From sparring to superstar

Chapter 36 35. Covering your face is the same

The referee was stunned for two seconds. Seeing Michael Wright move back like he and his wife did when they were adults for the first time, with one hand covering the crotch and the other hand covering the ditch, they kept retreating... Suddenly woke up, Sound the whistle quickly.

After struggling for a while, the referee gave a penalty for a physical foul.

Two free throws, plus possession of the ball!
Li Ao said to the referee: "If I say that the pants fell by themselves, and I just caught them, would you believe me?"

The referee's eyes: Do you take me for a fool?

He really wanted to send this kid out for another technical offender.

But he held back. As a referee, he naturally understood the game, and he knew how important this kid was to the Trojans.

Indeed, this is not a particularly serious foul, if it is not to take care of the emotions of the players of the customer team, it is a pull foul on the shooter.

Giving a physical foul is a bit too harsh.

Michael Wright was very angry when he heard this, and wanted to rush up to fight, but the Donald Duck on his pants made him almost die of embarrassment, so he could only roar angrily: "Obviously you tore my pants to pieces, Referee, you send him out!"

Compared with nonsense and questioning whistleblowing, referees are more disgusted.

Li Ao responded: "Mr. Referee, don't blame me, the quality of this jersey is not as good as our training uniform."

The bottom line referee turned around and pretended to communicate with other referees, and ignored the two of them, he was afraid that he could not help 'manipulating the game'.

This kid looks like a good boy, and his tone of voice seems to be quite polite, but what he does and what he says is really easy to make people impulsive.

Michael Wright saw that the referee ignored him, the scene was already boiling, and the fans were laughing at him. He even saw his teammates pointing at him. He rushed to the player channel in embarrassment and was stopped.

Wildcats backup forward Peter Hank, who was about the same height as him, took off his pants and threw them to Michael Wright, then covered his face and sprinted [-] meters into the player channel.

Everyone has two arms and three legs, and they all cover their faces.

Michael Wright still felt ashamed after putting on his ball pants, but he could only pretend to be calm, re-entered the field under the urging of the referee, and walked to the free throw line.

The Trojans burst out laughing, the players on the bench and on the field almost couldn't straighten up.

But seeing Michael Wright on the court, the pressure kept them focused and ready to rebound.

With two free throws and one throw, the opponent may tie or even overtake the score in this round.

But Michael Wright was extremely irritable and made two free throws!
The Wildcats continued to attack, and the embarrassing Michael Wright continued to ask for the ball for singles. This time the referee kept a close eye on him, and Li Ao did not make any small moves.

But Michael Wright himself threw too much force and threw a direct shot across the bridge!
Charles and Li Ao caught Jaff Tokas, and Brusenthal blocked Richard Jefferson and grabbed a defensive rebound.

Offensive and defensive transition, Trey Pagnell broke through to score the ball, Charles scored two points with a catch and hook, 39 to 33, the point difference came to 6 points!
It was the Wildcats attack again, and the first half was coming to an end. Gardner took the initiative to ask for the ball in singles. Rick Anderson, who didn't know how to make a decision because Michael Wright continued to be irritable for the ball, breathed a sigh of relief and gave the ball to this First-year point guard.

Facing Nate Hale's defense, Gardner made a false sudden connection and retreated, and made a three-pointer from the left side of the top arc...hit!
36 to 39, the Wildcats narrowed the score again.

The players on the Wildcats' bench jumped up and cheered to celebrate. Root Olsen clenched his fists and called out Yees. Although he didn't overtake the score, the 3-point difference was acceptable.

With 13 seconds left in the clock, the Trojans attacked.

Nate Hale pressed the clock and broke through with 7 seconds left, but was blocked by the opponent's zone defense!

Neither Brusenthal nor Charles had a chance to catch the ball. Just when he was about to make a strong shot, he saw a person slipping into the paint and quickly passed it.

Li Ao received the ball inside, but he couldn't get rid of Richard Jefferson, but he had to make a strong shot. Just when he was about to push the ball out after jumping, a person bumped into him.

The shot was destroyed, Li Ao took a few steps back and sat down on the floor.

Ass hurts a bit, but he's so happy right now.

