From sparring to superstar

Chapter 18 17. Cheer for me!
Actually entered!

Although the fans at the scene didn't boo at first, they had the same idea as Henry Bibby. They didn't have much hope for Li Ao, so there were many discussions.

Unexpectedly, Li Ao came up and gave them a surprise!
But the coaching staff of the Trojans were not very satisfied with the ball.

Just entered.

This style of play was not what Henry Bibby wanted. If he didn't score, he would have wasted this offensive round. There were still 30 seconds left in this 17-second offensive round.

The main reason is that he knows very well that Li Ao doesn't have a great mid-range shooting ability, he just can shoot.

He sighed, even though Li Ao is usually so calm, he is still a rookie!There will still be the impulsiveness of newcomers when they first play.

But he scored a goal, and he has nothing to say.

Anyway, it's the manager of the water dispenser. If you continue to mess around and fail to invest, just replace it.

Thinking about the best, at least the score is not.

On the court, Li Ao didn't think too much. The ball just now had the bonus of "perfect warm-up", so he had to shoot. Now he retreated to the backcourt, with only one thought - to defend Kapono.

The Bruins were attacking, and Kapono saw that his defender turned into a foreigner he had never seen before, and he ignored him completely.

The perimeter defense of the entire Trojan team, except for the famous defensive villain 'Little Lambir', he can't look down on any of them.

Now he's going to attack!To shoot!I want to vent all the unhappiness that was tortured by Shelby Jordan in the first half!
However, when Kapono wanted to easily get rid of Li Ao by running, he failed!

In terms of team defense ability, Li Ao is not as good as Shelby Jordan, and he is not as good as Shelby Jordan when switching to the inside.

But against a pure pitcher, he is really no worse than Shelby Jordan!
This has already happened when Li Ao served as a training partner for the White Mamba and the team trained in 5V5. Compared with Shelby Jordan, he is faster and more confrontational, and he is very good at predicting the movement of players without the ball. !
Just looking at Li Ao's appearance, Kapono thought he was a good-looking player, but he didn't expect this guy to be so difficult and wretched in defense!
After Li Ao attached Kapono, his hands never left Kapono's body.

Kapono managed to find a chance to get rid of Li Ao, and blocked Li Ao with Gadzuric from the flank, but when Kapono circled the pile, Li Ao stretched out his hand while the three of them were crowded together!

Kapono's ass was squeezed by Li Ao!
Moiseo passed the ball immediately after Kapono circled the pile. When Kapono received the ball, his butt hurt so badly, but this time the attack time has already taken more than 20 seconds, and there is no time for him to consume it. up.

Enduring the pain in his buttocks, Kapono caught the ball and turned around to shoot a three-pointer... Iron!
Charles blocked the rushing Moiso and protected the defensive rebound.

Theoretically speaking, this is a very good tactical cooperation. Kapono was very annoyed when the ball was ironed... and he was very angry!

That Oriental's defense is so dirty!
It made him even more furious. After he hit the iron, he looked at Li Ao, and saw Li Ao wiping his hands on his trouser legs with a disgusted expression on his face!

Offensive and defensive transition, the Trojans attack.

When Granville broke through and Li Ao flanked the high position, the Bruins once again chose to let Li Ao run, and Granville, who was the main defense breakthrough, and the white mamba who used the flank to cover.

Li Ao once again received the ball at a big step beyond the free throw line. This time Moiso chose to pounce on Li Ao. Henry Bibby on the sidelines saw this scene and his heart ached.

This kid, this goal must be scored!
If you enter, you may gain momentum!

In Henry Bibby's view, Li Ao's current way of handling the ball is just like this. He just scored a goal. As a rookie, if the opportunity arises again, he will definitely choose to shoot again.

Moiseo also made such a judgment and chose to press on and interfere.

However, Li Ao passed on!
'Transfer Expert Level 2' is triggered, and without dribbling, his passing ability in this transfer has increased to 85!

Li Ao hit the ground and sent the ball, tearing up the defense of the Bruins, and passed the ball to Charles, who was rushing inside. Charles was pleasantly surprised when he received the ball, and the experienced man sideways avoided Gadzuric. The defense, the hook hit!
"Pretty!"

Henry Bibby couldn't help standing up and roaring, but he immediately realized that he seemed too excited, so he sat down quickly and pretended nothing happened.

Not only him, but several other coaches of the Trojans were also surprised.

High support ability!

Li Ao actually has the ability to support high positions!
During normal team training, it is difficult to show this, because team training is a running tactic, and the ball needs to be passed according to the tactic. Li Ao only needs to rely on his height and wingspan to protect the ball in the tactic, and wait for his teammates to come near him. Then pass it on.

If this is not a coincidence, then they will have to re-judgment Li Ao.

A person with better physical fitness than Shelby Jordan, who can also do dirty work with shame, can pass the ball and make mid-range shots...

On the court, when the Bruins were attacking, Kapono began to swear again.

Unlike Shelby Jordan, who was in charge of the team's defense, Li Ao didn't think about anything else, just stared at Kapono's defense, constantly confronting him, and sticking to him very tightly.

