Basketball Dragon

Chapter 32 This Is Not a Nightmare

At 82:78, Duke University finally made a three-pointer, but it has nothing to do with victory.

The Orangemen of Syracuse University have stood on the stage of the finals for two consecutive years. Their fans are so happy that they can't sleep, and everyone on the team is also excited.

Georgia Tech, Syracuse's opponent in the finals.

Jarrett Jack, Will Bynum, two guards with strong offensive power, Luke Sinchel, a 2-meter inside long man, Georgia Tech's overall defense is very good, desperate enough, shooting Resolutely, they didn't show super abilities all the way to the finals, but they were just a little bit stronger than their opponents.

Georgia Institute of Technology is a perimeter-oriented team. Except for the center position, other players are not tall enough. At the beginning of the game, Li Hai assisted Warrick to complete the first goal.

"Defend, defend, just fight this game." Li Hai shouted loudly.

"Yes, we will win." McNamara also said loudly, putting on a defensive posture seriously.

Jarrett-Jack squeezed McNamara away with his strong body. He has excellent skills and overall strength. It is a very morale-boosting way to grab McNamara. After McNamara was squeezed away, he tenaciously Pounced a bit, this is his experience in these few fights.

Jack was slightly affected, and Warrick took advantage of the entanglement between the white big men of the two teams and took the rebound.

McNamara dribbled forward, Jack defended him very closely, he immediately passed to Li Hai, and Li Hai directly broke through when he got the ball, the first step was so big that the center of gravity of the defender's body was completely tilted to one side , but he pulled the ball back and hit a mid-range shot near the free throw line.

As soon as the game started, Syracuse University had the rhythm.

Georgia Tech just showed their defense, Jarrett Jack made it hard for McNamara, but Lehi and Warrick were still strong points for Syracuse against Georgia Tech's oppressive defense , They made a lot of shots against the defenders.

When Li Hai was replaced for a rest, he felt a burst of relief. Now the team's rhythm is very good, just as his ankle has not fully recovered, the score allows him to rest for a few more minutes.

In order to maintain a high-intensity defense, Georgia Tech rotated relatively frequently, and the touch of several outside shooters could only be regarded as average. Only Will Bynum made two unreasonable three-pointers.

But McNamara immediately retaliated. When the ball is in his hands, the team's offense may be scattered, but sometimes it will allow him to perform magically.

Syracuse University took a 42:36 lead at halftime, and the key point was that Li Hai had an unprecedented 5-minute rest.

And he has scored 15 points and 12 assists in 6 minutes, which is very efficient.

In this game, he increased his long-range shots, and the players defending him may still be a little uncomfortable.

"Win this game, orange people, come on." At the beginning of the second half, all players' hands were stacked together again.

Now they are all very excited, with Li Hai organizing, excitement will become an advantage instead of a mistake.

Craig Firth came up to block Li Hai, Li Hai broke through to 45 degrees and dismantled the ball from his hand, Firth caught the ball and made a flexible pick, and the ball easily entered the basket.

"Run more frequently, pay attention to the bottom line, and my ball will pass."

"Stop him, don't let him squeeze in front of you."

Jarrett - Jack continued to command his teammates, the score did not make him discouraged, Georgia Institute of Technology is a very tenacious team.

As long as they work harder and limit Syracuse University's scoring, they have a chance to win.

Time is passing as you come and go, and Warrick's advantage is slowly disappearing in the constant physical confrontation. They fought too hard in the semi-finals. In the last 10 minutes of the game, the excitement dissipated slightly, and the fatigue disappeared. Inevitably came up.

"Work harder, work harder." Li Hai clapped his palms vigorously.

Will Bynum made a forced breakthrough to pick the basket and missed it. Warrick was squeezed and did not jump up. Seeing that the basketball was about to fall into the hands of Jack who was rushing to grab the rebound, Li Hai, who was also rushing over, used his height to directly catch the ball from behind. The rebound was protected.

Originally, because of his ankle, Li Hai basically didn't rush to grab rebounds in front of him, but at the last moment, seeing that the opponent was so desperate and fighting for every ball, he couldn't care less.

He wants to keep the victory, he wants to bring Syracuse University a second championship trophy, and Warrick is tired now, so he has to protect the backboard.

During the offense, Festi went to the free throw line, and Li Hai stood in the low post, and he made a low single. He scored the ball again. His personal 20th point, Syracuse University's lead immediately went to double digits, and the time was only 4 minute.

Jack commanded his teammates to come up to pick and roll, rush in two steps, pull up and shoot.

Li Hai has been paying attention to the opponent's No. [-] position. Jack is the strategic starting point of Georgia Institute of Technology, so when the opponent throws off the defender, Li Hai makes up the defense in time.

Jack's choice of shooting timing was very good, but Li Hai's supplementary defense was too timely, completely blocking his shooting line, causing him to rush to pass the ball in the air.

Will Bynum catches the ball and shoots it against the defense, and the basketball bounces high off the rim.

Li Hai rushed towards the landing point with all his strength, and jumped up suddenly.

He is very accurate in judging the placement of the basketball. This ability is completely developed in the past two years in the confrontation. He didn't feel so good before.

His hands had already touched the basketball, and he was about to grab it when a huge force hit him hard.

Li Hai was knocked so that he fell sideways and fell down. He subconsciously stretched out his right foot, and a huge pain suddenly invaded him. The weight of both him and the person who hit him was borne by his injured right foot in an instant. , the entire instep was twisted almost ninety degrees, and Li Hai fell directly on the floor.

The person who bumped into him was Will Bynum. He rushed over when he saw that he missed the shot and didn't care about anything else.

Although he and Jarrett-Jack are not tall, they are very desperate to grab rebounds. He is even more ignorant, and this time he hit Li Hai directly from behind.

Coach Boyihan immediately called a timeout, and Li Hai took off his shoes to check, but he couldn't even touch his ankle.

He was no longer able to play, he completed a 1+1 free throw with one bare foot, and then was replaced.

Bastard, bastard, Li Hai's eyes were slightly red, and he was injured again. Could this be the beginning of another nightmare.

"Jarrett Jack passed a pass to BJ Elder on the baseline. The ball missed the basket. The game is over. Syracuse University successfully defended the title with 83:74. Congratulations to them."

The commentator's voice made Li Hai suddenly realize that this time was not a nightmare.

(End of this chapter)