From sparring to superstar

Chapter 85 83. Take the lead!
The opponent's super offensive cooperation made Li Ao feel stronger than their starter.

This is the first time he has encountered such a situation since he started.

As strong as the steam oven workers team, they were beaten by them in the opening stage.

On the other side, he reckoned that only by replacing Brusenthal would he be able to compete with the opponent... No, that would create new problems.

Don't think about it, isn't there a middle-aged sassy man on the sidelines?

This coach, he trusts.

It is not necessary to play an advantage at the beginning, but it must force out the changes of the opponent's offense and defense.

Li Ao threw himself into the offense, in addition to holding this idea, he also wanted to be stronger.

Being overwhelmed, who can bear this kind of thing.

But after playing a few more rounds, he felt that he was more powerful, he was not mature at all, so let's fight the enemy with all his strength!
Neither side can defend the other, but the offensive firepower, the Gators are indeed stronger, and it is easier to create scoring opportunities.

The biggest difference in the offensive firepower of the two teams is not in the organization of offense and pitchers.

Granville's offensive connection is better than Teddy Dupe's, and the White Mamba's mid-range and long-range shots are not inferior to Mike Miller.

But the flanks cut in to score, Donnell Harvey and Haslem, Bitter Pagnier and Li Aoqiang.

For the Trojans, the small-scale cooperation played more, and the opponent's defensive efficiency gradually improved. Although they were still unable to defend, they gradually prevented the Trojans from taking particularly easy shots.

As time went on, the score gradually widened.

However, despite being overwhelmed at the beginning, the fighting spirit of the Trojan players did not decline, but became more excited.

Because Li Ao's 'Pumping Worker' skill worked!

Originally, he thought that this skill was useless at this stage, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face as soon as he got the first game.

Hitting two goals in a row, the superimposed morale boost just offset the blow brought about by being suppressed at the beginning.

The main reason is that the blow wasn't that big. The Trojans players had strong self-confidence. They raised their morale slightly, and once they were superimposed, they made up for it and even improved a little.

At 7 minutes and 31 seconds, with the white mamba hitting a three-pointer, the Trojans chased the score to 13-17.

When the Alligators attacked, they were ready to take advantage of the victory and pursue, reopening the point difference to more than 5 points, and maintaining it.

After a tactical cooperation, Donnell Harvey received the ball from the flank and rushed in. Li Ao judged the opponent's end point choice this time, and moved in place in time to block Donnell Harvey.

Donnell Harvey scored the ball, Li Ao stretched out his hand to interfere, although he did not touch the ball, but forced Donnell Harvey to pass the ball into a lob...Kenny Vick in the left sideline struggled to take off and catch the ball , but tried all his breastfeeding efforts, but still couldn't get rid of the gravity, the ball flew over his head and went out of bounds.

The referee blows his whistle, the ball is dead, a timeout is called, and it's time for an ad.

Henry Bibby quietly wiped off his cold sweat. He wanted to call a timeout just now, but 5 minutes have passed. According to the live broadcast process, an advertisement will be placed after 5 minutes of calling a timeout. If no team calls a timeout, then the dead ball will automatically Entering a timeout, he can save a timeout, maybe he can use it.

Unexpectedly, more than two minutes passed, and the point difference was once widened to 7 points.

Fortunately, Bai Mamba and Li Ao attacked and defended one by one, clenched the score and dragged the ball to a dead ball.

However, it is normal for the White Mamba to be soaring. There is Miller, who is crazy and averages 22 points per game.

The key to really biting the score... Li Ao's 2-of-2 mid-range shot!
A jumper from the free throw line facing Haslem's supplementary defense, and Li Ao ran quickly when he didn't have a chance to catch the ball and turned around to make a mid-range shot. Both of them were shots that didn't create good opportunities. Li Ao solved it with his personal ability. question.

In Henry Bibby's view, the current situation is quite optimistic. Although they are behind, the starting five players have figured out the strength of the opponent's strongest lineup.

His opinion is slightly different from Li Ao's on the court.

It is true that scoring from the wing is restricted, but since the opponent has restrictions, it means that the threat is there, but the opponent can prevent it.

