I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 39 Easily Advance to the Finals
"Beautiful! It's another hot pot. Li blocked Hinrich again. It seems that Hinrich has met his nemesis in tonight's game."

"Marquette University launched a defensive counterattack, beautiful! Lee and Wade completed the aerial connection and contributed a world-class dunk to us."

"Collison moved too slowly and failed to protect the ball, which gave Wade a chance to start. This mistake gave the Golden Eagles a chance to launch a fast break. This is simply a point!"

"Oh! I really can't believe that Collison, who is a circle older than Lee, can't use his physical advantage to force him. If it were me, I would have knocked Lee away with my big butt, and then a commoner scored a layup."

"This indirectly shows that Lee's defense is excellent, limiting the opponent in the unfamiliar four position."

"Judging from the situation on the court, Marquette University made sufficient preparations before the game. On the other hand, the University of Kansas was stunned at the beginning, and the temporary adjustment was too poor, so this result occurred."

"If the University of Kansas does not make adjustments, the door to the finals will be completely closed for them."

In the live commentary booth, two gold medal commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith quickly broadcast the progress of the game.

Because of the previous game as a foreshadowing, everyone was looking forward to continuing to stage an exciting life-and-death duel today.

As a result, the Golden Eagles firmly controlled the initiative from the very beginning of the game, overwhelming the University of Kansas. The situation on the court was not as intense and anxious as the fans had guessed before the game.

The University of Kansas is known as the strongest internal and external combination in the NCAA today, and it can't find north under the defense of Li Xuan and Wade.

Their time-tested pick-and-roll cooperation has no effect in front of Li Xuan and Wade.

Since Li Xuan played well as a guest power forward in the last game, the head coach Klein deliberately arranged Li Xuan to play power forward in this game, staying inside to help defend Collison.

After researching before the game, the University of Kansas power forward's shooting ability is not strong. He is just an ordinary blue-collar player.

And Kansas center Nick Collison's strength has reached the NBA level. In the last game, he scored 33 points and 19 rebounds.

The University of Kansas's pick-and-roll tactic is generally that Collison comes out to cover for Hinrich. Hinrich uses the screen to break through to the penalty area.

However, Li Xuan was guarding the restricted area, so Hinrich did not dare to break through to the basket. He had watched the video of the last round of Marquette University vs. Duke University, and knew that the restricted area was covered by Li Xuan's defensive range. Nine times out of ten the basket will be blocked.

Therefore, Hinrich chose to break through to the free throw line and shoot a jump shot, which would have a higher success rate, but he did not expect that Li Xuan's defense speed had increased and his defensive range had also increased, so he could only be greeted by a volleyball player. cap.

Hinrich was restricted, and Kansas also had Collison, a big killer inside, but Collison was helpless against Marquette University's defense, and his performance was mediocre.

Collison has two ways to score, one is to quickly cut inside the basket after the pick-and-roll, and the other is to play low-post singles, but the Golden Eagles, which he has already studied thoroughly, have specially formulated a defensive strategy.

When the pick-and-roll cuts in, Wade delays switching defenses, cuts the ball if he has a chance, and waits for Li Xuan to help defend if he doesn't have a chance.

When playing in the low post, Maynard held up in front, and Li Xuan waited for an opportunity to block the shot.

Under such a defense, Collison played frightened, and the ball in his hand disappeared if he didn't pay attention, or the ball was ruthlessly shot away as soon as he made a shot.

When confronting Collison once, Li Xuan took a visual inspection and felt that he was not much shorter than Collison. He was a little suspicious that this guy was cheating on his height.

Although the information shows that Collison's height is 2 meters, but Li Xuan estimates that the real height of this guy is estimated to be around 08 meters.

Relying on his jumping and wingspan, Li Xuan easily took off the rebound on Collison's head.

The University of Kansas did not have two major killers inside and outside, the offense was frequently blocked, and it fell into a scoring panic.

The offense can't be opened, and the defense can't stop it. It's like a situation at the mercy of others.

After winning the last game against Duke University, the morale of Marquette University is high, the confidence of the players has greatly increased, and tonight's game feels hot from the outside.

Li Xuan, Novak and Dinard all hit at least two three-pointers from the outside.

Seeing that Marquette University opened up the outside line, the University of Kansas immediately expanded its defense, which made Wade feel like a fish in water, breaking through the basket one after another to cause damage.

At the end of the halftime game, the score displayed on the live screen was 45:22, and Marquette University led by 23 points into the second half of the game.

The short 15-minute break passed quickly, and the second half officially started.

After an adjustment during the intermission, the University of Kansas's offense became a bit better and began a Jedi counterattack.

But Marquette University has already prepared a countermeasure, let Li Xuan go to the low post to ask for the ball and play back to stabilize the situation.

Among the University of Kansas players, Li Xuan could not be found to match up with Li Xuan. Those who were taller than him were not as fast as him, and those who were shorter than him turned over unreasonably and made a fadeaway jumper.

Seeing the situation on the court, Roy Williams, head coach of the University of Kansas standing on the sidelines, kept shaking his head. He also felt the powerlessness of facing Li Xuan's unsolvable flip-back jumper.

If Marquette University only had Li Xuan as an offensive point, the University of Kansas would be easily choked to death. After all, Li Xuan's ball handling skills are not so good, but Marquette University also has Wade, who is extremely sharp in breakthroughs. Can't do it at all.

In the next game, Marquette University firmly grasped the initiative and controlled the rhythm of the game. Seeing that the University of Kansas was just getting started, it was instantly extinguished, and it did not give any chance.

In this way, Marquette University maintained a lead of more than 20 points until the end of the game.

With the harsh buzzing sound in the arena, the final four game came to an end.

In the end, Marquette University defeated the University of Kansas 85:63 and successfully advanced to the final finals.

The best player of the game was awarded to No. 13 player Li Xuan of Marquette University.

他上场28分钟，投篮15投10中，其中三分球6投4中，罚球3罚全中，拿下27分11篮板4助攻4盖帽2抢断的两双数据。

另一个带队获胜的功臣韦德也有不错的表现，拿下18分4篮板8助攻4抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

As soon as the game ended, the Marquette University bench and the fan area instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy, wildly celebrating the team's advancement to the finals.

(End of this chapter)