Basketball Dragon

Chapter 29 My Eyes See the Basket
"It's Ben Gordon. With the two points at the critical moment, Li Hai seems a bit tired. He didn't keep up just now. The University of Connecticut took the lead again."

At 82:84, Li Hai was exhausted to the extreme, and he had completely lost feeling in his right foot. There were only a few tens of seconds left, so he had to persevere.

With the ball in his hands, University of Connecticut did not dare to foul at will, but it strictly guarded against him.

"Li Hai chose to attack by himself, a very sharp breakthrough, but the University of Connecticut immediately chose to attack, three people, Li Hai is going to make a foul, I am afraid that the referee will let the players solve it by themselves at this time... He passed the ball, very good view..."

Seeing that his teammates had no good chances, Li Hai chose to force a breakthrough. After the opponent pinched, he accurately returned the ball to McNamara.

McNamara has missed open shots a few times today. The nature of the nerve knife is like this. It is unreasonable when it is accurate, and it is unreasonable when it is inaccurate.

However, Li Hai still believed in his teammates.

McNamara, like Li Hai, was standing in the quarter-finals for the second time. Compared to last year, he was also more mature. The most frequent words coach Boyehan said to him were to shoot decisively.

The basketball drew a sharp arc in the air, Dang!
This time it hit the basket and hit a three-pointer, 85:84, Syracuse University went ahead by 1 point.

"Defense, defense, it's the last." Li Hai clapped his palms, reminding the team to get back to the defensive position in time.

The University of Connecticut timed out, and coach Boyehan took the opportunity to replace McNamara and replaced him with Adelin, who had a better defensive ability, to defend the last ball.

Coach Jim Calhoun was holding the tactical board and laying out the tactics for the last attack. With sharp eyes, he could see that Li Hai's physical strength had reached its peak, and his right foot was also affected.

"Ben, I trust you, just do what you always do."

"Emeka, be ready at any time, it's time to end the game."

The two sides returned to the field, Ben Gordon ran to the center circle and received the ball, Li Hai took his position in front of him, and his defensive posture was very standard.

Syracuse University's final defense became man-to-man, oppressing the opponent's perimeter, trying to force the opponent to make a hasty shot, and preventing Okafor from receiving the ball. If Okafor successfully catches the ball inside, he must not hesitate to foul.

Ben Gordon made a fake move to change the rhythm of the dribble, trying to find a breakthrough gap. At this time, it is too difficult to find Okafor directly. Only when he stands out, the team will have a chance.

Villanueva pulled out and had a chance to catch the ball, but Ben Gordon didn't pass. Villanueva is not a master of support, and if he is allowed to make a shot, he is not very sure.

Time was running out, and Ben Gordon only felt the pressure.

"Tact One." Coach Jim Calhoun suddenly yelled from the sidelines. Time was running out.

When Ben Gordon heard the coach shout, he gritted his teeth and rushed inside. The first tactic is very simple, that is, Ben Gordon singles. He has done it many times, but today he was restricted by Li Hai. At the most critical moment, he hesitated before.

When he rushed up, the thoughts in Ben Gordon's mind immediately disappeared. He is Ben Gordon, and the only thing that can prevent him is his own touch.

Breaking through on the right side, rushed to the bottom line, stopped suddenly, pulled up, and shot.

Li Hai followed the other party all the time, until he was about to make an emergency stop and jump with Ben Gordon, when his right foot suddenly went limp.

He gritted his teeth and didn't show anything wrong, but the height of his jump was affected.

"Ben Gordon, Ben Gordon with a big heart, he made another shot..."

The commentator's tone was excited. At 85:86, Syracuse University fell behind by 1 point again, and there were only 3 seconds left in the time.

This time it was Syracuse University's turn to call a timeout. Coach Boyehan first looked at Li Hai worriedly. He was also an experienced coach and saw that there was something wrong with Li Hai's right foot.

Li Hai showed his white teeth, "Coach, set up a good strategy, let's kill the game."

Coach Boyehan silently took out the tactical board, "Lee served the ball from the center line, Warrick went to catch the ball, and then let Li Hai block the defender..."

In the last 3 seconds, with a gap of 1 point, the whole stadium was silent, it was too tense.

Li Hai moved his right foot calmly, it's okay, this little pain can't defeat him, it's more of a psychological effect, just now he didn't dare to jump, he was afraid of getting hurt, afraid of becoming the same as in his previous life.

But now, he has to overcome, what he wants is victory.

There are enthusiastic audiences here, the best opponents here, and this is a beautiful stage. As a competitive basketball player, there are only four words now, and I will do my best.

"Syracuse University used Li Hai to serve, UConn was very tight-marked, and Warrick walked over to catch the ball. His long-range attack ability is relatively poor, and Syracuse University's tactics are already obvious."

"Lee Hi directly gave the ball to Warrick who rushed over, and Warrick handed the ball back to Lehi who came in. Villanueva tried to reach out to interfere, but Warrick blocked in front desperately. Not good at this kind of thing, but he is doing very well at this time..."

"Li Hai accelerated directly. He seemed a little tired just now, but now he has exerted tremendous energy."

"Ben Gordon and Devon Brown rushed over, Villanueva also chased after him, Li Hai accelerated again, he was a chariot at full speed."

"He rushed in, but he didn't shake off the UConn defense."

"Time is running out, he wants to force a shot, Okafor also rushed over, Li Hai has no room to shoot at all... Oh, my God, he lost his balance, it's over... no, the basketball in his hand is still Throw it out firmly."

"He fell to the ground, didn't have any expression, didn't even blink like a killer... The ball went in, the buzzer shot was hit, it was amazing, this night belongs to Syracuse University."

Li Hai fell to the ground, his mind went blank, only the sound of his own breathing could be felt.

But before he went down, the basketball was seen going to the hoop.

The opponent's player defended well, and kept refusing to use his right foot. After he rushed up, he couldn't see his teammates or the basket at all, but he shot very decisively.

Practice day after day, boring and repetitive practice, sometimes feel bad and make people want to give up, take a day off, it doesn't matter if you only take a day off, but he persisted.

It was countless exercises that made him clearly know the position of the basket. Even if the defender blocked his vision, his eyes were still very clear. He just threw the ball in his hand as usual.

The teammates rushed over frantically, as if he had already won the championship, he was pulled up and saw the referee confirm that the goal was valid.

87:86, Syracuse University entered the final four.

(End of this chapter)