I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 17 Advance!

But no matter how the two brothers brag, whether they haven't sweated or only used seven points, they must sit on the bench at the beginning of the second half.

Generally speaking, they will rest for about 4 minutes, but Calipari is going to let them rest for more time depending on the situation.

Not only for the sake of their physical strength, but also for a deeper reason.

Now that Li Ran's hole card has been exposed today, the less he is used, the better.

The longer Li Ran plays on the court, the easier it is for others to understand his style of play and develop a targeted defensive strategy. This is what Calipari does not want to see.

If this game is already the final of the NCAA, Calipari will definitely let the two play the whole game without hesitation, but it is a pity that that time has not yet come.

In the second half of the game, due to the lack of the two most core attack points, the Mavericks' offense gradually showed a tendency to rise.

In 5 minutes, they successfully brought the score closer to within ten.

However, the Tigers are not without someone who can stand up.

Chris Douglas Roberts, our dear CDR classmate, stepped forward at this time.

In any case, he is now the Tigers' nominal scoring leader, averaging 18 points per game.

A mid-range shot, a breakthrough layup, and two consecutive offenses. Under the leadership of CDR, the Tigers opened up the score gap again.

Seeing that there were only 10 minutes left in the time, Chris finally sighed.

The tide is gone.

With 10 minutes left in the game, Calipari put Li Ran and Rose back into battle.

The score at this time was no different from that at the end of halftime, and the appearance of the two also officially announced the death penalty for the Mavericks.

With a final score of 87-63, the Memphis Tigers secured their first victory of March Madness with a 24-point rout of the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks.

Li Ran's stats were finally fixed at 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

In all fairness, his stats are a bit dazzling.

罗斯18分4篮板7助攻，CDR19分3篮板2助攻，同样表现出色。

At the moment when the game ended, Ross ran over excitedly and celebrated this hearty victory with Li Ran.

Li Ran did not hesitate to give Rose a chest bump.

The two who are swaying their youth wantonly do not know that countless people have begun to pay attention to them on the sidelines and off the court.

The NBA's draft predictions were updated very quickly. On the second day, Li Ran's name appeared on the mock draft list.

But his pick only appeared in the 30th pick in the second round, which is the last position.

Because of too little playing time, the scouts all adopted conservative predictions.

There is another very important reason that affects Li Ran's draft market, which is the serious injury that Li Ran suffered.

A ruptured Achilles tendon is undoubtedly a devastating injury for a basketball player. No one can guarantee how long Li Ran's excellent performance like this one will last. Maybe the next game will come to an abrupt end.

After resting for three days, Li Ran and Rose started their journey again.

Their opponent in the round of 32 is Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State University defeated the University of Oregon 64-76 in the round of 69 and successfully advanced to the second round.

But this is also the end of their year.

2008年3月25日，孟菲斯大学76-66，轻取密西西比州立大学。

Li Ran continued his excellent performance in the previous game. He made 13 of 8 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored a game-high 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

And another player of the team performed equally well. The hard-working blue-collar insider Joey Dorsey scored 13 points, 12 rebounds and an astonishing 6 blocks in this game, completely turning the inside into a no-fly zone.

It's just that after the game, Li Ran kept complaining that Rose wasted an offensive rebound opportunity, which made his assists less than rebounds, which made Rose very unhappy.

So, in the next Sweet 16 game, Rose broke out.

In the team's game against Michigan State University, he made 17 of 12 shots, 3 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 6 free throws, scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, helping the team beat the opponent 92-74 and successfully Advance to the Elite Eight.

Li Ran also performed well this time, but "only" scored 25 points.

After these two rounds of competition, Li Ran's draft pick has slowly climbed from the initial 60th pick to the middle of the second round. They unearthed it.

Li Ran's offensive methods are so lacking to a single degree.

Just dribble the ball into the lane and throw yourself into the sky.

Although this style of play is eye-catching and is very popular in the NCAA, but in the NBA where there are many strong players, there is a high probability that it will end up in a poor end.

If the time is pushed back another ten years, oh, maybe one year is enough, the scouts will definitely think that Li Ran is a Westbrook who has no organizational skills.

The next match will be the regional finals of Li Ran and the others, also known as the Elite Eight.

Their opponent in the final was the University of Texas.

The University of Texas does have a star player, DJ Augustin.

This short guard was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated this year, and was also selected to the All-American Academy First Team and the American Basketball Writers Association All-NBA First Team. Active in the NBA arena.

This season, DJ-Augustin averaged 19.2 points, 3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in the University of Texas Longhorns. As a sophomore, he is the team's well-deserved absolute core and leader.

And he lived up to expectations, leading the team all the way to the Elite Eight.

However, compared to the upcoming competition, Li Ran paid more attention to the upcoming division final in another division.

The divisional finals of the Midwest Division will be played between the University of Kansas and Davidson College.

The University of Kansas defeated the University of Memphis in the original space-time final and became the NCAA champion of the year.

Davidson College, on the other hand, has Stephen Curry, who has been a monster this year.

In the first few games of the knockout round, Curry almost carried the team forward by himself.

64强对阵贡萨加大学，库里狂砍40分3篮板2助攻5抢断，球队六分险胜。

Against Georgetown University in the top 32, Curry scored 30 points and 5 assists, and the team narrowly won by four points.

16强对阵威斯康星大学，库里又砍下全队73分中的33分，还有3篮板4助攻4抢断，帮助球队17分大胜对手。

And their opponent in the quarter-finals is the University of Kansas, the No. 37 seed in the Big 3 led by Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur, who has a season of [-] wins and [-] losses.

This game is also considered to be the closest and most suspenseful game among the Elite Eight.

The remaining two games are UCLA vs. Javier University and North Carolina vs. University of Louisville.

The March Madness competition has reached a fever pitch.

What Li Ran and the others had to do was to be resolute and move forward step by step.

　Thanks to Little E Yin 33 for the great reward, thank you ORZ!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)