However, Kapono's team was very conscious, suppressed his anger, and did not insist on scoring. He waved his hand at Watson and chose to sling around to contain the defense.

Watson made good use of Kapono's flank containment and sent a wonderful pass to Moiso. The latter made a flying layup and hit 74 to 71. The Bruins regained a 3-point lead.

When the Trojans attacked, the Bruins' defense was clearly in disarray.

Li Ao's one shot and one pass disrupted the Bruins' defensive arrangement.

Granville chose to trust Li Ao and took the initiative to send the ball to Li Ao.

However, the strength of the Bruins is not given in vain. They chose the safest defense, protecting the frame + defending against Li Ao's shots, and also doing a good job of defending against Li Ao's pass to the wing.

But Li Ao didn't make a strong shot or a hard pass. Instead, he turned his back to the basket and passed the ball to Granville who was pulled out again, calmly transitioning the ball.

Granville didn't waste the opportunity, bypassed Li Ao and broke through from the left to enter the inside line, attracting Ray Young on the left to make up the defense and then score the ball. Trey Pagnier received the ball from the left corner and made a three-pointer...hit!
74 to 74, the Trojans tied the score, and the Bruins called a timeout!
The fans at the scene broke out into violent cheers again, and gave it to Tre Pagnell who tied the score.

All the Trojan players on the field surrounded Li Ao.

Charles patted Li Ao on the back and said, "That ball just now was so cool, did you see that I fooled the No. [-] high school student in the United States!"

"Costas, isn't my pass cool?" Granville feigned anger.

"Cool, cool, hahaha, the three-point assist you passed to me just now is so cool." Trey Pagnell laughed and praised.

"I didn't expect that Leo would pass the ball back just now. I'll buy it, Leo, your high-level support is good!" Granville was excited when he thought of the ball just now.

Li Ao became stunned in an instant: "That's right, I'm a genius, it's too simple to support or something."

"Leo, can you be more humble?" Trepagnier patted Li Ao speechlessly.

Li Ao said nonsense: "The ancients said it well, modesty makes people lag behind, and pride makes people improve. Can't I be proud when I pass a good ball?"

"Is that what you said?" Granville asked uncertainly, "I heard the head coach say something similar, and it seems to be different from what you said."

"You remembered wrong!"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"Screw you……"

Several people returned to the bench talking and laughing, and the teammates stepped forward to celebrate with high fives.

Henry Bibby was also very excited at the moment, but it was related to Li Ao. He managed his expression well and began to adjust without surprise or joy: "Brandon, you continue to score points and cooperate with the high-ranking Leo. Oh, you pay attention to passing the ball, and shoot when you have the opportunity. Their next defense against you will definitely be to prevent passing the ball. Brian will do a good job of containing the ball. Jeff and Kostas, you are the main attack point..."

Li Ao asked: "What if they prevent me from shooting?"

Henry Bibby responded angrily: "Then you have more opportunities to pass the ball? What's the matter? Are you scared? Are you going to sit on the bench?"

Li Ao felt that he asked this question a bit stupidly, but the middle-aged Sao Nan's words were really ugly, so!Endure it!Who let the opponent be the head coach?

Seeing Li Ao who shut up, Henry Bibby felt at ease physically and mentally.

It's so rare to be able to make this kid speechless!

...

Back from the timeout, there were more than 4 minutes left in the game, and neither team made any substitutions.

The Bruins attacked and Watson attacked with the ball.

Kapono felt that he was out of luck. In his first official game in college, he first met the villain 'Little Lambir' and was tortured enough.

After finally getting through it, I met a newcomer who was even more difficult and shameless!
Fortunately, Kapono is not the only one with strong personal abilities in the Bruins team. Watson singles Granville and hits an emergency stop jumper from the free throw line on the right side of the three-second zone!

When it came time for the Trojans to attack, Li Ao had a chance to run, and without hesitation ran toward his favorite shooting point—the free throw line.

There was a breakthrough, and the teammates also chose to seize this point to play. Granville broke through and launched an attack, the purpose of which was to help Li Ao create such a running opportunity.

As Henry Bibby expected, when Li Ao received the ball at the free throw line, the Bruins chose Ray Young, who only used supplementary defense, to interfere.

It may be a coincidence that he made a shot once, but Li Ao’s pass selection in the previous two rounds was obviously not a coincidence. The Bruins coach Steve LaVine, who is not familiar with him, chose to guard against his pass, betting on his poor shooting ability or psychological quality not good enough.

On Li Ao's side, at this time, he had no other distractions, and the things in his mind were very simple-pass the ball first, and throw it when he has a chance!
He sees the shot when he gets the ball, takes a step forward, and shoots a jumper from the free throw line before Ray Young is in place...

Feels good, hit it again!
The Trojans are clinging to the score!
The fans at the scene were pleasantly surprised again and cheered for Li Ao!

I thought that this match was about to be explained, but I didn't expect that this foreign student who they looked down upon at the beginning played a big role at the critical moment.

With 4 points and 1 assist, Li Ao smiled and turned his head to retreat. He has already won the cheers of the fans!
After returning from the defense, Li Ao waited until Kapono came over, and immediately went to stick close.

