I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 28 Difficult Numbers

In the second half of the first half, UCLA launched a crazy counterattack against the Memphis Tigers under the leadership of Love.

However, the Tigers are as stable as Mount Tai, and have been steadily maintaining a lead of about ten points.

Among them, the biggest hero is Li Ran who scored 12 points in 19 minutes.

Li Ran, who suddenly showed his excellent long-distance shooting ability, became a point that UCLA couldn't handle at all.

After Li Ran passed another pick-and-roll mid-range shot and scored two points steadily, his scoring in the first half reached 21 points.

Michael Wise, the scout of the Rockets, is now sitting in an unknown corner of the stands, writing something in a book in his hand.

"Lee actually has NCAA-level shooting ability. With his physical fitness, it is easy to find a gap on the court."

At the bottom of Li Ran's page, there is a string of scribbled numbers.

You can vaguely see that the first one is 60, then 50, 40, 30.
Now, the latest number is around 25.

This means that Li Ran's draft pick in Wise's mind is already the No. 20 fifth pick in the first round.

But looking at Wise's tangled appearance of wanting to cross out 25, this 25th pick should also be the conclusion after the last game.

The reason why Wise didn't write is because of Li Ran's serious injury.

Although Li Ran can't see any signs of serious injuries at all, it is a hidden danger after all.

In Wise's view, for a player who has suffered that kind of injury, the highest pick is the second half of the first round. It is simply impossible for Li Ran to enter the lottery zone, or even book the No. [-] pick like Rose.

The reason is very simple. For example, Li Ran was selected by the Rockets with the No. If one day Li Ran gets injured again, the team's years of training will be in vain.

So Wise is struggling now.

There are not a few scouts who have the same idea as Wise, and it is even said that most of the scouts have the same idea as him.

Of course Li Ran who was playing on the field didn't know that so many people were paying attention to him, or in other words, even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

He has only one idea now.

That is to strive to completely smash the resilient UCLA in the first half.

Love's scoring explosiveness has been fully demonstrated. As a team core, he is almost perfect, inside singles, outside long shots, rebounds, organization support, he has done everything he can do.

He took the ball, knocked Joey Dorsey out of the way with a bumping action that was on the verge of fouling and non-fouling, and then hit the ball into the basket.

As an insider, his energy consumption is much greater than that of Li Ran, so although there is enough space for the ball, Love still chooses to hit the board instead of dunking.

But after the ball was scored, it was a familiar rhythm again.

In this game, Memphis completely played out the DDM tactics that Carlyapa has devoted his life to. Calliapa, who was kneeling in front of the technical stage, even felt that this was the best game the team played since he coached.

Joey Dorsey didn't have time to worry about his failure to guard Love. He picked up the ball immediately and handed it to Rose who was waiting on the 45-degree sideline.

Ross dribbled the ball into gear and accelerated, and ran towards the frontcourt together with Li Ran and CDR.

Joey Dorsey and Dozier have tried their best to follow up, but after all, they are insiders, and this is just doing their best to obey the destiny, and they mainly want to be a companion. . .

After the three of them entered the frontcourt, they split up. Rose went straight to the center, and Li Ran and CDR separated from the left and the right.

At this time, only Westbrook, Darren Collison and Mbah a Moute can keep up with the rhythm of the three.

Westbrook dealt with Rose in the middle, Darren Collison restricted the CDR, and Mbah a Moute followed Li Ran closely.

Rose's excellent vision allowed him to know the half court situation well even in high-speed dribbles. He took a few steps forward, squeezed Westbrook's defensive space, and then distributed the ball to the CDR on the right wing.

CDR faced Collison, which was a small misalignment. He squeezed Collison to break through, and Collison couldn't restrain him at all.

Mbah a Moute was going back to the paint to protect the frame, and he deliberately ran at the intersection of CDR and Li Ran.

And he also knows that, except for Rose, the Tigers are all end points and basically have no passing ability, so he decisively chooses to fill in.

But how could Li Ran be restrained by Ba Moute's little trick, he chose to go straight to the basket.

The UCLA three-man defense was instantly torn open, but Mbah a Moute didn't know it.

When he saw the ball flying over his head, it was too late.

Li Ran opened his hands and soared in the sky like an eagle. A camera happened to be on the other side of the baseline to capture Li Ran's movements. After the game, people were surprised to find that Li Ran's head had passed the basket.

CDR's passing level is not good, not as accurate as Rose's, and the ball is a bit biased.

But Li Ran swept the ball with his long arms in the air and abruptly pulled back the ball that had veered off course. Then he put his hands together, dunked the ball into the basket while gliding, and then landed on the other side.

After landing, Li Ran pointed to the CDR with both hands smiling.

"Nice pass, Chris."

CDR smiled unnaturally, reached out and gave Li Ran a high five.

After these few games, CDR students have been completely defeated by Li Ran.

He also thought about it. He was not the core of the team. Would it make sense to compete with Li Ran for the scoring title?
It's better to win an NCAA championship honestly, so that you can have a little more leverage in your draft.

Unbeknownst to CDR, his decision directly saved his career.

After this gliding alley dunk, Li Ran has scored 23 points.

He glanced up at the timer. There were six minutes left in the first half.

Pulling up his collar and wiping the sweat off his forehead, Li Ran strode towards the backcourt.

"Defense!"

While running, Li Ran yelled at his teammates.

The members of the Tigers were still cheering for Li Ran's wonderful goal. When Li Ran called out the word "defense", all the joy on their faces disappeared, and they stared at the UCLA players preparing to attack seriously.

Li Ran stood behind Le Fu without hesitation.

Love received the ball in the high post this time and wasn't a great offensive option, so he re-passed the ball.

Finally, with the help of Love's pick-and-roll, Darren Collison broke through and made a layup.

UCLA is still clinging to the score, and the two teams are now hanging on their breath. Whoever can't hold on first may be taken away by a wave.

More importantly, this time, Joey wanted to repeat the same trick and quickly serve, but Love had already opened his hands and stood in front of him.

(End of this chapter)