Basketball Dragon

Chapter 18
Boston University's Troy Bell and Craig Smith were very good offensively, and as expected, the two sides played close to each other.

When it was time for Li Hai to play, Boyihan had a serious expression, his eyes reminding Li Hai of what he said three days ago.

Lehi received the ball with his back at the top of the arc. He didn't give it back to McNamara like most of the time. He turned around and passed the defender behind him. A bolt of lightning.

With a forceful chop, Li Hai clenched his fists and roared angrily.

This is his choice, he can do it, he is not afraid of challenges.

Attacking again, Li Hai actively ran for the ball again, just now the ball let Anthony break through and subconsciously threw the ball to him.

Hands up and down, and a neat three-pointer, this is the result of practicing shooting every day.

After scoring, he took the initiative to run to Anthony's side, "Carmelo, please continue to trust me. If they dare to pinch you when I am on the court, they will definitely pay the consequences."

Anthony and Li Hai clapped their hands together, "Really, then let us beat them hard."

Anthony did not directly participate in the NBA draft just to get good results in the NCAA. He is very happy that the team can have one more person to help him.

Li Hai has strengthened his aggression, and it seems that the effect is not bad. Coach Boyihan is also relieved. If aggressive players are used well, they can indeed help the team more. The premise is that they are really capable. And don't mess around.

In this game, coach Boyehan left Li Hai 2 minutes before the end of the game, and only replaced him when the team's victory was confirmed.

After that, Li Hai continued to perform well against Missouri State University. On January 1, when Anthony was feeling bad, he became the key man. He hit a key shot and dragged the strong University of Pittsburgh into overtime. The victory laid a solid foundation.

Coach Boyehan affirmed his enthusiasm and strength, making him an important sixth man of the team, and his playing time has also increased from seventh to fifth.

On the weekends, Li Hai practiced in the stadium. As March Madness approached, Anthony also stayed in the stadium most of the time.

"Li, I see you every time I come here, you train really hard."

"This is a must, Cameron, I will continue to become stronger, and try to give the team more help so that the team can win the championship."

"Hahaha, then our goals are the same, let's add a training program in the future, one-on-one with me."

"No problem, I like to compete on the court with a strong guy like you."

"Then let me see how good you have been during this period. To be honest, when your annoying defense is used on the opponent, it is quite refreshing... You are a bit like me on the court at certain times." A friend, LeBron James, a pretty good guy, that's the guy I'm going to beat."

"Of course, you still need to make yourself stronger."

It was a very enjoyable one-on-one fight with Anthony, especially when defending. He had too many offensive methods. Li Hai had to do his best, and sometimes it didn't work.

This kind of feeling, people who really like this sport will understand that it is fun to do your best at the same time, and Li Hai also needs someone to practice against, which will greatly help him improve his ability to attack with the ball and low post.

Anthony also felt that this decision was correct. In the entire Syracuse University, only Li Hai could fully keep up with his rhythm and confront him in all directions. This kind of training would make him stronger.

In the next game, the Syracuse Orange team was almost unstoppable, losing only to the University of Connecticut led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, and locked the spot for March Madness.

Their first opponent was Manhattan University. The real battle started on March 3. If you lose one game, you will go home. There is no chance of making mistakes. This is the true meaning of madness.

Syracuse University has top-notch results in the regular season, but it is still not favored. Their division is weak. Experts believe that they have not experienced the real baptism and will not reach the end.

The players of Syracuse University were very dissatisfied with this and vowed to impress the commentators.

Americans are more crazy about the NCAA than the NBA, and Syracuse University enjoyed a huge cheer.

Their opponents are shorter than them in almost every position. They are typical fast-playing teams. Fast-paced is almost the mainstream of NCAA, but some teams are more extreme. Manhattan University is undoubtedly a representative of them. Their short guards Luis Flores' attack can be said to be extremely crazy.

At the beginning of the game, Syracuse University's perimeter defense had some problems, and Gerry McNamara was obviously also a strong offensive and defensive type.

Coach Boyehan was not in a hurry, and only reminded the players on the sidelines to play their own basketball.

For the first time in the final stage, Anthony also deliberately created some opportunities for his teammates, intending to make the entire team run quickly.

It's just that although they have a high advantage, they didn't get many opportunities due to the opponent's defensive strategy.

But when Li Hai came, the situation changed immediately.

Craig Firth's confrontation ability is a bit worse, and Hakeem Warrick's mid-range shooting ability is unstable, and these weaknesses cannot be found in Li Hai.

When the opponent's inside line was not high enough, Li Hai and Anthony, one on the left and one on the right, used mid-range shots near the three-second zone to overwhelm the opponent, making the opponent at a loss.

The striker Jared Johnson of Manhattan University and Li Hai exclaimed in surprise: "Who is this yellow boy? Is he such a good guy?"

"No. 25, from now on, I won't let you score again."

"Then remember it well, my name is powerful." Li Hai threw a basketball over the opponent's head after speaking.

The strength of Syracuse University was already stronger, and after taking the lead, it firmly held the advantage in its own hands.

78:65, Syracuse University won the first victory in the top 64. As long as they win another game, they will be able to enter the Sweet 16 and gain more attention. At that time, apart from star players like Anthony, other players People will gradually enter the sight of NBA scouts.

All they had to do was beat Oklahoma State two days later, a team without a super scorer.

Li Hai has adjusted his condition to the best. In addition to ensuring that Syracuse University's championship will not be lost because of his joining, he also needs to prove to coach Jim Boyehan that he is good enough to be the team's starter, and even has the potential to become a team leader. The core strength of the team.

(End of this chapter)