Duke University had one timeout left, and Old K immediately put all his hopes on this remaining timeout.
Although there were still two and a half minutes left on the clock and 12 points behind, Old K and all the Duke players did not want to give up.
There are always various miracles in basketball games. In the last trip to the finals, the University of Memphis led by 9 points in the last two minutes, but was eventually overturned by Kansas.
Although Memphis has a huge advantage, Duke players and coaches don't want to accept their fate!
Li Kaiming high-fived his teammates and returned to the bench.
Pastner's face already showed excitement that could not be concealed!
His tone became trembling!
"Well done, boys, keep up the good work and win that damn championship for me!"
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Meanwhile, far away, the University of Memphis.
At this time, it was already past the time to get off work, but the lights in the office of the sports department were still bright.
At the suggestion of Leonard, the director of the sports department, almost everyone stayed to watch tonight's final in the conference room.
Tonight, it will be decided whether Memphis makes history or becomes a part of history...
There are two and a half minutes left in the game and Memphis leads by 12 points!
In the conference room, the faces of a group of people already showed the joy of victory. They were discussing with each other excitedly, and they were extremely looking forward to this championship trophy that was two years late.
Leonard took off his glasses, his vision became blurry, he rubbed the unknown liquid in the corners of his eyes, and then put on his glasses again.
Next to Daisy, her very large chest was also rising and falling violently, indicating that her mood was as turbulent as her chest.
Daisy let out a breath and turned to look at Leonard, her boss who had already reached retirement age.
"Director, should we be stable this time?"
Leonard wanted to nod, but when he thought that he had experienced such a scene two years ago, he was a little unsure.
"Let's see…"
Seeing Leonard's hesitant and expectant look, Daisy's eyes returned to the screen.
"We won't overturn this time, because this time we have him..."
Leonard's expression did not change at all, but his heart miraculously calmed down after hearing Daisy's words.
Although Daisy didn't say it, Leonard also knew who the "him" the former mentioned was.
In other words, no one present didn't know who it was.
…
Duke University's last timeout ended, and Li Kaiming made the first free throw!
As a player from the University of Memphis, Li Kaiming naturally knows the finals two years ago very well.
He knows that when Memphis took a big lead and was overturned in the end, it was because of free throws!
Memphis died on free throws two years ago, but what about this year?
If he misses this free throw, it will remind everyone, including his teammates, of the scene in the finals two years ago!
Free throws will become a nightmare for Memphis!
He'd never taken a free throw so seriously.
Li Kaiming adjusted his breathing and then received the ball from the referee.
Close your eyes and banish the scene from your mind.
He calmed down, and the sounds in the venue seemed to leave him in an instant.
Breathe and let your chest return to its optimal rising and falling frequency.
Prepare, drop the ball, take a few shots, and get ready for free throws.
All the cameras at the scene were focused on Li Kaiming. His expression and every move were under the gaze of tens of millions of people.
The Duke fans at the scene booed in a desperate counterattack.
But in Li Kaiming's ears, except for his breathing and heartbeat, all sounds were rejected by him!
On the bench of Duke University, Coach K clasped his hands on his chest, closed his eyes and prayed softly to the sky.
Pastner clenched his fists and stared at Li Kaiming's movements.
Before the basketball even flew out of Li Kaiming's hands, the players on both sides of the basket had already begun a fierce confrontation!
University of Memphis, everyone in the conference room held their breath...
Sun Jianguo's restaurant was full of people, sitting around a 20-inch TV screen, waiting for the result of the game...
In the hotel, Jiang Shan covered her lips with her jade hands and stared blankly at the TV screen...
Li Kaiming's top anti-fan, Koslov, also put down his mobile phone and looked at the TV screen, as if he had forgotten to publish the manuscript he had written...
…
Tens of millions of people, tens of millions of pairs of eyes, staring at different screens in different spaces, their sights, uniformly, drew a parabola in the air following Li Kaiming's free throw...
After taking the shot, Li Kaiming didn't even look at it. He turned his body away, then turned his back to the basket and raised his hands in celebration!
The moment he set his posture, the basketball in the air, after flying for a while, fell into the basket accurately!
It was neat and tidy, touching nothing but the nets!
"Oh oh oh oh! I'll rub it! So handsome!"
"I'm convinced by this 13-piece outfit!"
"Take the shot and turn around to celebrate! Arenas sent a congratulatory message!"
"Li Kaiming, stop playing basketball and start a class to teach us how to pretend to be 13. We have a better future than you playing basketball!"
…
For such a crucial free throw, Li Kaiming completed it with such a satisfying action, which exceeded everyone's expectations!
The cameras on site captured this moment from all angles!
Not surprisingly, this moment will become an eternal memory in the history of the NCAA!
And this game will become one of the most classic games in history!
The Athletic Department of the University of Memphis, after seeing Li Kaiming hit a free throw with such an arrogant attitude, Leonard's tense body also relaxed.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a long-lost smile on his face!
"Hahaha, this kid!"
Because he knew that after Li Kaiming made the free throw with such an attitude, Memphis's inner free throw demon at the critical moment would be directly eliminated!
The champion is here!
Daisy next to her was so fascinated by Li Kaiming's 13-king aura that she became starry-eyed!
"Jiu Min! This is so handsome! I want to give him a monkey!"
In the hotel, Jiang Shan stared blankly at the figure on the TV. At such a moment, she actually felt that this person was so far away from her, so far away that it seemed as if she was on the ground and Li Kaiming was in the clouds.
Before this, although she was relatively familiar with basketball games, it was all based on considerations of business cooperation. She herself did not like basketball that much.
However, at the moment Li Kaiming turned around to celebrate, she suddenly realized the charm of basketball.
When she was in school, she would always see some male classmates, walking on the road, suddenly dribbling a ball under their crotch, or posing for a fadeaway jumper!
She didn't understand, and she felt that such people might be seriously ill!
But at such a moment, she suddenly understood!
These boys are not trying to look cool in front of girls, but they feel from the bottom of their hearts that this posture is the most handsome!
They are not courting, but chasing the selves in their hearts!
As for Li Kaiming himself, he does not need to chase who he thinks he is, because he has already become the self in the hearts of most basketball boys in the NCAA championship game, a platform that most people can only look up to!
He is not Li Kaiming, he is the combination of all basketball boys!
