I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 30
With the whistle of the referee, the Elite Eight officially started!

Scott Maynard made a successful jump ball and the Marquette Golden Eagles won the offensive ball in the first round.

Dinard dribbled forward unhurriedly, and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.

At the same time, Li Xuan quickly ran without the ball and found that the defensive tactics arranged by the old coach K of Duke University were man-to-man tactics, not the zone defense tactics commonly used by NCAA college teams.

As expected before the game, Li Xuan was defended by Duke University's top defensive player Deng Tai-Jones.

Although Jones is not as tall as Li Xuan in height and wingspan, he has superior speed and explosive power, and he has a lot of small movements in his hands, which caused Li Xuan a lot of trouble. He is indeed a very difficult defensive player.

And Deng Tai-Jones is not the only player defending Li Xuan.

The old K coach drew on the unrestricted pursuit of the University of Kentucky head coach Tabby Smith in the last game.

No matter how Li Xuan moved, how he got rid of, the Duke University players next to him all chased him and blocked him!
"Damn it! Another trick to keep me from receiving the ball!"

Li Xuan was still running hard on the court, and the defensive player around him had been replaced by Duke University's shooting guard JJ-Redick from Jones.

"You have Zhang Liangji and I have a wall ladder, let's see who has the last laugh."

Li Xuan looked at Redick who was on defense in front of him and showed a cruel smile.

This is one of the strategies that have been formulated before the game. If he wants to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking the tough and open the situation for the team, he must find a soft persimmon.

Whoever has the weakest defense at Duke University is undoubtedly Redick.

At this time, looking at Li Xuan's evil smile, Redick felt a chill in his heart, and instantly thought of some unsuitable scenes for children. If he hadn't to perform the task assigned by the head coach, he would definitely stay away from the demon Li Xuan quickly.

Li Xuan didn't know Redick's thoughts, otherwise he would risk being expelled and beat him up.

Coming to the high position on the right, he blocked Redick with his hand, received a pass from Dinar, then leaned on Redick with his back, and then quickly turned over for a fadeaway jumper.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The ball opportunity had already come out, and Redick couldn't interfere at all, only because Li Xuan didn't feel good.

Duke protected the defensive rebound and launched the offense quickly.

Sheldon Williams ran to the edge of the penalty area to get a position, and after receiving the ball, he used his flexible inside footsteps to shake Novak for a layup.

Duke University was the first to score at the beginning, which did not let Marquette University get into trouble, and continued to cooperate according to the tactics arranged before the game.

Li Xuan patted Novak on the back when he passed by, and said quickly: "Steve, when you are attacking, you should ambush on the outside, shoot when you have a chance, don't go inside to grab offensive rebounds, this is up to you. I."

"Okay, boss." Novak nodded, obeying Li Xuan's words, without asking why.

Li Xuan had just passed halftime, and Jones immediately posted it. He knew that Li Xuan still had a three-pointer skill, and defending this type of player must not be taken lightly.

In order to get rid of Jones' defense, Li Xuan tried many methods, but he couldn't get rid of the tail. Jones was like a dog's skin plaster, and he couldn't tear it off after sticking to Li Xuan.

"It's really certain that Li doesn't have the ability to attack with the ball, and he presses without the ball just after halftime. I'm afraid this is the first time I have seen this kind of treatment in the NCAA game."

"If Li had a stronger body and better explosive power, he should be able to get rid of the defense and not be so passive."

The game started, and the situation on the court quickly aroused the amazement of professionals on the scene and in front of the TV.

In this game, the defensive treatment Li Xuan faced was simply amazing.

Because of the last game against the University of Kentucky, many people thought that Li Xuan would continue to be targeted in this game, but no one would have thought that Duke University would do such a great job and not give Li Xuan the chance to catch the ball. .

Not even Marquette itself expected this to happen.

Especially Wade, who wanted to play for Li Xuan at the top of the arc, now his face was so dark that he couldn't find a chance to pass the ball.

All of a sudden, Wade saw Li Xuan gesturing secretly, and he understood what to do next.

Immediately, Wade started dribbling the ball looking for an opportunity to break through. After continuous dribbling under the crotch, he quickly made a crossover, passed the defender in one step, and rushed into the inside lane.

Because Marquette University has three scoring points on the outside, Duke University's defense has expanded, and only Juan Humphrey is left inside to guard the basket.

This is a blue-collar player with rough skills. If Boozer hadn't participated in the draft and entered the NBA last year, he would not have been able to take the position of Duke University's main center.

Facing the menacing Wade, Humphrey quickly stepped forward to defend, straightening his arms in an attempt to interfere.

Wade did not lay up against Humphrey's defense, but threw the basketball to the middle, turned around and retreated without looking back.

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly rushed out from the middle, jumped with one foot, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and dunked hard into the basket.

2: 2!

Marquette University quickly tied the score, and the two sides returned to the starting line.

"When did Li rush into the inside line? Wasn't he still on the outside line just now?"

"I don't know either. My attention is all on the ball holder. I will know after watching the replay on the big screen."

"Haha! I knew that Duke University couldn't defend against Li, and they were broken before they persisted for a while!"

The fans at the scene were discussing the wonderful alley-oop cooperation of Marquette University just now.

After a while, the fans at the scene watched the playback on the big screen, and only then did they know what happened before.

In the playback screen, Li Xuan took Jones "unintentionally" to coincide with Novak's running position, and then quickly cut to the inside with the help of Novak's off-ball screen.

Sheldon Williams, who switched defenses, was delayed for a while and couldn't keep up in time. He could only watch Li Xuan rush into the penalty area and successfully dunk.

"This empty-handed cut caught Duke University off guard. What a second!"

"Xiao Li's physical fitness is good, his static talent is great, and his dynamic talent is also good."

Director Zhang from the media reporter area was really shocked when he saw Li Xuan being targeted at the beginning. Now that Li Xuan has broken the game, he felt relieved and commented.

The game continued, Duke went on the offensive.

In this round, they did not play inside. Instead, after a series of pick-and-roll screens, Redick got a good shot from the outside and made a three-pointer.

Li Xuan quickly came to help defend, jumped up vigorously, waved his long arms, and slapped the ball out of the sideline.

"Lee played a volleyball hat, I don't know if Redick left a shadow in his heart." Barkley joked.

The game was still narrated by Barkley and Kenny Smith, the gold medal partner. The battle of the century is so hot, they will definitely not miss it.

After Duke University served the ball from the sideline, there was not much time left in the attack, but the Duke University players continued to cooperate according to the tactics without any sense of tension. Finally, Marquette University defended against a 35-second violation.

Li Xuan and the others could see Duke University's strategy. They didn't want the Golden Eagles to play a quick defensive counterattack. Coach K is really cunning and cunning. He considered everything so delicately.

This game is more difficult than expected. Both sides are fighting wits and courage, and it depends on who has more cards.

(End of this chapter)