Basketball Dragon

Chapter 20 Finals Raiders

The University of Texas, under the tandem of head star TJ-Ford, their scoring ability is very good.

But like many opponents I met before, Syracuse University's height was blown away, and every position from position 1 to position 5 took advantage.

In this game, the University of Texas played completely at their level, TJ-Ford was also in hot form, and Syracuse University has never had much to do with the offensive No. 1 position, but the excited Anthony scored like a cut Like melons and vegetables, he scored 33 points, leaving his opponents helpless.

At 95:84, Syracuse University advanced to the finals with its head held high.

Regarding Syracuse University's ability to enter the finals, the NCAA finals in the United States that have a greater influence than the NBA, many so-called experts have talked about two points.

One is that Anthony is very strong, and the other is that Syracuse University is very lucky.

There is nothing to say about Anthony's performance, but the second point is obviously belittling Syracuse University. Those experts all predicted that they would have to kneel in the finals.

There is also a source of this. In the final stage, Syracuse University faced weaker opponents. Those veteran NCAA teams were basically wiped out by their opponent, the University of Kansas, which is also a veteran team.

In the semi-finals, the University of Kansas won the opponent by 33 points. According to the survey, Anthony was stronger than the opponent, and the combat effectiveness was explosive.

The coach of the University of Kansas is the famous NCAA Roy Williams. Their team includes Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Keith Langford, Wayne Simeon, Aaron - Miles is a player who has the opportunity to enter the NBA and is very strong.

Syracuse University has always had an advantage in terms of height, and this time it will not be able to take advantage of it.

However, they have the opportunity to realize the joke they made when they first practiced together, and teach Nick Collison, the guy who was selected for the dream team, a good lesson, but in the eyes of experts, they must be the ones being taught a lesson.

The finals were held on April 4th. Among the densely packed audience, there were scouts from each team and NBA stars.

In the fiery cheers, Syracuse University gave those experts a slap in the face at the beginning.

Anthony attracts attention and chooses to split the ball. McNamara is fast and accurate in three-pointers. Once a powerful offensive guard like McNamara becomes popular, it will be very scary. The University of Kansas has to pay more attention to him. However, Anthony immediately started scoring.

When he came on as a substitute in the first half, the team had already led by double digits, and Li Hai played very easily.

But in the second half, the University of Kansas showed the background of the old strong team, changed its defensive strategy, and directly cut off the connection between the two guards of Syracuse University and Anthony. Hinrich seized the opportunity to plan several counterattacks, leading With the University of Kansas catching up with the score.

The double-digit score advantage was overtaken, and the teammates on the field suddenly panicked.

"Position 2, create opportunities for Anthony during the offense." Coach Boyihan called out to Li Hai who was on the bench. At this time, he actually believed Li Hai for no reason.

Coach Boyehan feels that Li Hai is a lucky player. He has done both offense and defense before, and he should be able to do the same at critical moments to create opportunities for the best scorer in the team.

Li Hai had never been asked to take on this responsibility before, and coach Boyehan also worked hard. If Li Hai couldn't do it, he could only let Anthony do it alone. Syracuse University's reaching the finals is already a great success.

It's just that if you lose here, you will feel a little bit unwilling.

In fact, the biggest problem right now is McNamara. Facing the old-fashioned Hinrich, his weakness was completely exposed. After the excited three-pointer, Hinrich beat him to death. The level is not up to the mark.

Li Hai almost caught the ball from McNamara. In such a big scene, he was also a little nervous, but more excited, he would not make mistakes.

As soon as he catches the ball, Hinrich and Langford force him up, which is how they let Duany miss before.

"Man, do you want to come up to support it, you are about to lose the ball."

At Syracuse University, Li Hai was in the 4th position most of the time, and the opponent didn't think he had much ball-handling ability.

However, they were wrong. Li Haihai has even played point guard in his life, and he has been honing his skills constantly when he came to the United States in his life. Facing the two guards from the University of Kansas, he directly accelerated and slipped through the cracks. past.

With a strong body, Hinrich and Langford couldn't even block it.

Speeding up again, Li Hai was as fast as lightning, and rushed to the opponent's inside line in the blink of an eye.

Collison had to make up for it. With a light flick of Li Hai's wrist, the basketball in his hand was in the air. Anthony who followed him jumped up and dunked alley-oop, which was not enough.

Anthony was pinched at first, and then someone cut off the receiving route. He was a little depressed, but Li Hai's pass made him very happy. After scoring the goal, he turned around and gave Li Hai a high-five in excitement.

"how is this possible?"

Li Hai's flexibility made the players and coaches of the University of Kansas a little unbelievable. Can the strength and speed of the Chinese on the basketball court reach this level?

Although Yao Ming's performance is getting better and better, players with yellow skin are still not recognized in many aspects.

But as an enemy, Li Hai immediately let the opponent understand that his strength is not a flash in the pan.

After the breakthrough, the mid-range shot made a steady hit, and the University of Kansas' defensive strategy failed.

After coach Roy Williams called a timeout, the opponent began to press the whole court, and the game entered the last 5 minutes, and the atmosphere on the court was almost frozen.

McNamara's ball handling and passing skills were not very good at first, but when he was forced by the opponent, he even had difficulty passing halftime, and immediately made a mistake.

After being forced to make two mistakes by Hinrich, coach Boyehan also called a timeout.

"Coach, let me directly control the ball for halftime." Anthony stood up and said, he is the leader of the team, even if he is alone, he will win the game.

"No, in that case, you will be flanked before you reach the three-point line. I will handle the ball and you will be responsible for scoring." It was not Boyehan who answered the question, but Li Hai, who usually doesn't express much opinion on tactics. .

By this time, he hadn't considered the original history at all, he knew he was capable of helping the team.

"Okay, Li Hailai controls the ball for halftime." Coach Boyihan made a decision.

Syracuse's change surprised the opponent. The player at the 4 came to the outside and is now playing possession.

Hinrich didn't care who was in front of him, and posted it decisively, "You are doing well, but this is not your territory, you can't get through."

"It doesn't count what you said." Li Hai smiled slightly, and the simplest change of direction passed by in a flash.

(End of this chapter)