The bigger problem is that the offensive threat of the center is too low!
Haslem and Donnell Harvey are both defensively active. The man's interference with the flank pass to the basket and the speed of contraction, Charles is no longer a threat at close range. If you go to the basket and stick around There is a chance to catch the ball and attack the frame, but although there is no defense for three seconds, there is an offense for three seconds.

The most direct way to improve the offense is to replace Brusenthal.

But the opponent's two 203 cm inside line impacts are too strong. Brusenthal can't protect the frame when he goes up, and Li Ao can't make up for it alone.

Take a gamble against the attack?
Or continue to leave a big center to protect the frame?See if the players can explode?
It's a tough choice, and none of them are good choices.

Suddenly, Henry Bibby had a bold idea.

The media is already touting the kid as their strongest player, perhaps even their most talented player in team history.

That kid feels good in this match...

He looked at Li Ao, his eyes sparkled.

If so, take responsibility!

Li Ao, who was drinking energy drinks with his back to his teammates, suddenly felt a chill in his vest, someone was thinking about him!And it's not a good thing!

The voice of the middle-aged man came together with the mission reminder.

"Leo, next you are the main attacker, Shelby, David, you go on, Brandon, Jeff, you continue to fight..."

"The young eagle will spread its wings in the end, let's take responsibility... Mission: Take the lead and trigger."

"Take the lead:

Goal: Take the highest score in the team and lead the team to victory.

Reward: 5000 achievement points. "

After Li Ao reacted, he immediately asked: "Brian won't continue?"

Henry Bibby continued: "Bryan, get ready to crush 'em in the rotation!"

In response to Li Ao, he was also explaining to Bai Mamba to replace him.

Bai Mamba nodded and obeyed the arrangement. Like his teammates, he focused his attention on Li Ao.

I saw the little handsome guy who was still stunned just now said "Oh" excitedly: "This day has finally come! This day will lead you to victory!"

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Seeing the morale of the players on the field even higher, Henry Bibby heaved a sigh of relief.

If that kid gets scared, other team members will definitely be affected.

Fortunately, that kid didn't let him down, that complacency... no, it was his smug look, which made him want to fly.

The Trojans players are now inexplicably excited.

Their little handsome guy is going to be in charge!

The teammates have long determined that Li Ao will replace Bai Mamba as the star of the team sooner or later.

Even if Li Ao's strength is not as good as Bai Mamba's now, everyone can see the talent gap, which is much bigger than the current strength gap between the two.

It is a coincidence that the stage of the Trojans' overall strength this season coincides with the continuous improvement of Li Ao's personal ability. In the eyes of teammates, it is the arrival of Li Ao who leads the team to become stronger.

Li Ao excitedly took over the task of the main attack, and his teammates were also extremely excited!
Although the strength is still stronger than the white mamba, the teammates just think that Li Ao leads the team better than the white mamba.

However, when Li Ao came to the court, the pressure was actually greater than the excitement.

He was very happy that the middle-aged Sao Nan trusted him so much.

But it is true that the ducks are on the shelves.

But just now he must not hesitate, the middle-aged Sao Nan has already made an arrangement, and he can only accept the arrangement with confidence.

Fortunately, he quickly cleared up his thoughts - he didn't want to overtake, as long as he could hold the score.

Isn't Bai Mamba going to the next round of rotation? What he needs to do now is to survive the stage when the opponent's offensive firepower is the strongest.

And there is Brusenthal on the offensive end, and Lambiel Jr. on the defensive end.

There are still tricks!

Alexander on Li Ao's side, and the Gators' side are also not feeling well.

Their starting lineup has been at full strength, both offensive and defensive ends are doing their best, and the offense is playing very well, but their top-level defense is actually difficult to form a real limit for the Trojans.

That's when Billy Donovan noticed the opposing lineup and raised a question mark.

The opponent's first scorer who scored two three-pointers at the start was actually replaced?
Soon he guessed the very obvious intention on the other side.

Billy Donovan chuckled, he wanted to see what the opposing lineup could do to deal with his main force!

The Gators also took to the field, Billy Donovan just replacing Kenny Wick with Justin Hamilton, and the other four starters continued to play.

