I'm not really a role player

Chapter 75 Advance to the finals!

The inside line at the University of Texas confronted.

Whether it's Dexter Pittman who is on the field now, Connor Achley who was on the field before, or Matt Hill who will play later, the defense is no longer restrained.

Because Rick Barnes told them that fouls are okay, but the strike must be heavy.

Of course, it's not the kind of unlimited heavy, malicious fouls or something, it's still not advisable.

In other words, even if it is a foul, it must be within the scope allowed by the rules.

But for Aqili and the others, being able to make them foul is enough. At least, their defense is no longer restricted.

According to Rick Barnes' instructions, stare at Oden's left side. Once Oden takes advantage of the trend and attacks to the right side, it will be a vicious foul immediately.

In this way, Dexter Pittman lost his fifth personal foul, and Rick Barnes waved his hand and replaced the third center Matt Hill, who had barely played this season.

The injured right arm was targeted continuously, and Greg Oden became constrained.

Although he is eager for an NCAA championship, compared with the subsequent NBA draft, the latter is more important.

You must know that the draft is not only a gap in picks, behind the picks, there is also a gap in salary.

Around 07, the salary of the No. 470 pick could reach about US$420 million, but the second place was only US$50 million. The difference of one pick is a full US$[-].

For poor blacks and rookie players who are not rich, this is not a small number.

Oden does not want to see his injury aggravate, so as to affect the subsequent draft.

In addition to this game, the University of Texas has always been in the leading position, not much ahead, and Ohio State has always had a chance to come back.

But it's just a chance, big or small, and Ohio State, which has been under pressure, obviously has slim chances.

Holding his right arm, which was already a little red and intensified in pain, Oden gradually had only one arm left, and he tried to avoid continuing to use his right arm.

Li Ke continued to cooperate with Xiao Du in a variety of pick-and-rolls, making consecutive mid-range shots and three-pointers, and the offense was as smooth as ever.

Ohio State's offense has stagnated a little, and the score gap has almost opened to double digits in the blink of an eye.

The situation was on the verge of collapse, and Sadmata immediately called a timeout.

"KD made a mid-range shot, and the gap in the score came to 11 points. Ohio State's breath was suddenly let out."

"However, Sadmata hasn't given up yet. He called a timeout, and he should make some adjustments. What cards did he show?"

After a timeout, Xiao Du hooked Li Ke's shoulders and walked to the sidelines with happy steps.

The score is leading and the situation is excellent. They are only ten minutes away from the final.

"Come on, don't let your guard down, and make sure we're still ahead at the end of the game!"

There was a timeout, and there was nothing to stress, Rick Barnes said something nice and ended the timeout.

Ohio State, by contrast, was nervous.

Sadmata did not give up the game yet, he spent 1 minute adjusting both offense and defense.

One minute was not enough, the referee urged twice before Sadmata let go of Mike Conley's shoulder and patted his favorite player: "Go, Mike, we still have a chance!"

"The game has restarted, let's see what cards Ohio State has..."

There are no hole cards, and some are learned and sold now.

On Ohio State's offense, Daequan Cook rushed to the top of the arc and set a pick and roll for Conley who was holding the ball.

Then, the unprepared University of Texas switched defenses directly.

Li Ke faced Dae Quinn Cook, and Conley faced DJ Augustin again, singled out and scored a pull-up jumper.

"It's actually a pick-and-roll, but Daiquan Cook's pick-and-roll quality is very average. Sheldon should choose to go around the screen."

It's not that Li Ke didn't go around the screen, but that Augustin switched defenses directly. If he wanted to go around, he had to cooperate with his teammates.

Rick Barnes saw this, and stood on the sidelines and angrily scolded Augustin: "DJ, don't switch defenses!"

Turning his head was the same as Sadmata's, cursing in a low voice: "This guy has no AC at all, and he knows he can't defend, so he switches defenses!"

A ball was stolen on the defensive end, and the University of Texas is not in a hurry, because at this moment, their most stable thing is offense.

"Sheldon and KD cooperated in the pick-and-roll, and turned back after the block, but Ron Lewis pounced on KD? This... made Sheldon empty?"

In the commentary seat, Shannon Sharp was puzzled by the sudden change of Ohio State's defensive strategy. Immediately afterwards, he saw Mike Conley appearing in front of Li Ke.

