack's three-pointer, so he is a black hole in space on the offensive end.
This resulted in Memphis' offense being extremely constipated in the next ten minutes, and Duke's defense also being very vicious. Every time Memphis passed the ball, Coleman was always open.
So Memphis fell directly into an awkward blacksmithing session.
Either the other four players were tightly guarded and missed a difficult shot, or Coleman got the ball and was left unguarded. It was so embarrassing that he had no choice but to throw one away.
But this basketball doesn’t know how to deal with the world. It won’t fall into the basket just because it sees you embarrassed.
Coleman's shooting percentage in training is ridiculously low. If he can make it in the game, he'll be damned!
Therefore, within ten minutes of Coleman's playing time, Memphis could only rely on Li Kaiming and Williams to score a few points piecemeal. The remaining players did not score any points and directly became close spectators on the court.
On the other hand, Duke's side, although Coleman's appearance suppressed Singler's singles to a certain extent, he has the support of old coach K, and Duke's lineup has no shortage of people who can score.
After Coleman came on the court, Singler's personal performance was defensive, but Duke University immediately blossomed. The two guards Sher and Smith made sudden shots from inside and outside, and they could also drive their teammates.
In just ten minutes, the score difference was widened to 10 points, and Pastner was so frightened that he immediately used the second timeout!
Pastner wanted to defend Duke through formation changes, but such a naive idea went to waste after ten minutes of practice.
Only now does Pastner appreciate WVU's pain.
You thought that after changing people, you held down the person who just scored, but after turning around, the remaining people all exploded!
This is not a matter of pressing the gourd and raising a ladle, but pressing the gourd and raising a submarine!
What makes Pastner even more distressed is that Coleman's negative effects on the offensive end are simply blind. Even though he knows that this is Coleman's true level, he still can't help but want to go on the court and pinch him while watching the game. The dead!
You can die if you enter!
But Coleman can't be blamed for this, he is just obedient and works hard. After thinking about it for a while, Pastner decided to take Daniel Mac back.
Li Kaiming, who was sitting on the bench wiping sweat, glanced at the score on the big screen above his head.
21:31.
Then he suddenly had an idea and said to Pastner, "Coach, why don't we let Elliot take a break first, and me, Daniel and Robert can all come in!"
When Williams heard what Li Kaiming said, he immediately became anxious, "No, it's already difficult to score, but it will be even harder when I go down!"
Pastner also nodded in agreement. Now is not the time to rest. This is the national finals, not a regular season game. A few minutes of rest may directly determine the championship.
Li Kaiming explained patiently, "At present, it is almost impossible for us to defend Duke, so we can only fight against each other. Today will definitely last until the last minute. Elliott must ensure that there is enough time in the end." You have enough physical strength, these five minutes are what I’m fighting for for you, you have a good rest!”
Williams frowned, "What will you do? Aren't you going to rest?"
Li Kaiming smiled, but the words that came out of his mouth were very domineering, "With this intensity, I don't need to rest!"
Li Kaiming's suggestion was adopted by Pastner, so in the last five minutes of the first half, Memphis' lineup changed. Williams, the starting five, went to rest and was replaced by Robert Salley.
Memphis' change of formation did not surprise Lao K. The Tigers were beaten badly and must change their formation.
He just reminded the Duke players and then sat on a chair on the bench.
As expected of Old K, he was still in the mood to sit during the exciting March Madness finals, while Pastner on the other side stood the entire time.
After the game came back, Memphis served. After Williams went down, Memphis' only tactical core was Li Kaiming, so this time he chose to catch the ball near the free throw line.
Duke University's current interior combination is the Plumlee brothers, and his main defender is his brother Miles Plumlee.
Li Kaiming took the ball and observed the situation, then suddenly dropped the ball and broke through to the right.
He was so fast that Miles Plumlee was accidentally passed half way over.
The younger brother Mason Plumlee on the right immediately helped his brother to defend, standing on the edge of the penalty area on the right side, waiting for Li Kaiming to hit him, and he and his brother attacked from both sides.
But inside the penalty area, Li Kaiming's powerful layup ability cannot be blocked by the young Plumlee brothers.
After dribbling the ball, when his body was about to hit Mason, he suddenly used his left foot as an elbow, turned 180 degrees at the speed of light, and dodged through the gap between the Plumley brothers!
Singler on the other side wanted to defend but it was too late. Li Kaiming turned around and hit a two-handed dunk!
His body was like a monkey on a tree in a zoo, dangling from the basket before landing.
Duke made a quick free throw, Sher dribbled to the frontcourt, and Memphis' defense was also in place quickly.
Li Kaiming ran the fastest and was the first to return to his own backcourt.
When Sher saw that the beastly center on the opposite side had reached the penalty area, he immediately gave up the idea of attacking the basket!
Just kidding, if you want to eat hot pot, you can fly to Sichuan. Why bother yourself during a game that is broadcast live across the United States?
In fact, when Li Kaiming is on the court, Duke players try to avoid taking shots in the penalty area.
Not because they are self-aware, but because the bloody facts have taught them to avoid its edge!
The Duke players started to move, and Salley, who was guarding Smith, was passed by Smith in one step. His defense was really poor.
Smith took a mid-range shot and hit the iron, and Li Kaiming collected the rebound.
Li Kaiming also wanted to try whether he could play fast break, but it was impossible for Duke to fall in the same place three times.
After Smith's shot, the Plumley brothers didn't even look at the rebound and turned around and ran away!
I don’t know if I thought I was surviving in this wilderness!
It can be seen how much psychological shadow Li Kaiming's fast break left on Duke players...
After getting the ball this time, Li Kaiming was double-teamed by the Plumlee brothers.
In desperation, he had to give the ball to Witherpoons in the bottom corner.
Memphis' outside touch was really bad today. After Witherpoons caught the ball, his rhythm was very good, but Bang's bang was still a knock.
The Plumley brothers were both shorter than Li Kaiming, so the two of them teamed up to attack Li Kaiming, eager to sit on Li Kaiming's lap.
If it was Li Kaiming before, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it, but now he has 80 power, and bullying two immature college players is no problem.
He resisted lightly and pushed away the two people in front of him. Then a powerful force suddenly burst out, directly knocking away the two Plumlees, and stretched out his long arm to pick off the rebound on their heads.
The Plumlee brothers were naturally dissatisfied with their two-on-one performance and were robbed of rebounds, so they immediately double-teamed them.
Li Kaiming chose to trust his teammates again and threw the ball out. Witherpoons was wide open and made another three-pointer!
Finally got in!
26:33!
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