Under the leadership of Li Kaiming, in the remaining five minutes of the first half, the University of Memphis almost completely gave up the idea of guarding Duke, and instead started to fight against Duke!
But this non-defensive strategy actually helped Memphis chase some points back when the midfield buzzer sounded.
At halftime, the University of Memphis trailed by 5 points 34:39.
Li Kaiming played the full 20 minutes of the half and scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.
In regular time, he always drives his teammates by passing the ball first, but even so, he only got 2 assists in the half, which shows how poor the rest of Memphis today is.
The only one who performed well was Elliott Williams, who played 15 minutes in the half and scored 8 points.
On the opposite side, Duke University continued its hot touch from the previous game against West Virginia University. It made 9 of 18 three-pointers in the half, and its three-point shooting rate was a terrible 50%.
In comparison, this group of people in Memphis are simply a group of people who came out of a blacksmith shop.
If it weren't for Li Kaiming's absolute advantage in the paint, coupled with the fact that Duke University had a few fast breaks that weren't stable at the beginning, it would have already entered garbage time.
After the halftime break, Lucas Oil Stadium staff quickly came to the court and began checking the field for any problems.
Suddenly, a worker wearing blue overalls shouted!
"Hey, look at this basket carefully!"
Others followed the sound and found that the staff member was pointing at a basket.
A group of people gathered around and began to observe carefully.
This is the national finals, and there cannot be any flaws in the basket. If there is a problem with the basket, the fairness of the game will be questioned!
The staff member who discovered the problem immediately put up a chair and after careful measurement, he suddenly said in a shocked tone, "This basket is crooked!"
When the others heard this, their faces instantly turned pale!
If word of this gets out, the person responsible for venue management will get out!
You might even go to jail!
But after a while, the employee who was measuring on the ladder said again, "A screw on the basket is loose! You can tell by the oil paint on it that it must have been loosened today!"
When the people below heard this, they immediately took a breath!
The rims and baskets are serviced before every game and the screws are painted so that if anyone changes the screws the paint will come off!
But now it is found that the screws are loose, and today's pre-match maintenance was carried out as usual.
This means that the basket must have been crooked in today's game!
What a huge force it takes to loosen the screws of the basket!
Something strange in the court quickly attracted the attention of the commentator. The host immediately asked the staff in charge of the scene. After hearing that one side of the basket was tilted by a player, he immediately explained the situation to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there was a problem with the basket on site. The University of Memphis' frontcourt basket was violently damaged in the first half..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the stadium was silent!
"How much force does it take to dunk the rim crookedly..."
"If I remember correctly, Li Kaiming was the only one who dunked in Memphis!"
"There's no way someone else in Memphis knocked the rim off the perimeter, right?"
Compared to the somewhat amateurish discussion of the fans, the NBA stars present were even more shocked!
You know, the baskets used in professional games are specially reinforced, because basketball players are inherently taller and more powerful than ordinary people.
And at the beginning of the design, some margin will be left for the force of the basket to prevent damage in certain rounds.
Therefore, in the entire history of the NBA, one hand can count the number of people who can dunk a basket or a basket frame in actual combat.
The most famous one is Sean Kemp, the brutal supersonic power forward of the 1990s, nicknamed Rain Man, but he smashed the backboard.
The other is Shaquille O'Neal, nicknamed Big Shark. When O'Neal was still in the Magic era, he used a dunk in a game to forcefully pull down the backboard!
This shows that anyone who can destroy the backboard with a dunk in actual combat is a freak!
Today, another freak was born. Although he did not directly knock down the rebound like the two predecessors, thereby delaying the game, it was still an operation that could leave a name in history!
So, during the 20-minute intermission, the entire Lucas Oil Stadium audience was discussing Li Kaiming's crooked dunk on the basket. No one even paid attention to the young and beautiful basketball baby in the middle of the court.
Inside the locker room at the University of Memphis.
Pastner was still writing and drawing on the tactical board, and then kept telling the players how to move.
The pressure on him was indeed great. It seemed that Duke only led by 5 points at halftime. However, those who have watched the game know that besides catching Duke off guard at the beginning, Memphis was almost completely defeated by Duke in the next ten minutes. Grams University presses and hits.
Memphis finally scored one after a lot of effort. Looking back, Duke was able to retaliate immediately and was unable to guard the opponent at all. The effect may be better after the confrontation, but the touch and shooting ability are not as good as the opponent. If this continues, welcome Only chronic death at the University of Memphis.
Li Kaiming sat on the chair, staring at Pastner's tactical board, but his consciousness had already been immersed in the system space.
Because after halftime, he had received the latest mission notification, and it was an unprecedented A-level mission!
【Task】
Rating: A
Basics: Lead the University of Memphis to win the national championship this season! Reward: 15-20 attribute points, 200-500 points. Failure penalty: 20 attribute points are randomly deducted.
Advanced: Get the Best Player of the Championship (MOP). Reward: 4 badge upgrades.
The recent system is so generous that it’s a bit scary!
Fortunately, his interests are consistent with the system's tasks, so there is no situation where he is unwilling to complete the tasks.
After reading the task description, Li Kaiming exited the system space, and Pastner's voice came to his ears again.
"Be more decisive in the second half and shoot when there is space. If you don't make the shot, it's my fault! If anyone hesitates again, get out of here immediately!"
Pastner's tone was more serious than ever.
This is the NCAA national championship, who doesn’t want to win it?
If Memphis can win the championship, Pastner will make history. He will become the youngest championship coach since the establishment of the NCAA and the first coach to win the championship as a rookie!
How could Pastner let go of such an unprecedented and most likely unprecedented honor?
In addition to Pastner, the Memphis players are also very eager for this championship. Li Kaiming will not say it. If he does not win the championship, the system will teach him how to behave.
Williams wants to leave as a champion before entering the NBA. Kemp and the other players have been working hard for this championship for several years. Now that they finally have the opportunity, they naturally cannot let it go.
After winning the championship, this group of people will become part of the glorious history of the University of Memphis. As the University of Memphis develops, their legendary stories will continue to be passed down.
[First update today, thank you all for your support! 】