The TV commentator analyzed the adjustments made by the two teams during the timeout, and described Henry Bibby's operations boldly, while Billy Donovan used adjectives such as cautious and steady.

After a timeout, the Trojans attack and serve in the frontcourt.

After a tactical move, Li Ao received the ball on the left side of the free throw line.

The Gator team's defense against him has improved significantly. Without the restraint of the white mamba, most of the defense resources vacated by the opponent are devoted to him.

It was time to take responsibility, to take the lead, but he was not in a hurry, and made a choice calmly... to play the ball!
Li Ao made a mid-range shot, and Brusenthal responded to the basket at close range. The Gators focused on defending them. Granville and Trepagnier were secondary defensive targets, and they could be released if necessary.

There is also a person who averages 4 points per game and is not a threat is ignored!
Shelby Jordan slips to the basket from the baseline, catches the ball, steps off the floor for a layup...hit!
15 to 17, the point difference narrowed to two points!

Billy Donovan stared at Li Ao—this kind of newcomer to the Hua family, he was too calm.

This is the first time in the competition as the first offensive point, right?When he had the opportunity to shoot against the defense just now, Haslem's expansion from the basket would at most cause interference, and he would definitely not be able to block, but in this case, the rookie still made the best choice.

When the Gators attack, they, impulsively...

Seeing that the White Mamba was replaced, the Gators players felt that the opportunity had come, and they played very aggressively, to be precise, they were too impatient.

Donnel Harvey cuts to receive the ball and attacks the frame, and Brusenthal pushes up, only pushes, and does not interfere with the shot.

Although it failed to prevent Donnel Harvey from shooting, relying on his steady footwork, the height of Donnel Harvey's shots became lower... Li Ao, who was withdrawn from the middle, slapped Donnel Harvey's throw Go on the ball!

Out of bounds, the Gators still have the ball, but the attack time is only 11 seconds left.

The tactics are difficult to finish, Mike Miller received the ball and chose to play singles!

He wants to widen the point difference to 5 points and re-establish a clear lead!

But Billy Donovan knew it was going to be bad when he saw Mike Miller singled out Li Ao.

When Mike Miller began to change direction and look for lateral jumpers, he also found that he was too big.

The genius young handsome guy in front of him, his strongest point is not his shooting or support, but his defense!

But Mike Miller also has his arrogance, he chose to step back and shoot a three-pointer...

Li Ao pressed up immediately after the opponent grabbed the ball and took off vigorously. The jump height of 80 and the speed of 84 were stronger than that of Mike Miller!

He's here!Finger scratches the ball thrown by Mike Miller!
The ball still flew towards the hoop, but it fell halfway, and Granville caught it before Teddy Dupe.

Fight back!
Li Ao turned his head and saw that Granville grabbed the ball and immediately rushed down. Mike Miller tried to block it.

Granville led Teddy Dupe to the frontcourt and split to the right. Li Ao received the ball from close range. Donnell Harvey was very physically fit. He was closer to the basket and caught up with Li Ao. Li Ao received the ball. The ball feinted and Donnell Harvey threw it out. Li Ao turned around and dribbled a step to avoid Donnell Harvey. He took a step and jumped up vigorously, smashing the ball into the basket with both hands!

17 to 17, the Trojans tied the score!

Li Ao scored 3 goals in a row, and the morale of the Trojans once again increased by one point.

He himself was also very pleasantly surprised and devoted himself to defense more actively.

Now that they have tied, it is natural to try to see if they can overtake!

When the Gators attacked and the ball flowed in the tactics, it came to Mike Miller at a 45-degree angle on the right, and Trey Pagnier, who switched defenses, immediately stuck to the opponent.

Without a chance to pass inside, Mike Miller took a step back and singled Trey Pagnier.

Trepagnier doesn't defend against shooting, he sticks to the opponent tightly. His defense is average because of his poor athletic ability, but his basic defensive skills are quite solid.