The referee whistled, Michael Wright fouled, and Li Ao got two free throws!
Michael Wright hugged his head and squatted down in frustration. He really didn't rush to foul. He just wanted to stop Li Ao from shooting too much. He didn't notice the distance and rushed out subconsciously. When he realized it, he was already out of inertia. I can't hold my feet.

He ruined Richard Jefferson's aggressive pursuit!

Compared to Michael Wright, Li Ao is much calmer.

Walking to the free throw line, amidst the cheers of the fans, Li Ao made two free throws!
With 2.6 seconds left, the Wildcats sent the ball and Gardner threw the ball directly to the opposite basket. The whistle sounded at the end of halftime, and the ball crossed a long arc and fell into the audience outside the baseline.

Three do not stick!
After halftime, the score was 41 to 36. The Trojans led the Wildcats by 5 points and entered the intermission!
Michael Wright is dissatisfied!He walked towards Li Ao, wanting to ask for an explanation, but his fists... were loosened, and he turned and left.

A group of people on the bench of the Trojans rushed towards Li Ao, led by the villain 'Little Lambir' whom he had heard about in high school.

The Wildcats have a not-so-big problem -- disunity.

It's okay to play games, and there are famous coaches on the field.

But the relationship between the players has been in chaos since a certain No. 0 player joined.

If Michael Wright is beaten, a No. 0 player might be able to applaud the opponent.

...

After returning from the intermission, Li Ao gulped down energy drinks, then sat on a chair to rest.

Playing for more than ten minutes in a row, counting timeouts and dead balls, he stayed on the court for nearly half an hour. At the beginning of the second half, the middle-aged Sao Nan didn't send him up, so he was happy to rest.

He made 4 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored in double figures for the first time in his college career!

He has already done what he can and cannot do. He has worked hard to the limit, and he is ready to suffer twice the limit of 0 for 1. Next, trust his teammates.

At the start of the second half, the Trojans sent a combination of Granville, Tre Pagnier, Sam Clancy, Jarvis Wright, and Evanisco.

Wildcats sent Gardner, Arenas, Richard - Jefferson, Luke - Walton, Woods combination.

The Wildcats played a wave of 11 to 5 spurts. The double shots of Gardner and Arenas beat the Trojans.

47 to 46, the Wildcats lead by 1 point!
Li Ao thought that their lineup was not the opponent on the opposite side, and there were too many powerful players on the opposite side, but he didn't expect to be beaten so badly.

Henry Bibby couldn't sit still anymore, and was going to endure another round. If he couldn't hold on, he could only make a substitution in advance to gamble on the physical strength of the players.

This little bit of patience paid off!

First, Trey Pagnier broke into the inside and hit Woods' throw.

Immediately afterwards, Granville steals Gardner, counterattacks, and passes the ball to follow-up Sam Clancy, who drives inside, squeezes Richard Jefferson for a layup and draws a foul.

50 to 47, the Trojans regained a 3-point lead.

It's a pity that Sam Clancy added a penalty iron, but the two tough inside scores of Trey Pagnier and Sam Clancy shocked his teammates.

When it came time for the Wildcats to attack, Arenas broke through and played calmly. The point was given to Luke Walton who supported him. The ball hit a three-pointer, 50 to 50 tie.

This time the score was tied, and the players of the Trojans were not as affected as they were two rounds ago, so just do it!
Trepagnier and Sam Clancy are like two wild dogs, whoever Arenas defends will savagely collide.

Moreover, the characteristics of the two are not the same. Trey Pagnier is physically strong and technically streamlined, statically crushing; Sam Clancy is extremely explosive, and his physical fitness is at the level of a power forward, so he is a little shorter in height.

Arenas is fine, he is a top match from the head down, accepting the fact that he is scored by the opponent, he is highly conceited, and feels that everything can be responded by scoring.

Richard Jefferson has a big head. He can restrict each of these two people, but he can't duplicate them.

At a disadvantage, the Trojans are still at a disadvantage, and the score is inevitably led by their opponents.

Although Arenas was not in the same state as the start, he was still outstanding. Li Ao was not present, and he played fairly calmly.

Gardner's performance tonight has been very good, and he has scored 3 three-pointers and a long two-pointer so far.

But the Trojans didn't let the opponent widen the point difference!

Granville's offensive combing, the wild dog play of the two brothers on the front and back, and Evanisco's top defense against Woods also played a big role.