He didn't think about anything else on the defensive end, he only had one thought - sticking to Kapono.

I didn't even think about whether I could defend against it, I just knew that I would go all out to defend and leave the rest to my teammates.

And the teammates... really couldn't guard against it.

Watson, Moiso, and Gadzuric, all three are talents favored by NBA teams. The inside assault and Gadzuric's rush were all shown.

But this does not mean that Li Ao's defense is useless!

On the contrary, Henry Bibby is thankful to have Li Ao, his extreme defensive style restricted Kapono!
Without him, Sam Clancy flies in the blink of an eye, and Brusenthal can't keep up with Kapono, and it's really over.

With Li Ao restricting Kapono, at least the Bruins did not fully bloom.

And this also gave the Trojans a chance to rely on offense to bite the score!

Li Ao scored 4 points and 4 assist in 1 rounds. His sudden X factor successfully attracted the defensive attention of the Bruins, and the Bruins defense unconsciously concentrated in the middle.

Faced with such a defense, he had no chance to pass or shoot most of the time, but he did not show any negative emotions. He ran well and used the threat of scoring twice to contain the ball. He had a catch and shot once, but he There is no change in action in the next round, and he continues to move to check, so that the opponent is not sure whether he has run out of luck or just feels bad for this ball, so he can only continue to stare at him.

Granville and Trepagnier seized the opportunity, shot from inside and outside, and played back and forth with the super combination of Watson and Moiso!

Soon, the time came to 19 minutes and 22 seconds of the second half. The long-lost White Mamba found a chance and ran to the right at a 45-degree angle. send out.

White Mamba catches the ball and hits a three-pointer!
87 to 85, the Trojans once again overtook the score and gained a two-point lead!

The Bruins' three timeouts in the second half have been used up, but they have a full 35 seconds of attack time. Watson is not in a hurry, and organizes the offense steadily and directs his teammates to move.

Li Ao still chose to stare at Kapono, not to do things that he is not good at.

The time was reduced by one second, and the Bruins were running more and more frequently. Kapono was running slowly at the beginning, but when there were 12 seconds left in the attack time, he suddenly accelerated his pace.

Li Ao hurriedly followed. When Kapono came to the right side of the three-second zone to take cover, he aimed at the position of Lei Yang, who was holding the ball at the moment, and then saw the direction of Kapono running around the pile. Something was wrong!

He reacted instinctively, instead of following Kapono around the pile, he rushed towards the bottom corner!
Kapono's 45-degree angle to the right was a fake move. As soon as he passed Moiso, he turned around and ran towards the bottom corner. Ray Young, who was holding the ball on the left baseline, led the ball and threw the ball to the left corner... ...was slapped by Li Ao!

Li Ao was right!He blocked the opponent's corner three-point tactic, the ball was shot vertically to the floor by him, and after bouncing up, he hugged the ball tightly!
Steal it!
The panicked Kapono quickly hugged Li Ao, and the referee whistled. This was the Bruins' eighth foul in the second half, 8+1!

The teammates rushed towards him excitedly, and Granville jumped on his back: "I buy it, hahahaha, Leo has yours!"

Li Ao struggled and said: "Get out of here, you're so dirty! You're covered in sweat!"

Charles became even more excited when he heard this, and pressed close to Li Ao: "Oh? You are afraid of sweat! Come on, brother will help you immunize..."

The others also laughed and hugged Li Ao, and Li Ao suddenly covered himself in a big man.

Under the urging of the referee, Li Ao finally got rid of these vicious teammates and came to the opponent's free throw line.

The fans at the scene have booed at the beginning, then questioned, and then exclaimed... and now the whole audience is cheering for him!

Faced with the cheers of the fans, Li Ao was quite calm, and he was glad that he was going to make a free throw now.

If you give him a mid-range jumper, even if it is open, he is not very sure. After seven or eight minutes of confrontation, he can feel that his touch has been lost, and he missed a shot just now.

But free throws... This is the most stable item in his shooting ability!
After receiving the ball from the referee, he made some adjustments. He made the first free throw and got a chance for the second free throw!

Accompanied by the cheers of the fans, Li Ao also scored the second free throw, 89 to 85, the Trojans led by 4 points, with 11 seconds left, basically sealing the victory!

No surprises, Watson quickly advanced to the frontcourt with the last ball, singles Trey Pagnier made a three-pointer with a step back, the white mamba protected the defensive rebound, and with 4 seconds left, the Bruins did not continue to make tactical fouls up.

As the white mamba took control of the ball and consumed the last 4 seconds, the final whistle sounded, and deafening cheers erupted in the Memorial Stadium again!
The players of the Trojans also rushed into the field, and everyone gathered together to celebrate wildly!

Won!

They beat UCLA!

Li Ao, who was hugging and celebrating with his teammates, also ignored the sweaty smell of his teammates at this moment.

At this moment, he is sure!
He is in love with basketball!

He is in love with basketball!

He is in love with basketball!

He fell in love with the feeling of all the fans cheering for him!
(End of this chapter)