Mike Miller passed Trey Pagnier and entered the three-point line, but he didn't dare to go further. Li Ao and Shelby Jordan's two wings assisted in the defense. If he dared to go in, he would be flanked. He chose an emergency stop jumper... …

This is not the way he is good at shooting, iron!
Li Ao and Shelby Jordan shrink to block Haslem and Donnell Harvey, and Brusenthal receives a defensive rebound!
When it came time for the Trojans to attack, the Gator team, which was tied with a score, defended even harder. After receiving the ball from the inside, Brusenthal split out, and Trepagnier received the ball and broke through, and then passed it to Li Ao who responded.

Li Ao catches the ball and turns around, and makes a mid-range shot against Mike Miller, who is on defense...and hits again!
19 to 17, the Trojans played a wave of 6 to 0!

Seeing that the players on the opposite side were getting up, Scale-Donovan quickly called a timeout.

He thought they would stop each other next, but he didn't expect the clown to be himself.

Henry Bibby didn't expect such a development either.

This wave of 6 to 0 made both sides discover their previous misjudgment-misjudged the defense of Li Ao and Shelby Jordan's double-gate defense!
Both sides believed that the Trojans did not have Charles at the basket, and the Gators, who had a sharp impact at the basket, had an inside advantage.

When Shelby Jordan didn't play, the Gators hit both wings, and the Trojans really couldn't defend.

But after Li Ao and Shelby Jordan's double-forward defensive combination, plus Brusenthal with enough tonnage at the basket, Donnell Harvey and Haslem can't move!
Brusenthal is short, but the two insiders on the opposite side are even shorter, and these two insiders have no singles offensive ability. They are pure charge players and their weight is not as good as him.

Therefore, when Li Ao and Shelby Jordan's help defense can restrict the two from rushing up, even if the two are at close range, it is useless.

Conversely, when the two rushed up, as long as Brusenthal could withstand the two at the first time, Li Ao and Shelby Jordan could successfully defend the two when they attacked.

For the Trojans, it was a beautiful misunderstanding.

But for the Gator team, the problem is really big. The opponent is playing crookedly and putting up a defensive lineup that restrains their core lineup from attacking!

Billy Donovan was short of breath for a moment, and with his mouth closed, his nostrils were even bigger than Bilcon's.

It was with great difficulty that he controlled his expression and calmly adjusted his personnel.

The current problems can still be solved.

He traded Matt Bonner for Haslem and Brett Nelson for Teddy Dupe.

Pause back.

The Trojans made no substitutions.

After only a few rounds, it depends on how the opponent responds if you want to change players. Henry Bibby continued to deploy the five-man team just now.

The game continued, the Gators attacked, their tactics played out, Mike Miller made a step in the top arc, and Brett Nelson, who had just played, caught the ball and made a close-range throw.

Brett Nelson, who is 193 cm tall and averages 8 points and 3 assists per game, plays point guard. Although his breakthrough ability is far inferior to Teddy Dupe's, he has more inside impact.

The main reason is that Matt Bonner had a three-pointer and took Shelby Jordan away. Li Ao had to take care of Donnell Harvey, and Brett Nelson had a chance to attack the frame without the ball.

Offensive problems, the Gators solved.

But on the defensive end, they have new troubles.

Haslem was replaced early, their defense plummeted!
When it came time for the Trojans to attack, Granville made the easiest choice—hanging close.

Brusenthal catches the ball and singles Matt Bonner, turns around and hits a hook!
Seeing the opponent score so easily and easily, Proportion-Donovan can't help it.

Responses made in a passive situation are often like this. After one problem is solved, a new problem arises.

But at least the problem of scoring in positional battles has been solved. Even if the opponent can score in positional battles, at least they can control the situation, hold on to the score, and use this time to think of other ways.

However, soon a new problem appeared again!
Replacing Brett Nelson and Matt Bonner, the Gators, the positional offense was solved, but they lost a very important scoring method at this stage-the counterattack!
On the opposite side, the counterattack combination of Granville and Li Ao is still on the field!
The two teams fought back and forth in the positional battle, but the Trojans occasionally had a chance to counterattack after the opponent hit the iron, and they could rely on Granville and Li Ao to seize it.

In the current lineup of the Gators, only Donnell Harvey has the ability to break through the opponent's defense in a counterattack, but he does not have the ability to counterattack with the ball!
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