At 7 minutes and 22 seconds into the second half, the score came to 61 to 59, and the Wildcats led the Trojans by two points.

The Trojans called a timeout, and Henry Bibby replaced Shelby Jordan, White Mamba, Charles, plus Granville and Trey Pagnier, and the starting lineup was complete.

For the Wildcats, Root-Olsen was completely numb. They didn't have much advantage in the lineup of the two sides just now.

But at that stage, there was nothing to adjust. It was just that two opponents broke out. Strengthening the defense might be able to prevent those two, but their own offense would also collapse.

He comforted himself, at least he overtook the score.

He replaced Arenas, Rick - Anderson, Luke - Walton, Michael - Wright, Woods five-man team.

Back from the timeout, the two teams continued to enter a state of anxiety.

Michael Wright was not easy to play against Shelby Jordan, but he contained the latter, so that Shelby Jordan did not dare to easily defend against Arenas and Rick Anderson.

Coupled with Luke Walton's support and long-range shots, the Wildcats continued the offensive firepower of the past period of time.

For the Trojans, the White Mamba continued his fiery touch in the first half, and Arenas couldn't stop Granville's breakthrough. After the substitution, the offensive firepower soared, and the Wildcats played back and forth.

In the middle of the second half, Charles received a sudden pass from Granville and made a layup. The Trojans tied the score, 74 to 74.

Immediately after the Wildcats attacked, Arenas suddenly stopped at close range and turned around. He hit Trepagnier with his back, and then turned around and faked a retreat to deceive Trepagnier. Although he missed the shot, Was thrown directly, but got two free throws!
Henry Bibby reluctantly replaced Tre Pagnell with Li Ao.

His helplessness was not because Li Ao didn't want to use Li Ao, but from the last few minutes of the first half, Trepagnier kept breaking out. His defense was not as good as Li Ao's, but his offense was fierce. During this time, he scored 11 points. .

A defender with independent offensive ability, who can share Granville's ball-holding pressure, is always better on the offensive end than Li Ao, who is purely supportive.

However, the problem of physical strength cannot be avoided. After playing continuously for so long, Trepagnier's offensive and defensive performance has plummeted in the past two rounds.

Also being replaced was Brusenthal, who replaced Charles.

On the other side, Root Olsen also made personnel adjustments, replacing Gardner and Richard Jefferson with Rick Anderson and Luke Walton.

Seeing Li Ao walking onto the court with his body moving, Root Olsen felt quite a headache.

A single person can make the strongest inside and outside of their team go crazy and become restless... Apart from having a headache, he feels that this kid from China is really a talent.

Arenas walked up to the free throw line and saw Li Ao on the field. His mood fluctuated greatly and he became excited. The first free throw... was so powerful that it hit the basket on the neck!

After adjusting his strength, Arenas hit the second free throw, and Li Aobai struggled to catch Woods.

75 to 74, the Wildcats maintained a slight lead.

When the Trojans attacked, Granville broke through and gave Li Ao the right side of the three-second zone to respond. Rick Anderson, who was passed by Granville, rushed towards Li Ao. Li Ao took a step horizontally to avoid the rush. Then grab the ball and pass it straight to the left of the three-second zone.

Shelby Jordan catches the ball and presses down on Arenas for a layup.

The ball hit the backboard and bounced on the hoop for a bit, and fell into the hoop!

Li Ao got his third assist tonight!
The teammates felt the slightest bit of pain. The skill of layup is really unpracticed.

Fortunately, the distance is close enough, and it is a good goal to score.

The number 0 on the opposite side... really miserable!The two with the worst offensive skills on their side of the court saw him defending and pressed inside.

Arenas didn't feel much. If the opponent scored a goal, he would respond with a goal!
Looking back, Arenas singled Li Ao, broke through the emergency stop and made a quick jump shot, scored two points, and his personal score increased to 25 points, setting a new personal single-game scoring record in his college career.

Arenas raised his head and looked at Li Ao triumphantly, but he didn't see what he wanted to see. Instead, he heard a sentence, "You're really good at the jump shot."

Do I really want you to praise me? (へ╬)
The tone is very sincere!

Can't help it, you have to be angry, you have to be annoyed!ヽ(#`Д)

(End of this chapter)