"Mike Conley made up, Ohio State's defense was concentrated on the strong side, and now it's DJ Augustin on the weak side!"

Xiao Du jumped up a pass and found Augustine who was not far away.

Naturally, DJ Augustin would not miss the wide open three-pointer. He raised his knife and dropped it, and with a bang, he successfully hit the ball.

On the sidelines, Sadmata frowned. This kind of defense is very risky, but he had to do it as a last resort, and he could only defend like this.

At least, this defense can strangle Li Ke and Xiao Du who are playing well in the duo.

And whether it can seize the slim chance to complete the comeback depends on the next attack.

It was still Dongshi's pick-and-roll, Augustine was reprimanded and stopped switching defenses.

Li Ke decisively went around the screen and faced Kangli again...

"Sheldon's so fast, I'll just say that Daequan Cook's screen quality is poor, and he can't stop Sheldon at all!"

The pick-and-roll effect was too poor. Facing Li Ke, Conley made an emergency stop and missed.

Ohio State's offense that had just gotten a little better was gone...

Offensive, you can't make offense; defense, you can't defend; what is left of Ohio State is Oden's only advantage at the basket, which is useless except for a few more rebounds.

The score gap was like an avalanche, rising unstoppably.

"Persisted for the whole game, Ohio State finally collapsed."

Next, is Ohio State's dying struggle.

When the end-of-game timer beeped 10 minutes later, Texas made sure they were still in the lead.

The CBS commentary also shouted the victory for the University of Texas:

"The game is over!"

"The University of Texas at Austin Principal Horns won the semifinals. They were completely at a disadvantage in the public opinion before the game. After the game started, they completed a counterattack!"

"They got their first ticket to the 2007 NCAA Finals!"

The situation in the Central Five Live Studio, which has a completely different style of painting, is roughly the same this time.

Yu Jia shouted in a rough voice: "It's over, the game is over, the University of Texas where Li Ke is in won the game, they entered the finals, and have the opportunity to compete for the highest honor in the American College Basketball League!"

Then director Zhang's unhurried, but excited voice sounded: "This game, Li Ke's performance is quite good. His score of 34 points is the highest score in this game!"

Li Ke scored 34 points, because in the second half of the game, opponents always let him go.

Xiao Du has always been the one who has been taken care of by his opponents. Even so, he finally scored 29 points, only 5 points lower than Li Ke.

On the opposite side, Oden, who blocked and killed God in the first half and shy away in the second half, still scored 30 points, the highest in the Ohio State team.

In the battle of the semifinals and the championship, it turned out that Li Ke, the dark horse, rushed out and snatched the crown with the highest score in the game.

Of course, if you count other statistics, Li Ke is not enough. He grabbed 5 rebounds, sent 3 assists, and completed 3 steals.

But for the other two protagonists, Xiao Du grabbed 11 rebounds and sent out 10 assists, plus 1 steal and 1 block. Every statistic has been gained.

Oden is not bad at all, with 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks, he is simply a living meat grinder in the penalty area.

But Yang Wu’s live broadcast room completely ignored the other four data.

Director Zhang even sighed with emotion: "If we continue to play like this, Li Ke is expected to win the MOP of the semi-finals!"

"Oh, by the way, explain the MOP of the Final Four. It is the same as the MVP of the NBA Finals. It only counts the two games of the Final Four and the final. The best performance is the MOP."

Yu Jia explained, and Director Zhang read the full name of MOP with a somewhat weird accent: "Most, Otes calm down, Pulai son, the most outstanding player, that's what it means."

On the court, Li Ke, the person involved, couldn't think of it that far.

The moment the game ended, his mind was blank, only overflowing excitement, excitement, and uncontrollable emotions remained.

He raised his hands high and enjoyed the simultaneous cheers of [-] to [-] fans at the Georgia Dome, and then gave the excited Xiao Du a high-five and hug.

"We're in the finals!"

"The NCAA champions, the Longhorns are coming!"

"..."

(Notice in the text again, it will be on the shelves next Friday, thanks to lvyuan and the very popular tip!

ps: I don't even ask for recommendation tickets anymore, why are the recommendation tickets still rising? o(╥﹏╥)o)

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